What was the recital for? The graduation thing? Um... in case you didn't know Micah, I dropped out of the graduation.
About the word nasty. It does sound a little too... modern. Yeah, that's probably the right word for it :-D Perhaps grotesque would go better, but that word's a little too strong. I was just going for the "Ouch, that looks like it had to be painful" reaction. Revolting is too strong as well, not to mention deforming or repulsive. I'll search for a more fitting word :-) Well, gotta go. Writing class tommorow and I haven't finished the scene I wanted to turn in :-)