“Look away. I’m hideous.”

I understand the pain Kramer felt when he said this on Seinfeld.

Last night while entering our apartment I spotted a bee (or wasp or other stinging insect) flying at me. It stung me behind my right ear and flew off. Kind of like a hit-and-run. It hurt. I put ice on it. A while later I happened to look in the mirror and I saw just how swollen my ear was. Tonight--as you can see in this bad photo--my ear is still swollen and sticking out.

I look like a freak, don't I? It's ok, you can be honest.