Riverkilt: I've decided that I'm definitely going with the Semi-Traditional...I just think I'll be happier in the long run (for pretty much all the reasons you listed!) That's a good idea about the flashes though...I'm not ordering until tomorrow or Saturday, so I'll definitely sleep on that idea!

And as a general question to everyone else: I'm currently measuring myself (again, just to be sure), and even though the USAK site says that the hip measurement is usually about 4-6" larger than the waist measurement...except no matter how many times I check, mine is still coming out to only about 2 or 3" larger than my waist measurement (yes, I'm measuring at the widest part of my backside.) Do smaller guys tend to be flatter in the "buttockal area" (I'm only 5'2")? I just want to make sure that it fits properly.