Pierced again

I got my nipples pierced on Saturday.  It hurt like hell but the healing has been entirely painless!

Up to 12 (current) piercings now.

Conch piercing

I got a conch piercing on my right ear last week ... that makes 10 for anyone who's keeping count.

In other news ... it must be winter because my motivation to do anything has plummeted.

A bit of light stretching

Based on various conversations I've had about getting my lobes stretched I think it is prudent at this point to provide a little clarification.  Having a lobe piercing stretched does not, contrary to popular belief, mean that I have large, gaping holes in my ears.  It is certainly the process by which people obtain large, gaping holes in their ears, but there is a great deal of middle ground to occupy.  The single flared tunnels I'm wearing right now aren't even distinguishable, upon a cursory inspection while I am wearing them, as being larger than a typical stud.

Moving on, I got the last of my ear lobe piercings stretched to 10 gauge today (I put up a page with a quick discussion of piercing sizes to give some idea of where 10 gauge lies in the aforementioned middle ground).  This piercing (the second one up my lobe) was done in 1996 ... with a gun, at a hairdresser if I recall correctly, just like the other lobe piercing that I'd already stretched.  The original studs were roughly 16 gauge (I haven't take a caliper to them yet), but over the years they'd loosened a lot so they went up to 10 gauge with just a quick stab with a taper and some new jewellery.  Here's a quick cell phone pic I took this afternoon (this way I also get to show off my daith piercing).

I bet it's not what you expect when you hear someone say "I got my ear lobes stretched today" ...

Scrambling for a topic

So I had a spur of the moment inclination to go get my second left lobe piercing stretched to 10 gauge after work today, then I remembered that the shop I go to (D & M Tattooing and Piercing) is closed on Mondays.  Oddly enough this isn't the first time I've had that exact failure in spontaneity, so a day later will have to do.

The stretch was also going to be my topic today ... hmm, I've been listening to a ton (or a tonne, my scale isn't that accurate) of Seether at work lately.  Certainly not the most unique or intriguing group in my library but it usually makes for a good listen, so here are a couple of songs that I particularly enjoy.

Introduction Appendix B: On Piercings and Tattoos

I have somewhat of an affinity for tattoos and piercings, though I should note that I'm neither heavily tattooed nor heavily pierced with only three small tattoos and nine piercings). I have had, on occasion, the question "why?" posed to me regarding piercings (oddly enough the same question doesn't seem to get asked about tattoos). The answer is simply that I like them and that I tend to get curious about what it's like to have different locations pierced. It only hurts for a couple of seconds and they're easily removable, so it seems like a fairly benign interest to pursue.

I've been sitting on this blog post for a couple of days now and I'm not feeling particularly wordy, so here's just a quick bit of info about what I've currently got.

Tattoos

• One on each wrist (daughter's names).
• One on my back (Black and Red Nautical Star).

Piercings

• 10g left and right ear lobes.
• 16g left "Auricle Piercing", it's like a helix piercing but specifically only mid-way up the ear.
• 16g right helix.
• 16g left daith.
• 14g labret.
• 14g tongue.
• One more that isn't polite to discuss in mixed company ...
• I've also had my eyebrow and left helix pierced, but took those out long ago (as I did with my first tongue piercing).

One is the loneliest blog post

In all likelihood you'll neither laugh nor cry, but with any luck you will allow me to entertain you with whatever discussion I feel inclined to venture into.  You can expect:

• Links to songs I feel like listening to, could be anything from heavy metal to smooth jazz.
• Discussion about tattoos and or piercings that I have, want, or find interesting.
• Thoughts on photography, and some of my painfully amateur photos.
• Some computer, electronics, or software talk ... probably in the form of complaints.

The title of this blog is quoted lyrics from the song "Silver" by Machine Head