I'm really late in posting this, but I finally got my lip piercing done on Friday after a week of delays and procrastination. George does predictably fabulous work and I couldn't be happier with it. The whole two mods in two weeks thing still seems pretty crazy to me, but thankfully my tattoo has just gotten past the peely stage so it's finally looking it's best.
Of course just as that happens, my piercing hits it's oozy gross stage. All I have to say is thank fuck for Bactine because without the anasthetic in it, I'd be going nuts.
I don't really consider the whole two mods two weeks thing to be any kind of showing of inhuman levels of manliness or anything that stupid, but I do have friends congratulating me and even looking up to me in a way for having the guts to go out and do it. It feels good, but a small tattoo on my wrist and a lip piercing should be a pat on the back at most, but the strong social stigmas still attached to both (which is fucking insane given that this is 2007) seem to dictate otherwise.
While Ellis was right this week talking about bodynauts in his Sunday Hangover column, it's still incredibly important for us more moderate body hackers to keep doing what we do and give back as much attitude as we get.
Of course just as that happens, my piercing hits it's oozy gross stage. All I have to say is thank fuck for Bactine because without the anasthetic in it, I'd be going nuts.
I don't really consider the whole two mods two weeks thing to be any kind of showing of inhuman levels of manliness or anything that stupid, but I do have friends congratulating me and even looking up to me in a way for having the guts to go out and do it. It feels good, but a small tattoo on my wrist and a lip piercing should be a pat on the back at most, but the strong social stigmas still attached to both (which is fucking insane given that this is 2007) seem to dictate otherwise.
While Ellis was right this week talking about bodynauts in his Sunday Hangover column, it's still incredibly important for us more moderate body hackers to keep doing what we do and give back as much attitude as we get.
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