Why I dislike The Ex, Vol. 2 - The Nose Ring Farce
For those of you who don't know this, I hate the Ex because I'm working there. It's really fun to go to for a day or two. Just not fun to work.
So when I went for my interview/hiring on Thursday (Which, was ridiculous in itself, but another story), I was told to take my nose ring out. (Yes, I know. It's the Ex. They're carnies. They're supposed to look weird. I'm still doing it because I'm desperate for money.) It was a month old, and taking it out on a daily basis was probably not good for it at all, so I went to Soul Survivors to get a retainer. They didn't have nostril retainers, so I got one that was meant for an eyebrow. It generally just looked like a little bump.
I woke up on Thursday morning around six a.m. (you know that state where you normally wake up, look at the clock, realize it's too damn early, and go back to sleep?) I touched my nose, and there was nothing in it but snot and an empty hole. I put my CBR in, and went back to sleep.
I went to Soul Survivors again to buy another retainer. They still didn't have nostril retainers, so I bought one for a labret instead, forgetting that labrets are pierced at 14g instead of 16g. In short, it was too big, and I didn't realize this until I had taken out my CBR. Put it BACK in, and on my way to bed, found my old retainer on the floor beside my bed. Went back to the bathroom, took out the CBR, which, by this point, was looking rather oblong, and put the retainer in.
I haven't even officially started this job, and it's already cost me $27. $10 each for two retainers, one which I can't even use (Jordan, I'm going to give you the labret one in case you ever need it.), and $7 for cab fare because I didn't feel like walking half an hour along the highway to get back to the city.
So when I went for my interview/hiring on Thursday (Which, was ridiculous in itself, but another story), I was told to take my nose ring out. (Yes, I know. It's the Ex. They're carnies. They're supposed to look weird. I'm still doing it because I'm desperate for money.) It was a month old, and taking it out on a daily basis was probably not good for it at all, so I went to Soul Survivors to get a retainer. They didn't have nostril retainers, so I got one that was meant for an eyebrow. It generally just looked like a little bump.
I woke up on Thursday morning around six a.m. (you know that state where you normally wake up, look at the clock, realize it's too damn early, and go back to sleep?) I touched my nose, and there was nothing in it but snot and an empty hole. I put my CBR in, and went back to sleep.
I went to Soul Survivors again to buy another retainer. They still didn't have nostril retainers, so I bought one for a labret instead, forgetting that labrets are pierced at 14g instead of 16g. In short, it was too big, and I didn't realize this until I had taken out my CBR. Put it BACK in, and on my way to bed, found my old retainer on the floor beside my bed. Went back to the bathroom, took out the CBR, which, by this point, was looking rather oblong, and put the retainer in.
I haven't even officially started this job, and it's already cost me $27. $10 each for two retainers, one which I can't even use (Jordan, I'm going to give you the labret one in case you ever need it.), and $7 for cab fare because I didn't feel like walking half an hour along the highway to get back to the city.