I managed to swallow the upper ball of my tongue barbell yesterday. Mea culpa. It had been ages since I had tightened it. The only spare barbell I have is one topped by a captive ring, and the bar is a bit too long, so I never wear it. So I had to buy a couple new ones. The rose I got in red; the transparent acrylics I got in blue (and sprung
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Blue is my favorite color by far (for everything from clothing to furniture). I nearly got the rose in blue, but I'm trying to branch out into other colors, and red seemed to make sense for a rose. I even chose to make my tote bag Spanish Red instead of Navy. (I can hear Barbara now, "Go toward the light!" She wears nothing but red.)
It was about 6 years ago now that I got my tongue pierced. My friend, Kimberly, wanted moral support for her piercing, so I got to thinking I'd always wanted a tongue piercing but had been too petrified. When I told DH of my plans, he thought I was insane and that they looked stupid. (Too bad - he doesn't get a vote or veto on my aesthetic decisions.) He has since changed his mind. :)
Anyhow, my point is that barbells really have come a long way since then. Back then, all you could get was plain steel, colored titanium, or opaque acrylic balls. A few years later, I got this gem ( ) and the captive ring. I soon gave up on the captive ring, but I've had the blue gem for years. Even though the gem isn't steel, my dentist still doesn't like it. He says acrylic is the only safe bet (the acrylic will break instead of your tooth if push comes to shove). So it was nice to hear that the rose was encased in clear acrylic.
Right now, I only have 4 piercings open: tongue, nostril, and the pair of earlobe holes that have been there since I was 7 years old. All the other ear piercings I've had (including cart piercings at the top of my ears) have closed up.
Believe it or not, a navel ring was always my reward for when I reached my goal weight. I guess I'm not getting there for a long time (if ever), eh? ;)
My ears are pierced- I begged and whined and moaned as a kid for it. My mom finally gave in when I was 12.
I'm not sure what I'm piercing, but not my belly button for sure. Too many stretch marks. And too much fat. Suppose the traga is a possibility. I don't like face stuff all that much for some reason. No brows and no nose. And I think if I did my tongue, I'd be playing with it all day. Probably distracting, huh?
My nephew (the Alan one, not the Elijah one) has the labret piercing, possibly a brow, and at least one nipple (this is secondhand, not observed, thank you). And a huge Celtic cross tattooed on his forearm. Really, it all looks so nice. Can you tell what an awful mom I am. All the other moms were talking about how terrible it was, and how they hoped their kids didn't do that. And I couldn't say anything- the first thing I did was compliment him on the tat. It was a really nice one. Then again, I'm a sucker for Celtic stuff, although a cross would not be my first choice.
Ummm- is it totally gross to ask an attractive nephew about nipple piercings? I was afraid of that. Sadly, I quite like Janet's. And, since I am done using them for my kids, it might be nice to reclaim them. Especially seeing all the awesome stuff that is available. Yes- I am inspired by Janet, and I'm fearing I may just talk myself into this. Suppose the only thing that would keep me from it is the need to have my boobs fondled by some random piercing guy. And the decision on matching- I'm pretty sure I'd be such a wimp I'd only make it through one. Well- maybe I'm more a tattoo person. At least I might be if I were to find a place I didn't keep stretching with my eating habits.
I have a lot of stretch marks, too, and no kid to show for it! (Having gained over 100 pounds in 3 years and lost it in 3 more years will do that to ya.) They used to be red when I was much larger, but now that I'm just somewhat full-figured, they're very pale white - no pink anymore. You'd have to look closely to see them. But I still wouldn't have it done unless I had a belly I was willing to show off.
It's just as well I didn't reach my goal last year. The belly ring would have only had to be taken out this year and then repierced later. See, I can handle a piercing once, but I never want to repeat it. That's why I'm starting to worry that I haven't had my barbell in for about 5 days now - it starts to close pretty quickly, and I don't want to get it repierced.
My friend, Francesca, thinks I ought to have monthly digital bare belly shots. No way. I'll be clothed thankyouverymuch. I'm not a prude at all - I'm just sensitive about my abdominal fat.
I love the idea of nipple piercings, but you just never see them in public except on some men in Pacific Beach. That guy, Lex, on Survivor has them. And I'm very into the decorative/jewelry aspect of piercing, so I usually don't get anything pierced unless I intend the whole world to be able to see.
I like the look of many tattoos on other people, but I'm too paranoid about their permanence. That and as much of a heathen as I am, I keep having this voice in the back of my head say, "nice Jewish girls don't do that!" Not like I care about halakha (Jewish law), but it's a superstitious thing. Speaking of halakha, Tansy asked me yesterday if I was hoping for a boy or girl. I admitted that I have a slight preference for a girl if for no other reason than getting to avoid the whole circumcision issue.
But I did see a close-up of Janet's piercing, and I thought it was gorgeous. I have very mixed feelings about what went on at the Superbowl, but the piercing itself was pretty, I thought. Then again, I'm a freak.
Well- here's where the not actually Jewish thing works in my favor.
I didn't get my boys circumcised, and don't have any guilt over it. It's funny how of all the laws, that seems to be the one people take most seriously. Of course, one must admit, a big deal is made of it in the Bible, but still. It just seems so uncallled for. Said by someone who wants her nipples pierced. No irony there! Of course, I'm not taking my babies inwhen they are 8 days old and piercing their nipples for them.
Well- I have so many stretch marks on my belly that it looks like a net. They have faded, but the entire skin texture has changed. Hehe- it took me 20 years to gain 100 pounds. Here's hoping it doesn't take me another 20 to lose it. Actually, I don't need to lose 100- I was about 10 underweight 20 years ago, and am old enough now that I really only want to lose about 75. But, I'd settle for 60.
Your thoughts on Janet pretty much equal mine. The whole thing was tacky and degrading, but damn- it looks good.
Oh- forgot to say- I brought it up with Eric, and he didn't seem upset. Although he did laugh when I told him there was a distinct possiblity of it being a one boob kind of thing.
I'd settle for 40 pounds lower than my pre-pregnancy weight. Of course, my mother gained a whopping 70-odd pounds in 9 months with my brother. The OB nurse said I should keep my gain under 35 (there's no danger of my eating too little :p). My mother never did have stretch marks though (how odd).
My family is composed of Catholics and Jews - could I possibly have any more guilt hanging over me? ;)
The circumcision thing... The thought of it gives me the creeps whether in a hospital or at home with a mohel. There's a lot of cultural baggage that goes along with it whether or not you're religious. Any time the subject comes up, it's constantly drilled into your head that refusing to circumcize will break the covenant and cut the child off from his people. So to say that you're breaking halakha - big deal. To say to even a non-religious Jew that you'll be cut off from your people is a bit horrifying. If you have reservations about circumcision, you're damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Chris and I were both born in the 70s. Back then, pretty much everyone unquestioningly had it done in the hospitals. In fact, I've never seen an uncircumcized penis in my life, and I've seen my fair share in general.
Tansy says if I don't, he will be made fun of in the locker room and such, but I don't think that's true. I think more and more parents are choosing not to - maybe even the majority by now.
Chris thinks I shouldn't worry. He doesn't see an issue either way, but then again he's not Jewish and doesn't carry all this baggage around with him. "If you do, the baby won't even remember it," he says. "Yes," I countered, "but if you hit a baby in the face, he won't remember that either, but does that make it any less painful?" What I'm tempted to do if I have a boy is to let him make up his own mind at 13 or whatever. At least a non-infant can rationalize pain and know why it's happening and when it will end.
And as a 22-year-old, I could make the rational decision that I wanted to have a stranger take a long needle and drive it through the layers of my tongue. I knew I'd be in pain for a week, and I decided (however twisted) that it was worth it to me.
Blue is my favorite color by far (for everything from clothing to furniture). I nearly got the rose in blue, but I'm trying to branch out into other colors, and red seemed to make sense for a rose. I even chose to make my tote bag Spanish Red instead of Navy. (I can hear Barbara now, "Go toward the light!" She wears nothing but red.)
It was about 6 years ago now that I got my tongue pierced. My friend, Kimberly, wanted moral support for her piercing, so I got to thinking I'd always wanted a tongue piercing but had been too petrified. When I told DH of my plans, he thought I was insane and that they looked stupid. (Too bad - he doesn't get a vote or veto on my aesthetic decisions.) He has since changed his mind. :)
Anyhow, my point is that barbells really have come a long way since then. Back then, all you could get was plain steel, colored titanium, or opaque acrylic balls. A few years later, I got this gem (
) and the captive ring. I soon gave up on the captive ring, but I've had the blue gem for years. Even though the gem isn't steel, my dentist still doesn't like it. He says acrylic is the only safe bet (the acrylic will break instead of your tooth if push comes to shove). So it was nice to hear that the rose was encased in clear acrylic.
Right now, I only have 4 piercings open: tongue, nostril, and the pair of earlobe holes that have been there since I was 7 years old. All the other ear piercings I've had (including cart piercings at the top of my ears) have closed up.
Believe it or not, a navel ring was always my reward for when I reached my goal weight. I guess I'm not getting there for a long time (if ever), eh? ;)
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I'm not sure what I'm piercing, but not my belly button for sure. Too many stretch marks. And too much fat. Suppose the traga is a possibility. I don't like face stuff all that much for some reason. No brows and no nose. And I think if I did my tongue, I'd be playing with it all day. Probably distracting, huh?
My nephew (the Alan one, not the Elijah one) has the labret piercing, possibly a brow, and at least one nipple (this is secondhand, not observed, thank you). And a huge Celtic cross tattooed on his forearm. Really, it all looks so nice. Can you tell what an awful mom I am. All the other moms were talking about how terrible it was, and how they hoped their kids didn't do that. And I couldn't say anything- the first thing I did was compliment him on the tat. It was a really nice one. Then again, I'm a sucker for Celtic stuff, although a cross would not be my first choice.
Ummm- is it totally gross to ask an attractive nephew about nipple piercings? I was afraid of that. Sadly, I quite like Janet's. And, since I am done using them for my kids, it might be nice to reclaim them. Especially seeing all the awesome stuff that is available. Yes- I am inspired by Janet, and I'm fearing I may just talk myself into this. Suppose the only thing that would keep me from it is the need to have my boobs fondled by some random piercing guy. And the decision on matching- I'm pretty sure I'd be such a wimp I'd only make it through one. Well- maybe I'm more a tattoo person. At least I might be if I were to find a place I didn't keep stretching with my eating habits.
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It's just as well I didn't reach my goal last year. The belly ring would have only had to be taken out this year and then repierced later. See, I can handle a piercing once, but I never want to repeat it. That's why I'm starting to worry that I haven't had my barbell in for about 5 days now - it starts to close pretty quickly, and I don't want to get it repierced.
My friend, Francesca, thinks I ought to have monthly digital bare belly shots. No way. I'll be clothed thankyouverymuch. I'm not a prude at all - I'm just sensitive about my abdominal fat.
I love the idea of nipple piercings, but you just never see them in public except on some men in Pacific Beach. That guy, Lex, on Survivor has them. And I'm very into the decorative/jewelry aspect of piercing, so I usually don't get anything pierced unless I intend the whole world to be able to see.
I like the look of many tattoos on other people, but I'm too paranoid about their permanence. That and as much of a heathen as I am, I keep having this voice in the back of my head say, "nice Jewish girls don't do that!" Not like I care about halakha (Jewish law), but it's a superstitious thing. Speaking of halakha, Tansy asked me yesterday if I was hoping for a boy or girl. I admitted that I have a slight preference for a girl if for no other reason than getting to avoid the whole circumcision issue.
But I did see a close-up of Janet's piercing, and I thought it was gorgeous. I have very mixed feelings about what went on at the Superbowl, but the piercing itself was pretty, I thought. Then again, I'm a freak.
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I didn't get my boys circumcised, and don't have any guilt over it. It's funny how of all the laws, that seems to be the one people take most seriously. Of course, one must admit, a big deal is made of it in the Bible, but still. It just seems so uncallled for. Said by someone who wants her nipples pierced. No irony there! Of course, I'm not taking my babies inwhen they are 8 days old and piercing their nipples for them.
Well- I have so many stretch marks on my belly that it looks like a net. They have faded, but the entire skin texture has changed. Hehe- it took me 20 years to gain 100 pounds. Here's hoping it doesn't take me another 20 to lose it. Actually, I don't need to lose 100- I was about 10 underweight 20 years ago, and am old enough now that I really only want to lose about 75. But, I'd settle for 60.
Your thoughts on Janet pretty much equal mine. The whole thing was tacky and degrading, but damn- it looks good.
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My family is composed of Catholics and Jews - could I possibly have any more guilt hanging over me? ;)
The circumcision thing... The thought of it gives me the creeps whether in a hospital or at home with a mohel. There's a lot of cultural baggage that goes along with it whether or not you're religious. Any time the subject comes up, it's constantly drilled into your head that refusing to circumcize will break the covenant and cut the child off from his people. So to say that you're breaking halakha - big deal. To say to even a non-religious Jew that you'll be cut off from your people is a bit horrifying. If you have reservations about circumcision, you're damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Chris and I were both born in the 70s. Back then, pretty much everyone unquestioningly had it done in the hospitals. In fact, I've never seen an uncircumcized penis in my life, and I've seen my fair share in general.
Tansy says if I don't, he will be made fun of in the locker room and such, but I don't think that's true. I think more and more parents are choosing not to - maybe even the majority by now.
Chris thinks I shouldn't worry. He doesn't see an issue either way, but then again he's not Jewish and doesn't carry all this baggage around with him. "If you do, the baby won't even remember it," he says. "Yes," I countered, "but if you hit a baby in the face, he won't remember that either, but does that make it any less painful?" What I'm tempted to do if I have a boy is to let him make up his own mind at 13 or whatever. At least a non-infant can rationalize pain and know why it's happening and when it will end.
And as a 22-year-old, I could make the rational decision that I wanted to have a stranger take a long needle and drive it through the layers of my tongue. I knew I'd be in pain for a week, and I decided (however twisted) that it was worth it to me.
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