Over the last 3 months I've become accustomed to poking holes in myself
Today = rock climbing with Rachelle and Cari + ear piercings + Denny's (whole milkshakes!!) + Christmas tree assemblage/X-files party with Cari and John = good day.
It's funny. The rock climbing place was sketchier than the body piercing studio.
Got pierced with a barbell- my first non-standard-earring piercing. At first there was just this silver ball on the end of it, but it looked really gross, so I went back down later and got a gem put on instead. The silver ball was screwed on pretty tight though, and thus hurt like a mother to change. I can't wait until it heals enough to put a hoop in there. Don't know what size though. It's a 12-gauge now- thicker than what I expected, but I didn't even think to ask about that. I guess I figured if that's what the professional was piercing it with and he didn't ask me about any sizes, then that's the right size to pierce it with. And the girl said I can put something smaller in it. No worries. My only real complaint (other than it hurts- but that's to be expected) is that my glasses touch the back of the barbell a lot and sometimes it's uncomfortable.
The parents are in Anchorage tonight at a party and then staying at a hotel down there, so they won't be back for a while. I sent my mom a text warning her that I got pierced. We'll see how she reacts.
more pics from today:
1) Me preparing my belay device and Cari tying in 2) Climbing with Horatio (he got his ear pierced today too 3) It used to always be a family event, but the last few years I've always done almost the whole Christmas tree thing by myself... but not this year. Setting up the tree with my wife.. much better than doing it by myself