It's 8am and of course I've been up all night. The last time I was up early, and had gotten sleep, was before I dropped my morning class from spring semester. There's a certain sort of peace and joy in the morning that I miss out on, sleeping through them all the time. But then, I'm such a late-night person. There's a whole other sort of peace and ( Read more... )

I just tried to dead stretch my septum piercing to 10ga. (A "dead stretch" is when you attempt to just stick the next larger piece of jewelry into a piercing, without the use of a taper or anything to ease it up. It's only recommended for healed piercings that have been played with quite a bit, so that they've been given a chance to stretch ( Read more... )

God, man. "Everybody Hurts" by REM is quite possibly one of the most universally relatable, uplifting songs ever. Especially when it gets to the end. That "Everybody hurts... so hold on..." line kind of gets me every time and gives me butterflies in my stomach. It's so simple, but such good advice ( Read more... )