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THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER SAY IN A TATTOO SHOP

1. DID THAT HURT?

2. WILL IT HURT?

3. WHY DID YOU DO THAT?

4. HOW SMALL CAN YOU MAKE THAT?

5. CAN YOU PIERCE MY CHIN?

6. WHERE’S THE FIFTY DOLLAR TATTOOS AT?

7. I CAN GET IT CHEAPER IN MY FRIEND’S GARAGE/KITCHEN.

8. I WANT MY BABY’S MAMA’S/DADDY’S NAME.

9. CAN THIS CAN BE REMOVED, IF I DON’T WANT IT?

10. I DON’T HAVE MY ID, YOU CAN STILL TATTOO/PIERCE ME, RIGHT?

11. IS THAT PIERCED THROUGH THE BONE?

12. I’M ALMOST 18.

13. I WANT MY EYE PIERCED.

14. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

15. ARE YOU CRAZY?

16. I'LL LOOK COOL IF I GET THAT DONE RIGHT?

17. CAN I GET A DEAL ON THIS?

18. HOOK ME UP (especially in our shop OR Jagerick's, because literally we can *hook* you up)

***Edit***
Added some new ones courtesy of some groovy people.

I am already in a foul mood due to a sinus and ear infection, and then I get this call at the shop:

Caller: May I speak to the piercer?

Me: I am the piercer today.

Caller: I got the needle and the jewelry.

Me: Huh? Excuse me?

Caller: I got the needle and the jewelry. Will you do the piercing for free?

Me: I'm sorry but I charge for my services, and no I will not do it free.

Caller: OKAY! FINE! (click)

People need to lay off the crack. Seriously, what makes someone think they can get a free piercing from a professional since they are providing questionable needle and jewelry?

Day after Day I see bad aftercare advice posted in communities on LJ and days like today I want to scream.

It just seems entirely too many people just don't want to take the time anymore to research before they do something possibly stupid and damaging to their body.

Sometimes the answers are so easy to find that they are answered right on the info page of the community. To join the community you have to go to the info page to join, and you are supposed to read the info page for the rules.

And I realize that there is no search function for most of the communities, but if you have a toolbar on your browser, you have the ability to FIND what you are looking for. It’s usually listed in the edit command. Type in a keyword and it will hit every reference on the page.

Then there the others who don't listen to educated and reputable piercers' aftercare and use products on their bodies when the packaging clearly states that the product is not for use on a puncture wound without consultation of a doctor. And since so many of the questions are from people who didn't pay attention to their piercer, let alone consult their doctor, they shouldn't be using the following on their piercings:

Bactine- Manufacturers Website says it's not suitable in any form.

Neosporin and Polysporin- I have emails from their manufacturers that say they are "not recommended" for use on piercings and they will accept no liability for the use of their products.

Rubbing Alcohol- Every label for rubbing alcohol I have ever seen states clearly “do not use on puncture wounds”.
Peroxide- Same label info as the others.

And for anyone thinking I am full of shit, feel free to contact the manufacturers to confirm or dispute what I am posting. Or take thirty seconds and look at the packaging for the product you are using. . And yes, “a piercing is a puncture wound”.

I am tired of being stressed and being pissed off at people*. Stop it, okay?

All my issues have been resolved so far with those pissing me off, but other shit pops up.

The boy and I are good. I spent from Friday night til Sunday morning with him. He is so friggin beautiful. I want to say he's perfect, but I know he's not. I think his imperfections make him beautiful. Long talks and long hours of cuddling just make him a comfortable fit for me.

Yesterday was Kings Island. My first time there. Had a friggin blast. Tho I went on two hours sleep, I managed to survive The Beast, Tomb Raider, Drop Zone, Face Off, and the Racer both ways. We even did the Rapids. Lines weren't horribly long. The longest was Tomb Raider at a hour and a half.

Then came the main reason I went to Kings Island. BILLY FUCKING IDOL. It was a mixed crowd. Lots old preppy folks, and then a lot of young punks. It was great. Not a single person was sitting down the entire show. Everybody on their feet the minute he came out, and everybody was dancing, clapping, throwing fists.

I'm not sure how old he is now, but OMG he looks fucking awesome. Nothing wrong with that body. I guess all those years of being a reckless punk didn't age him so badly after all.

He came out to "Cradle of Love" (my fave), and played all the good stuff, "Hot in the City, Moni Moni, Rebel Yell, Gotta be lova," etc... And some new stuff that I liked..."Beautiful Love" and "walk the line". He did an acoustical version of "White Wedding" which sounded incredible. Hell, I think he was a bit thrilled during "moni moni" when the crowd started the "hey hey, get laid get fucked" chant. I know I was thrilled when he did it as well.

From start to finish he was well worth the bs that it took for me to go see him. Well worth the drive on lack of sleep. One of the best shows I've been to in a long time. Gotta love Billy.

Evansville Josh's girlfriend, Lesley came in today and brought three friends. And what did they want? Their nipples!!!
Holy shit that fucking rocked. They all went fine and I had few problems. But ofcourse I lost transfer on Lesley's nostril piercing. Which fucking sucked. She wanted her right nostril, and I am right handed, so I had her lay down in the chair, but it was still akward as fuck. Bradd suggested doing it left handed, but I thought I had it handled. I suppose I will get some play piercing needles and practice left hand on myself, because I know it's far weaker then my right.

I also got new tools in today. Wheee... I know for most it's not a big deal, but I want my own stuff and I buying everything slowly. And the girls tipped me enough that I had the cash to pay the shop back. :) The sad thing is the shop has been dead otherwise. :(

I took a three hour nap last night, only to get back up at 3am and go see the boy after he got off work. 12 hours later, I left because he needed sleep and as long as I was there it wasn't going to happen. And no you pervs, nothing sexual happen. We watched movies, music videos, laughed, got delirous from lack of sleep and food, and got silly. I didn't want to leave, and neither did he. But alas, he has to work tonight thus he needs sleep.

Damn he is so friggin adorable. All I want to do is snuggle up to him and listen to his voice. I think I've gone from crush to infatuation with him. He keeps telling me that he's going to scare me off, that he's a loner and antisocial. But I'm mean and evil and I've already managed to get him out in public in a social setting.

Oh yeah, I got a new phone. My view screen is screwed up on my old phone, so if you don't hear from me and your tried to call, I couldn't get your # off the old phone.

My ear is throbbing, I tried to stretch my lobes. They are PISSED at me. I have the taper in my right ear, orings holding it in. In the morning I will try again.

I did two sets of nipples tonight and a helix. Aaron wanted his at an angle with barbells, and I think I did the right one deeper then the left.

The helix went fine. No problems at all.

Then I pierced Dan's nipples. I had problems clamping the left one, and it slid on me while I was piercing it. Crooked as fuck. Took it out and Dan bled for some time. He wanted me to fix it, so I took a restab at him. Second time was much better.

I am getting more confident about piercing now. I am not so reliant on Bradd. I pierced Dan without Bradd in the room, and tho it was crooked and bleeding, I think I handled it well.

Well I survived a night with the boy. He called yesterday to see if I wanted to hang out. My little cousin apparently sat outside my door listening to me, because when I came out of my room my aunt asked me who the boy was. Jordan had told her I must be talking to a boy, because I never talk on the phone. Evil child.

I decided to drive over to his side of town, because twice he has drove to my side. We talked for so long, finally decided to get something to eat. I suggested Waffle and Steak, but had no clue where one was. We drove around for over an hour, and we finally found one. He showed me where the drive-in is in Clermont, and promised to take me to a movie there.

Came back to his house and went through his movie collection with him. We had ONE single disagreement on his movie choices. He loved Jeepers Creepers, and I thought it totally blowed. Talked some more. He put in American Pie 2 and paused the movie so many times because we would start talking more.

I met his Mom. She wasn't surprised to see me. She woke up at like 4 in the morning and he dragged me into the kitchen. I know when I first wake up I don't want to be meeting people, but she was nice and had questions about my tattoos and piercings and was very cool.

I finally drove home at 6am. The sun was up and I was amazed at how much traffic there is at that early hour.
I fell asleep with a smile on my face.

I can't believe I am crushing on that boy so hard. But I am. Lost count how many times I talked to him today on the phone. Not me calling him, he was calling me. But being around him in person is so awkward. Nervous. For both of us. Not sure how to act towards him. Blah, I am back to feeling like I am twelve again.

He showed up at the shop today with a friend for me to pierce his bridge. I had problems marking it. Not my favorite piercing to do. Then we realized I made a wrong jewelry choice (too short)due to swelling, so Bradd had to do a quick taper and insert different jewelry. It looks relatively straight, maybe a little higher on one side. He was happy with it.

I was supposed to pierce the boy's bridge as well, but I didnt' feel right good about doing it after piercing his friend. We agreed to wait until we get more jewelry in.

Went to the movies with him, Leslye, Anthony and Jen. Saw Freddy vs Jason. Laughed my ass off. So did most of the audience. I enjoyed it. Afterwards, I wanted to invite him back to my house to hangout, but my aunt was having a cookout today and I didn't know what state the house or driveway was in.

Came home, and now I feel like I should have asked him to come hang out. People still here, but no one is acting the fool. We could be hiding in my room right now, watching cKy videos.

Bradd is trying to kill me. He keeps giving me stuff like ice cream, and steak. Stuff that destroys my digestive system. He's doing it on purpose, I know it. :)

My training supervisor from UPS brought my check to the shop. She also brought the beautiful boy with her. :) I did frontal helixs on both her ears. They turned out really well, considering I didn't realize Bradd had stepped out of the room sometime during the procedure.
The boy couldn't make up his mind on what he wanted. So I decided for him. His nipples.
They had been previously pierced at 12g, and had healthy scar tissue. The first one went well with little problems. He swears I did the second one dry, but yes there was lube. That one was a bitch. Very stubborn. I needed a second push on that one, and the jewelry was tough going through. You could see the scar tissue on the needle on both, and he bleed. So very fucking hot.

They tipped me well, so I bought House of 1000 Corpses. Can't wait to watch it all. The boy wants me to come over at 3am to watch it with him. He called into UPS tonight, but his sleep schedule is equally as fucked as mine. So I just might.

Last night, my training supervisor told me that the section manager wanted to talk to me about staying. I had no called, no showed 3 days in a row, and they still wanted to keep me. She offered to transfer me to another belt. The same belt that the boy is on. I told her no, because of him. She was confused and thought he had done something wrong. I told her that I liked him, maybe a little too much. And I have the rule of not getting involved with anyone I have to see on a daily basis.

Well, the training supervisor told him. And lo and behold, he feels the same way. So yeah, I feel like I am in junior high.

Well that nasty worm hit our computer at the house. I've spend all evening trying to get it off the computer. And it looks like it's gone.

However, I am still having this problem and I believe it's unrelated:

Windows cannot open this file:

TFTP3212

To open this file... blah blah...

What do you want to do?

Use the web service to find the appropriate program.

Select the program for a list.

I downloaded a Typing Program for my aunt, and I think it's actually the problem. It was called Typemaster Pro and I downloaded it off of Shareware.com. I get about five of those error pop-ups whenever the computer reboots. I believe it's a registry error, but I have never messed with the registry on a computer that runs Windows XP or ME. Anybody think they can help?

Leslye and I met at Skin Deep around 11am and headed to Fort Wayne. Stopped at Glennbrook Mall because I needed nostril screws, and I will admit that Hot Topic's nostril screws suck. I wanted them pierced and compromised. Spent almost 45 minutes in that Hot Topic. Talk about feeling claustrophobic. I could never work in that store, too many people and too many fixtures and it was in no particular order. I don't think they know what a planagram is... but the peeps there were awesome and I enjoyed talking to everyone of them.

Then we left Fort Wayne and headed out to Ney, Ohio. That part of the trip was very fun. There was a ghetto redneck detour complete with cardboard detour sign. And we saw 2 different buggies with Amish folk. That rocked. I have seen Amish people in stores but never in their buggies. I think Leslye took more delight in it them me tho. Two Amish boys were super hot. ;)

We kept driving when we saw the road to the BBQ, because I was supposed to bring frozen patties and since I was traveling I didn't want them to sit in my car. We stopped at the Defiance Animal Shelter and saw the cutest Albino boxer and a grey cat named Smokey. I wanted to take them both home. We got directions to the grocery store and headed into Defiance. We saw their mall... it would be like our dirt malls here. Finally bought some food (hehehe... surrounded by all that corn... and what did I buy? more corn) and headed to the BBQ.

It took the BBQ awhile to pickup, but I think everyone socialized and had a good time. Lots of cool people were already there... and I am going to be lazy and not link names...I am sorry if I forget someone... but Laura (should have did that Nerfertiti ;), Billy, Bob, uhhh Bloodrunsdry (I so forgot your real name), Chris, Joe, and Mandy.
There was naked swimming that included Leslyee, myself, Erica's man, Chrissy, Jailbait, myself (well eventually I did get naked), Jason, and Greg. We tried to get Jay (who is more pervy then sweet), and Dean and the others to join in but they wouldn't.

After the swim, it was time for me to get stabbed. Someone came up with the idea of tandom nostril piercings. I agreed. So Jason and

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Where to start? Yesterday kicked ass from start to finish.
<a href=iam.exe?pyrogyrrrl>Leslye</a> and I met at Skin Deep around 11am and headed to Fort Wayne. Stopped at Glennbrook Mall because I needed nostril screws, and I will admit that Hot Topic's nostril screws suck. I wanted them pierced and compromised. Spent almost 45 minutes in that Hot Topic. Talk about feeling claustrophobic. I could never work in that store, too many people and too many fixtures and it was in no particular order. I don't think they know what a planagram is... but the peeps there were awesome and I enjoyed talking to everyone of them.
Then we left Fort Wayne and headed out to <a href=iam.exe?mistressfiend>Ney, Ohio</a>. That part of the trip was very fun. There was a ghetto redneck detour complete with cardboard detour sign. And we saw 2 different buggies with Amish folk. That rocked. I have seen Amish people in stores but never in their buggies. I think Leslye took more delight in it them me tho. Two Amish boys were super hot. ;)
We kept driving when we saw the road to the BBQ, because I was supposed to bring frozen patties and since I was traveling I didn't want them to sit in my car. We stopped at the Defiance Animal Shelter and saw the cutest Albino boxer and a grey cat named Smokey. I wanted to take them both home. We got directions to the grocery store and headed into Defiance. We saw their mall... it would be like our dirt malls here. Finally bought some food (hehehe... surrounded by all that corn... and what did I buy? more corn) and headed to the BBQ.
It took the BBQ awhile to pickup, but I think everyone socialized and had a good time. Lots of cool people were already there... and I am going to be lazy and not link names...I am sorry if I forget someone... but Laura (should have did that Nerfertiti ;), Billy, Bob, uhhh Bloodrunsdry (I so forgot your real name), Chris, Joe, and Mandy.
There was naked swimming that included Leslyee, myself, Erica's man, <a href=iam.exe?sorroweyes>Chrissy</a>, <a href=iam.exe?hotdogcore>Jailbait</a>, myself (well eventually I did get naked), <a href=iam.exe?grazer>Jason</a>, and <a href=iam.exe?narcissit>Greg</a>. We tried to get <a href=iam.exe?sweetjay>Jay (who is more pervy then sweet)</a>, and <a href=iam.exe?mono>Dean</a> and the others to join in but they wouldn't.
After the swim, it was time for me to get stabbed. Someone came up with the idea of tandom nostril piercings. I agreed. So Jason and <a href-iam.exe?stainless>Steve</a> stabbed me at the same time in the nose. HOLY FUCK DID THAT HURT. I will gladly take hooks over getting my nostrils pierced any day. 
Then Jason and Steve marked and hooked me for the Lotus suspension that I have been wanting to do since I met Steve. Yes, this suspension was enormously important to me and having Steve there was the only way I would do it. I was a big wimp the entire time the hooks were being set. Nervous and scared. They didn't go badly at all, but I think I was as terrified this time about suspending as I was on my first. 
Finally it was time. The guys had previously set up and tested the rigging off the cemented sturdy kid's swing set in the backyard. It took me about ten minutes to get used to adding weight to my ankles and knees. I slowly inched myself off the chair until I had most of the weight on my legs and ankles and then Jason and Steve gently lifted me off the ground, as Greg slid the chair off. 
I was up and quickly got used to the feeling. It was absolutely beautiful and wonderful. I did curse some this time, but I was trying to get to my happy place and was already there and someone was talking. I've discovered that your senses are amplified when suspending, and I could hear everything that was being said. But that quickly was resolved, and I stayed up for a few more minutes.
Coming down was like a wave of relief and stress just flooding from me. I cried. It was like sins being washed away. I felt so incredibly good mentally and spiritually. I had a few quiet moments with Steve and Leslye and then I was ready for the hooks to be removed. 
Thank you Jason, Greg, Steve and Leslye for playing such important roles in my Lotus suspension. I feel old bonds renewed and new ones growing even more stronger now. Thank you Erica for providing the place and chance for me to suspend. You were such a wonderful hostess.
Sadly <a href=iam.exe?ReverendSinn>Sam</a>, <a href=iam.exe?deadinblood>Brooke</a>, and <a href=iam.exe?sarcasticbastard>Ty</a> arrived as I was coming down and didn't get to see my suspension. I adore Sam so much, and it would have been great to have her there to hold my hand. :) But alas next time dear. 
Afterwards there was some firebreathing, some removal of flesh and some good hugs and laughs and talks with some really awesome people. <a href=iam.exe?Wonderwoman>Miss Jess</a> I could see you so beautifully when I was suspending. You are such a wonderful supportive person, your energy was definately one I was feeding off of. Thank you beautiful lady. And thank Ben for being the beautiful little boy he is, he is going to be the coolest kid on the block. 
The drive home was realively okay. I drove until we were on 69 and then I got kind of dozey at the wheel. We stopped for gas and Leslye drove the rest of the way home. 
I woke up this morning to missing one of my nostril screws. I lost it while sleeping. I could only get it half way in, so I just put it on my nightstand and went back to sleep. Kinda pissed off that I went through all that pain and I lost one of the bitches. It was the one Steve did. Jason's is still tucked neatly in. I think I caught it on my embroided pillow case. I suppose it will just have to be repierced at another time and date. :)

I've pretty much decided that next week will be my last at UPS. I need the money, but not that bad.

I did two piercings today. A 12g off center lip and a 12g septum. The lip was little worries for me, but the septum I was pretty nervous on. When John told me he wanted his septum I was all excited. And then he told me the gauge he wanted and the excitement disappeared. I knew I couldn't use the septum clamps and would have to use a receiving tube. I've learned on the clamps and I didn't think I was ready. But alas... it turned out great. I won't say it was perfect, but it was straight. :) Feel real good about it now.