Because of my chosen profession I had thought body modification was out of bounds for me. Soon before my 30th birthday I discovered that some modifications could be done in ways that would be more subtle or could be hidden and that mods weren't just for kids, I hadn't missed my chance... So I stretched my lobes to 8g and pierced my tongue. These mods are discrete and pretty well hidden most of the time but *I* know they are there and they make me very happy. I now have one of the largest collections of jewelry around (check pics on here for my favourite pieces) and it is always growing and I am planning more mods: nostril, VCH, nipples, navel and more ear piercings (I love my ears!!) as well as hopefully a relatively large tattoo on my shoulder and arm. I feel I have hit a perfect balence; I get to be my authenic self AND pursue a stimulating career I can be excited about! :-)
iam: Individualist
iam: Community service worker
iam: Atheist
iam: Accepting of others
iam: Vegan for 2+ years and loving it
iam: Committed to social justice
iam: Dedicated to a practice of least harm
iam: Affected by depression and anxiety
iam: In a 7 year committed relationship
iam: Someone with a piercing fetish
iam: Too serious and intense for my own good
iam: Finally on iam :-D
Buddies
Rodger
Eric
The Wong Fuckin Person
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8g lobes and 2x helix on left ear with metallic bronze Kaos earskins
Mod-Tracker
Tongue piercing journey
The end result - 5 months on: One hell of a healthy tongue and enjoyable piercing - I wouldn't be the same without it!
Stretched lobes
8g lobes naked - 10/20/09: Starting to loosen up and stay open w/out jewelry
2009/11/08 03:32 I love my tongue piercing but sometimes I cannot help feel immature for having one...it's not something any of my peers have and where I live I believe it is considered something for teen girls and perhaps would be described by crass types as 'slutty'. On the other hand I got a letter from a 16 year old homeless girl who is a client of mine that said this "I think you are cool because you have a tongue piercing just like me" among other very sweet things about how I was the first person who had ever tried to help her and that she could tell I was a "real person" who did the job for love rather then money *cries*
A reasonable number of my clients have piercings, including teenagers, a grandmother and a very cool man the same age as myself who is a trained piercer living with a serious mental illness which prevents him from working. Other then an admin worker who was once a client herself and has a monroe there is only one other staff member I know of who has body piercings and all of hers are below the neck (and she is a rather unusual person overall herself).
I feel conflicted about my mods, subtle as they are, *I* love them and my clients that notice or whom I tell feel it makes me someone relatable but I wonder what my co-workers would think of me if they knew. I am conscious of hiding my ears at work with jewelry that could pass as normal and the way I talk means my tongue is seldom highly visable.
I'm babbling shit I know...let me know what you think if this post inspired you to think anything at all :-)
2009/11/08 03:17 I just discovered this http://iam.bmezine.com/iamstokd.exe? on someone elses page and realised two people I don't know have buddied me (hello) and no one I know has. C'mon you slack asses and buddy me back LOL
Or I'll make a face like this...
EDIT: Hmmmmmmmmm this application seems innacturate, Rodger HAS added me yet is not showing????
Hmmmm...
2009/11/06 22:51 The more I look at my current profile pic the more I think my nose is just asking to be pierced. BUT due to not wanting to push things too much with work I would have to have time arranged off for the initial swelling stage and be pierced with something subtle. AND I am scared of getting 'the bump', nothing worse then pushing the boundaries and having it work out a bit wrong. If it's beautiful then there is less call to stare or complain... Someone else at work (at a different office) has a facial piercing so at least there is a precedent.
What do all three people I know have been to my page think LOL
