Nurse Gracer   Kingston, WA   243 days till my birthday. I have removed my tracker, so feel free to stalk. But leave a message. IAM: a Registered Nurse an Ivy League graduate a fencer an avid reader a slacker ADD a peer counselor a proud ex-Mainiac ex-Bostonite ex-Maine Islander now West Coast denizen liberal blonde My Holes: 3 x Microdermals (14 g post) triangle above cleavage (Aug and Sept, 2007) - Infinite Body Piercing. Philadelphia, PA 1 x Microdermal [retired] (Oct 2007) Owen at Chameleon 14 g Bilateral Vertical Nipples (2004) Erin at Chameleon 8 g Bilateral Horizontal Nipples [retired] (2001 and 2002) R-random place in Camden, London, UK. L-1st ever Boston Tattoo convention 6 g Vertical Hood [retired] (2003) Erin at Chameleon 12 g Bilateral Vertical Industrials (2002 and 2007) Gregg at Chameleon and someone at Infinite 000 g (aka 7/16") Bilateral Lobes (1996) courtesy of Claire's 0 g Bilateral Second Lobes [mostly retired] (1998) also courtesy of Claire's 2 g Septum (2001-failed, 2002) Owen at Chameleon 16 g Right Nostril (2004 several times) Owen at Chameleon 18 g Left Tragus [retired] Infinite 18 g Center Lip/Labret [mostly retired](2000) Gregg at Chameleon My Ink: Keith Haring "X-Man"-red, right calf, outer side, 3"x4" (Oct, 2003)- Bob@Chameleon Keith Haring "Radiant Baby"-blue, left calf, outer side, 3"x4" (Mar, 2005)- Bob@Chameleon Custom blackwork lattice with purple/pink Morning Glory flowers wrapped around, lower back, 18"x8" (Nov, 2004)- Bill@Chameleon Eight-point Nautical Compass-Rose Stars- left side red (port)/right side green (starboard) and black, shoulder blades, 8" round (Mar, 2004)- Bill@Chameleon Anchor with water splash- top of right foot, metal/wood anchor, 3"x5" (Dec, 2005)- Bob@Chameleon Lobster- top of left foot, realistic style, uncooked, 3"x5" (Feb, 2006) Jason@Body Arts Tattoo Studio Buddies Significant Other Fellow Pit-Rat Chameleon Compatriot Maker Uterus Ninja Button Button for Birth Control Forum  What is your favorite vagina-oriented piercing? Vertical Hood Horizontal Hood Single/parallel labia piercing(s) Many labia piercings Christina Fourchette View Results What kind of Birth Control do you (or your partner) use? The Pill (various) The Shot (Depo-Provera) The Ring (Ortho-Nuva) The Patch (Ortho-Evra) IUD (Paraguard-copper) IUD (Mirena-hormonal) Barrier Method (condom, cervical cap, diaphragm) Early withdrawl Abstinence N/A-no chance of pregnancy N/A-trying to get pregnant View Results

Mod-Tracker Holes 4th Microdermal (lower center): Sadly retired due to boob-squish Ink Anchor Foot: 1.5 hr originally/.5 hr touch up

Indianola, my new home.

2008/08/02 20:59 So, life in my new town is pretty awesome. I've been here for two months, and everyone is pretty nice. It's small and our new house is certainly smaller than our old apartment. The deck makes up for that. I flew back across the country to Maine to take my NCLEX cause there were no openings around here until the 7th of August. Midway through my test, the power went out. It took two hours for the power to come back on. Fortunately, I was able to finish my test. I didn't know until two days later, when I woke up and checked the website on my phone, that I passed the test. I called Aubrey first, but it was six thirty in the morning where he was. He still answered, but he sounded more groggy than relieved. I start work on the 11th of August, and I am excited.

Update

2008/03/21 17:03 So, a quick update: The newest microdermal did not survive, alas. I had to remove it last week. It wasn't too bad to take out, and I hope the scar heals fast. It was pretty, but I chose a bad place for it. Sleeping was difficult on my side, since my boobs compressed it badly. Plus it got knocked around too much. I guess it's good riddance. Aubrey and I flew to Seattle (after getting married on the 29th of February) for our "honeymoon" which was more of a getting-to-know the Kitsap Peninsula and me interviewing (and buying a car). I canceled my appointment with the VA at the last minute, because I realized that I didn't want to put up with the horribleness that is their hiring process again. Plus, I would have to submit to a physical exam again, etc. My first interview was at Harrison Medical Center on the Peninsula. It went exceedingly well, and I was offered somewhere around three positions: the ICU, the PCU and a newly formed ICU/PCU combination job (offered within two hours of the end of the interview). I then went to Virginia Mason, who rejected me yesterday, and Harborview, who also rejected me. I feel really weird that these places didn't like me for whatever reason. I mean, for fuck's sake, I'm a goddamned Ivy League soon-to-be-grad and I thought my interviews went well. I don't know what they actually want, but whatever, I'm going to make a hell of a nurse, so fuck them. Harrison wants me badly, and they are a good hospital where I will actually get to work with trauma patients (unlike Virginia Mason) and I will stay supported on two closely connected floors (unlike Harborview). I guess I'm just surprised a bit. Hopefully the nurse recruiter from Harrison will call me soon, and won't decide to reject me for some weird reason....*sigh*. On the good side of things, I got a new car: a 2008 Subaru WRX hatchback. It's an automatic, red, and speedy. I like it a lot. I still have to name it. It might be Roxanne. Not sure yet. She's waiting for me out on the Peninsula, and I can't wait to go out there for good. It's a truly beautiful place. The view is fantastic, and the beach is only a two minute walk away. It's like Maine, only with really big mountains all around it. I bought my cap and gown (and hood) for graduation in two months. I'm excited. Soon this school thing will all be over, for as long as I want it to be. I just hope I pass my NCLEX.

New Microdermal

2008/01/06 22:09 I just got a fourth microdermal. It was done by Owen (at the Chameleon in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA). It was his first microdermal procedure. It just so happens that when I visited him yesterday, he had recently gotten in a few pieces of jewelry, and was still looking for guinea pigs. I volunteered, since I have already had experience with healing micros. Owen is an amazing piercer (having been in the trade for somewhere around 12 years or more) whom I trust, so it seemed like a worthwhile thing to try out. The newest one is the smallest of the four in the picture, lowest in my cleavage. I went with a smaller disk to minimize discomfort from my boobs pressing together. I hope it heals well! I may have gotten the first microdermal performed in the greater Boston area. Yay!

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