| Ur.Secret.Embrace Stratford, CT 253 days till my birthday. | 
Roadtrip
Taken when driving down the coast to Florida 
| Only you can make yourself heard so speak up I have always been interested in the piercing and tattoo community. I have kept current on many issues within it and have finally joined both. I currently have a anklet tattoo with plans to fill my left leg from my knee down. I also have both my nipples pierced as well as 8 holes in my ears.
I think that my body is my canvas to adorn as I see fit. Tattoos and piercings are traveling art that will come with me forever to tell my story and remind me of where I was in life when I got them. If it's not hurting anyone then who's place is it to say it's wrong.
We are only truly individuals when we forget about societies rules and theories and create our own based on our views of the world. To many people let others view color they way they see the world. I have eyes just as good as the next person and I will color my world by the rules and justifications that are fair in my mind.
Check out my piercing diary if you are interested in getting you nipples pierced (photos members only). It chronicles everything from my struggle with my states lack of regulations to the healing process.(current week first)
Modifications
Tattoos
Word Anklet (doubt nothing cherish everything live without regret)
October 21st, 2009
Artist: Laura Usowski
Shop: Lovecraft Tattoos
Location: New Haven, CT
Anklet (fine line detail with 4 birthstone inlays)
January 2008 w/ touch up June 2008
Artist: Laura Usowski
Shop: Lovecraft Tattoos
Location: New Haven, CT
Piercings
Nipple Piercings (14kt gold 12g 9/16" barbell w/ 3/16" beads)
June 18th, 2009
Artist: Georgina Williamson
Shop: Black Diamond Body Piercings
Location: West Hartford, CT
Right Ear
1998-2000
1-16g lobe(DIY stretching)
2-22g lobe
Left Ear
1998-2002
1-16g lobe(DIY stretching)
2-22g lobe
2-22g helix
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2009/11/03 21:14
Being that winter is around us I decided I wanted to switch my gold barbells out for circular acrylic barbells. The cold mixed with the metal is making some very interesting sensations which is what prompted me to seek the change.
I have never attempted to change my jewelery since the day I was pierced over 4 months ago. My piercer had one side of the barbell soldered to the ball being it's 14 kt solid gold, kind of expensive to replace missing balls. Well either way, I cleaned everything up placing the new barbells in rubbing alcohol to sanitize it and cleaned both of my nipples as well. Satisfied that everything was as clean as could be and dried off as well I set out to remove my left nipple piercing.
Holding the inner ball tightly I twisted the outside ball...nothing. Tried turning it the other direction, once again nothing. Then I tried my right nipple with the same result. Figuring maybe something was wet I sat letting my self air dry further for a few minutes and tried again. Nothing would budge no matter what I tried.
Apparently while my piercer and myself feared the balls would come loose they had done quite the opposite. The lymph from healing had rather effectively sealed my jewelery on. I being stubborn, do not want to take the almost 2 hour trip up to my piercer so I have nightly tried to release my barbells. My friends keep telling me to grab some pliers and have at it, but I don't want to scratch the balls nor slip and cause damage to the piercing its self.
If any one has dealt with this or knows what to do please drop me a note. Any help would greatly be appreciated. THANKS!
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2009/10/21 18:56
Got my new tattoo today! Super happy about it too. With pain comes pride and there is nothing more I want to do then boast about this one. All my ink work is done by the amazingly talented Laura Usowski from LoveCraft Tattoos. This piece has so much meaning to me too, it really marks the end of a book in my life and the fresh pages of a new one.
This is what my tattoo reads and this is how I live my life.
doubt nothing cherish everything live without regret
  
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2009/10/20 21:14
Super excited for tomorrow to come! I'm getting my second tattoo which has bucket loads of meaning for me. It marks the end of one part of my life and the beginning of a kick ass tomorrow. My mother is coming a long for her third although I think she is going to bow out of it.
I will def. upload new pics as soon as I can after I get the work done thats for sure.
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2009/10/17 17:32
Ok, so it is only early October and it is freezing, it snowed yesterday. I'm learning that having 3.5 month old piercings with metal bars in the cold offers a rather novel sensation. It's more of a wow it's cold, oh wow that's an interesting feeling kind of thing. I spent today outside carving an awesome pumpkin for a competition so I fully know what cold metal feels like against healing flesh. Fun times!
Definitely excited about getting some new work done later this week so I will have updates then.
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2009/09/30 00:09
So I am super psyched that in 21 days I will be getting my second tattoo! It means a lot to me and it marks the close of one book and the beginnings of a brand new one with fresh characters and hopefully a much better story line. I have come to realize that I love being pierced but don't have any other places I wish to have pierced so I am at a cross roads with that work. I scar to easily for play piercings so that's not really an option to enjoy the sensations either...guess I'll have to figure something out.
Oh! My nipples piercings are doing great by the way. I have started experimenting with pulling gently on them and getting a feel for with I can do now that the piercings are in place. They are 3 months, 1 week and 4 days old. My piercer said because I had to be pierced with gold it can take up to a year to heal so I am being cautious still. They do still lymph but there isn't much build up that daily showering doesn't keep up with. Ok that's all for now, I uploaded 3 new pics of the nips so check um' out.
I know this one is short and really just a rant but hey, that's life! |
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2009/09/04 01:57
Ok, so if you have been following my blog thus far it has really covered the healing process that I have endured from piercing to current. Now I am feel the need to speak about how everything else has been pertaining to the piercing.
I have only had my nipple piercing show through my shirt twice since having them done. The first time was when I was driving through the bible belt on my way home from Florida. We stopped off for the night and went to a diner for some food and everyone kept staring at me and for the life of me I couldn't figure out why. This is until 45 minutes later I mentioned it to everyone at my table and my two younger sisters piped up that in the rain and cool night air my nipples had one hardened and two my pale pink shirt had become rather see through. I personally thought it was funny, those people got a free show in my opinion. The second time was actually last week. I was camping and that hurricane swept through so we broke down our campsites in the pour rain which took 2 hours. I was soaked to the core and freezing, most of the people that camped with me where with me when I had them done so it was no big but one of the brothers did not apparently even know I had them and was rather distracted until I told him and he got over it.
My piercings are now almost 3 months old so I am a quarter of the way through the healing process. They still lymph a little but not anywhere close to how bad it was originally. They are actually not even that bad during that time of the month now. They are still sensitive to getting hit so a puppy that freaks out when being picked up is and interesting obstacle to deal with. I do notice that when up my 11 month old nephew it's less an issue now as it was about a month ago with is great because he is more active then ever.
I am still nervous about sleeping sans sports bra so I continue wearing them at night. I do wear a regular bra during the day or if I'm feeling particularly daring go without. I do have to say that I love they way my chest looks with the piercings and I am very proud of my breasts now. Before this I was always uncomfortable with them, now if someone I know asks to see them (in a non-sexual way) I will gladly show them once we are in a non public setting.
I do have to admit that now that I have my esthetically pleasing piercing done and I love the results I am searching for the next one. My nipples were about feeling comfortable in my own skin, now I want that rush again and I don't know what I want next. I don't want any facial piercings nor my tongue so I am on a venture to figure out the next site. I am also preparing for my second tattoo which I am super psyched about. I will post that process when it takes place and updated photos of my nipples when I get my camera working again.
Much love and hope to hear from you!
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