'snot the Pain that Bothers

[shanmonster]

Well, that didn't go as planned.

I went to a local piercing shop and left shortly thereafter rather creeped out. I told the piercer I wanted to get a hoop in my nose. He told me that women don't like hoops, because they're too big. I told him I'd had a hoop before, and liked it quite nicely.

So then he shows me the hoop he'd use. It was a 14 gauge hoop--the same size that's in my ears. No thanks, I said. I wanted an 18 or a 20 gauge hoop, like I had before.

He told me they don't come in that size.

Wha?

I told him I most definitely did have one of that size before, and he said it must have been specially made.

So I left and bought the right gauge ring at a body jewellery shop. And that's when I found out that the piercing shop I'd gone to is the worst in town, and people have contracted hepatitis there, amongst many other health problems caused by terrible hygiene and bad piercing.

I miss Paul from Fredericton. He does good work.

In any case, I've got the hoop mostly through my nose. It won't quite go through the inside bit of skin, so I think f00dave will have to finish it off for me, something which will most assuredly make both him and me stressed. My nose really doesn't like its jewellery, even if I do.

Also, I don't relish staring at the inside of my nose in the mirror. Gazing raptly at my nostril's interior is rather like watching extreme close-ups in a porno. It looks generically pudendal with its coarse hairs, tumescent mucous membranes, and glistening secretions. Yum yum. No wonder there's Japanese up-nose porn (NSFW? You tell me.).

In other news, I hope to attend an academic talk tomorrow with dreamlikedouche on zombies in film. I've also been busily using Facebook, which isn't nearly as annoying as MySpace, and is a bit easier to figure out than Tribe.

Oh yes, and if you haven't seen it already, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny is a good check-your-brain-at-the-door comedy in the same line as This is Spinal Tap. I squeal-laughed!

Comments

[icedrake.livejournal.com]

Which piercing shop was it? I had a friend rave about the work of Grove Turtle from Way Cool Tattoos in Kitchener.

They do piercings as well (http://www.waycoolkitchener.com/home.htm), though for some reason their piercing gallery is blank.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

World Domination on Charles St.

I must say, the people themselves weren't the best advertisements for their shop. They were covered with bad ink.

Depending on how the hoop insertion progresses, I may check out Way Cool. Thanks.

[icedrake.livejournal.com]

I'll try not to sound like a paid advert here (esp. since I've got neither ink nor piercings of my own), but I came across this testimony (http://www.bmezine.com/pierce/08-nipple/A40220/nipnipmf.html) for piercing at Way Cool. I can attest the place is clean and well-lit, however.

(Man, every time I have to look them up, even knowing the owner's name and the business name, Way Cool is almost impossible to google!)

[starsorstreet.livejournal.com]

Wow. He told me they don't come in that size.

Not only do they come in that size, but when I'm shopping for jewelry online from wholesalers I find MOST come in that size.

I rented Tenacious D the other night and expected to hate it, but it was great. Man Jack Black can sing.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

His voice is fucking powerful!

[angramainyu.livejournal.com]

I've heard good things from people about Tora.

[valkryor.livejournal.com]

I second Tora, as I've had all my piercings done there. :)

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

hurmmm

[(Anonymous)]

I can only vouch for the tattoists at Tora. Since you're on the subject, though, Anabela is a great artist. If you can get an appointment, ever . . .

And Paul as in Pins-and-Needles-Paul? He does fantabulous piercings. And leaves his beer bottles in the hall for months at a time.

-from starmae
(who can't remember her password at the moment)

Re: hurmmm

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Yep! That's the Paul! I didn't know about the beer bottles, though. Ah well. Maybe he's saving up pee space for when the plumbing quits.

[snowy-kathryn.livejournal.com]

Tora is the best in my opinion. Thankfully I had an extremely good piercing done by World Domination... but I'll never go back for piercing or tattooing.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

The World Domination folks were a little worrisome. I don't think I've seen that many nasty tattoos so densely compacted before.

[fuzzpsych.livejournal.com]

Where is this zombie talk? Sounds intriguing.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

"Dead Reckoning: Mortality as Seen Through the Lens of Zombie Cinema"

by Tinamarie Jones

Friday March 23, 2007
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
BA306

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I have no idea where BA306 is. I don't know much about WLU.

[fuzzpsych.livejournal.com]

Damn, I'll be at work. Oh well....

I TAed for Tinamarie

[starmae.livejournal.com]

I bet that was a groove-tastic lecture. Reviews?

[sorceror.livejournal.com]

Well, you already know what I'm going to say. :-P

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

One of these days, you're going to pack your bags and go teach ESL in Japan, aren't you?

[catalystika.livejournal.com]

Pick of Destiny is a great flick. Then again, I was a huge fan of not only Jack Black but Tenacious D as a whole already. The best part is at the end where they battle the devil, played by Dave Grohl. I kept thinking, that would make a fantabulous Halloween costume! Here's a link to the best quality copy of the showdown I could find. If you haven't seen the movie, there's some spoilers in here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWhe62CNeEE