the state of my ears

an update on my ears.

i'm currently up to 11/16", wearing a dopey pair of 18mm acrylic
plugs which are slowly being wrapped with tape every few days. i
anticipate 3/4" coming pretty quickly, but i'm not pushing it. in my
excitement, i just ordered these:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...923/plugs4.gif from wildcat
(http://tinyurl.com/37qsmg). omg, how did i miss seeing these on their
site before?!

i am also lightly modifying my upper earlobes. the 2ga in my right
ear (as seen here:
http://www.bmezine.com/pierce/01-ear.../lishear10.jpg from many
years ago) is going down to a 4ga. & when i'm comfortable at 3/4", the
12ga curve in my left upper lobe (seen here:
http://www.bmezine.com/pierce/01-ear...lishear111.jpg) is moving
to a 14ga 3/16" straight bar with two 3mm flatbacks, & i am putting in two
additional identical pieces of jewelry to that in a triangle pattern. it
will be kickass, & there will be pics on bme.

i also decided to take the 2ga cartilage punch in the left up to
0ga, but a stretch was being as bitchy as expected, so i'm just going to
repunch the hole again. for those counting, that will make three punches &
a pierce in that spot - i originally stretched a 16ga piercing there to
6ga; it started to ripple so i had it punched at 6mm for 4ga jewelry; it
was done on a wonky angle so i repunched it two years later to 8mm & wore
2ga in it for six years; & now we're going again. welp, better to start
small & repunch large than go too big & be stuck. :D

yesterday was joe's birthday, & i will probably be performing his
6mm conch punch for him this weekend. we'll take pics. (for anyone
wondering what i got him for his birthday, i kick all the ass:
http://lishd.livejournal.com/39880.html)

there you go.

lish "your house is standing
crank@got.net on a foot & a half of silt." -uc
43.9% / 30 RANA 128 / 70

i'll teach you to turn away. wrote:

> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...923/plugs4.gif from wildcat
> (http://tinyurl.com/37qsmg). omg, how did i miss seeing these on their
> site before?!

Maybe they're new? I've recently been to their site and didn't see them.
Then again, I often skip the "plastic" section.

> to a 14ga 3/16" straight bar with two 3mm flatbacks, & i am putting in two
> additional identical pieces of jewelry to that in a triangle pattern. it
> will be kickass, & there will be pics on bme.

There better be, because I'm not about to print out your ear and take a
pencil to it to figure out what the hell you're talking about 8).

> i also decided to take the 2ga cartilage punch in the left up to
> 0ga, but a stretch was being as bitchy as expected,

Ah... I just stretched my left conch piercing to 8 ga (originally
pierced at 14 ga, then stretched to 12, then 10) so that it matches the
punched one in the right ear. Bitchy!
I'm now wearing IS fake opal plugs in both, which may just be the
girliest pieces of piercing jewelry I own :D.

> i kick all the ass:

Indeed you do!

Nina
--
C'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot.
Louis Pasteur
http://www.chaotropic.net

Nina Baltes <chaotropic@gmx.de> wrote:
NB> i'll teach you to turn away. wrote:
>> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...923/plugs4.gif from wildcat
>> (http://tinyurl.com/37qsmg). omg, how did i miss seeing these on their
>> site before?!
NB> Maybe they're new? I've recently been to their site and didn't see them.
NB> Then again, I often skip the "plastic" section.

i've found a lot of stuff on their site through the search
function i haven't found through links. ie searching "cogs" comes up with
a rad set of plugs. i think it's just a sticker, though; anna hasn't
responded back on that.

>> to a 14ga 3/16" straight bar with two 3mm flatbacks, & i am putting in two
>> additional identical pieces of jewelry to that in a triangle pattern. it
>> will be kickass, & there will be pics on bme.
NB> There better be, because I'm not about to print out your ear and take a
NB> pencil to it to figure out what the hell you're talking about 8).

a tiny metal dot triangle in my upper lobe. NOT DIFFICULT TO
IMAGINE, DOCTOR.

NB> Ah... I just stretched my left conch piercing to 8 ga (originally
NB> pierced at 14 ga, then stretched to 12, then 10) so that it matches the
NB> punched one in the right ear. Bitchy!

i recently tried stretching one of my vertical conches to 10ga
from a 2mm punch (seven years ago), but wow was it unhappy. i may try that
again later.

NB> I'm now wearing IS fake opal plugs in both, which may just be the
NB> girliest pieces of piercing jewelry I own :D.

HA ha, you have a bajina.

lish "it gives me a headache just trying
crank@got.net to think down to your level." -mr
43.9% / 30 RANA 128 / 70

i'll teach you to turn away. wrote:

> i've found a lot of stuff on their site through the search
> function i haven't found through links. ie searching "cogs" comes up with
> a rad set of plugs. i think it's just a sticker, though; anna hasn't
> responded back on that.

There is a link to these on the "ikon plug" page, right on top.
Their website sucks :D

> a tiny metal dot triangle in my upper lobe. NOT DIFFICULT TO
> IMAGINE, DOCTOR.

I exhausted my mental capacities today by manually converting (as in: I
tallied) evaluation sheets to Excel and finally into nifty little
diagrams that show just how much I rock.

And yes, Germany has electricity and computers and online-based
evaluation, just not for this class :D.

> i recently tried stretching one of my vertical conches to 10ga
> from a 2mm punch (seven years ago), but wow was it unhappy. i may try that
> again later.

Yeah, I had tried the 10->8 stretch about two years ago and it didn't
work out. It's calming down nicely now. I love the IS 8 ga eyelets and
plugs because they have a groove on one end. And thanks to Bodyartforms,
I have a lifetime supply of clear o-rings because I'm getting some
(har!) for free with every order :D. I actually lost the first eyelet
(which wasn't grooved) from my punched conch .

> HA ha, you have a bajina.

YES, AND YOU CAN'T HAVE IT%§&%&@

Nina
--
C'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot.
Louis Pasteur
http://www.chaotropic.net

Nina Baltes <chaotropic@gmx.de> wrote:
NB> i'll teach you to turn away. wrote:
>> i've found a lot of stuff on their site through the search
>> function i haven't found through links. ie searching "cogs" comes up with
>> a rad set of plugs. i think it's just a sticker, though; anna hasn't
>> responded back on that.
NB> There is a link to these on the "ikon plug" page, right on top.
NB> Their website sucks :D

OH, under MEGA. i regularly miss those stupid top links. why have
them if you're just going to list everything else below? well, either way,
if it were actual cogs in acrylic i'd be into it, but i still think this
is just a picture.

>> a tiny metal dot triangle in my upper lobe. NOT DIFFICULT TO
>> IMAGINE, DOCTOR.
NB> I exhausted my mental capacities today by manually converting (as in: I
NB> tallied) evaluation sheets to Excel and finally into nifty little
NB> diagrams that show just how much I rock.

SO UNIMPRESSED

NB> Yeah, I had tried the 10->8 stretch about two years ago and it didn't
NB> work out. It's calming down nicely now. I love the IS 8 ga eyelets and
NB> plugs because they have a groove on one end. And thanks to Bodyartforms,
NB> I have a lifetime supply of clear o-rings because I'm getting some
NB> (har!) for free with every order :D. I actually lost the first eyelet
NB> (which wasn't grooved) from my punched conch .

bodyartforms.com is great. i just bought a bunch of stuff there,
including the aforementioned 3/16" flatback barbells. getting a bunch of
other crap free with my order was nice, too - i got joe his very own 8ga
taper for when he knocks the eyelets out of his nostrils, which is pretty
much every week. must talk to pat about a custom order of half-drilled
eyelets with big flatbacks for the inside of his nose.

>> HA ha, you have a bajina.
NB> YES, AND YOU CAN'T HAVE IT%?&%&@

I AM ALREADY IN COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR HUSBAND & WE ARE REACHING
AN ARRANGEMENT ON YOUR BAJINA, PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THIS SPACE FOR
FURTHER UPDATES ON BAJINA OWNAGE.

lish "don't wound
crank@got.net what you cannot kill." -sv
43.9% / 30 RANA 128 / 70

i'll teach you to turn away. wrote:

> if it were actual cogs in acrylic i'd be into it, but i still think this
> is just a picture.

Yeah, I think all their "ikon" plugs are.

> I AM ALREADY IN COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR HUSBAND & WE ARE REACHING
> AN ARRANGEMENT ON YOUR BAJINA, PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THIS SPACE FOR
> FURTHER UPDATES ON BAJINA OWNAGE.

Well, knowing my husband... oh crap!
Gotta go...

Nina
--
C'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot.
Louis Pasteur
http://www.chaotropic.net

Nina Baltes <chaotropic@gmx.de> wrote:
NB> i'll teach you to turn away. wrote:
>> if it were actual cogs in acrylic i'd be into it, but i still think this
>> is just a picture.
NB> Yeah, I think all their "ikon" plugs are.

i need to learn how to cast my own acrylic. i have such good
ideas.

>> I AM ALREADY IN COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR HUSBAND & WE ARE REACHING
>> AN ARRANGEMENT ON YOUR BAJINA, PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THIS SPACE FOR
>> FURTHER UPDATES ON BAJINA OWNAGE.
NB> Well, knowing my husband... oh crap!
NB> Gotta go...

CONTACTING MY LAWYER TO REVIEW PAPERWORK AS WE TYPE

lish "figured out what you're good for:
crank@got.net making anything look better." -uc
43.9% / 30 RANA 128 / 70