ya ya
much tumult lately. thought i'd try something cathartic.

i used to bleach+dye my hair to that end, but this time i wanted something a bit different.

the only piercing that's ever appealed to me, aside from an ear piercing which is usually just a subscription to statute, is an eyebrow piercing. it's understated, elegant, and from my admittedly naive and limited perspective, doesn't seem like it would get in the way like many other facial piercings i can think of.

so:

cto jewelry in beaverton sells "do it yourself" kits, and that appealed to me since i think subconsciously i wanted to be able to run away at the last second. the kit came with a "sterile" needle and "ball closure ring," forceps (they look like a tiny pair of salad tongs), and some instructions vague enough that i looked around til i found this and followed it instead, for the most part. resulting in:



it's swollen and there's a bit of discharge, but i guess that's normal. and i'm a bit worried i'll react badly to it as did others i know, but it's not permanent.

at first i thought i'd end up replacing the very basic ball closure ring, but its simplicity appeals to me. it's got its own personality, sitting there in my eyebrow as if it CHOSE to be there. unassuming but confident.