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got my upper lobes pierced today - so far it's a total of 6 piercings. on the left ear i have two lobe piercings and a double helix, and on the right is just the two lobes. i plan to get another double helix on the right side to match the left when the first set heals. that'll be 8 total - then I'm thinking either my conch, a third helix, or a third upper lobe. not 100% sure which one it'll be, i guess ill have to see but I'm kind of leaning towards the upper lobe or conch because it just looks nicer. people fed helix propaganda to me before i got my double done, but tbh the healing process so far has been smooth, pain-free and forgettable (got them done 2 months ago). however my piercer today decided to check on my double helix and clean it which meant he had to take the jewelry out. let me tell u that was some of the worst pain I've ever experienced in a piercing shop. i forget that a piercing is literally just an open wound until it fully heals but that shit hurt like a dirty bitch. but now it's ok just a bit sore even tho it was stinging for about 30 minutes after he put the jewelry back in. apparently this is normal and fine and I'll still go back in a month from now to get it downsized which i predict will probably hurt like a bitch again. but for now I'm chilling. i do have beef with my lobes tho. not the upper lobes i just got, the og lobes. i got my lobes pierced when i was around 9 years old so it's been quite a while. obv as a nine year old girl i got my ears pierced at claire's because nobody back then knew piercing guns basically inflict blunt force trauma on people's earlobes. mine got infected pretty bad once but have been completely fine since. except when i got my double helix done two months ago i expanded my jewelry horizons and decided to look into getting clicker hoops for my lobes because it would look cute. i went and bought high-quality titanium clickers from a piercing shop and shoved them in my ear - they hated it. for a week they were inflamed, oozing, and so freaking itchy. after a few more days my right side got used to it and i took them out. my left side developed an irritation bump (first ever time this has happened to me !!) and i couldn't put any jewelry back in it for about two weeks. it took a while of inserting for a week, taking out for another week, etc etc so they could get used to it but rn I'm wearing a full set of jewelry so i guess its ok. but my left lobe is royally fucked up. like claires genuinely did something very wrong, any jewelry i use regardless of if its a hoop, a ring, or a stud cannot find the end of the piercing hole for whatever reason. might consider getting it repierced. but for now I'm gonna wait till my double helix and upper lobes heal cause it looks meta as hell. cant wait to have that pierced up baddie reputation.
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Mar 15, 2025
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I've had the earrings since I was about 5 years old, never taken it off unless it was to clean them.
Recently got a nose piercing last year so i haven't changed the stud out yet due to many warnings of infections that will follow but I'm planning on changing it out for a hoop in the next few months
Mar 16, 2025
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I’m thinking in the New Year to get some piercings and I’m not sure what to get. this is gonna be my first ever
Dec 31, 2024
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i'm in community college rn, i had a rough time in high school so i figured id do two catchup/gen ed years before finishing up my degree at a 4 year. we all know its college app season/college result season and oh my god guys i keep seeing these high schoolers shooting for 8% acceptance rate universities and not settling for anything less. like i get it, i do. but am i the only one whos seeing an uptick of kids just applying places just to say they got in ? i feel like i ask a lot of these people about what they want to do/what they're passionate about and why they're majoring in what they're majoring in and they just give me a blank stare. can we PLEASE normalize saving money and taking your time ? you have the rest of your life to work and be miserable paying taxes and pulling your weight at a 9-5. there's literally no shame in community, and I'm so sick and tired of people thinking there is. if you don't know what you want to do, you're allowed to take the time to get there. it's honestly worse to settle on a mediocre major that you don't particularly like just to get your degree faster and say you graduated on time. high school really doesn't give you the time to decide these things so once you reach adulthood it's your responsibility to allocate your time towards it. i really want to see more kids soul searching in a meaningful and responsible way. and if you know what you wanna do and you got into your 8% acceptance rate dream school, more power to you. I'm just saying that seeing a case like that is rare these days and people deserve the time to think and absorb their new responsibilities.
Mar 19, 2025
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avid peppermint tea fan. i operate on a nervous stomach and overactive nervous system - peppermint tea is my saving grace basically. however trader joes put out "candy cane" peppermint tea bags that are seasonal only so i can't find them anymore :( other brands just sort of taste medicinal. not that that's a problem for me since i don't drink it so much for flavor but i actually liked the taste of their packets. i used my last one today. rip. good drink tho
UPDATE I HAVE ANOTHER PACK !! WOO HOO
Mar 10, 2025
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i'm so serious this song is actually insanely catchy. not my choice genre of music but gaga has this magical countenance to her where she literally never misses and always ends up putting out something culturally significant.
I COULD BE YOUR TYPE FROM YOUR ZOMBIE BITE !!
Mar 12, 2025