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I got my eyebrow done after I quit my job at Pizza Hut. They don't even
allow any male employees to wear hoops in your ear. One of my buddies
had their 'brow done and I thought it was the most phat thing ever.
I can remember the first time I got my ears pierced. I was twelve
years old, and the guy who did it made me call my dad. I kind of just
sprung it on him, and he was like" whatever you want, but if your mom
doesn't like it....." and I was in.
When I got my paycheck from my new job I headed for Sioux City, IA with
my sister's boyfriend. I was totally freaked about it, so we smoked a
joint to "numb me up." I'm not quite sure if it was a good idea to
smoke before making a decision like this, but what the hell.
We got to the shop, YO-YO Dyne in Sioux City, and the chick behind the
counter asked me if wanted my tounge pierced and proceeded to try to
talk me into it by saying "your girlfriend would really like it," but I
told her no. I picked out a ring with a black ball. I waned to get a
blue ring but they said I had to start with stainless steel first, just
in case I would have an allergic reaction or something.
The guy who was giving the piercing sat me down in the chair and that's
when I realized what the hell I was doing. He sterilized around the
'brow that I wanted done and put two dots with marker. He asked if I
wanted it to go perpendicular to the 'brow or just up and down. I went
perpendicular. He grabbed for the biggest damn saftey pin I'd ever seen
and sterilized it. Then it was time. I held my breath and bang it was
in. The pin he used was a bigger gauge than the ring so it bled a
little.
It was kind of hard to sleep with because I roll around alot, but I got
used to it. No problems with infections. I used an anti-biotic cream
before bed and an ear piercing solution about three times a day.
I went on to get my tounge done. That's a whole different ballgame
all-together.
Submitted by: brad56@webtv.net
Experience Added 12/11/98