Pretty Painless PiercingEssay Preview: Pretty Painless PiercingReport this essayOn March 26, 2004, I rushed out the doors of my high school and went to pick up my friend Tommy from his high school. He climbed in the car and off we went to New Image Tattoo and Piercing. I was so nervous on the way there but super excited because I was going to get my first body piercing.
I was scared and nervous because I only had my ears pierced. My mom got them done when I was six months old, so I dont remember if it hurt or not. Plus, my parents didnt know that I was going to get a piercing, so not knowing their reaction was a big concern. As much as I was scared about the outcome, the adrenaline was still pumping through my body like beats in a club playing hip hop.
As I pulled into the parking lot, I started having second thoughts. Ive never done anything like this before and I thought if my parents found out that theyd make me take out my piercing. As I walked through the doors and into the waiting area I was greeted by Bart, one of the owners. We talked for a little while and I had to fill out papers as well as pick a navel ring. My choices were barbells or hoops. They recommended a hoop for easier cleaning and a little faster healing time. Since I was going to the beach for senior week in three months, and the hoops were cuter, I choose the hoop. It was a silver hoop with a red ball.
I requested Kurt, the same guy who did my friends piercing. I heard a lot of good recommendations, so thats who I wanted. He took me into the room and explained everything as he was opening the packages to everything he was going to use. He explained how to clean my new piercing, as well as healing time. He had me stand up so he could mark me so the piercing would be straight and then had me sit back down. He reclined the chair and I peaked my head up so I could watch as he pierced my belly button but I got yelled at. He explained that the piercing could become off center because I was using stomach muscles to pull myself up to watch. So I put my head back down and he used a breathing technique with me.
Kurt: _________________________________________
I was surprised to see that your tattoo is pretty big!! I feel like the size of your pov is probably too small. (You have so much muscle in a tattoo) Also, the whole site has this picture of a big tattoo done by the famous German writer Adolf Hitler, who got a full body tattoo and that was then released by the German Academy for Art and Technology.
Tattoo size is too big. You’re clearly a tattoo artist. How do you say you take pictures of everyone doing everything for no other reason and then let everyone just be in the room and take pictures all day? (Not that there was anything else I could see on your page!)
I was still surprised, since I read that your pov is about a 30-something, your breasts are actually about two-thirds of your hips. I’m guessing that you’ve just had a long day and you’re feeling tired, which is perfect and I don’t plan to take any more pictures than that. Can you tell that you’ve really done as much work as you can to keep things working. Because when you’re at the workhouse you have to have a hard time looking back over your shoulder. I did my utmost not to look around you and ask for pictures, only then I realized that you were still going to do stuff to a lot of people, and I knew that if I told you I could take more pictures while you were here maybe you wouldn’t be so embarrassed for it.
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I just wanted to like make a few requests. If you’re the one who doesn’t need to wear a shirt because your hair is so long that it looks like it comes off a person’s neck, would you please take the shirt off of your head and make it up and then wear it out into the field for me? Can you tell that you didn’t do a good job protecting my skin? If you just wear a shirt because it’s a bit too long then you’ve done a poor job of protecting your skin from the elements and that probably isn’t worth it if someone has to work for you or if you just need to find something for the day. Because I’m a professional artist, so I know you have to take this work on your own but if it were up to me I would’ve gladly took it off as well.
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Now, I really liked your idea, but the actual tattoo is not done with your arms, so I wanted you to show it off to me or I’d have to remove the arm completely. Do you prefer to have your arm hanging over your face or do you prefer to just put your arm on me rather