I love giving advice, apparently, so if you are a newly pierced person or are planning on being pierced, here are some of the things I found helpful, as somebody who isn't a professional piercer but has had six plus piercings on my face and body, and multiple ear piercings (which I don't count, since I DIY'd them):
Normal bath towels are your enemy, proceed with caution after bathing. NEVER wipe moisture away from a fresh piercing, always pat it dry
You will hit a new piercing and it will hurt. This is inevitable, just know that you likely haven't destroyed it. Feel free to cry, though, it hurts like hell.
If your piercer gives you instructions, heed them. If you're on restrictions, please take it as seriously as possible
When you're going in for a piercing, please eat or drink something - at least what constitutes as a snack for your body. It really helps
If you're getting an oral piercing, make sure you size down after the healing period - I hadn't sized down for my last oral piercing when I first had the chance, and it was... so annoying to have too-large of jewelry
Not all jewelry is made equally. Do your research on materials, threading, and sizing. I've found that titanium jewelry is really nice for me, and I like it, but that isn't the only option. Make sure you think about your body and its needs and preferences
Close your eyes while being pierced (I found this really helps me)
Don't over-clean a new piercing, twice per day is usually a good place to start
The completed healing period is a very average suggestion - you may heal slower or faster. Try to adhere to that suggestion, though, especially if you do not feel you're healed enough
Personally, I have found that I am completely healed when my piercing feels like just another part of my body, even when it is touched. When my piercings start to feel as though they are foreign when they never do before, I know I likely need to clean them
While I have DIY'd piercings, I personally do not recommend it, especially if you are either not using sterilized equipment, or are piercing a very dangerous place (like the tongue). If you are absolutely positive about committing to the DIY mindset, please try to do due diligence in research at least
Tip your piercer. Body mods are a luxury service, and it takes years to even become a piercer, much less to be proficient at it. Tip your piercer, ESPECIALLY if their prices feel too good to be true - they likely are. Unless you are directed otherwise by your piercer, just assume that you will be tipping them for their services and budget accordingly
Make sure you understand how your piercer wants you to take care of your piercing, and ask questions. There is no question too "dumb"
If you are getting a body part pierced you are insecure about, realize your piercer has most likely seen HUNDREDS of different body parts of various sizes, shapes, and oddities. Your body is not uniquely bad, nor would a good piercer make you feel unwelcome or uncomfortable with your body. If they do, however, DO NOT go through with the piercing. You should feel safe being pierced by somebody, and, indeed, that is the bare minimum.
If you use saline wash to clean piercings, you can DIY it. You will go through NeilMed like no other, and with it being $5USD a bottle, that price can rack up quickly. Make sure you use distilled water and non-iodized salt, though
If your piercing is infected, please don't be too ashamed to seek help. It's in your best interest to make sure you don't get ill or your site gets nasty ("nasty" as in painful)
These are just some of the things I've learned being a pierced person! My piercings are something I absolutely needed, and I do not for a minute regret having them. I want that same happiness to befall you, and that happens when you are able to understand a bit more what goes into piercings. You are, essentially, getting a new body part installed by a pro, and so I don't want you to not be ready for that.
Again, I am not a professional piercer, but am rather a body piercing enthusiast with many different types of piercings. I don't have every piercing, though, so please look at this critically for the piercing(s) that you want or have. At least, treat this like a soft suggestion or ways to help you brainstorm what you will find helpful.
More tips are obviously welcomed, especially if you yourself have more insight or expertise. Good luck to every pierced person or future pierced person reading this💛
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EDIT: submissions now closed. sorry if you didn’t get your lil guys in, maybe another time.
hey im trying to make a beanie baby bracket and im opening submissions for what beanie babies to put in! beanie babies will go up against each other and we can find out the ultimate beanie baby!
submission rules:
1: only beanie babies (obviously). im not including any beanie boos, attic treasures, etc. this is only because im not as familiar with those.
2: only submit one per submission please, it makes it easier to go through.
3: id appreciate some extra info like a description of the beanie baby or a link to information so i know exactly what to include in the poll (due to some beanie babies sharing names, etc). it is not required but id appreciate it.
4: i can’t guarantee every beanie baby will make it in, and i don’t know how long this will take. patience is appreciated.
5: propaganda is allowed and encouraged!
here’s the link to the submissions! and feel free to reblog to spread this, it would be appreciated!
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ok, I know I complained about Starfield for a severe lack of quality of life features, and a truly arbitrary and soul-crushing grind, but I decided to go back to try and fix some of these issues with console commands. I was only... partly successful, but at least I did learn how to force an alternate universe of my choice. And this one has... two Lorres?? D: Which one is me? D:
(as another angry aside, the game does give you an "alternate start" as a random chance when going through the Unity and starting a new game+. This chance is 15%. Fifteen. Percent. I'm pretty sure the game devs had to be aliens, masochists, or masochist aliens, to believe that anybody would find it worthwhile or fun to grind the game over and over for a measly 15% chance to see something new. Fuck yoooou)
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*rolls in from the void*
So you know how the Government has different divisions (We know Canterbury is captain of the navy and Galeforce has his little squad) and how it is referenced that the Toppats have different little divisions (Sven specifically mentioning the Airship being a division and such like the Elites and Macbeth and his train), and how even the CCC has different divisions?
What if the Wall also had its own divisions?
With how big the Wall is from what sections we've seen (regular cells, solitary and frozen timeout), I can't imagine that Dmitri deals with all those sections and the various prisoners that come in and out of the Wall everyday.
So there probably are people under Dmitri that deal with those sections and report to him when needed, with Dmitri only getting involved if it is say a big name prisoner like Henry or if a prison break took place (and on the thought of a prison break, remember that the CA prison break was just that area Henry and Ellie were in, it would probably be so much worse if every section broke out due to some freaky event)
Just a silly Wall thought for today.
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