The Girly Thread

[The Skarzs]

You would know how.

[Jukka the Sling]

I got two pairs of super-cute fandom earrings for my birthday!  One pair is the Jedi symbol in gold-tone, and the other is the LotR leaf brooch.  Odd thing is, they sent me two identical leaf earrings, so they're both exactly the same rather than each being a mirror image of the other one.  But whatever, I'm still happy.

[Maudie]

That's so cool! It kind of makes me wish I had my ears pierced...

[The Skarzs]

What if you did?
*Holds up a red hot needle.*

[Maudie]

*cue girly scream*

[Rosie Willowwater]

*cue ear splitting scream combined with crying*

[The Skarzs]

Ear splitting is quite fitting in this situation.

[Jukka the Sling]

^ Lol.

That's so cool! It kind of makes me wish I had my ears pierced...

I can't remember exactly - do you think it's wrong to pierce your ears, or is something else preventing you doing it?

[MeadowR]

the other is the LotR leaf brooch.  Odd thing is, they sent me two identical leaf earrings, so they're both exactly the same rather than each being a mirror image of the other one.  But whatever, I'm still happy.

That really amuses me for some reason.

[Maudie]

@Jukka the Sling My parents didn't want me to get them pierced until I was twelve, and then when I asked to get them pierced they kept putting it off. Now the main reason I haven't gotten them pierced is because I don't want to get it done with a piercing gun but at the same time I don't want to go to a tattoo parlor to get them done. It's not that I'm not allowed to...it's just I haven't gotten around to it.

[Andy]

What's wrong with the piercing gun? Having had piercings that were done both ways, the gun is definitely the faster and less painful way to do it for applicable ones like the typical ear piercing. It barely hurts or anything and is over like that.

[Maudie]

According to the internet it's not as sanitary or as precise. But hey, you actually have experience with both? No one I know does, so I haven't really had someone who can compare the two and say which is better.

[Andy]

As long as you go to someone reputable, it will be sanitary and it'll work fine. Seemed pretty precise to me, too. My ears were pierced with the gun (at a Walmart, actually), and I pierced my lip a couple times with the needles—those hurt the whole way through, and they're kinda long. Didn't hurt very much, but definitely more than the piercing gun, and definitely took longer. You can only really use the gun for ears, from my understanding, but for them, I would certainly recommend it over the needles. Just make sure you're going to someplace that's reputable, but you'd wanna do that for the needle method too.

[Jukka the Sling]

the other is the LotR leaf brooch.  Odd thing is, they sent me two identical leaf earrings, so they're both exactly the same rather than each being a mirror image of the other one.  But whatever, I'm still happy.

That really amuses me for some reason.

@Jukka the Sling My parents didn't want me to get them pierced until I was twelve, and then when I asked to get them pierced they kept putting it off. Now the main reason I haven't gotten them pierced is because I don't want to get it done with a piercing gun but at the same time I don't want to go to a tattoo parlor to get them done. It's not that I'm not allowed to...it's just I haven't gotten around to it.

Ah, I see.  My mom actually bought a piercing kit from Walmart and pierced my ears herself.  Probably the most annoying part was marking where to pierce, but once we'd finally drawn the dots in the correct places, it was easy (and hardly hurt).

[The Skarzs]

Use this then!