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My Piercing Weekend

So, I'm sure you all read about Kristen's attempt at getting a tattoo, well... I got my tongue pierced. I was hanging out with my friend Renee this weekend, who is from Beloit and attended UW-Whitewater for a while and is transferring to MATC this fall. All weekend we hung out at her house located on the Rock River. Friday night there was a boat accident while we sat by a bonfire. Saturday I was in the pool, in the river, or on her boat. After getting all tired I wanted to go shopping. We went to Janesville and I bought shoes. Out of nowhere she wanted to get her eyebrow pierced, so we drove to Whitewater, to a place that will do as many piercings as you can stand for $20. When we got there I asked the man about tongue piercings and if they hurt or not. Well, Renee immediately said that she would pay for it if I got it... and before I knew it I was rinsing out my mouth with mouthwash, having a clamp on my tongue, and being concerned with the amount I was drooling. So, I got my tongue pierced. Now it just needs to heal, because it's getting a little annoying and uncomfortable.

*Brandi

So... 4:30pm on Friday came, and I steeled my nerves to go and tattoo myself. I had been thinking about getting a tattoo for about 2 years, and I figured the time had finally come. I head downtown, with three friends, all hyperventilate-y about my impending experience. (I should add that i have a pretty big fear of needles and pain). By the time we get there, I am ready and excited to get me tattoo... only to discover that they are closed for the weekend.
I'd like to call it a coincidence, but i don't think i can. Many months ago, my cousin and I decided to get tattoos. Admittedly, this was completely on a whim, but we figured we were big girls and could handle it. Same tattoo parlor, same trepidation, same fear, and in the end, same "Closed" sign. You can imagine our disappointment then, amplify it a couple times and that was my disappointment at my second closed sign.
So, today (for the third time), I will go to the tattoo place, I will get all nervous and excited, and if I find the place closed...I will be very angry.
Here's hoping!

~Kristen