At A Glance
Author	Themuffinman
Contact	themuffinman723@yahoo.com
When	Three months ago
Artist	Tino
Studio	Whatever
Location	NYC

To all my body modification friends and family.

I remember watching M-TV when it was M-TV and watching my favorite metal band shred the stage and the videos.

All u saw was Tattoos and piercings.

All I thought was damn I want to get my ears done and hey who knows my nipples as well.

I told my mom back when we lived together. "Mom. I want a tattoo"

Needless to say the verbal ramming I got about it. I think I waited till I was about I don't know 17 18 when I brought it up again. And holy shit mom did a 180 on me. Sat me down and said "Yes you can have a tattoo. Just don't pass the elbows." I said "mmhhhmm. Ok no problem." Happier than a high school kid with his first car I ran out looking into the local tattoo shops. I had questions I wanted to see pictures so on and so forth.

Ok so after research and shit I get my first piece of ink. Oh man I was happy.

But not satisfied. Now I wanted my ears pierced. Needless to say at that time I was a little wimp when it came to needles. Hey don't ask me but I think tattoo needles and piercing needles are totally different.

But anyway it was a few years later like almost 6 or 7 years till I got my ears stabbed. The reasons why it took so long I had a few issues that I won't get into. But anyway I find a great girl, also into the piercing and tattoos. Who is now my wife.

So my new lady is itching for a new hole in the flesh. I remember I have a friend in the world of ink. And he works at whatever 7 in NYC. So I give him a call me and my lady go down to the shop and meet the crew.

My friend Mr. X. It's been a while since I have seen him. But we catch up on things and I meet Tino the piercer of the shop. Very cool Kat.

Ok so my lady who has already pierced her ears from being a little girl. Decides to get her lobes stretched... I said ok no problem. She went from 16g to an 8g. Wow. I said ok. That's cool.

I'm looking at her ears and I think I always wanted something like that. But now I had 2 things to worry about. 1 I hate needles 2 I have a damn good job that you must be conservative. So what to do?

A month later my boss decides to put me on the overnight security shift.

Hhmmmmmmm. At that shift I can do what I want.

Now remember I don't have any piercings at all.

That following week me and my lady go to the tattoo shop. Tino says YO! when do I get to put a hole in you. I said I don't know bro I'm ok right now. He laughs. So now I go to the back of the shop to hang with my boy Mr. X. My mind is racing, churning out the thought of Tino piercing my ears. I yell out hey Tino what you going to charge me to stab my lobes. Hey smiled. And gave me a price. And I must say it was a hell of a discount. I said set it up brother. I have never seen a man jump out of a see like it was on fire. I think he was more excited that me. He said oh shit your a virgin. He sanitized he prepped. It was amazing to see the procedure of preparation.

I sat in the chair I said damn no turning back now.

He cleaned my ears I was ready. He said I'm going to make you a 10g first to start you off. He showed me the piercing and you could see right through it I said Oh shit. Ok!. Let's go.

My lady was so happy for me.

He did my left ear first I waited for that wow pain. And he did it I felt nothing just a slight pinch and minor burning.

I thought I was the man.

He did the other ear. Yes it felt good.

I was in love with piercing.

Tino was disappointed that I didn't jump or scream.

He said come see me in about 3 to 5 weeks so I can look at it and maybe take you to the next size. I was happy damn near gitty.

My lady, happy and staring at me like I was a new person. Shhh don't say anything but I think it turned her on.

Anyway, I got the sea salt and the Antibacterial soap.

All is well. I'm moving it turning it and cleaning it.

3 weeks pass and I'm almost all healed up.

I see Tino he's like what's up u look good. I was ready for the next size which is an 8g. He showed me the 8g and the 6g almost the same. So you know what I did I went for the 6g. Once again the prep and etc. Remember it's very important to scout your shops because a clean shop is the best shop.

Any way I see a new tool, stretching spikes. Ok. What ever I'm game lets go.

He lubes me up. And slides this spike through my hole. Ok new feeling instant burn. But I was happy it's not as bad as I thought. I felt grown. I was like cool.

So again the cleaning and stuff.

A wile passed I thought I had my fun it was out of my system. So I kept my 6g ears for a good while. I played with them stuck things in the whole for fun and laughs, I didn't know the more u play the bigger the hole gets.

A few months go by. I go Tino I'm bored what's the next size up. He says 2g I go let me see it. Ehh ok not bad let's do it.

I sit he preps he slides I felt nothing absolutely nothing. Tino looks at me and goes what the hell? You are already a 2g I was like what?

He said give me a minute. He goes and gets a new prep I see a bigger spike. Ummm Tino what are you doing I asked He goes wait I want to see something I go ok No problem. So He grabbed the other spike it's a 0g now. It went in like water. Nothing no pain nothing. He asked me what am I doing to my ears ?. I say nothing just wash and what ever. He goes no as far as anything else. I said I do play with them a lot. He goes that's why. That's why you're a 0g now. You played with them so much you stretched your lobes with out knowing. Ok cool.

A few months go by and I'm the over night guy now and I got to say Its boring overnight at work so yup you guessed it more playing and what ever.

By this time my lady is already 00g. I said I'm done I wont pass 0g.

Ohh boy.

Damn

I stuck a sharpie marker in and it fit. Oh no.

The sharpie is a hair larger than a 00g. Ohh boy.

Now what. Now I didn't tell you my wife my lady said. "I want to be the only 00g in the family." Ok no problem.

Shit I screwed up I'm waking up next to my 0g tunnels every morning because they don't fit anymore.

I haven't told her.

Time goes on. Me and my lady go jewelry shopping for our ears and I don't say anything

I still wasted money on 0g tunnels

Then one day I said baby I'm so sorry but you are no longer the only 00g in the family.

Her being a smart ass she said I know I see the gap between your piercing.

You're a 00g now. She said it looks good on me.

So now I'm a 00g. Ohh man who would have thought?

But I'm happy.

All is well

And I'm going for the nipples next.

So that's my story. Story for the long essay type shit but it had to be said.

Oh by the way.

You guys in NYC or passing through stop by whatever tattoo. I might be there with my wife and Tino and Mr. X

There cool people so don't be shy.

Take care of those body mods.

Thanks for reading.

The Muffinman