At A Glance
Author	Katie.
Contact	k8ie_113@yahoo.com.au
When	It just happened
Artist	A guy who looked like the killer dude in "Wolf Creek".
Studio	Electric Art.
Location	Moe, Australia.

I went to get my lip pierced today, I took my mate, Abe, with me for support. Haha, well I will just start with what happened when I walked into the store, Electric Art...

I walked in with Abe and, as I'm only 15, I was meant to have a guardian with me but I just lied and told them I was 16..

I walked to the counter, and the man walked out and looked me up and down and then said "Be right back", and went back into the back room.

I heard him talking to another man saying, "She looks about 15", he talked awhile in there, which we couldn't hear. He then came back out and told us to come through. I didn't fill out any paperwork, like I did when I got my belly button pierced, but that was at another store. I don't know if that's a proper thing your meant to do, maybe this store is dodgy? Who knows.. haha.

We walked into the back room and there was a youngish kinda guy lying down on a chair, very much like a dentists chair, getting a tattoo across his chest.

He allowed us to watch him for a couple of minutes while my piercer dude was getting ready. I like watching people get piercings/tattoos, I think that one day, I shall do an assignment on tattoos and piercings for school, and go to Electric Art and ask people if I can study them, It shall be quite fun.

Anyway..

When he was ready, he gave me a marker and told me to look in the mirror and place a dot where i wanted to be pierced. I did it, on my left side.

He gestured for me to sit, I did, and Abe sat next to me.

I was pretty nervous so i held out my hand for Abe to hold.

My piercer guy, fairly resembled the guy out of "Wolf Creek" so when he came towards me with that needle i was like "WOAH".

He told me to close my eyes, and relax. I started singing songs inside my head, for some reason. I think it was to try 'relax'.

I don't remember if he cleaned the spot before he put the needle through, I just remember feeling a slight stinging feeling, but I didn't know if it was the clamp or whatever or the actual needle, as it didnt actually feel too bad.

When he said it was all over, I stood up, and looked in the mirror, I realised I was bleeding a little bit. He wiped it with a towel thing and then He gave me a spray with some fluid or something, I don't know what it was, but he said it would help keep it clean for today. He said I did good. He said i shouldn't take the stud out for about a month, and not to "play with it", he said this while looking at Abe, I think he thought Abe was my boyfriend. I thought that was quite humorous, as my boyfriend couldn't come with me, Abe was my backup support friend. I didn't ask him about kissing. I think I should have, hehe. He told me to wash it with salt water everyday, which is apparently the best way to clean piercings. And I said "Thankyou", paid him and walked out.

I haven't swelt up or anything today, and it doesn't hurt, it's been awesome, I've been able to eat, drink, except the only bad thing is: the back of my stud keeps clanging against my braces which makes me try avoid it, which makes me talk somewhat different. I'm sure I will get used to it. Indeed I will. Indeed I will.

My mother didn't care that I got it pierced, in fact she fair liked it. She's not strict, so it's good. I didn't tell her I'de gone to get it done, so she only found out when I got home later on. My brothers said I was a 'wannabe' and 'hardcore'.. haha perhaps they're jealous! Perhaps.

My piercer guy, I think, was a bit of a smart ass. He knew we weren't 16, and my friend was looking at the different tattoos, and the guy said "Do you want one? I'll give you one if you want".. So he was either taking the piss out of our underage-ness or a very irresponsible person. Haha. I don't think the guy who pierced my lip really cared that I was underage, I think he just wanted to get paid. But it's alright, I think he was a nice guy. I like people who bend the rules, if he hadn't, then I wouldn't have my lip piercing. Which I love.

Thanks for your time,

Katie.