At A Glance
Author	anonymous
Contact	anonymous@bme.anon
When	It just happened
Artist	Jennifer
Studio	Randy Adam's Tattoo
Location	Fort Worth, Texas

Life is a mixed bag. There is good and bad in every experience. One can focus on the good or one can obsess over the bad. So, one's take on life tends to lean toward the negative or the positive. It truly is a choice. Thus, my last piercing was positive, with a little bit of negativity thrown in to keep it real.

My piercing experiences have been documented in two previous contributions: "The Journey So Far," and "My Pain Free PA." If anyone actually read those articles, it would be clear that I enjoy feeling pain. Yet, in truth, if one enjoyed pain, it would not be pain; it would be pleasure. You see, it really does hurt when one is attacked, when one's body is invaded. If it did not hurt, it would not be pain, nor called pain. Whatever the semantics, I like being hurt; I like pain. Still, it should not be discounted that what I describe as ecstatic joy, is indeed painful in its most basic sense. Ouch! These sentences are painful! Bottom line---I'm a masochist; I like pain.

In the last year, I have stretched my horizontal nipple piercings from fourteen gauge to four gauge; this in itself would red flag any knowing person to the fact that I am impatient and enjoy the sensations of stretchings being healed (is that a grammatically sound construct?). I enjoy the constant impulses my nerve endings send me as a stretched hole is attempting to heal. As soon as I cease to receive those impulses, I crave pulling the hole to new limits. Am I alone in this compulsion? Is there anyone out there who relates to this?

With the nipples at four gauge, I was pleased with the aesthetic look of my large gauge circular barbells; however, after a while, I stopped feeling the presence of my metal. Oh sure, it was heavy. It pulled as I moved, but not to the degree I had enjoyed as each larger gauge was introduced and subsequently accepted by my flesh. I needed more; something new. Damned Law of Diminished Returns!!!!!

I decided that I needed vertical piercings behind my existing holes. This would not only keep the sensations of healing holes a part of my life, it would also preserve the size of my horizontal piercings and, hopefully, push my circular barbells upward so they did not sag as they pulled my nipples downward with gravity.

I went to my favorite piercing center, Randy Adams Tattoo in Fort Worth, Texas, to discuss my options. While Randy had done all my previous piercings, and extremely well I must say, I found out that he did not come in except on Tuesdays and Wednesdays anymore. So, I spoke to Jennifer, who is there the rest of the week, more or less. I liked Jennifer right off; good looking girl, friendly, puts you at ease. I wondered though, what if I want to discuss a further genital modification. How is that going to feel? Well, I'll cross that bridge if and when we get to it. I asked about "nails" to go behind my circular barbells. She pulled out a book; she showed me what I could get. I really wanted the nail look; flat on top. Jennifer said the ball on top would fit better into a piercing. I capitulated. Next time though, I will ask about getting the tops filed down to a more flat look.

I was informed that the piercing would need to be done at the most, twelve gauge. I ordered the jewelry and was told it would take two weeks to get it in. Well, with the holidays, it took longer. Three weeks later, Jennifer called; I REALLY appreciated that she called me! The spikes were in!

It had been a crazy week; and this was a very hectic Friday! Still, I worked toward getting over to Randy Adam's place to get my new metal inserted into my chest. Truth be told, I was a bit hesitant about the whole thing; Randy had done all of my previous piercings, except for "play" piercings; this would be different! Like I said, I liked Jennifer, but how would it be to have her do my verticals? Do not want to sound sexist, but, I am not used to a female touching me like this.

I got to the shop, and Jennifer instructed her assistant to autoclave the spikes. I went to the restroom; on the way to relieve myself, I saw a gorgeous girl apparently accompanying a party in another part of the building that was getting a tattoo; I suddenly wished I were not getting pierced so I could hit on this "Babe." Choices!!!

Later still, Jennifer said, "Come on back." She instructed me to remove my shirt; I had worn a buttoned up silk shirt so that I would not muss my hair; how vain is that? She instructed me to sit down, which surprised me. I had figured she would want to examine me standing up, so as to determine the placement of my vertical piercings as they would sit in conjunction with my circular barbells. I complied. Jennifer marked my anticipated holes. I remarked that the left nipple marking needed to be moved slightly to the right; Jennifer agreed.

Jennifer told me to breathe in deeply and to exhale completely; OUCH!!!!!!! She inserted the needle. No previous piercing hurt like this! Ouch!! I LOVE IT!! Oh man, I look down and there in a receiving tube stuck in my right nipple; she is not through yet!! YES! Now the jewelry---Oh God, it felt wonderful as she inserted the nail......I wondered quietly if I could let this piercing heal and have her do it yet again and again.

Kindly, Jennifer asked me if I were O.K. Yes! Of course!!!!! She proceeded. The left nipple was done with as much pleasure as the right----exquisite!!

We were done. There was bleeding; this was something I had not experienced before. She told me about aftercare; very professional.

Once again, I was very pleased with my piercing experience at Randy Adams, this time for reasons quite different from before; this time it hurt! YES!

Mixed bag? Well, It has been over twenty four hours and I cannot feel the new metal at all; this is also a first. Why get new holes if you cannot feel them? Maybe this will change. Maybe it will take larger spikes; whatever! I will work on it and let you know. Meanwhile, these really do look cool, even if I can not feel them.


New Entry:

It has now been forty-eight hours since the vertical nails were put into place. Whereas before there was little to no sensation from the new metal, the last twelve hours have been resplendently filled with sharp, stabbing impulses shooting in a radial pattern from the piercings. This is more like it! I look forward to the weeks and months ahead as I enjoy going from one size to the next and all the pleasure each stage affords.