Just about the sweetest love song I've ever heard...
YOUTUBE : ANI DIFRANCO HEARSE
Thanks, Ani :-)
Love songs are so much better when you're in love <3
Work was good today. Lots of laughs. A general lack of maturity. Gotta love having that temporary mental freedom from responsibility and worry.
I did two vertical hoods today. Being the one of the only piercers worth a shit in the state and being a female, I've been doing a lot of female genital piercings lately. It's fun... It's a very personal service. Close to prostitution in a very weird way. Money, body parts, sensation, trust... It's intense, I guess.
I always try, as much as my mood allows, to talk with them and form a camaraderie before the piercing. It really relaxes both of us.
I pierced a client's daughter's ears the other day. She's 4. The only other 4 yr. old's ears I've pierced is my boyfriend's daughter's... so it brought some fuzzy, warm memories into the forefront of my mind... and heart.
As I've said before, younger kids do much better with piercing than teenagers. This girl was so cute and sat so amazingly. And asked so many smart questions for her age like - "Why are you wearing gloves?" - "Why did you change your gloves?" - "Can I touch my neck?" (after I said not to touch them at all)... It was pretty awesome. My co-workers were joking that I should specialize in pediatric and geriatric piercing (as those are my favorite type of people to deal with). I responded quickly, "That would be FUCKING AMAZING"
Her mother.... well, her mother - I pierced her hood... as a reclamation of her genitals after rape and molestation and it ended with a shared "Fuck Him!" and a sincere hug and tears. That is my one and probably last experience like that within this career.
Quick sidenote: Just caught my puppy chewing on my under-the-bed-restraints.... um... yeeeah...
I got an Ani Difranco CD in the mail today. Titled, "Which side are you on?", it is her first studio album release in 3 years. I have been waiting with baited breath. And as usual, her words and sounds gave me chills and teary eyes. Good thing I uploaded this sucker to iTunes because I'm gonna stick this CD in my car CD player and play it until it burns. Until its burns so hot that singing along makes my throat feel as fiery as a dragon's.
I might be a little too obsessed... ah... oh, well :-P
Have I mentioned how ridiculously in love I am? It's disgusting. Disgustingly awesome, that is. I'm in that period... where everything is perfect about the individual of your desire and nothing anyone can say or prove will change that... Thing is, I think I'm gonna feel this way for a looong time... Because I really admire the man as a person and teacher and father...
OK.. I'm gonna stop making you vomit little bits of your dinner into your mouth...
But, what we have going on? It's pretty fuckin' sweet!, LOL
