So I pierced my ear again.

Claire's (the teenybopper place where you hold a teddybear while they pierce you with a gun) was closed, so I went across the street to SelfSacrifice. Good name for a tattoo and piercing shop.

They don't use piercing guns here - they use a big needle. I asked the lady if it hurt more this way - she said no. Of course, she had her lips, nose, cheek and eyebrow pierced...

I turned my head, whinced, and returned to work with a throbbing ear.

Let's be honest, I'm quite sure there's somewhat of a masochistic element to this. Feel a little lonely, stick a needle in my ear. Now a have a new toy to play with/look at. Don't worry too much though. I have neither the money nor the inspiration for any tattoos right now.