I can't speak for anyone else, even on if tattoos are more complex than multiple ear piercings, but the sole reasons for getting mine were "I want" and "pretty".
Mal: There's plenty orders of mine that she didn't obey. Wash: Name one! Mal: She married you!
'War Stories'
Natter 43: I Love My Dead Gay Whale Crosspost.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Lee - Apr 04, 2006 12:42:47 pm PDT #8569 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 04, 2006 12:49:14 pm PDT #8570 of 10001
What is even happening?
I don't think there's any reason to assume that tastes outside societal norms require more complex motivations than tastes within them.I see what you mean, but I keep thinking the more complex the act and its consequences, the more possible the motives were more complex.
§ ita § - Apr 04, 2006 12:50:05 pm PDT #8571 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
When you call the consequences complex, what do you mean?
Topic!Cindy - Apr 04, 2006 12:57:28 pm PDT #8572 of 10001
What is even happening?
Well, my comment was made about the more extreme sort like the picture you linked, and really, I think Jilli gave an answer. It just wasn't posted when I was posting my question.
In the picture you linked, that man's whole back was covered in piercings. It's got to be hard to keep them clean. It's got to be uncomfortable to sit and lie in certain positions. It's likely that they could snag on clothing. He probably can't reach all the piercings, himself. It would cost more to do. He can't really see it without the aid of mirrors.
Jesse - Apr 04, 2006 12:57:38 pm PDT #8573 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In other news, some poor noodle is very upset about the "Secret Lovers" LOTR promo on TBS: [link]
§ ita § - Apr 04, 2006 1:01:09 pm PDT #8574 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I was just wondering if you were talking about physical consequences (which it seems you were) or social.
UPS just delivered me a CD by an old old friend, and I made the liner notes! Now I just need to listen to it.
DavidS - Apr 04, 2006 1:02:04 pm PDT #8575 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It's got to be uncomfortable to sit and lie in certain positions.
That might be the part he likes best. I don't know if comfort is the operative concept with elaborate piercings.
Emmett's fever has subsided. We did a walkabout in the neighborhood, scoring a popgun, a Hot Wheels motorcycle, a finger splint for him, a new 3 Stooges DVD, Mirrormask DVD and I got stuff to clean out my ears since I've been going deaf over the last couple days. And I flushed a small animal out of my head and it was gross but now I can hear again, huzzah.
Sheryl - Apr 04, 2006 1:06:49 pm PDT #8576 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Need sleep, but that's normal post-con. The con was great, with much good music, good signing(one of the guests does sign language interpretation of songs in a very dramatic, full-body way) and good friends.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 04, 2006 1:07:42 pm PDT #8577 of 10001
What is even happening?
That might be the part he likes best. I don't know if comfort is the operative concept with elaborate piercings.
Well, once Jilli indicated it was most likely temporary, the issue really went out the window, but I didn't not want to answer the questions. I can see the discomfort or pain being a turn on for a limited amount of time, but not living with discomfort on any sort of extended basis.
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That might be the part he likes best. I don't know if comfort is the operative concept with elaborate piercings.
To me, that is more complex that, "I want to do that."
§ ita § - Apr 04, 2006 1:13:25 pm PDT #8578 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Where New York Times columnist David Pogue latched onto this fascinating factoid, there's no telling. But as randomly useless bits of trivia go, this is definitely worth noting.
Pogue writes: Late tonight -- specifically, 123 seconds after 1:00 a.m. -- the time and date, for the first time in all of humanity, will be 01:02:03 04/05/06.
And, Pogue points out, this moment will never come again.
Well, at least not exactly. In Europe, which renders the date before the month, this singular moment will occur next month, at 123 seconds past 1 a.m. on 4 May. And after that, it most definitely will never occur again.
Why do people keep saying that crap? 01:02:03 04/05/2106 fits the bill too. Not to mention that the RSS slug for that Wired article was:
Tonight there will be a moment in human history that will never come again. What will you be doing?
How many moments do we get to repeat?
I can see the discomfort or pain being a turn on for a limited amount of time, but not living with discomfort on any sort of extended basis.
I can see as how it might be a turnon. I mean, I accept that being peed on works for some people--extended discomfort could work too.
The album's not bad! Transdub Massiv's Negril to Kingston City. Hee. I'm on the liner notes of an album that features Meshell Ndegeocello.
It's the little things.