books meme

College Board's 101 Greatest Works of Literature -- italicize or bold those you have read, underline those you want to read.

( back here is the list )

I'm amazed, having been an English major how few of these books I actually read for English classes during in college. There's a significant portion I read either in high school, for non-English classes in college, or after I graduated.

Piercing fun!

Friday night, automat76 and I drove up to Cleveland, to the Grog Shop to see Rasputina. The show was excellent, and I was especially thrilled because they played their cover of Heart's "Barracuda" which I love. They made everyone sit down on the floor so we could all see too, which was excellent.

At some point during the show, I realized that the bead on one of my rook piercings was missing. I've had some of my ear piercings for up to 10 years, so I don't remember to check my jewelry very often.

So Saturday, after getting up very very late (we didn't get back from the show until 4 am), I decided to walk over to Piercology to get the bead replaced. In the process of deciding to go, I talked myself into at least asking if they'd pierce my nose with a nostril screw rather than a ring. I wasn't sure if they'd allow that for initial jewelry or not. I decided that based on that answer, I'd make up my mind on whether or not to do it. I've wanted my nose pierced since I was 16. I figure since I've waited nearly 12 years and still want it, this is not the phase that my mother chalked it up to when I was a teenager.

So I walked over there. I ended up having to replace the entire ring in my rook because they couldn't match the bead. And the answer to the nostril screw question was "yes." So I picked something out and signed my paperwork. They gave me a pager so I could wait downstairs in their coffee shop (aptly named The Waiting Room). I went down there and had just enough time to buy a juice and send a text message when I buzzed.

The first thing I said to the piercer after it was done was, "I remember why I used to do this." Holy adrenalin rush batman. Wow. Not that much pain at all really--I'd put it on the same order as an earlobe piercing. Not nearly so bad as cartilege.

And so, because I've never had good pictures of my piercings, I took a few this afternoon, in honor of my newest addition.

( Have you ever tried to photograph your own ears? It's hard! )