verdict in

about 25 minutes ago i walked into another tattoo shop on my way home to see a) if they did piercings b) was the ring sterilized & ready to go and c) could they use a teenytiny diamond.

a resounding yes to all three.

I quickly went to a bank machine (why is it these places only ever take cash?) and returned, psyched that i was finally getting my nose done.

but first he was just going to go over the 'aftercare' and the rules and things i needed to do to while it healed...

...soak my nose in a salt bath for 15 min...2x a day
...don't get soap or shampoo on it
...remove crustraceans with a qtip
...change pillowcase nightly and not sleep on that side of my face
...not swim for two months

with each layer of responsibility he added my heart pumped faster..the anxiety building ...this was turning out to be more work then anyone had told me about.

i pulled the chute.

summer is just not the time to deal with routine. I also think the word crustacean had a big something to do with it as well. ick.

perhaps Christmastime might work out better...