Ohhh..

Yesterday I almost agreed to move into a flat which really costs more than I can afford to pay. My sister bless her, searched around online and found a building for sale close to where my shop is currently located.. Without going into too much detail, I am kind of hopeful and intend on speaking to my bank today or tomorrow to see if they want to lend me the money I’d need.

In other news I started max contraction training yesterday, and parts of my body feel quite beat. Remains to see if this kind of training brings good results for me, but really, I feel like I need someone to train with, to really max out on what I can handle contracting against.. We’ll see.

Uhm, aside from that, I am a week old (somewhat cheating) non-smoker and feel pretty damn good about it. It has seemed to affect my will to get other things done to some extent, and my sleeping pattern is slowly getting affected by it too. My appetite has increased, or perhaps it has only changed to a healthier diet. In any case, I think I might just keep this up..

Sweden has a lot of amazing artists, such as Stina Nordenstam:

and of course that fantastically skilled The Knife (incidentally also features a superb music video):

Anyways..

I better get my ass to work!

- Alex

Euch.

Some family members have decided they are going to pierce their daughter’s ears at one year old. I was asked if I do that, to which I of course said no.

oh my me, what wonderful times…

So it’s the last day of my Norway holidays, and it has truly been a marvelous two weeks.

Quick follow up to the “How not to do a tongue split post”

Just read this article following the case of the horrific tongue split I posted about a while back.

Professional much?

When I am at work, I make it my principle not to badmouth colleague type people, although I have been known to – *cough cough* – not recommend certain artists highly..

How Not To Do A Tongue Split.

First of all, if you are under 18 do not watch this video, that means you Katie!

Great Man. New Ink. Rest Peacefully.

Today it is exactly two years since my Grandfather died from a tumour.

I have to admit, in my adult life I have lost a few people, but I have always felt strange about my own reaction to the loss. I am usually not the first to cry, though I can get touched to tears by other things, like films or books. Ultimately I think it’s because I have a very relaxed relationship with death. I am not religious, but I like symbolism, and I am particular about seeing death as a natural link in the chain of life. Like the completion of a circle. And it’s simply not that sad to me. At times I felt really ..almost angry with myself for this seeming lack of emotion. In time however, I am content with this outlook, and know it isn’t because I am a bad person I don’t cry so much at funerals. It’s just the inclination to seeing it as a more positive thing than simply loss.

Shannon Larrat, BME, and a Hesitant Reversion

I feel like I owe Shannon Larrat and BMEzine a fair bit of respect and admiration in terms of being a driving force for how I have lived my life the last 5+ years. I found this video on Shannon’s blog today, a preview from a forthcoming documentary about body modification, called ‘Open Eyes, which looks like it will be very good. I thought I’d share it here, maybe enlighten one or two more people, or at least awaken some newfound curiosity..

Preeettyy, preettyy good weekend..

It really was. On Saturday I did four genital piercings, one surface, and an experimental lobe project. It was a lot of fun, the latter taking a total of nearly 3 hours. Left me with a slight backache, but a lot of satisfaction. Today big plans are to be completed. A memoir of last nights good times:

Makes you think doesn’t it? ..haha

I must sort my paperwork out for tomorrows marathon of assignment work, I intend on skipping off to the Uni library before 10.00 am.

I also want to go take the engine out of my new Avante so I can fit the new twin Dellorto carbs with all the goodnes that implies. it might just be properly roadworthy once I do..

Then there’s Vicki’s microdermals which she really wants back in for this charity thing we are going to with her family.

I guess if I got time left over, I should also make a couple of new forms for work, and find some printers I can ring tomorrow for prices on my new business cards and work pamphlets.

I hope to finish off the night by getting an hour of HL in. I am such a fanboy, I trimmed my beard ala Gordon.. look:

Haha, preetty, preeettyyy good.

Anyways, it’s off for a brew and a shower for me, so more posting later.. Leave a comment if you got 5..

- Serene Alex