Current mood:	energetic
Current music:	Dead Boys - All This & More

Name; Kristen
Age;19
Location; Cleveland, OH

Basic Body Mod Info
# of piercings and what they are; I have 10 piercings, used to be 12. I took out a regular lobe piercing & a 14 gauge a few months ago. Now I have my ears stretched to 2s and 4s (well I lost the jewelry for one of the 4s, so until I get money to buy a taper and stuff, it's stuck at a 12), an industrial in my left ear, my tongue, both nipples, 2 nape piercings, and a surface piercing at each sideburn.
# of tattoos and what they are; none at the moment!
# of other mods and what they are; none.
Your favorite Body Mods; I'm crazy about lip piercings, nicely done sleeves, and nape piercings.
Name one piercing you'd never get; I don't think I'd ever get a genital piercing. They just don't really appeal to me!
What body mods do you plan on getting in the future; I really want to get my lip pierced in August, right in the center. I have to wait until then because I'm finally moving out. My dad hates piercings and is threatening to disown me if I get any facial piercings, haha. That's the only one I really have in mind right now. I know I want more, but I just don't know what! I need ideas!
At what age did you first get a body mod & what was it; I got my ears pierced when I was like 3 or something, but other than that...I started stretching my ears about 2 years ago and got my first piercing in a shop in August of 2004, my industrial.
Tell me why you got each of your body mods.;
I don't remember why I stretched my ears. I probably just liked the way it looked.
Industrial - I thought it looked beautiful, and I hadn't seen it on very many people around here.
Nipples - My boobs are the only part of my body that I like, lol, and I thought that silver jewelry could be very complementary to them.
Tongue - I wanted an oral piercing, but my dad freaked out when I said it would be my lip. Originally I hated tongue piercings, but after he said he'd hate it if I got the lip done, I started looking into tongue piercings and decided it was good enough for now. I'm really glad I got it done though after all.
Nape - I was standing in line behind some guy once when I was about 15. I saw that he had surface piercings on the back of his neck shaped into a star. I fell in love with it and had wanted to get something done back there on myself ever since then!
Sideburns - I'd never seen this on anyone around here, and I could only find about 10 pictures on BME of it, so it seemed pretty rare. I thought it looked really pretty too, if it was a little silver curved barbell.
If you have tattoos, tell me what each one means and why you got it;


Body Mod Knowledge Questions
How do you feel about underage teens getting piercings?; There are reasons why getting a piercing has an age requirement. Wanting a piercing at 17 or maybe 16 isn't so bad to me...but anything younger I don't think is a good idea. I don't feel that younger teenagers can really take care of a piercing like it needs to be. Of course that isn't ALWAYS the case, but ya know...
Would you say you know a lot about body modifications?; I'm learning. I know mainly about the piercings that I have. I know enough to make them heal & keep them healthy!
If so, tell me a random fact about a type of body mod; About surface piercings: A number of people have reported increased body hair immediately around piercing holes, include post-removal. In addition, this hair growth has been obvserved in areas where hair does not typically grow.
Someone comes to you asking for advice on a type of piercing they plan on getting. What would you tell them about piercings/aftercare?; I would tell them everything that I know about it and would probably suggest looking it up on BME. If I had the piercing myself, I'd suggest that they go to the place I went to (it's great!), I'd tell them how my piercer went about piercing it, if it hurt, how long it took, & how it got pierced. Then I'd tell them how I had to clean it afterwards, like that sea salts work very well, don't clean it too much, don't use certain soaps or mouthwash.
Your piercing becomes infected. What are the signs of infection and how do you take care of it?; redness, swelling, puss, blood, soreness...I would go straight to my piercer and see what his suggestions are, lol.
What is the aftercare procedure of a tattoo?; I don't have any but I know you're not supposed to pick at it...
Your tattoo starts to peel. Is this normal? What do you use on it?; Lotion I believe?


Non-BodyMod Questions
What are your top 5 favorite bands;
Dead Boys
Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards
Roger Miret & The Disasters
The Distillers
Social Distortion (because of their live show)

What are your top 5 favorite movies;
Girl, Interrupted
Ace Ventura, Pet Detective
Sorority Boys
Animal House!!!
B.A.P.S.

What are your top 5 favorite tv shows;  SNL is the only TV I watch...I think everything else is garbage!

Let's say you were given a million dollars, but you only have one day to
live. how would you spend the money and would you donate any?; I'd probably take my whole family and all my friends to an amusement park or something, as corny and lame as it sounds. I'd rent it out for the day, haha, and just spend time with them. Any money left over after paying for that, I would divide up among my family & give to them.
Who would you say is your idol and why?; My grandma who died last April. She went through a lot of hard stuff like having 8 kids, 2 dying at a young age, an alcoholic husband, being poor...but she overcame everything and wasn't bitter about it at all. She was a very accepting and loving person, no matter who you were. She tried to help absolutely anyone that she could, in any way.


The Ending
Look back on past applications, which applicant do you think is rad/cool/great? and why?; I think devotchkaoioi is pretty bad ass! Her application kept me entertained the whole way through. Her rose tattoo is gorgeous, I've been looking for a rose that pretty (without the stem) to get for myself one day (maybe). Plus, the Distillers music got me through a lot too, so I can relate to that.
Promote in one community and link here; http://www.livejournal.com/community/communitywhore_/213383.html
Are there any shops/piercers you'd like to recommend; If you live near Cleveland...drive your ass to Mentor, OH, go to Flesh FX and ask for J.R. Tell him Kristen sent you. He's amazing at what he does, he's an amazing person, and the place is just all about good, CLEAN, fun!
Post the pictures of your body mods here and include one of your face as well.






These are the only two face pictures I have on this computer! My apologies because the suck: