online influence

so noddie popped up on messenger this morning, here's my greeting:

During the entire healing period, the jewelry should remain in place to act as a drain. If the jewelry is too large to allow adequate drainage, it could be replaced with a smaller size by a piercing professional. Removing your jewelry prematurely can cause an infected hole to close up, trapping an infection and leading to complications requiring a medical professional. If you feel that the normal secretion is turning into a thicker and darker discharge, please do not hesitate to contact your physician for more advanced treatment (e.g., antibiotics).
- tribalectic's Prince Albert (PA) Body Piercing Aftercare Information

his response was "so how'd it go?", to which this gem popped to mind:
i'm trying to imagine walking into a tattoo parlour, dropping my pants and having someone stick a needle through my junk

junk: a word i would never have thought of using if i didn't read so many webcomics :P

back to reality: i got up around 11am, fought with the guys for an hour about getting up, and was joined by the kid to go back to the cute coffee shoppe nearby. i ended up sitting perfectly positioned between super-cute girls and the counter (so lots of amusing interaction while passing their orders over) :)

the muesli was awesome, after which we went and did some shopping. i hopped on my blades to draw some cash, and realized just how much dust remains in the air from yesterday. spot and i went hardware shopping, and now that that's all done it's time to waste the afternoon sealed up in an air-conditioned apartment ^_^

the question of whether i'll spend it reading, napping, playing fallout 2 or coding is the big one for the day.