Addictions Body Piercing, Salem, OR

First, a quick track update. I was supposed to run a 5k on the 24th, but then the meet got canceled. Sometime during that that week our coach also told me that I should run steeplechase, because even if I qualified for conference in the 1500m, I wouldn't score any points for our team at conference because there are a lot of competitive athletes in my event. But the qualifying time for the steeple is very attainable (14:10 for 3000m with steeple barriers, 5 each lap) and he thinks I'd be really good at it. Plus, usually only 7-10 girls run this event at conference, and the top 7 score, so there would be a good chance I could score. Well, I told him why not and on Saturday I will be running steeplechase for the first time in hopes of qualifying!

Anyway, it was actually really nice that our meet was canceled, because I had a lot of studying to do for finals and Monz was coming down on Saturday so it gave us a bit of spare time to do something fun. Our "something fun" was getting my tragus pierced! I'd been wanting to since I graduated, and I finally had the money, so we went! Kate came too, and it was fun! Addictions is the body shop I was recommended, and it was not very sketchy for a piercing/tattoo shop and the lady who owns it even used to be a nurse so she is very conscious about sanitation, etc. Here are some pics! It didn't hurt very much btw =)

yeah!

the piercing

the needle in the receiving tube (that's what's sticking out, the receiving tube). And now I don't have that great of a "final" picture, but now my tragus is pierced!