I had dinner with a colleague tonight, no time to erg before it and too full to do it afterward. I’m still ahead of the game, having done a half-marathon Sunday before leaving, but I’m not thrilled about having missed my first day of erging since Thanksgiving. On the other hand I think I do really need a day off (and should get off the ‘puter v. shortly and get extra sleep). Erging tomorrow shouldn’t be an issue; the hotel gym hours are erratic so I’m just hoping they open early enough Saturday so I can erg before catching my train to Schiphol.
I’ve been seriously considering “retiring” my navel piercing for a while now. There’s no real reason to keep it: my abs are not in shape to show off or for me to like looking at them, the piercing’s not really enhancing anything. Ted doesn’t find it particularly enticing. And it’s a bit of a hazard – I catch it sometimes on the erg handle, and higher-waisted pants or skirts can irritate it. It’s so much drier here than in Taiwan thatall of my skin is rebelling, and probably because of that the piercing’s actually been a little tender for the past couple of days. So basically, I have some reasons to ditch it and no real reason to keep it – except that it *hurt* to get it and I hate to have wasted that pain and that it’s the only body-modification I have other than one plain-vanilla hole in each earlobe. Then again, navel piercings aren’t exactly edgy these days – so 1999.
I think what I’m looking for here is actually either a good reason to keep it (unlikely) or a push to give up on it.
Dutifully nudging you toward divesting yourself of the navel decor. If it’s not doing anything for you except being irksome, it’s time to let it go. You can always double pierce your ears or get some ink if you feel your bod needs some flash. ~LA
I asked the former editor of Modified News about your piercing. She said, whether you keep it or not, you should be soaking it in sea salt solution, no saltier than your tears. (About a pinch of sea salt in a cup of warm water…)
From my own viewpoint, I can remember a lot of people who ran into difficulties with diagnostic radiology or surgery because of their piercings. One young woman’s broken leg repair was postponed because they had to get someone to remove the piercings firs. (She has a lot of them!)
I’m just saying’.