Microdermals

Where should I get them?

I have a few ideas but I can't decide between them:

Combo 1: One on each side, half way up, my neck; one inbetween my clavicles; one on the back of each wrist

Combo 2: In two circles of twelve, one below each clavicle (or as many as I can afford to start this design... may be waaay too pricey for me, gotta get a quote)

Combo 3: One 12 point circle placed just below the meeting of my clavicles

I'm definitely thinking I'll get the ones on the back of my wrists re-done... but what else? I don't often get up to Dallas to get such things done, so want to get a few at once while I'm up there.

Maybe I'll start small and get some that I can expand a design on later: back of each wrist, each side of neck, one under each clavicle, one between clavicles. That's 7 and pretty pricey, but they said they'll give discounts on multiples. As said, I gotta figure out what I want to get a quote.

420 Needle Project/Performance

There's been a lot of hassle and difficulty in getting a location and date that everyone necessary can come, but it finally got all worked out:

This Saturday, Nov 27th Redeye42011 and I will be attempting our largest needle project to date: 420 needles, taking about 4 hours, in a design down his back, arms and buttocks.

We're going to be doing it at the local club on NEAAL night now that we've MsDawn's a-ok. I double-checked and the lady she has hosting it that night is aware of what we're planning and is also fine with it.

We are taking up a corner of the front dungeon and setting up my own lights, table, etc. and will be both videoing it and taking pictures.

I'm nervous for how pretty the design will hopefully come out and that it's going to be hard on both Redeye42011 and I (though in different ways). I've planned at least a break in the middle for us each to catch our breath and we're to each have an assistant (Lily for him, Chael for me) to keep us hydrated and to help me work as quickly and easily as possible.

Then, next day, I am working the vendor's fair at the same location doing permanent piercings and small temporary piercings at 25c/needle or cheaper with negotiation of large numbers. Miss Lilly and I are trying to figure out a way to pierce her for charity donations later that night at the play party. She's not sure if she might chicken out so we've no workable solution yet.

Tiring two days for me, upcoming. Phwoo.

Before then is Chael's and my Fall Anniversary on Wednesday (I train down tomorrow and then we'll come back up either Wednesday night or Thursday morning) and then Thursday we're having Thanksgiving with PSOGirl, her master and another friend of theirs. Just a small get together for the holiday.

Domestic

My domestic is setting a high standard for future domestics in the area of car cleaning. He just finished it a short while ago in preparation of my trip... it looks gorgeous, makes me happy to have it all tidy for the drive!

As my Twitter stated, he even dusted the inside of the gas-cap cover.

I love watching a servant of mine work. I just sat and read a bit and enjoyed the warm day while I watched him clean and wash and check fluids.

He also brought me a box of treats to have for the road.

Such a good boy, put a smile on my face today!

So once I'm done drying off here (just got out of shower), I'm running by Callie's to see her and her son about piercing details and then on my way north!

A couple of pictures

Just sharing a couple pictures from this weekend: the light test cutting and piercing I talked about in my earlier post. Please note, if you are squeamish at all, there is blood showing.

Also, a safety note:

My bottom and I are completely fluid-bonded so many of the normal safety steps were not taken in this sharing. I simply prepped his skin and my hands and then used sterile blades, needles, and drapes.

When working on anyone who I am not blood-bonded with I use sterile tools, barrier methods and sanitization steps. Please do so yourself, for both your and your partner's safety.

When blood-bonded, please still take steps to sanitize the skin and use sterile tools at the least. Especially in piercing play, and moreso the deeper you go with it. While there are (usually and presumed) no blood-borne pathogen issues there are still bacteria that are of no great concern on the surface of the skin but can be very nasty inside a puncture wound.

Weekend

I'd a lovely weekend.

I was (rope)suspended for the first time, which was floaty and fun, by Artemis. I also learned a new chest harness and Chael, my spousal unit, started getting familiar with ropes.

Chael let me cut him for the first time and also tried out play-piercing at my hand. On the cutting, we were tinkering to test how well he could take it as he's volunteered to be my demo-doll in October, he did great... I started with just some light random cuts to let him get the feel and then played around a bit with a pattern once it turned out he was fine with it.

The play piercings, well, he's been excellent in the past allowing me to do permanent-style piercings in him for work practice/experimentation/portfolio-building, but we'd never done just random temporary play before. Again I just stuck a few in, quite shallow but in varying lengths to see how he'd do. Chael didn't like it, but he was okay with it.

He's not so much a bottom as just a good sport, haha.

Saw some old faces, met some new. Enjoyed chatting, laughing and lounging with a few particulars. Not sure who is okay with mentions and linkings so will keep such to myself until a later time.

Lots of other goodness... The only things that marred the time was Chael coming down suddenly with a nasty cold and my kidney pain. Both of which were able to be worked-around: for my part, I "sucked it up and drove on" as the Army saying goes; for his part, Chael slept a lot.