Hooray! Thanks for the story - I love hearing the back story about tats. For what it's worth, your white girl tattoo is awesome! And your ring was such a journey, sometimes those are the best ones! Which ones hurt the most? (I imagine the finger one) Thank you so much for reassurance. That's the kind of thing I've been trying to articulate but couldn't explain! I suppose it's that struggle of being young and transitioning from that "I want to fit in and have everyone like me" frame of mind to "I think this is cool and it suits me." It's weird how little we hear that individuality is okay from other people. A lot of the people I've talked to seem to have their image of how everyone should look according to their own standards. You've inspired me! I'll for sure be getting my septum done. I'll be waiting until September (I have a fairly strict office internship this summer), but perhaps I'll post a follow-up if I remember!