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Oct. 17th, 2018 01:22 pm earlobes. LOL. I've been stretching my earlobes for years now - my skin doesn't stretch well so it takes me longer than most people to be ready to go up a size, and the dictum that "if it hurts you're not ready to stretch again" doesn't apply to me because no matter how long I wait, it hurts. Well, except now. I've gone from 9 to 10 to 11 millimeters with no trouble between stages, where before going up a millimeter was an agonizing act of sheer will. I'd grab a Nylabone I bought myself just for this, stick it in my mouth, count down and CRUNCH the new plug in while biting down on the dog toy. I was repeatedly told I'd blow my ears out doing this, but it didn't seem to matter how much time I gave it, it always hurt. Anyway, I'm glad that now it's mildly uncomfortable at best to go up a size, but the plugs are getting more expensive. I'll probably go up from my current 7/16" in spring next year.
For now I bought myself some silicone "earskins" for running. The glass plugs will fall out, and I've already lost one running outdoors. And with nothing in the holes they tend to flop around, which feels weird. Anyway they came today, just in time for the 10k! Huzzah. I bought a closeout seasonal color from fall 2017, teal. And it's ... Jacksonville Jags teal. Like that bright-ass NFL jersey teal. I can't stop laughing because it looked darker on the computer screen, and I know things will look different in person but holy crap, this color!
It actually shifts a little depending on what you pair it with, so with different colors of shirts, the teal is more blue, or more green. Just with my normal skin tone (cool-tone caucasian) they look much more green - the kind of teal green that makes me think of mermaids, Caribbean waters, and flip flops. So not a bad color at all, just that Fox is going to tease me about being a Jags fan now. XD
I'm about to try them out running. I have some treadmill sprints to do, and honestly I'm procrastinating right now. I'd much rather just stay here and read a book, but as I'm fond of saying, miles don't run themselves, it'd be weird if they did.
These things would be comfy on the plane. I could probably put the side of my head against the seat. I'll just pack the glass plugs and put them in at the hotel.
For now I bought myself some silicone "earskins" for running. The glass plugs will fall out, and I've already lost one running outdoors. And with nothing in the holes they tend to flop around, which feels weird. Anyway they came today, just in time for the 10k! Huzzah. I bought a closeout seasonal color from fall 2017, teal. And it's ... Jacksonville Jags teal. Like that bright-ass NFL jersey teal. I can't stop laughing because it looked darker on the computer screen, and I know things will look different in person but holy crap, this color!
It actually shifts a little depending on what you pair it with, so with different colors of shirts, the teal is more blue, or more green. Just with my normal skin tone (cool-tone caucasian) they look much more green - the kind of teal green that makes me think of mermaids, Caribbean waters, and flip flops. So not a bad color at all, just that Fox is going to tease me about being a Jags fan now. XD
I'm about to try them out running. I have some treadmill sprints to do, and honestly I'm procrastinating right now. I'd much rather just stay here and read a book, but as I'm fond of saying, miles don't run themselves, it'd be weird if they did.
These things would be comfy on the plane. I could probably put the side of my head against the seat. I'll just pack the glass plugs and put them in at the hotel.
