Please read this page BEFORE you ask a question, otherwise I probably won’t answer.

ALSO! Keep in mind that I am NOT a professional, if you want validation on ANY of the advise given on this page or others please contact your local tattoo/piercing parlour.

Virtually no information you find on the internet can be taken seriously, as I am educated in the field I don’t know EVERYTHING and I could be wrong.

Judging by personal experience and information told to me by my own questions to professionals I am able to answer most general questions.

Do you believe in long distance relationships?/ how far is too far in your opinion??
Yes I do, so long as they are a few hours away and you can actually see each other without a questions yes.
But I would have to really like the girl to have a farther -   away relationship. 
Favourite colour?

I am colour deficient. (Yes it is an actual thing)
Basically I have fucked up eyes passed down from my father, combined with the amount I have been staring at screens during my semi-pro gaming stint (9 years old to 16 years old) I lost a lot of colour recognition. 
I can’t differentiate between the darks and the lights.
Example: navy blue & black = same to me

So my favourite colour is purple.
Since at about 3 of its lighter shades I can differentiate that colour from the other darks.
Otherwise I favour black white and grey.

*Directly taken from an ask*
“I checked your FAQ and I didn’t see anything but what is the significance of the 2 swallows on your chest?”

Well there is just hipster kids getting them tattooed for whatever reason and good on them but I have my own.

“swallows were gotten by pirates when they travel over 100,000 miles or over the equator and back, they would ge one on the way one on the way back… (often done on collarbones) they have a symbolism of “safe travel/safe return” 

To put it easily I have come from a toxic environment.
Mentally and physically abusive.

With my fathers recent departure from the homestead I can come home with minor hostility, especially the worry of a physical confrontation is eliminated.

Coming home. 

What is your favourtie tattoo? What is the meaning behind it?

I had two friends who were like brothers to me.
I knew them for YEARS.
One night, we got in a little fight at a party and they decided to drive home since they lived around the block…
just down the road they were hit by a transport.

One was killed instantly and one was in a coma until November 27th…on new years of 2010 I got a call from him, he came down to see me and stay with a friend and passed away shortly afterwards due to an accidental overdose. (Partied on blood thinners)

My bullet microphone tattoo represents them mainly and our common bond for our love of music.


Hence why I love that tattoo so much. 

What blogs do you suggest?

http://modifiedyouth.tumblr.com/blogroll

Are all that I am following. 
(Note: 2 Blogs are glitched onto my following and deactivated) 

Why are followers so important to you?

It is mainly important for me and my hapiness, and you (the viewer/audience/community) to see good body mod photography, get  ideas and concepts from the photos.

It is a large collection of high res (mainly) body mod photos. (Hence why I delete my text posts so often)
*ADDED TO MY FAQ PAGE FROM A TEXT POST*

Where are you from?
Ontario, Canada

When is your birthday?
August 18th 1994 (Currently 17)

Who is your artist/where is the shop you go to?

Mainly Tyson Carlson from DeLuxe Custom’s in North Bay Ontario BUT all the actual artists there have tattooed me, and Jenni (Jenni 1 Punch/J1P) is my piercer.

They all work at the same shop now.
(Tyson has sadly left Deluxe customs as of May 2012)

Why is alcohol or other drugs advised against during (24hours prior for alcohol) tattoo’s? 

I will give you a simple answer on this one and be sure to read all the way through.

“Be sure to be well rested and well fed before a tattoo application. If you are tired, or your blood sugar is low, you could experience a higher level of discomfort than you normally would. It is best not to drink alcohol before getting tattooed because not only do you become dehydrated, it will also cause you to bleed more which can have a negative effect on your new tattoo.”

Basically anything that thins your blood is advised against, not prohibited but highly advised again.

What are some bands you would recommend?

System of a Down
Pantera
Down
Tool
Agents of Oblivion
Throwdown
Wall of Sleep
Unleash the Archers
Gallows
Volbeat
Strapping Young Lad
The Cumshots
Baroness
Alexisonfire 
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mastodon
Red Fang

(I can’t be asked to bother with writing anymore down but I hope I was helpful to you. My favourite bands change often and since I listed to so much music I really can’t chose a single one or narrow down a list, this is as close as you are going to get to that list.)

How many tattoos/piercings do you have? 

I have 7-8 tattoos (2 are same piece, separate tattoo)
and 2 piercings (18 in the past 7 years but only bothered to keep 2)

Tattoo’s:
- Black Jack with cards + scroll (right outer bicep)
- Bullet Microphone with roses (left outer bicep)
- Peace Sign (left forearm)
- Skull with naval cap foreground, anchor background
  (right bicep)
- 2 Swallows/Sparrows on my chest (Collar bone area) 
- Butterfly with skull pattern on the inside (right ball of calf) 

Piercings:
- Ears I was 1 1/8th’s (29mm’s) but I downsized for quality
Since I do not update my FAQ a lot my size is varying between 5/8th’s (16mm’s) - 1inch (25mm’s)

I really want to start stretching my ears but I am clueless on how to even begin doing it. Any suggestions?

Get them pierced at a shop and let them heal (or ask the piercer to stretch your ears off the bat)

I do not suggest a punch, although it is all personal preference.
From my knowledge the piercer could do maximum an 8G in your ear on a fresh piercing, likely the same other places.

Buy taper from the shop, or online (will provide a good link) to the goal size at first.

No matter if you plan to go big or not I always suggest a goal size of 0G (8mm’s)
Use the recommended oils to stretch, wait until the initial piercing is healed before even THINKING about doing it.
- Emu Oil
- Bio Oil
- E oil
- Jojoba Oil
- Tea Tree Oil

Those are the most common and suggested for stretching your ears, vaseline is not good for skin.

Yes it is a good lubricant but doesn’t let the skin breathe which is very important to your healing process.

Wait 4-6weeks in between your stretching and go up properly.
DO NOT SKIP SIZES!

It prepares you for the larger sizes and for your financial, emotional and health well beings, its just not good and likely you will get misshapen crappy hanging and blowout lobes like me.

 That isn’t all the information- but its a good start to get you generally educated on stretching ^_^’

Happy modding! 

http://www.kingsbodyjewelry.com/fulleartapergaugingkit14gauge-0gauge.aspx

Will you promote me?

No, not unless you are a friend-a frequent-a donator- a winner (of a contest/giveaway or promotion) of mine or a buyer.

Do you have any tips on gaining followers?

Marketing yourself properly, contacting people (but try to keep it to only similar blogs)

Ask people to check out your blog alot, not like EVERYDAY but ask a blog once or twice in a couple months.

Give it some time and work on your blog if they say no.

Improve your content…frequently.

Overall, the theme continues- I have one recipe for gaining followers.
Good friends
Good content
Good theme
Good blog
[Good looks will help you too..In all honesty who doesn’t like seeing a pretty face often]

I got a start from a couple larger blogs who went on to become my friends on this site as well as popular bloggers.

How it works:

Using a taper is the most common method to stretch your ears, I suggest only using one till about 14mm-16mm but its all personal preference.

Tapers are like spike shaped jewellery that are well, tapered.
They go from your current size to the desired upsize in one push.
They start off at 1mm stretches, until your 2G-0G stretch. Afterwards its 2mm’s commonly until you hit your inch. Afterwards it varies.

By the time the tapers CAN get to 3mm stretches, its not suggested to even use them.
and very uncommon to be suggested by MANY people.

Afterwards its the taping method, you should use PFTE (Plumbers) or Bondage tape [The two most suggested and preferred tapes, due to lack of adhesive “the sticky stuff” and the fact that they let you ear BREATHE- which is very important.

You put one layer every few days (This amount if different for everybody and if you are considering this method seek advice of a professional)

If you have high elasticity in your ears, or don’t feel too much discomfort I use 1 layer of medical tape and 1 layer of the suggested tape.
Just so that tape doesn’t slide off my plug with very small amounts of adhesive.

What is the wait time between stretching sizes?

4 weeks, minimum for each size.
Unless something goes wrong, its longer.
Usually I would wait till that is healed, and then the 4 weeks.
So about 6 weeks if you have a cut (2 weeks for it to heal or wait till whenever the complication is healed)

For proper information on your ears talk to a piercer, please…please do.

I say wait 4 to 6 weeks, just to conserve your cash and so your ears can adjust to the size your at.
Considering not alot of people can afford a new pair of plugs every month on top on what they already have to buy, and its healthier for your ears- lets them settle and increases the chance of eleasticity if they are overall healthier.

Also, they will look a lot better than rushing your stretches.
It helps keep your lobes as thick as they naturally can be AND you don’t have gross as blowouts like me.

I am a huge advocate for stretching correctly cause I didn’t and my ears are horrible.

Others may not see it, but anyone who is educated in body mods is. 

What are blowouts?

Scar tissue on ears.
Example:
 

How do I treat a blowout?

Thanks to PriceWise.com for the pre typed information.

Blowouts occur when stretching too fast, or trying to force a plug into your ear that isn’t the correct size. The reason for this is the pressure is too much for the ear to handle forcing the tissue to pop out of the back, in some cases seriously & permanently derforming the ear.

The only real cure for a blowout is to take your plug and straight away and don’t even try to put jewellery in until it disappears. It sucks, but stretching too fast is never a good idea. If you follow our stretching guide you won’t have any problem with blowouts.

If your plug becomes stuck or too painful to remove you need to go to your doctor immediately. If you don’t treat a blowout as soon as possible you’ll have more serious problems, and you may never be able to stretch or even pierce your ear again.

With the questions above, and the information provided here I hope I helped with any questions related.