I noticed today that my industrial piercing is really comfortable today. The swelling is back down and it's moving pretty freely. It's surprisingly not crusty today either. I think I finally found the right balance for the cleaning regimen. The piercer is right, too much cleaning is worse than no cleaning because it dries it out.
And I like how it looks. That was unintended really. As with my first piercings, it was for me to mark an important time in my life, but it does look kind of badass. It's subtle yet hardcore. It still surprises me when I go to wash my hands and I look up and see it there.
Ian mentioned wanting an industrial piercing this weekend, which kind of surprised me considering he's always been rather conservative about such things. When all his friends were getting pierced in high school, he kept waving it off.
Donna pointed out his ear shape might not be suitable for an industrial piercing and pointed to my brother's ears and said "they'd work great on his ears". I loved the look of shock on my brother's face. He'll be 50 this year.