i’ve mentioned before when people arrive here through strange search terms. often, they inspire in me what i’m going to call the regret of the host. the ‘if only i knew you were coming, i could have prepared something!’ (dilan’s mother used to say this every time we went over to her house, as she looked, distraught, at the seventeen different fantastic meals that sat in tupperware containers in the fridge). so today i’ve decided to respond to today’s five search terms, just in case they ever come back. or for the next lot of people who come searching the same advice.
1) how to change piercings: in my experience, it’s usually not that big a deal. i would rate the most important elements as: being careful, being patient, and being confident. i think being careful speaks for itself. you need to be patient because sometimes it is difficult to do, and if you get frustrated and just give up, well, your piercing is gonna close up. and being confident, because being terrified of doing it fucks the whole thing up. you sit there prodding at the piercing so lightly and without conviction that the only thing you’re going to possibly achieve is irritating the bloody thing. at some point, you are going to have to push something all the way through your skin, otherwise, you’re not going to get anywhere. also, i would add that you should obviously have both fingers and jewellery clean before starting. i would also recommend not changing things before the piercer tells you too. because either the piercer knows what they’re talking about, or you’re an idiot for getting your body pierced by them. the last piece of advice would be knowing how the jewellery actually functions (clasps, ballbearings, etc).
2) why people talk incessantly: hmmm, tough one, because there can be a million reasons. it could be that they find themselves more interesting than everyone else. or it could be that they know that, paradoxically, only when they stop talking, will they realise, in the silent void, how truly boring they are. they could be praying; gods can be very demanding. they may be in some kind of competition, like a guiness world records thing. if you suspect this, ask them, they would probably admit to it. they may be testing themselves. or, finally, they may have some kind of neurological condition. like a brain tumour.
3 ) what can settle your stomach ache? now i’m not a physician, but i think certain kinds of tea can help. i don’t know too much about this stuff, so here is a link. i intuitively think of anything lemony or green and leafy in a tea as being helpful, but i may be wrong. oriental wisdom (through more than one, real asian person!) leads me to believe that as a general rule, warm water is better than cold water. i have always felt that drinking warm water at any time was completely whack. but i have a feeling that they may be right on this one. i would also advise against any sort of dairy.
4) rain on a wedding day: i don’t know why you came here searching for that. if you’re an alanis morissette fan, well, may god have mercy on you. did you know that she once released an album exclusively through starbucks? don’t you think that’s lame?
5) atxaga poem: i know that’s not even close to a question, but it certainly warms my heart every time someone makes it to this site through atxaga and an english search term. i personally have never been able to find much of atxaga’s poetry over the net. translations into spanish and probably french ought not be too hard to find. though it doesn’t seem that there is a great deal around in english. though i have heard that obabakoak has been translated into english, and received some positive reviews
