Anxious anxious anxious I made an appointment! Well they don't need appointments but I contacted them I said I wanted to come in tomorrow at 2 and she said to ring them a half hour beforehand to make sure the piercer lady who does septum rings is in They're really nice and understand English so I don't have to stutter I looked up the route on the map I got a bit puke-y thinking about parking I planned a comfy outfit (the expensive Alex dress, it gives me confidence) And I'll be meeting Sunshine Batata after her music lesson in the same area It's good I'll get a supportive reaction to the nose hole and a hug I'm afraid I'll cry, have to avoid that while the nose heals Sunshine Batata A hug Maybe a nice cold herbal tea or whatever they have in fancy cafes now that isn't caffeinated It will be my first drive into Cairo proper in a long time I think I can do it I'll play something calming in the car I'm more worried about driving into the city (and Baba having a fit) than the actual nose hole You have to be a teeny bit suicidal to drive in Cairo And you have to have the spatial awareness of a ballet choreographer to parallel park (IF YOU FIND PARKING) Everybody parks with literal inches to spare I'm not so scared about the piercing Pain isn't an issue obviously And I've read a bunch of articles about preparation and aftercare I watched videos showing the procedure I think getting LASIK eye surgery and everything I had to do at my gynecologist's was way harder We're approaching 200 days of no ciggies, this feels like an appropriate way to mark it I'll go get bits and bobs from the shady stationery store to practice talking to strangers and driving and parking in a low stakes environment Maybe I'll go give Maru a hug Lover boy is taking space (grr) and he's not feeling well Nah I don't want him to make a fuss when he's ill And I know he won't let me leave and I'll be too tired to do anything tomorrow Just stationery and practicing parking 20 times in the same spot like a weirdo Trying to calm my hamster flamenco heart |