split my tongue

I know a couple of people with this done and I’ve been doing a fair bit of research into. I’d like to find somewhere that does scalpel/suturing as it tends to get a nicer, rounded result.

I already have a 6mm tongue bar so I’d be at little to no risk of closure (without a large gauge piercing apparently you can get up to 70% closure if the wound isn’t kept open-what a waste!)

I’m currently looking into places relatively close to Birmingham to get it done =]

Because life is to short to stop me for doing things just for the eyes of the others, just because life’s an experimentation… just because I want to.

i was first intrigued by mention of this in 2001. that’s SEVEN YEARS of having this kick around in my head. during those years i’ve mentioned it here at least twice- at this point it’s probably safe to say that i won’t regret it.

the date i talked about in my last post has come and gone (but only by a couple of weeks) so this is a definite go. the only thing i’m waiting on is funding and for the right person to tag along with me.

I will do this, but I can’t for a while.

A picture of my tongue :)

Please look here for a report:
http://www.43things.com/entries/view/2433416#comments

I seperate entry maybe will follow here.

I want it so bad… I just cant wait til i grow up and get it done.. I even tried to do it to myself with razorblade. It did hurt little, but im used to the pain. So i kept sawing, but it did grow thogether.. That 5 mm long tongue split is now only 1 mm long. I still want it so badly!!!

in mind, but i’m not going to say what it is. i will mention that it’s going to coincide with crossing “get better grades” off my list.
as i was re-reading the other entry i wrote about this goal, i realized that one thing i need to do is figure out the pain issue. i want to be prepared for the experience. i know pain is relative, and probably not as big of a deal as i think it’s going to be, but the thought of having my tongue halved without anesthetics kind of bugs me.
i used to work in a piercing shop. some of the people that came in would ask me whether getting pierced hurt or not. besides comparing it to other similar things (pin prick, stubbing a toe, etc.), i would tell them that pain is mostly relative. and subjective. it might hurt more than somethings you’ve done before, or it might hurt less. i’m kind of worried, because i’ve had some pretty painful experiences. i tell myself i can do this now because the memory of the pain has faded enough. when that’s happened, it usually means that i’m ready to handle it. so when that date comes, i think i’ll be ready.

i’m not even sure i want to do this. let me explain:
i was first introduced to the idea several years ago. i can’t remember exactly where, but one of the earliest memories i have of it was from a bmeradio interview from a few years back. i’ve had several other “procedures” since, but i’m still not sure how i get to the “yes. i am ready to do this and i won’t regret it” phase. i think the main element that convinces me to do something of this nature is how long it bounces around in my head. other things i’ve considered either stay in there for a long time, or are quickly forgotten. i notice that i am ready to do it if it’s something that just won’t go away. and not in the manner of something that i see everywhere, or hear about, or see a lot of other people with. if it’s something that occupies my thoughts enough, there must be something to it-even if i can’t articulate what or why.

so, in short, i still don’t know if i want to do this, but it’s been in my head long enough to be considered more than a whim. one other reason i think i’m ready, is that i remember having a conversation a few months back with the girl i was with. she was not into the idea. i couldn’t quite understand why, and it bothered me a little that she couldn’t say exactly what was a turnoff about it, but i was alright with the way she felt and decided to wait and not bring it up again. i knew that when the time was right, we would talk about it again. turns out, we’re no longer together and i don’t need to consider anyone else’s feelings/issues and can go ahead if i please. i wasn’t sure i would still want to, and thought maybe it was on my mind specifically because i had ruled it out, but here i am and it’s not going away. i think it might be time soon.