I've tried tattooing myself (as in, tracing with a needle and then rubbing ink into the open wound), but er, that didn't work out too well. I still have the scars but it didn't retain any of the colour after a while.
As for piercings, I have just five so far (two generic ones on the ear lobes, both nostrils and septum). I got my left eyebrow pierced a couple of years ago but after a month or so it rotted and fell out (I still have the scar), and I haven't done anything since. I do however plan on getting half a dozen more or so around my facial area alone. I also want three surface piercings on my chest -- something like
this.
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// we all get out want me as a fever so low
// positive voice negative pills everyone everything
// a fever a fever now you can see remind me
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