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Joder ya van 49…muchas gracias a todos por estar
No puedo ser más feliz,a los que me queréis,a los que estáis,a los que estáis lejos pero os siento cerca,a los que año tras año seguís confiando en mi.
Gracias por todas las felicitaciones!!
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Fuck, already 49… thank you all so much for being here.

I couldn’t be happier,to those who love me, to those who are here, to those who are far away but I still feel close, and to those who, year after year, continue to believe in me.

Thank you for all the birthday wishes
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

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✨ @mynuface
@alexkimkenealy
@janellecwalker
@jmaehinks
@ramsell

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Precision in every piercing. Sterilization without compromise.

Enbio works quietly in the background, so you can stay focused on your client and your craft.

⸻

Enbio autoclave for sterilizing instruments. This is a medical device.
Use it in accordance with the instructions for use or the label.
The advertisement comes from the autoclave manufacturer: Enbio Technology Sp. z o.o.

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When your standards grow,
your equipment has to follow.

More capacity.
More control.
More certainty.

No compromises.

Because scaling your work
means upgrading what’s behind it.

ENBIO PRO.
Built for what’s next.

⸻
Enbio autoclave for sterilizing instruments. This is a medical device.
Use it in accordance with the instructions for use or the label.
The advertisement comes from the autoclave manufacturer: Enbio Technology Sp. z o.o.

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I realized at almost 20 years in this industry, this March marked 10 years that I have been piercing. At first, I wasn’t even sure it was something that I wanted to do or even be good at when @jcolbysmith told me he wanted to teach me. I had a bit of imposter syndrome at first but it’s turned out to be something I truly love doing. I get to meet and work with amazing humans everyday all while being creative.

So I wanted to take a moment to extend my deepest gratitude to anyone who has been a client, and anyone who has trusted me over the years to pierce them. To all my friends that let me practice on them, I wouldn’t be where I am today without you. To Colby for believing in me, mentoring me, and getting me to Los Angeles and providing a beautiful space to work @108.us. Thank you Sean, Eric @theoakandpoppy for giving me a space to grow my craft, and feel supported. So to all of you— thank you. I feel truly blessed to have this job.

In these wild times where every day feels uncertain, I’m grateful to know we still show up for our community. So let’s all continue to shop small, eat at family owned restaurants, buy art, buy music and take care of each other. Here’s some photos of different hair cuts, hats and outfits over the last ten years.
-Josh

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Piercing is more than jewellery.

It’s precision.
Responsibility.
Trust.

Every procedure involves breaking the skin - hygiene has to meet the highest standards.

That’s why professional piercing studios rely on medical-grade sterilisation with Enbio.

Quietly working in the background, so every piercing begins safely.

⸻

Enbio autoclave for sterilizing instruments. This is a medical device.
Use it in accordance with the instructions for use or the label.
The advertisement comes from the autoclave manufacturer: Enbio Technology Sp. z o.o.

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Q1 type shit

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10 years in nyc 🍎 bits n pieces over the decade

a wild place to learn in your 20s. letting identity form in all its versions, finding unconditional love in friendships, first encounters with grief, developing routines that ground you, the importance of nourishing your community, how healing nature can be, and what it means to love and be loved. grateful

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Drawn on + handpoked magic adornments on McKenna and ear cuff on grumpy sweetheart @langleyfox

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be still my heart

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August 24, 2008

Michael Phelps had just won eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. I Kissed A Girl was at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Barack Obama was about to formally receive the democratic nomination for president at the DNC in Denver. And the class of 2012 was moving into our freshmen dorms at NYU.
I moved to New York 17 years ago today. I don’t remember a time where I wanted to live anywhere else. I wanted to leave DC and get to The City and start “the rest of my life” as soon as I could. With impossibly high expectations that New York would be the answer to my problems, I got all of my stuff and squeezed it into the tiniest room to share with @heidisloane in the best dorm there every was. (RIP Hayden Hall and 612B.)
Based on my general personality, the fact I didn’t enjoy high school is maybe not the most surprising thing. I remember receiving my acceptance letter from NYU and being unable to form any coherent thoughts other than “everything will be different now.”
And it was. And it has been.
From meeting @justincappa on the very first day, to finding @javilacayo, @dadler716, @_jon_1990, @mkian, and @valentinajpark a few months later; from the early days of @intothegloss and @glossier with @emilyweiss and @naxelrod, to working at @voguemagazine and being the first occupants of the Freedom Tower; to @columbiajournalism and falling into a career where I somehow get paid to draw; to getting the dog I had dreamed about my whole life; from Jane Street to Water Street; the occasional relationship high and the many lows; from the innumerable bars and Irish bartenders that @mccarthymarg and I failed to put a ring on despite our best courting efforts; from dancing in Union Square when Obama won in 2008 or when the Yankees won the Series in 2009 and trying not to cry when the Rangers lost the Cup in 2014, this place has always been the one thing I know I’ve done right.
Thank you, New York, for delivering on so many parts of life that I used to only be able to imagine. Here’s to the next 17.

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