BME: Body Modification Ezine

2005  

Archive: Info and News Flashes posted in 2005
Note: Links posts in these archives often are no longer accurate!

    January 4th, 2005:  Well, it's the start of 2005 and I'm scrambling both to make sure that all my software is properly upgraded, and to make sure that everything works from here in Mexico. Today I'm adding just a very small update; about half of the BME/HARD files in the queue, and a few assorted files in other places as well. I've got many more images ready, but I'm playing it safe so nothing breaks. Expect at least an update daily for the next little while -- barring my connection dying, that's a lot more certain than when I've said it in the past because I've already got the updates completed! Happy new year everyone, and enjoy the upcoming updates.
    January 4th, 2005:  Another update for today; this time about 500 new pictures in the BME/HARD bonus galleries section -- tons of great stuff!
    January 5th, 2005:  Enjoy today's update, all images are in BME/extreme (and e2).
    January 6th, 2005:  Today's update is all tattoos! Over a thousand new ones have been posted in the main tattoo galleries and the mini-portfolio area.
    January 7th, 2005:  Enjoy the update, today it's all images in the ritual and culture section.
    January 8th, 2005:  Another image update with another thousand or so pictures added. In addition, the first two intern articles have been added. Here are the links: Lord of the Blade (and interview with Ryan Ouellette, our favorite skin removal bladelord), and Luvpain99: Well, it was quite a year (an interview with Matt A., a eunuch, patriot, and born again Christian). Enjoy the update!
    January 9th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update (ears, tongues, and noses today), and there's yet another intern article for you as well: Vegan Body Art
    January 9th, 2005:  Looking for the article about BMEJAPAN? Here you go: The Salaryman's View
    January 10th, 2005:  Rites of Passage Suspension Family interview posted!
    January 10th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update -- 464 new stories posted today!
    January 10th, 2005:  Wow, another new article! Mothers with Mods!
    January 12th, 2005:  First of all, the Modified Escorts Interview is finally online! I should also mention the other two recent guest columns that were just posted: Mothers With Mods and RTFM: Keith Alexander.
    January 12th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update, and be sure to check out the new lip plate section. More images very soon!
    January 13th, 2005:  Two new columns by the Lizardman posted today: Can I touch you? and 2005 Year in Review
    January 14th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update -- about a thousand images added to BME/extreme and BME/HARD today!
    January 16th, 2005:  Tattoo, tattoo, tattoo! Lots up updates in the tattoo galleries today (and the convention coverage section - tons of pictures from Pomona 2005).
    January 16th, 2005:  If you're just looking for the Pomona coverage, It's right here! /
    January 17th, 2005:  Enjoy the small image update! Experiences tomorrow.
    January 18th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update!
    January 20th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update; it's almost all in BME/HARD and BME/extreme today. Be sure to check out the BME/HARD bonus galleries -- lots of great updates there especially!
    January 22nd, 2005:  Enjoy the images; scattered across the whole site, but mostly in the public sections -- check the specific what's new pages for links.
    January 23rd, 2005:  Enjoy the image update, and a big thanks to Vampy and BE UK for all the pictures in this one!
    January 24th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update!
    January 26th, 2005:  Enjoy the update; 500 images in BME/extreme, BME/HARD, and scarification
    January 27th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update!
    January 30th, 2005:  Enjoy the small image update, all in BME/extreme and BME/HARD. My DSL connection is offline right now; I've uploaded this via dialup. As soon as it's back up (I'm sure it'll be inside of 24 hours), I'll post more. Enjoy!
    January 31st, 2005:  Another image update for you today... I'm running out of drivespace on this server (thus the small updates -- they're less likely to crash!), so later this week I'm going to have to take the machine offline for a little while to upgrade the drives. As soon as I have a timeline for that I'll post the info here. Enjoy the update!
    January 31st, 2005:  If you're looking for the link to the ear piercing gun article, here's the link: BME Reviews the Studex System 75
    February 1st, 2005:  Latest article link: Shapeshift #10: Conclusion
    February 2nd, 2005:  1,001 new images for you today (over half of them tattoos)... and I've upgraded the drive on this machine, so no more worries about running out of space!
    February 3rd, 2005:  Looking for the Lip Plate article? Click here: Have Mursi!
    February 3rd, 2005:  This update is just in a few BME/HARD galleries. Those galleries are experimenting with a new layout format where you can click through all the images (what you do with your free hand is up to you!)... Please let me know whether you like it, don't like it (although I can't imagine any way that it's somehow worse?), and if you'd like it expanded across the rest of the galleries.
    February 4th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update!
    February 5th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update!
    February 6th, 2005:  BME/HARD and BME/extreme members enjoy the image update (there's another BME/HARD update scheduled for tomorrow as well), and there's a new Lizardman Q&A posted as well — click here to read it now.
    February 7th, 2005:  Today's update is all in BME/HARD, but there's also a new article from The Lizardman, Click here for his Am Jam Coverage.
    February 9th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update, and check out the latest interview that just got posted: MISSING PARTS with Amina Munster.
    February 10th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update, and I don't think that 'enjoy' is the rigth work, so I'll just say that a new article, In Memoriam, has just been posted.
    February 11th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update!
    February 12th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update!
    February 13th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update, all in BME/HARD and BME/extreme today.
    February 16th, 2005:  Images for you today, and I'll post the second half of this set tomorrow as well. Enjoy!
    February 17th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update -- 777 new images for you today! (All public)
    February 18th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update!
    February 20th, 2005:  Enjoy the new article: NASTY, NASTY CLIENTS
    February 22nd, 2005:  Enjoy the image update! I've got lots more in the queue...
    February 23rd, 2005:  Enjoy the image update. There will be one more (first thing Thursday) before I leave for Africa, and expect a new column tomorrow as well. Although I may be getting tomorrows mixed up because I'm doing this update a day early!
    February 24th, 2005:  Another image update for you, and now I'm off to Africa for the next two weeks. I will try and keep posting updates during that period though and processing memberships as well (ie. I will be online).
    February 25th, 2005:  For updates on Africa and how it affects BME, click here.
    February 25th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update, and here's the link to Fakir's latest article as well: Spirit + Flesh: Energy Pulls Part 1
    February 27th, 2005:  Looking for the latest Legal Link? Waivers and Releases for Tattoo and Piercing Studios
    February 28th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update... I'm uploading this from a crazy-slow internet connection in Windhoek, Namibia. I'll try and get another posted from Johannesburg when I'm there in a few days.
    March 3rd, 2005:  Enjoy the image update (all pictures in the piercing section today).
    March 3rd, 2005:  Actually, this connection here (in Durban, South Africa) is decently fast, so I'm going to upload some more images... There's lots in the tattoo, scarification, ritual, and other public areas as well. Enjoy!
    March 7th, 2005:  Enjoy the update -- new pictures across BME/extreme, BME/hard, and then some in nipple piercing, unusual piercings, and scarification as well. Enjoy, and I'll try and post some more before my return, but if not, expect tons when I'm back.
    March 9th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update!
    March 14th, 2005:  I'm back from Africa! Over the next few days, expect about a thousand images to be posted every day until I'm all caught up. Today it's mostly in the tattoo section and other public areas. Enjoy!
    March 15th, 2005:  As promised, another thousand images. Today there are lots in BME/HARD and BME/extreme (as well as plenty in the public galleries as well). Another thousand are already queued for tomorrow!
    March 16th, 2005:  Another day, another thousand-plus images... enjoy!
    March 17th, 2005:  Another thousand images, enjoy!
    March 18th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update, it's a big one! I'm taking a break for the weekend, and updates will resume on Monday.
    March 21st, 2005:  Enjoy the update, another thousand images!
    March 22nd, 2005:  Another thousand images for you... enjoy!
    March 23rd, 2005:  ANOTHER thousand images for you! Tomorrow there'll be just a small image update, and some overhauls to the way a few sections are split up and rendered... Enjoy the update.
    March 24th, 2005:  Enjoy the update, and please note the following changes have been made:
1. The culture section is back; the non-ritual galleries (BBQs, BME shirts, and so on) have been moved there from the old ritual and culture changes.
2. The ritual section has been split into general galleries (ie. suicide suspension, play piercing, etc.) and into suspension team and bonus galleries (ie. Rites of Passage, Truthseekers, etc.) sort of like how the tattoo gallery has both portfolios and main galleries.
3. BME has partnered off with Allen Falkner's suspension.org, so that's why there's a color change in those sections (and more will come later).
It is very possible that I've brokent stuff doing this fix so if you notice things like broken links, please please please let me know so that I can fix them! Thanks, and enjoy the small image update as well.
    March 25th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update, as well as the new interview with Ella in BME/News, Taking it to the Next Level
    March 26th, 2005:  Check out BME's coverage of BodyFest 2005 in Mexico City here: HOLA GRINGO!
    March 28th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update, about a thousand new ones for you today.
    March 29th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update (1000 new pictures), and click here for the latest article from Jim Ward's Running the Gauntlet.
    March 30th, 2005:  Another thousand images for you today, enjoy!
    March 30th, 2005:  Looking for the RFID implant interview? One small step for hand
    March 31st, 2005:  Looking for the new article? Here's the link: Love at First Bite
    April 1st, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update! To those of you who enjoyed today's article, be sure to also read Adding and Subtracting, from back in 1999.
    April 4th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update (all pictures in the public sections), as well as the new article on Horizontal Tongue Piercing.
    April 5th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update --- lots and lots of pictures thanks to Allen Falkner from Rhode Island Suscon!
    April 6th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update; it's tons of stuff in BME/HARD and BME/extreme mostly.
    April 7th, 2005:  Enjoy the update (mostly lots of new pictures from the Rhode Island Suscon), as well as the important new LEGAL LINK article: Fighting Oppressive School Dress Codes: A Guide for Students and Parents
    April 8th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update.
    April 10th, 2005:  Looking for the new article? MOMMY'S LITTLE MONSTER
    April 11th, 2005:  Enjoy the update, all stuff in the public galleries today, Extreme+HARD tomorrow!
    April 12th, 2005:  Enjoy the update! BME/extreme and BME/HARD today... and nipple piercings as well.
    April 13th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update!
    April 14th, 2005:  Another image update for you (last of the week). Experiences tomorrow, enjoy!
    April 14th, 2005:  Looking for the DVD review? LIKE A BUTTERFLY
    April 15th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update.
    April 16th, 2005:  Here's the prison tattoos article: MARKED FOR LIFE
    April 17th, 2005:  Here's the new article on Corset Piercings: Seriously, WTF?
    April 18th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update!
    April 19th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update -- everything is in BME/HARD and BME/extreme today.
    April 20th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update, and happy 420.
    April 20th, 2005:  New article: Sub-Clavicle Piercings!
    April 21st, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update. I'm going to be briefly out of the country, so the next update (images, lots and lots of images) will come on Wednesday probably.
    April 27th, 2005:  Enjoy the update, I'll get some more posted for you as soon as I can. Today's update is all images in BME/extreme and BME/HARD.
    April 28th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update; more tomorrow.
    April 29th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update...
    April 30th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update!
    May 2nd, 2005:  Enjoy the image update. I've got another one queued as well; I'll try and post that (all member stuff) tomorrow but it might be Wednesday since I'm in Las Vegas at the APP convention and will be presenting tomorrow.
    May 3rd, 2005:  Enjoy the update; lots of images in the members only area especially.
    May 6th, 2005:  The new interview: ASCENSION: Philip Barbosa
    May 7th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update!
    May 8th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update... more soon...
    May 9th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update; members update tomorrow.
    May 9th, 2005:  Looking for the new interview? Here it is: KIVAKA: Bedside manner like a nun
    May 10th, 2005:  Enjoy the update -- all BME/HARD!
    May 11th, 2005:  Enjoy the update -- lots of stuff in BME/extreme for you today.
    May 13th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update.
    May 13th, 2005:  Looking for the new interview? Here it is: Quilt of Life
    May 16th, 2005:  Enjoy the update, it's all tattoos today!
    May 17th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update! It's all in the members sections today.
    May 17th, 2005:  Check out the latest coverage in THE PRESENT TENSE: APP 2005
    May 18th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update!
    May 19th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update -- next update will be images on Monday, I've got to work on a crazy programming task until then!
    May 23rd, 2005:  Enjoy the BIIIIIIIIIG public image update. While I do anticipate posting the regular BME members update tomorrow, I've broken my wrist again I think so I may be slowed down a little.
    May 24th, 2005:  Enjoy the update -- all BME/HARD and BME/extreme today!
    May 27th, 2005:  Both an experience update for you today and a new article. Here's the link to that: Why do people get wing tattoos?
    May 30th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update; everything is in the scarification section today!
    May 30th, 2005:  Looking for the interview with INZA? Click here: BRUTAL BEAUTY
    May 31st, 2005:  Enjoy the update; all members content, with a little nipple piercing thrown in for good measure!
    June 4th, 2005:  Enjoy the update; all piercing stuff today, and tomorrow I'll be posting an all tattoo update, and then "back to our regularly scheduled program".
    June 5th, 2005:  Lots of tattoo pictures today!
    June 6th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update!
    June 7th, 2005:  Enjoy the update!
    June 8th, 2005:  CLICK HERE to find out more about the winner of the 2004-2005 IAM College Scholarship.
    June 9th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update!
    June 10th, 2005:  Want to know the answer to the cover question? Read The Entrapment and Imprisonment of Todd Bertrang
    June 12th, 2005:  Looking for the new article? Yes, it's true, Dr. David Graham in Suffolk County NY wants to ban nostril piercings.
    June 13th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update; loads of images will be posted tomorrow.
    June 14th, 2005:  Enjoy the IMMENSE image update!
    June 20th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update!
    June 20th, 2005:  Enjoy the update! I'll post some stories tomorrow, but because BMEFEST is this week, the next image update will be next week.
    June 22nd, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update... I'm off to have fun at BMEFEST for the next few days!
    June 23rd, 2005:  New article: No Boys Allowed! Introducing the All-Grrls Suscon
    July 2nd, 2005:  Sorry for the long delay in updating! You can thank the Bush Administration for making BME illegal and forcing us to do an emergency move out of California back to Canada for the downtime. I've got lots of good stuff buffered though so you can expect plenty of postings over the next couple weeks. Enjoy today's update, almsot all in BME/HARD's bonus sections.
    July 3rd, 2005:  Today's update is all in the culture section (BBQs, BMEfest, So-Cal, etc.)... Enjoy!
    July 3rd, 2005:  Wondering why BME got banned? Click here: BME: Banned in America
    July 4th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update!
    July 5th, 2005:  Enjoy today's update, it's almost all in BME/extreme.
    July 6th, 2005:  Here's the BMEshop article: LUCK & FATE
    July 8th, 2005:  Enjoy the update -- this one is coming to you from a hotel in Paris France. I'm going to try and post a couple more very large updates in the next few days as well.
    July 9th, 2005:  Enjoy another big update; today all ritual and culture images.
    July 10th, 2005:  Enjoy the update, tons and tons of tattoo pictures today!
    July 14th, 2005:  Enjoy the update; about 2000 pictures in various sections (including lots in extreme and hard). Next update will be when I return from Europe in a few days.
    July 15th, 2005:  Remembering Mr. Sebastian (Running the Gauntlet X).
    July 18th, 2005:  Enjoy the immense experience update!
    July 19th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update (all public stuff today).
    July 20th, 2005:  Enjoy the udpate; next one after I return from Venezuela on Tuesday.
    July 26th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update, and the new article by The Lizardman: History of Tongue Splitting
    July 27th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update; it's mostly in the members section but there's some all over the site.
    July 28th, 2005:  New image update (public) with about a thousand images, plus Jordan's BMEfest 2005 report
    July 30th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update, as well as a report from a friend in Ecuador: Meeting the Huaorani.
    July 31st, 2005:  Enjoy the upadte (major coverage of the Pomona convention).
    August 2nd, 2005:  Enjoy the update; memebers only stuff today!
    August 4th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update!
    August 5th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update, and check out Gillian's new article: ANOMALY
    August 7th, 2005:  For the new cover article click here: Keith Alexander: A Life Worth Celebrating.
    August 9th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update, lots of stuff in the members section today.
    August 10th, 2005:  Enjoy the update; lots of public gallery images for you today!
    August 13th, 2005:  TRANSVISION 2005 article posted!
    August 14th, 2005:  Enjoy today's update; it's all in culture, ritual, and events.
    August 15th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update, lots and lots of new stories.
    August 16th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update; almost all members stuff today. More public pictures tomorrow.
    August 17th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update, mostly public stuff today.
    August 19th, 2005:  Enjoy the update, public pictures for you today!
    August 23rd, 2005:  Enjoy today's update; members update tomorrow.
    August 24th, 2005:  As promised, a member's update for you today. I'll try and post more images tomorrow as well.
    August 24th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update, and here's the new VIDEO article: 2005 All-Grrls SusCon Video Report
    August 26th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update!
    August 29th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update.
    August 30th, 2005:  Enjoy the update, public stuff again today, members tomorrow!
    August 31st, 2005:  Enjoy the members update!
    September 1st, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update! Next update will be probably on Sunday or Monday from Amsterdam! w00t!
    September 4th, 2005:  Updating you (public update) from here in Amsterdam! Enjoy!
    September 5th, 2005:  Enjoy today's all-tattoo update.
    September 8th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update; a thousand-plus pictures for members and about that again in the public section.
    September 9th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update!
    September 10th, 2005:  Enjoy the big image update (all public stuff)!
    September 13th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update!
    September 14th, 2005:  Enjoy the public update!
    September 15th, 2005:  Enjoy the update; half BME/extreme, half public. I'll post the BME/HARD update tomorrow morning in the same general ratio.
    September 15th, 2005:  Enjoy the update, almost all of it today is in BME/HARD!
    September 19th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update.
    September 19th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update. Public stuff today, and members stuff in probably two days more.
    September 22nd, 2005:  Enjoy the image update, mostly in the members section.
    September 23rd, 2005:  More pictures (public) for you today.
    September 25th, 2005:  Today is all tattoos!
    September 26th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update, and be sure to check out our new reference article on implants: Non-Medical Implants for Dummies... Not that we're saying you're a dummy if you get 3D-art implants!!!
    September 27th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update!
    September 29th, 2005:  Enjoy the members' update!
    October 3rd, 2005:  Enjoy the image update, more over the next few days...
    October 5th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update!
    October 6th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update.
    October 7th, 2005:  Enjoy the update. almost everything today is in BME/HARD... Expect a BME/extreme update tomorrow.
    October 8th, 2005:  Enjoy the update; it's got a full BME/extreme update and then stuff in the public galleries as well.
    October 11th, 2005:  BellaVendetta.com opens -- read about it here
    October 14th, 2005:  Looking for the new article? Here it is: Dermal Anchoring
    October 14th, 2005:  Enjoy the members update (today), and the big tattoo update that was posted a couple days ago as well.
    October 15th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update.
    October 18th, 2005:  Enjoy the update; today is all piercing all the time!
    October 21st, 2005:  Enjoy the nice big update (scattered all over the site).
    October 22nd, 2005:  Enjoy the update; mostly tattoo pictures today.
    October 24th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update!
    October 27th, 2005:  Over 2000 new images for you today in various public galleries.
    October 28th, 2005:  Enjoy the update; loads of BME/HARD pictures plus more in the public galleries. BME/extreme comes tomorrow!
    October 29th, 2005:  Enjoy today's update; BME/extreme images, plus loads in the public piercing galleries as well.
    October 30th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update!
    November 2nd, 2005:  Enjoy the nice huge image update (all in the public galleries). Members update tomorrow!
    November 3rd, 2005:  Enjoy the members update!
    November 5th, 2005:  Small experience update for you today, enjoy!
    November 8th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update.
    November 9th, 2005:  Members update: enjoy!
    November 16th, 2005:  Enjoy the all-tattoo update! More tomorrow.
    November 17th, 2005:  Enjoy today's image update (all public)!
    November 18th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update; members update tomorrow!
    November 19th, 2005:  Enjoy the members update, it's a big one! I've got to go out of town for thanksgiving next week, so I don't know what the update schedule will be for the next little while, but I should still be able to get some nice stuff posted.
    November 20th, 2005:  Another day, another update, enjoy!
    November 21st, 2005:  Whoa... Another update!? Scars and tattoos today. After this I'm taking a couple days off. Well, not really, I'll be on an airplane once again (not fun, but at least the destination is nice). I'll have more updates later in the week.
    November 25th, 2005:  Nice BIIIIGGG update for you today, mostly in the members section. Unfortunately this is going to be the last update until the middle of this upcoming week... I'm on the road right now, and my laptop has completely run out of harddrive space so I can't even build an update!!! But don't worry, that just means that next week's updates are going to be even bigger. Enjoy today's!
    November 27th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update (and read the note below if you haven't already).
    December 2nd, 2005:  Enjoy the image update; I should have more for you tomorrow... Just doing some software and hardware upgrades in the meantime.
    December 3rd, 2005:  Enjoy the modest experience update.
    December 4th, 2005:  Enjoy the members update, lots of great new stuff for you today.
    December 9th, 2005:  Lots of images today for you (piercings and tattoos) in the public galleries. Members update tomorrow, then experiences, and more.
    December 10th, 2005:  Nice big members update for you today, as promised!
    December 12th, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update!
    December 13th, 2005:  Enjoy the update: ritual, scarification, and culture today.
    December 13th, 2005:  ADIOS! - Gillian Hyde
    December 15th, 2005:  Check out the new article by Lucky Diamond Rich about his encounter with Lukas Zpira.
    December 16th, 2005:  All Tattoo Friday! Enjoy!
    December 18th, 2005:  Enjoy the image update!
    December 22nd, 2005:  Enjoy the experience update -- this was the last (experience) update for 2005!!! Watch for more images to be posted still before the end of the year.
    December 23rd, 2005:  Last image update of the year!!! Next one comes in the new year... But no worries, this one is giant enough (about 4,000 images) to tide you over for a week, right?

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