Tattoos and Piercings

How do I feel about tattoos and piercings? To start off with, I don't have any tattoos anywhere on my body. There are two specific reasons and a few other less specific reasons. The first reason is I don't really like pain of any kind if I can help it. Not tattooing my body qualifies for me avoiding the pain factor since that is under my control. I also don't feel the need to put something on me that might start out looking like a giraffe and in 10 or 20 years wind up looking like an elephant (or worse). Life is fluid and things change, even our interests and relationships which is a reason I don't want a tattoo. Putting something on my body today that could change tomorrow doesn't sound like fun to me.
On the subject of piercings, I have two. One in each earlobe. I got my ears pierced when I turned 16 (as a rite of passage I think). One side hurt like the devil and the other side I barely felt. They did the side that wound up hurting second which was a great plan since I would've only gotten one side pierced if I would have had the more painful ear done first. I never felt the need to get a second hole in each ear (due to the remembered ouch). For myself, I don't want any other holes in my body. Tongue rings do damage to your teeth and dental work. Piercing nipples or genitalia just sounds way too painful for anyone to contemplate doing, but again that is just my opinion. Some of the others: belly button, "Monroes", cheekbones, the chin, the nose (what happens when you need to blow?) are just foreign to my way of thinking. When you meet people that becomes a focal point for where people look (if it is visible). Do you really want a piece of metal to be the first think people focus on when they look at you?
So for me, tattooing and piercing my body are not the way to go. It can be an artistic form of expression for some people, but I will express myself in other ways.