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Staying w a friend tonight and then have a new place starting tomorrow!

@TrixieFaux @Zillah aww, you guys are making me blush! @Lance that's exactly what that face was!!

@taaarro you're blowing my mind. And CK in napa is kind of blowing my mind? At which shop is he guesting? Or did I miss something?? Awesome tattoos!!!!

Aww shucks!

Thank you!! So, as I have mentioned before, Junii usually has some inspiration right before the tattoo and our plans change a bit - now it looks like we're going back to two snakes, no hannya (maybe). And the collab? Oh, just Junii, Shad, and EVERYONE IN DIAMOND CLUB, nbd. !!!!! At the beginning of the second day, I was looking at some frog paintings my hosts have around their home and vaguely thinking "what a cool tattoo that would be". Headed to the shop. As soon as I get there Junii says "what do you think about this?" and pulls out some frog stencils she made!! As my mind was wrapping itself around this fun bit of synchronicity, she explained that she wanted to put a meditating frog down at the bottom of my leg, and then add some dreamy clouds working their way up so it appears that everything we see is what the frog is sitting and meditating about - we have a beginning now!! She is going to add a few more frogs, one guy with beads, another one with a coin, maybe another guy. I am so satisfied with how this tattoo is coming along - not just with the quality of the work, but also the completely organic nature of how the tattoo itself is developing. It's really incredible to be part of this experience!! ...searching for more words...I'm just into it, is all. :p I'm booked again in July...we'll see what she comes up with next!!!!! I've attached some action shots and one of me being just clearly insanely happy to be where I am. (Thank you for indulging me). Yes @Lance, best birthday present to self ever. @Zillah the koi looks great!! You are a beast to sit for 7.5 hours - that shit is hard! Congrats and can't wait to see a healed pic.

Boom!!

It'll be way easier than it seems from the outset! Preload ibuprofen, drink lots of water, and don't forget to breathe.

Yes, a total creep who also happens to be - get ready for this one - A CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST. No boundaries. Was way creepy from day 1.

Uh yeah, creepy ass grabbers at the coffee shop in the morning (7 am fer crissakes!) who think it's a) okay to grab my ass, and b) ask "how do I get to see all your tattoos?" <shudder>. Also my stepdad's friends definitely think I'm a ho' bc of my tattoos aaaand I get a lot of conservative married men asking me to send them pictures!! And you know they don't want pics of just the tattoos. Ugh. Shudder. @Tesseracts you are right on re the wrong kind of attention. (We're all hos and freaks, after all!). Ps I'm getting tattooed now...:p

F yeah you did!! I just had my 31st bday - every year is better and better. Happy birthday and enjoy that runner's high!

Haha I feel like a dork for not even trying to order one!!! I just never even asked... I get emails from them all the time anyway, despite never having ordered :p

On a plane about to take off for SF...tattoos lined up tomorrow and Friday....today is gonna be a good day :D

If you haven't already seen it, Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator is an interesting doc about him, and prison, and it's kind of sad and leaves you with a pretty sour taste in your mouth re Gator. Christian Hosoi - rewatching now, but I remember this leaving me with a bad taste in my mouth re Hosoi...but I am re-evaluating! some rad skating for sure. http://youtu.be/3Ocoy6XVeqQ

Welcome @Ditch Belgium!

Ugh I'm having brokeback envy...I may have to get another one...I like mine but in hindsight, prob should have been a bit smaller or placed differently to read a little clearer...oh well!! i've got the space above it that is driving me fucking bonkers, so soon i will have something to complement my bent lady friend.

Holla! Happy 4/20 for the folks celebrating thusly. ^_^

Holla @SeeSea for starting it!

And just cuz we're talking about them, here's *my* brokeback girl: by (http://instagram.com/leodarlintattooLeo D Guajardo)