Just a beautiful piece! I’m jealous.

(P.S. She looks like a Claudia.)

Have to agree there’s no S/S infection. Also, that’s the ovarian cancer ribbon! I know that ribbon!

Things that are distal (Latin for “real fuckin’ far away”) from your torso heal slowly. Wrists and ankles are about the worst. Want a tattoo that heals good and bright? Get it on your face or genitals. I’m not even kidding. I’ve never seen a…[Read more]

I was told I was verbally abusive today. That’s a term that’s entirely overused. I miss the good old days where you could tell someone s/he was a terrible person who did a terrible job and s/he slunk off, felt guilty for awhile, then resolved to do better. It doesn’t equate to abuse just because it’s a distasteful truth.

Homer Simpson was right. If you hate your job, you don’t protest. You just go in and do it really half-assed.

I don’t even hate mine. I’m just burned out. And these are the nights Amazon was invented. Time to buy Blu Rays and silk sheets!

If you’re fair-skinned, there is no legitimate reason to be in the sun longer than 20 minutes without sunscreen.

Ink goes into the dermis when properly done, whether it’s done in America, Europe, or Timbuktu. I don’t work with tattoos, but there’s really no “superior” way to do this, so far as I know, only correct or incorrect. Healing is a…[Read more]

Ended up going for a few hours to the Nashville tattoo con. I went because an artist asked me to go, and since I promised, I fulfilled.

I went between doing a Point Click Care seminar for new employees and my shift tonight. I looked like a fucking freak in my business casual clothes. Despite this and a ringing phone/pager pissing me off, I had…[Read more]

I assumed you all were mourning my absence and were silent for that reason.

I like Aveeno’s unscented baby lotion. It’s far more mild than anything else I’ve used.

If you’ve got particularly sensitive skin and everything breaks you out, try an unscented facial lotion on your tattoos. They tend to be intensely moisturizing while minimally irritating.

My first full day off in 14 days is Thursday. I’m really excited. I’m going to do NOTHING! 😀

Very nice. I liked it. 🙂

I’ve always found tattoo artists like to talk about technique if you’ll ask intelligent questions. I’ve never had a single question about shading or autoclaves or whatever is on my mind be laughed off yet. Most people (myself included) love to prattle on about the details of their careers if you’ll listen. The best method to learn is to sit…[Read more]

@Call_me_Lola 139170 wrote:

CONGRATS!!! That’s awesome. And the three years will be over before you know it.

Thank you! 🙂 It’s funny because I considered getting a PA before I started NP school a few years ago – The PA program I was accepted into doesn’t allow students to have a job. My NP program allowed it, and this MD program allows it.

I…[Read more]

@Mistress_Of_Pain 139167 wrote:

I’ve considered a thigh piece myself.

DO IT! I have four tattoos on my thighs. They’re a great spot. I want some kind of water-themed piece on my left thigh. Getting closer to an idea every day. Now I just have to make time.

Got my acceptance letter. The good news is I’ll also be able to work 2-3 days a week. That means I’ll see daylight three years from September. 🙂

That’s a really cool tattoo, Sam.

I really want to get something on my left thigh, but finding the time is damn near impossible. My last day off was the Wednesday before last.

Congratulations! You’ve got a local infection!

I think I decided on a school.

In other news, my typewriter tattoo is being entered in a contest. Should be good.

@Sam-I-Am 138972 wrote:

I saw this band in concert in 1977. They were great!

I’d call in sick just to see a band with that name, knowing nothing about them.

If it’s not stinking, spewing pus, or bulging like worms on fire are about to shoot out of it, it’s fine. You’re gonna make it, Jorge.

The first three questions are the same question worded differently. Mainly of the questions were just poorly worded… What differentiates a “thought problem” from a regular problem? Why is extraversion coupled with enthusiasm? (I’m very enthusiastic, but very introverted.) I’m reserved, but I wouldn’t peg myself as quiet. Like others have…[Read more]