Tattoo is all done!

I would like to say that I'm completely done, but I'm not. I still have to go back and just get the faded parts touched up including my old tattoo in the middle. But either way, it's pretty much all done. After being under the needle for nearly 8 hours, it's done! And let me just tell you the shading on the wire of the mic was the most painful of all! I just kept sitting there and wishing he was done every time he stopped. But hey, it's all done and that's all that matters!

Halloween 2009

Halloween is the best time of the year! Let's party!

Here is my Batman pumpkin I made. I have never carved my own pumpkin, so I was especially proud of this!!

The CUTEST teddy bear I've ever seen!!!

I love this pic of Kenz laughing at her dad being silly!

Jim with his Two-Face makeup. Lookin good!

Colleen, the b-fast of champions.

Beckie, Heather and that's Amy in there. They are Lock, Shock and Barrel from Nightmare Before Christmas.

Jess is Vikki for Halloween. That includes Kelly Clarkson shirt, bandana and black eye, courtesy of Colleen. (Yes Colleen gave Vikki a black eye. Alcohol makes you punch your sister.)

I was Garth from Wayne's World. But you can't see my full costume b/c I decided to wear Colleen's Wheaties box. ha

Dan and Gus as The Cobra Kai!

Kevin was Ricky Bobby from Talladega Nights and Molly was a wrestler. Not sure who though. haha

Tattoo continued

We're moving right along here. But still not finished! One more trip to LAnghorne Ink and I'll be done for a while. ........ Maybe.

We Are The Used

So the day finally came! The Used played the Factory last night. I found out during the day that they were doing a meet and greet at the TLA at 6. I freaked out! Amy and I went down there. I might've been a little early b/c we were the first ones in line. haha. Well anyway, they came and signed my two cd booklets. I had to show them my tattoo since the heart hanging from the noose was from their 2nd album cover. Juan added the amazing tree so I really just wanted to show them that.

So yeah I showed it to them and they were saying how detailed and intricate it was. They asked if it hurt and I said no. Please, it killed! Haha! But I'm not going to tell them that. They're all covered in ink.

Heather and Colleen upstairs in the balcony. I stayed in the pit for most of the show. It's the only way to do it!

The opening band, Drive A. Oi!

The 2nd band, The Almost. I liked them. Amy's joke was, "Are they Almost done?" I didn't get it until she explained it later.

Then finally The Used came on!

You can't really see it but I totally want the hat that Jepha is wearing. He's the bass player on the far right. I am still searching for it and can't really find one that looks good on me. Maybe it's me!

You can't see me but I was totally in the pit losing my voice and getting bruises. There were all these moshes that started and they were all next to us for some reason. So I had to stand around the edges and block the moshers from hitting people in the crowd and running in to them. It felt good to let out some anger and push and punch people. Try it sometime. They don't mind. Really.

I watched the last part of the show upstairs b/c I was getting tired. And I had no voice really. But I still screamed. As you can tell.

We stayed outside after the show to meet them. Here's Amy freezing her ass off.

I only got pictures with Dan (the drummer) and Jepha (bass). We found out later that Bert came out and was drunk off his ass and the manager made him go on the bus. Then Quinn, the guitar player, followed suit. Luckily by then, we had already left.

And you still can't see his hat! WTF?! But you can totally see his molester mustache.

LAnghorne Ink

I started my new tattoo! I finally caved and went and got it done. I was struggling with where to put it and I'm so glad the way it turned out (so far). I only got the left side done yesterday. It took 2.5 hours. I told him I wanted a spooky tree that was dead and twisty. Very vague. He then emails me the tree that looks like this and I was blown away. It's like he went in my head and saw exactly what I wanted! This is why I keep going to him! Again I sat in the most uncomfortable position. But I'll just tell you that this one hurt so much more than the one on the inside of my arm. The 13 is my first tattoo that I got in 2003. He's going to be touching that up and making it look fresher soon. He is going to add another branch on the left side that will extend more on my shoulder. Which killed me, btw. Painful spot. And then on the right side of the 13, I'm getting something else. But you'll see that as I start to go back. I have another appointment in 2 weeks!

Again, I got it done with Juan at Blue Velvet in Langhorne. I call it LAnghorne Ink b/c it's like my own local LA Ink.

Rachel's Wedding

My good friend Rachel got married this past Saturday. I was very happy to be a part of the occasion. The church and the reception were so nice. The newlyweds looked very happy together!
Here is a pic of her engagement ring that I took a while ago. Just to throw that in there.

They walked so fast down the aisle that the pic got all blurry!

My pictures stink, I'm sorry. I couldn't take a good pic to save my life. But at least in this one you can see her smiling!

Amy and I at the table.

Rachel and myself. Even on her wedding day, she couldn't help but gossip a little. It wouldn't be Rachel without it!