I have been working my ass of for the last few months. I have two jobs, which may not seem like a lot, but it's driving me nuts. I have not had one single day off for two months. I'm used to being able to sleep until noon at least one day a week, damnit!!
The winter here fucked me up. I have no money in my bank account, I can barely make rent, I've got a $300 electric bill, and I still have to eat. I made it through winter all right, but now that it's spring and all the reserve cash is gone, I'm just barely making it. This is so STUPID!!! I became a tattoo artist so this shit wouldn't happen. Unfortunately, cash in hand every day leads to me spending most of it on beer, drugs, or cigarettes before I can get it to the bank. It's my own fault, but I'm gonna bitch anyway.
The lack of money isn't so bad (until bills come due, that is), but what really gets me is not having any time off whatsoever. The days I leave the shop at three, I go right up the road to the Citizen office to do ad design. The days I don't tattoo, I go to the Citizen. It sucks because I like both jobs, and I'd feel bad if I quit the Citizen because they're so short-handed it's ridiculous. I'll see what happens when Rob gets licensed to tattoo. Maybe then I can have a day off. Or else I'll get so sick of working like a slave that it overrides my guilt of quitting the Citizen. I'm not sure which one's gonna come first, even though it's only a month til Rob is licensed.
I'm gonna go pull out my own hair, push an old lady down some stairs, get wasted and sleep like the dead.
The winter here fucked me up. I have no money in my bank account, I can barely make rent, I've got a $300 electric bill, and I still have to eat. I made it through winter all right, but now that it's spring and all the reserve cash is gone, I'm just barely making it. This is so STUPID!!! I became a tattoo artist so this shit wouldn't happen. Unfortunately, cash in hand every day leads to me spending most of it on beer, drugs, or cigarettes before I can get it to the bank. It's my own fault, but I'm gonna bitch anyway.
The lack of money isn't so bad (until bills come due, that is), but what really gets me is not having any time off whatsoever. The days I leave the shop at three, I go right up the road to the Citizen office to do ad design. The days I don't tattoo, I go to the Citizen. It sucks because I like both jobs, and I'd feel bad if I quit the Citizen because they're so short-handed it's ridiculous. I'll see what happens when Rob gets licensed to tattoo. Maybe then I can have a day off. Or else I'll get so sick of working like a slave that it overrides my guilt of quitting the Citizen. I'm not sure which one's gonna come first, even though it's only a month til Rob is licensed.
I'm gonna go pull out my own hair, push an old lady down some stairs, get wasted and sleep like the dead.
Wow, I haven't even been on this site in months!!
Well, we are in our new tattoo shop, and it rocks!! We can have all four of us working at the same time and not be crowded. It's a big relief after the clusterfuck that was the old shop. We're still doing some painting, and have to replace a bunch of baseboards that got ruined when 200 gallons of water dumped themselves through our ceiling just two weeks after we moved everything down here. Other than that, it's great. Our last two apprentices got licensed and are now working for us, and my fiancee is our current apprentice.
Work is deathly slow this time of year, and I'm fucking broke.
Well, we are in our new tattoo shop, and it rocks!! We can have all four of us working at the same time and not be crowded. It's a big relief after the clusterfuck that was the old shop. We're still doing some painting, and have to replace a bunch of baseboards that got ruined when 200 gallons of water dumped themselves through our ceiling just two weeks after we moved everything down here. Other than that, it's great. Our last two apprentices got licensed and are now working for us, and my fiancee is our current apprentice.
Work is deathly slow this time of year, and I'm fucking broke.
Hoorah!! We're moving the tattoo shop! The new location is just a block from our current location, but we're going to be right on the corner of Center & Spring streets. Much more visible, entrances from Main and Center, and A LOT FUCKING BIGGER. I work in the smallest, most cramped shop ever, so this is gonna be a good change. Our apprentices will be getting their licenses in October, and will be working for us in the new space. We will now have four stations for tattooing, a much bigger reception area, and some better interior decor. We should be moved into the new space by the second week of August, and will be closing down the shop in it's current location.
No updates for a while, so I'll let you in on the newest.
Rob and I have gone to several shows, among them, the Koffin Kats, who are fabulous live and are very nice guys. The venue was shitty as hell, and looked like a flop house, but the show was great. This was the first time they've played around here (the show was in Joplin, MO) and I think they were just psyched that so many people came to see them. Special thanks to Brutally Frank for talking them into coming!
We also went and saw Social Distortion, thanks to one of my friends/tattoo client. I did two SD tattoos on her (a line of sheet music for "Time of My Life" and the dancing skeleton) so she decided to buy Rob and I tickets to the show. Her whole point of going was to get Mike Ness to sign her arm so she could have me tattoo it on her. He did sign her arm, and said he loved the tattoos she already had (HUGE compliment to me
) and she didn't shut up about it the whole four hour ride home. That bit was kinda annoying, but I'm glad she got it. It made her cry when he signed her arm.
I am tattooing my ass off most of the time, and much progress is being made on Rob's arm. Lucky bastard. It sucks to be a tattoo artist and not have time to get any ink, but to work on your boyfriend all the time. Ah well. I'm probably going to Ft. Worth to Liberty Electric Tattoos to get my old-school Lady Luck half sleeve. The owner Carl did a fucking wonderful job on my candle on the inside of my arm.
I'm so impressed, I will end up driving for 8 hours just to get more work done by him. Probably two or three times, depending on how long I can sit in that fucking chair getting my arm needled. It will be worth it in the end, cuz he's a badass. Check them out--Liberty Electric Tattoos!!
Rob and I have gone to several shows, among them, the Koffin Kats, who are fabulous live and are very nice guys. The venue was shitty as hell, and looked like a flop house, but the show was great. This was the first time they've played around here (the show was in Joplin, MO) and I think they were just psyched that so many people came to see them. Special thanks to Brutally Frank for talking them into coming!
We also went and saw Social Distortion, thanks to one of my friends/tattoo client. I did two SD tattoos on her (a line of sheet music for "Time of My Life" and the dancing skeleton) so she decided to buy Rob and I tickets to the show. Her whole point of going was to get Mike Ness to sign her arm so she could have me tattoo it on her. He did sign her arm, and said he loved the tattoos she already had (HUGE compliment to me
) and she didn't shut up about it the whole four hour ride home. That bit was kinda annoying, but I'm glad she got it. It made her cry when he signed her arm. I am tattooing my ass off most of the time, and much progress is being made on Rob's arm. Lucky bastard. It sucks to be a tattoo artist and not have time to get any ink, but to work on your boyfriend all the time. Ah well. I'm probably going to Ft. Worth to Liberty Electric Tattoos to get my old-school Lady Luck half sleeve. The owner Carl did a fucking wonderful job on my candle on the inside of my arm.
I'm so impressed, I will end up driving for 8 hours just to get more work done by him. Probably two or three times, depending on how long I can sit in that fucking chair getting my arm needled. It will be worth it in the end, cuz he's a badass. Check them out--Liberty Electric Tattoos!!
Wow.... I just stayed up all night for no reason.... I have fucked up my sleep schedule so bad, I'm gonna have to stay up all damn day and go to bed at a reasonable hour tonight.
To kill some time, here's some
RaNDoM nEws!!
*Rob bought an '06 Mitsubishi Eclipse. It is really badass. This is coming from someone who hates almost all new cars.
*I ate a giant pot brownie at Colin's earlier this morning. Yum!
*The sun is coming up outside as I type this.
*I dyed my hair purple the other day.
I gave up on trying to get it white.
*I am in a slow mental dissolve due to lack of sleep.
*My tummy is grumbling. It demands sustenance!
Good day everyone! Toodles!
To kill some time, here's some
RaNDoM nEws!!
*Rob bought an '06 Mitsubishi Eclipse. It is really badass. This is coming from someone who hates almost all new cars.
*I ate a giant pot brownie at Colin's earlier this morning. Yum!
*The sun is coming up outside as I type this.
*I dyed my hair purple the other day.
I gave up on trying to get it white.*I am in a slow mental dissolve due to lack of sleep.
*My tummy is grumbling. It demands sustenance!
Good day everyone! Toodles!
Blog blog blog blog blog. I have been sitting here alternately masturbating and flogging the internet art world for all it's worth. So since it's godawful late/early, I'm gonna show you a pretty (pretty fucked up, that is) tattoo that I put on Rob's arm. He is forever the greatest for coming up with this idea on the spur of the moment, having me draw it up and put it on him in the span of 5 hours. 
God, I love that boy.
oh, yeah--He's also super proud of this (and says it's the best tattoo he has) and shows it off to pretty much everyone, even though it's not colored yet. Also, up above it, there is a little chopped hot-rod and gas station, and above that, a Man's Ruin half sleeve with a naked devil chick pouring absinthe (or what looks to be absinthe, cuz it's a bright light green) all over her tits. Mary is looking right up at her ass and thinking "All hope is lost..." *BANG!* *splatterthump*
God, I love that boy. oh, yeah--He's also super proud of this (and says it's the best tattoo he has) and shows it off to pretty much everyone, even though it's not colored yet. Also, up above it, there is a little chopped hot-rod and gas station, and above that, a Man's Ruin half sleeve with a naked devil chick pouring absinthe (or what looks to be absinthe, cuz it's a bright light green) all over her tits. Mary is looking right up at her ass and thinking "All hope is lost..." *BANG!* *splatterthump*
Oh, hurrah! Diversity Weekend is here! *said with intense, burning sarcasm* A bunch of fat old lesbians and a few gay guys shall converge on this little town in celebration of their "diversity." No, I don't hate gays, and I personally love girls myself (I'd be a lesbian myself if Rob weren't so fucking awesome), but this is silly. And there aren't any good-looking ones. I have been here for four years and seen eight Diversity Weekends, and I have yet to see any really good-looking lesbians. What is the deal with that?
Basically, I am going to be doing a lot of pride tattoos and rainbows and shit like that. Already, I have done a tattoo that was both a rainbow and said "Pride", and two interlocked female symbols on a couple. Gah.
In other news, I shot a set with Amber, and hopefully I will soon be amongst the beautiful models on this site. Assuming that is, that the set is approved. I have really been getting into modeling lately and love doing it. I suppose it's narcissism in a way, but I have had so many peeps tell me that I look like a model that I went for it. Besides, I just love showing off my body. <(----(read as "closet slut")
Yes, so any photographers in the area interested in doing any kind of pin-up work should get a hold of me.
Basically, I am going to be doing a lot of pride tattoos and rainbows and shit like that. Already, I have done a tattoo that was both a rainbow and said "Pride", and two interlocked female symbols on a couple. Gah.
In other news, I shot a set with Amber, and hopefully I will soon be amongst the beautiful models on this site. Assuming that is, that the set is approved. I have really been getting into modeling lately and love doing it. I suppose it's narcissism in a way, but I have had so many peeps tell me that I look like a model that I went for it. Besides, I just love showing off my body. <(----(read as "closet slut")
Yes, so any photographers in the area interested in doing any kind of pin-up work should get a hold of me. 
