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Last weekend was a fun one! Headed up to NYC on Friday for round three on the backpiece and lucked into round 4. While I was in the chair, someone called in a cancellation for Saturday so I took it! Friday was 3.5 hours of shading and additional outline. Saturday was 2 hours of shading the newly added outline and some other areas. I was a little concerned about back to back sessions working in the same area, but it wasn't that bad. It wasn't that good either, but it wasn't as bad as I expected. Anyway, I'm really pleased with how it's coming along. I'll post progress pics in my next entry. Gotta resize.

So, while I was getting inked, tmronin was busily shooting a non-SG set with the ever-charming Jessikaaaa. They finished about the same time I did and retrieved me from the tattoo shop. Jessikaaaa and I headed off for some great conversation and delicious Thai food (This girl is such a charmer... go give her some !) while tmronin scampered away for a SG shoot with Vuokko. After dinner, Jessikaaaa headed home to get ready for the SGNY event that night, where we were all planning to meet again later. Since the space tmronin was shooting in was so tiny, and it was 7 degrees F that night, I wandered off to find a nice cozy bar to stay warm in. I magically picked just the right one because Laurie, the bartender, kept the drinks flowing and kept me fully entertained while I waited. If you're in the area, stop by and see her at Bar 82 (near the corner of 9th&2nd) and tell her I said 'Hi!'. Well, that part of the night got longer when tmronin and Vuokko +1 joined me at the bar. Turns out that a plane we were waiting on was severely delayed, so we hung out some more before heading off to the airport. We never did make it to the SGNY event because of that, which kind of sucked since there were a lot of people there I was looking forward to getting to meet. It was all good in the end, though.

So, 'who was on the plane?', you might ask. Why none other than the amazing Amina, who was coming in for a non-SG photoshoot! I had never had the privilege of meeting her before, and let me tell you, a privilege it was. This girl rocks! You already know her looks, but she's got personality to match. She's off the hook and one helluva lot of fun to be around. It was a blast hanging with her and tmronin and his wife Morgan for the rest of the weekend! Anyway, Friday had been a long day for all involved, so after a quick bite we headed back to tmronin's to crash.

Saturday started late (thankfully) with brunch, then me heading off for round 4 on the backpiece. After that, I headed back to Brooklyn to Duff's, where I was supposed to meet the rest of the aforementioned crew at 10:30. Oops, Amina's shoot was delayed due to problems with a shoot before her's, so the rest of the crew didn't make it until around 1am. No worries, though! What is it with NYC and gorgeous bartenders? LA did me right (or wrong, depending on how you look at it ) and I was pretty toasted by the time they showed up. The night just got better from there and after a drunken diner run ended somewhere around 5am. Sunday was another (thankfully) late start. We missed brunch where we had intended to eat so had to find somewhere else. Picked a place, and who turns out to be our waitress? Laurie, from Bar 82! 25 million people in NYC and we bump into her again by chance. What are the odds of that?!?

Anyway, all those late nights and running around in the cold have left me with a nasty flu , which I'm sincerely hoping to shake by Thursday since that's when the next TeamRockstar adventure begins. Tmronin will be out in my neck of the woods, camera in hand, for a few sets on Thursday then we're off for a studio day in Philly on Friday. Saturday we'll be at the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention and more shooting on Sunday!

Ok, I feel like crap so I'm off to attempt to get well. Hope everything is going great for everyone. I'll try my best to catch up on comments later tonight, after the next dose of NyQuil kicks in.