11 posts tagged “me”
Yes, sometimes pms makes me even more of a tiger... but that's not what I am referring to :)
I finally decided on going for the colour on my tiger, and the blossoms... it has come out so unbelievably well that S said he gets goosebumps looking at it, and he's the one who did the work!
Just the white to go, in the tiger, and his beautiful eyes... and then he's all done...
and i can start working on the next!!
and my man also sent me some early birthday flowers...
they surprised me at work... it was amazing...
i am a lucky woman...
i can't wait to see him again.
so I got new ink... finally got my tiger tattoo that I've been wanting since I was about 16 years old...
it's beautiful.
it's a work of art.
it's not finished - but it's already a source of pride for me, and for my friend S, the tattooist.
his best work yet...
it took 7 hours in total, with breaks for tea and stretching and for lunch (thanks M!)
about 5 or 6 hours of tattoo time...
I missed my man... desperately... but not because i was scared... because i was just so filled with endorphins, and felt good and wanted to share the moment with him...
Just got shading and the colour to go - beautiful vibrant oranges and yellows, and whites, for my tiger, and reds and dusky pinks for the blossoms.. the rest will be black and white and however S wants to do it - it's his artwork, just my skin :)
I even got a "ah, that's very nice" from my mother... *wide eyes*...
I am almost done "scabbing"... i heal really quickly.. so i'm hoping to start the colour and shading in the next week or so... i can't WAIT!
I'm already planning my NEXT tats! Now that I know i _can_ handle the pain, etc, without getting wobbly or silly... i have so many ideas, and a willing tattooist!
Some things to keep me occupied in the next few weeks/months...
1) Find Wacom and get cracking on the 99 Designs thing. Maybe make some money. (Thanks, Ness, for the link)
2) Renew passport (expires in Nov '09, but it takes a looooong time to get done these days) Home Affairs. That should be fun. I don't even know where it is these days...
3) Study AFAST and ASVAB. Seriously. Going to ace the AFAST (no pun intended). Will need to brush up on my maths and science. And learn American system of measurements etc. Blah. Silly Americans.
4) Get books from the garage - I have shelves, now I must put them to use, damnit. There's a photography book, my N+ and I want to find my LoTR.
5) Get a new tattoo or 3. Not the Big One - going to get that one with the Boy.
6) Write letters (maybe start up with LWT again... ) and send the Boy some more packages, when I know his new address for his new FOB.
7) Make money and Save.
8) Finish paying off debts.
9) Go to shows, but choose the ones I want. No more standing from 8am to 6pm anymore, sorry. Been there, done that. Earned my dues. I'm most grateful to all the people who have welcomed me back and told me that I have been missed. It means a lot.
10) Start running (find pouch for Zune and keys, for my arm - I can't stand running with things in my hands) and get control of my body again. Riding 2 horses, once a week, is just not cutting it. My abs have disappeared. I am sad about that. Very sad. Something must be done.
11) Archive the show backups on my brothers portable hdd. I've had it too long. The shows are old, they need to go onto DVD and get filed away.
12) Keep dreaming. I have so many things I want to do. I _can_ do them.
Following jd's example....
1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Traveled to Germany.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Didn't make any resolutions for 2008, and I don't plan on making any for 2009. It's just easier that way - everything is thus a surprise, either way.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yes
a) happier or sadder? Happier, mostly.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. "I'm finding my way back to sanity, again. Though I don't really know what i'm gonna do when I get there..."
Oh, and if you've read this far...
...Your turn! Consider yourself tagged!
I spent NYE at home with B and Z.
We chilled, watched tv, and I thought about smoking a cigar.
Had a few sips of pink sparkling wine
Took photos for the boy (as requested) and then got back into my comfy pants.
stayed up until about 1am and then went to bed.
Hallowe'en night was pretty chilled - the only token item I had to show my We'enness was my pair of red horns...
So these I wore. It was a very hot day and a long, warm summer afternoon and evening... so I was dressed accordingly in boardshorts and a little top...
well... i got a rather interesting (and, i have to admit, rather naughtily pleasant) reaction from the dads who accompanied their little kids on the trick and treating...
they stood for a strangely long moment, looking at me, as i opened the gates with my bowl of goodies, and then the one dad told his kids to say thank you (which they did, in chorus) and then another dad said "yes.. thank YOU very much" and other comments followed from the other dads, in a similar vein...
i got stared at for a few moments longer and then they hustled off after their kids who were already moving on to the next house...
last comment i heard was "she had yummy treats..."
i only had chocolate biscuits and things like that. no sweets or anything...but TimTams are yummy, for sure!
Been house sitting and playing "nanny" to two teenagers (13 and 16) for the last week...
It's been... different. Interesting.
They depend on me, but not in a horrible needy way... just as driver and maker of dinner and please-can-you-plait-my-hair and help with choosing a leotard for dancing and going shopping for a survival trip and you-can-watch-the-F1-with-me-if-you-want-but-you-don't-have-to
the boy (the 16 year old) is one cool little dude. i have to say he reminds me a lot of my man (not in that way, i SWEAR! i'm not THAT perverted!)... also very sarcastic and cynical (to a lesser degree of course... but it's definitely blooming... and i definitely encouraged it! we had a "sarcastic war" in the car on the way to the shops... it was fun - defending myself verbally against a 16 year old... thankfully i kept up!) and he is cute now, but will be a hotty in a year or so, that's for sure... he already has girls swooning over him (although he probably doesn't notice them "circling" the car, while we wait for his sister at the all girls convent school). i tried to not smirk as a young girl "accidentally" let her towel drop while walking by the car (she'd been swimming) and pretended i didn't see... while watching the boy in the rearview mirror... he was totally unaware... i rolled my eyes..
the girl is _gorgeous_ .. a delicate beauty - does ballet and swimming (synchronised) and she's very 13. very.
boys. friends. clothes. music. boys.... in that order... but she's very sweet... i'm not quite what she's used to, so it's taken us some time to kind of click... but we are doing ok.
The dogs are lovely - Lucky, a little maltese cross, is a stubborn little mutt, but FULL of character... and Jessie (i call her JESSICA in moments of frustration... of which there are many) is a HUGE Airedale (black).. she has the biggest mouth i've ever seen on a dog, but the BIGGEST heart too.. an absolute softy, not a mean bone in her body... and it's a BIG body...
Tito and Sparkles are the cats - both very talkative, now that they know me and they know that i will indeed give them tuna. very loving (Tito follows me around and plonks himself down nearby when I am at the house) and VERY clever... far too clever (they get into EVERYTHING unless it's tied down and hidden away)
apparently
been doing this all day, and yesterday - drove the customs people to HAPPY too... they were all smiling and joking by the time i left their offices...
listening
Ivy - Worry About You
my shy nature is warring with my terrible craving for him. my lucky marine.
the angles of his face.
his eyes.
his husky voice.
not just the accent. the voice.
do you think it would be too forward/stupid/crazy to ask D for the Marine's email address?
do you think he has one?
i'm just so petrified that he WON'T remember me.
i think my heart would break if he didn't.
of course, it might explode if he DOES remember me.
but that's a price i'm willing to pay!
:)
oh what to do. what to do.
