Long Time, No Nothing.

Mmm, it's been a little while since I've published some schtuff. I really don't know where to begin, not that there has been a whole lot happening...

Let's see, Dustin and I have been taking advantage of the weather. I believe it was Saturday when it was 66 degrees at night, but rainy and humid. I got home early from work and just about shot out the door on my moped like a rocket. D came over just in time, and we ended up puddle jumping in the back alleys of G-burg. We stopped off at the Stinkin' Lincoln, visited Iris, and just hung out until the rain became a little more persistent.
Sunday I met D in the afternoon, and we went to El Costeno for lunch. Man, I miss that place. The Rancho Grande just isn't the same. We ended up buzzing around for a bit, stopping off at the local Mexican grocery stores in search of cases of Sangria Soda. WE found a place that carries the single bottles in glass OR plastic! Way wierd. They also had glass bottles of Pepsi, Coke, and 7-up, which was cool. If only they had Dr. Pepper...my brother would be in heaven.
Monday, I took it easy and just hung around the house. Brian closed the shop Monday and Tuesday, which was nice to have a few days off. I woke up feeling a little congested, which is mostly a product of this wacky weather. Sarah and I walked to the library and then to the Ragged Edge to hang out and spend some roomie time together. I picked up a Japanese coursebook packet, and spent the rest of the day locked in my room learning Japanese. Surprisingly, their grammar and phonetics aren't really that hard to pick up. I think the tricky part will be learning the various different script types, etiquette, and metaphorical expressions. I have plans of taking a class on it as well.
Tuesday...I had been having a craving for lemongrass soup, so I met Ryan and Morgan up in Mechanicsburg and we hit up Bankok Wok. Needless to say, I have eaten very well in the past few days LOL! I think that lemongrass soup was exactly what I needed because I feel a ton better than I did yesterday.

Other than the silly weather, work has been steady. Saturday I had a client sit for 6 hours as we worked on his lower arm sleeve. He's a fantastic guy, very soft spoken and honest. We will be done with the lower portion soon, so then it's on to his upper arm. He's also very lenient with my work, and I am VERY grateful for that.

I've had quite a few repeat clients and referrals within the past few months. I guess I don't suck as bad as I thought! I've had a lot more inquiries about portraits and such, which is cool, because I haven't done a people portrait for a good spell. They can be quite tricky, but I'm looking forward to the challenge.

My co-workers have also provided me with some great tattoo opportunites. Morgan would like Ryan and I to do a collaboration on her back. Ryan's getting a gianormous leg sleeve thingy. Landon is getting a sweet Yuki-Onna. Laura wants me to do a cover-up on her arm. I also owe Fuz a severed Medusa head, and Kevin had mentioned something about getting some ink. I'm still trying to figure out what I want and where. There are soooo many ideas, I just don't know what I want to do with them all. Besides, I do have an oni that needs some love first.

Blargh. I'm not sure what I have going on tomorrow. All 4 of us are going to be in tomorrow, which means baskets of fun and amusement. I forgot how fun it is working with guys! Between Ryan and Landon having a battle of words and hand-flarping contests, to Brian getting barraged with penis jokes, those guys keep me looking forward to the day, even if it's been a shitty week.

I suppose that was a hearty update. If the weather keeps me roombound, I shall try to update more often. If I go missing, it's either one of two things: I am out sacrificing to the moped gods, or aliens have finally returned to take me back to my home planet. Until Menyana!