Now the red ones make me fly

[exsequar]

The deed is DONE!



Kind of shitty picture, but it's surprisingly hard to get a focused picture of your ankle o.O


Excuse the blob of saran wrap, lol.


I'm so fucking fond of it, you guys. And that's pretty important, since it's on my body... forever! It's a little weird right now, looking down and seeing this ink there that's... never going to go away, but I have a feeling I'm going to love having it there, I really am.

The process was... quick? We went in and I showed them what I wanted. They shrunk it with a photocopier a little and I approved the new size - not too small, not too big. They told me it would be 30 minutes and to go get a candy bar, so I did (like I'm going to disobey that kind of doctor's orders, right? :)). I came back, went right into the room, took off my shoe and hopped up on the chair. The guy was, of course, covered in tattoos and also quite hot :D He was very quiet though - barely said anything except to respond to my questions. His name was Sean, a name I've always loved, incidentally. :) I told him I wanted the letters a bit more connected than they were in the image, and he said no problem. Then he plopped the design on my leg and looked at me for my approval of the placement, and hey, it was good! So then he just... started! I had Kate come in and hold my hand, and I certainly felt it, squeezing her hand pretty tight, but it really wasn't bad. Like the sensation of getting a shot but just constant, and I've never minded shots. And it was over in like FIVE MINUTES, probably less! Cause basically all he had to do was write the words! When it was over I was like, is that it?? o.O And lo and behold, I had been altered forever! It was kind of surreal, having built it up for so long and then, bam, it was done.

I'm not all flailing to get another (mostly because, wow, really expensive - thanks Dublin :P) but it was a good experience and I'm really really pleased with it. Yaaay!

Thanks so much for the awesome encouragement, you guys <3

Comments

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Oh, dude, that's awesome. :)

[wearethestars.livejournal.com]

That's awesome!!!! :D:D

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Bwee, thank you! :D:D

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Thanks hon :D

[sweill.livejournal.com]

Yay you!!
:::gives you the 'inked peoplz sekret handshake':::
Cool tat, great sentiment =]

[impertinence.livejournal.com]

ooh, it looks nice! ♥

[snuffkin.livejournal.com]

that's so awesome! And I really, really adore the font! You know how everybody seems to have this kind of old-fashioned italic font ? bah! It's so great that you chose something different!
it looks very good!

[keeplistening.livejournal.com]

Yay, that's awesome! It definitely doesn't hurt as much as expected, which is also awesome, I'm glad you got it and are happy with it! \o/

[bexone.livejournal.com]

oh, the "need another one" urge doesn't kick in until at least a month or two after the first one heals -- give it time. I'm trying to find someone around here with a good hand for fonts, but I haven't had much luck.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Are fonts difficult? I think they did a pretty damn good job with me, it looks all fun and whimsical, just like I wanted. The o is ridiculously precious, hee.

[alazysod.livejournal.com]

eeee NICE! :D

I'm surprised it didn't hurt more. My mom has a tattoo of a vine that starts on her foot and works its way up and around her ankle (she hopes to get it all the way to her thigh some day) and she said the stuff on her ankle hurt like hell.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Thanks sweeite! And yeah, when he started I was like, oh, it's gonna get much worse isn't it? And it didn't! And it didn't hurt afterwards at all. Right now I'm sort of... aware of it? In that I can tell there's something different. But I can't actually feel any pain. Woo! \o/ That was fun :D

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Thank you darlin! And yeah, I definitely know, that boring scripty stuff - I wanted something fun and unique! I think I definitely found that in this font :)

[musictoyourlips.livejournal.com]

YAAAAAY! I can't wait to get mine. I think I'm just going to suck it up and get the wrist one first. Which reminds me, I nee to make an appointment...

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I didn't know there was a handshake! sweeeet :D Thanks!

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[glamorous-nymph.livejournal.com]

Yay!

How much was it?

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Well, I didn't get it right on the ankle, where the bone is, so there was more padding. Then again, it hurt more as he worked his way up the leg. So, idk! Everyone really is super different.

Thanks! :D

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Whee! *twirls* I'm excited for you! This place I didn't even need an appointment, it was kind of overwhelming. Just walk in and bam! *hands*

[pau494.livejournal.com]

!!!!!!!! AWESOME, ANNE.

I love it. SO PROUD, BB. ♥

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

BWEEE! Thanks babygirl!! *snuggles you* :D

[bexone.livejournal.com]

I've seen artists' books where every piece was gorgeous except their text examples -- and I've met artists who won't touch text tats at all, so. *hands!* Plus around here most of the text that the artists have practice in is gang stuff -- that super-fancy gothic lettering, or really elaborate script, which is so very not what I want. I'm also looking to get mine in a circle going around a tat I've already got, so that makes it trickier.

[pushingyouaway.livejournal.com]

it's awesome!

[thharwood.livejournal.com]

Really cool. Congratuwelldone. =)

[redbrickrose.livejournal.com]

Very cool. *g*