Beauty and the Beast. I was the type of little girl who always felt that she could love a beast. I'm still that type of girl, actually.

I have 2 invites - whoever wants'em, speak up!

I had a wicked great time at the Maritime Tattoo Festival! I'm sure you all assumed that from the drunken posting. I set aside this weekend to play, and did I ever! I haven't spent my laundry money on beer since I was in college. It was quite excellent.

However, this has made me realize that I don't really want a normal job anymore. I'm planning on doing my Masters in Library Science and Information Systems and starting in January. I've got the application half done, and I need to square up my academic references. I think I will also try to get a tattoo artist apprenticeship at the same time I am going to school. That way I could potentially have two careers when I am done! I just need to make sure there is some money coming in so I can deal with the unpaid apprenticeship hours.

The thing is, I am happy looking the way I look, and there are still so many things I haven't done to my body yet that I want to do. A normal job just doesn't give me the freedom to do it. Seriously, I can't be the freak I want to be in the regular world. I loved seeing all those modified people. I loved that the only time I was stared at was because someone was admiring my work. It really did feel like a big tribe.

Also, I think I would be a really awesome tattoo artist, and have wanted to do it forever.

I am a good time.

I am wearing some guy's hat. I don't who he is.

I am going to fucking regret this when I fucking wake up.

A 20 year old fucking chickened out on coming home with me. DUMB ASS!

I am fucking WRECKED. The Tattoo Festival fucking RAWKS!

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that Halifax Crafters is putting on their spring sale on May 2nd and 3rd at the North Street Church. I will also be there, selling hand spun and hand knit shawls, my yarns and fibres, funky shawl pins, and hand dyed top and yarns. Come and visit me!



Shop Local, Buy Original!

Halifax Crafters Spring Sale, May 2nd& 3rd at the North St Church (5657 North St at Fuller Terrace) from 11-5pm, Admission is free!

At this much anticipated 4th annual spring show you’ll find the always popular recycled tops, jackets and vests of Orphanage Clothing, screen printed shirts by Sherry Lyn Jollymore, dreamy smelling soaps and botanicals from the garden of Osha Mae Soaps, calorie free baked goods sewn and printed by Chantal Doak, hand printed glassware with local street scapes by Kyla Francis, digital watches and other technology felted by Blythe Church, recycled porcelain jewelry by Amy Belanger, wheel-thrown mugs and bowls from members of Turnstile Pottery, and the exquisitely colourful baby clothes of Roisin Fagan to name a few.

Unusual finds and uncommon handmade delights will include:

sweet and savoury food craft, needle felted animals and sculptures, mixed tapes, homemade croissants, feather headpieces, recycled and embroidered clothing, bags and hats, cloth diapers and baby accessories, comics and zines, cards and bookbinding, posters, paintings, silver and gold jewelry, knitting, ceramics, toys, weaving, woodworking, leatherwork,

and lots more from over 40 juried vendors who obsess about making things by hand that you are going to want to wear, use and show off every day.

Check out our blog at (http://halifaxcrafters.blogspot.com/) for photos of work from participating crafters and of past shows!

This is what a shitty tattoo looks like:



( And on to the coverup... )

This web comic has been poignant of late: http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id=392

I'm going to Cape Breton for Lynda's funeral. I've been sipping wine all evening, I did some baking, I haven't packed. Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck.

To everyone who has been touched by our amazing sister and daughter, we regret and sadly announce her passing. She left this world today peacefully surrounded by loved ones. There will be a visitation followed by a funeral service Saturday, January 10th at MacGillivary's Funeral Home in Glace Bay. Thank you so much for your prayers and support over... Read more the past year. You have no idea how much it helped Lynda through some tough days. Sincerely, the Boutilier family - Henry, Cynthia, Michelle and Mary Elizabeth ♥

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This is a picture the day after it was done, so it's still all shiny from the ointment I used on it.

( I'm only wearing a towel! )

I'm alive--I had tonsillitis. In fact, I think I STILL have tonsillitis. Argh. More doctor trips for me.

I am freshly tattooed as of last weekend--I will post pictures. I bought myself a digital camera! My first one! It was silly cheap, and I got an 8G memory card too.

I also have a drum carder for fibre processing. I built up a lot of credit selling my handspun yarns at The Loop on Barrington, and was able to mostly pay for it with that! So awesome.

Bellydance teaching ten hours a week on top of my regular full time job? So hard. I'm dropping a night next term. It will take me from 10 to 8 hours, and give me my Tuesday nights free.

How the hell did I end up with tonsillitis? Seriously? Gah.

New tattoo outline is still healing fine.

Kind of a crap picture cause I have a crap camera and my friend Deb is a technophobe who was both stoned and sleepy... But that's the outline! At the end my artist Kyle looked at me and said, "I think I lied when I said we could do this in one sitting." Hee! I kinda figured. Man he rocks. Kyle at Sin on Skin people! See him, he is brilliant.