pixxillatted

I'm currently an apprentice. As far as the shop is concerned, I have it pretty easy. I have a full time job, so I only work nights and weekends. The guys don't treat me like absolute crap, but they are serious about me pulling my weight. I occasionally get shot with an air soft gun or assigned a horrible task to keep me in line, but that's how it goes so I don't mind those. What I consider my worst experiences come from the customers. story 1: We had a walk in one day when the wait was kinda long. She and her male friend decide to wait. The friend went back to use the shop restroom. He was in there a long time and he came out right as I was moving tubes to the back. I heard the door chime, and noticed they had left. This does not bode well. I head back to the restroom, and the toilet lid is down. I lift the lid to see a toilet full of paper. We're talking atleast a quarter of a roll. So I grab the plunger and discover that there is a full deposit waiting under the paper. 20 minute later I finally have the toliet unplugged. It was so bad that at one point I was afraid the plunger wouldn't be enough. And it smelled horrible. About 30 minutes after that they come back in, and they have a bag full of Krystals. I guess he had some room to fill. To top it off, when it's finally time for the chick to get tattooed, she says she's gonna run next door really quick to use the restroom, because her friend says "there's some kinda leak in ya'lls restroom." I was stunned. I said "oh no, our restroom is fine." The dude would not look at me. Story 2: We had a lady come in and decided to bring her 8yr old with her. Everythings going okay, then suddenly the kid pukes, right there at the artist 'sfeet. Then again in the hallway. Then in the restroom, all over the sink and toilet. It was on the mirror, the magazine rack and even the walls. Then she puked once more for good measure in the hallway. Lady stayed to finish her tattoo. I had to fight the urge to hand her the mop. Story 3: I don't even like to think about story 3. It involves a clogged toilet, a bent salad tong, a broken a/c in the shop and a lot of gagging. After the last, my teacher said "what is it with your apprenticeship and toilets? It will all be worth it one day, but damn! that's alot of gross!"

There was a resturant in El Paso that made the most awesome clay pot fish. I've really been craving some lately but sadly have yet to find any place that even comes close. I'm tempted to try making it at home. Has anyone ever baked with clay pots? any tips?

I liked The Parking Lot movie. Recently saw The Room. And now my life is complete. :)

I haven't played with that yet. Is it good on veggies, like potato or green beans? Maybe I'll give it a spin this weekend.

Just wondering how many people on here are in the nashville area/plan to attend. May 13th through 15th Full Moon INC. - Home

I love this thread, though I shouldn't read it before lunch. I've recently discovered the awesomeness that is curry and rosemary, so I've been trying them out on everything I can think of.

Hello, My name is Dee. I am currently an apprentice at a shop in Tennessee. I was lucky (persistant) enough to find a shop that would accept a part time apprentice (I work full time in an office in the book industry). I am 27 so I'm starting a bit late, I know I have a lot of catching up to do. I love all forms of art and can't wait for the day when I can make a living doing what I love. The apprenticeship is going well, though I already have a few horror stories involving vomit and broken toilets. I tweet some of the highlights as pixxillatted on twitter. I have some of my sketches/work posted on deviantart, pathosda on deviantART. I'm also into books, music, xbox, rock climbing (indoor), cooking, movies (both good and horrible) and general adventures. I found this site through the twitter post and love the forums, so I'll probably be eavesdropping on the site quite often. So, just wanted to stop in and say Hi.