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No worries dude, we've all been there. Your tattoo will still be there waiting for you when you are ready :)

You are a nice guy Dan, and it's awesome that you feel comfortable sharing your life with relative strangers. I love to meet new folks (especially those with common interests), hear about their lives, and talk about whatever. It does seem though, and I'm sure that much of your recent trials are contributing to this, that you are an exposed nerve. One that experiences some emotional extremes without much of a buffer in between either the good or the bad stuff. You already know this, but dealing with hundreds of strangers, especially on the internet will inevitably strike that nerve from time to time. I would recommend not taking everything to heart and relax, whilst at the same time hopefully others will have that same patience when people get excited to share their lives and put themselves out on a limb (especially on the random crap forum, har). These forums are a great resource for education, and even though that is the ultimate goal (at least to my limited understanding, being a F.N.G), a little frivolity can be healthy. That is until the My Little Pony spam begins, then heads will roll. My .02, sorry if I'm over-stepping. Lets all go out for drinks, have a good times, and discuss our next tattoos. Peace!

Erkel pants.

Neil Gaiman has a new one out: "the ocean at the end of the lane." For the several gaiman fans out there.

Grey matter galore!

Glad it made her day. This world is better off having one more hot mom running around ;)

I absolutely love the large effective images and how they hit you in the face, then draw you in with the details. Awesome on so many levels!

Heh, my daughter did this one :)

Grats dude! Now that's off your shoulders, go enjoy the rest of this beautiful day!

Hanging out with the kiddos. Enjoying the sun breaks on the deck and drawing flash.

Tee hee.

Best of luck bud, she'll kick cancer straight in the sack!

At first glance I thought it was just cool, then I started laughing my ass off.

I really like Kiwi Matt's (slave to the needle) Japanese and American traditional work.

That's awesome, I'm excited to see it!

Welcome! Loud noises! Whooo!

Much like your phone!

Phew! That was an interesting day! I was only able to hit a couple of shops, and will definitely have to make another go of it in the next couple of weeks. Traffic was ridiculous (it took me 1 hour to go 50 blocks). All in all a good day though, with some fun moments. Got to see some good friends, pushed a ladies' stalled car out of an intersection (a homeless lady came to help, along with a giant dude who looked like humpty dumpty--strangest trio ever), and got to talk with an awesome artist at Cicada (Bryan Kachel). He was super friendly and let me chat him up for 30 minutes (he had a badass crustacean on his right hand from Chris O'Donnell). Most of that shop will be at the expo in August and I'm looking forward to talking to them again. The only other stop I got to make was Slave to the Needle in Ballard. It was cool to check out the art, and whilst there they let me know that John Fitzgerald has a hold on new clients/consults. I'll check back in another month which is fine as I wanted to talk to him about a back piece and haven't settled on the subject matter/who I would like to do it. So many shops to visit, so little time! I look forward to the next outing!

PARADOX TATTOO GALLERY Opinions?

For sure!

Awesome, thanks!

Tomorrow is a free afternoon without the kiddos, so I was planning on visiting a few shops around the Seattle area. I don't have anything scheduled, but I'm excited to just check out the shops and chat with any artists that are available. I have a lot of open space that I would love to fill up with different styles :) John Fitzgerald | Aaron Bell's Slave to the Needle . I really like John's work and wanted to talk to him about a back piece. On a side note, the last time I was at Slave to the Needle, Aaron Bell was there and steered me away from a really terrible collage back piece I was thinking about. Phew! https://www.facebook.com/LibertySeattle/photos_stream I haven't had a ton of up close exposure to american traditional, but I've been wanting a ship and kraken on my right calf. Seattle Tattoos | Jackson Street Tattoo Co. Scott Falbo | Apocalypse Tattoo I was also told to visit cicada in north seattle :). There are a lot of other suggestions that I would love to follow up on from http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/general-tattoo-discussion/3532-shops-pacific-northwest.html . If anyone has other must-go-to places, I would love to hear about em! The family and I are traveling down to Oregon next month, and we will be making a few strategically placed pit stops while down there :) Have a great day folks!

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Hey now people, let's all calm down. There is nooooooo reason to use harsh language like "Bieber" in here. We're all friends. Sheesh.