Skeleton

Things have not been going well the past few days. I have come down with what seems like the flu (hopefully nothing worse), called in sick twice, along with some personal issues. In the past three days I have barely eaten what I usually eat in one day, so at this point I am a skeleton. A very weak skeleton.

When I get sick, I get very frustrated. Especially when it lasts for more than a day. Or when I'm fine for one day, then the next day it's back to square one. I usually never go to the doctor either, unless I feel like I might die. If this thing goes on for much longer, I might actually go. I hate doctors, of any shape or form. I'm just terrified of the truth and I don't want the to tell me something I don't want to hear. So I just don't go. I know that's bad, but fuck, a fear is a fear. I know one day I'm going to have to face it. It might as well be sooner than later.

This weekend is Halloween, and if I don't get better by then I'm gong to hurt someone. I don't know why but whenever I get really sick, it's always around a holiday. Many many years ago I got a horrible flu for two weeks the day after Christmas. That was the worst time ever. I couldn't enjoy the time that I had off school, or the cool gifts that I got. I just stayed in bed, and wept, for two weeks. Horrible, horrible memory!

Well, hopefully I start to regain strength and will be able to eat properly soon, if not then you can just assume that I am dead. Just kidding!

And the fog rolled in..

It's Sunday morning and it is extremely foggy outside! I love weather like this, it's just so eerie and mysterious. And it's also perfect weather for a zombie apocalypse. But it's also starting to get cold, as it usually does in autumn, but we have been pretty lucky so far with how nice it's been lately.

Anyway, enough about the weather! My Halloween costume is almost complete! It's been almost a year in the making, because I'm crazy about my costumes and I start planning my next one right after Halloween, but I never finish them until about a week before! This year I'm being a post-apocalyptic person, losely based on characters from the video game Fallout 3. I just bought an authentic gas mask yesterday, along with plenty of other little things to add to it. I'm all about the little details and accessories, and I can easily spend at least $150 on a full costume. I will have to post pictures of it soon!

And now I have to get ready for work, which is sweet because today I get to do a quote from Michael Jackson's Thriller! I will post pictures of that too!

Came and Went..

So, the Tattoo Festival this weekend kind of came and went a little too quickly. It was also a bit of a dissapointment. I hate to say it, but to me it was. I went on the Saturday, so excited to buy some new equipment and awesome new prints, maybe some knick knacks and such. What did I end up buying? Two prints and a t-shirt. I really wanted a new machine, and I talked to a friend who works in one of the best shops in the city, and he informed me about how rotary machines are the current craze. I looked around for a good reputable supplier, and everyone was sold out. So I guess they are good! I was going to buy a conventional tattoo machine, but decided against it. I'm going to save my money and order a rotary. I also did not get tattooed, as suspected. I didn't have much time, since Troy had to go to work, so I didn't get to look at everything or spend much time watching people tattoo. Ah well, there's always next year!

Aside from that, today was our municipal voting day! That is another thing that kind of came and went, although the campaigns ran for months, it all goes by so quickly. I honestly didn't do too much research on all of the candidates, because there were so many of them, but I am confident on who I voted for. We will just see what the next couple of days brings us!

Robots & Ray Guns

I'm freaking out right now!

The Tattoo and Arts festival is this weekend, so it has been a crazy busy week of 7 hour seminars, plus work, and soon-to-be exploring. I was supposed to go today but I was so exhausted, so I'm going tomorrow! And the reason why I am freaking out, is because I am considering maybe getting a tattoo done. I bet you anything that I won't though.

What would I get tattooed? Well let me tell you! One of my loves, and greatest possessions, is my collection of tin robots. I love ANYTHING that has to do with a robot, but especially the old 50's kind. I have been thinking for awhile of getting one of my tin robots tattooed on me, but recently I also thought it would be awesome to get a ray gun tattoo! I'm a huge sci-fi nerd, so I figured that would be a good symbol for that. Plus it would compliment a possible tin robot someday. It wouldn't be big at all, just a little guy. So maybe? I have NO idea where I would put it though. And I am a huge wuss, ooooh maaan. So I don't like to think about getting anything like my feet or ribs tattooed. There is something reserved for my feet anyway, if I do decide to get them done one day.

Anyway, I am currently skimming through pictures online of ray guns and robots, and I found something that I MUST have in my collection someday. Batman + Tin robot = my life complete.

The last straw..

That's it. I can't take this anymore. This computer is the biggest piece of shit, I can't even easily upload my pictures onto it anymore. In a few weeks, I will have my new laptop and my world will be significantly better.

As you can probably already guess, I easily get frustrated with things, especially technology that doesn't work. I find it funny that we rely on such things when they seem to cause us more agony and frustration than ease. Then again, what would we do without technology? A couple of weeks ago there was a blackout in my neighborhood for almost 2 hours. My mom and I sat on the couch with a few candles and a flashlight, unable to do anything to pass the time except to sit an wait. It's times like those where you realize how much we depend on technology and electricity for the simplest of things. Our apartment was pitch black, so there really wasn't much we could do. It was too dark to read or work on art, so we just sat and listened to everyone else wandering out in the streets trying to figure out what was going on. Not like they had anything better to do either.

It is just weird to think about. What if we never had technology? Our world would be almost alien compared to what it is to us now. I know sometimes I say I hate it, but I really don't know what I would do without it. So, sorry computer, but I'm going to have to replace you because you are so old. It's been fun and all!

Tale as old as time

I'm going to come right out and say it. I love Disney movies. Who doesn't? If you don't, then you have obviously had a lack of a childhood. I remember watching them almost everyday, over and over when I was a kid, so they have really stuck with me. I love watching them now and feeling like I just watched them yesterday, when really it has been years. I still remember the ones I was obsessed with; The Littler Mermaid, The Fox and the Hound, Alice in Wonderland, 101 Dalmatians, The Lion King, the list goes on. But the one that I could not stop watching was Beauty and the Beast. And luckily for me, it was just re-released on dvd!

I just finished watching it tonight and I loved it just as much, if not more, than when I was little. The story is just so tragic but so happy at the same time, it's just one of those ones that makes you want to be in a fairy tale. I am also a girl and my heart melts for that kind of stuff. But it really makes me miss classic fairy tales. Now it's all about technology and action, and everything is so cheesey, and not even a good cheesey. A total different generation, that's for sure. And I just wish Disney movies would be a little longer sometimes. They seem so long when you're a kid, but when you're older it's over in and hour and a half. And I also wish they still drew all the animation instead of using computers. It's such a lost art. And stop putting movies back into the stupid Disney Vault! I don't want to wait years and years for the next classic to come out!

I thought this was a very cool depiction of the classic story.

Wardrobe Malfunction?

Ever have those days where you just don't like anything you have stuffed in your closet? Yeah, I've been having those days lately. Usually I fix it by cutting up a really awesome vintage t-shirt that a 10 year old boy would have worn, but it does the trick. But I have recently decided that I have enough cut up T's , and I need to start wearing real grown-up clothes. I already look like I'm 16, so it's hard for me to step forward and look, dare I say, older and 'presentable'.

Not that I care about looking 'presentable' in everyday life. I mean, let's face it, I'm a young tattoo artist/sales associate that works in a basement all day and goes home to play video games. That's not exactly the presentable kind of lifestyle. But don't get me wrong, I like to dress up nice, wear skirts and dresses and cute shoes. You know, all that girly stuff. But on the other hand, I also have a giant rip in every pair of tights I own, and I make cut-off shorts from my old jeans that I never wear. As I have said to myself many times, "Taylor, you look a bit like a hoe bag today." Oh well! I love ripped clothing, what can I say?

In these little slumps I sometimes get myself into, I usually make impulse decisions. Like the other day, I bought a hat. Now, if you know me, even just a little bit, you would know that I do not wear hats. It's a definite no. Like, never. So why did I buy a hat? And, well, what kind of hat anyway? I have never hated hats, I've just disliked them on me because my hair is always so big and they usually look ridiculous. But there has always been one type of hat that I will sort of tamper with. The floppy knit beret. It is the one and only hat I have ever kind of liked, and for some reason the other day it won me over. I think it's because I'm just getting to lazy with my hair (which I am also in a feud with right now) , so I thought, 'Why not for a crappy hair day?' Makes total sense. And I think I can get used to it. In fact, I am wearing it right now. It is a little restricting on the scalp, but other than that I think we can be good friends in the future.

After this I'm a little afraid of what else I might get into, but at least I hope it's not another hat! Be prepared!