Tattwo

   Sorry mum and dad, I got sum fr3$h !nk. Thats how I have to talk now because I have more than one tattoo now which means that I am extremely artistic and rebellious.
   Realtalk though, I had a much better overall experience this time than I did my first time around. People have been asking me if this one hurt more than the last one. For starters, both my tattoos are real simple- this one was a custom design of an original drawing that I did myself- so that puts them on an even playing field. Lets examine the rest of the factors shall we:
Placement
Tat 1: on the back of my arm, above my elbow
Tat 2: top of my foot
Crew
Tat 1: went to my appointment wit a full blown posse, some of whom were close friends, others who were kinda random. I'm just so popular. Don't hate me cuz you ain't me.
Tat 2: went to appointment with two friends who were able to come into the room with me.
First Impressions of Artist
Tat 1: Italian. Intimidating.
Tat 2: Grills. Like legit grills, not tinfoil. Straight thuggin'. Ghetto booty. Began playing hardcore rap while prepping his equipment.

   What I'm getting at is that I can't tell which one hurt more really. You would think that the foot would hurt more because the skin is less exposed. There were certain moments when he was going over veins that it hurt notably more than other moments. The experience I had this time around was more positive. I am a really awkward person which I think makes hardcore people such as tattoo artists think I'm going to be a big wimp and often, they are totally right. My artist was really cool though (I hesitate to say best friends, although we did bond over sketchbooks/ journals and how personal they are), and I think he was probably impressed that I didn't squirm or cry or anything. It helped a lot having friends in the room who I could say awkward things to. Example:
*tattooing begins*
Me: Oh. Yes. Right. That just feels so natural.
My friends: What?

Its best that I have someone there who knows me so they can absorb my awkwardness. Thanks guys. It helped also that while I was at first intimidated by my artist, he was actually a pretty cool guy and made the experience that more memorable. Also, having my own design felt pretty special. I wanted the lines to be kind of shaky as they were in the original piece to which my artist responded, "Ok. I'm going to make em wobbly but let me do that", as if to say "don't move your fucking foot". And I didn't move my foot at all. Ten out of ten for being a hardcore rebel bitch.