In an hour I'm heading out to the Mazda dealership for an oil change and tire rotation. Minion need this - probably should have had it done last year, But Covid ... you know ... put everything into the closet for a year. So, time to get it done now. Hopefully it won't be too expensive, but it'll be what it is.
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I love my 2015 Mazda CX5. It was hard to give up my PT Cruiser, but "Grape" was getting really old and I needed a reliable car that we could haul things in. The Mazda totally fit the bill, and we used her to haul stuff to the compost areas for a few years before we got DH's Toyota truck. Now Minion gets to just take me around town and on day trips. I wanted at least 10 years from it and I think I'll get at least that. |
Today, being Friday, is usually a "day off" for my tattoo artist. I'm hoping he has some time to work up a final drawing for me with the revisions we've asked him for. I hate to be a bother, but I really need it, so I'll probably email him (in fact, I broke away from this posting to get an email sent out to him). I'm very focused on Wednesday already - I've been dreaming about this tattoo for months and months now, and now it's less than a week away and I'm thrilled.
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He's planning to use his rotary equipment for my skull tattoo, and I'm totally in favor of that. It means smoother lines and a much softer sound. |
I've been spending a lot of time working on my meditation and breathing techniques as well as some self-hypnosis to help me through this session of tattooing. Most people are fine with the first hour or so in any tattoo session, but after that, it starts to hurt. It's far from unbearable - people wouldn't keep going back again and again if it was horrific. But yes - you are getting needles pushed into your skin and ink injected into you. So there is some pain involved. I'm not sure I'll be up for the full seven hours we have scheduled, but I'm sure going to try to do as much as I possibly can in the one sitting.
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The older-style coil tattoo equipment is what many people are more familiar with. He has that too - he has quite a lot of equipment in his drawer. There are some applications where he knows that will put down a better line than his rotary equipment will. |
When I got my first tattoos in 2007, equipment was quite different than it is today. The machinery was klunkier, and harder for the artist to control. The traditional "Coil" style of tattoo machine pulled electromagnetic current through coils to trigger a draw and release. It's a hammer-like effect. The "Rotary" style of machine Rodney intends to use on me is much smoother. It's extremely quiet with an encased motor and a smoother delivery allowing for smoother lines. He said I could easily listen to music or whatever through headphones and I wouldn't hear the machine. So, I'm planning on that.
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The rotary equipment is much quieter and smoother in operation, allowing for smoother lines and easier operation for the artist. It'll be easier on both of us since I'll be able to listen to a book or music of my choice while we're in session. |
I have to get going here, so I'm cutting this off here. Have a glorious Friday, enjoy your day, and please stay safe and be kind. I'll be back tomorrow.
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