Tattoo and Weekend Events

So i finally woke up on Friday, took my exam and was nervious throughout the whole day about my tattoo. I knew that it will hurt a lot I had not idea how long and painful this will be. It took about 4 hours (twice as much time as anticipated by both me and the artist) and $400. My body was sweating a ton, and by hour three i started shacking. I was cold and in pain. It was a powerful feeling. This is most pain i have ever had. I am glad tattoo's are so painful, or at least can be. I chose the ribs because they were one of most painful places to get ink, and I wanted it because of Andrew and Jenya.
Most time i could tolerate the pain, or distract myself with things. I did A LOT of slow exhalations and they helped. But other times, the pain was incredible. I screamed couple of times.


The end result turned out to be so awesome and detailed. The store was closed at 10pm and we got out of here by 11.30pm. All artist's friends left to get food. All worth it. This turned out to be a great piece.


It's bigger than i anticipated, but with this kind of detail, going smaller would not make sense. I really like the placement of it too. By far, this is my favorite out of three tattoo's i have. I don't think I will get one for another several years. All in due time, I surely will be back to enhance my body.


Saturday i did not go to the ALC Showdown, and i was just recovering from my Friday torchery. I did not have appetite and felt "sick" though i wasn't. My skin was sensitive, but i washed it and applied the lotion as needed.

Sunday
Splash went great, i taught 8 and 9 people in each class. One guy among all. All good though, i explained some things about meditation and how i came by it. We talked about benefits and such. Then about 20min of meditation followed by some descriptions of how they felt and what was difficult. All in all, I enjoyed my experience as a Splash Teacher.
After Splash, i ventured to Cabaret room to decorate a mask for GLC Gala, that happens Friday, April 1st (theme masquerade). Michelle and I finished "Dirty Sexy Money". Next to see, "Six Feet Under" or something else.
Now reading some things for Capstone. Have an interview with Kwasi on Tuesday, Education Fair on Wednesday, and coffee with Mike Sacco on Thursday. Friday is Gala and April - the month of Marathon Monday, 4.20, Easter and the last "full" month before Graduation!