Rat-a-tatt-tatt. Tattoo!!

Well, I did it. I got my first tattoo. In my own opinion I say it's kick-ass and honestly didn't hurt too much. The scariest part was the noise of the tattoo gun. It scared the crap out of me! So you may be curious to know what I got so if you haven't Nancy Drew'd it out by now - I will asplain it to you. I got a wild rose, those of you from Alberta will know it as our provincial flower that can be seen growing along many a walking path or in the ditch where some of you (you know who you are) courteously throw beer bottles at them. But seriously now, I love roses, and I thought that this one in particular would look fabulous right behind my right ear.

That guy in that hat is Felix the Tat, the tattoo artist that inked me! (Black Lotus in Eugene, OR) He played some really great music, old outlaw country music, and he sang along to it while he worked. The singing was gur-reat, totally settled my nerves. However it was really hard not to laugh when a rap song came on and he started singing about bitches and ho's. Three cheers for comic relief!

I would like to thank Amanda for the photo's and the company.

Now that I know I can handle getting tattooed I am moving forward with plans for #2. Think, a wreath of roses and wheat with a picture of St. George slaying the dragon inside and somehow I have to fit the fair maiden in somewhere too. Good thing I'm not in a hurry.

Dear Diary...

It's been nearly three weeks since my last post. Since that time, I have been busy using bad words and reading the twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. I read them all and I have to say that vampire books are my literary weakness. It's like my own private heroin! I never would've thought they would consume my time like that; I was wrong. I should have known because I did the same thing back in the 90's with Anne Rice. We were good buddies, Anne and I. Speaking of Anne Rice, am I the last to know that she's reinvented herself as a serious Christian writer? WTF - right? What a shock! I honestly never seen that one coming. I am going to have to dig a little deeper and reveal the inspiration behind this change. Could it be a near death experience that spawned this change or an occurrence of a post-menopausal crisis? I don't know, but I will get to the bottom of it!

So another Halloween has come and gone, I kept it pretty low key this year, no crazy shenanigans and just a couple scary movies in the dark. I remember saying once, not too long ago, that I dream of spending Halloween in Mexico to experience Dia de los Muertos. I guess that's another entry for the old bucket list! It is getting long! I better get on it!

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce my roommates Derek and Amanda (as seen in pictures). Let's see, what I can say that's nice but not too nice, ummmm they rock!!


And finally, today I was catching up on one of my favorite blogs Stop Sucking and Live a Life of Abundance and found a link to this really cool blog posting on polymathic career paths - what the hell is that you ask? Well, let me tell you.....

Basically it is about simultaneously having multiple careers that earn you a living! The article talks about how the individual obtains a specialization that earns us an income and then, if we grow tired of that career; we go in a different direction and specialize in another career path.

A polymath is a person who has interests and talents in a wide range of areas, say for example, horticulture, drafting, accounting, baking and cooking. Wouldn't it be smarter for such a person to integrate all of their interests into their income potential? By having part-time jobs, whether they be seasonal or reduced weekly hours, a person could potentially make a living doing all of the things they love throughout the year while at the same time keeping things interesting and personally satisfying. Does it sound like a lot of work? If you're interested, click on the above link and read the article. Write a comment below on what you think about it!