zoo animals

been busy as usual. was in a funky bit week or two ago, feeling back on top. huge personal life changes got me liberated, confident, happy. summers being weird but i dont mind at all really. being at tattoo zoo is great, and im grateful to have found such a solid group/shop. i am self aware enough, just barely, to understand i can scare people at first, when i get going. with the stories, jokes etc. so im doing my best to show my personality, yet not too much, too soon. hahahaha hoping they wont think im a crazy person. everyone there is rad, great at tattoos, easy to get along with. tons of walk ins, killing it. lots of fun stuff too. ive been remiss on my photographing lately. that will stop.
momentous shit in my personal life, to the good

got some fun tattoos coming up this week. stay tuned

dynamic fashion

goddamn weather still not making rank, bummed on the rain today. other than that, happpy to be joining the crew at the Tattoo Zoo as of Thursday. been painting alot of funny russian(ish) watercolors lately.
come on summer
and come by and visit your boy at the Zoo!

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oops on the twisted pic, cant erase !

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bookstores, museums on smash

the shop has been great, challenging. learning lots, trying to learn lots more...lots. been hunting for alot of books. vintage tattoo flash, obscure reference, folk art and shit. came into another russian tattoo encyclopedia, volume 3 this time. totally bananas. trying to add more and more imagery into my brain-bag, to dispense when needed (constantly). the jame-dog's been dropping science as per usual, and i try to scoop it up. im thinking of tattooing in completely different terms, and what i dont know could fill a dozen encyclopedias, russian and otherwise. anyway its my weekend, and ive been squeezing quality time out of every minute of it with my girl, sometimes to her chagrin. went to the museum today! so rad, i love it in there. of course right of the hop i tried to jump in with the seals in the natural history exhibit, fucking alarms started going off, and a security guard called me a "fuckin idiot!? whattya doin in there!!". the plus side is the alarm startled savvy to thoroughly that she jerk-snapped a photo of me jumping off the seal kings rock. the first nations collections/video/pics are always my favorite, but i get bummed that some of the masks and shit arent where they should be, which i suspect is with the people that hold them dearest. the chinatown exhibit is a hit, shit hasnt even changed, other than more people smoking opium. after all that excitement, my and my girl tripped around uptown, hitting bookstores again, savvy true to form displaying much patience. while in munro's books, i told a clerk of my failed attempt at stealing books 10 years ago, and how it resulted in old man Munro sitting me down in his old ass mahogany ass smoky ass office, and how he made me buff the two big ole brass signs on the marble storefront as penance. they laughed, said 'hes in right now, old man munro, in ....HIS OFFICE', i was all shook so i bounced. muhfuckas tough.
im full stokes on my new books though! studying up!
yeah yeah! tomorrow off too, more studies, good food, and bro-downs.

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ps-took a ride with D-Boy in his notorious as fuck Mustang 5.0, my sphincter hasnt yet recovered from fear clenches. on some steve mcqueen shit.

sprung

O.G. morning post today. almost morning.. had a busy, fun week. got my homie justin back for the cabinet, drew and tattood lots, even went late night swimming at oak bay pool and shit. trying to really put in the work i need to at the shop without losing my private and social life. i think thats the hardest shit, when i see people i look up to like Bill and Jamer putting in 12 hours or more. tattooing is very very important to me, and i strive to be a dedicated tattooer, the only way to do is it to take it seriously. there's sacrifices im willing to take to put in work right now, and im grateful most of the people around me understand, but i need to make more. more and more! as long as my girl is ok, and our relationship stays strong, im good. i wont sacrifice that. thank christ she understands, and is willing to make compromises. i better learn to make them shits. there is aslo many tattooers i look ip to that seems to lead full ass private lives outside of tattooing. im sure ill find a balance that suits me eventually. until then work hard.
for my homies that pop in and say hello, love yall!