no pain no gain

i got my tattoo! yay! kel accompanied me and we read about std's in the coast. my tattoo guy, andy, was amused. it hurt like hell for the first 5 mins. i got a bit of a head rush at first. then it was numb and a-ok for the rest of the hour or so. and the best part: it looks amazing. exactly like the picture i gave him. really crisp, good bright colours. lots of detail.
YAY!
i may post pics once it starts to heal a bit for those people i don't see often.