Maybe your mom changed it while you were home as part of her quest to get you coupled up?

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::blink:: ::blink::

Uh, no! Although, this is the same mother who brought up asexuality in a discussion of gender identity, to the general "huh?" of my sister, so I shouldn't mark her down on general awareness.

Just, that, ah, I don't put those things in my mouth as far as she's concerned.

That's really nice, Jilli.

And no, Jesse, I never did that. That's some creepy doctor-playing stuff right there.

We had a weird number of games that involved doing stuff to each other's forearms. Making a rose garden? Indian (racist!) burns?

Nice, Jilli! I like the font also!

Tat lust reinvigorating.

Looks at bills. Sighs.

40th birthday a better milestone to get tatted, anyway, right?

ION, I look like an idiot. I have Manic Panic all over my freshly permanently dyed hair, plastic wrap and a do-rag over it, and the earpieces of my glasses are covered in plastic wrap also. I get to look like this for 3 more hours.

Sexy.

Congratu-fucking-lations, Vortex! Wonderful, overdue news.

And a baby about to start breathing air any moment.

Very nice, Jilli.

Exciting day here.

I'm on vacation until next Wednesday. Parents arrive tomorrow night. Just hope I have everything in the order I want it by then. At which point, my father will drive me slowly insane by rearranging and otherwise taking over. But I'm looking forward to seeing them.

40th birthday a better milestone to get tatted, anyway, right?

In terms of milestone tats, yes. Probably.

ION, I look like an idiot. I have Manic Panic all over my freshly permanently dyed hair, plastic wrap and a do-rag over it, and the earpieces of my glasses are covered in plastic wrap also. I get to look like this for 3 more hours.

That was me a few days ago, so don't feel bad.

Love the tattoo, Jilli. I like the swoopy bits on the 'g', it hints at motion and momentum.

Skippy skimmed, that's all I've got.

Okay, this is kinda petty. I mean, seriously, keep it in your head if you have to keep track.

Ahahaha. So, part of the motivation for the tattoo was because "Get out of your own way" is something I need to be constantly reminded of; I have a bad habit of ... fretting about stuff, instead of just getting on with doing what I do.

Today, after getting the tattoo: email about a very interesting job lead, and email about a work-for-hire book project that looks like is going to take off. As I have said previously, my life runs on temper tantrums and serendipity.

Just buy new ones?

Yes.

signed, the girl who caught her stove on fire while trying to boil water

Jilli,

I LOVE that tattoo. Just love it.