It's currently scheduled for July 14th but I can move it if needed up to 48 hours in advance

she only works weekdays so I figured a Friday would be best in terms of you needing the least time off

I may be completely losing my mind having agreed to this

WHY do I have to do everything big and beautiful and I'm never satisfied with in-between compromises?

she said it will be between 12 - 16 hours in total, omg

kind of basically this but with the fish going up and a LOT more colour

/worries a little but also excited\

looks nice. good luck

oommmgggggg

I've been wanting a similar tattoo myself but OMG SO LONG AND YOUR FIRST HOLY SHIT

one of the reasons I've never gotten one before this is that everything I like enough to want permanently on my body is big and complex, lol

simple designs have never appealed to me

the artist said in her experience even first timers can handle it if they commit, heh

Honey, I love you but you crazy lol.

Seriously though, more power to you. Go big or go home.

I'll look at flights tomorrow

how does thurs - sun sound? :|a

ahahaha /sweatdrops

what's the longest work you've had done?

that sounds awesome!

Tif says six hours XD

she's planning on ones that will be about as long as that one, but it's a matter of saving up for it

I've never had one longer than a couple hours. I want a really big piece someday.

I feel like I'd be okay, considering i... don't feel the pain all that much

but stupid money Abe also not knowing exactly what I want other than I want watercolor style

... and not Abe

yeah the cost is kinda freaking me out but I'm trying not to think too hard about it, and also reminding myself that it's going to be split over several sessions. It'll take a long time to do the whole thing

Yeah, as long as it's spread over several sessions it will be a lot easier for your body and your bank account to recover.

I've never done a multi session one before.

whooo

did she say how many sessions you'll need?

also, what's a good time to come in and depart if we're flying in to SeaTac?

just taking a quick look, there's a really good deal if we come in late (8:15pm) on Wednesday night and leave late (9:25pm) on Saturday

That could work. We could pick you up and drive home on Wednesday. IT'd be midnight or so when we got home but that's not the end of the world

We'll take Thursday and Friday off so we won't have to worry about work the next day

ee! okay, I'll go ahead and book those flights then!

I'm really excited! both for the tattoo and just being able to see you guys this year!

She said 4 hour sessions so it'll be 3-4 sessions. Sadly, the parlour has a policy of not allowing guests in the actual tattooing section.

I guess you guys can hang out in the comfy couch area and just come check on me once in a while

Or we could get tattoos with you.

I mean.

hahaha!

loooool

it bad that that makes me kinda want another one

we could all get tattoos......

I just realized the other day that I haven't added a Canada tattoo to my leg 'o travel tattoos....

hee that is definitely an option. Jess I thought you weren't getting any more? Less than a week to change your mind, lol

you guys might have difficulty having an in person consult ahead of time haha. But if you have a specific design in mind, they might let you pass on that since it's not your first time

I didn't say I wasn't getting anymore! I said I probably would lmao

I just don't know exactly what I want

personally it doesn't bother me not to have an in person consult. I've done that before, where we don't really communicate in person until the day of

but we'd definitely contact them ahead of time with design ideas

assuming this is a thing we decide to do.......

I'll look at the portfolios and see if any of the artists speak to me and see if a design springs to mind... >3>

lol, seems only fair we enable you, since you enabled us in the first place

will happily take credit for inspiring more people to get tattoos.

just make sure neither of you picks something that will require more than one session, hahaha

then again, it would give you incentive to visit frequently! ^_^

don't tempt me. I've been wanting a sleeve piece forever

sadly, if you can't afford to get it near you, you DEFINITELY can't afford it with multiple plane trips involved, lol

yyyyeeeaah

Hey Jess if you're thinking about doing it for real, you've often talked about getting something related to Scorpio

ahh that reminds me I've always wanted a Pisces-inspired tattoo

or something water-related

Yeah a scorpion HMMMM

idk, I've talked about it but it's not really gelling as I look at options. I'll keep thinking