Ahh, update!!
Wow! What a packed few days its been!
SO, let me start at the most recent...
The branding! First, my tattoist from oz relocated to london a few months back, and a guy shes working with has started to do brandings. Kat mentioned he may need some people to build up a portfolio, and i was vollunteered:D
Well, the guy was a super cool, and happy to do whatever i wanted (you can check the pics for an idea:)).
After redoing the stencil four times or so (we wanted them to be symmetrical...but my ribs are a funny shape:p), we finally staarted. ahh, now i dont really know how to descrine it, but the stench was pretty bad!
reminded me of a really bad drought we had a few years back where our livestock were just dropping dead left right and centre, and we had to collect the bodies and burn them...yes, a pleasant smell indeed!! but watching the smoke was somewhat hypnotising...
the pain was quite intense, and we were at it all together for just under an hour maybe. the one thing that suprised me greatly, that although the burning hurt, as soon as the element was removed the pain was gone. And i recall with the scarrification taking a shower kiled! but other than some tightness of skin, the healing is less painful that a tattoo (of course, i havent started to irritate it yet...)
I must say though, this branding was really so satisfying! I recall feeling such clarity of life at this time...
Next in line, Sunday! I actually arrived in london saturday, then took a train to Reading where my cs host is. (Actually its quite funny, in paris i stayed with an indian guy who offered his couch, and here in london i am doing the same thing!)
So sunday, i took a train to Worcester (pronounced Worse ta lol, i kept saying worchester), which is where bmod member freckled20 is studying! Haha, it was mega cool to meet her, and we had an awesome lunch:D haha she was totally right, Worceter is nothing special, but im glad i went to meet her! I think we both yakked the afternoon away very quickly, haha, so much so, i totally wasnt watching what i was doing with the trains when i was leaving..and went int eh wrong direction! So, i went for some walk in teh country side, which was really pretty:) and then sat by the train station for the next hour talking to a kid who said he was 16, but really could have been as young as 12!
Oh, so, now i have to write about my last night in Belgium...because, it has to be written about!
you will never guess..this belgian guy, whod been stringing me along..had a gf! and how did i find this out?? because i was hosted by this gf in Brussels!! i knew her housemate, so it wasnt completely random. but, holy fuck!
it was, not the ideal situation. anyway, i feel bad for her. shes a great gal, a very emotionally charged one on a bad run, but a great person none the less. weve both been stooged. lucky for me, this already feels a life time ago, and not just last week. the joys of travel!! when i pass through again, she invited i should stay with her again. i may just do that. i think i should supply the booze.
ok, so, a bit of a recap thats all over tha place- but this writing on public pcs is annoying! ill upload some pics soonish...im off to visit my old tattooist!
yay:)
Wow! What a packed few days its been!
SO, let me start at the most recent...
The branding! First, my tattoist from oz relocated to london a few months back, and a guy shes working with has started to do brandings. Kat mentioned he may need some people to build up a portfolio, and i was vollunteered:D
Well, the guy was a super cool, and happy to do whatever i wanted (you can check the pics for an idea:)).
After redoing the stencil four times or so (we wanted them to be symmetrical...but my ribs are a funny shape:p), we finally staarted. ahh, now i dont really know how to descrine it, but the stench was pretty bad!
reminded me of a really bad drought we had a few years back where our livestock were just dropping dead left right and centre, and we had to collect the bodies and burn them...yes, a pleasant smell indeed!! but watching the smoke was somewhat hypnotising...
the pain was quite intense, and we were at it all together for just under an hour maybe. the one thing that suprised me greatly, that although the burning hurt, as soon as the element was removed the pain was gone. And i recall with the scarrification taking a shower kiled! but other than some tightness of skin, the healing is less painful that a tattoo (of course, i havent started to irritate it yet...)
I must say though, this branding was really so satisfying! I recall feeling such clarity of life at this time...
Next in line, Sunday! I actually arrived in london saturday, then took a train to Reading where my cs host is. (Actually its quite funny, in paris i stayed with an indian guy who offered his couch, and here in london i am doing the same thing!)
So sunday, i took a train to Worcester (pronounced Worse ta lol, i kept saying worchester), which is where bmod member freckled20 is studying! Haha, it was mega cool to meet her, and we had an awesome lunch:D haha she was totally right, Worceter is nothing special, but im glad i went to meet her! I think we both yakked the afternoon away very quickly, haha, so much so, i totally wasnt watching what i was doing with the trains when i was leaving..and went int eh wrong direction! So, i went for some walk in teh country side, which was really pretty:) and then sat by the train station for the next hour talking to a kid who said he was 16, but really could have been as young as 12!
Oh, so, now i have to write about my last night in Belgium...because, it has to be written about!
you will never guess..this belgian guy, whod been stringing me along..had a gf! and how did i find this out?? because i was hosted by this gf in Brussels!! i knew her housemate, so it wasnt completely random. but, holy fuck!
it was, not the ideal situation. anyway, i feel bad for her. shes a great gal, a very emotionally charged one on a bad run, but a great person none the less. weve both been stooged. lucky for me, this already feels a life time ago, and not just last week. the joys of travel!! when i pass through again, she invited i should stay with her again. i may just do that. i think i should supply the booze.
ok, so, a bit of a recap thats all over tha place- but this writing on public pcs is annoying! ill upload some pics soonish...im off to visit my old tattooist!
yay:)
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