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New Tattoo

I got a new tattoo about a month ago. It had been about 7-8 years since I'd got a new tattoo and I'd been planning on getting a new one for what seems like years and I finally decided to just get it done. I went to Laughing Buddha on Capitol Hill and got it done by Alexis. She was really cool and her room overlooks the whole mall area so we were able to sit there and talk shit about all the hippies that were hanging out outside the shop with their guitar.

This was the first tattoo I got that had any color other than just black. In fact I hadn't even really thought much about color before and didn't realize that there were some issues with certain color ink. Apparently red can be a bit of a bitch and cause irritation and take a long time to heal. I kind of wish I'd known before I went and got it done because this tattoo healed a lot slower than my others and in fact at one point I was concerned that it was infected. Though it was probably just a combination of the red ink as well as the soap/lotion combo I was using (lubriderm sucks, cetaphil lotion is awesome). Another thing is that my ankle was swollen and I swear looked like Rumer Willis' chin for about a week and a half. Apparently ankle tattoos can do that. I have one on the inside of my right ankle and don't remember any swelling, but that one was much smaller than this one.

Even though I had some issues with the red ink, I'm still considering adding more of the flowers/skulls and perhaps another cat on the inside of my ankle and tying it all together. We'll see. I've got a lot of ideas for tattoos that I want. I can't wait for my next one, which won't be 7-8 years from now. I'd be surprised if I wait that many months!

posted by Erin - Thursday, May 31, 2007