It has been two months since I’ve had a tattoo appointment, which is just way too long. Mostly work has been getting in the way a lot, but Horizakura also had a personal matter to attend to that resulted in a cancellation. Scheduling my normal Tuesday tattoo appointments around work has always been a bit of a challenge because I don’t always work a standard 9-5 day. I have always thought that I might be able to be more consistent with my appointments if I got tattooed on a weekend day since I have to work weekends less frequently. Imagine my joy when I learned from a fellow Horizakura client that he would be wrapping up his bodysuit and his typical appointment on Sunday afternoons might be opening up! I had casually broached the subject with Horizakura shortly after the art exhibition opened and he seemed receptive to the idea. A couple months later and it finally got scheduled. This was my first Sunday tattoo appointment. Tattoo Tuesdays are no more. <Moment of silence>

Not having to rush into the city after work was really nice, even though I hit way more traffic on a Sunday than I expected. I had worked a 15ish hour day on Saturday and didn’t get much sleep, so I was a little beat up going into this appointment. I sat like shit. The pain of this appointment (two hours of tebori) was not bad, I just couldn’t seem to get comfortable and relax into it like I normally would. Hopefully that won’t be a recurring issue going forward though. As far as the actual subject of the day, Horizakura shaded some swirling wind bars on my left shoulder and neckline. I think I’ve said this before, but I really do enjoy seeing how the background shading (especially at an end point like the neck or ankle) frames out the tattoo. It feels like it allows me to see the structure of the whole suit and it gets me excited for where we are going.

I am really hopeful that the Sunday appointments will work out better for everyone. I am especially sad that I will not be seeing Monji as frequently (he isn’t in on Sundays), but it’s a sacrifice I have to make in the name of progress!

I need a haircut.