...it was tattoo day!

I had a couple things going on today. I kinda crashed and burned in class, but other than that, it was a good day. Went to the doctor for the first time in years, hopefully now we are on our way to recovery for my knee. I have other things getting checked out too that have been a long time coming, so that is good too. But, one of the best parts about today was that it was tattoo day.

DEMON!

Tom Aldana does some awesome work over at Superstar Tattoo in Milwaukee. He's going to be the one to finish my arm. I went to him back in 2009 to have my phoenix done, and it's been awesome ever since. He got me to believe in color. I've been a black and red guy for a long time, but he made me break out of that shell with the tiger, and then coloring in the phoenix. I held off for a bit due to funds, but told him that when it was time, the demon needed to be next. 

It's not in a fun spot. I have most of my back done, an quite a bit on my arm. This one went on the inner bicep. It was fine until we started shading, then it got painful. I think it is the most pain Tom has put me through to date. That's a super tender area. I thought it was bad when the phoenix was done and got right on the tricep. This was worse.

So, now it's time to heal once again. We already started planning on the rest of the arm. My dragon needs a touch up, the koi do as well. From that point we start in on the backfill and get this thing done. Then again, for those who have ink... you never really are done, are you?