Put the needle on the record and the drum beat goes like this

MO:

Overheard while waiting to have my second tattoo of the week:

Guy entering the shop: "Eeeerrr...is there a long waiting list to get an appointment?"
Freddan, "my" tattoist. "Depends on what you´d like to have done."
Guy: "Something on my forearm"
Freddan: "On the inside?"
Guy (In a VERY hesitant voice): "Nooo...more on the outside, like here..(pointing to arm)....I think..."
Freddan: "Ok...and what motive?"
Guy: "A little old man..." (Svensk översättning: En liten gubbe)
Freddan: "A little old man?"
Guy: "...ehhh..yeah..."
Freddan: "Any little old man, or do you have a particular one in mind?"
Guy (laughing nervously): "I guess I need to know right?"
Freddan: "Yup, that would be helpful. Otherwise I can always just draw a little old man, ANY little old man, and stick him on your arm, but I´m not sure you would be too happy with that..."
Guy:"...ooookey...I´ll come back then later in the week?"
Freddan: "You´re welcome"

WOW.

The conversation really went like that, more or less word for word. How I could keep myself from laughing, I really don´t know. A tattoist is not just a fantastic artist, he or she needs to be an excellent psychologist as well. And have the patience of a nursery school teacher.

My third (second this week) and last tattoo - at least for another 20 years, is a homage to the two most important people in my life. It´s my anniversery present to P (for years to come!) and a tribute to Robin...
They say the wrist should be the most painful place to get tattooed. The top of my back hurt a thousand times more. Not sure why, but man, it was painful!
You won´t be able to see it properly with all the covering, but you get the flavour:

As they say: Pain is temporary...

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Put the needle on the record

MO:

At noon today, I finally had my second tattoo done. My first - a heart in flames (for passion) with a Sagittarius arrow inside it, is from 1989(!). I had it done in Wheatstone, a part of north London, when I lived there.
I always knew I would have more tattoos done, but it´s taken me this long to decide WHAT I wanted. Something I could live with forever and always feel a part of. Something with a deeper meaning for me.
So here it is, part 2: the South Korean flag - taegeukgi. Beautiful. Symbolic. Soft and Strong. And a part of my heritage for ever.

The center is the taegeuk - the yin and yang symbol which represents the origin of all things in the universe. The blue being yin - the negative aspect and the red being yang - the positive aspect, in perfect balance. Together they show a continuous movement within infinity, the two merging as one.
The four trigrams originate from the I Ching, representing the 4 Taoist philosophical ideas about the Universe: Harmony, Symmetry, Balance & Circulation.

Upper left corner, Keon: sky, spring, east, humanity, father, metal, justice
Lower left corner, Ee: sun, autumn, south, courtesy, son, fire, wisdom
Upper right corner, Kam: moon, winter, north, intelligence, daughter, water, vitality
Lower right corner, Kon: earth. summer, west, righteousness, mother, earth, fertility

What do you think?

In place

Mo:
Maximum heartrate... So excited!!!!