animal tattoos

yup.
nature-ish tattoos.
that's what we do the most at AMPERSAND TATTOO.
for real.
and that's fine with me.
yesterday, i took some scratchy scribbled ideas
and made them into a whole different picture.
of course, it's the same, but also it's not.
a raven and a wolf and a little extra style for good measure-
with NO background, because why would we do that?
i dunno.
anyway, i did it:

shoutouts and thanks to the tattoo spirits for keeping the decent tattoos rolling in.
literally.
because without 'em i'm just a loud old guy
in a baby-doo-doo-diarrhea colored green room-
...and that's not a good look.
but when we add in those electric art zaps the whole image improves a ton.
and that's better news for all of us.
*
in other news,
i'm lookin' at all the XI-mas present heaps over here, and i gotta say:
my big stress is forever gonna be shystie piles.
uh-huh.
it's never enough.
and what's worse is that time is very nearly up.
on saturday, i'm done whether i like it or not, so if i'm not ready,
i'm properly effed up my chimney with some humbuggery.
at least i'm getting over my rigidly ordered perfectly creased metallic foil paper penchant.
i think that's a good thing.
in fact, i got this one NON-METALLIC paper for the small kiddos,
and it has PICTURES on it.
yup.
i dunno if they're elves, dwarves, santas, or just  winter-clothed old bearded weirdies,
but it's cute, and with the labels on 'em,
i think it'll be fun to see who gets what in the big haphazard jumble under the tree.
it doesn't always have to be how it was.
that's the best part about last time.
y'feel me?
it's not THIS time.
and this time is the one that matters.
i'm doing different things and so far i'm surviving the experience.
i think that's probably something i should be proud of,
even if i feel forever like the mountain of presents should be taller;
never quiet, never soft.....