Pokey Bits

Tribal Expressions is the Calgary piercing shop where my honey gets the holes put in his head. I posted a picture over on Envisage 365 of him fishing in World of Warcraft and everyone was more interested in his ear piercing. The are a piercing shop that produces all their own jewellery. They also do branding and scarification. They have done all of my honey's piercings and they have all healed beautifully and he gets complimented on them all the time. They are a little pricier but the results are worth it.

My Confectionary Angel

My old roommate and best friend makes cakes and candy and cookies and banana bread and cupcakes and.... well you get the picture. She's the reason I joined Weight Watchers... not because of all of the sugar she stuffed me with, but because she inspired me.... she lost 75 pounds and fit into a blouse I wanted to buy and it wouldn't fit me. I joined the next day and I'm proud to say I lost 23 pounds. She also has supplied my little girl with the best homemade birthday cakes EVER! So Miss Bean I know you're reading this.... I want the damn blouse.

My Artist

Teika Hudson is not only an amazing tattoo artist she is also one of my nearest and dearest friends. And to top it off her little girl is best friends with my little girl. I've known Teika for 8 years now and in that time I have acquired not only tattoos but 6 of her paintings as well. She is the sweetest person alive and a wickedly talented artist. This photo is of stage one of my back piece. It's covering up some older pieces that didn't age so well and incorporating ones that I already have. I'll be showing the ongoing process. This was 2 hours of work....only 4 or 5 more 2 hour sessions....

I Know You've Seen This But....

It's so cool not to share again. Behold the "The Ex Voodoo Knife Holder" and his smaller but no less pokey friend "Ouch - The Voodoo Doll Toothpick Holder" I got the latter for my older brother last Christmas and he couldn't stop laughing. My dear British 60 something mother was horrified. My work here is done.

Women Piss Me Off

Envisage 365 is the photo project I have been involved in. The idea is for each one of the women involved to submit a picture from their day to day life, everyday. There were no limits set. So one of the ladies submitted a picture from a sex toy party. Now for me this was a clever and imaginative photograph. I don't share this project with my daughter who is 4, it's my own thing, for myself. But some of the other ladies do share the photos with their children. And one of these mothers raised the question of "guild lines" Yeah well. I understood her concerns, but frankly it's a dildo, call it an adult massager and not for little girls and move on. However this well meaning mother's email has created drama. This type of drama is why I have always avoided doing anything with woman... and god forbid in text. People are wanting to quit because of this and "other" slights. It's like being in freaking high school. I will continue in the project because it's a challenge to me. But learn to deal ladies, please.

Battles

As some people who read this know, I've been separated from my husband for over a year now. We were only married 3 years though we'd been together for almost 13 years total. I'm leery of writing much about it because I don't want him tracking this down and trying to turn it into a weapon against me. But like an idiot I never pushed for a separation or custody agreement when I left. I just wanted out so badly I went and that was that. And now I'm sitting here reading up on family law as he is demanding to take our 4 year old to Palm Springs for Christmas... And what pains me about this all is for the first 3 years of her life he always acted as though she was a huge inconvenience to him and now suddenly he's interested... but only when it's convenient to him... and as much as I am happy for my daughter I can't help but wonder if he's just doing it to try and manipulate me.

Great People Doing Great Things

The Meow Foundation is a great organization here in Calgary that rescues abandoned cats. They are a no kill society and I've been fortunate to have adopted my last two cats from them. They have been in operation since 2000 and have rescued and placed well over 3000 cats in that time. Our latest family addition is Neville (another cool fact? They name every cat that comes in and have never repeated a name!) He is a big bruiser, I seriously think he may be part bobcat. So if you're the Calgary area and you want to give a cat a second chance or even want to donate money to a seriously good cause... please go take a look.