Got woken up at 4:15 this morning by small person still on uk time. Left for Montreal very early to get my tattoo started. First session a smashing success, even though I was in considerable discomfort for a while. EMLA cream works wonders, but only where it is applied. The piece is bigger than I expected so the extremities were not anesthetized. Those were also the FUCKING PAINFUL bits. We had a 4 hour line session until I wimped out and cried for mercy. I’ll probably need a 5 hour shading session next week but I should hopefully be better creamed up and less jetlagged…
Met up with Michel afterwards for beer and sushi. Sadly Tokiwa/Bishoku isn’t there anymore. End of an era. We went to Takara instead, where I had my first proper meal, that wasn’t a sandwich or junk food, since Sunday evening. Mmmmm, sushi.
Back at the hotel now, after 4 hours of pain, 4 hours of bus travel and 4 hours of yawning in Michel’s face (sorry!).
Need sleep now.
Night. Nighttaszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz