Tattoo Booked!

Well I am one step nearer getting the tattoo, it’s booked for a week this Wednesday at 11am! Took my design in and they’re going to produce a stencil from that, opted for a size of 3.5 inches square in the end as that seemed to give the best compromise between size and detail. Was worried that if it blurs at all over the years it might end up looking non-descript. Will no doubt feel nervous on the day, but I’ve booked off three days as its over half term so I can chill out at home. Think it might need some initial pampering which will be easier to do if I’m off work. Am really excited about it now, it’s going to look so cool, think I will take my little pocket camera along and see if he’ll take a photo of it for me before it’s wrapped up then I can show people ;-)

Tattoo

While Julia got her belly pierced the other day I made enquires about getting my tattoo done. I can use the design I got from Tattoo Johnny which is good, just trying to finalise the size as if it blurs slightly after a while I still want it to be recognisable. Am thinking I might have to size it up to about 4 inches square to keep the outline intact but equally I have to make sure it still fits OK on my arm - decisions eh?

Done some research on the internet about getting them done, I know it's gonna be painful up to a point but am determined to go ahead, they reckoned it'll take about 1/2 hour to do provided I sit still so think I can manage that ;-)

Sweet Sixteen!

Here's a photo of my daughter and her beau celebrating her 16th birthday - Happy Birthday Julia ;-)

She got her belly pierced on the actual birthday itself, something that she's been gagging to do for absolutely ages. Took her along to where I get my piercings done and she's now the proud owner of a double pink jewelled belly bar! And no tears either which I was quite pleased about. Am sure like most girls her age she's now got a list of must haves as long as her arm but first things first, gotta get the belly healed first!

Another Weekend Over

Another weekend flown by, what I'd like to know is why can't my weekends last as long as my working week seems to? Spent some fruitless hours yesterday afternoon trying to copy data over to my daughter's new laptop, the old one is running XP and the new one Vista, which I just can't get to grips with yet. Tried the files and settings transfer wizard and then gave up and transferred them onto an external drive by hand, still got to actually get them onto the new laptop as she'd come home from town by the time I got that far and was using said machine.

Anyhow on the work front I am about to move into pastures new after almost 25 years as a software engineer. My current project is winding down and I've decided I need a change to boost my enthusiasm for going into work every day. So...I'm off to be a planner! They are crying out for them here in Paradise and so hopefully I'll be happily ensconced over in the towers before Christmas. It's quite different from anything I've done before but hopefully I'll get the hand of it eventually. A couple of our people have already moved over and for the most part seem to be enjoying it so fingers crossed!

First Look...

Here's the first look at my new niece or nephew! My brother and his better half Jo are expecting their first baby in Feburary next year and he sent me a couple of scan images of the new addition to our family. This was the better image as you can clearly see it's spine and little fingers - sweet or what? Looking forward to the new arrival, it'll be my Dad's second grandchild and he's made up about it and I get to be an Aunty proper.

Congratulations Darren & Jo!