jason and i are back from seattle. it was an awesome trip. seattle is a really beautiful city, very easy to get around, and the food is great. i ended up getting a really amazing tattoo from hannah aitchinson. i really couldn't believe that it happened but it did. i feel really honored to have been tattooed by her not just because she's booked years in advance, but because she only tattooed friends who already had work from her at the convention. i felt very fortunate. she was a very positive and encouraging person. we talked a lot about tattoos but about life stuff as well. i really enjoyed the whole experience. definitely a highlight of my year.
i had so much fun aside from the tattoo also. drank a lot of great coffee, ate indian, thai, mexican and even greasy diner food while we were there. i went to an aa meeting which was really cool, and saw the sights. we went to the aquarium and pike place and shopped our little butts off. seattle is really a lot of fun.
back in pittsburgh things are the same. i've got a couple new friends in my life that have been keeping me busy. they are both working artists and do a lot of public art and designing for events sponsored by the sprout fund. it's interesting to see how other artists get their inspiration and we've been having a really good time. we've been going to the movies a lot lately. went to see hitchcock's strangers on a train and dario argento's new movie mother of tears recently. i also saw stepbrothers which was amazingly hilarious. i'm helping them to construct their latest event hothouse that starts in a week in a half. good times.
i'm really looking forward to fall. i love fall fashion!!! tights and boots and jackets, so exciting. i'm thinking that it's really all about the boots, so i've got to start looking so i can build from them. i'm thinking something sort of victorian inspired, brown leather, mid calf. i've got them in my head, now the problem is finding them. keep your fingers crossed!
life/sobriety stuff has been good. on saturday it'll be 11 months, and on sept. 16th, 1 year. it's totally crazy that it's been a year already, but i can honestly say it's been the most interesting and fruitful year of my life thus far. i'm painting and drawing on a regular basis, done a couple tattoos, travelled a bit and haven't killed anyone or myself! it's been a good year.
