so i have an ipod and so far it's been through about three different sets of itunes and everytime i've managed to save all of my music files, until now. i'm about to dump it all and re-start my library because frankly i just don't care enough to try to save them. it's impossible to save what's on there without it being a total pain in the ass, and to be honest i'm kind of excited to start all over with what i've got now. the only thing that i'm going to miss on it is all of the smiths and cure stuff i have. just about everything ever recorded, but oh well. i buy music so much more often now than i ever have before and i must say that i'm enjoying it much much more than just stealing it. i used to get so overwhelmed by the possibility of being able to download anything i wanted. for some reason it's much more satisfying to try to find it at the store. it may sound crazy, but i like going to record stores and when we were in seattle and found a couple of records that i was really searching for, it was so awesome and i realized how much i missed that whole experience. so here's to making things harder on myself just for the sake of fun. yay!

jason and i are both off today and we're going to draw and paint together. i'm making little paintings to go into these tiny little frames that i bought at the thrift store. hopefully i get them done in time to sell them at the convention. i'm pretty excited about the convention this year. it's always a good time and a lot of my starbucks girls are coming. they are all a bit more educated about tattoos now which i'm really proud of. i've got two appointments lined up for the next two sundays. i'm really excited and nervous a little. i don't really get nervous about it until i'm about to go to sleep and i think about it a lot. but today i'm going to draw the images a bunch and paint and hopefully get my hands in tip top shape. this apprentice thing is going pretty slowly, but i'm glad. i feel like it's moving at a comfortable pace. i'm way more comfortable with a machine in my hand now than i was a few months ago. cleaning up the station after jason is done tattooing has been a big help just getting used to being in the drivers seat. it's not the same as actually tattooing but it's definitely helpful. these next couple of tattoos are really going to be good practice and i'm super excited to do them. i'm pretty confident that i'll do a great job. yay!