So I was driving down this incline last November and a particular song was playing. I did a u'ey, drove back up the hill and took this picture.  I listen to the oldies stations 75% of the time and they rarely play "Love is Blue" (nor do they play "Classical Gas" often enough), but meanwhile we're subjected on a daily basis to "Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones (though I'm partial to this version). It's an okay song but enough , so this was kind of nice to hear and it feels appropriate to the view: Happy Open Post, darlings! Photo Credits: AK

  I have no tattoos. It was surprising for an artist/musician with a penchant for underground/alternative/indie vibes, but it was mostly because I saw so few I liked enough to want it on my body forever. I sketched some, painted some, illustrated some, and even designed some for others (including a boyfriend, loads of friends, my dad, and my ghey husband). But I shied away when it came to me; what if I robbed a bank? I would tell myself they would identify me through my tattoo! It was just an excuse to chicken out; I feared a mistake, the pain, and growing out of loving what I had loved before. And I am no Bonnie Parker, so robbing banks was not even a remote possibility, but still, what if? I have been looking at some and liking the skill and how lovely it looks when a skilled artist does the work. I started by looking at Yakuza tattoos, which are actually illegal in Japan. Then I saw some others and from there others. I don't know; maybe I will take the plunge and inc...