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So. After a couple of years' consideration and a decision made a year ago, Felix and I are heading for the hills. Or rather, moving to the mountains. The blue ones in New South Wales. It'll be sad to leave Melbourne, as we both love the city, but we've been amassing reasons to head up to the Blue Mountains for a few years now and it feels like the time to go. It'll be good to be closer to F's family - if I could build a portal to Fremantle to be nearer to my dad, things would be idyllic. We're both really looking forward to clean air, bush, space, growing fresh produce and working on projects together. Our moving day will be the 19th of February or thereabouts. I suspect we'll have some sort of farewell gathering before we head off, which we'll organise closer to the date. -- Oh - and our current abode is spoken for, sorry to anyone needing a house to rent. Tags: moving
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[Golden Fish Sticks] - The Golden Crumpets advertising jingle. Was later adapted to also be about [Golden Sansam] when I rolled a character with herbing. Golden.. Fish Sticks.. filled with love!Swamp of Sorrows - Man of Constant Sorrow, the version from O Brother, Where Are Thou? I'm... in the swa-amp, the swamp of sorrows... it is a swamp... which is a swamp... swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp... swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp.[Khadgar's Whisker] - The Flintstones' Theme, with the last line recalling The Simpson's version. Khadgar... Khadgar's Whisker... it's the greatest herb in history. From the... Marsh Dustwallow... I'm about to run into a tree. (accompanied by the appropriate action)Ghost Wolf - Jesus Walking on the Water by The Violent Femmes. Water walking in ghost wolf form. Ghost wolf, walking on the... wa-ter... sweet ghost wolf walking in the sky...Myrmydion ( Goat from Russia) - Dominion (Mother Russia) by The Sisters of Mercy. Whenever I roll a draenei and take it through the naga caves on Azuremyst Isle. I initially mispronounced myrmydon as myrmidion and don't feel inclined to stop, as it ruins the song. Some day... some day... some day... myrmidion![ Terocone] - Highway to the Danger Zone by... I just looked it up, apparently it's by a Kenny Loggins. I will pick some Terocone! I will pick.. some Terocone!And when I'm fishing for Mr Pinchy, I get Ezekiel 25:17 recited in my head by Samuel J Jackson in Pulp Fiction. The path of the righteous fisherman is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men / And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and [Furious Crawdad] those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers.--- Surely it isn't just me. Tags: wow
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 This photo was taken only a few hours after I brought him home, so he's a bit swollen and is slathered in Bepanthen. The above is just a thumbnail of a fairly big photo on Flickr, if you fancy a better look. He was done in one sitting which went a little over four hours by Louie at Vic Market Tattoos, who I'd strongly recommend for any Japanese work - really nice sharp lines, very smooth shading and a very professional manner. After several consults to get the template for the maneki neko as I wanted it, I gave him free rein on the blossoms, placement and all shading and I'm really impressed with what he's done with it. So was he, it seems... he wants it for his folio and to submit to magazines, which I'll admit makes me chuffed to have it on my leg.  Honestly, I think that three hours should have been my limit.. it was a fairly tough sitting. If you're interested in anecdotal evidence based on one person's physiology as to whether fibromyalgia causes tattoos to be more painful - fucking oath, it does. Granted, this one is a lot more elaborate than my older ones, but even the initial lining was a lot worse than my other ankle. And the top of the foot.. bloody hell. I feel like a trooper and have a sense of pride about having done so well. Tough! This has been a few years in the planning and it's bizarre to finally have it done. Each element of it contains personal symbolism, but I'm going to skip the Miami Ink heart warming tale of adversity and triumph of the human spirit (heh!) until I can work out a way to write it without it sounding too naff. Which will probably be after I've slept some more. I've currently my leg wrapped in cling film, which is covered by an old striped legwarmer, which goes from under my knee to my toes. This arrangement worked really well earlier (I crashed soon after I got home this afternoon), so I'm not laying in bed fearful of it rubbing on the bedsheets or needing to be peeled off of one when I wake up. It's still hurting like hell though... enough to keep me awake at the moment. That and I sat with my knee bent awkwardly while the outline was being done and have managed to stuff it up. Perverse as it might seem, it's kind of pleasant to actually have a purpose for hurting for once... heh. I'm looking forward to seeing it when it's healed. It's a bit difficult to photograph, as it wraps around my leg, but I want to get some detail shots of the separate bits anyhow. He initially told me he thought it'd be too fussy and intricate to do, but he surprised me by scaling the little carp. I like the carp! I also like the placement of the blossoms and the way the eye is drawn either down to the foot from the side or up to the cat from the front. Tags: ink
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