New Tattoo photos (from Dec 23 08)

Here are some step by step photos of my newest and almost done tattoo. It took 5hrs and there is still a couple hours left to go on it. We had to stop because my skin was too swollen and wouldnt accept anymore ink. The colours in it are black/grey, blue, pink, purple, lime green and dark green.

new tattoo

I'm to exhausted to write much now about my new tattoo but here's something:

Painful, big, colourful, took 5hrs (isnt totally finished yet)

I've never been in that much pain in my entire life (i think i was hallucinating for a while)

Shan

Interesting events at IMAX

So this evening I had to work at IMAX in the box office. I figured it was going to be a weird/bad day because I just had that feeling. I had a bunch of grumpy/impatient people right off the bat. Also one of the shows was advertised at the wrong time so a bunch of people showed up at the wrong time (never good).

So near the end of my shift a guy came up to the window with a story that his truck was parked out back (of portage place mall) and he ran out of gas but he didnt have a container. He tried to fill up a window washer container at the gas station but that is illegal. So he was asking me for money (not a place to buy a gas can) that he could borrow. While he was "borrowing" this money, he would give me a case of chicken and his id to hold on to.

Well his story didnt make any sense because in the beginning he was saying that he didnt have a container to put gas in, not that he didnt have any money. So he wanted me to give him IMAX's money as a loan. So obviously I didnt give him any money and the police ended up arresting him a half an hour later because they suspected him of robbing a store in city place. So I had to talk to the cops to tell them what the guy told me and I may have to testify if they need me to. Wow, just another day at Portage Place Mall.

My look into the near future

So I had my Tarot cards read today and holy crap was it ever accurate. Here are some of the things that were said:

-A major door was just closed and I am waiting for the windows but am unable to see them (blindfold)
-There is a major life journey just starting
-Death card- Lots of drastic change
-3 of swords- scorned by love- must leave all baggage behind or else will not be successful in journey
-The wheel of fortune- I have the world at my fingertips and can do anything I want, hindered by the blindfold, I must wait until it goes away before making any decisions
-I have my feet firmly grounded- I know who I am, which will make the journey easier
-This journey is only about me, no one else
-I have too many opportunities and I take on more than I can handle, I need to wait for the right one and not rush it
-I am a warrior but it is time to put down my sword
-I am very spiritual but not in the typical sense of the word, I shy away from organized religion
-I am generous to those who are less fortunate then I am and will continue to become more generous as time goes on
-I will meet someone in spring/summer and that person will be very special and feel like I've been waiting for them
-I need water, to be close to water, have a strong connection with water, it is very important to refresh my frame of mind
-I wont be alone in my journey, there will be "angels" looking out for my safety and well being
-I will be presented a choice in spring/summer and that choice will be life altering but it will be up to me to make my decision
-I feel like I have something important to do and the opportunity will present itself to me
-the journey will be tough but it will make me much happier in the end
- i can make things happen instead of relying on others to make them happen

Eek spooky. I really wasn't expecting to be moved or really that intrigued by my reading but really wow, totally accurate and yes a little spooky.

Kinda dull weekend

Well this week was pretty hectic due to working different hours then I'm used to. I ended up having to work 6 days in a row and because of that I have monday off. So strange. Well you would think that I would maximize my weekend but sadly no. I hardly did anything this weekend. I wrapped some presents (which I bought on wed), went out for drinks on sat with Taryn, Karen and Sam, and went to see "Seven Pounds" with Ryan on Sunday (it was fantastic by the way) and finished my book (His Dark Materials box set, golden compass series). And now I still have monday to do stuff but I'm out of ideas so I think I may head down to the Forks to get my tarot cards read and then head to IMAX for my evening shift. Oh well.

Wild wonderful weekend

Wow the weekend sure goes fast. On Friday I attended a going away party for Darryl from IMAX. It was at Bailey's and it was super fun. I left early to meet Tammy, Rai, Jess and Rob because we were all going to Tammy's place for her boyfriends birthday party. It was a late start for a party but it was a really good time. I left around 5am and walked in that awful cold but I would have to say that it was worth it cause I had a good walking buddy. I went to bed at 6am and my inner alarm woke me up at 7:30am on Sat (which is rediculous).

So Sat evening I was going to Ryan's for our Xmas potluck. I had a mean hangover that I was trying to cope with. But I still managed to wander around the village in search of my secret santa present. There was a pretty good turn out and I'd have to say that everyone pulled out the stops. There was so much awesome food that I ended up eating way too much. We played Cranium and Scattegories and had a blast. I think board game night will definitely return in the near future.

So today is Sunday and I actually got to sleep in (probably to make up for the lack of sleep from the rest of the weekend). I've been moving super slow all day. I managed to clean up my apartment which definitely needed it. I had plans to watch movies later but they got cancelled. boo. Oh well I think today is definitely going to be a lazy day, so I'll enjoy that.

Cheers!

Artist spotlight- Hot Chip

So I'm totally in love with Hot Chip. They are a very fun band that play songs with very danceable beats. Plus they are kinda quirky which I also like. I just find that I like pretty much most of their songs and they always put me in the mood to shake my tush.

Ready for the floor-



Over and over-



One pure thought-



Boy from school-

Doing much better!

Hey guys! I would just like to let everyone know that I've been doing a lot better lately, even great you might say (thanks to you guys and your support!!). I dont think it will be too long until I've totally turned back into my old crazy single self (so watch out for hilariousness, most likely at my expense). I wouldn't say I'm over it by any means but I'm definitely taking time to appreciate me and the wonderful qualities I have (such as being hilarious and embarassing myself). So thanks again!! And hopefully I will talk to you guys soon (and more often)!

Love Shanny (or Shammer, or Shannigans, or Shanzy, or Shammy, or Twinny, or whatever you like to call me)!

Josh Ritter

I've been listening to a lot of Josh Ritter this morning so I thought I would add some of my favorite songs.

Josh Ritter is a very talented musician who's smile steals the show. He plays really beautiful romantic songs that are also very catchy. He is also really funny and super adorable. I've never seen someone so happy to be on stage ever.

Kathleen-



Wolves-



Good Man-



To the dogs or whoever-



Right Moves-



Enjoy!

Role Models - movie review

Well I didn't really have much going on on Friday so we went to see a movie. We saw Role Models with Sean Williams Scott, and Paul Rudd (yummy). It was consistently funny the whole way through. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would definitely see it again. The cast of characters and their personalities was hilarious.

New tatt in the works

Well my day was kinda iffy earlier today. I kept dropping things and running into stuff. I hate being clumsy sometimes. But I turned my day around by going to book an apt to get my next tattoo. I needed the tattoo guy to draw me up a sketch so he traced my arm and asked me some questions about what I wanted.

I'm going to be getting a really colourful peacock feather on my left arm/shoulder. I think it will end up being quite large and detailed so I'm pretty pumped. I'm not pumped about the price though, the guy figured that this would take up to 5hrs or 2 sittings and would cost up to $500. Yikes!!! Oh well I'll just have to scrimp for the next couple of months. I decided to get a peacock feather because they are really pretty and colourful. It kinda has some funny symbolism such as:

-they are bad luck (the evil eye)
-it is a sign of good luck and beauty
-beauty, power and knowledge
-personal pride
-divinity, rank, power, and beauty
-wholeness, dignity, beauty, recognition, self assurance and pride
-glory, immortality, royalty, and incorruptibility
-protection, nobility, watchfulness, guiddance, and holiness

Yeah so there are a lot of meanings but the ones that I like are the dignity, beauty, self assurance and pride. I sometimes forget about myself and put people first and I want this as a reminder that I shouldn't forget who I am and how awesome I am and that I'm important too. I cant wait!

: )

The hardest thing

Well today I told him that we couldn't be friends anymore and I don't know if he cares or not but it was the only thing I could do to help myself. You couldn't imagine how hard it was to do that. Its like throwing a piece of yourself away. Not to mention that I'll probably never see my Hanky again. Life is really hard sometimes.

Quite an upsetting day

So I had to be up early today and I really didnt get a lot of sleep this weekend so that probably adds to the fact that I'm not feeling too happy. Well I put up the IMAX xmas decorations after work today and it was going alright until I realized that this will be the first time in four years that I'd be alone for xmas. Well lets just say that the thought really bummed me out. I was thinking about it for the whole walk home and decided to check out facebook and my email before going to bed when I noticed that Matt changed his status to say that he is now dating his internet chick.

Well I should have known it would happen but I was taken by surprise. Well it pretty much knocked the wind out of me and I almost threw up. So I erased him from my facebook and took him off my msn, and erased his number from my phone in the hopes that I can forget him and the pain he has caused me.

I just dont want to hurt anymore. I just dont want to be that girl that can't move on with her life but I find it really hard when you've pretty much been cheated on not to get emotional when you think about it. I know I will eventually get over this but its just really hard when you think that the person who meant the world to you for four years could just turn around and stab you in the back.

Sorry I'm just having a really bad day.

Wild weekend

Well this weekend ended up being a little crazy. I guess that is both good and bad. I partied a lot. So on Friday I drank at Taryn's place and then we went to the Toad. Well I ended up getting a little too tipsy and ended up back at my place and well I wasn't alone. So I experienced my first hookup since me and Matt broke up and I think I have mixed feelings about the whole thing. Well the guy I hooked up with was very manly and such a gentleman. He was very different from the guys I usually end up with (nice change). He made me feel very good about myself and that is definitely not something I was doing a lot of lately. I feel bad because I'm not ready for a new relationship yet, I'm just too emotionally fragile and I just hope that he understands. I also feel kind of guilty that I've ended up hooking up with anyone already. It just feels too soon to be back on the singles market.

Well I ended up being pretty hungover on Saturday so you'd think that I would take it easy right? Wrong! Old Shannon made an appearance and pulled it together and pre-drank with Ryan and then we met people at Blush. Well Blush is not my kind of bar so we ended up leaving and going to Carlos and Murpheys for some food and I think that was one of the best decisions I have ever made cause the food was amazing.

I wasnt hung over the next day but I was definitely feeling a little slow. I had a staff meeting and then I went home and relaxed before bed. This was one of the longest weekends I have had. Maybe its because I hardly got any sleep. Now I have to spend the rest of the weekend trying to catch up on some zzz's and the chores that I've neglected. Oh well it was definitely a good weekend.