The View From Space

Gotta love the posters our Japan division puts up.  Can you guess where this one is located?

Got my first tattoo done while on vacation in Vegas. Here are some pics following the progress.

First the design was stenciled on my back (just like carbon paper).

Almost done!

Finished product.  Newly inked.

It will take several days for the skin to scab, peel then heal.  Meanwhile the process involves massive amounts of itching (and you can’t scratch or else you’ll cause the design to lighten in the areas you scratch away).

Oh and if anyone tries to sell you the “Brain releases endorphins so that the pain is either pleasurable or minimal” deal, SLAP THEM!

Some portions (like the design outline) was no problem.   Others, like the shading, hurt to high heaven.  I think I left my grip marks in the chair I was sitting on.

So if it hurt so much would I opt for another tat?  In a heartbeat.  Like others who’ve been inked, once you get the bug you cant stop.

Now, where was that new design I was looking at….

Celebrated our son’s college graduation by having dinner at the Crab Pot in Bellevue.  Here are some before pics:

Crab Legs, Shrimp, Corn and Potatoes

Crab Legs, Mussels, Clams, Shrimp, Corn and Potatoes

Salmon Fillet (This was oh so good!)

And ….. Steak???? (Didn’t have the heart to take a pic of a steak in a seafood restaurant)

The Aftermath! Only a few potatoes survived the onslaught.

In Seattle for our son’s graduation from Seattle U. So what’s the first thing we do when we arrive? Visit our long lost son? Nope, head on down to Pike Place Market.
Here are a few of the sights (minus the smells) that we took in.

Seafood, and lots of it.

Flying fish:

And one plain old UGLY Monkfish:

Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables:

And what trip to Pike’s would be complete without a visit to the Original Starbucks:

Yes that’s the line flowing out the door and down the street.