There for support, inspiration and a chance to again further my spongy knowledge of all things digital photography, I met Jeremy and Amanda at Gold Rush Tattoo in Costa Mesa, CA to get tattoo #3 forever etched into the skin of Amanda’s forearm. Now, I’m no prude, and I get the atmosphere and stigma behind tattoos, but is it really necessary to have death metal screams bashing my eardrums at 102dB like tiny lvl 5 murlocs?! (sorry, nerd flashback). How about some music that might actually help the anxiety of the impending permanency you’re about to imprint into someones dermis, like some King Charles (thanks Jen Hood) or The Decemberists !

“Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.” -Winston Churchill