Hey hey. Thanks for the compliment on my blog! I am proud of my editing progress! And you might wanna join SG Indy group if you haven't already. Indianapolis is a great party city =) Also if you feel like an AWESOME place to bar hop, look up "Broadripple, IN". OMG it's awesome.

Thank you!

thanks so much!!!! yay!!!!!

tattoo pain is always the best pain.

Umm I totally wanna cuddle with your doggie.

And thanks for the get well wishes.

Oh my god, the knight is GORGEOUS!!! So intricate and cool. Keep us posted as usual with your progress.

I absolutely LOVE being tattooed, but I think you win for the crazy marathon you went through in a 24 hour period. I'm not sure I could do that. You're my tattoo hero!

(love the doc humor by the way.... brilliant!)

Last year I wasn't in the holiday spirit AT ALL but I managed to pull it out this year and enjoy myself. I've decided that holiday cheer takes personal effort and sometimes it's just okay not to put effort into it if it's not genuine. You'll find your inner elf again sometime. Fear not!

I know exactly what you mean about "looking like" or "acting like" a doctor and I TOTALLY agree that most docs are a bunch of boring stiffs. My best pal, chirpy33 is a doc too and we often say how much we hate our own kind. I've got 14 earrings and a nose piercing, lots of visible, artful tattoos and my hair has been highlighted with everything from platinum blonde to lavender to cherry red. My brave patients would ask questions about it and they were always courteous. However, any time I go to a professional conference or an academy meeting, I can feel the stares from my colleagues as my tattooed arms and legs peek out from skirts and short sleeves. Who said we all have to give up our individuality to become part of a "professional collective"? Good on ya for being so comfortable in your own skin. Here's a pic from one of my favorite books ever called "Inked, Inc." It made me think of you instantly! I think it's out of print now, but seriously it's all about exactly what we're talking about here.

Have a most excellent New Year and all the best to you in 2012!

thanks for sharing all those great pictures! As a fellow "old timer" here myself, it's nice to see someone turn up who bucks the demographic trend a little.

Thanks dmac, us old folks have to stick together. Especially us "odd docs".

Thank for the comment on my blog! The vacation pics were awesome! Looks like a great time.
As far as the pain and the ink - Ive had my whole back done and the part that really got me was the sides by your ribs and the lowest of the lower back... Owwww - I will have more parts to compare it to as Im planning sleeves and some leg pieces as well... probably will end up with a full body suit my artist teases me. Although he will refuse to do my boobs he said - says it would be creepy as hes like a brother to me now!