Ok...for those of you who don't really know me, I am not a very political person. Yeah, I vote in the presidential elections...that's about the totality of my political involvement. But recently, there's been so many things going on that are just plain fucked up, and wrong, that I can't just sit by and keep my mouth shut. I tried, but I can't. And you know what? IT PISSES ME THE FUCK OFF! I don't want to have to worry if there's even GOING to be an America for my children to grow up with, and right about know, I am extremely worried. I am NOT a Republican. I am NOT a Democrat. I am also far from being a total moron, which is apparently more than I can say about most of the assholes who are running this country right now. I've been going off on rants on Facebook, but that's pretty much the whole reason I started this blog in the first place...TO STOP GOING OFF ON RANTS ON FACEBOOK! So, Ill still be doing the regular crap...the random rants, movie reviews, tattoo stuff, kid stuff, all that, but I will be posting a lot of political crap too. If that's not your cup of tea, don't read it. A lot of the stuff I will post will likely be mostly my opinions that are based on actual facts. I will provide links (if possible). If you agree with what I have to say, that's great. If you don't, that's great too! I'm absolutely not attempting to tell you how to think/feel/act. I am merely sharing MY point of view on this clusterfuck of fuckery that has become our government.
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People don't understand that when they make an appt. with me via text/email/phone....whatever....they're not guaranteed a spot. IF I'm free at that time, I will probably hold the chair for 10 min (ex. asked for appt. @7, didn't bother to show up till 7:20.....and you're pissed because now you have to wait? Sucks). If you want ANYTHING drawn up in advance, a deposit of $40 (min, more for large pieces) should be left, and a work order form should be filled out, which includes a detailed description of what you want done, where, size, color/no color, amt. deposit left, name & phone number. The client can also book an appt. at the same time, as long as there has been a deposit left that is comparable to the amount of time I would have wasted should you decide not to show up. If you leave no deposit for a drawup, but leave a $30 deposit for an appointment, your work will NOT be drawn up in advance......BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T LEAVE A DEPOSIT FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE!!!
Also, STOP ASKING FOR PRICE QUOTES VIA TEXT/EMAIL/INSTAGRAM/FACEBOOK/PHONE!! Especially if I've never met you! I have no idea how your skin takes ink, how big your leg/neck/arm...whatever, is! I cannot give you a price without a face to face consultation. And if it's your first time coming to me, don't ask me for a "hook up". I DON'T KNOW YOU! Repeat clients often get better prices because they've proven to me that they'll continue to come back, and most of them bring me new clients. And tipping....do not even get me started on that. People will tip the person who carried their food from their car to their house, but won't tip a person who's put in hours and hours of work into something permanently on your body?? REALLY??!! In short, if there is no face to face consultation (clients from out of the area are exempt from this, but pictures & dimensions of the space you want covered must be provided), no work order filled out, no deposit left....the client should have no expectation of anything drawn up, or a guaranteed time. (Of course, I do have some exceptions to this rule....long time clients, friends, family.....etc.) I take deposits in cash, money orders, and via pay pal. A copy of the work order is ALWAYS given, as proof of receipt. I don't know why this is such a difficult concept to grasp. You don't simply walk into an OR and say, "OK, got time to do that operation for me?" If you want to book a hotel room in the Hamptons in July, you don't just show up and hope they have one open. You call ahead and reserve it by putting down a deposit! I just don't get it. So...unless you are one of the few exceptions to the rules, don't just text me with a picture and say "I want this", then when you decide to show up, you're pissed because I didn't draw anything up, and someone's in the chair. If you didn't leave a deposit, don't expect anything. This isn't a "hobby" for me, this is my career. It's how I pay my bills, feed my kids, and live! I wouldn't ask you to work for free? Why should you do that to me? Little side note:
This isn't directed at anyone specifically. Just saying. Well howdy y'all! I just watched Quinten Tarantino's new film "Django Unchained". Pretty good movie, as I expected. I'm a fan of most of his movies (Reservior Dogs, True Romance, Pulp Fiction, Natural Born Killers, From Dusk Till Dawn, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill 1 & 2, Inglourious Bastards), so I was expecting it not to suck, at the very least. He didn't fail me.
There's a lot of rumors flying around that the movie is based off a true story. Sorry, but no. Although similar situations COULD very well have occurred, it is not based on any specific historical events. It's set in the South, pre Civil War. If you're sensitive to (I would almost say the overuse) the word "nigger", don't go see it. It's seriously in pretty much every other line. Jamie Foxx did a great job. I can't say anything negative about his performance. Leonardo DiCaprio played a good, effeminate, southern plantation owner (ironically called "Candy Land"). The one that struck me the most was Samuel L. Jackson. He plays the part of an older house hand named simply "Stanley". Within the first three lines of his character's introduction, you learn immediately that he is not a fan of people who aren't of a lighter skin tone.
He did a great job, and played the part very well. (Even though I kinda wanted him to say "I'm tired of these mothafuckin niggers on this mothafuckin farm" at some point) The one thing that I couldn't get over is his character's similarity to Uncle Ruckus (no relation), a character on the show "The Boondocks". If you have seen both you will know exactly what I'm talking about. I almost expected Stanley to start singing "Don't trust them new niggers over there". The characters were that similar. That aside, I give this movie an 8/10. Good acting, good writing, good & interesting music choices, great action scenes. All around good movie.
(I apologize for my use of the word "nigger" in this posting, but it is necessary to discuss the movie.) Sooo, if you've seen it, let me know what you thought. If you haven't seen it, it's not a waste of money for a ticket, unlike half of the crap that they're pumping into movie theaters recently. So go see it! That's all I got this time! Please follow my blog if I made you think, or laugh, or eat ramen noodles, or ANYTHING....and feel free to comment if you agree, or disagree, or just love kittens! I'm not here to judge you! But I do have an opinion on a LOT of things, and if you can help me understand yours, in a logical and reasonable fashion....you might just change my mind! But probably not.
I love you, and I hope you have a glorious day! You can find me on twitter: www.twitter.com/nytatt2chick Or the book of faces: www.facebook.com/nytatt2chick If You Do Anything of These Things While Driving...I'm the One Losing My Mind Behind You!!!!1/11/2013 Well hello there!!!! Long time no blog...I know, life's been hectic. I missed you! Let's get down to business. If you drive a car, then you've probably been stuck behind some ass-clown who has done (or ALL) of these things that make you want to LOSE YOUR ENTIRE MIND!!!!! Yes we're also guilty of doing some of these things too...nobody's perfect, but most of us don't do this crap on a regular basis. Soooooo, without further ado, here we go. THIS MYSTICAL SYMBOL ON THE DASHBOARD IS CALLED A GODDAMN TURN SIGNAL!!!!! This is PROBABLY the most annoying thing that people do (or I should say DON'T DO!). Why? Why would you not use your turn signal when you're turning???? WHY!?!?? It is NOT difficult to use. In the example picture, the driver is making a right turn/merge. By hitting the turn signal, he is letting other drivers around him that he will be turning/merging right. Apparently this is a such a complicated thing to grasp, because 75% of the time, there is MANY people who I'm driving behind who can't seem to understand how to use this magical handle on the side of their steering wheel. FOR FUCK'S SAKE PEOPLE! YOU CAN LITERALLY JUST BUMP IT UP/DOWN WITH THE SIDE OF YOU HAND!!! IT IS NOT A DIFFICULT PROCESS!!! If you're making a right, push it UP! If you're making a left, push it DOWN!!! I cannot even begin to ESTIMATE how many times someone in front of me either slammed on their brakes to turn, or just cut me off...WITHOUT SIGNALING! The whole point is to prevent accidents. I do NOT want to rear end someone because they couldn't be bothered to use their signal (and I almost have MANY times!).You don't even have to worry about turing it off!! It will shut off by itself after you make the turn! (You DO have to turn it off if you've merged...) While I'm on the subject of turn signals...WHAT THE FUCK IS THE DEAL WITH PEOPLE PUTTING THEIR DIRECTIONAL, LIKE A 5 MILES BEFORE THEY NEED TO TURN????!!! That's ALMOST as bad as not using them at all!!! I still have NO idea when (or IF) you're actually going to make that turn!!! Stop it!!! Just stop it right now! This one make me ABSOLUTELY insane. If you're driving in a 45mph zone, WHY ARE YOU GOING 30MPH??!!!? I cannot stand this. I feel like i going to lose my ENTIRE MIND when this happens!!!! WHY???? Do you NOT have to be somewhere on time? Do you NOT give 2 shits if the person behind you it running late, or just has to pee really REALLY bad, or WHATEVER!!! There is no need to be going 15mph UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT!!! Especially on main roads, and DEFINITELY not in the middle of the night when the person behind you just tattooed for 9 hours straight, is dead tired, in a shitty mood, and just wants to get her ass home and go to sleep!!! Trust me when I say that there have been MULTIPLE times this happened to me, and I gave serious thought to following them to their destination, and CURSING THEM THE FUCK OUT!!! It's just madness. Another thing with the whole "speed" thing is, WHY DO PEOPLE FEEL THE NEED TO RIDE UP MY BUMPER WHEN I'M ALREADY GOING A DECENT SPEED! If the speed limit is 45mph, and I'm going 55mph....THERE IS NO NEED TO BE UP MY ASS!!! GET OFF ME!!! I will slam on my breaks for no reason whatsoever, causing you to rear-end me. You better have some damn good insurance!! Because you're buying me a new car!! Ok, when you get to a four-way stop sign, and there are other cars at one, or ALL of the other three stop signs....LEARN THE RULES TO THIS!!! They're NOT THAT COMPLICATED!!!! Whoever gets to the intersection first, GOES FIRST!!! If you all show up at the same time, the person farthest to the right goes first. You had to know this at one point in time, if you have your license. IT'S ON THE GODDAMN TEST!!!! These same rules apply to a three-way stop sign. So stop giving me evil looks if I get to an intersection before you, stop, and go. I HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY!!! This is the last one. I promise. It's also the one that pisses me off the most. You see that little symbol on the left? That means that your high beams are on. When you are using your high beams, and either approaching an oncoming car, or someone is about to pass you on the highway...TURN THEM OFF!!!!! I have been blinded a gazillion times because people have no sense to turn them off! Just tonight on my way home, it happened to me TWICE! The second time, I almost drove right off the road. It's just common courtesy. If I'm driving behind you on the highway, and start passing you, and you have your high beams on, and you don't turn them off, I WILL slow down and drive right next to the rear of your car, blasting you with mine. So you get pissed off? GOOD!!! That's the whole point!!! Your regular lights aren't bright enough for you to see at night? Then you need to get them switched out because I sure as shit don't want your brights blinding me. YOU HAVE ALREADY PISSED ME OFF!!! That's all I got this time! Please follow my blog if I made you think, or laugh, or eat ramen noodles, or ANYTHING....and feel free to comment if you agree, or disagree, or just love kittens! I'm not here to judge you! But I do have an opinion on a LOT of things, and if you can help me understand yours, in a logical and reasonable fashion....you might just change my mind! But probably not.
I love you, and I hope you have a glorious day! You can find me on twitter: www.twitter.com/nytatt2chick Or the book of faces: www.facebook.com/nytatt2chick If you know me, you know that I can't live without this stuff. I mean I NEED this in my life! It's almost bad. It's like crack in a can. I'm being totally serious! I drank the last of a gallon bottle the other day, but thankfully, I had my emergency back-up tea in the car. HOW BAD IS THAT?! I have an extra can of fucking sweet tea in my car.......just in case I should run out at home. Its baaaaaddddd. I do have reasons for why I'm totally in love with this nectar, that tickles my tongue like sparkly butterfly wings. Here are some reasons why: 1: IT IS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!!!!!!! If you haven't tried it...DO IT NOW!!! You will love it! 2: If my stomach is feeling kinda funny, it fixes it...or at least makes it feel a little better. 3: I JUST DO!!!!!!! Like seriously...my absolute favorite drink ever. Please don't EVER stop making this Arizona!!!! If you do, I'll have to hunt you down...no, Just kidding. (Or am I.....?) |
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