ink

this is my new tattoo. i got it today at First Amendment Tattoo Company here in the city. they were doing this promotion today through 94.7 the Buzz where, between 11:00 & 1:00, they were doing tattoos for $9.47. i got there at 9:30 & was the first in line, followed shortly after by andy & jenn. my tattoo artist was named boogy. the design is from the logo for moog synthesizers. i wanted to get something music related, not because i'm a musician or anything, just a representation of my insatiable thirst for sound lately. i figured it's better than a music note or something [that would be misleading] but not so recognizeable that it would be like i was getting a tattoo of the golden arches, etc. i got it on my forearm, just below the crease in the front of my elbow. that way it's visible when i want it to be, but can be easily concealed even if i have shirt sleeves rolled up. unfortunately, andy's plans didn't work out because they said that the design he wanted to do would take too much time & effort [to look good] for the $9.47 deal. most of the ones they had out to choose from were about the size of a quarter or smaller, & real simple. they actually told me that they would, then they wouldn't, then decided to do it anyway. i was lucky. jenn got a bass clef tattoo on her foot. all 3 of us have other tattoo plans that will hopefully be realized in the near future, but that were too big, or too intricate, etc. for today.

nigh

hosed

here you see the hose that i wore through my nose & down into my esophagus for about 14 hours the other afternoon-night for the sleep study. it was fairly uncomfortable, but not painful. certainly worth the money, though i had more difficulty sleeping this time than before. this was largely due to the fact that the sleep techs were apparently having a huge party all night right outside the door of where i was sleeping. bastards. oh, well, i guess i shan't complain since i'm being payed to sleep, even if that does mean i get hosed.

iTrippin

the latest chapter in the ongoing epic ipod saga involves iTrip, a handy little device that allows my ipod to transmit its lovely music over FM airwaves. a couple of weeks ago, just as the wall of sound was coming to fruition, the guts of my iTrip started spilling out. the 'member' of the iTrip [seen hanging down above] would stay plugged in when i tried to detach it to plug in headphones. this would expose wires & other witchcraft contained within the iTrip which gave it the powers i so desperately coveted.

by the way, i realize that this is boring & meaningless to anyone else, but it's been a dry spell for blogging material, so don't bother pointing it out to me.

anyway, for awhile, iTrip still worked, even in this disemboweled state, but some of the wires finally pulled loose despite the great care i took to pry the 'member' loose from the ipod proper with my swiss army knife. that was the day the music died as far as i was concerned because i could neither have tunes in my car, nor utilize my wall of sound that was dependent upon this revolutionary radio technology. in the meantime, i had great difficulty finding the same model of replacement iTrip because they have upgraded since then, & while i payed only $25 for mine around Christmas, the comparable model now costs $50. mine has since been clearanced out & would only earn me in-store credit of about $12.

luckily, just as my hope waned, as i was settling for $12 in-store credit & telling this sad tale to whomever would listen, the clerk revealed that she had just taken this very model as an exchange from someone who had an ipod incompatible with it, & so could trade mine for the opened one. i now have my music wherever i go, & the glory of the wall of sound has been restored. true story.