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Now the tattoo. I have a Barb photo from several years ago taken at the Philadelphia Flower show. A monarch butterfly landed on her head, at the top of her fabulous reddish perfumed curly hair He stayed for a bit. See upper left...the butterfly settled in...
And I'll add in my signature semicolon theme for my sigmoid colectomy.
http://www.birminghambowelclinic.co.uk/treatments-sigmoid-colectomy/
and the semicolon project. Cover all my events at once.
http://www.upworthy.com/have-you-seen-anyone-with-a-semicolon-tattoo-heres-what-its-about
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https://kingsavetattoo.com/
I did my usual research. I knew the pain level areas and have not had a problem with the pain with previous tattoos. Here are the tattoo pain areas on the map. I had planned to have it done on the inside of my forearm but read a few comments about that area being highly sensitive. Does not indicate it to be so on the map but I switched to the outside as a result of my reading.
My assigned artist, Will, did airdrop between our iPhones to pop the photo from my phone to his. He printed the photo and showed me the stencil he made. I asked that the wings be facing away. He flipped it. Perfect. Once the stencil is transferred to your body part you are asked to observe it in the mirror before proceeding with the etching. Looks good. Cool. Exactly what I want.
What I did not notice or realize was that the mirror reversed the picture. No problem for the butterfly. He can be in any position. But my semicolon was now reversed. See below. I did not see it at the shop. I was in tattoo glory-land.
It was later when I removed the bandage for my first look that I saw the reversal. The period on top of the comma is fine...a dot is a dot..but my comma curves right not left. Whoops. See photo of my completed tattoo
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| SEMICOLON REVERSED |
And it was permanent. I sort of was in a bit of shock. Probably most folks would not notice the semicolon at the base of the butterfly. Don't bring attention to it. I had to though. I thought how dopey I had been...and thinking of dopey, remembered Barb and I had fave words. Dopey was one. Not too mean, a bit affectionate. Not to be taken harshly in judgment. And I had done a dopey move. I have a reversed semicolon on my butterfly tattoo. And there is nothing I can do about it.
Here I am trying to show how I made this mistake. The semicolon is correct in the mirror. I sorta think it is quirky and charming. More Barb/Carol fave words.
Only took a little bit of time to accept the tattoo. It is unique and my creation. I smile when I think of Barb. That's what I wanted. I have my semicolon butterfly mirror image tattoo.
Dopey.
Maybe it will become a trend.
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