#Yado's tattoos

[what-yadoking-likes]

SO. I got tattooed earlier this week. It was a Pokémon Gen 2 'Get what you get' (GWYG) tattoo.

For those who don't know, a GWYG tattoo is where you get a random tattoo design from a gumball machine. Most artists will offer re-rolls for a fee.

I was originally scheduled to get this back in May, but the artist needed to reschedule - to AUGUST.

My mental health has been shite, and even on the day of the tattoo, I was not excited as I usually am before getting tattooed.

I have been following the artist carefully and checking off the mons that had already been rolled and tattooed. Some of the heavy hitters had already gone - Umbreon, Wooper, Quagsire, Celebi - but the 3 I knew I would 100% need to re-roll on had not yet been tattooed. They were Smoochum, Ariados and Spinarak.

Anyway. I got my ball, opened it and... Smoochum.

Y'ALL.

I re-rolled. Knowing I would need to get whatever it was and praying on account of my possibly overactive arachnophobia that it wasn't one of the spider mons.

It was Ho-Oh. HO-OH. A FREAKIN' LEGENDARY.

We found the perfect place for it - below my spooky Gengar tattoo, done by the same artist last October - filling out the front of my right leg.

I returned to Brum and caught up with my partner, who had made a start on grocery shopping. He did a cursory sweep over the body parts he could see when I found him in the supermarket, but I knew he hadn't spotted it.

Later, he guessed what it was. He wanted the first letter - H. He must have guessed every other H Gen2 mon before I was like "It's a legendary" & he was like "HO-OH?!??!?".

Now, I have been with my partner for... 13 years? When we first got together, he was playing through Soulsilver. As a kid he had played Silver for a million hours and had several Level 100 mons. I had played Pokémon Yellow as a kid but due to being 💫 poor 💫 stopped there.

So. I ended up buying a 2nd-hand Nintendo DS & a copy of HeartGold to compliment his SS.

Guys, it was a STUPIDLY fortuitous run. I caught the Pokérus in-game, and caught a shiny Articuno after just 15 minutes of semi-serious soft resets. I had also used a Ho-Oh in the Elite 4.

My partner was rather sweet. Said he liked how it was almost like a throw-back to that time, to our first few months as a couple when we were at university. How it was meaningful without meaning to be.

I may not have gotten a Yadoking, or a Murkrow, or any of the others I secretly thought would be awesome to get - but I got a little nostalgic piece that both does & doesn't call back to us as much younger people, desperately eager to share the experience of HGSS with each other.

When I told the tattoo artist I was re-rolling, she said she was surprised with how many people had said they disliked Smoochum.

When she uploaded the reel onto IG, some people were upset I had re-rolled, whilst others understood. I commented & said this was a good thing because it means she will (hopefully) be tattooed on someone who really, really likes her.

I got lucky - very lucky.

#yado writes #not a Payday post #Yado's tattoos #Yado irl #Ho-Oh #tattoos #Pokémon #Pokémon Gen 2 #GWYG #GWYG tattoo #Gengar #Pikachu #Gen 2 #Gen 2 Pokémon #CW: blood #CW: plasma

[dannychoo]

During our visit to Nagano last weekend, we stayed at a traditional Japanese inn which is called "Ryokan" (旅館) in Japanese. Unlike Western-style hotels, a Ryokan usually embodies the Japanese tradition in aesthetics, food, and attire. We stayed at a Ryokan called "Sanso no yado futari shizuka" (山野草の宿 二人静) located in Komagane, Nagano. Some Ryokan have rooms with their own outdoor bath (like ours) but more often, you will be sharing the public baths, also known as Daiyokujyo" (大浴場). Unfortunately, most public baths in Japan have signs forbidding folks with tattoos from entering. There are many reasons for this, including the thinking that folks with tattoos would either cause trouble or that other folks (without tattoos) would complain about those with tattoos. While I don't have any tattoos (that I know of), I find it odd that such a rule exists in this day and age. This just makes me want to develop Smart Dolls with tattoos - and I will ;-) Anyway, food served at a Ryokan is usually a course meal served in a hall. While you have noms, staff will enter your room and pull out futons from the cupboards to prepare for your slumber. One futon for each person - they don't normally have double futons. Futari Shizuka is surrounded by nature with crips clear skies at night - great for astrophotography. The sky photos are taken on the iPhone 14 pro with a 30-second exposure. If you are visiting Japan, I do recommend you try a Ryokan instead of a Western-style hotel. #japan #smartdoll (at 山野草の宿　二人靜) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck49a9JSOyJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#japan #smartdoll

[beinfriends]

really ridiculously detailed character stats.

FULL NAME: Robert "Bob" James Goode NICKNAME(S): Bob, Beau (bio family only), Robbie (bio family only) AGE: 41 MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE: did you know that the Meyers-Brigg test has roots in eugenics? anyways ENFP BIRTH DATE: June 18th ETHNICITY: White PLACE OF BIRTH: Yellowhammer, Eagleland GENDER IDENTITY: Cis male PREFERRED PRONOUN(S): he / him SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Bisexual (heavy preference for women) RELIGION: he's one of like four people who actually worships the Dark Dragon actively, so whatever you'd call that, sure. OCCUPATION: he's a fisherman!! but he also helps tend to the Prayer Sanctuary, idk what you'd call that. FACE CLAIM: Himself, Buster Scruggs maybe

RELATIONSHIPS.

PARENTS: Barbara Goode & Eddie Lee (bio parents), Jonel & Brenda Christian (adoptive parents) SIGNIFICANT OTHER(S): Donna Hart (on and off wife) CHILDREN: Robert "Robbie" Dale Goode LEVEL OF SEXUAL EXPERIENCE: We can confirm he has had sex at least once because he has a son 👍 Really, though, he's been married for about twenty years, so what do you think? STORY OF FIRST KISS: idfk and idfc but he was probably in high school. Not that popular of a kid because he was weird as fuck but he was on the football team and that scores points sometimes. A SOCIAL PERSON? YES!! super social!! he loves chatting with people at the Yado bar all the time lol. HOW DO THEY THINK OTHERS PERCEIVE THEM? I think he's aware enough that people find him a bit odd and a bit annoying. HOW DO OTHERS ACTUALLY PERCEIVE THEM? He's right, kind of. But people do like him, he just doesn't really have many friends at all.

PHYSICAL TRAITS.

EYE COLOR(S): Blue HAIR COLOR(S): Light brown SKIN TONE: Tanned HEIGHT: 6'5" WEIGHT: 210 lbs. BODY BUILD: Tall as fuck and pretty athletic, decently muscular. He's in shape. GLASSES? CONTACTS? neither STYLE OF DRESS/TYPICAL OUTFITS: Pretty stereotypical Western style-- he's got the cowboy hat, the boots, jeans, and a Western shirt. JEWELRY? TATTOOS? PIERCINGS? None. ATHLETIC? Yep. Played football and did wrestling in high school. Probably still enjoys athletic activities like running or hiking. HOW DO THEY WALK: He probably slouches a bit just because of his height. If you look at his walk sprite, he swings his legs quite a bit while walking, so possible he has an odd gait, but nothing too out of the ordinary. HOW DO THEY SMELL LIKE: I don't know. Probably not much but soap. WHAT’S THEIR POSTURE LIKE? Not the worst, but he does have to slouch due to the height sometimes, as I said. But if he can, he stands up straight.

PHOBIAS AND DISEASES.

PHOBIA(S): I don't know if he has any really, aside from maybe like spiders or some shit. MENTAL ILLNESS(ES): I wouldn't call it a mental illness but he has autism. PHYSICAL ILLNESS(ES): None. WHEN WAS THIS DIAGNOSED? Like, age 2 or something. He was really young when he was diagnosed with it.

INTELLECT.

LEVEL OF EDUCATION: Graduated high school, did a bit of community college but didn't finish. LEVEL OF SELF-ESTEEM: A perfectly healthy amount. He's not egotistical, but he doesn't think lowly of himself. He likes himself, and that's enough. GIFTS/TALENTS: Bob is nothing if not deeply dedicated to things he gets interested in. He's great at research and collecting information on things he likes. Decent artist, nothing special though since he just sketches things for research. SHORTCOMINGS: Deeply set in his ways and becomes upset if interrupted, completely fucking clueless with emotions, sometimes a bit insensitive. He's a really well meaning guy, just a bit socially inept. He's also a fucking doormat. STYLE OF SPEECH: He speaks slowly, has a pretty thick Southern drawl. Doesn't always use correct grammar or words, but he's pretty deliberate in how he speaks usually. “LEFT BRAIN” OR “RIGHT BRAIN” THINKER: Right brain. ARTISTIC? Kind of! Like I said, he'll do sketches when he's observing or researching things, but he doesn't necessarily do it for fun. He might if he wanted to make Donna something, though, since he knows she loves art. MATHEMATICAL? He's bad at math, really fucking bad. Donna makes up for it by being very good with it, though. MAKES DECISIONS BASED MOSTLY ON EMOTIONS, OR ON LOGIC? Generally emotional, but I don't think he's completely illogical. I suppose it'd depend on the situation. MOST SENSITIVE ABOUT/VULNERABLE TO: He is very sensitive to people insulting his intelligence, or insulting his family, whether his son, his wife, or his mother. He tends to take it more personally if it's something he's close with that's criticizing him, though. OPTIMIST OR PESSIMIST? Optimistic as all hell. EXTROVERT OR INTROVERT? Extroverted.

DETAILS/QUIRKS.

NIGHT OWL OR EARLY BIRD?: I imagine he's a bit of both. He spends a lot of late nights at the Yado, but I can imagine he's an early riser, too. LIGHT OR HEAVY SLEEPER?: Heavy sleeper. FAVORITE FOOD: DID YOU KNOW THAT BOB HAS A CANONICAL FAVORITE FOOD? It's peaches. If you didn't know. He has multiple lines about peaches in the different chapters and he outright says peaches are his favorite! LEAST FAVORITE FOOD: He probably doesn't like crunchy foods a whole lot (weird texture! Especially when combined with smooth or soft foods!) but I couldn't say a thing he particularly likes. Obviously peaches have a bit of a crunchiness but that is okay. I mean super crunchy stuff like crackers and whatnots. Also anything that particularly sticks to your teeth. COFFEE OR TEA?: Coffee. CRUNCHY OR SMOOTH PEANUT BUTTER?: What did I just say about him hating crunchy food combined with smooth foods?? He has to eat smooth, crunchy would kill him instantly RKFH LEFTY OR RIGHTY?: Righty. FAVORITE COLOR?: Light blue! CUSSER?: Sometimes. Not a whole lot if he can help it. SMOKER? DRINKER? DRUG USER?: Heavy drinker. Not necessarily an alcoholic, but he spends a lot of nights at the Yado. He tends to just nurse one or two whiskies most nights, though. PETS?: None, but I think he'd love to get a dog.

TAGGED BY: old meme

TAGGING: @trouticecream, @recklessinventor, and... YOU

#Good Work [TAGGED] #Bob [ABOUT] #( penaut idk if your blog is ready but you're here so i'm tagging you lol )

[calligrapher-shinrei]

７月２９日より「Yados 神宮前」にて、泊まれる個展会場「原宿夜ふかしアート展@真澪」として作品制作し展示を行なっております。アート民泊として実際に宿泊し、世界観を感じられるような空間となっております。 御縁あって展示させていただくことになりました。 @yofukashi_art 7/29〜9/6 原宿夜ふかしアート展@真澪 https://www.airbnb.jp/rooms/48999522?_set_bev_on_new_domain=1618974970_OTM2YjZiYThhYjJj&source_impression_id=p3_1628254640_Y%2Bq7TXeUg2pM71rd&guests=1&adults=1 #Calligraphy#performance #gallery #calligrapher#painting #dotwork#exhibition #watercolour#書道#真澪 ##書道パフォーマンス #calligraphyart #art#illustration#artwork#artist#書道家 #beautiful#Tattoo#tattoodesign #inked#ink#colour #drawing#japan#gold #書道家真澪 (Harajuku, Tokyo（原宿）) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSJSyWzBTNs/?utm_medium=tumblr

#calligraphy #performance #gallery #calligrapher #painting #dotwork #exhibition #watercolour #書道 #真澪 #書道パフォーマンス #calligraphyart #art #illustration #artwork #artist #書道家 #beautiful #tattoo #tattoodesign #inked #ink #colour #drawing #japan #gold #書道家真澪

[sleepingobsidian]

Order 66 - Survival lays in your ability of faking your death

Where when Oder 66 is put into action the Jedi put a contingency plan into action. Those who we're still alive would fake their deaths and go into hiding. Where as the most go into deep hiding, there are those who tend to hide into more plain sight.

Like Mace Windu for example. After his fell through that window and the seperation of both his hands feel into the deeper levels of Coruscant was nursed back to health by a blackmarket doctor. Now he's a nursery teacher, has grown an impressiv beard and wears clothes that got out of style twenty years ago, and „he is obviously not Mace Windu, Lord Vader. What are you talking about? That's Maceroy Winter, he's the nursery teacher of my daughter“. Maceroy Windu is followed everywhere by his green furless yappermonkey Yado, the mascot and most beloved pet. „He can't be Master Yoda, Emperor, he's obviously just a green, furless yappermonkey from on of the moons of yavin. See we have his papers right here“. Yado the green yappermonkey was registered with the Coruscanti petpatrol ten years ago. And besides everyone knows yappermonkeys have a long lifetime.

Than there is street and tattoo artistin Shaek Tea which obviously can't be Master Shaak Ti, because „you killed her Lord Vader, remember. In the jedi temple. Besides she has totally different markings and -master Shaak Ti wasn't a mother of ten“. The tattoo studio of Shaek Tea is well known and established two years ago and is frequently visited by Stormtroopers. The tattoo artist seems to have an aversion against the cloned soldiers but that may only be because she's a mother and wants to protect her young.

Than there is nautolan marine biologist Fist Kio, with a natural connection to the animals of the seas of the galactic, who teaches at the Coruscanti community college. He often takes his students through tours of the aquarium of Coruscant. And some of his students swear they once saw him calm down a rampaging Tra'cor. „It was like he used the force“, was heard from one of his students. „If he hadn't been teaching here for over thirteen years he could totally be a jedi, but noway. I saw him flirting and taking that famous tattoo artist from Coco Town home with him. And aren't jedi like celibate?“.

Leaving the Planet she was raised on Billina Dune is on the search for her son Canan, who vanished from Kaller not so long ago. The young designer and self defense teacher has been on the search for her son for two years now and isn't giving up on him. He's out there in the galaxy somewhere. „And how do you know this? May it be because jedi masters have a connection with their students!“. „A mothers intuition“. She's a frequent visitor at Ben's Tea Palace and became good friends with the owner and his young ward. Kanan Jarrus a former small time smuggler from Kaller and son of famus designer Billina Dune, not that he knows of that. Has not a long time ago decided to follow a young woman into war against the emporer and his empire, on the way he acquired a new family. In the knowledge his „mother“ died on kaller not so long ago and so never searching for her. Though there's no picture on his wanted poster knows the whole galaxy his name. But nobody is sure if he even is a jedi or jedi appentice like the propaganda says, because „I swear he's using a blaster not a lightsaber. When someone he knows is threatened he immediatle goes for his blaster and not for some hidden pocket or so. If he were a jedi he would go for a hidden pocket, where his lightsaber is, right?“.

Fulcrum is a young togrutan woman who nurses her partially burnt kel dor uncle Verdict back to health. Verdict was badly burnt during an attack of the CIS on some cargo ships. Fulcrum is the captain of a little fleet of cargo ships which transport some valuable and some not so valuable cargo from the inner core to the outer rim. All the while she raises her human adoptive babysister Lee and cares for her adopted uncle. She often visits a medic sation in the middle rim to get help for her uncle and to visit her long time Lover. „I know you said that Fulcrum may be the Rebelion spy Fulcrum and your former padawan Ahsoka Tano. But Fulcrums cargo fleet had been around before your padawan even became your padawan, Lord Vader“, not to say the man didn't survive after saying so much padawan in one senctence but he didn't survive. And Darth Vader is confused how his former padawan acquired a baby and from where?

The mirialan doctor Barry Coffee and her young son Bonbon Coffee, live on a medic station in the middle rim and treat various injured people. Doctor Coffee is known for never turning away any person who's hurt. Her son Bonbon has a little aggression problem which she's working with but for now it helps her keep order in her waiting room when some patients make stress again. Her son is a deadly shot. And there is an unspoken rule at the medic station. The people that flick you together are allowed to undo their work, so watch your mouth. Doctor Coffee is rumored to even heal the most grievous illnesses and wounds, things other doctor couldn't treat. „It's because your a healer, right“. „I wish. This would be all so much easier but no I had to be born as an ordinary woman with ordinary skills“. Her young son Bonbon is confused why all these interegators allways appear at their doorstep. He was just enjoing his time with his mother and his mothers lovers family. Fulcrum is awesome and no one could ever tell him otherwise. „I don't understand what the relationship of my mother has to do with her skills as a doctor. Yeah, Fulcrum is awesome but her skills as a doctor besides basic first aid is shit“.

Bens Tea Palace is a little tea shop and café in Coco Town, right next to the tattoo shop of Shaek Tea, it's run by owner and tea maker Ben Kenobi. „Obi-Wan Kenobi!“. „Oh you know my fifth cousin thrice removed? Yeah, I allways wondered what happened to him when the jedi took him away“. „No your Obi-Wan Kenobi“. „Don't be ridiculous. We look totally different“, Ben says adjusting his glasses and shifting a baby on his hip. Ben Kenobi is known as skillful tea maker and uncle to little Luke Kenobi, the son of his brother who died in a tragic airspeeder accident. His brother died in the following fire explosion as the motor explodes. His sister in law died due to strangulation from the seat belt. Ben Kenobi is a friendly shop owner who invites everyone inside for a cup of tea, wear sweater vests,with the sleeves of his ironed shirt pushed up, and ties his hair in a ponytail. His nephew visits the nursery under the supervision of Maceroy Winter. When he can he visits the university and takes classes. When ever stormtroopers set foot in his sjop he freezes and ushers his nephew in the backroom, the flat above the shop or to Dex's restaurant, where he is under the supervision of a little blue droid. He looks at the stormtroopers with a freezing gaze and the most fake smile. Strangely those troopers allways vanish a few days after they visit in the Tea Palace.

Jocasta Nu or the Librarian as most people call her is one of the most searched for persons in the galactic empire. Which doesn't stop her to just walk through Coruscant as if she owned the place. She wears no disguise and her lightsaber is in full display. No one knows how she does it but she allways evades or flees the capture through stormtroopers. She often visits Coco Town and the shops or is often seen in the medic station Berry Coffee works at or to board a ship that belongs to the Fulcrum fleet. Sometimes she's accompanied by young children wearing a matching outfit or adults carrying themselves just like her. But everyone who saw her swears she just vanished in a cloud of smoke so as she was never there. One time Emperor Palpatine surprised her and Ben by meeting her in Bens Tea Palace. „Jocasta Nu. Now I got you“. „What are you talking about your Highness? This is obviously my grandmother Jade Kenobi. See I have her visitation papers right here. Signed by one of your subordinates!“. In the end rumour has it that the emperor left the shop dejected and seemingly scolded. And angry, oh so angry that the ground under his feet got cracks.

Bant Eerin and Stass Ali. A mon calamari and a tholothian. They are a duo of known pirates in the whole galaxy and have behind them an army of faceless men. They say the Unnatural Ones were created by the woman to oppose the empire and overthrow it. They are known to kidnap stormtroopers, torure them and than murder them a horrible way. The reality is a little bit more boring. Yeah, they are a duo of pirates but they don't get much around to stealing themselves. The Unnatural Ones as they call them are clone troopers. Brothers that got saved by the two woman. They have a skilled medic with them that takes out chips inside the heads of the clones. A trooper with the designation of CT-6116 called Kix. How they met this trooper or where he came from is so highly classified that only three people know of it and they want it to stay it that way. Their second in command is a trooper with the designation CT-21-0408 or more common known as Echo. He tends to do most of the pirating with his brothers and leaves the liberation of his brothers to the two woman.

Aay and Quin. The idol and her manager. Aay is twilek with beautiful clear blue skin and a mermerizing voice. Wich makes her the perfect galactical idol. The same thought her manager and friend Quin. So he brought her to a photo shooting and this is how her career began. As a model for the new dress line of designer Billina Dune. She wears dresses and clothes that gain more and more popularity throughout the galaxy. In an interview with a corellian talkshow was than her beautiful singing voice dicovered. A voice that would leave others breathless. „Trying to mind trick your fans, Master Secura?“. „What are you talking about, Lord Vader. I'm just a normal idol singing about the empowerment of woman and the loss of love“. As Aay has committed herself to beeing an idol her manager has committed himself to making her a star. But Quin is known as a Ladys- and Sirsman. The two are currently on a tour through the midrim.

It'll be definitely Hondo Ohnakas fault when the whole contingency plan may be thrown out of the window. The first thing he does when he and his little band of future pirates, Katooni, Byph, Ganodi, Gungi, Petro and Zatt, touch down on Coruscant to Lukes birthday is throw their true names around and act as if the establishment of the empire never happened. He causes chaos, let's the children steal something from the emperor and Darth Vader and they leave again. The whole order had been in a constant state of stress. And Ben swears he got the grey hair all from one visit. He hopes this will never happen again. It happens again. To each and every birthday of Luke. Luke thinks it's funny and really likes his crazy enstranged Uncle Hondo. From the reports Ben get's from Fulcrum she has the same problem with Hondo as him. Even if it has gone better after they spent one birthday at the medic station and Bonbon shot the pirate. „Don't worry Ben he didn't kill him“. „Sometime I wish he had“.

To say that the Emporer and Darth Vader are frustrated and enraged would be an understatment, but technically they can’t do anything it would come to galactic wide revolts if the just murdered innocent seeming citizens.

So, this story could either turn out into total crack or angst with a touch of humour

#star wars #order 66 #mace windu #maceroy winter #yoda #shaak ti #kit fisto #depa billaba #caleb dume #kanan jarrus #ahsoka tano #leia skywalker #plo koon #barriss offee #boba fett #barrissoka #obi-wan kenobi #ben kenobi #luke skywalker #jocasta nu #bant eerin #stass ali #ct-6116 #clone trooper kix #ct-21-0408 #clone trooper echo #aayla secura #quinlan vos #is there a bisexual equivalent of a ladysmen? #hondo ohnaka

[mostlysignssomeportents]

Homeless in Japan, part 2: who they are

Last week I posted a video on homelessness in Japan. Part two just came out. In this video, Professor Tom Gill, a social anthropology professor at Meiji Gakuin University, who has lived in Japan for 25 years, describes the homeless population in Japan. They are overwhelmingly male, poorly educated, and grew up in rural areas. They came to Tokyo and other urban centers to work as day laborers during the bubble economy in the 1980s. When they can afford it, they live in cheap, pay-by-the-night rooms caled doya (ドヤ, which is a play on a Japanese word for inn, yado, ヤド). About 20% have a criminal record, which makes it hard to find work. Former yakuza (Japanese mafia) members have an especially hard time getting hired because it's easy to spot their missing finger joints and tattoos.

In recent years, Japan has stepped up efforts to assist the homeless, but as one program director explains, a lot of the homeless people don't think they are worthy of assistance so they don't seek it.

This video is from "Life Where I'm From," a Patreon-supported effort to create documentary videos about Japan and the World.

https://boingboing.net/2017/09/04/homeless-in-japan-part-2-who.html

[what-yadoking-likes]

As it says: I have this annoying fuckin gap. I want it filled. I don't know what I want. This arm is a mix of shit I like, meaningful shit, & its full colour. Mostly traditional. What the fuck do I get to fill this fuckin gap.

#Yado's tattoos #Yado irl #halp

[what-yadoking-likes]

I've talked in the past about how my mother & I are... diametrically opposed to one another in nearly every way. Well, there was a family meal last week!...

She was relatively well-behaved, for once.

... -ish.

My sister, a celiac: mom, did you get me & Yado allergy menus?

Mom: no

Me & my sister:

Mom: I'M SO STRESSED OUT WITH YER NANA-

Nana: *literally just sitting there, not being a bother at all* ???

Later, I suggested we go to a good Chinese place for my birthday meal in May.

Me: if we go on the 24th that would be good, since I'm in town anyway to get my hair done /sees mom pulling a face/ what?

Mom: but I have work the next day.

Me: I... don't understand. I will too, & so will [Yado's sister]??

Mom: *continues pulling a face*

Now, I could understand her problem if she started work at say, 4am. That would make a 7pm dinner rather late indeed.

But she doesn't, fam. She starts at like 9am... as does my sister, & I sometimes do (depends on my schedule) so... I was very, very confused.

She also was subtly-not-so-subtly annoyed at me for not drinking during the meal, 1) because I was driving back to my place, a 50-odd mile drive from the restaurant, and 2) the following day I was getting a tattoo touch-up, and alcohol the night before a tattoo is a no-no.

She was driving, too.

Anyway stay tuned for more in the thrilling saga of 'Will Yado's mom come to Yado's birthday meal with her family?!?!?!'

#not a Payday post #Yado irl #Yado's crap mom #Yado's sister #Yado's Nana #Yado's tattoos

[what-yadoking-likes]

Me: so babe, you need to go into town this week at all? On Weds? Cuz I've got to be there for 11am.

Yado's Partner: nah.

Me: 'kay.

Me:

#surprise I'm getting a new tattoo #yado's partner #yado's crap memes #yado's tattoos

[what-yadoking-likes]

Yado issssssss drinking. Because I am visiting my sister as we are going *shudders* Xmas shopping tomorrow...

It is tattoo cancellation season... & I am verrry tempted to slide into an artist's DMs/emails for a traditional bat head for my forearm 1) because I fuckin love bats 2) because I've wanted a bat head for ages & 3) because I have a lot of gaps on my arm (see pics)

#Yado drinks #Yado's tattoos #not a payday post #tattoos #cw: tattoos

[what-yadoking-likes]

Yado: I must cease buying things for myself!

Also Yado: *buys new nail polishes to receive free nail polish*

*buys over £45 of Fenty beauty to receive free gift*

*books in for a tattoo*

#not a payday post #Yado spends? #Yado's tattoos

[what-yadoking-likes]

In other odd news, I went to my very first life-drawing class with some friends from my art class this week.

Picture this: me, young & innocent virginal Yado in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. Parked opposite the Gurdwara (Sikh Temple). Going into a nice pub with dogs. To do life drawing.

The male model kinda made me think of Dallas, if Dallas were in his 60s, hairier, chubbier & covered in tattoos.

Take a lookee under the cut at a selection of my, erm, efforts.

2 minute sketch, continuous line drawing.

10 minute sketch.

15 min

30 min. I only drew one (1) of his tattoos, & I drew it purely in straight lines because the teacher said we had 1 minute left 🤡 But he was fairly covered.

#yado irl #not a Payday post #but the model did look like old!Dallas #if old!Dallas was in his 60s hairy chubby & tattooed #but Yado did not draw the tattoos because Yado is a bad Yadoking #life drawing #very rough sketch #yado's crap art #yado's crap sketches #is this a shitpost? who knows

[what-yadoking-likes]

Soooo. Got me septum pierced 2 weeks ago. Fairly certain my mom doesn't know.

Guess who is spending HOURS with her this Saturday 🤡

I wonder if she will

A) Call me a circus performer (tattooed lady is her go-to)

B) Shake her head and roll her eyes and mumble passive-aggressively under her breath about it

C) Ask what my partner thinks

D) Say I've ruined my face/looks

E) Other/Comment

#not a Payday post #Yado irl #Yado's crap mother #Yado's sister #it's funny because lost my looks? I don't think #I am not fucken drop dead gorg but neither am I a hideous bog monster #but when I get a new tattoo she sure does behave like there's something wrong with me #did I ever mention she fucken ADORES her boyfriend's stepdaughter who isn't even his stepdaughter? #guess what guys SHE'S A TATTOO ARTIST #YOU CANNOT MAKE THIS SHIT UP #oh and she always comments when she posts her tattoos and I'm like BRUH why you so two-faced? #and I'm the Gemini!

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My partner bought a tablet recently with his lai see. It is for both of us.

My first reaction: teeheehee now I can draw digital p0rnz

Also me: draws Whang-od Oggay because that Vogue cover tho

#yado's crap art #yado's crap digital art #whang-od oggay #whang-od #vogue #yado's crap portraits #as a tattooed person I have so much love for Whang-od #she is an icon #and she is breathtaking #i hope i age as gracefully and beautifully as she has

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My hair is very long now.

Still get the urge to shave it all off come summertime though 🤡😈

Also lol given that I did a Bain casual cosplay last Halloween (Hell's Island), my Bain is canonically tattooed no, I don't know what the fuck that means, either

#not a payday post #Yado irl #Yado's Princess Hair #Yado's tattoos #My arm is a bit more covered but since it's a patchwork sleeve you can't see everything at once lmao #Most recent tattoo is a nod to Flowers For Algernon #And I'm booking in for my Friendly Yan in June

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I am YET AGAIN in THAT stage of second-skin tattoo healing where the feeling of this gluey sticker on my skin makes me want to claw my skin off KJHSUDJDHAJSN

#Yado irl #Yado's tattoos #not a Payday post