We all know the story of me and my tattoos now, but did I mention, during all of that, how much I really, really dislike pain?! I can’t stand the sound his machine makes, I can’t abide the scraping feel of the needle, I can barely stay in the damn chair. And it’s a very comfortable chair too. Ack. I love my ink, I just hate the pain.
Today I got a touch-up. Nothing new, Wulff guarantees his work for life, and he’s very picky about when something looks “off” to him. He would be stabbing me constantly if I let him. I just won’t let him. Faded or blurry does not bother me, the agony of his work bothers me.
The pool is closed for a week, annual cleaning, so I’m out of the water. (Yes, they did raise enough money to stay open through the end of this year.) My swimmy/exercisey class is the only reason I’m not all bleedy all the time. He’d have me in there, perfecting every little thing, if I wasn’t so dedicated to my class. (Okay, dedicated is the wrong word, but I need to do something that involves movement, or I’d never get to eat frosting.) (Flipping the pages of a library book does not burn as many calories as one would think. I know. I was disappointed as well.)
We have arrived back at my “working” deck in our travels around the card altar.
10 of Pentacles
This is one of my all time favorites, and not just because it features a kindly grandfather type. But because Pentacles are the source of monetary wealth. In the poker deck they turned into diamonds, also signifying something of worth. They are all about matter, something you can hold in your hand, trade for something else, or buy and sell.
Ten is a number which shows up when we are in the process of change, cycles ending and beginning. Very much like our recent run of rebirth cards, this one is showing us that what we have needed for so long, what we are seeking in the physical sense, has arrived.
I call it one of the Happily Ever After cards. It shows a joyful family situation in addition to the prosperous overtones. It’s most basic meaning is that of a positive domestic situation.
Oh, and I saw a car from Tennessee today. I have maybe seen one other of those in years. (There are so many things wrong with that last sentence, too bad, my arm hurts.)
