Posted by resonanteye on November 14, 2009
I had to take my dog to the vet tonight. He had an infected gland. It was pretty disgusting and he was in pain, yiping, crying. Biting at it. The vet (e-vet on w.11th) Lisa was awesome. She was really gentle with him and gave us some antibiotics. Hopefully it gets better otherwise they’ll have to do surgery! I’m worried- I know I don’t post about my dog much but I love him, he’s the best friend I’ve ever had and I hate the thought of him in pain or sick. They say he’ll be ok either way, but it was obvious that it hurt.
About a year ago he had a nightmare and woke up all weird (he was yowling in his sleep) with his eyes glazed, and had a seizure! I freaked out for the rest of the night then took him to the vet- they said he was fine. Another time I found a flea on him, ever since then he gets frontline once a month. And once he was wheezing (he does this pretty often actually, but the first time…) I took him in and they said he was fine. But I make sure he gets his heartworm medicine every month too!
Poor little guy with his ouchy butt. I worry when he’s not feeling good. He’s just about the coolest pathetic stinky little creature on earth. He loves cats and other dogs and he is super friendly and happy usually so to see him sad is just heartbreaking.
Anyway I just wanted to post this, even though it’s a bit more personal than usual for my site.
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Posted by resonanteye on November 11, 2009
I miss my grandfather.
A lot.
He was a WWII vet. He was a hard worker. He was a great guy. I loved him very much.
That is all.
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Posted by resonanteye on November 8, 2009
Winter is on its way. The monsoon has arrived. Grey skies, cool air, and nanner slugs abound.
I will miss the dry crisp of fall. But I am ready for a few months of damp rain and wind.
This wild water is the reason I love Cascadia so much, after all. This depression-inducing, misty, fungal, rot-making damp. The seep and drip, the blow, the hail and the flooded streets. The people with umbrellas who look so out of place-because really to get by mentally in a constant deluge you have to learn to coexist with the weather, not shield from it.
Glad I have a rainshield on my tent, even though the wipers on my car are awful (volvos!) and that my new raincoat is truly proof against wet neck and chest. But the rain on my face, hands, and hair will always be welcome to me-when I first came to Seattle it was the rainy season, the depth of it. Within a few weeks I’d fallen in love with the clouds and I have never really fallen out. Oregon has the same charm, anyplace within this rainshadow affects me in a bittersweet nostalgic way. I adore it.
Every year I watch people from sunny places come and go.
People move here and see the glory of the northwest but I think many are not prepared, really, for the reality of how much water from the sky it actually takes to keep everything so green.
So many move here and leave a few years later.
I know a few who have stuck it out for decades. I am one of them.
I know a few, too, who have found ways around the madness of months spent indoors, of lack of vitamin D, of SADD and all the other complaints.
I know a lot of people who have mold allergies and simply have to move away to some sunnier climate.
I don’t blame them or think they’re weak- everyone has a climate they are most well-built for, this just happens to be mine.
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Posted by resonanteye on October 25, 2009
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Posted by resonanteye on October 25, 2009
Roseburg is fun. Also sometimes, like this, I schedule a post to autmoagicaly post itself like a robot. I’m writing this in the night time, but tomorrow it will post itself like I just wrote it!
I do this pretty often. It’s because I have a few hours here and there to write, but I want you guys to have something new to read every day. So I pre-schedule posts.
I guess this means if I die in a fiery crash, it will still look like I am writing even after I’m dead, for a day or two! MOMENTUM, inertia, all that.
I ain’t no physkisist but i knows what matters.
At any rate here’s a snake sketch…I want to do this on a forearm or on an inner calf. If you’re interested drop me an email @ resonanteye at gmail.com…
Full color of course.
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Posted by resonanteye on October 24, 2009
you can take the wedding, I’ll take the wish
spending the weekend working in roseburg, mon-tues corvallis, wed thurs eugene…
been talking and venting and healing and growing.
and working, working, working!
(my client posted this picture on her tumblr page, from which I gratefully stole it!)
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Posted by resonanteye on October 23, 2009
works in progress
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Posted by resonanteye on October 23, 2009
cold skies, dead trees, time flies.
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Posted by resonanteye on October 16, 2009
I love doing repairs. I like old tattoos, too. The texture of them, the way they soften and blend outward. I like finding the hidden image under the layers and bringing it back to the surface, crisper and fresher than it was.
I have seen this usmc tattoo flash often over the years but never tattooed it fresh. I’ve actually repaired this exact same design several times on several people…
I decided to get a picture of it this time.
(done at our Corvallis studio)
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Posted by resonanteye on October 16, 2009
It’s the only time of year I get homesick for Pennsylvania. Maybe it’s the smell of foxes in the cornfields, crackling cold air in the morning, the low hills.
Something. Fat whitetail. Grouse pheasants and wild turkey. Red fire on the mountains. Smoke in the brush, and spiced cider.
Something.
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Posted by resonanteye on October 12, 2009
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Posted by resonanteye on October 4, 2009
I got a grant to do a photo essay about animal behavior near roadways. It comes through in march. I guess that means a lot more time alone driving? I applied for the grant when I thought I was going to have a copilot. So now it seems like an entirely different venture.
Still should be satisfying though, if a bit more lonesome than I’d originally thought.
So many of my plans are screwed now. Floating. I should know better, I really should know better than to rely on the plans I make with people. Life is ok though. I love my work, I have all my people…and now I have backing from the highway safety commission to take pictures of critters next spring.
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Posted by resonanteye on October 3, 2009
It’s more politic at times to keep silence.
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Posted by resonanteye on September 30, 2009
I’ve been heartbroken lately. But also working hard. I’ll be in Eugene tomorrow, and in Roseburg all weekend, working. Here’s some heat for you guys, to tide your craving for spice until next time.
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Posted by resonanteye on September 21, 2009
the most frequent searches that bring people here to my site:
issei sagawa
tree tattoo
tiger tattoo
hourglass tattoo
chest tattoo
illusion tattoos
anatomical heart tattoo
some odd searches which have brought people here to my site:
dustil down tattoo
girl cage
bloon
and, for those who don’t care about meta-data, I’m also posting a picture. xo
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Posted by resonanteye on September 21, 2009
Arizona was hot, dusty, dry. I got to spend some time with my good friends Dana and Michelle and JD, Mary, Derek and Richard, and Paul, and Kat.
Several nights it rained, lightning in the desert is amazing, hot fat drops pounding us. Michelle and I danced in the downpour and JD and I tried to catch lightning in our cameras (and failed). I saw a javelina. A lot of elk. A coyote. Some jackrabbits. Lizards everywhere!
I had a rough time getting back but all in all it was a great trip.
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Posted by resonanteye on September 20, 2009
I’m working at our Corvallis shop for the duration of our back to school sale. I love being around these kids.
It’s especially nice, after the difficulties and the hard road lately.
(Our sale continues to the end of the month, so if you want to get a piece of that action now’s the time.)
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Posted by resonanteye on August 26, 2009
This year has treated me very well so far. Usually about half of my year is fun; so far there has only been one bad month in 2009.
I’m in the desert, somewhere near Barstow, at a truck stop, stealing wifi to write this. And to shop for a roof rack. Born in the year of the ox, this means I enjoy working, or so I am told.
And I’m back to the yellow lines and the dust now. Hope there’s even more smooth road ahead.
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Posted by resonanteye on August 18, 2009
Made a new gallery page, of all the critter pictures.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markanji/sets/
Also I’ll be working at campus tomorrow, then off for a few days, up in Corvallis over the weekend most likely, then offt to AZ for a few days.
Added some stuff to my deviantart profile, and updated there a bit.
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Posted by resonanteye on August 15, 2009
I love my Corvallis people. Smarti and I have been friends for over a decade; Jason is hilarious, Chris is hirsute and warm, and Whitney gives me an evil warm glow. The shop here is fun for me. I had a pretty interesting day, too. Did two small tattoos and then chatted with some science-type chicks about medical issues, vibrators, bongs, higher math, and childbirth. Weird, I know!
I’ll be working here tomorrow too, then leaving for a day or two in Seattle, to … lay back and relax with someone for a moment.
(skully neck tattoo done quite some time ago; then pierced with those anchors for eyeballs after it was healed. No I don’t do piercing, one of our shop guys did those for him, and in this picture one of them got yanked to a strange angle. I just did the tattoo.)
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