I once let an apprentice scar me.
The apprentice’s name was Mac and he was significantly shorter than me. I felt awkward as he tattooed my thigh. When he was done there was a moment of tension as I looked at it. Next thing I know, we were making out.
I wasn’t sure what had aroused me more: the fact that I had directly disobeyed my parents, or that it was so out of character. Maybe it was because he was a guy and I already had my pants almost completely off to get the tattoo. In my mind I had nicknamed him “little dude.” Was it worth it? Maybe, who knows. The tattoo? I give it mixed reviews along with my experience.
One Brit at the hostel I was staying at declared, “I love you! Why wake up every morning and stick pins in your eyes? Your skin will get ugly and deformed with age so why not decorate it? And the fact that you made out with the tattoo artist is incredible. He was a hottie, right? You are crazy, I love it! Let me buy you another of whatever you are drinking.”
I went to work the next day in pain, walking funny, and still drunk. The drunkenness gave way to the worst hangover of my life, and I threw up on the receipts I was organizing. This was a veritable low point in my life.
Was I supposed to learn anything? Maybe. I don’t know. Are we ever supposed to learn anything from our experiences? It is often said that is how people learn, but I am still not quite sure. Shit happens sometimes.
(CHesketh)













