tattooed gratitude

the last ten days were mostly enlightening. day zero I met shaman D. and from this point on my gradual awakening from oblivion began. day one I was one of them, always have been. everything as usual… hmmm rather not, something... day two I was looking at them and realizing how extraordinary they are. days three to five I was examining them systematically while they were working, talking, eating, watching tv, making love, sleeping. days six to nine I gained some understanding of their behavior. they were joking, laughing, crying, shouting, feeling lonely, being indifferent, luscious, honest. day ten I finally realized the truth, my quintessence, my destiny.

I am thankful for the terminal and for the shell. I am so thankful I want to run in the street and shout it out loud. THANK YOU! ehm… rather not. I might scare the humans. maybe I’ll tattoo it on my soul as an expression of gratitude to God. plus I could see it every time I am grudging about something stupid and come back to my senses.

p.s. as for the tattoo masters beneath, all photos from the 6th Athens international tattoo convention that took place at Tae Kwon Do stadium in Palaio Faliro, 11 - 13 May, with more than 50 participating studios and almost 100 artists.

http://www.athenstattooconvention.gr/

sake tattoo crew
http://www.saketattoo.com/

open mind tattoo

www.openmindtattoo.com

 

fixin touch

www.fixintouchtattoo.com

unicorn tattoo

http://www.unicorntattoo.gr/

dirty roses
http://www.dirtyroses.gr/

honest tattoo
http://honesttattoo.com/

no remorse

http://www.facebook.com/NoRemorseTattooPiercingStudio

crossbones family - art tattoos spyros

http://www.facebook.com/taspy.spyta

paroxysm tattoo

www.paroxysmtattoos.gr

teo tattoo

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Teotattoo/218744634817186

house of pain - ozzy tattoo

http://www.ozzy-tattoo.webs.com/

house of pain - sifou tattoo
http://www.facebook.com/sifou.tatouage

great expectations

days go by and you do what you always do, live. and as you are about to suppress a yawn and swallow down your routine, a delicate creature catches your eyesight. wowww! what a look! what a motion! what an aura! you have to capture the moment. and then you can not do otherwise but to look at the photo again and again and admire this miracle. but no, this is not enough. you have to express these emotions, to show your affection, to honor this beauty. so you make an icon of it and you write a few words to praise it. and you imagine yourself handing it over and your feelings returned and butterflies in your stomach and… and… and then reality happens. a condescending smile and a typical thank you. damn! but of course you fool! wake up! it’s a bug, it does not see the way you see and it definitely can not read! besides at which point did the selfless loving feelings turned into egocentric self-indulgent expectations?!

Melfys' visit

Melfys paid me a visit tonight. it’s been quite some time since I saw him. we had a glass of wine and some eggs. we talked about old times. we talked about nowadays. about how things had changed, how things stayed the same. he overcame for good all the addictions of the past, except one. too much thinking. wiser he was, satisfied… not. anyways. even though he came from a time that once filled me with sadness, I am so happy that I saw him. the melancholy he gave me tasted sweet and made me feel safe. and besides, we shared some very releasing bittersweet laughs.

he is still the first bunny who made it to the human world you know!

and that is something that won’t ever change.

Sofita

after a few invitations declined due to malaise, depreciation, cold-bloodedness  and various sci-fi reasons, one has been accepted and last Friday my good friend M. and I, headed in a music live down town. a wise thing to do because we spent a few anti-depressing hours. something we both really needed.

what we watched was six multi-talented people on the same stage in perfect harmony. Sofita and her marvelous band feat. Marina Satti. Dimitris Kassis guitar, Apostolis Mpournias percussions, Dimitris Kapoulas contrabass, Chris Polydoros saxophone - harmonica. a sound mix pure delight for my ears. they played music, sang, danced and performed some of Sofita’s songs plus swing, rock n roll and flamenco tunes, Sofia Vempo, Michael Jackson, Shaggy, Lady Gaga covers and many more. proof that a beautiful voice can sing everything!

http://www.youtube.com/user/SofiaSofita/videos