Shannon Larratt is Zentastic

I'm working on getting the update posted, but first everyone should be aware of the following story:

Tattooer pleads guilty to misdemeanor
TULSA, Okla. (AP) A man has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of giving a person a tattoo.

Most states permit tattoos, but its illegal in Oklahoma, leading some people to go to underground tattoo parlors.

Dennis Lloyd Tucker, 34, pleaded guilty to unlawful tattooing and to making an unlawful offer to tattoo.

The deferred sentence granted by Tulsa County Special Judge Michael Zacharias means Tucker can have the case dismissed with no conviction marking his record if he completes a two-year probation.

Tucker must pay $1,000 to the victims compensation fund plus $199 in court costs. He was arrested Aug. 31 after undercover police went to his residence. He was subsequently freed under the countys pretrial release program.

Police confiscated tattooing equipment, including needles and a needle sterilization machine. Tucker said he had about $30,000 invested in the equipment.

Defense attorney Kim Collier said Tucker wanted to get the case over with in order to get back the seized equipment and move to a state where tattooing is perfectly legal.

"This is a valid business and a respected art form everywhere else," Tucker said.

I got tattooed today. Nothing too exciting, just mostly beefing up the linework and touching up some older pieces:

I also got some stuff back from the framing shop. As with almost every print I own they're by Jim Woodring. The little one on the left is an original watercolor, and the stunning massive canvas print on the right is a birthday present from the future mother of my children.

I also got some very nifty presents from Clive and Jenny (go to her forum, she needs get well messages!)… Two beer shirts, some gliders, and a beer store gift certificate!

Finally, I got a great package from KrYpTyK today — it's two dual PII computers! I just have to find a case and powersupply and then we'll have a couple of machines, maybe for church or server use! Oh, and I took the TT offroading.