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1. Stay hydrated
Aye aye, Capt'n! Not my strong suit, but I'll do my best.
2. Shave the area you're getting tattooed
Oh, good. So I did that yesterday, because I've also heard some tales about shaving and irritation, but then I was also second guessing myself (also because of the irritation). Fortunately, I was particularly gentle on the area of my leg that I want to be tattooed, and it's not the first time I've shaved my legs (doubtless be the last, especially since it's been a while and I'd forgotten how much I like the way it feels (I hadn't forgotten that I like how it feels, just how much)).
3. Keep your skin clean
BRB
4. Ease up on the skin care products
Nope. The only skin care stuff I do is moisturizing after I shave my legs. And I shaved them yesterday.
5. Avoid sunburn
It has been neither warm nor sunny enough for me to start working on my tan. It's also the wrong kind of year for that (I prefer au naturale tanning--gimme the sun!).
6. Get a full night's sleep
Well, that's a wash. Maybe I'll take a nap before the appointment.
(I definitely won't be taking a nap before the appointment. That's a bad idea for different reasons.)
7. Don't show up hungry
BRB
8. Wear a comfortable outfit
Check. I have already confirmed that my daily driver/non-working pants can easily be rolled and/or pushed well out of the way of the pending region with minimal bunching and discomfort.
(No, I will not wear shorts. It's late March in Chicago, and I'm not one of those Northern Midwesteners bouncing around all winter in shorts and a hoodie. I get cold; I'll probably keep being cold until it stops dropping below 50F at night.)
9. Mute your phone
Well, I'll stick it in DND. It's just easier and faster than messing with my volume settings.
10. Don't show up intoxicated
I don't drink or smoke or anything like that so no problem.
11. Ask questions
Why?
Kidding... somewhat.
I'm the type to do my homework (well, not for school; just for life), and go overboard.
You know the joke about how [something] is long periods of boredom interspersed with a few moments of pure terror?
Well, my life is more like long periods of research and decision paralysis, interspersed with a few moments of taking leaps on faith.
Though, they're not really leaps of faith because I've done so much homework. But they still feel like it to me, breaking through the decision paralysis and just picking something already.
12. Tip
Already planned to. Got extra cash in my wallet already. Though trying to do my homework on figuring out how much to tip has been a wash; the recommendations I've seen and heard are all over the fecking map.
13. Don't turn the session into a party
I don't party. See number 10.
14. Postpone if needed
🤞
It's day of.
I really don't want to have to do that.
15. Aftercare
I have spent more than enough time in kink-forward and -friendly places to have this one in the bag.
I think I'm ready.
Well, not counting 3, 6, 7, and... huh, I thought there was another one. Maybe it was 12.
(Source for list: authoritytattoo.com)
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