Japan Trip!

Okay, so a while back my email address was hacked and I had to delete it, I forgot all my passwords and couldnt post here for months... so, sorry nine people. Anyway Tina and I went to Japan last month ( for less cool pictures of our trip check her blog ) and it was a blast. Heres some pics...

Crazy signs were everywhere to be seen, I took pictures of all of them

Vending machines were also everywhere, cans of hot coffee, cigarettes and beer.

Cupie doll painting by Hori Benny at Chop Stick tattoo in Osaka. Awesome artist and a really cool guy, if youre in Osaka you should check him out! He tattooed us both (amazing work) and hooked us up.

This is a small alley.

Deer in Nara, they were everywhere, we thought they were going to be in a park or something, but they were just cruising around downtown, I even saw one in a store.

Matsuri on a small island. The village temple doubled as a playground.

Awesome temple in Kyoto.

Me and Luar at the Taikai

The Rambler

I got Tina a '63 Rambler which I plan on restoring over the next few weeks. I have the engine running like a top, now for the transmission.... Its a great car and will make a great Sunday driver.

Luar's first time shooting a shotgun...

After Iaido we cooked some venison that Jeffe brought, I think his dad shot the deer last season.

Chan at redbud park

Ladybird is on a diet...

Fredericksburg

Tina and I went to Fredericksburg a couple weeks ago, it was a much needed break. We stayed in a cottage that we visited last year, the owner immigrated from Switzerland and relocated some cabins and old buildings from his native village. They're really cool and quaint, he rebuilt them brick by brick on a few acres of woods right near downtown. Mostly we stayed in the cabin, leaving only to window shop and eat at the best restaurant in the world, The Auslander. We ate there like ten times in three days....

This was our spot

When we first got there a little Jack Russell attacked Tina

Here's the living room,

This is me eating Tina's food after finishing mine

Mandatory abandoned house shot. There were a lot on the way there.

yard art expo

Tina and I went on a tour of some of Austin's cooler back yard art spots yesterday. We went with Sif and Paul, afterwords we met my mom at Korea Garden for dinner. I dont have time to write so I'm just gonna post a bunch of photos, enjoy. Also, Sif started a blog, check it out!

ho hum

Havent been doing much lately, I found out I had a hernia a few months back and had to take it easy for a while. the last two weeks I've been trying to ease myself back into my routine, and I'm tired all the time. So any way I discovered www.chatroulette.com and I'm hooked. If you havent had a chance, check it out. Funny stuff

Paul and I are doing really well with the tattoo machine building, here's a shader we made for my buddy Luar. We hand made everything but the screws, after spending so much time on something its hard to let it go. I dont know what we're gonna do when we start selling them.
I got a new iPhone app that makes the camera photos look like they were taken with an old plastic lens with light leaks, its awesome... kind of makes me want to bust out my Holga. Here's Annie tattooing a client.

This is Lacey with her new banjo.