Terangitu Netana is Here!! Need a Tatoo??

Short notice, I know, but....Terangitu is from New Zealand and also happens to be a premiere Maori tatooist who's traveling with his wife and baby here in Northern California and is currently staying in SF with friends of mine. He'll be staying with us this weekend may be able to open to staying a few extra days to do some work next week in Sactown, if there's interest.

He just created a traditional Maori piece around my navel on the fly yesterday morning, because I was saying how much I hate my post-surgical belly button and its so beautiful! He incorporated a traditional Maori love story between a sea grass and the forest to represent Matt and me, with birds to represent Tyler and Vedder into this design, and not only is the work incredible, but the ancient ceremony he performed over me before he started his work was amazing and so moving that I cried once he was done! He works on a sliding scale, and is one of the most beautiful and funny people you'll ever meet.

If you're interested in possibly having this amazing artist's work on you too, please let me know ASAP so that we can plan his time here.

To all you fathers of little girls, PLEASE...

...treat the women in your life the way you hope others will treat your daughter
...know you are the template all future partners will be measured against - for good or bad
...know that the time you spend with us now will give us the confidence to be independent later
... ignoring us now will lead to us trying to get ANY male's attention at any cost later
... if you pop in and out of our lives, you leave us unbalanced and fearful as adults
...by keeping your word to us, you give us the self-esteem we will need to carry us through the rest of our lives

Happy Fathers Day!

Cosmic question

Am I confused because I'm blonde, or have I been assigned 'blonde' as a cosmic marker to let all those I meet know that I'm confused?