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Tattoos

Are you still listening to Basia Bulat?

Yes… On repeat… “Heart of My Own”…

Okay…

I think I want to get a verse tattooed…

Which verse?

“The light in your verse and the shadow between”…

Yeah, that’s a good one…

It really reminds me… to be… intentional… with my songs… I want to write intentional songs. It’s not just about commercialising…

But they don’t always coexist. A good song is a good song — sometimes without intention — doesn’t matter about your intentions. You can’t always predict what the public wants. And all of a sudden it turns into its own cash cow. All the branches off of just that one song.

Yeah… but I just want that reminder to myself. I know what I’m doing, but I also want that reminder… I want to get it tattooed…

Okay? But what about just an engraving? Like on a ring or a bracelet instead?

(Shaking head) No. I want it TATTOOED.

Okay…? I haven’t even seen any of your tattoos. You didn’t have any tattoos when we first met… So much has changed…

(Nodding)

I just agreed to marry you in my last post based on never even seeing any of your tattoos…………… 😐

(Smirk) Oh well (shrugs shoulders)… Too late! You promised to marry me already!!! (Giggles)…

I’ve… never… seen your tattoos…

How do you even know I have them?

Mutual friends…

The little rats! They ratted me out!!!

(LOLOLOLOLOL)….

I don’t know how many? I don’t know what is the… subject? I don’t know anything. I haven’t got any pictures in my mind of what your tattoos might be.

I have a tattoo of you.

Me?

Yes, your face.

Oh gosh… where? How big?

(蠟筆小新 laughter…)

WHERE IS THE TATTOO OF MY FACE AND HOW BIG?!?!?!!?

(Smirk) It’s on my back…

How big?!?!

It’s pretty big…

(Laughing in bewilderment!!!) HOW BIG?!?!?!!?!?

It’s probably… life-size?

(Laughing…) WHAT?!

(Smiles) So then, sometimes, when I get out of the shower, you know, a lot of hotels, they have tonnes of mirrors. And then I just see your face on my back. It makes me feel happy.

(Sigh)… So I have to make love to you with MY FACE on YOUR BACK?!?!?!!?!?!?

(Laughing)

Do you SEE it from MY point of VIEW?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!!?

(Uncontrollable laughter now)… I actually didn’t think about that when I got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What… the… hell…..?!?!?!!?!?!?!?! (LOLOLOLOLOLOL)

Is that gonna be okay?! Is that a dealbreaker for you!??!?!!?!?!?!!

Oh my gosh… (LOLOLOL)… No… it’s not a dealbreaker… (LOLOLOLOLOLOL)…………. It’s just… I don’t know………… I don’t know how I’m really going to feel about that… can you just, keep a tank top on or something?! I don’t know!!!

WHAT?!?! No!!! I want to make love to you NAKED. MY FULL BODY. MY NATURAL FORM.

(LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL) Okay well… we can’t have any mirrors… no mirrors on the ceiling or the other side of the room or anything!!!!!!!!

HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA………………….. (Laugh-crying)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Finally composing himself)

Damn! I was really looking forward to making love with you with mirrors on our CEILINGS!!! Maybe I should get an appointment to get it lasered off?

(LOLOLOLOLOL) I don’t know babe… whatever you want… (LOLOLOLOLOL) Whatever makes you feel most comfortable… maybe it’s not urgent. You can keep my face on your back whilst you’re still on tour… but when we’re married — let’s say, by the circus wedding — by 2027… maybe? Maybe you get it lasered off?

(Nodding) Okay… I think I can keep that in mind…

Yeah. I mean — I’m not saying you definitely “have” to get it lasered off… I haven’t even seen it yet, I don’t know… but right now in my imagination, I just feel like… if you do eventually want to make love with me with mirrors on our ceilings — then, yes, you’re gonna have to get it lasered off. I can’t… I can’t… I don’t think I have it in me… (LOL)

Okay… or we just never get mirrors on our ceilings…

Maybe… Yeah… I don’t know… (Chuckles)….

I love you.

I love you too… xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxx