Extraterrestrial Forensic Portrait Catalogue

A blog documenting my journey through life and the search for connection through human experience.

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    Author: Mandy

    • Morning Thoughts – Nothing special

      Good Morning! Life has been fairly uninteresting this past week. I did some more work on my car and got a working coolant thermostat installed thanks to my boyfriend. Of course it snowed the day we were initially going to do it so had to postpone to the next day and it was so cold!…

    • Morning Thoughts – Back in the Swing of Things

      Good Morning! It’s a cold and rainy day here and they had initially forecast some wintry mix but that didn’t happen. Yesterday was my first day back at work after an extended break (Thanksgiving family visit and car repairs) and it was so nice to get back to tattooing although I only tattooed one of…

    • Afternoon Thoughts – Family vs. Self

      Good Afternoon! It’s been a long holiday weekend here and so I’ve held off on posting to allow some of the stress to wash away and process my thoughts. It seems everyone has so much stress this time of year and I am definitely not immune. This past week I visited my parents (Dad and…

    • Just a few – Morning Thoughts

      Good Morning! Today I’m writing from my parent’s home as I went to visit and cook for them for the Thanksgiving holiday. I enjoyed the actual cooking part and like spending time with them but it can be a bit overwhelming. Today I’m going to take a little time to get out and do some…

    • A Busy Morning with Even Busier Thoughts

      Busy, busy, busy morning so far! This time of year it feels like there is always so much more to do than the rest and I can never catch up with everything. This afternoon I’ll be spending some time replacing the coolant thermostat on my car. It’s an older model and I’m thankful that I…

    • Morning Thoughts – Grief & Remembering

      Good Morning! After yesterday’s post I felt pretty good to have talked about someone who I deeply miss and the rest of the day was fantastic. I did some really cool tattoos on some awesome people and I very much enjoyed talking with them and learning about their lives. But, once i went to sleep…

    • Morning Thoughts – Remembering Connection

      Good Morning! This morning I’m not having any strong feelings about what to write about so I’ll have to just see where this goes. I read a couple of blog posts this morning talking about trying to find connections with others and all the struggles of it even now with pretty constant access to so…

    • Morning Thoughts – Tech & Tattoos

      Good Morning! Yesterday I got the back of my thigh tattooed by an old friend from the shop where I apprenticed 10 years ago. Whew! That was a tough spot! (The tattoo and the old shop, haha.) I’ve reached the point where most of the locations that I have left to get tattooed are difficult…

    • Morning Thoughts

      Good Morning! I’ve been slacking on allowing myself time to write this week. It’s a difficult time of the year for everyone so I’m allowing myself a little leeway in my extra endeavors. This morning we got notice of our rented home inspection and I’m excited we just get to do it ourselves versus them…

    • Evening Thoughts-Community Struggles

      Something different today with some evening thoughts that have been brewing all day. It’s been a beautiful fall day here but the coldest yet with a chance of flurries overnight, which I am definitely not ready for. I’ve spent a portion of today reaching out to local groups looking for some support to a lovely…