it definitely didn't feel like sunburn

Not at all. What it felt like was that someone was taking the point of a knife and dragging it across my skin--not cutting it, but ripping and tearing. Two of the three needles he used felt like that. The other needle he used pretty much felt like sunburn, but unfortunately, the painful needles were the one he used most. He said one of the painful ones was better at dispensing ink. I'm guessing that was the one that was like a quarter of an inch wide.

My first words when he started were, "Jesus Christ that fuckin' hurts."

But I didn't move at all, and I'm proud of myself for that. When I stepped outside for a moment after the outline was finished, apparently Johnny (the tattoo artist) turned to Lisa and asked, "Does she have any other tattoos?" When Lisa said that I didn't, he said, "I'm surprised. She's doing good."

So I didn't move, but I did clench the back of that chair for all I was worth. And the insides of both my top and bottom lips have teeth marks in them.

Whoever said that it would go numb after a few minutes is a damn liar, too. It took about an hour and I felt every second of it. Apparently the back's a tough place to get a tattoo, but then, I already figured that.

Anyways though, I really like the way it looks. I don't see myself getting any others in the future, but as the sign on Johnny's door said, "Welcome to your new addiction."

I'll post pictures after it stops bleeding and heals a little bit.