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Kim and Kat made a bet over a "power cleanse" challenge in this week's episode of L.A. Ink. For those of you who aren't from L.A. (the only place wherein I've heard of this crash-diet-masked-as-a-fast), a power cleanse is a multi-day, juice-only fast. We all know Kat's a tough cookie, but in the end, she had to scarf some grub. Hey -- that's a bold move in a city where aspiring models and actresses sip on "fat free" water and nibble on a leaf of lettuce for lunch.

When Kat lost her bet to Kim, Steve-O was summoned to give Kat a tat of his choosing. The crude, cross-eyed skull (wearing a hat, mind you), actually had some charm. Did you like it? Lemme know in comments below.

Now take my poll! Would a power cleanse overpower you?

At the risk of alienating Buzznet's growing legion of devotees, I must admit I found this week's episode of L.A. Ink to be a bit of a yawner. I started to realize, as she tattooed Steve-O from Jackass, that it is mainly what she does that is interesting -- not what she says. Before you ponder my blasphemous poll question (I mean, how dare I even question the greatness that is Kat Von D, right?), here are some show highlights:

Kat puts a portrait tat on Steve-O (of him when he was a toddler) for his birthday. An odd choice for an outrageously odd man. He reveals to Kat that he's an actual clown-school graduate and admits that he was a spoiled rich kid (surprising, right?).

Tears were shed more than a few times as Hannah and Kim gave emotionally significant tats to their clients. Hannah's peacock tat was large and colorful while Kim's cherry blossoms were among the best tattoo art I've ever seen (excuse my french -- they were f***ing beautiful!)

Kat stresses as shop-construction delays stall the opening. The Chicagoans (Hannah and Kim) are forced to work out of Corey's shop -- and Kim is questioning her move to L.A. altogether. By the way: Did Hannah ditch her kid for L.A.? It was unclear what she meant when she said it was "either my daughter or my work." I'm sure we'll find out in upcoming episodes.



So what do you think: Is Kat boring, or what?