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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 1:13 am
Ack it's hard to take pics of your tats! Ok, first one, the little heart I had done when Caleb was a baby. It's on my upper right arm.
Second, the butterfly on vine thats on my left upper arm.
Third, the black and shaded heart thats on my chest, right above my left breast. Most people don't see this one unless they catch a tiny bit peeking out of my shirt and I have to show them, lol.

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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 1:15 am
Ick, the first two came out brighter than I thought they did. Ah well, there they are anyways, lol.
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 3:22 am
Well hello and here we go! Ink is my BIGGEST passion; I have dozens of tattoos with the ones that Eeyore posted above being just the tip of the iceberg. I have some that she does not like I don't think; my newest are Kanji and another favorite of mine are my Egyptian Hieroglyphs down the center of my chest. Eeyore's logic is that if you don't speak the language, don't use them in your body art. To her BAH, I reply in kind. I don't just want my ink - I NEED it. I will search around for mine that I like (even if Eeyore does not) and I will size them and post them just to prove I DO have some non-lazy moments. If you are looking for a good site for tatt ideas, try going to bmezine.com or start at tattoos.com and look at some of the artists' portfolios.
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 4:21 am
More to come.
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 4:40 am
I'm loving this thread! Although I don't have any tattoos, I would love to share a story. About 2 years ago, I went up to SF for my aunt and uncle's 60th wedding anniversary celebration. They did the whole nine yards and were dressed in formal attire. During the dinner/dance, I ran into my aunt in the ladies room. We were both a bit tipsy and giggly. Somehow we got onto a conversation about tattoos and her face lights up with a devilish smile and she tells me "your uncle Sam and I got matching tattoos in honor of our 60th...our first tattoos ever!". With that announcement, I immediately asked the following questions: 1. Where on your body did you get a tattoo? 2. What does it look like? 3. Can I see IT???!! (lol!) Well, they both got red hearts with each of their names inside the heart and a little swirling type of design around the heart and their names. Her tatt heart had "Sam" and his had "Lucy" and they had them placed above their left shoulder blade. They were 80 & 82 years old at the time and are still around enjoying those tatts for sure!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 4:49 am
That's such a sweet story, Egbok!! I'm enjoying all the pictures. Reader, I really like the Texas tattoo your dad has. Eeyore, my favorite of your mom's is the salamandar. That is very cool! War and Mocha, I love yours. They are so pretty and delicate! Shadoe I especially like the vine one on your side. 
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 5:01 am
Aww, thanks Hermi! btw, Shadoe is Eeyore's mom in rl, so you like two of her tatts...just thought you'd like to connect the dots a bit more around this place...lol!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 5:10 am
Ohhhhh!!!!!! Thanks, Eggie!!!!
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 5:15 am
Egbok, your story is what tatts should be all about. It does not matter if they are perfect or if they will fade or not liked by those who see them. The most important value is the inner attachment, the commitment, the infinite and constant meaning to just the two of them. If you get a tatt for a reason that truly matters to ONLY YOU, you will never regret it. Each and every one of mine has a story and significance to my at some point in my life. Along the way, some have not liked them, or questioned why. Some other artists have offered to touch a few of them up. Me, I just put on my Mona Lisa smile and say thx but no thx as I recall that tatt's meaning and my mind goes back to that very time. I will take some more pics, but I have to wait for Eeyore to tell me how to do the timer thing on my cam - we have the same kind. My next project that I will do is to plan out and fill in the background around my Lizard, the geckos and the leaves on my left leg. We should start within a month or so. A couple more for you:
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 5:18 am
Aside from the cat, this one gets the most compliments.

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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 5:23 am
Eggie, that's a wonderful story!
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 6:14 am
shadoe, i LOVE the cat one...it's so cute!
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 6:36 am
thx Jbean; she sure is a beauty. She is just an example of seeing another pic of a tatt, and feeling deep inside ooooooh, I NEED that! I have never once gotten a tatt, just because I wanted one. Each one, I was drawn to - some life event or an idea or just seeing something. Many times I will take a few pics and some ideas in my head down to my tattooist. I need him to pull it altogether; that I can't do. Hermi, the vines-leaves on my ribs and the cats n frogs down my right shin are about the only ones that hurt a bit, but only when going over the bony areas.

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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 6:42 am
Wow, Shadoe, you must have a high tolerance for pain. I was a wuss when it came to the one on my lower back. I was straddling a chair for it and biting the back of the chair. Very unhygenic, I know, but I didn't care!
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 6:51 am
Hermi, once you get going, your natural endorphins kick in and you send your own brand of numbing painkiller to the area. It is much like your biting the chair; you can grit your teeth or clench your fist for only so long and then you need to break or come back for another sitting later on. I think the longest sitting I have had was just under 6 hours, with a couple smoke breaks thrown in along the way. For some of my larger ones, we may do the whole outline, then I come back for the colors and shading. The hardest part about the neck was trying to straighten up my head after having it tilted so far to the left for a couple hours! Endorphins, chemicals produced in the brain in response to a variety of stimuli, may be nature's cure for high levels of stress. Discovered in 1975, endorphins are among the brain chemicals known as neurotransmitters, which function in the transmission of signals within the nervous system. At least 20 types of endorphins have been demonstrated in humans, and they may be located in the pituitary gland, other parts of the brain, or distributed throughout the nervous system. Stress and pain are the two most common factors leading to the release of endorphins. Endorphins interact with the opiate receptors in the brain to reduce our perception of pain, having a similar action to drugs such as morphine and codeine. Unlike drugs, however, activation of the opiate receptors by the body's endorphins does not lead to addiction or dependence.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 7:03 am
Mine were both small and didn't take that long. The second one on the shoulder blade didn't hurt at all. It felt like a warm heat. I would really like one on my abdomen. Do you have any there? Endorphins, though, ahhhh, God bless 'em, huh? Gotta love those endorphins.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 7:13 am
This is the one I would like to get on my butt. It is the one that means "sisters." I would LOVE for my sister to get it with me, but I don't think I will ever talk her into it, LOL.

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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 7:18 am
Shadoe I am truly impressed and totally agree with your way of thinking. I really love the vine going across your ribs. I would love one on my tummy but right now got too much fat and too many stretch marks lol. Eggie great story, that is soo romantic.
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 7:21 am
Abdomen huh? Now that I think about it, I have some free space there! Like I said, if it's a more fleshy area, you will feel less. Over bone like the shin or ankle-wrist-elbow bones or over the spine bones, you will feel those. I am pretty tough, but 4 hours into a sitting and we started to color the turquoise over my shin, it felt like he was hacking it in with a BIG butcher knife. I think my endorphins at that point, picked up and ran for it. Yeah, the abdomen should be pain free, unless you venture a bit close to that hip bone.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 7:32 am
Kool.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 7:33 am
LOL! I'm giving you ideas, huh? Yeah, I'd like a 4-leaf clover on my abdomen, but this one I would design myself. It would also be my only tattoo with color. Well, it has been nice chatting with you. I need to get offline for awhile. Have a great day! 
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 7:46 am
Me, too, I have to get going for the day. One last thought before I go: Everyone knows that it is the female of the species who is tougher. After all, we give birth. Ask ANY tattooist who complains more - it's always the males. Have a great day.
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 9:48 am
Shadoe~I am loving all of your tattoos! The colors are so vibrant. Love it. I couldn't imagine sitting through all of those though! When the girls and I got ours on New Years I was the only one who managed to sit still and the entire thing excited me. I know I want to have many more, I just want my body to be in better shape to get them!
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 9:51 am
War~Your tattoos are great. I had a hard time trying to get a picture of mine too! The pictures just do not do them justice! What do your kidlets think of them? My DH has an arm band and I have that little ankle one~DD wants one now. When she was younger she would draw on herself her own tattoos (and then get in big trouble and I would have to throw her in the bath) Now she gets those temporary tattoos every chance she gets!
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 10:06 am
I'm glad you all liked the sweet tattoo story I shared. It made me smile as I typed it out...as I found myself re-living the fun realization that my 80y/o aunt got her first tattoo! I still remember helping her to sorta undress to the point where I could see the heart with Uncle Sam's name in it...too too cute!! Shadoe, I love your pink cat!! Beautiful, bright colors! And I agree with the school of thought shared here regarding tatts. They are of a personal nature and if you want one for whatever the reason and it will make you happy, then go for it! I've secretly wanted a small, vibrant blue/purple/pink floral type of tattoo ever since seeing Aunt Lucy's red heart. I'd probably get it on my left upper arm/shoulder area so that I could enjoy seeing it all the time.
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