Tattoos

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I have two tattoos. One is the Sword of Truth from the book series of the same name on my left upper arm. The other is the Eagle Scout rank badge on my right upper arm.

I'm hoping to get a few more: A cross tattoo on my chest, over my heart, the Wolf Clan crest from the Battletech universe on my upper left chest, the letters "STR8 EDGE" on my knuckles, and the words "Deserve Victory" down each side of my SoT tattoo.

I was worried I'd regret getting tattoos, but since it takes forever to scrape up enough cash to get one, I figure that if I've wanted a tattoo for well over a year, I'm not likely to regret it.

I really love some of the tattoo artwork even though I have not got any myself. I don't think I will ever make up my mind what I would tattoo on myself so I guess I will never get one. Some designs I may like for while and soon get sick of them and that has always been the way. So I think if there is a bit of tattoo artwork you like just use it as your computer wallpaper for at least a year before you get yourself inked with it and if you are still not sick of the design the go ahead. The only thing is I cannot ever get used to neck tattoos or knuckle tattoos but I guess each to their own.
Some tattoos can be really confronting like I just happened to see a really tough looking guy last weekend with the words "What are You F***ing Looking at?"( except the "F" word was in full) tattooed on his neck and I soon got the message and looked away.

I have a portrait of Kurt playing his guitar (from MTV Unplugged) on the top of one arm, and a head-and-shoulders portrait of him on the other. The second one now has a surround of lilies, and I'm getting the same done on the other one later this month. I want a big backpiece as well, but that's for later...

I have 5 tattoos - Sign of Saturn, purple moon/flower, cat kanji (Yes I actually do know Japanese), Takashi Murakami flower, and a V (for vegan.) I have several more planned, including sleeves and a full backpiece.

I have a couple, a large helm of awe symbol on my back and 'broken' on my wrist. I will be getting many more i find the process very therapeutic and i fell asleep while getting the back one done. I think girls with sleeves look awesome and girls with tattoos definitely catch my eye. I love the rockabilly style look.

I was thinking of putting my family coat arms on my forarm for a while. A big eagle on my back would look pretty awsome too with its wings extended to the backs of my arms so that when I turn around and lift my arms up it would look like it is about to take flight.

I have one, of Otto Rocket on my right leg!

I can relate to your experience with getting tattooed---about finding it therapeutic and relaxing. That's the way I perceive it. I have 8 tattoos so far (2 on my back, 2 on my arms, 3 on my chest/stomach, and 1 on my leg). I get very relaxed while getting tattooed. It's interesting really---the tattoo is relaxing, but the little paper cut on my finger can be torture.

well age 42 i already have 12 tattoos , and am in the process of having a large vine done which will spread over most of my body.
i love it , and the fact it makes me stand out doesnt bother me , ive never been too concerned what people think of me .
i also have bright red dyed hair and wear a lot of leather, and yeah , maybe all this is my suit of armor to stop too many people bothering me lol, but at the end of the day im a self employed artist now, dont have to conform to anyone elses dress codes or ideals, and i like my body art, its pretty to me.
i also have lots of piercings, and yes i enjoy the pain , or rather i enjoy the feeling of having managed to with stand the pain in order to gain some awesome art mods to my body.

What do you think?

I have the Dark Mark from Harry Potter, plus two others.

And my tongue is pierced. Its for me. I don't have any other piercings but I use the tongue ring to entertain myself and absorb some of my constant fidgeting.

is that in reference to the smash mouth song? is so, hilarious!

here's mine. it's really blurry, but it is still bright and lovely. it was taken right after i had it done. my brother used to do tattoos in a tattoo parlor. there's a url if you want to see for yourself.
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i183/ ... blurry.jpg

nice, ottorocketfever! i guess i'm not the only fan of that show. i used to watch it all the time when i was a kid. i love it.

I took like 20 pictures, and in every single one, my left shoulder was higher than my right (which is why it looks uneven; I have a picture from when it was first done where it's perfectly even); I don't know why that is. I'm always slightly hesitant about showing mine, since I'm sure I'll get at least one negative comment on the subject matter. Anyway...

I've made it one of my goals in life to get a tattoo. Right now I'm considering getting a Jack Skellington tattoo on my forearm.

I want to get a tattoo, but my mom will be very mad if I do. I'll have to wait until I'm old enough though, only 17 right now.
If I do get one, it'll have to be somewhere hidden since I do plan on going into business. Do you have any suggestions?

Tattoos are an all-in or nothing deal for me: one or two is tacky, but a lot of them, if well done, look cool; I'm in the nothing category.