Cork

It looks that way, though I'm still not keen on getting my arms covered. Other than my partner, hardly anyone knows I'm tattooed, and I like that. Well, people on here know, but no one on here knows me in person so it doesn't count ;)

It's not that I'm embarrassed by my tattoo, I just don't like people knowing everything about me.

I totally understand, I'm similar.

Looks great @Kinglambert. Of course you have a leg idea in the works. Since that back is your first tattoo, I'm pretty sure that your only option from here on out is full suit.

interesting

he was quick to inform me that he had become pretty conservative and felt strongly and negatively about tattoos and people getting tattoos

Did you inform that you have become pretty anti-conservative and you think negatively for people with preconceived notions?

@Cork: I used to live in Boston, so I went to the first...I dunno, 3 PAXes, when they started doing them there? Then, the year that I moved to the Seattle area, I got to do PAX East AND PAX Prime in the same year. Good times.

I wish I had finished laddering with D3 in the first season. I love my wizards, and my poor, neglected witch doctor. I got so distracted by other releases, though. I like Hearthstone and haven't tried HoTS yet (except briefly at the one and only Blizzcon I ever went to, before it went to beta), but I'm drowning in stuff to play. I've barely scratched the surface of Pillars of Eternity, and now Witcher 3 is about to drop! Plus, my gaming buddies and I are all playing Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate at night.

So many games.

@sophistre PAx is awesome. Lucky you moving to an area where they are home too. Speaking of Pillars, ha. That's one game I played for an hour, and new I would never beat it. I could tell with the depth that I would have to dedicate some serious time to it. I made it to the part about the dead dwarf conversation too.

@Pleadco I also treat WoW as though I gave up doing hard drugs.

I thought this back piece from Horimitsu with red lines is pretty badass looking. I'd imagine it would hold up as well as anything else.

JAPANESE TATTOO Horimitsu: Japanese TATTOO Horimitsu style RED DRAGON

I am sad today, though, because I go to PAX every year, and I can't this year, because I will presumably be on top of a dumb mountain on the last week of August. My facebook newsfeed is full of people talking about the badges they bought today, and I am :(.

My buddies and I have gone to PAX East every year since they started it....This was the first year I missed it and it was a bummer.

My time has been taken up with caring for a new baby, but Blizzard games are my defeat. Right now Diablo 3, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm are getting most of my time. I really wanted to get GTA5 for PC but I just don't like spending money on video games, especially since I lose interest fast.

Damn you guys are sneaking back piece stuff in on me. I always look at the other back piece thread!

Great Flying Spaghetti Monster, Jondix's stuff is out of control.

I just get the tattoos that you LST'ers tell me to get so I don't have to worry about all of this nonsense. Why put my brain through the trouble of thinking if you all will do it for me.

On my ride in to work this morning, I now understand how wind chill can make 55 feel like 40. Damn that was brisk!

My advice on acne is like Mr Toby's, don't pick, let it run it's course. Like beez, I've also seen less acne pop up under tattooed skin so hopefully that all works out for the better.

For coverage and cohesiveness, you have a few options for Japanese style. You can just do the kame-no-koh, which is the shoulders to thighs, then call it a day. It's okay for a back piece to just be a back piece, you don't have to blend it into the shoulders.

Via briangeckleart instagram: "we are all okay! they claim the earthquake was a 7.9! many people were tattooing when it happened..myself included.

"Whoa that's a wonky line... you get that done in a kitchen?"

"No way. Have I got a story for you."

A huge earthquake in a capital, that's never good. I hope the survivors can put the pieces back together.

New to me 2001 1200 XLH.

So are you saying I should regret my Taylor Swift tattoo?

I have an American leg at any rate.

You should take that to the authorities.

@Cork and @introspect. Did they have to spread your cheeks apart to get in there?

@ironchef that's about how mine looks.

Yes. I don't know how much Dana was a witness too, but he still talks to me, so it couldn't have been that bad. And I'm not saying I went full-on male pornstar, but I made sure everything was in order.

Mine goes in deep enough so that when I am standing normal, no empty butt crack skin is visible. That seems to be how Dana does all his backs. Also upon close inspection of my butt, I made the comment here that my wind bars are appropriately scalloped in that area. I'd rather not put my special collection of tattoo pictures on the internet. Just kidding I don't have any like that, but they're on my computer.

Regards to social comfort, it's very awkward, but if your guy just plays it professional, you'll both finish with dignity still intact.

Regards to body comfort, for me there were a few tweak spots where you can't help but twitch. It hurts as much as you'd expect, but it ends.

I wish this was a bigger picture. I don't actually have a nice one of the heal product, so I stole this from Dana Helmuth's website.

Looks like Wendy Pham snuck in to New York without telling anyone. I hope @ironchef and @Killercook76 get lucky.

I think that your tattoo is pretty obviously a turtle. I wouldn't be too concerned about it. Tattoos bend around as the body moves. That's part of the beauty.