Reputation from keepcalm - Page 8

keepcalm reacted to hogg in Latest tattoo lowdown..... September 15, 2014

That's so beautiful, @keepcalm! Congrats.

keepcalm got a reaction from Scott R in Latest tattoo lowdown..... April 8, 2015

I sat for Dennis at Providence Tattoo for about 4.5 hours on Saturday afternoon. It was a bit shorter of a sitting than I thought it might be, and thank god. I was still miserable the last hour, and I'm pretty sure Dennis wanted to kill me, haha. But I LOVE the result, and of course it was worth it! I have been waiting for this tattoo since January, and really for even longer than that.
There are two shops, and we were at the one on Atwells Ave, which is just a beautiful shop -- I love it. Dennis was fantastic to work with and so kind. We had a really fun chat, and he even drove me back to my AirBnB when we were done! (I was visiting Providence to get the tattoo.)
I posted a photo from my phone as well as the shot Dennis posted on Instagram. It's swelling a lot more than any of my other tattoos ever have, but I'm thinking that's because it's on my thigh. Otherwise, it seems to be healing fine. I'm so stoked on it!

keepcalm got a reaction from ironchef in Latest tattoo lowdown..... September 17, 2014

I sat for Dennis at Providence Tattoo for about 4.5 hours on Saturday afternoon. It was a bit shorter of a sitting than I thought it might be, and thank god. I was still miserable the last hour, and I'm pretty sure Dennis wanted to kill me, haha. But I LOVE the result, and of course it was worth it! I have been waiting for this tattoo since January, and really for even longer than that.
There are two shops, and we were at the one on Atwells Ave, which is just a beautiful shop -- I love it. Dennis was fantastic to work with and so kind. We had a really fun chat, and he even drove me back to my AirBnB when we were done! (I was visiting Providence to get the tattoo.)
I posted a photo from my phone as well as the shot Dennis posted on Instagram. It's swelling a lot more than any of my other tattoos ever have, but I'm thinking that's because it's on my thigh. Otherwise, it seems to be healing fine. I'm so stoked on it!

keepcalm got a reaction from bulldog in Latest tattoo lowdown..... September 16, 2014

I sat for Dennis at Providence Tattoo for about 4.5 hours on Saturday afternoon. It was a bit shorter of a sitting than I thought it might be, and thank god. I was still miserable the last hour, and I'm pretty sure Dennis wanted to kill me, haha. But I LOVE the result, and of course it was worth it! I have been waiting for this tattoo since January, and really for even longer than that.
There are two shops, and we were at the one on Atwells Ave, which is just a beautiful shop -- I love it. Dennis was fantastic to work with and so kind. We had a really fun chat, and he even drove me back to my AirBnB when we were done! (I was visiting Providence to get the tattoo.)
I posted a photo from my phone as well as the shot Dennis posted on Instagram. It's swelling a lot more than any of my other tattoos ever have, but I'm thinking that's because it's on my thigh. Otherwise, it seems to be healing fine. I'm so stoked on it!

keepcalm reacted to SeeSea in Tattoos and the workplace September 15, 2014

@Mick Weder - two great stories! You sound like a pretty cool dude (and of course being a cider-lover gets you lots of extra points). I'm liking breaking people's assumptions, but in the opposite way. I have no visible tattoos. The few times I've shown my back or shown a picture. "I never thought you'd be the type of person to do something like that!" I've a lot of schooling and am an engineer working in a somewhat visible federal position, so I'm pretty much the opposite of "thug looking," so I think I'm educating the other half as well.

keepcalm reacted to TrixieFaux in Tattoos and the workplace September 15, 2014

The office manager at my school is an older Russian lady--super nice, motherly woman with a thick accent. I feel really comfortable with her so told her I wear long sleeves every day because I have tattoos. She didn't blink an eye and just said, "Why cover them? What is this the 1940s?" I love her. One of these days I'll tell my principal too and see if his reaction is anywhere close to that...

keepcalm reacted to hogg in Latest tattoo lowdown..... September 15, 2014

My latest was so much fun I had to write my first LST blog post about it.

keepcalm reacted to Pleadco in I could use some help, guys September 14, 2014

Everything can be fixed with a panther!

keepcalm reacted to camusllionaire in Hello all! September 13, 2014

A few different guys; my "regular artist" (if you will) is Nick Oaks, and I have 5 pieces done by him (and filler upcoming). Also been tattooed by Franz Stefanik, Ron Wells, Dennis m del Prete, and a local guy in Vermont. The cobra, morning star, rats, reaper, and dagger are all Nick, the church is Ron Wells, the ponies are Franz Stefanik (one shot, might I add), and the eye of providence is Dennis m del Prete.

keepcalm reacted to CultExciter in Couchsurfing LST-members. Let's hook up! September 9, 2014

@keepcalm is a perfectly reasonable person in real life. Albeit, that dire wolf she keeps by her side bites pretty hard.

keepcalm reacted to gougetheeyes in Tattoos and the workplace September 9, 2014

@slayer9019 please to change your username to TheAthiestinSales

keepcalm reacted to MRCL in Tattoos and the workplace September 9, 2014

Something postitive from my side...
I work at the national air traffic control center in Switzerland, as an Aeronautical Information Management Controller. Sounds pretty uptight, right?
I had some doubts if tattooing my arms would be a no-no. However when I learned that they hired a girl with neck tattoos, I went for it. Here's the exchange from a superior several management layers above me:
Her: New tattoo?
Me: Yes
Her: Ooooooh show me!
Me *shows outlines of Oldschool Pirate Girl and Ship Halfsleeve*
Her: Wow thats beautiful! But you get it colored in, right?
Me: Sure I do
Her: Cool you have to show me immediately then
End of story.
Also, several coworkers who have expressed prejudice against tattooed people actually admire mine. Work relationship has not changed in the slightest, but instead even improved. A lot of coworkers now come to me for recommendations. Nice talks ensue.

keepcalm reacted to joakim urma in Couchsurfing LST-members. Let's hook up! September 9, 2014

Hey! I've been thinking about this for a while, I bet there are more LST-members on https://www.couchsurfing.org
Let us link together and help each other out!
Good for finding sleeping spots and company when visiting other cities for conventions or getting tattooed. Great idea? Yes.
Here's my profile:
https://www.couchsurfing.org/profile.html?id=5HBY048N0
I'm in Stockholm, Sweden.
Also made a group for us that we can join and find each other easily:
https://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=95733

keepcalm reacted to XOXO in Your overall look as a tattooed person September 8, 2014

I've mostly been a lurker for a few years, so 'hi' everybody :).
As far as my 'overall look' goes, I'm covered top to bottom. Sleeves on both arms, my legs are covered, stomach, ribs, feet, hands, fingers, neck, even palms. No head or face tattoos and I try to avoid getting a face tattoo. I have to admit that I have never been a big fan of back pieces for the plain reason that you can't see it, but as I'm slowly running out of real estate I strongly consider getting a back piece. Since I'm a big fan of American traditional, I'd love nothing more than to get a badass piece from Judd Ripley at Sailor's Grave :).
It all started when I was 19 and I got a lettering (which is now covered) and a bunch of stars (not covered) tattooed. As the years progressed, I got about 1 tattoo per year. At the age of 26, I started my left sleeve. I made the common rookies mistake and impatient me made an appointment with a tattooer who had time the following week. I wanted to get a fullsleeve as fast as possible and so I had an appointment with him every other week. I didn't really have a solid idea for my sleeve (I just gave the tattooer the word 'music'...), so I wasn't really happy with the outcome. As I started travelling a lot and with Instagram popping up, I began researching and finding new artists and booking appointments with these artists. The idea to travel to get a tattoo from a great artist hadn't occured to me to that moment. And now , I'm here covered in tattoos from a bunch of different artists from all over the place and I couldn't be happier.
About 98% of my tattoos are just designs I really like. Panther, eagle, shark, Sailor Jerry designs,...some are music-related (lyrics, potraits) and maybe 2% have a deeper meaning.
I live in Germany, so people are a bit more conservative when it comes to tattoos than Americans. When it's hot outside, I never wear short pants or skirts. As an American friend, who once visited me,put it best:"The Germans have a staring problem." It really is a pain in the ass, even though I live in a big city. I travel a lot and sure, every time I'm in the US, people stare too, but it's just different. Usually Americans come up to me and say something along the lines of "I really like your tattoos". I like the sincerity.
I hope I didn't get too offtopic here. Sorry for the rather long post.

keepcalm reacted to cookietruck in Latest tattoo lowdown..... September 8, 2014

got an old man tattoo from an old dude.

keepcalm reacted to Rawok in The ladies thread September 8, 2014

@keepcalm - Cool, where are you going and if I may ask, why? :)
If you're heading north, bring the long johns.
Regarding being tough, maybe we all are a little bit badass for loving art and enduring pain :D

keepcalm reacted to DJDeepFried in Post awesome things you have been doing recently September 8, 2014

@TrixieFaux & I just got back from a photo shoot at Memoir for Tattoo magazine. Don't know if our faces will show but it's the closest that I will ever be to being a model.

keepcalm reacted to HaydenRose in Post awesome things you have been doing recently September 8, 2014

After 2 1/2 months rooming with my lovely mother after moving back to VT, I am moving into my own place! Living out the New Girl dream and rooming with 3 men... This should be interesting!

keepcalm got a reaction from Graeme in Post awesome things you have been doing recently September 7, 2014