Dan

1 hour ago, Gingerninja said:

Yep, that works! @Dan I haven't been to Hawaii since I was a kid. I'd love to go back but it just takes so dang long to get there from the East Coast. We end up going to the Caribbean most often. Wear your sunscreen. :) 

 

yep !  lot's of SB,we go to Kauai & Maui every year,I bring an umbrella with me too, LOL

this was one of our trips on Kaui

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beer,beach,and my  babe,it doesn't get any better :)

so we landed on Maui today,

the view from our condo

be here 2 weeks,the condo we rented has pretty good wifi speeds
aloha !

looks pretty nice. congrats !

we are leaving for Maui for 2 weeks on Monday May 2nd, we fly Alaska Air on a 737-800 which has a crew of 4 plus the 2 pilots,Alaska has great onboard service IMO btw,

the crew is always so good, we always fly first class and they treat us like royalty there.

we always like to tip them and acknowledge their hard work somehow,this trip we got the crew all Subway gift cards and the pilots Starbucks cards,enough for the return flight too.

they always are so surprised and appreciative of these thank you things we love to do.that's the real payoff for us,we have a lot of fun doing this.

everybody seems to forget this part of the service industry.so we try and do this little stuff that means a lot to them.

I was recommended Holly or Austin. Both were booked two+ months out so I was going to choose someone else when Austin had an opening in a few weeks! Booked my appointment with him, pretty stoked.

Thanks and I can definitely see myself getting a very traditional eagle/flag mix in the future, always loved those.

2 months is not a long wait at all if those artists are who you want,I have waited a year for an appointment before,and some artists are booked out a couple years.

does anyone see any red flags?

honestly some of his art and tattoos are actually kind of cool,

but for me the red flag is getting tattooed in some guy's apartment.

I work in advertising, and no one cares what I wear. I show my tattoos a lot during the summer just because it is HOT where I live. I am really glad I don't have to wear grown-up clothes, too! Today's ensemble: Grateful Dead T-shirt, harem pants, gladiator sandals. I'm all about comfort!

me too,it's all about comfort,I live in a place that's hot in the summer too,Sacramento Ca,

where do you live ?

and right on to the dead shirt,back in the 70's & 80's I did about 75 dead shows. LOL I think anyway ! LOL

Well, I'm just going on a couple of people I know who have to wear grown-up clothes (and dress socks) to work every day, and the tattoos on their ankles look like ass now. It may be more to do with them being shit tattoos, though. :-)

LOL that's not me ! !!! LOL I don't even own a dress shirt or tie or slacks ! my version of getting dressed up is a button up shirt and long pants ! LOL

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I wear shorts and tees about 11 months a year ! even for work,I must have been a UPS driver in a past life.

too bad I have to wear shoes for work though :(

no shoes allowed any other time ! sandals only ! I think I am permanently lost in island time.

ya,I use a lot of sun block

I am guessing that she's thinking about what happens when you wear socks over an ankle tattoo over the years. It kind of fades/looks sort of blown out? Know what I mean?

That said, as @wildcat said above (and I'm glad I'm not the only one here who can't go without a bra!), it should be fine after it is healed.

IMO that's not gonna happen,if anything being kept out of the sun a tattoo will remain brighter and better looking.

I have both ankles tattooed and wear socks for work and they still look great,I think the sun will do more damage to tattoos than any piece of clothing,and like was said,a tattoo can't be rubbed off,or damaged, or degraded by straps or clothing.

"What's one more?" is something Mrs. T says when it comes to taking care of another kid or rescue animal, so we'll test that out with our new adoption, "Finn". He was rescued 10 weeks ago from being euthanized by a new group called Houston Pets Alive. Most dogs get adopted pretty quick, but not this one. He's not exactly the most handsome little guy, but he is super sweet and we knew no one else was likely to give him a forever home.

We think he looks pretty cool. He has warmed up and loves his new dog and people family. It is obvious to us that he was abused in the past, but we will be patient in returning him to a more secure and happy dog.

Mowhawk? Check

1920's raccoon coat for the full Wayne Coyne effect? Check

LOL awesome ! what a great blend ! love his look.

I already have a rose on my right knee, but I have no idea what to do with my left. Do I want a matching rose? Do I want another type of flower? An animal??? Arghhhh

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nice looking knee tattoo and great size. :)

I got my first tattoo done about a month ago: Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet

I was fairly happy with it, I thought it needed some more work to get it exactly where I wanted it but I was pleased for the most part.

Jump to last Saturday I decided to get my second piece next to it:Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet

The main focus I wanted is the map, and the sun. And I wanted blue to connect the two, like a sea blue to represent the Mediterranean Sea and sort of be like the filler so the tattoo looks whole.

Let me start off by saying the artist I went to is darn good, I saw his work, I observed him work, I looked at his portfolio, it was impressive. However I feel like I got the short side of the stick with my tats. Compared to some of the stuff I've seen him do I feel like he didn't give me his all. I feel good about the idea of the map/flag combo still, although i feel it could've been done better. I feel good about the sun also. My biggest issue is the tribal blue waves in between! I think they look horrendous to be quite honest. I'm not artistically inclined at all, so I kinda just trusted him to do his thing. Looking back, tribal waves was probably a bad idea to begin with! Specifically those ones. I wish I had gotten a cooler background to connect the two, I wish I hadn't agreed to those ugly designs.

What do you guys think about the tats? And seeing them, what can I do in the future to make it better while keeping the theme of flag/map, ocean, sun? Am I overreacting? I guess I'm pretty stuck with the tribal waves aren't I since they're outlined in black? My problem is I'm really not an artist, I don't KNOW what I should've put in there to connect my two pieces, I just know that what I have now looks bad and I regret it.

I've had this thing for less than 3 days and I already hate it...imagine as more time goes on?

I like the tribal/water/wave one,it's bold,colorful and nicely done IMO.

I thought my ass was the worst spot until I got one on my lower inner thigh ! ouch

ok, thought I've seen it somewhere so people soak the tattoo to get out the plasma.

Also seen something about a hot compress.

what I do is for the first 3 or 4 days(3 times a day),I get in a warm shower and clean my hand with this an antimicrobial soap and then apply the soap to the tattoo and scrub the tattoo with the palm of my hand,that gets rid of the oozing plasma and keeps it clean and works great for my healing.

and IMO the hot compress would be painful.

try an Anti-inflammatory OTC like ibuprofen or naproxen ,and it would help if you can stay off your feet and elevate your legs.Instead of a hot compress maybe try icing it,that would feel a lot better than heat.

I always tip my artist, even if he's doing free touch-ups. The man is extraordinarily talented, and I think he deserves a tip every.single.time.

ya,I always tip as well,no matter what the artist is charging per hour.

Also working on my lower legs. How many people actually take a bath after getting work done? I heard this helps a lot. Ive been having a lot a plasma on my lower legs. Will that help?

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Also working on my lower legs. How many people actually take a bath after getting work done? I heard this helps a lot. Ive been having a lot a plasma on my lower legs. Will that help?

well,you don't want to submerse the tattoo in water for the first 3 or 4 days,washing it off quickly is good,but don't submerse it.

I like to do smart car tipping,similar to cow tipping,but way better.

we have been using saran wrap for a long time,seems IMO to work just fine for the first 24 to 36 hours or so.

a little common sense,goes a long way,and I might add that in 29 years of being tattooed and using saran,I have never had an infection.

I use Aquaphor or Bepanthen, then cocoa butter or Hustle Butter.

I love palmers cocoa butter for sure !

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artist> https://www.facebook.com/artistabby/?fref=nf

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she is an amazing pencil artist.

How long would you guys usally wait to go into the salt water after getting a new tattoo? I'm figuring with a moisturizer on it, it would be ok fairly soon?

I take showers right away after getting a tattoo,but I don't submerse it in any type of water for at least the first week.

tattoos are forever,and so are the oceans.

I get tattoos on my Maui & Kauai vacations,but I get them on the last day there.

welcome ! and that sounds like quite the adventure !

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and remember one other thing about us !

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welcome Jared ,I am near you up here in the Sacramento area.

I prefer bye company of animals to humans. I have one cat, one dog, one hamster.

me too,pretty much

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"the more people I meet,the more I like my dog",,,,,,,,unknown author.

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wow,that's a lot of nice tattoos,crazy short amount of time,pretty cool Adam.