Boiled Dove

I'm about 2/3 packed. I will leave Dallas on the 23rd, visit family in Indiana for Thanksgiving, and then head to NH to start on 12-1

New Hampshire here I come. 

Found out there were open auditions to be on Survivor in Dallas yesterday so I had to go, right? 

1 hour ago, tatB said:

@Boiled Dove

Congress St Tattoo and Hobos Tattoo In Portsmouth NH

Hidden History Tattoo in Dover NH

and Redemption Tattoo down in Cambridge MA

All within an hour or so drive of Manchester

This is the kind of information that is vital to the decision to move halfway across the country. 

 @GingerninjaStill at 95%. Waiting for the final offer. I have found an apartment in Manchester that I will grab as soon as that is finalized. Confidence is high, I have started packing for the move. 

So, I used to drink a lot and use tons of drugs. I one heard someone say "my drug of choice was more" and that pretty much sums me up from about 16 to my early 30s. Clean and sober for something like 15 years now but not sure I could call myself straight edge because of my history. I have a few friends who have been dedicated straight edge their whole lives and are in their 40s and 50s now. I think if I call myself straight edge that kinda takes away from what they have done.

They allow all ages into shows in bars down here and many places will mark the under age patrons hands with an X. I was thinking there was a really strong straight edge scene down here until I figured that out.

Looks like there is about a 95% chance of me moving to NH

So, I had my interview up in New Hampshire this week. Interview went really well and I would be surprised if they don't offer me the job. Manchester is a small city and it didn't seem like there was much of a scene there. I did find a shop that looks like they put out some solid work though. 

http://bulletprooftigertattoo.com/

https://www.instagram.com/bulletprooftigertattoo/

I have no people in Manchester though so if I do take the job looking for an apartment and moving my crap in might be rather difficult. 

But I could get a solid tattoo once I settle in. So there is that. 

Thanks. I've been there before and it is a spectacular place. And you have morels in the springtime which is another plus over Texas. 

Got a call from a recruiter a couple of weeks ago, didn't really think anything would come of it. Now, two phone interviews later they are flying me out to New Hampshire next week for a F2F and likely an offer. Would anyone in their right mind move from Dallas to New Hampshire at the beginning of winter?

Oh my, I'm going to have a decision to make soon. Crazy times. 

The world would be a much better place if we all talked about our BMs. It is a great equalizing factor for humanity. 

2 hours ago, Dan said:

we like it too,we watch every episode,

it's kind of fun for us since we got tattoos from Oliver  feb this year in fresno,and we have 6 hours of appointments with him in SF on 10/22 at http://bayareatattooconvention.com/

he's a kick to talk to.

Oliver is awesome. That is a cool thing about living in Dallas for the last year is running into him at punk rock shows and stuff. Now I'm realizing I've been in Dallas for a year and haven't gotten a tattoo from him and it looks like I'm about to be offered a job out east. 

On 6/2/2016 at 6:00 AM, marley mission said:

That is just so badass

Oh yeah, The family and I are headed to Riot Fest in Chicago this weekend. 

Misfits reunion, I am prepared for a lot of devilocks and dark eye makeup. 

Damn, Y'all have been doing some great stuff. 

I had not realized the new season had started (no cable here). Will have to check it out. 

On 7/1/2016 at 10:06 PM, TrixieFaux said:

Went to CatConLA last weekend with my daughter!!! We had so much fun. Saw Horitomo, Molly, and Taki from State of Grace. We bought a ton of cat related stuff, two of my favorites being prints featuring David Bowie and Robert Smith w/cats! We bought @DJDeepFried a monmon cat baseball cap. I'm still wanting another monmon cat tattoo... someday...

 

Did you get a chance to see the Acro Cats? I think they were there. 

 

Damn @marley mission Those are fantastic

On 6/11/2016 at 11:25 AM, Rob I said:

too a very small extent, watches (I say small extent because I cannot afford to be a watch collector, but I do like to look at them)

Seriously.

I have one nice watch, a Citizen first generation Eco Drive, and only cost a fraction of what some of the watches I've looked at run. I do love some nice watches but, damn, that can be an expensive hobby. 

I've been called many things that are worse than 'tattoo collector' over the years; often deservedly so I will admit. I think I just crossed over this line recently myself. I now have 7 tattoos by 5 different artists. Really, in my mind, I'm just now to the point of qualifying as a tattooed person yet someone at work referred to me as having a lot of tattoos the other day. I wanted to say something like 'I know heavily tattooed people and I am not heavily tattooed' but I just let it go.  

Agreed. Monthly bragging rights would be fun

@Zmanlane I agree that is looks to be healing fine. I know for me linework scabs up harder than color and it can take up to 3 weeks for all the scabbieness to work out. And then a few weeks after that before it is really all healed up. 

That is a pretty damn fancy tattoo you got there. I like it. 

There is always room for more skulls.