Zillah

Source - Oinari, Fox Spirit, God of Japan, Photo Dictionary of Japanese Buddhist & Shinto Deities

Hmm, I just saw this part:

"Kitsune, or fox, grow in power as they age. After a century, they grow a tail and gain the ability to shape-shift and possess people. The most powerful foxes are those who reach the grand old age of 1,000 (the so-called nine-tailed fox). When a kitsune gains nine tails, its fur becomes silver, white, or gold, and it gains the power of infinite vision."

So in keeping with tradition, nine-tailed Kitsune should be silver, white, or gold then?

Just had this conversation with my mom and sisters.

Yep, my mum sent me this as a 'warning' yesterday, saying "This is what can happen when you get a tattoo." I sent her a picture of a car accident and said, "This is what can happen when you drive your car."

If the scene is the koi climbing the waterfall to become a dragon I've read it's supposed to be maple.

Yeah, that was the idea. I've emailed the artist and this was his reply:

"what the artical states is common practice in japanese tattooing, however representing seasons in tattooing is not really necessary as we are not japanese and tattoos have such great personal importance. i think it is more important to get the items that appeal to you and you will be happy to wear for the rest of your life rather than worry to much about seasons and tradition. this said if you would like to go true traditional this is no problem either."

So, he basically supports what you have said @DJDeepFried

I will go for maple leaves- and thank you so much for the articles, I've been devouring as much knowledge as I can on the subject.

Dammit. ::smacks forehead::

Ok, you know this means war. LOL!

All right then, a snapped underwire fight to the death! Rah!

Kidding. After all the repeated needle impaling we all seem to happily volunteer for around here, I was making a joke. Didn't mean to creep you out. Sorry.

I was also joking :D No sorry required.

Here's one article I've bookmarked:

ANCIENT ART OF THE JAPANESE TEBORI TATTOO MASTERS | INK IN HARMONY | The Selvedge Yard

That is an incredible article. I've read books on Japanese tattooing that don't mention the seasonal cohesion mentioned there. Thanks for sharing.

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Hmm. Now I'm wondering if I should email it to my tattoo artist. He's designing a custom koi sleeve with cherry blossoms... maybe I should change to maple leaves if he is amenable...

he even bought me lunch.

Nice!

You say this like it's a bad thing. :D

I'm... I'm a little creeped out right now

You don't have to be a lady to deal with bra issues. We're equal opportunity here. ;-)

Heh. The biggest issue I have with bras, tattoo thoughts aside, is that the underwires snap all the freakin' time, and I'm often impaled.

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I ain't no lady

My bunnies:

Kneel Before the Might of Sutekh the Destroyer:

Osiris:

Bunnicula:

We also have guppies.

And back when I lived in China I used to have 2 pet snakes, Medusa and Picasso:

Medusa:

Picasso (and friend):

@Zillah Looking forward to seeing what you get! Any clues as to what or by whom? I hope that you have a great experience with this one (and subsequent others!)

Thanks :) I'm getting a koi, done by Nick Agnew of Kingsland Ink on April 8th, seems too far away, can't wait! It's my graduation present to myself. My ceremony is the next day, and my mum is like, "won't people be hugging you a lot? That will be sore!"

Huh. Last time I did it it just showed up in black with no link.

Test: @exume

Hey it worked! Bizarre.

Possibly it didn't work before because I had it in parentheses. Thank you.

How do you put an @'username' so it shows up as a link to their profile?

Cheers

I'm a PC gamer- no X box or anything. I'll grab B:I on my next payweek :o

I love Elder Scrolls but like solo gaming- not sure if it's worth the monthly subscription if I have to meet up with others online to play for a guild or something, shift work and time diffence would make that impossible

I hope the Sandman movie works out and is not a pile of shit. That could go so wrong, and it's such an amazing series

Love TES games, especially Skyrim. Bioshock 1 & 2 are awesome, have been meaning to buy Bioshock Infinite but need all my money for my upcoming tattoo at the moment. Loved Half-Life 2, heaps of fun, also Portal 1 & 2. Just finished Dishonored recently in the path of shadow, will run through it again taking the path of blood when I can, being employed really cuts into your gaming time.

I always get crap for one of my favourite books, Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged'. People tend to think that just because I love that book, that it means I am pro-capitalist and an objectivist.

I'm reading 'Rapture', derived from the first Bioshock game at the moment.

Found in 'The Tattoo Sourcebook'. Rowrr.

Oh yeah and I forgot to say thanks!

Yay! Now we know it works! Now people also won't think I'm trying to be American Indian, as opposed to keeping anonymous on the internet.

Awesome. Let's try Zillah please.

If I change my user name, will I still be able to connect through Facebook in the same way?

Dario Argento films. Some are really good, others are so bad they're good.