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xcom, hoping you are prepared to explain the difference in "pixelated" and "pixilated". Because it is bound to come up!

32 and 45 - what would I say? Niether has, but the oldest, I fear, is looking at butterflies and feathers.

Does FDA have guidance on this, Seesea? I know we have 7T machines that a friend of mine was not permitted in the room with when the field was on because of his Titanium hip, but that is a big old hunk of conductor (they worry about eddy current heating). I've read of folks having absolutely no problems with all colors of ink, but lawyers have everyone running scared these days.

I use Gold Bond Ultimate Healing with Aloe. Has been great to stop my legs from itching at night during winter months, and all year as a general moisturizer. My trouble usually is oily skin, but there are places on me that can use this. I've used it on my tattoos (once well healed - at least a month), and they feel and look fine.

Over a half inch of frozen-solid sleet on our Tennessee hills, freezing temps for next few days, my tattoo fix-up tomorrow will probably have to be rescheduled. Please take your $@#*^& Yankee weather back North!

Stop. Drop. Roll. We teach it to kids. He's very lucky to not be much more seriously burned. I saw a link to this on my Xfinity feed this morning, but didn't follow it. Sounds like the convention organizers could have improved the audience enjoyment with some cameras and flat screens up high showing the ink, and maybe a good MC leading appreciation from the crowd. I know that if I had been there, I'd be cheering the two LST reps!

Welcome! That back piece kind of reflects how I've been accused of teaching. And, sometimes I do resort to "pounding it in" to the students.

I do take it as my own fault for letting the euphoria overcome me. I try to be a good customer. The customer still has rights that he pays for with his deposit. I feel that seeing a sketch in advance is part of that (the other artist I've been to seems to think it obvious for a custom piece). Otherwise, please refund my deposit and I can go to another artist. I am fairly sure that he would have sent a sketch had I requested it. My fault for not pressing that. I'm sure that if I had seen the sketch a week prior, I would have pointed out corrections in the design. Many of the execution mistakes can be easily corrected, I'm sure.

I am going in next week to have my latest tattoo "corrected". I sure wish that I had DEMANDED that the artist send me a sketch before the original appointment. I had sent a photo to give a good idea of what I wanted. When I arrived, he showed me the stencil, but I was already caught in my tattoo-euphoria, and didn't check it well. He made several serious errors in design (which I hope can be fixed without laser), and several more in execution. I'm giving him the chance to correct it. I've seen great work that he has done. So, from now on I will demand an emailed sketch. I am so happy that my only lettering was not only carefully gone over by myself and my artist (a different one, who did my first two tattoos), but also the font and placement. She has always emailed sketches, and been very good about back-and-forth on them. I'll use her from now on. Come to think of it, her forms included spell-check, also.

Engineers are just vastly interesting people, after all. That outfit should look great, SeeSea! Don't forget the high heels (please, no platforms) for a few more points from the male judges (maybe the females, too). You might want flats for walking around the show, however. I know ladies that can strut around in 4" heels (with small feet, too!) all day, but I'm sure it is because they are used to it. As a male, I can't see how you ladies pull it off for ten steps, but I have to appreciate the overall look. Good luck with the contest! I'm still in awe of your piece, and have shown it to friends at work who find it amazing.

Love cardinals. This one has great detail and a pose that is unique. Worth wearing forever.

I've found the discussions here very interesting. I'm a casual tattoo lover, myself. Only have three and no present firm plans for more. Seem to be great folks and fantastic art on these pages. Oh! and Pictures! We like pictures!

I've been to one convention - in Knoxville, so not that big. I found 95% of the artists were very personable and willing to converse if they weren't busy working. Booth people (non-artists) were knowledgeable and outgoing. I found the whole area full of people enjoying their passion. I went on a Friday night, so people were fresh and in good spirits. Don't think I'd ever go on Sunday or late Saturday.

One thing, on my phone the ad at the bottom covers what I must assume is the - of +/- zoom for the map. What does it take to de-ad it?

Installed!

Not bad shitty, but a little sucky. Water line between our house and the daughter's sprung about its tenth leak (nice $200 bill) and I had a plumber out for an estimate to replace the whole thing. Gonna run about $2k. Shazbot! At least he can start early next week. Until fixed, she'll be showering here and flushing with a bucket.

Righteous use of Paid Time Off!

Wife and I watch Big Bang Theory, because it's so... realistic (honestly, I've worked with physicists just like them). We also like Scorpion. I'm kinda hooked on American Pickers, too - love the old motorcycles they come across. I generally like History Channel when it isn't a) re-writing history, b) purely made-up (ancient aliens and that crap), or c) loud-mouthed "reality" shows like the logger hacks. My ancestry is lumbermen, and they would never have survived behaving like the idiots on those shows. I do like "reality" - scripted or not - where people are civil with each other like Pickers, Pawn Stars, American Restoration, Mythbusters etc. - - - Updated - - - Oh, and Kentucky Basketball! Go Bog Blue! (Some nice tattoos on there, too!)

I like them all! I know it isn't popular to say so (text and small pieces seem to draw a lot of criticism here). They are all done very well and the placement is perfect.

I like the idea for #5 too. And yes, pics of existing art please!

Beginning to ride, I'd suggest a Japanese 500-750cc. Also taking a Basic Rider Course (free in some states and 10% insurance deduction here). They provide small (~250 cc) bikes for it. Beware that very few sellers are going to let you or a buddy test-ride without cash in-hand. If you intend to move up to HD, get a smaller Japanese cruiser to start. Every make/model/year seems to have its own good (and a few bad) points. There are reviews, manuals, and user forums online for each. I think there are at least five forums in the USA for the GL1800 GoldWing. Another three for the old '75-'79 GL1000s. I'd think there are many more for HDs. Shovelheads would probably be less maintenance than panheads or knuckleheads, but personally I'd avoid the AMF years. Most of the HDs in our area get ~1000 miles/ year on them from bar-to-bar, so they should be low mileage. The only HD I've ever liked was the V-Rod line. At least the newest HDs have fuel injection.

It is your tattoo on your arm. Get what you want. But, will that have meaning for you 30years from now? Be patient and think it through fully. What color? What style? What size? What exact placement? A picture can tell many stories.

Be patient. Wait for the artist you want. You will have the tattoo a long time!

Welcome .... Pup! Got my first at 61, 2nd and 3rd at 62. No problems. Age might make us a bit more discerning, and perhaps a bit less concerned about our bodies. I'll avoid anything on my legs and feet just because they became so varicose that it would hurt the art. My chest, shoulders, and arms have taken the ink beautifully - and I don't have to worry what they will look like 50 years from now! Luckily, the big multinational I work for has no problems with me having them, 'cause I'd hate to get fired with 3 years until retirement! The wife isn't over-joyed with them, but hasn't complained and seems to becoming attached to them slowly (tracing the one on my chest as we lay in bed last night was quite the turn-on). I personally have no firm plans for any more, but....

From a distance it looks fairly good, but up close there are so many wanky problems that I don't know if he can fix them all. The shadow is very bad (some places look like they are smeared), the ends of the line don't look like any line I've ever seen (and I gave him photo reference) I'd just as soon he fade the one end in the distance to black and fix the foreground one to look like a proper whipped line end. The lines change thickness and twist throughout the tattoo much more than I'd like (I don't see any correction for that), and there is an orphan line section in part of it that doesn't connect to anything else. Overall design I like - execution could be much better. I suspect only about 50% of the problems can be corrected, but that would make it so I felt comfortable showing it and not considering zapping it to permit true correction. I have to give the guy a chance to correct. That is only fair. I'll wait to see how he does. I've seen other work he has done and it is very well executed. Might have had a bad day. We all get them. Is it just because I can see this on my forearm and it will be visible in short sleeves? Partly. But also I want it to be much better than it is. No, I won't blast over with a bad-assed black panther. The faked line holds personal value, and I'm not really a collector - just someone who wants some specific tattoos. I love the American Traditional, Japanese, Artsy, really all tattoos (well, not the dark and celebrating death type)- but they aren't all for me.