marley mission

awesome - yeah that finish along the river is beautiful - with my type of finish time those last 4 or 5 miles along the river have a thinned out field so you are running with a certain degree of solitude - soaking in all the pain along the river towards the finish is quite a dramatic moment - i feel - despite taking it in alone in your head - its beautiful - so stoked for buddy who is doing it for the first time with me - he's gonna kill it - he's fit and will probably come around the 4 mark

anyway - yeah i'm a bit of a free spirit when it comes to training - i'm allergic to plans and just like to be physical outdoors all the time - last winter i was skateboarding most of the time 5 degrees @ 4am - talk exhilarating!

so look for a guy about 6'1" with a giant tiki on the outside right calf and a big ram head of the left - its probably me!

yup i'll be there

doing the full

1:30? fast half! awesome

philly is a blast - cant wait

baltimore was tougher than i thought

lots of hill

honestly - i wasnt thrilled with the course either

from an aethetic point of view

but no regrets cool experience as always

this is my 3rd philly though

and i plan to keep on coming back

my training is unorthodox i guess

i did a bunch of long runs for baltimore

but i wont be running again until philly

just some road bike and skateboarding

i dont follow set plans - kinda just do what i feel like doing

which i probably should look at if i want to improve my PR

which is a pretty slow 4:53

but i did do three 20 milers prior to b'more

also of note is i run in the five fingers - seeya model - ultra minimalist

my dream is to do one barefoot but you gotta build that base from zero

its easy to rip holes in your feet if you get too ambitious :)

been there done that

good luck in your race!

PinkUnicorn I think your completly right, I do need to find someone who will work with my ideas and not just copy the pictures. We have a tattoo artist called aurora near where I live she has a brilliant reputation and about an 8 month waiting list!

Marley mission, so you don't think this will end up on the worst tattoo forum? It may grow on me as it heals I did only get the changes done yesterday! It has totally not put me off getting anymore They will just be better thought out!

i think its cool

you'll keep learning as you go

but it sounds like you didnt feel the artist was helpful in the process

so you may wanna keep looking

now you'll be more aware of what you need from them

i dont hate that tattoo at all

it just needs to be surrounded by cooler ones :)

leave it be

find an artist you trust

and get on with it

getting the upper chest done last night - only a 2 hour session - hurt pretty good - burning sensation - ah the pain

rib shot is next - pain be damned

i mean if it hurts it hurts

it is a tattoo afterall

little some some on my chest

edit: fyi this tattoo gives nod to my mrs. - we honeymooned in stlucia back in '96 - in the tattoo we have the stlucian pitons, their national bird and 3 tiny birds (the children) - but i love the piece as a whole as it represents what i envision as a location of paradise (i'm sure some would agree to holding such imagery as well - anyway...)

cool cool tatt

i'm headed this way next - i wish i was in better shape though

i drink six packs instead of wearing one

but meh - i want a rib shot

i have plenty of weird ass ideas to discuss with my artist

hmmm...i think this whole thread is a joke

flowergirl - who are you really - pulling our leg

well - if you are 'real' - just get some more tatts already and enjoy the ride

i think you are misunderstanding the feedback here - there isnt anything that can be done with that tattoo

so folks are just being real with you

also - people are correct in saying that you will need to get over it

and you will

i also believe that if you get into getting tattoos

and get more tattoos - your perspective will totally change

you will be able to appreciate the imperfection of it all

which in turn lets you appreciate the specialness of it all

little story - i got my first tattoo about 5 or 6 years ago

a small cartoon tattoo - plankton from spongebob

hey hey don't judge ;)

anyway - it got infected - i lost skin

it got scarred

and became of scarred blur of color

this was on my calf - my only tattoo

for all the world to see

so i said to myself - ok - tattoos are obviously not for me

i get a tattoo and look what happens

my friends affectionately referred to said tattoo as my tattastrophe

it was embarrassing but i dont mind laughing at myself so whatevs

well a year goes by and i felt like i still wanted to get tattooed

so i find a guy to do a cover of this scarred mess with a bob marley tattoo

he tells me ok but says with how bad the scarring is the cover might come out 'so-so'

and it did come out 'so-so' - you can still see the 'ghost' of plankton

but hey - it was better than it was imo - so i'm living with it

so what happens next to this bermuda triangle on my calf - i get attacked by a pitbull

long story - need a diff thread

so now i have - on my calf - a bob marley covering a scarred plankton with missing ink from said dog bites

check my gallery - there is a pic :)

so what did i do - i kept getting tattooed - and i love it

i dont worry about imperfections

or if something doesnt heal right - i got some of those too

i got weird tatts, funny tatts

i love getting tattoos - i like how it feels - i like the way a tattoo shop smells

and sounds

so long story over - i hope you stay with it

get more tatts

and just wait and see - this might end up being your favorite one day

not cause its perfect - but because it was the start of a journey

blowout is same thing as ink migration but like others say - dont sweat it

the solution you ask...more tattoos!

definitely a fan of whatever floats your boat and i think the subject matter you want to commemorate is very cool but...

i think the right tattoo artist will be able to help you develop a better articulation of the subject (i.e. - something cooler ;) )

good luck and welcome

Good news : finished my right pec.

Bad news : now I have to take a few days out of the gym.

Happy this piece is done, but the few days off always suck and I didn't plan this one in a good deload time.

remember you'll probably be benefitting from the extra days off you wouldnt have normally given yourself

i think i like tattoo nightmares better than inkmaster this season - the 'reenactments' are classic

i like the tattoo - as for the technical aspects maybe the artists on lst would have better feedback

but as for the 'soul' of the piece...i think its cool

very nice topic - loved the reads so far - i want to organize my thoughts on this topic but dont think i'm there yet

it made me realize i'm not completely sure why i started and keep getting tattooed

but i'm sure enjoying the ride

anyway - carry on...

i actually dig the lion

love your work - some fun cool tattoos imo

got a little crazy with da crayolas...

echoing whats been said - totally dig that lion

thanks for the heads up on some brands

gotta head over to my local liquor store that has superb selection of all things alcohol

usually they carry several hundred diff beers of the world etc of which you can buy individually

havent given their cider a good luck but will be soon

threw back the rest of what i had in the fridge at the golf course this morning

gee thanks for the replies

help sort me out with some cider 101...

i know my way around the beer world

high alc IPA fan here

but cider - eh - i know zip

cept that i had a few angry orhards recently (as in drinking one right now)

and they are delish

so school me on the world o cider

i.e. - diff tastes, styles, alc% etc

thanks in advance