August 19th, 2006
Keep these links unclicked – maybe for now
Thanks to Warren Ellis, I’ve found ModBlog, a site where piercing, tattoos and other forms of body-altering is documented in pictures. Now, a word of warning again: the links in this post are mostly not work-safe, but I will notify when they are.
The first post I found was this one, making me gasp and say “God, why?” for the first of many times this evening. Reminded me of this one.
The links in this paragraph are work-safe: this unexplainable tattoo made me laugh, and it’s very after-Office-2000-and-before-Office-2007. Speaking of which, having the touch to wade past a bunch of awful hearty pictures, this scared the hell out of me. Bryan effing Adams. Or somebody having this done, which is quite insane. While on the way to GTD, this may be a welcome alternative. While waiting for my MacBook to get ready, I am getting a load of this tattoo. How very true, in a destructive sense. I really like cute satanism, it’s kind of a way to not grow up (like most religions lean towards), a tad Clockwork Orangeish, or getting a picture of your biggest interest, and this fantastic tattoo of a Sphynx is just wonderful. Speaking of cats, get this cut kitty. And if you have really, really caring people around you, youget convinced to have the type and weight of a medicine you need not to die, just in case you have a seizure. A couple more like that one are found here. And Cute Overload would probably not showcase this tattoo. Speaking of self-mutilation, there’s something about this tattoo that makes me smile. How about bad language, especially when people dabble in something swanky like…kanji? More here. Speaking of idiots, we have my #1 favourite idiot right here. And an Eames-chair, coupled with a knuckle-sandwich that should be offered to people who pick awful nick-names (and pay to have them printed over their entire upper body). And what when you’ve bought a Nintendo DS, what then? Gotta love somebody for having Dead Prez on his back, and somebody else for loving kimchi. And for once, and I do mean once – as I have sifted through more than 55 pages of stuff at said site – has a tattoo turned out better than the photograph meant to guide a tattooist. And I must say I love the foot-tattoos; those people seem to have their stuff together. If I get a tattoo, I swear I will think it through first, unlike some. And simple may be best.
The following are not work-or-anything-safe: an ass-eagle scared the hell out of me, but not nearly as much as this film actually did. Takes all sorts, et.c., like the people who burn their genitals. Or having extra holes in your nose. There are a lot of split tongues (yeah, loads) and girls wearing inter-twined string at the site. Battle Amanda Lepore, or use your lips to gold-dig. The infections aren’t forgotten, by the way; neither is the answer to “does crabs eat human flesh?”. They probably eat flying tampons (made in Sweden). And if you regret a tattoo, just remove it, simple…or maybe prefer dying. And never remove your eventual Pacman ass-tattoo.
August 27th, 2006 at 19:51
I’m the one with the PowerPoint logo
… I’m very proud that you picked it as the main pic… as far as I know this site and modblog are the only sites it’s been featured in. Why I got it is a long and uninteresting story. The quality of that picture is kinda bad though, as I was impatient and wanted to upload it that very second.
August 27th, 2006 at 23:03
We’ve simply got to hear it; please, tell me! And if you do have a better picture, please send it to me and I’ll gladly switch the one available now. Cheers.
August 31st, 2006 at 02:58
Sorry for taking so long in answering, I thought I would get a new pic by now but I didn’t… I was going to reply when I got one. So I only tell the story…
In my last year of high school I was involved in making PowerPoint announcements that the whole school saw. This sort of went to my head, but it also made me realize what I wanted to do for a living (advertising and related stuff). I told some people in my class I would get the PPT logo tattoo, of course no one thought I was serious. I thought about it for 14 months, and then got it on Feb. 18, 2006. Not a long story, but uninteresting. Now my tattoo is “explainable”
August 31st, 2006 at 13:52
Thanks a lot for your reply! The background is actually interesting. May I say, no offence implied, you seem very down to Earth for a person who actually had a Microsoft-made logo tattooed on your body! I’m not saying it’s wrong or deranged to have done so (which would only be extremely “high horses” and snobbish of me), only that I expected the person who had done it to be mad or nice. I’m glad you proved to be a nice person.
Any other tattoo-plans?
August 31st, 2006 at 21:14
I really don’t see what’s wrong with MS…
I’ve seen two Windows-logo tattoos, and I’m sure they’re not the only ones! (no I would not get one!) I didn’t like the new PPT logo, so I got the 2000-2002 one.
I’m thinking about getting a tattoo representing every American state I’ve been to… they would have to be a bit small though… so they all fit in a line.
September 1st, 2006 at 03:53
I guess my fear of getting tattooed, or rather, apprehension about it, is based on change. When I was 18 and fiercly influenced by a band called Einstürzende Neubauten, I thought about getting their logo tattooed on me, somewhere, but there was one thought constantly nagging me about that: what if they turned bad? I mean, they were active at the time (and still are).
Your PowerPoint-tattoo must have been made with that in mind, I mean, Microsoft changing the MS Office-logos once in a while and all. Same thing about the American states, even though that would more be of historic importance I guess, as they could actually change (in any way possible).
Well, I’d rather a tattoo that means something to me than something like a “tribal” tattoo, even though I’d risk it to get dated.
Looking forward to a close-up of the tattoo, though!