NO TATTOO ROLL CALL

i spent a few years thinking about mine before committing to it, then a lot of time trying to find the right person to do it. i actually had the opposite experience of tera: i had a dream that i got a tattoo (when i had never ever considered one before) and i woke up completely convinced that i needed to do it. mine is sort of 'obvious' enough that ppl don't really ask what it 'means' but i also chose something that did have a lot of sentimental significance to me.

i guess this is probably really cliche, but i don't have any tattoos just because i can't think of anything i'd be happy with for the next year, let alone the rest of my life. no matter how old i am or what i'm doing, i always look back 2 years and fucking hate everything about myself. for example, if i got a tattoo a few years ago it would probably be something related to Charlie's "Spacer Woman" because i was totally obsessed with that song. and i'd probably be drunk enough to get it on my neck or something.

totally understandable - i felt the same way, so much amazing art to choose from, WHAT I DO??!! in the end, i didn't pick my favourite piece of art, but i picked something that would translate well and the sentimental significance would always remain.

No tattoos, no problem with tattoos or needles just no tattoos on me at the moment. Maybe someday if I feel like it's important for me to get one, I will get one. Until then, nothing.

I got nothing, and I'm devoid of ideas, unlike smoove. (I enjoy art, honest). This thread plus reading LL's home-made gifts thread reminds me that I don't have a lot of creativity going on. A friend's daughter has plenty, all abstract - I'd probably go to her for ideas if I became keen.

Is there a sandbox tattoo roll call thread?

used to live in a certain alt-rock town and never quite fit in and eventually decided it was because I
1) did not have tattoo
2) did not own pet snake

I got what Fetchboy upthread got

http://www.richardsnotes.org/pictures/new_orleans_water_main.jpg

It's on my underarm, and it turns out that when I lift my arm up, it looks like my armpit is exploding. Might get stink lines on the other underarm.

beneath the stink lines, don't forget: ^ haha

i am completely covered head to toe in tribal tattoos

None, for a stupid reason: onsen

no tattoos, would have to be a text one if I ever got one probably

like wut

None here.

It's on my underarm, and it turns out that when I lift my arm up, it looks like my armpit is exploding. Might get stink lines on the other underarm.

― Sandbox Jesse

this must have hurt SO MUCH.

mine is on my inner arm a few inches down from the armpit and even that was really sensitive.

dying at mookie's little league coaches Steelers tribute--can I just

none except that Partridge Family logo on my inner thigh

the only thing i could ever get close to thinking would be a good selection was one of joe brainard's nancy drawings

http://storage.canalblog.com/56/78/119589/27181762.jpg
http://www.bookforum.com/uploads/upload.000/id02288/article00.jpg

but i don't think i am gonna get a tattoo anytime

Well, I could've been in this club as recently as 2 and a half months ago, but ...

http://s3.amazonaws.com/ink_prod/photos/0321/2430/315534_10150395578282358_513642357_8623890_2140434333_n_large.jpg

No tats here, but I'm still planning to get the ones that I've wanted to get for the last 25 years (a heart with a bow on top on the back of my heels, you all know the jewelry design that I'm thinking about, right?) when I can.

I have none. But when I was younger and obsessed with certain French writers I was on the verge of getting this in the middle of my back. http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9404/019ud.jpg Very happy I waited.

It's on my underarm, and it turns out that when I lift my arm up, it looks like my armpit is exploding. Might get stink lines on the other underarm.

― Sandbox Jesse

this must have hurt SO MUCH.

mine is on my inner arm a few inches down from the armpit and even that was really sensitive.

― bene_gesserit, Wednesday, November 30, 2011 2:46 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Permalink

Oooh gurrrrl, let me tell you. My others are on my back and outer arms, and when others talked about painful tattoos, I always thought either I was tough or they were whining, but this one taught me a lesson. It took about an hour and a couple of times I wanted to cry. I wasn't tearing up, but I still wanted to boo-hoo.

I must have a high threshold of pain. Only the inner elbow has bothered me so far.

I like your piece, Eric.

Though I do feel like you're challenging me to a pain-off.

The pain level depends on the needle size, too - the only time where I thought I might pass out was the last 15mins of the guy redoing line work on my ankle bone

A friend of mine who has tons of stuff said that either his ribcage or the palm of his hand was the worst. I think there are a lot of variables and it just depends on the person to some extent too.

how did "NO TATTOO ROLL CALL" turn into "check out my painful-ass tattoos"

Sandbox rules.

Thanks, Jesse. Work in progress still, only on my 2nd session. Was really really thankful to find, during the 1st session, that I didn't feel any really severe pain.

if i got a tattoo a few years ago it would probably be something related to Charlie's "Spacer Woman" because i was totally obsessed with that song. and i'd probably be drunk enough to get it on my neck or something.

― Z S, Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:39 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

this sounds like probably one of the very few justifiable tattoos imo

http://www.technodisco.net/img/tracks/c/charlie/1069617-charlie-spacer-woman.jpg

would tattoo

want a new tattoo, trying to figure out a way to make a digital waveform image (kick snare kick snare) look cool.

I have a tattoo of a tattoo on me

I have none. But when I was younger and obsessed with certain French writers I was on the verge of getting this in the middle of my back.

When I was younger and obsessed with certain French writers, I got a tattoo of an egg in my ass.

it's one day later and i still don't have any tattoos

Was that supposed to offend me rusty flathead screwdriver?

I actually have an amalgam tattoo on my gum

I could never get one. Not really because I have anything against tattoos, but I know that I would end up hating whatever tattoo I ended up getting within a week. I change my mind too much.

just write on your ass with a sharpie ans see how that feels first - look at is in the tub

I will pass.

Not tats. No piercings. Never have even changed the color of my hair. Not only do I not like it when people try to write on me, I don't even like putting scotch tape on my fingers when wrapping presents at Christmas.

If someone wants to paint their forearm like the side of a '78 Econoline, then have at it. But it's not for me and it's not something that appeals to me.

I really really hate having tape or anything sticky on my hands or arms.

A friend who is a therapist said that he has to cover his arm tattoos for his self-harm group and when seeing new patients or those who were harming themselves.

That's pretty much universal in health care.

not opposed to them and feel they can be quite hot, but don't have any myself. can't think of anything i need to have on myself permanently.

x-post - Yeah. Friend of mine made the mistake of showing up to her first day of nursing school with short sleeves on. It didn't go over well.

Peace sign on my arm when I was 18. Blessedly aborted a pinup girl on the inside of my right forearm when I was 20.

I like tattoos, don't see the "I'd get bored" reasoning (my tattoo is pretty lolz in a bad way but reminds me of a specific time and place in my life), but the only other things I'd get would be visible (forearm half-sleeves) and I couldn't do that without my life being more figured out and while I see my grandfather on a near-daily basis.

my tattoo is pretty lolz in a bad way but reminds me of a specific time and place in my life

Abbott has a good theory on this sort of thing. I do too but I don't really care. I mean, I got my tramp stamp before there was such a thing GODDAMMIT! ;) See also a small Chinese character that is now part of something bigger in part so that it's less obvious.

The next time any of you walk into a roomful of nurses, ask them to raise their hands if they have a tattoo. The only ones that won't have their hands up will be over 40. There's a lot of things that they care about in nursing school that no one cares about in the real world, and this is one of them.

one of our system enginners has all these tats that sometimes show when his sleeves are up - alwyas looks kind of silly / embarassing

Another therapist friend said that the other guy's tattoos could be a good model for an acceptable way of channeling the urge to harm or mutilate yourself.

They work in very different settings.