Comments on: Tattoo You?

By: Venomous Kate

Venomous Kate — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:41:05 +0000

LOL. It’s a good thing I haven’t gone to get one yet, then, huh?

Love the martini idea but, well, I’m not sure I want to put one ON my body.

A thin snake, though, I’m definitely leaning in that direction. Without initials. Y’all have scared me away from that notion!

By: GZ Expat

GZ Expat — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:39:22 +0000

Don’t do it. Ewww.

By: Kiva

Kiva — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:12:03 +0000

The great tattoo debate… I have two, one on my pelvic flat and one on my lower back. I chose each for their significance. One is a unicorm from my tarot deck; she represents finding your true path. My other is a tribal inspired sun for my daughter. I agree that a name tattoo is a hugely bad idea. I’ve known my husband for 17 years and I have never once considered tattooing his name anywhere on my body.
My main suggestion is that you find a theme or idea that has meaning to you both and run with it.

By: Jeff St Real

Jeff St Real — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:25:45 +0000

You should get the obvious: a martini glass with an olive. Now I would never presume to suggest where you put it, that’s up to you, but I had a little black cat tattooed on my upper arm and it didn’t hurt a bit. I did it when I was 33 – also a bit older than the general demographic.

By: wg

wg — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:01:28 +0000

A responsible tattooist wouldn’t allow you to get one when you’d been drinking anyway.

Kate, I know this probably goes without saying, but along with what you’re getting, you want to be careful about who you have do it. Ask them how often they autoclave things, check to see what kind of ink they use, and my personal favorite, watch them working to make sure they are using gloves & stuff. I’d also personally ask the tattooist to draw, on the spot, what they were going to be drawing on my skin; the last thing you need is a badly traced pattern tattoo.

By: RAMMER

RAMMER — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:04:19 +0000

If you make it small, then you could do worse than go with a serpent theme on the ankle. It won’t deform much as you age; you can hide it with socks strappy shoes or dark nylons, or dress it up with an anklet.

Probably better to fantasize on all your options, than to make just one of them a reality though.

By: Venomous Kate

Venomous Kate — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:39:16 +0000

You know, if my friends keep telling everyone that my bark is worse than my bite, I’m going to lose all of my ability to occasionally engage in bitchiness without it coming as a surprise to folks!

No martinis before hand, got it. I definitely don’t want to turn into a bleeder.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:20:39 +0000

I like the snake idea! Thats perfect for you! Your bite is worse than your bark… And of course it’s gonna hurt a little. Its a NEEDLE. But its not that bad. The tat that I just got takes up the entire lower isnide of my arm…took an hour and a half but you just go numb after awhile =0) and I wouldn’t recommend your martinis before unless you want to be a BLEEDER. BTW lovin my Monroe although the ball fell off in bed this morning. That was an interesting hunt. One hand in my mouth holding the back in, one under the covers.

By: Venomous Kate

Venomous Kate — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:42:47 +0000

If they don’t hurt, how come people get drunk before getting them?

By: ~kat

~kat — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:43:53 +0000

Your never too old for a tattoo. I have one for each of my children. Each wrist, right ankle, right boob (no not nipple), left shoulder, back of neck and behind ear. Each has it’s own meaning! And the whole needle scare, they are so small, tell your husband to give your arm a snake bite like kids do and that’s about what it feels like at the point of the twist.