Traces of a Teague

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i got this awhile ago and i think i want to add to it, any sugestions? it is on my right upper forearm.  thanks!

 

Hi! My name is Jenna and this is my first post here- been lurking for awhile. Back when I was young and dumb, I got some horrible tattoos on my arms. A skull and crossbones- I was actually featured over on badtattoos_4, and some janky stars on my wrists. Now that I finally got them covered (By Peter Mclead at Inkaholics Tattoo, Mpls MN ) I wanted to show them off!

Before and after under the cut:

( no more bad tattoos )

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Hi guys!

Could you show off your clover / shamrock tattoos? I'd also like to see small tattoos :)

Thank you guys so much!

And now it's time to find out if I can deal with Indiana Jones in Spanish - predictable re-playing of the three original films in the final days leading up to the release of the 4th film (May 22nd, here).
Unfortunately, it's on one of the non-dual channels, so it's Spanish or nothing.
Usually, I like to watch things in Spanish and Catalan, to practice but my Spanish is currently still so primitive that, if it's something I actually want to see for its own sake, it's just too frustrating (less of a problem with Catalan, though still a bit).

Also, Florenci sat the Nivell D Catalan exam today, though he still has to do the oral part and he won't find out if he passed for about two months. Hope he passed - I think he will have, quite honestly, but we'll see.

Right, off to attempt this film (or, possibly, just fall asleep in front of the idiot box - very little sleep last night and I had to get up and work this morning, then go into Barcelona).

Oh yes, also, in Barcelona we went to see an exhibition called Mar de llengües (Sea of languages - it's a small but very cool exhibition about all of the languages of the Mediterranean. I must admit, I always forget about certain parts of the Mediterranean. Spain, Italy, Greece etc seem to be what we often regard as 'mediterranean', in English language cultures, completely forgetting all of the rAabic, African, Baltic etc countries that are also a part of it!

Anyway, we learned a bit about the languages and got to hear examples of them being spoken too. Very cool.

I've been thinking about getting a new tattoo... I know I want it on my left shoulder blade - possibly either coming around over my collar bone, or at least being something that I can add to later if I want to.

The problem is I have no idea what I want. I know I want it to be colourful, but not exactly sure what colours. The tats I already have are inspired by classical Greece (like the one on my belly in my icon) and are in silhouette. They all mean something to me (that was my area of study) and at the time I was glad to steer clear of colour, but now I definately want something colourful.

The sort of thing I have been thinking about is maybe something feathery, or possibly something with stars (but not too emo, lol).

Does anyone know of any good sites online with some sort of tattoo catalogue so I can try and get some ideas?

Cheers

finally got my keys. ( Read more... )

My geeky tattoos...
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I'm thinking of getting a tattoo at the bottom of my sternum, between my breasts and down a bit. When I learned how to give CPR, they said to find the dip in the chest with our ring finger, place our middle and index finger next to it, then the flat of our other palm right above that. That's where I want this tattoo. No, not as a guide for someone giving me CPR.

Does any woman have a tattoo there? What did you choose and why (if you care to share)? What was the healing process like, since my bra band sits right where I want it (forgoing a bra for a week or two is not an option)? What top did you wear to get it, or did you just take it all off? What words of wisdom can you impart to me about a tattoo in that location?

I get tattoo ideas in reverse order: my body tells me that it needs a mark somewhere, then I go about looking for something to put there. I'm still deciding what to get, if anything at all. I don't want the tattoo to be too small and round/square and end up looking like a gaping hole in my chest come my 80th birthday. But I don't want it to extend out too much towards my sides, either. Thoughts?

still havent heard back about the job... its getting kinda ridiculus..

today i have been on a study day - decided that yesterday was more of a sick day as i couldnt get anything done so took today off as well which has been good and semi-productive as i have this report worth 75% of my semester mark due in a week or so and its been freaking me out.

anyways we're going to hobart tomorrow night for a few days and so i wont be back online until wednesday.

but before i go im going to this:

Once upon a time, Catalunya was suffering the effects of a drought, resulting in dangerously low levels in all of it's water reservoirs.

After much bitching back and forth between Catalunya and Spain and even more in-fighting between the Catalan political parties (not to mention within the parties themselves), the decision was finally made to make a 'mini' transfer of water from the Ebre River in the south, to Barcelona, as it was in danger of running out - a decision that was met with hearty protest by the farmers of the area, who pointed out that Barcelona wasn't the only place who needed water.

Due to some serious and much needed rain, right around the country, by the time the ship full of water reached the capital, the reservoirs were no longer at crisis level.

On the very same day the ship arrived, the Environmental Minister saw fit to announce to the people of Barcelona, the joyous news that the ban on watering gardens and filling swimming pools had been lifted.
HURRAH!

Sadly, he had somehow managed to survive several decades without ever having acquired the kind of commonsense that would have told him exactly how tactless such a move would be.

1. It now looks very much to the folk in Tarragona (and the rest of the world) as though all of this palava has been for little more than to refill the pools of those rich bloody barcelonesos

2. Yes, Baltasar, the reservoirs are up - up to a stunningly impressive 30% or so of their total capacity! I wouldn't be breaking out the cava just yet, if I were you...



The End.




Night night, children, sleep well.





p.s. Dr. Who icon. I guess it's all over now...
(not one word, pecholobo!)

On Monday I went and got my 5th tattoo. 

Hello.
I got my first tattoo last weekend.
It says Karma in all white ink.



I think its awesome.
I have a question for anyone out there who might have just a plain white ink tattoo... Did it scab over really bad? Mine is a brownish scab color, and it's peeling off but I can't tell if the tattoo is showing through or if its scarred. I guess either way it looks how I expected it to.

I just had my permanent make-up (tattoo'd) eyeliner re-done.

I first had it done about 15 years ago - and my lips, too.
Pat, the woman who first did it, used a lady-sized tattoo gun. She mixed lidocaine in with the custom inks.

Then, about 3 years ago, Pat re-did my lips - she now uses an electronic needle device that looks more like an over-sized pen.

The gal that did my eyeliner this time around, Tara, uses the Softap method, which is manual, and is more like a tiny razor blade that abrades the skin, and deposits ink.

I'm in that lovely, luscious healing process place - two days after the ink work - where the pain is divine!!!

EDIT: Here is the link to the SofTap method - very interesting:
http://www.softaps.com/handmethod.html

im sick again.... seriously ive never been someone to be sick all the time but im starting feel like i am these days!! i had a killer headcold for about three weeks and then have been better for like about a week and a half and then i start feeling like shit again last night and then wake up sick this moring!!! so annoying!! i went to work this morning and left at lunch time to come home and sleep.... im starting to get over it....

being sick means that i had to postpone my tatt appointment which i had booked for tomorrow! :(

as well as my dumplings date with a friend tonight! :(

and then to make matters worse... two of my referee's got called today but then i didnt hear back about the job so my guess is that i was short listed but that not the 1st choice.... still good i guess as i really didnt think i had a chance but still would of been an amazing job!

bummer.

anyways im grumpy and sick .. so im going to watch some shitty tv.... and drown my sorrows in ginger beer...

1. ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet, current car): Sophie Skyline

2. GANGSTA NAME: (fav ice cream flavor, favorite Kind of shoe): Mint Brogues

3. HIPPY NAME: (what you ate for breakfast, fav tree): this is hard... i missed breakfast cause i felt sick and i dont have a fave tree.... obvivously no hippy here!

4. SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born): Sal Melton - theres nothing soap opera sounding about that!

5. STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 of your first name): pikas (hahahahhah)

6. SUPERHERO NAME: (favorite color, favorite drink): Black Ginger Beer ... if i was a superhero my name would be better than that!

7. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers/grandmothers): Alan Desmond or Valda Valerie (yes both my nan's names were Val!)

what happened to 8, 9, and 10???

11. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower): we dont have seasons in melbourne but micah i love peony's too!!

12. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now): i hate fruit but i try and eat it.... so hows ... Apple Hoodie

*EXTRA STRIPPER NAME: (childhood pet, street you grew up on): Sophie Julian (i like that!)

*EXTRA EXTRA STRIPPER NAME: (childhood pet, mother's maiden name): Sophie Younger

...that had me wanting to bash things, in rage.

It was this week's edition of 60 Minutes, which looked at what it's like to be gay in Jerusalem, with a particular focus on the approaching international Gay Pride conference/celebration, to be held in Jerusalem (it was a slightly older story, from 2006).

Why did it have me seething in rage? Well, amongst other things, we saw:

1. A representative for gay rights in a meeting with the...city council I suppose you'd call them, of Jerusalem. He was there to try to convince them to allow the event to go ahead, to stop persecuting the gay community etc. Nothing very new there. What shocked and revolted me was the council's reaction: they laughed in his face.
Literally.
The mayor of Jersualem was laughing so hard, he had to leave the room for a bit, though he was still wearing a broad smile wheh he returned. The gentleman representing gay rights looked as though he was on the verge of tears - absolutely without hope.

Remember, this was the ruling body of Jerusalem, not a bunch of five year olds.

WHAT THE HELL????!!!!


2. A visiting American rabbi, on a mission to convince everybody of the impending 'danger' and 'invasion' and of the urgent need to stop 'these animals'. He even went so far as to arrange a visit with one of the local Muslim higher-ups, explaining to him about how "We must work together to stop the homosexualization of Jerusalem..." and spoke of his belief that, together, the two groups could usher in a new holy age etc etc etc.

So, basically, "We're quite happy to fight with and even kill you lot, on any other day of the week but, just for today, I'd like us to get together so we can gang up on those nasty, dangerous gays".

ARE YOU INSANE, YOU BASTARD?!



I felt so sick and angry, I actually couldn't watch the rest of the programme. Florenci did, though, and he said it didn't get any better.

What is wrong with people?
How is it possible to live with so much fear and hatred in your heart?
I don't understand it. :(

Hi, I'm a long time reader of DTWOF and recent follower of AB's blog (and even more recently a member of this LJ community). And I'm quite sad that I'm getting on board with fans here just in time for Alison's sabbatical.

Did I say 'quite sad'?

I meant REALLY freakin' sad.

I did drag for the first time Sunday night at a club here, and I won! (: Which means I get to go back next Sunday in the guest spot. I'm also performing at my groups Queer Prom on Saturday, and I have no idea what song to do. I want to do some rock song. It can't have swears and crap in it because out prom is in a church of sorts.
Any suggestions? I want something I can jump around with and dance up on people. (:

(I did Crazy Bitch by Buck Cherry this past Sunday)

( and now for some pictures. )