Another tattoo?

I had to chime in as tattoos are one of my favorite subjects (just following dogs, of course :D)

I have 4 tattoos... they all hurt at least a little, but there is a definite change in the pain and severity of the pain depending on where it is located.

As for advise of what tattoo to get, I'm always uneasy about doing that. They are so incredibly intimate, personal, and they will be with you forever. IMO, getting a tattoo should be a decision YOU put a lot of thought into. I'm not trying to sound rude, lol, I just think it's something that needs to be decided upon yourself.

Here's a few pics of my tattoos. They were all done by Mike Gardner (the same artist who did veegan's tattoos - he's fantastic)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...c/fa7c609b.jpg
this was my first and most painful tattoo

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...0/fa7c6097.jpg
right ankle

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...4/fa7c6092.jpg
right hip

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...3/fa7c60a0.jpg
left hip

AWESOME TATTOO'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by Moose
Yeah, I really love the colors in that one too...but I'm just worried I'll have to get touch-ups more often with that one. Eh, who knows. :p

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That's the first thing that came to my mind when I saw that butterfly tattoo. The colors really are beautiful, but you can tell by the red around the tattoo that it's very fresh. I'm sure even within a month to colors would dull significantly. It's still beautiful. I want to get my leg tattoo touched up and I haven't even had it 2 years.

I LOVE the star tattoos. Those are awesome looking!

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Originally posted by Lissa
I LOVE the star tattoos. Those are awesome looking!

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Thank you :) They're from Everclear's 'Sparkle & Fade' album

I love tattoos, and, have wanted to get one for about ten years now. I am leaning towards a dragon or two on my back. I posted a thread about dragon tattoos, but, this thread is way cooler. ;) I love the tattoo about "live simply." That's incredible.

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Originally posted by RubyMutt

They are so incredibly intimate, personal, and they will be with you forever. IMO, getting a tattoo should be a decision YOU put a lot of thought into.

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This is why I haven't done it yet. I want it to be special to me, and I just haven't found that special one yet.
Here is another one I am seriously considering on my lower back. I thought of just having it writen in a pretty font.
http://www.chinapage.com/story/butterfly1.gif
It means..."I dreamt I was a butterfly"
There is just something so beautiful and special about the symbolism of the butterfly to me.

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Originally posted by Lissa
All of my friends and I are goin to get them together soon. Winter is getting a snowflake, Jody is getting a fourleaf clover, Jen hasn't decided and I can't make up my mind. I want something original. I think a cute little honeybee because my name means honeybee in Greek or a little butterfly. We wanted to get ones the said friends in Chinese but other friends of ours took our idea. I am currently designing a few to see what I would want. I want something that I won't be bothered by in a few years and can easily hide when I finally start teaching. I'm thinking on my hip in the same place Brooke is or my lower back...my problem is I can't make my mind up.

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Myself and 3 other bestfriends have heart tattoos together. It's really special to us. :D

We're all so different and into different things that I don't think we would ever agree on one so we are just goin to do it together so it will always be that special memory together. Plus I have to get it in an easily hidable place because of teaching...I have to be careful as they are not widely accepted in the teaching profession.

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Originally posted by Tonya
Myself and 3 other bestfriends have heart tattoos together. It's really special to us. :D

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Josh and I really want to get tattoos together...but we don't know of what. I refuse to get his name, initials, or anything like that tattooed on my body...but we have no idea what to get. :p

thank you. yeah I think its best to have the artist design something unique. thats what I did for my back and what Im going to do for my next 2. Id never want to see my same tattoo on someone else.

yeah white fades fast doesnt it? Ive heard red does too. Id like to get my back touched up a bit too, make the colours blend a bit more..

I agree with rubymutt, I believe tattoos should get a lot of consideration. it seems too many people get them for the wrong reasons. (this is just a general statement/observation, certainly not aimed toward any of you). all of mine (including those I havent gotten) have very powerful and lasting meanings that I know I will never regret. I believe in getting tattoos for you and no one else. they are yours, they are very personal, very empowering, very meaningful, etc, you shouldnt get a tattoo just to show it off, I think thats where people end up regretting them. IMO

I agree with those who said that getting a tattoo is a personal choice. That being said my tattoo is a plain one that I'm sure thousands and thousands of people have in one shape or another. I have a paw print on my back left shoulder area. I love it and think it's the best thing I've ever done.

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/...3973429361.jpg

I do want more. In fact my brother and I are going to get tattoos together. See he and I share the same birthday, only 5 years apart. So since he just turned 18 I told him we should go get tattoos together (he's wanted one for awhile).

This is what he wants (on his back).

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/...2907883305.jpg

I'm going to get the symbol that's in the middle of the design as it is the pisces symbol. I'm not sure where though, I'm kinda leaning towards on my ankle.