yay tattoos! haha I have 2 medium size (I guess you could say lol) right now, and have 2 large ones Im dying to get. But they are both just rough ideas in my head right now. the one I want the most I just have a (very basic) concept for, and its going to be fairly large, painful and expensive. lol so I need to go to an artist and have them sketch out an idea. anyhoo..

yes tattoos are painful. I say, dont believe people who say it barely hurt! lol they are just trying to sound tough. people describe it different ways; like a (ton of) bee sting(s), like scratching a bad sun burn, etc. but basically it feels like being poked several times by tiny needles which is exactly what it is. lol its irritating to say the least. however, in my opinion its worth it, (at least it should be, or perhaps you shouldnt be getting a tattoo..) and a lot of people learn to enjoy/crave it. they are definitely addicting.

and yes, the closer to the bone, the more it hurts. senstive tissue such as the stomach and inside of the arm are also extremely painful. the outter arm, calf, etc are the least painful. I have one in the small of my lower back and it was excrutiating and Ive always thought I had a pretty high pain tolerance. but the one on my upper arm I barely felt (except the few parts that were on that senstive inner arm tissue).

I wanna see pics of your guys' tattoos!

lower back, done aug 12 03, took about 1 hr:


my arm, done oct 20 03, took about 90 mins:



(hard area to photograph..)