Gaming Tattoos

[schild]

You should come to Arizona in July and tattoo ALL OF US.

:P.

[Big Gulp]

You should come to Arizona in July and tattoo ALL OF US.

:P.

The problem is that you can't fly with fluids, hence I could bring my machines, caps, tubes, needles, etc.  But no ink.

[Furiously]

India ink and pins for the win! That's what all mine are from.

And I think Schild should get controller buttons on his wang.

Actually. I think this might fit him better.... In these colors...

[Big Gulp]

India ink and pins for the win! That's what all mine are from.

And if I were in prison brewing up toilet wine that might be an option.   :-D

[Signe]

Just move the Phoenix, AZ gettogether to Phoenix, MI.

   1:     Start out going WEST on E WASHINGTON ST toward N CENTRAL AVE.     0.5 miles
   2:    Turn RIGHT onto N 7TH AVE.    0.8 miles
   3:    Merge onto I-10 W via the ramp on the LEFT toward LOS ANGELES.    1.0 miles
   4:    Merge onto I-17 N via EXIT 143A toward FLAGSTAFF.    139.6 miles
   5:    Merge onto I-40 E via EXIT 340A toward WINSLOW / ALBUQUERQUE (Crossing into NEW MEXICO).    497.2 miles
   6:    Take the MOUNTAIN ROAD exit- EXIT 333- toward US-54 E / DALHART.    0.2 miles
   7:    Turn LEFT onto S MOUNTAIN RD / US-54-BYP.    1.9 miles
   8:    S MOUNTAIN RD / US-54-BYP becomes US-54 (Crossing into TEXAS).    91.9 miles
   9:    Turn LEFT onto DENVER AVE / US-54. Continue to follow US-54 N (Passing through OKLAHOMA- then crossing into KANSAS).    319.0 miles
   10:    Merge onto I-235 S.    6.7 miles
   11:    Merge onto I-135 S toward I-35 / KANSAS TURNPIKE (Portions toll).    1.0 miles
   12:    Merge onto I-35 N via the exit on the LEFT toward EL DORADO / KANSAS CITY (Portions toll).    85.5 miles
   13:    Merge onto I-335 N (Portions toll).    50.3 miles
   14:    I-335 N becomes I-470 E (Portions toll).    6.8 miles
   15:    I-470 E becomes I-70 E (Portions toll).    50.6 miles
   16:    Merge onto I-635 N via EXIT 418B on the LEFT (Crossing into MISSOURI).    7.8 miles
   17:    Merge onto I-29 S / US-71 S via EXIT 12B toward I-35.    3.2 miles
   18:    Merge onto I-35 N via EXIT 1B toward DES MOINES (Crossing into IOWA).    193.7 miles
   19:    Merge onto I-35 N via EXIT 137B on the LEFT toward MINNEAPOLIS (Crossing into MINNESOTA).    220.3 miles
   20:    Merge onto I-35E N toward ST PAUL.    26.0 miles
   21:    Keep LEFT to take I-35E N via EXIT 47 toward DULUTH.    13.4 miles
   22:    I-35E N becomes I-35 N.    127.5 miles
   23:    Merge onto I-535 S / US-53 S via EXIT 255B toward WISCONSIN (Crossing into WISCONSIN).    2.8 miles
   24:    Take the WI-35 S exit toward US-2 E / US-53 S.    0.1 miles
   25:    Merge onto US-53 S toward US-2 E / US-53 S.    13.1 miles
   26:    Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto E US-2 / US-2 E. Continue to follow US-2 E (Crossing into MICHIGAN).    101.6 miles
   27:    Turn LEFT onto SUNDAY LAKE ST / MI-28. Continue to follow MI-28.    39.9 miles
   28:    Turn LEFT onto US-45.    13.8 miles
   29:    Turn RIGHT onto MI-26.    5.5 miles
   30:    Turn RIGHT onto MI-26 / MI-38. Continue to follow MI-26.    32.5 miles
   31:    Turn LEFT onto MI-26 N.    5.1 miles
   32:    Turn SLIGHT LEFT to stay on MI-26 N.    0.4 miles
   33:    Turn LEFT onto US-41.    0.1 miles
   34:    Turn RIGHT onto RESERVATION ST / US-41 N.    <0.1 miles
   35:    Turn LEFT onto US-41 N.    26.0 miles
   36:    End at Phoenix, MI US
Total Est. Time: 32 hours, 59 minutesTotal Est. Distance: 2087.49 miles

What's the biggie?

[schild]

You should come to Arizona in July and tattoo ALL OF US.

:P.

The problem is that you can't fly with fluids, hence I could bring my machines, caps, tubes, needles, etc.  But no ink.

...how much is ink? ;) For some reason, I'm willing to trust Internet Stranger #947329473247 more than tattooed biker dude down at a shop.

[Big Gulp]

...how much is ink? ;) For some reason, I'm willing to trust Internet Stranger #947329473247 more than tattooed biker dude down at a shop.

A complete set of say, half ounce GOOD ink?  Around $250-$300.  So doable, but a pain in the ass.

[schild]

Hm. Interesting. That's cheaper than say, one decent sized tattoo. I know Squirrel loves his tattoos.

Edit: Push come to shove, I'll look at the places and cost here, and then price Michigan, heh.

[Big Gulp]

Hm. Interesting. That's cheaper than say, one decent sized tattoo. I know Squirrel loves his tattoos.

Actually, just checking Expedia, I could pull the flight and a 4 day stay at the Clarendon, which they say is "Midtown" (I have no idea if that's convenient, considering I've never been to Phoenix) for $575.  If you guys pool together to buy the ink (I'll give you a link to the site I buy my stuff from) I can probably pull this off.

Oh, and I can also send you some shots of my work and drawings if you're nervous.

[Yoru]

You can fly with fluids - they just have to be in checked baggage, not carryon. I had toothpaste and suchlike in my bags when I flew this weekend.

[hal]

Humm Talking out my ass (like thats news) why not fed ex your inks to Schild and have him Fed ex them back after. Seems like an easy solution. For a bunch less coin.

[schild]

Humm Talking out my ass (like thats news) why not fed ex your inks to Schild and have him Fed ex them back after. Seems like an easy solution. For a bunch less coin.

Whoa.

[schild]

Hm. Interesting. That's cheaper than say, one decent sized tattoo. I know Squirrel loves his tattoos.

Actually, just checking Expedia, I could pull the flight and a 4 day stay at the Clarendon, which they say is "Midtown" (I have no idea if that's convenient, considering I've never been to Phoenix) for $575.  If you guys pool together to buy the ink (I'll give you a link to the site I buy my stuff from) I can probably pull this off.

Oh, and I can also send you some shots of my work and drawings if you're nervous.

If you're doing Tattoos and don't care about privacy, we'll have 2 rooms no one has claimed... yet.

This is getting Too Real.

[Big Gulp]

If you're doing Tattoos and don't care about privacy, we'll have 2 rooms no one has claimed... yet.

This is getting Too Real.

Done and Done.  And I'll Fedex the inks and machines, tubes, yadda yadda.  I trust Fedex way more than the airlines.

[squirrel]

Wooohooo! The phoenix get together - commemorated in FLESH!

I've got a bunch of space on my left arm needs filling...

[Rasix]

No way in hell.

[NiX]

No way in hell.

Pussy

[Strazos]

Personally, I'm fairly sure I will never get a tattoo of any kind. Probably.

And if I did, well...it's of something that would take far too much time to explain. Anyway, way too many people around here where I live have Really Fucking Stupid Tattoos. Like my buddy has some kinda queer wing...thing, on the back of one shoulder, and a big picture of NJ and a star of where he lives on the other. I think they're both incredibly fucking stupid, but he's into all that punk emo scene and whatthefuckever.

I don't deny that some tats can look really fucking sweet; I just don't want one on me. I feel the same way about dying my hair, if that explains anyway.

Unfortunately, most tats around here I see are either really dumb, or really generic. Like the barbed wire or scallop "tribal' band around the arm, because it "looks cool" (not bashing on Nebu's whose probably looks different and has actual meaning).


Also:

It's hard to live in AZ without tattoos. Everyone fucking has them.

This sounds like an Incredibly Terrible AND Fucking Stupid reason to get a tattoo. Or do anything, really. What, are you back in high school or something? Peer pressure?

You should want to get a tatt, because you want to get a tatt. It's all fun and games until you are past 30-some years old, and you have a piece of graffiti stuck on you somewhere that doesn't even mean anything anymore....or looks fucking stupid, or both.

[schild]

I've wanted a tat for years.

It's just been something I haven't been allowed to do because I thought my parents wanted me buried in a Jewish cemetery. The realization that my parents did not care about that and my location made that want grow like fire.

It's sort of like catholic school girls and sex that way.

[Strazos]

Context helps.

Also, lol internet.

[squirrel]

It's sort of like catholic school girls and sex that way.

Heheheh.

Ahh yes, catholic girls. Memories...

[CmdrSlack]

India ink and pins for the win! That's what all mine are from.

And if I were in prison brewing up toilet wine that might be an option.   :-D

You can bring 3oz of each liquid now.  So, in theory, you could still do it.  There'd just not be a TON of ink....although I don't think any of my tats required more than 1 oz of ink total....of course, I'm not the guy with the gun, so I have no clue.

[Big Gulp]

Beware!  Image dump!

[schild]

Where are your legs.

[Big Gulp]

There'd just not be a TON of ink....although I don't think any of my tats required more than 1 oz of ink total....of course, I'm not the guy with the gun, so I have no clue.

Heh.  3 oz of ink would last you for fucking ever!  My current set is only 1 oz bottles, and I'll play hell using them up at the rate I'm going.  The only think you need a lot of is black, and Kuro Sumi ink comes in 10 oz bottles for like, $20.

[Lantyssa]

Very impressive.  The details of the shading, especially the flowers, on the last one are amazing.

[Big Gulp]

Where are your legs.

I prefer not to show those  =P

[Signe]

You're a good artist!  Shouldn't you be more emo-like? 

[Big Gulp]

You're a good artist!  Shouldn't you be more emo-like? 

A) Not an artist.  I'm a guy who can draw.  Rembrandt, Van Gogh, and Monet were artists.

B) I'm not gay.

[schild]

That was a good response. And dude. Every single person I've told asked who he practiced on and I said "He did his own legs."

And their response is one of two things "Is he crazy will he kill us all?" and "I'M DOWN." Heh.

Pretty awesome though.

And I wouldn't do it, but I hope someone gets Poe one day.

[Strazos]

Yeah, that Poe is Fucking Sweet.

[Big Gulp]

That was a good response. And dude. Every single person I've told asked who he practiced on and I said "He did his own legs."

And their response is one of two things "Is he crazy will he kill us all?" and "I'M DOWN." Heh.

Hehe.  Well, it's not an easy thing to do, so I figured, why not butcher myself first?  ETA: Don't worry about me killing you.  I'm paranoid about blood borne pathogens, so I change my gloves constantly, use disposable tubes, needles are single use of course, and I bag my machines and clip cord.

And I wouldn't do it, but I hope someone gets Poe one day.

Yeah, I want to do portrait work one day, but I'm leery of it.  Most people want loved ones, and that's something I definitely wouldn't want to get half-assed.  It's one thing doing a portrait on paper, and another thing altogether with a needle jumping up and down.  Someday, but my comfort level isn't quite there, yet.

[voodoolily]

Dude. THis is THE ONE.

[Chimpy]

Dude. THis is THE ONE.

Haha.

I just spit my beverage all over my keyboard. That is some funny shit.

[Big Gulp]

Dude, that is awesome!

You have no idea how often I make fun of the "girly" tattooes.  I'll always tell guys, "Well, why not a unicorn running on a rainbow being ridden by a fairy while dolphins are jumping in the background!"

Great to see it all brought together into one image of perfection.   :-D