i was just wondering, do any of you have tattoos? what’s your overall feeling on body art? do you think it’s cool, or not?
check mine out by clicking the attachment below.
I’ve got one. 
I think most people have seen it already, but just for the record…
I think you can go overboard with tattoos, but if that’s what you want, then no harm done. I always wanted one, so I got it done a few years ago.
my parents busted a nut and they still hate it. haha. i was 18 when i got mine and i want another one SOOO bad.
My parents just rolled their eyes. 
I’ve had some henna ones done before which were fun - I once had this Chinese dragon going all the way down and round my arm.
i want to do the henna thing but i don’t think it would go over well at my office.
whats hena? my view is that hey can be cool, but when you get old and ‘saggy’ they will look like crap. but i wouldnt mind a barcode on the back of my neck…
If having a tatoo would not influence someone not to give me a job or to think some wrong things about me i would get a tattoo right above my left eye something like the xmens character known as bishop
That’s kinda why mine is hidden under normal circumstances - doesn’t show when I’m wearing business dress.
mine too.
heres pics fo my tattoos,
left ankle…
right shoulderblade…
i also have a small one which i can’t post here, and i have a big one in progress, but no one gets to see till its done. heehee.
and i used to have a bunch of piercings. i took all of them out except my fav… this one…
i also have some kanji scarification on my arm, but i don’t have a pic right now.
i think body art is great if you wanna do it. personally i think ppl who get stuff just because its cool, or everyone else is doing it are being stupid, but who am i to judge? body art is very important to me… heres my philosophy: my body was a gift from god and it is beautiful, and i love it. body art can be beautiful. and by practicing it, you are not mutilating blah blah, but adorning the temple of your soul. cuz if i find it aesthetically pleaseing, or i feel good about it, well then, its not bad at all. i used to have about 24 piercings i think, and everything, all of them and my tattos, all were significant, all marked a turning point or a certain event in my life. it’s a very spiritual process for me. the process is quite altering, and was usually more of a factor in me getting something then the results.
so body art for me is more of a ‘performance art’ if you will then anything. a performance where the veiwer is the actor as well.
See Fakir Musafar for more in depth details.
*Originally posted by Kitiara *
does it mean anything kit?
ouch! didnt that one on you neck hurt? anyway, i dont think doing it to ‘go with the flow’ or ‘i did it cause i wanna be goth’ kinda thing is cool. but for a deep reason like yours, go for it!
*Originally posted by mdipi.com *
**ouch! didnt that one on you neck hurt? anyway, i dont think doing it to ‘go with the flow’ or ‘i did it cause i wanna be goth’ kinda thing is cool. but for a deep reason like yours, go for it! **
lol… “i did it to be goth” chuckles
yeah, it hurt, but actually, not as bad as what you would think. i think other things hurt worse. it was definitely odd, to say the least. hah. people ask me what it felt like, and i’m like, a needle sliding trough your skin. what else could i say? :beam:
haha. well if you cant describe it…then thats really it
*Originally posted by Hawk *
**does it mean anything kit? **
ofcourse it means something cant your read kanji??
it sez sexy bellybutton
(drooling like homer simpson) 
kit, one werd: “woof!” :crazy:
golgi - I really like the colours of the tattoo on your shoulderblade, very nice design also. What exacly is “kanji scarification” I am curious.
Kit - very nice tattoo as well Like I said, I hope you dont have any plans for children in the next little while or your lettering is going to look like the ink started to run… 
*Originally posted by SureShot *
**golgi - I really like the colours of the tattoo on your shoulderblade, very nice design also. What exacly is “kanji scarification” I am curious.
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thanks. the pics are terrible and blurry and stuff, but the guy really did a great job. and i’ve had it for years now and never had to get it retouched due to fading or blurriness. i was a little worried, cuz i designed it, and when he transferred it, i was afraid it would be different, but i really was amazed, he did a great dup.
and i forgot to mention, in case anyone doesn’t know what it is, it’s a ouroboros in the form of a fish.
now, onto the other bit…
Learn what Kanji is
Learn what scarification is
i’ll try to get a pic up of it. mine was a cutting, btw. :beam:
Yikes - scarification is what I thought it was. I dont think I would be brave enough to get something like that done. I mean the fact that the person doing it to you doesnt have complete control over what the design will look like when all is said and done kind of scares me. At least with Tattoos you know what your getting.
lol… i think with tattoos, your knowledge of the result depends on your sobriety level. i woke up once with a peace sign tattooed on my bum. all i have to say is thank god its gone. see… it was fine, except one side looked like a squeeshed cheerio.
