I'd forgotten how fucking sore it is afterwards.I was in alot of pain today compared to the first one i got a couple of years ago.That was a breeze in comparison to today.

Also, i bled like crazy, which i didn't do before.I don't think i'll have another for that reason, looking at it made me feel woozy.


[This message was edited Sat Apr 19 7:10:21 PDT 2003 by Marrk]

i love getting tattoed... i don't have any huge ones or anything... but i really enjoy the sensation .. the one on my hip hurt the most, because there's very little flesh there

I feel you...the one on my back was really sore everytime something touched it, which was constantly because i usually wear pants.

i just got my 3rd tattoo a couple months ago...and i'm already wantin a 4th. dammit, why must tattoos be so damned addictive? also--none of my tats really hurt when i got 'em done, but my first tattoo hurt a little bit more than the others. i have '1980' (my birth year) tatted across the fingers of my left hand, and when the tattoo guy got 2 my middle finger it kinna-sorta hurt like hell. it wuz the smallest part of my tattoo, but it hurt the most.

what's your new tat of, marrk? and where'd u get it put at, cuz that's sorta odd that u bled a lot....then again some folks have a tendency 2 bleed a lot more than others when it comes 2 tats....




it stings so good....
[This message was edited Sat Apr 19 10:50:05 PDT 2003 by Handclapsfingasnapz]

i want a 4th too...

i have a 4 leaf clover on my hip, a fairy on my lower back and a sun on my ankle...

i actually don't mind the sensation...when i was getting the fairy done (my 2nd one) i fell asleep...


can't wait for the next one...i'm getting a celtic knot...but i don't know where i'll put it...maybe between my shoulder blades???

crazyhorse said:

I already had the and today i got a maori band around my other arm (same design as Faith's in Buffy, i just kind of liked it)

I asked the guy about the bleeding, basically some people are prone to it and others aren't, I must have thin skin or something.:Shrug:
[This message was edited Sat Apr 19 11:32:57 PDT 2003 by Marrk]

lillith said:

i don't think i could ever fall asleep while gettin a tattoo, cuz i get enveloped in watchin what the tattoo artist is doin.

"u can turn your head, if u want--"

"nah, it's cool, i like 2 watch!"

the numbing sensation u get after a while kix ass, i love it!!! '

Marrk said:

yup! me, i'm a light bleeder...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

He was telling me about an older guy who was ill and took aspirin to thin his blood, he bled a puddle on the floor.

It is an odd, weird sensation seeing your own blood leaking out of you, and knowing you've done it on purpose.

The guy who does all my work says he gets about 2-3 people a week that pass out while in the chair.

crazyhorse said:

they all first-timers?

i remember when i wuz gettin my 2nd tattoo done, there wuz this woman standin in the lobby-thing outside the room where i wuz gettin tatted. she wuz just starin in awe at me and goin, "ohmigod, she's sittin there like it's nothing!!! doesn't that hurt??"

needless 2 say she wuz gettin her very first tat that day. i shoulda stayed behind after my session 2 see how she took it.

Marrk said:

whoooa! the dude shouldnt've went ahead and tatted him then, if he was ill...


i know--it's different than when u scratch yourself or somethin like that..."oh no, i hurt myself and i'm bleedin!!"

with a tat it's like, "ooh, i'm bleedin! wow!"

Handclapsfingasnapz said:[quote]

Marrk said:

whoooa! the dude shouldnt've went ahead and tatted him then, if he was ill...

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It slipped the old fellas mind to say anything, til the tatooist was halfway done.

Marrk said:

problem here is..there are some folkds who bleed easy...but then there are tattoo artists who are heavy handed and have the tendancy to make folks bleed...if you got a tat on your arm.. i am only able to speak of this..because my exboyfreind of 5 years was a tattoo artist..and he had a guy at his shop who was heavy handed

i hope your tat heals ok...that will be the test really...if you bleed..and it heals ok..your ok...its you bleed and it heals scarred up...then you know your tat artist was heavyhanded
good luck!

violett said:

I needed that hug, seeing as you've scared me! thanks alot!.

Marrk said:

ohhh...i didnt mean to scare you !!!

im ready for my 4th too...but this time i want a big one...

i got thumper on my right shoulder blade...stupid...

i got my name in japanese on my right ankle...

and a band on my left arm..stars and moons...my fav

hopefully i can get one big enough to cover the thumper on my back, that was just plain idiotic of my..i just turned 18 and wanted something..didnt care what...stupid.

crazyhorse said:

i would, if i had a really intricate tattoo...mine are more jovial than super-complicated.