so, anyone else indulge in a little body art?

i have a Tibetan mantra on my arm:






also, a tribal sun on my upper left arm, and a dragon on my hip.


not a piercing fan though...

ive contemplated a tattoo but havnt gone through with it yet.


I do have some questions
How much DOES it hurt? Does it just numb after a while?

and if you plan on losing weight in the near future, is a tattoo a bad idea? (as for malformation of the tattoo)

What does that say BM? I'll be getting mine very soon...will show it when its done!

I bit the Bullet when I was 18 and got 3
2 of them are a part of one, its a dragon looking thing jumping though my back and coming through the front Will get some pics soon and the other is good ol chinese symbols on my right ankle meaning 'Courage'

The pain, well its bareable depending on where you get it, my ankle hurt like crazy because its a bit closer to the bone, back was great sure it hurts but not the sorta pain you break down in tears to(keeping in mind its my upper right back) and the front, the closer it gets to your nipple, the more you know about it
Then you wait a few days for it to settle down as it tends to be a slight burning snsation for a while.

Im the same not a piercing fan.

~Haroc

I don't see it happening, but I dig that mantra that you had, Blue_Muppet. I once toyed with the idea of getting Boba Fett's skull symbol tattooed on my forearm, but I'm not big on the whole "rest of your life" commitment to one of my geekisms.

As far as piercings - no chance, no way, no how.

I have a shamrock on my arm, and a celtic cross on my neck. The cross was done with a home made gun and a guitar string.

I also have two piercing in my left ear.

I still want more of both.

I believe that BMs Mantra is this....

oM ma Ni padme hUM

THere is no real correct translation so i have heard.... or read...

but something like...

meaning, "Hail to the Jewel in the Lotus." The Jewel in the Lotus: a fairly simple phrase, but as with most Eastern philosophies, there's much to be learned from this. The Jewel in the Lotus basically means that wisdom and compassion are within us all, like pure seeds blossoming and unfolding within our own tender hearts.

at least that i swhat i found out.

I'm thinking about getting a tatoo someday... I don't know. I'm just afraid that I'd pick something that I would regret later (thus making the permanent aspect of it a bit scary). As for piercing... meh. Both my ears are pieced. I really don't mind piercing and could go for an eyebrow or lip ring (I'll pierce pretty much anywhere EXCEPT my tongue... that's just disgusting IMO). Bah, just more things on my To-Do-In-Life list, lol.

Here's my shark that's on my back ... hurt like a MOTHER-FUCKER .. I was going to get some more added to it .... splash on the bottom ... FUCK that ... everyone I go dive with says "nice" so I'm not going through the pain again ... now if I were to have some Dimerol or Percaset before hand .... Hmmmmm .....

I dont currently have any(tattoo/piercings) right now, but I plan to get at least 1 tattoo this summer.

I'm still working on my idea...it will most likely have 1 or 2 monkeys in it, and I'm debating whether or not I will have my sign on it (Libra)

I am also not a fan of piercings...so I will never have any

got me ear pierced back in year 12 (2001) as an expression of rebelion. I was going through a fairly rough time and it was my way of expressing myself.

got my tongue pieced back in 2002 cuz it seemed like a good idea at the time
still got it, gf likes it, it aint going no where at the moment

I don't think its gonna happen. She's got her nose and ears done

I have dated a chick with her tongue pierced, but I didn't get anywhere with her

great stuff guys, i was hoping that there would be some freaks here, and i was right baby yeah!

Pik: man, it hurts, but lots of shit hurts, so its not like you'll be screaming in agony. its mroe like a cat scratching sunburn for like 45mins +.



Firewiz: pretty much what Boss said is spot on. it says:

Om Mani Padme Hum

3 years.... that's a long time to prevent a lot of sun burn, no matter how much I try to aviod sun i get burn

yeah, but if you just pile the cream onto that area only, is not so hard...tha rest of you can fry all you like

and that's just as weird! A big.... no burnt blob on a burnt arm

nah, if ya do it right, it looks fine. and it means your tat isnt faded in the first year...

I've got my ear pierced and have a pirate-ring through it. It's cool, but not really big enough. Then again, whenever is big big-enough anyway?