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Sweet_E
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My first tattoo
#5343297 - 02/26/06 10:09 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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So I have been putting off getting my first tattoo for almost 10 years now. I always had one excuse or another... money, time, I wasn't totally 100% sure what i wanted, blah blah blah, you get the idea. So yesterday I just said Fuck It. I took $200 and went and got my first tattoo. I don't have a picture of it on my body yet, but this is what I got.

It's about 5 in tall and 3-4 in across the wing span and is on the outside of my right thigh just below my hip bone. This creature is called Boon and is a dream protector. In the words of Brian Froud who created this drawing " The faery companion called boon protects children from suffering bad dreams. In Norwegian folklore, this guardian spirit, call the fylga, is a creature who comes in dreams to give advice or warning, often in animal form. These protective spirits stay with a man or woman from birth to the end of their lives, and then pass on within the family to the next generation of children."
I chose this little creature, for a few reasons. One is that I have been having some of the worst nights sleep over the past two months. My dreams have been filled with stress and tension and unsurity. So I'm hoping maybe if I regain some of the faith that I have lost in our faery friends I will be granted a more peaceful sleep. Also I had a little kitten that I rescued from a bad situation when he was only 4 weeks old. I had to bottle feed him and he slept in a laundry basket with a heating pad on my bed until he was big enough to where I didn't think I would kill him in my sleep. That little kitten had the exact same shape of face and eyes as Boon, so I named him after the faery friend. Well, unfortunately, when I moved back to Colorado a few years ago that kitten was only about 6 months old and he got eaten by a Coyote in front of our house. So it is also in memory of him. I have to say, getting a tattoo was one of the most exciting experiences I've ever had. Laying on a table for 3.5 hours while someone puts a work of art on your body is so envigorating. And to top it off, all the guys at the shop thought that with the extent of the work that was being done I would take lots of breaks and end up crying. Well I proved them wrong. I didn't get off that table once during the whole session and I definately didn't get anywhere near crying. The best part is that after going through the pain and work, I got the best sleep I've had in months! So that is my little rant about my Tat. I'll try to get some pictures posted after it heals up and the color looks a little better. Just thought I'd share since it's been pretty much the main thing on my mind all day.
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Re: My first tattoo [Re: Sweet_E]
#5343305 - 02/26/06 10:11 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Sweet_E said: I have to say, getting a tattoo was one of the most exciting experiences I've ever had. Laying on a table for 3.5 hours while someone puts a work of art on your body is so envigorating. And to top it off, all the guys at the shop thought that with the extent of the work that was being done I would take lots of breaks and end up crying. Well I proved them wrong. I didn't get off that table once during the whole session and I definately didn't get anywhere near crying. The best part is that after going through the pain and work, I got the best sleep I've had in months!
Awesome!
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Re: My first tattoo [Re: Sweet_E]
#5343306 - 02/26/06 10:11 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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cool!!
love Brian Froud.
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Re: My first tattoo [Re: Sweet_E]
#5343644 - 02/26/06 11:17 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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You will get some more tattoo's are addicting.
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I agree.
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Re: My first tattoo [Re: Sweet_E]
#5343665 - 02/26/06 11:24 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Interesting, I don't have any. The gf has one tho.
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