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10:40 pm
5/22/12

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[info]shootselephants
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Hi there! I have posted here previously about my ext tattoo before. I'm planning on getting "I am not wrong: Wrong is not my name / My name is my own my own my own" by June Jordan tattooed, and sometime soon. I used to want it to accompany images on my arms but I've realized that isn't for me anymore.  I'd just like some placement and font advice right now! I'd lie this tattoo to be easily visible to others, I was thinking my upper arm(s.) I'd consider doing one line on each arm, if that makes it easier (they are length.) I'd also like some ideas on fonts if possible. thanks everyone!
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01:12 pm
5/22/12

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[info]emulatingeve
New Tattoo + Placement Help
I had new literary tattoos completed last month.  They are on the tops of my shoulders and are ambigrams.  I am also looking for advice on placement for my next tattoo. 


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03:04 pm
5/21/12

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[info]theowlylife
Harry Potter tattoo
So my tattoo is 1 week old today. :) however, I'm going to need a few touch ups on a few of the letters. I just wanted to know, from people with word tattoo experience, what's the norm for when the tattoo is healing, or after it has healed?
I love all the comments that have been posted, you're all so lovely, I haven't replied to some just because I've been sooooo busy with uni. But thankyou!
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07:29 pm
5/15/12

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[info]theowlylife
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This tattoo means so much to me. Not only is it from Harry Potter but it tells me that I must always think positive and be strong. I love this. :)
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06:09 pm
5/13/12

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[info]theowlylife
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I'm going for my first literature tattoo tomorrow afternoon. I'm a big Harry Potter fan as it was a huge part of my childhood and my best friend as I was growing up, I was bullied a lot as a kid and changed schools frequently, books were my only friend and my escape from reality. It still is when I need it. So of course I would want a Harry Potter quote. I also have depression and I'm waging a war everyday. Most days are good but some, not so good. So I want a quote that will help me win the battle I face constantly and remind of positive things, and remind me to turn on the light. This is the quote I want: "Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."

I really want to get this quote on my forearm, between my wrist and elbow and in a typewriter font and it'll be broken into two lines. It can be three if needed. I know the font but I want to know what size it should be and if anyone could offer any photos of examples of size that would fit on my forearm?

Please and thankyou!
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11:05 am
5/10/12

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[info]morbidromantic
New Mary Oliver tattoo!
A few weeks ago I got my second tattoo, inspired by Mary Oliver's poem Dogfish - one of my favorites! I absolutely love it. I know the picture makes it hard to tell, but it's on my hip/upper thigh and I cropped out the lady parts!

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04:30 pm
5/8/12

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[info]mia_emerson
Kurt Vonnegut quote

Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt

      The closest thing I had to a best friend died 12 days ago. Yes, he was stubborn, sarcastic and sometimes even a bit intimidating. We couldn’t of been more opposite but underneath the masks we were kindred spirits. He being the wise, patient, and understanding one, and a great writer I might add, I can only aspire to be like him.
      He believed you don’t lose your dignity, that’s something you decide to give away. Amidst all his challenges and hardship, he never gave that away. He lost the battle with cancer but won that fight with the greatest strength and fortitude; he left our world on his terms not when the cancer decided for him.
      He was amazing. He was beautiful. He was perfect. And just like him, our friendship, irreplaceable; too great to define with simple words. With every last breath he took as I stood beside him, he also took a piece of my heart with him. He meant the world to me and I loved him more than he will ever know.

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03:29 pm
5/8/12

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[info]lorilynelessar
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? Yes, please. Sherlock Holmes.

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( Sherlockkkkk )
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12:48 am
5/6/12

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[info]underboats
placement ideas? help please

decided to get a Bukowski (from his poem regardless) tattoo, but i just need some placement ideas!


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also, does anyone have any bukowski tattoos they can share? :) thanks!
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03:51 pm
4/29/12

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[info]brittlesmile
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Hi folks! I'm thinking of getting my first tattoo, and I've decided that I want the first verse of Sappho's 16th fragment:

οἰ μὲν ἰππήων στρότον οἰ δὲ πέσδων,
οἰ δὲ νάων φαῖσ΄ ἐπὶ γᾶν μέλαιναν
ἔμμεναι κάλλιστον͵ ἔγω δὲ κῆν΄ ὄτ-
τω τις ἔραται·

(Translation
Some men say an army of horse and some men say an army on foot
and some men say an army of ships is the most beautiful thing
on this black earth. But I say it is
what you love.)

And I'm pretty sure I want to get it on my shoulder blade. But I'm kind of nervous about it, especially since none of my tattoo'd friends have textual ones. Is there anything I should keep in mind about sizing? Is there anything about having it in greek that would make it different or more difficult? Or just anything else I should know?

Thanks!
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