So, who's all here this lovely wednesday night?

I'm here!

me too! i think i might be addicted to this board. :-\

Yeah.. the addiction kinda sneaks up on ya.. btw, nice to meet you! I haven't actually talked to you yet! theval

nice to meet you too! i haven't talked to many folks on here yet. ...i mainly pester Taz and JWerk.. or i lurk in the shadows

Well, no more lurking!!!. Hell, Saiyge ducktaped me out into the open when I started posting. So don't make me bust out the super glue, cause I totally will! And trust me, once you start posting.. you can't seem to stop....

haha ok ok. no more lurking. most of the time i just don't reply because it's better for the pro's to take it on. but you're right about the posting. i've been a bit more 'vocal' on here today. part of it being bc i got riled up over the arabic thing.. other part there's actually been some posts i feel comfy replying too. duct tape eh? that seems to work for everything... that's how i held my last car together...

Yeah.. duct tape is the shiz.. I just read that other post, and I can see how you got so riled up. I would have too. But I'll expand on that in the appropriate thread! So anyhow, it looks like you are just about as chatty as me! So now I start with the questions: How many (if any) tats do ya have? Whatcha do for a living? How did you stumble upon this board? I've been tatted 5 times, only 4 are visible though. I'm in the air force. I found this board by accident when I was looking for pictures and images for inspiration for my next tattoo(s). I haven't quit reading it since! And I still have no clue what my next tat will be, lol!

ok. easy questions first.. i have two tattoos. one on my belly of a fiery nautical star, it's a memorial piece. and the other goes from my shoulder to about halfway above my elbow. (just a little bit longer than a t-shirt sleeve). that tattoo is the one i hold very dear because of all the planning that went into it -- it's two giraffes, rubbing noses, with purple majest mountains in the background. i actually found this website very randomly. thanks to google! ;) i was looking for information on Bob Montagna's shop - fusion of styles, because I wanted to know if it would stay open, etc. I also needed help finding a new artist in AZ (or nj) since Bob's no longer with us... I got hooked by all the good info and personalities. I currently work for a company called Apogee Inc -- I sell very large sheets of high end acrylic to museums like the Smithsonian etc and while I'm at it I sell my soul... Before that I worked retail management for about 7 years. In november I'm opening my own business (hopefully) and escaping the daily grind. hmm. i'm trying to remember what else was asked... oh! i'm not in the air force, i did try -- but they booted me for medical reasons. however! my baby's daddy is in the air force (in japan last i heard). as for the next tattoo... i would like to continue my arm, i just have to get used to the idea of another artist continuing the work. i would like the other arm started, and the crowning piece i want for that arm is two praying manti, the female dining on the head of her mate (oh yeah. i'm a bit strange)...

whew. that's a mini novel of sorts :\

It is, and darn fine mini novel at that! I get the feeling we're the only ones on here tonight.... I hate my job. Only 13 more months, and I can finally do, say, pierce and wear what I want. It's not so much the AF, per se, that I hate. It's the bases that I've been stationed at and the shitty people that I've worked for that have ruined what could have been a great experience. Bastards. All my tats have meanings for me, I guess. The little red devil on my shoulder that says ' innocent little devil' describes my personality. I love penguins. They are interesting and sweet creatures. So I have a pudgy little penguin on my ankle. I have a weird swirly sorta spikey sun thingy on my hip. My old best friend has the same one. When I look at it, I can remember all the good times we had, and it makes me wish we were more in contact than we are now. Moving away from people sucks. The last one is a firery flowery thingy with a leo symbol. That one is hard to explain. But it fits me too. But it doesn't feel complete yet. I think I need to add some background to it. there, that's my mini novel for the time being. I do not think you are wierd for wanting the praying mantis tattoo. Hell, that occurs in nature, so technically it's a perfectly natural tattoo! The giraffes rubbing noses one sounds so cute. What made you think of that?

the giraffes started out somewhat randomly. i had all these ideas running through my head for my arm and i wanted it all to represent different people without it being too obvious and overdone. for example eventually there'll be two elephants (parents) with their trunks intertwined, and then i want 2 young animals sparring (me&bro), but i wanted to start it out with something that would represent mom & offspring. and i came across the most awesome photograph of a mother giraffe literally planting a big wet one on the head of her baby. it was PERFECT. what was most impressive to me about the image was that it was real, not contrived or imagined. we (the artist) and i re-worked the design a few times so that it fit with the flow of my arm... and yep. that's the story. funny, my friend geno (my only pal in AZ) only has 13 months left til he's done with the AF too. and his reasons for disliking his time seem to match up with yours, i guess it's not too uncommon to start to hate it? he's even more upset with them, because he got in trouble at a bar back in jersey, and now they're requiring him to go to AA twice a week and too an AF alcohol counseling class once a week. (i assure you, geno has no drinking problem, he rarely if EVER drinks). i didn't realize they were so strict -- he's covered in art and has facial piercings as well as gauged ears..

Boo!.... Don't ask me why I am still up.... *groan*

i don't know how you survived last night with all that firepower... i think i might only have a few minutes left online. i can't hog the computer all night! (poo.)

Blame it on a "random craving" that you "have" to stay on line....lol

haha i don't think that's going to fly. as it is i've been trying to bluff it away as if i'm paying bills online! my brother came over to visit specifically to use the nerdbox, so i have to be nice. g'night kiddos!

Hi J-Werk! Glad to see you made it! I'm just going to go ahead and assume that you had a blast last night. I am a little curious as to how an innocent garden gnome got brought into the whole thing. Bee- You can't leave. I will superglue and duct tape your happy ass.

good night sugarbooger.....*lol* -giggle-

OH Theval, don't be mistaken....There was absolutely NOTHING innocent about the gnome that attacked me and made pretzels out of my testicles!

My computer is so lucky that I wasn't taking a sip of my cherry coke at the same moment that I read your post. I bet that gnome was perfectly innocent until you corrupted it. You still have all of your fingers, toes and eyebrows, right?

No Seriously that bastard gnome (Taz's youngerest son) attacked me first! He flung me up in some crazy super secret ninja shit wrestling move and at the same time managed to mangle my junk! And then to make matters worse he tried to throw me down on my face to the concrete.... And Taz just laughed and laughed, that fucker!! Al night long it was, "The Gnome twisted your nuts into pretzels!"..... I still can't feel anything below my waist!

Well, what the fuck did you do to provoke him?!?

What did I do!!!! I will have you know that I was innocently siting in the yard chair (That oddly enough resemble the kitchen chairs) With my broomstick, plastic fork, and *lol*.... my stuffed bunny rabbit.... ANd the creep snuck up on my and "Demanded" to look at my eyes!... So like a good virgin I told my no.... Seconds later I was being helicoptored and in agonising pain!

I'm in for a little bit, but unfortunately guys, I seem to have contracted a bit of pneumonia somehow according to the doc and it's kickin' my ass. Gonna rest up a bit, and take these pills, or it's another god-damned 3 day vacation to lovely Avista Hosp. for interveinous antibiotics or some shit. I've spent enough time laid up in the joint in the past, so I'm going to bed.

Hope you feel better! I wonder if it's because of small metal fragments you got in your arm when you crashed into that iron thing in your house..... There was this one guy a couple of years ago that died from that same thing...... *kidding* :o) Get some rest and eat some chicken noodle soup. theval

Alright Brother! Be well!

No one is ever just 'sitting innocently' when armed with a broomstick, plastic fork and stuffed bunny rabbit.

Okay Theval, love ya and all, but I'm too worn out to chew on that one. Ya had ta bring up the metal thing again, didn't ya? I TOLD you guys, the sonnofabitch jumped me and used it's "INANIMATE OBJECT STEALTH MODE" to negate my otherwise unstoppable eagle claw kung fu.....

Then you have obviously never seen my super-dooper innocent face!....Taz was there!!! If the old man crawls on here ask him!!! It was TOTALLY unprovoked by me!!!!! Shit, moments proir Taz was hitting my in the head with the broom!!! OH christ and Crackers what a night! I really do need to ge some friggen sleep! 1 1/2 hours in the last 32hours is not so good! Reminds me of boot camp! Goodnight all!

You should have used carebear kung fu instead.

ahh.. boot camp. that brings back the miserable memory of having to shower with 30 freaking girls at the same time.

At least it wasn't 30 elephant trunks.......................(shudders)......

Showering with 30 girls?...Where can I sign up?... Hey Jwerk.... GOAT TITTIES!!!!! AH HA HA HA HA HJA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are a sick, sick, sick monkey! Cringing in fear does not help my sinus infection.... I think having a good time has caught up with me.... Do we have anymore quarter sticks so I can blow my head off? *groan*

Taz, don't make me tell everyone how you cried when the pull-and-pop confetti fire cracker backfired on your thumb!