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Post by Ookami on Jun 9, 2012 21:49:50 GMT -6
I don't have any tattoos. I may get one in the future. But they're quite expensive and I have so many other expensive things I want... Bluuuh!
I love tattoos though, tasteful, beautiful ones. Like Japanese Irezumi
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Post by Flying Piranha on Jun 9, 2012 21:50:34 GMT -6
Inspired by Ookami's Skrillex meme a few pages back...I adore that we can curse here now. >_> I always hated having to neuter everything I typed on the old AF, not I'm not so afraid to slip a few curses in once in a while. XD
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Post by Ookami on Jun 9, 2012 22:00:01 GMT -6
I have a sailor's mouth... I admit. I feel ya, bro.
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Post by Panda on Jun 9, 2012 22:01:58 GMT -6
Yeah, I noticed that too...
I think it was because the old site had more of a chance of being found by the youngin's. Now it's like old friends getting back together after a few years and having some drinks; we don't have to watch what we say.
And I have three tattoos...
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Post by Ookami on Jun 9, 2012 22:05:26 GMT -6
I mean, I figure we're all adults here... So... I haven't been reprimanded yet! :"D
And ooo. I don't judge at all! I love tattoos. Tattooing is such an ancient art form. Do you care to share what they are of? Or is that personal?
... and if anyone calls Tsuru a prissy-dude, or a fruitcake or a girly man... All he has to do is flash his tat or his chocolate bar abs... and be like 'OH WHAT NOW'.
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Post by Panda on Jun 9, 2012 22:10:02 GMT -6
In person, I curse so much... It's really unladylike, and I try to have a handle on it... But they're just words to me... Nothing else.
Not at all! I have calligraphy on my right shoulderblade. It translates to: The ten-thousand things come from a single source. This great mystery cannot be known."
Which is a knod to Taoism. It actually is the start of my backpiece, which will be a rendition of the old painting The Vinegar Tasters, which are Confucious, Lao Tzu and Buddha huddled around a pot (you guessed it), tasting vinegar.
I have a snow lion on my left side, right beneath my ribcage.
And then I have Winnie the Pooh on a balloon behind my ear. He's about an inch, so he's not really noticed much.
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Post by Ookami on Jun 9, 2012 22:14:38 GMT -6
Oh awesome. Those all sound beautiful. I really love the saying your calligraphy has. I really want to get some kind of wolf tattoo one day. Wolves have a special meaning for me. I've gotten to meet them up close and they are just the most amazing creatures. I've had an affinity for them (and wild canines in general, but more than any, wolves) since I was a child and my mom's maiden name was Wolf! Haha. So I joke that I'm a werewolf since I'm "half wolf".
There are a few great tattoo parlors in Chicago with amazing artists. I just know that when it comes to tattoos, you get what you pay for. And if I'm putting something on my body that will be there forever, I want it to look good and be good quality. But that means... lots of money is needed o3o;;
It sounds lame... but I also want a Skrillex tattoo. Just a small one of his "logo" of the "ILL" part of his name.... I honestly love his music and it's a big part of my life and I would not regret having it be a part of me forever.
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I also want to get my ears pierced and stretch them. JUST A TEENY BIT
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Post by Flying Piranha on Jun 9, 2012 22:17:19 GMT -6
Man, my parents cursed around me/took me to R movies/let me play violent video games from a stupidly young age, and I honestly think I'm better off for it.  |
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Post by Ookami on Jun 9, 2012 22:18:34 GMT -6
Mine never did. And I'm cool with that. If I ever had a kid I really wouldn't want them to see R-rated movies and swear. It's just how I was raised and I'd raise my kid the same way.
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Post by Panda on Jun 9, 2012 22:20:14 GMT -6
My parents didn't let me for a while. But they started being more open about things, and I definitely appreciate it. It's made me who I am and I couldn't ask for anything different.
True that, Steph. It costs dem bills, yo. It's a big decision. But I like the investment. It's going to last my lifetime. No regrets.
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Post by Ookami on Jun 9, 2012 22:24:46 GMT -6
Yep. It's an investment indeed. I already have the two parlors I'd want to pick between if I ever got a tattoo... Hahaha. Just trying to think about an artist. I don't have the money atm but I know the places I'd want to go.
My parents were okay with it once I was "old enough" and now they're pretty open with it (my dad not as much because he still treats me like I'm a kid... like not wanting me to swear or watch "bad" movies with me at times... he thinks I'm still his "little" girl I guess)
But I inherited the Wolf swearing gene from my mom's side.
A-fuckin'-woo
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Post by Panda on Jun 9, 2012 22:29:48 GMT -6
I'm daddy's little girl, too. He still can't discuss my personal life with Brian and it's been 5 years. He's still iffy about me an my tattoos, but with three already, there isn't much left to say. And he wants one, so he can't get slick!
My mom has definitely calmed down over the years. As long as I communicate with her, she's pretty cool about things.
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Post by Ookami on Jun 9, 2012 22:32:23 GMT -6
My mom's mostly cool with things.
I'm not a daddy's girl... well. I don't WANT to be. It's not that I don't like my dad. I just wish he'd realize I'm 20 now... I can swear and watch whatever I want o3o;;
He freeeeeaked out when I came home with my red hair the first time... heh.
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Post by Panda on Jun 9, 2012 22:37:52 GMT -6
It's something I could only imagine, the feeling they have as parents. Every time I try to think about having children myself...
Geez. They rasied me. They wiped my ass, fed me, and cradled me. I used to cling to their legs and beg to be around them. I wanted to be involved with them every step of the way. Now I'm an adult, moving out in a few months, trying to apply the skills they taught me to flourish.
And they are left with an empty house, hopes for Sunday phonecalls, and they must wait and see what I become.
Guh. I don't want to be so bonded and have to let them go. ;.; EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT'S BEST AND THE WAY OF THINGS.
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Post by Ookami on Jun 9, 2012 22:41:27 GMT -6
I guess it's just the way of life. All birds must leave the nest and go fly on.
I cannot imagine having children. I thank my parents for all the time and effort they put into making me a good person and making sure I was loved and taken care of and had people believing in me and giving me everything they could to see me succeed.
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Post by Panda on Jun 9, 2012 22:46:13 GMT -6
Brian wants two kids... I can really only see myself with one... Which is an improvement! I didn't want any at all... It's such a commitment.
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Post by Flying Piranha on Jun 9, 2012 22:46:29 GMT -6
I like the idea of raising a kid to be a better version of yourself, and do better than you...but I couldn't do it. I highly doubt I could ever make that large a commitment when I can barely even motivate myself to do little things. That, and I'd probably wind up severely fucking a kid up...
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Post by Panda on Jun 9, 2012 22:50:48 GMT -6
I know what you mean... It scares the shit out of me, honestly... To have a life's direction completely in your control that isn't your own...
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Post by Ookami on Jun 9, 2012 22:51:40 GMT -6
I just don't want kids. I cannot see myself having kids nor being able to properly raise them. Ever since I was little, I never was dreaming of the day I became a mom. Not that being a mom isn't a challenging or amazing thing, I just don't really want to be nor could I really be...
I've always had a firm goal of having a fulfilling career... even when I was younger. Whatever that might be. Right now, that's some kind of curator. Haha.
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SAPPY HOUR ON AF. OH YEEEAH.
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OH I GAVE TSU A LAST NAME LOL. I USED A FRIEND'S NAME. HA. But Kai doesn't get a last name! Inuits didn't have surnames traditionally, neither do Water Tribe people.
BUT SERIOUSLY HAS ANYONE ELSE NOTICED THAT TOPH AND ASAM ARE LIKE, THE ONLY 2 PEOPLE IN AVATAR WITH LAST NAMES....
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Post by Flying Piranha on Jun 9, 2012 22:55:35 GMT -6
I know what you mean... It scares the shit out of me, honestly... To have a life's direction completely in your control that isn't your own... And the fact that from the moment they're born, your life stops being about you and starts being about them, for the next two decades. That's mind-bending. |
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