I'm putting my avatar picture on my left elbow next week.

Okay, not really. If I ever do get one, though, it's almost certainly going to have a shark.

Awesomeness, Hades! Let us know how much it hurt ;)

It's funny but I don't think I knew Alex had tattoos, even though he's always wearing shorts at MA. Weird. But now that you've fully outed yourself, you've got to explain this one...I'm sure there's a cool meaning behind it.

Essentially, it is an expression of my atheism. It boils down to "religions are so focused on carving out their place in the universe that they forget to include living life."

At the time I designed it, it was looking likely I'd go into the Peace Corps when I finished graduate school (I had done the early paperwork) and so I also was pleased that it had a logical pro-religion interpretation (there's room in the universe for all religions to get along) in case I ended up somewhere that a big atheist tattoo wouldn't be appreciated.

And then I hooked up with Lani and all thoughts of going to the middle of nowhere for two years faded away.

I think I'm cured of tatmania.

My third has places where the ink won't take, not even after two touch ups. I feel fortunate that this tat is in a relatively intimate locale that only a lover is likely to see, cause I'd hate for this kind of thing to happen on a really visible one.

Add to that the one tat I kinda dislike and toy with the idea of having laseremoved, and I think I'm pretty much done with tattoos.


But rock-on to you, Hades, and to all you inked-up peeps.

I say, make sure it's a design you love. Because the Ruth Buzzi tattoo I have on my forehead's getting old.
:D

Really? I LOVE that tat!!!

I should take a picture of Susan's and post. She's busy working today. Besides. it's a work in progress (as it will be for a couple of years). The vines will eventually grow all the way up her leg. And she has a hidden Mickey in the design!

I always thought it would be funny to get the Bart Simpson "Moth" tattoo, but I know it wouldn't always be amusing.

Well, here it is! My first tattoo!



It's still a bit tender to the touch, but that will pass in time. Pretty big, huh! It took about two and a half hours of work to be done. The endorphin rush came and left too quickly. For a while, the tattooing wasn't bothering me at all, but near the last half hour, the endorphins decided to run out and left me feeling every little bit of pain. I almost caved in and too the vicodin pill I brought with me. Come to think of it, I should have just taken it anyway and not toughed it out like I did!:p

Overall, it was a good expirience, and I will most likely do it again when the inspiration hits me in the future. As for now, this looks great and I'm sure will turn a few heads.;)

You know, thats what I thought when I read and saw Alex's post.... and I KNOW I have seen him in shorts...........

Hades! Its wonderful!!!!!

Looks great!

Now you get to go through the 6 month phase of wearing inappropriately torn clothing just so you get to show it off (don't worry - we all went through it).

nice...very nice.
makes me wanna get one even more. just gotta decide what