Love Body Art

This Tattoo Ain’t Got Nothin’ On The Video You NEED To See!

If you’re a gamer, you’ll appreciate this.  Kotaku.com posted a video of some guy from Michigan who got a crazy colourful sleeve and even though I don’t know games, I can appreciate this one.  The details and colours are incredible and for those of you who understand game characters, these are some of the ones you’ll see in this video:  “Toejam form ToeJam and Earl, Scout from Team Fortess, Sackboy from LittleBigPlanet, Vault Boy from Fallout 3, Link from Zelda, Raz form Psychonauts, Frog from Chrono Trigger, Conker from Conkers Quest, and Fippy Darkpaw from Everquest as well as a chest piece of Mutalisk Units from Starcraft.”  All together it took six hours of planning and 26 hours to create this body art.  Very impressive!  You can check out the video here.    

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New Couple Have Already Committed To Matching Ink

It always amazes me how fast celebrities jump into relationships.  Take Avril Lavigne and Brody Jenner for example.  A few weeks ago I heard that Avril was still working on her marriage.  Now I hear that she’s dating Brody Jenner, and they’ve already got matching body art.  Talk about fast!  According to Dose.ca, last week the pair partied in Vegas and got matching lightening bolt tattoos; Avril on her wrist and Brody below his ear.  Hmm, I would’ve thought that since Avril’s marriage didn’t last forever, that maybe she’d be more cautious with the next guy.  Apparently not.  As much as I like tattoos, I’ve never been a fan of getting one that represents a lover because relationships don’t last forever, but ink does.  Thoughts?  Check out the article here. 

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McGee’s Ink May Have Lured James Away From His Wife

By now I’m sure you’ve all heard the allegations that Jesse James cheated on his sweet wife Sandra Bullock with tattooed temptress Michelle McGee.  Well, an article at FoxNews.com tries to explain why men can’t resist women with body art.  In this case, it says bad boys like James marry good girls in the hopes of taming their wild ways.  But if they don’t deal with their desires for inked ladies, they’ll risk succumbing to a seductress like McGee.  That’s a very interesting theory and while it may have truth, I think that if a man is a cheater at heart, he will always cheat no matter how sweet, beautiful, rich his wife is.  To Sandra I say, leave the cheating jerk….but if you decide to stay, maybe consider going under the needle.  Check out the article here.

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Mmmm grilled cheese sandwiches…but as body art?

I just read about a restaurant in Lakewood, Ohio, that is offering customers a lifetime discount of 25 per cent off, to those with a grilled cheese sandwich tattooed on their body.  The Associated Press is reporting that the Melt Bar & Grilled, which has 25 different gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches on its menu, has joined with a local tattoo shop to make it easier for their fans to get inked.  My first thought was “who would wanna do that?”  I mean, I love grilled cheese sandwiches too, but not enough to make it a permanent body art.  However, fortunately for Melt Bar & Grilled, their fans don’t think like me.  In fact, so far they’ve posted pictures of the 85 people who have already inked themselves for the discount.  That’s right, there are actually people out there willing to get inked for a 25 per cent restaurant discount.  Which leads me to my second thought…”what do they put in their food?  Check out the article here.   

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Armed Forces Commemorated in Ink

With Remembrance Day just around the corner, I started to get curious about military tattoos.  I found an informative article at TattooJohnny.com that explains how Navy, Army, Marines and Air Force members differ when deciding on ink.  For those in the Navy, anchors, sailor caps, and Navy related images like periscopes are prevalent.  In the Army, images of awards, medals, and those who were prisoners of war or missing in action (POW/MIA) are popular designs.  Marines tend to be all over the place getting a wide range of body art like bulldogs, camouflage, and unit designs.  Lastly, the Air Force is the least likely group to get inked, but of those who are, Pilot’s wings, eagles, planes and jets are fashionable.  To read the article and look at the dozens of cool designs, click here.  And now a minute of silence…

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Heeeeeeere’s Johnny…forever in ink!

I absolutely LOVE horror movies, and have since I was a kid.  The chilling music and nervous anticipation of what’s going to pop up around the corner is thrilling for me.  However, no matter how much I love this time of year, I don’t think I would get a permanent image of my favourite psycho on my body.  First, because I have too many favourite psychos like Michael Myers, Freddie, and Jason so where would I put them all?  And second because what would worshiping a mental case say about me?  But thankfully some people do get body art of these classic creepy characters and the rest of us can admire them or scoff as we wish.  I prefer to show respect for those that want to die with Frankenstein on their skin.  Check out this list compiled by ChicagoNow.com of some frightening Halloween ink.

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Now Your Toilet Can Look As Cool As You

Okay, I’ve written about tattoos on people, children, corpses and even animals but today I expand that list to include…toilets!  That’s right, I just found an article at Beliefnet.com that talks about this new product that dresses up your porcelain throne.  It’s a decorative plastic cover that can be wiped clean and reused.  Now, my first instinct was to roll my eyes at this new form of “body art”, but when I checked out the actual designs at Toilet-Tattoos.com I was quite impressed.  There are some gorgeous designs available!  I’m talking about trendy stripes, outdoor scenes, festive images, and even encouraging words for potty training.  I’m not saying I’ll spend the 10 bucks on one, but I can’t lie…I’m a little bit tempted.  Check out the designs here.

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This 67 Year-Old Plans To Get 220 Flags Inked On Himself

I just found a great story about this 67 year-old man from India who says he’s going to get the flag of every country in the world tattooed on himself.  That’s 220 flags and so far he has six.  This guy is so obsessed with getting into the Guinness Book of World records that he changed his first name to Guinness.  Now that’s commitment!  On the surface it sounds like a strange story but the article I found at Telegraph.co.uk explains the mission behind the madness.  Mr. Guinness says “People who have no money wish to do something in their lives, so the poor people try to break records by their strength or their will.”  And it’s this kind of desire and determination that has motivated him to already achieve four certified world bests.  Very impressive Mr. Guinness.  I think the spoiled people of the world, including myself, can learn a thing or two about passion and perseverance from you.  Check out the article here. 

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Oklahoma City Bans Visible Ink On Cops 

I’m not surprised that some companies are unwilling to hire people with very obvious tattoos.  I’m not saying it’s right, but it’s just not that surprising.  However, when I found a story out of Oklahoma about this type of discrimination against wannabe police officers I was a little perplexed.  The news site Kfor.com tells the story of this guy Jesse Campbell being denied his dream of becoming a cop by the Oklahoma City Police Department because he has visible body art on his arms.  The department has a new policy that bans visible tattoos and forces current cops with ink to cover up.  Campbell argues that if he was allowed to fight in Iraq with them, why shouldn’t he be allowed to serve on the police force in his home country?  A good argument.  If this is about cops looking too intimidating, what’s wrong with that?  I mean, aren’t cops supposed to have a ‘tough guy’ image?  The article claims this policy started when citizens complained about visible tattoos on officers.  Unfortunately, this could backfire when society misses out on potentially great cops.  Check out the entire story here.   

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Ed Westwick Shows Off Strange Feather Ink

I am a big fan of Gossip Girl and even though I’m a lot older than the kids on that show, I can’t help but get sucked into the outrageously evil stunts they pull on each other.  I’ve even caught my thirty-something boyfriend watching with intrigue…and he’s not afraid to admit that he loves the character Chuck Bass.  In real life Chuck’s name is Ed Westwick and I just found a funny article at SoSoJuicy.com about Ed’s recent body art.  For some reason, he chose to get quite a large tattoo on both his right and left biceps.  One is a large black feather…I’d love to know the significance of that one because it seems like an odd choice.  And the other one is a topless redheaded pin-up girl.  I find it funny that SoSoJuicy.com attributes the girl tattoo to Ed’s response to recent gay rumours.  Gay or not, I’m still a big fan of yours Ed…well, just not of your tattoos.  Check out the entire article here. 

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