So I went to finally get my tattoo yesterday afternoon after 2 or 3 reschedules and 2 weeks of waiting. I’ll be the first to admit that I was a bit nervous as I had no idea what kind of pain to expect. Not to mention, needles and myself have never had a good history.
As soon as I get there, they sat me down and put a stencil of the drawing on my arm so I can see what it would look like - I was impressed. SO impressed, in fact, that I was ready to just pay for the stencil and call it a day. No needles required.
Now everyone I have talked to about getting a tattoo told me “Ohhhh, it’s not that it hurts per say, but it’s more of an awkward feeling”. Well they are all liars. The first 5 minutes hurt like a sonofabitch, but after that it wasn’t so bad….that is until my body turned on me….
About 10 minutes in, my whole body started to sweat like I was having a terrible hangover. I got a nauseas, light headed and a little dizzy. It was a weird feeling that came on in like 10-20 seconds. The fact that Metallica was blaring in the background didn’t help much either.
The tattoo artist looked up at me immediately ran to get an ice pack, 3 cups of sugar water and a twix bar. Apparently, some people (read little bitches) react that way their first time. I just wish that held true with some of my past sexual mishaps. Truth is, I didn’t eat too much that day and needed some sugar in the ol’ bloodstream.
So anyway, after my little breakdown, I got back up and finished the job like a man. I am very happy with the way it turned out. Check it.
It’s a musical note with a little badassery added to it and it’s on my left shoulder.
Not to get toooo gay (or personal), but music has been a big part of my life, especially during the teenage years. I also love the fact that when I hear certain songs, a memory (good and bad) pops into my head of something I experienced.
Props for my baker, Keith for drawing it up and Aaron for doing the ink work.
Now where is the next one going???
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wish my sperm were that angry.
bam bam bows to the angry sperm
Is that a spoon with your lone angry testicle on it?
Kerv, I love the Bam Bam call back. That’s the first thing that came to mind when I saw that Dan got perhaps the second most non threatening tattoo I have ever seen.
I wasn’t aware they were supposed to be threatening. But now that I know that’s the case, where do tribal or chinese or whatever the fuck they are, letters on a guy’s lower back (yes, a guy, not a girl) fall in the non-threatening category?
I like my angry sperm testicle on a spoon. leave me alone you assholes
You Know Who…my tattoo isn’t meant to be threatening. It is there in memory of a dead grandfather. But not everybody can get a tattoo on their ankle (yes a guy with a tattoo on his ankle) of a cartoon character. Which may or may not have been the worst childhood sports nickname ever.
ps - I too was not aware tattoos were suppose to be threatening
Non-threatening was a poor adjective to use. Don’t worry Dan it makes you look totally badass.