Thursday, 4 September 2014

MY TATTOO VIRGINITY

For my birthday, back in April, my girlfriend bought me a tattoo voucher. I have been saying for years that I want to get a tattoo, but I'm so fucking lazy I have never got around to it. She bought me the voucher so that I would no longer have any excuses. Four months later, on the afternoon of Friday 22nd August, I finally lost my tattoo virginity. To a lovely bearded fellow by the name of Luke. This is what he did...

 
photo by Coma Diary

As many of you will know I am a huge fan of punk band Against Me! and this is a line from their song 'The Ocean', which is on their fourth studio album 'New Wave' (2007). It isn't so much that I particularly love that song. Don't get me wrong, it's a great song and I dig it, but I just love that line. I love the imagery that it conjurers up. Laura Jane Grace is a fantastic song writer and I can't wait to see Against Me! live, for the first time, in November!

I really hope they play 'The Ocean'.

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  1. Anonymous4 September 2014 at 09:35

    Definitely my favorite Against Me! track. Those last 2 minutes are intense.

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  2. Anonymous4 September 2014 at 21:44

    Congratulations on losing your tattoo virginity!! I lost mine two years ago to a tiny little pentacle on my ankle, and have since gotten two more, big ones too! I never thought I'd get even ONE. So look out, because you'll get addicted. I'm just saying.

    Of course, I married a sailor with 16 of them, so maybe mine were inevitable.

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  3. Ginny5 September 2014 at 03:42

    Very nice. Do you plan on getting any more? I have one and have been tempted to get a second but I can't decide where or what.

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    1. MARTIN5 September 2014 at 07:58

      Yes! I pretty much have my next three already planned out. They were planned out before I even got this one. Haha.

      Go for it Ginny!

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  4. risha6 September 2014 at 10:04

    Yay!
    It's gorgeous- what a lovely script!

    I lost mine two years ago- it's a cherry blossom flower (long, sad story) on my left wrist. I need to get more work done on it (this year!) and I'm probably getting my second one done too.

    It's bloody addictive, hey?

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    1. MARTIN6 September 2014 at 10:09

      Sure is. What's the second one you are going to get?

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  5. Luka6 September 2014 at 14:33

    Well it took ya long eniough! Damn, dude. Looks great though, excellent placement choice. Don't tattoos on bone feel great? All 7 of mine did. XD Actually serious, apparently the fleshy parts are worse, but I'm a bit of a masochist and will probably grin through those as well when I get there. Baha.

    Now go get more!

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    1. MARTIN18 September 2014 at 18:05

      Have you had any more recently? Now that you've got a fancy pants new job you should treat yourself. So... you go get more!

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  6. Tabitha Wells18 September 2014 at 17:59

    That's an awesome tattoo! I love when people put more thought into their tattoos than just a skull or a butterfly or a cross - something that holds more meaning and can be unique to them. That's why I designed both my tattoos by myself. Of course, the second one was just the font and placement that I designed, but still.

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    1. MARTIN18 September 2014 at 18:04

      Thanks, but... my girlfriend has butterfly tattoos.

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    2. Erin22 September 2014 at 10:02

      Well, there's one blog I'm never gonna read. Who knew my skulls and butterflies had no meaning, sigggggh

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    3. Anonymous22 September 2014 at 21:24

      I like butterflies. I was thinking about getting a butterfly. :( Don't they signify, like...freedom?

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  7. Erin23 September 2014 at 10:36

    Samantha (Sam?) I'm just going with stuff I think is pretty because AESTHETICS IS ENOUGH FOR ME
    (& Coincidently my tattoo artist is always amazed at the shit I bring him,
    "Beeeeeeeeeen, can you do this?"
    "Erin where'd you find that?!")

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