DISQUS

shub · 4 years ago

lovely!! n i've always wondered if the pic of the tatoo is on u!! now i've got my answer! :)

Apoorva Joshi · 4 years ago

Hmmm... the process sounds painful. I'll have to reconsider the one I plan for my forehead!

Ph · 4 years ago

Hey :) Can we see a picture of the dragon?

Amol Agrawal · 4 years ago

I m in office at 4.00 AM for a important migration...and see I got 2 mins time and I m reading ur blog...what can one do..u express that way...

infinity · 4 years ago

inspiring...i think i'll wait and think for a few years and then get one myself...

rumpelstiltskin™ · 4 years ago

idea: a pet dragon engraved in your body... i am sure you wont need a sweater / jacket for winters...

i think i should get a tattoo done and call it "No Comments"... to keep reminding myself to restrain from writing stupid comments...

IdeaSmith · 4 years ago

Apoorva: Try doing some 'mind-numbing' work beforehand, that should suffice for anasthesia...

ph: See my profile pic.

amol: Thank you very much, you flatter me.

infinity: Lemme know when you do and we can compare notes!

Madame Mahima · 4 years ago

wow..
i've always thought of getting a tattoo but ive refrained coz i'm scared ill get bored of it after a while..also needles are a BITCH.

i think your tattoo design is fab..i guess everytime you feel like you're being trapped and caught up in the conformities and formalities that this world's made up of, all you have to do is just look at the tattoo and know that somewhere in there is a little fiery dragon..(but watch out for those flames;) )

barbara · 4 years ago

when i was 17, i had a boyfriend with tattoos all over and it made me want a tattoo...i thought, no, i might regret it when i grow up. when i was 34, i was drying my legs after a shower and it hit me: a cat on my ankle. i got my first tattoo at the age of 34. after my daughter died in 2001, my second tattoo followed, a turtle and her name, bekah, on my right wrist. now at 50, i'm ready for my third, a hawk and the first letters of all my boys' [3 sons 2 grandsons] on my left wrist, with the same colors and font as bekah's. self mutilation, self expression, memorialization. it's my choice and i have no regrets.

Frigid Midget · 4 years ago

Babes, thanx a ton..now I am getting my butterfly on my ankle for sure :)

IdeaSmith · 4 years ago

Barbara...that was touching. Thank you for sharing that in this space.

manuscrypts · 4 years ago

paradoxical... by getting a dragon , u slayed a dragon...

Heretic · 4 years ago

Damn, did I post my comment somewhere else? :(

Valhalla · 4 years ago

A dragon.. an apt choice.
And the pic on your profile doesn't seem to show up right now!?

The Lone Rangers · 4 years ago

Definately COOL, Smithy!

Reena Mathews · 4 years ago

Hey Smithy,
Thats a sexy tattoo on a sexy back ;) (I assume)

AJ · 4 years ago

I SO badly wanted a dragon tatoo...but apparently my skin is too dark for the colors to show properly :( oh well... I think your just the lady to carry the dragon around :)

IdeaSmith · 4 years ago

Don't buy that...I'm dusky complexioned myself. You gotta have the right artist, that's all.

blokes · 4 years ago

good for u- i remember my "expression" of myself when I got my nose pierced when in 7th grade- the only girl to do so in my school- way back then it was not concidered hep at all!! and my parents were doubtful too! and now when i enter a class of highscholers in the US, they love that and we bond just like that!*snap*

Ailyn · 4 years ago

byt the way, i love your tattoo. it rox!

Andrew · 3 years ago

How much is a tatoo?That goes all over the back?I want one with Merlin and a fire spewing dragon on top of a mountain,with a night sky as a background
Omg...I missed a T in Tattoo...life as I knew it will come to a screeching halt...please help me... :)

ideasmith · 3 years ago

@ Andrew: That would depend on the artist, the intricacy of design, size and the colours used. You could google for tattoo artists in your region. I'd suggest going to someone who's already done a tattoo for someone you know (that way you have an idea of how good they are). Also, most artists are perfectly willing to just chat with prospective customers about designs, costs and tattooing in general.

the mad momma · 8 months ago

i dont know how i ended up in your archives, but here i am. tattoo artists are funny. the one i went to told my friend that you shouldnt get anesthesia because if you dont feel the pain, you're not really earning it. i got my tattoo at almost 30... a tree of life. and no anesthesia... .loved every bit of the pain and the tattoo.... and yes, proud of it