Comments on: I’d Even Dye For You

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 07 May 2007 13:05:24 +0000

I already have one tattoo and have had it for over five years. I am fine with getting another one.
I made sure last time that I got it in a place that I could easily cover up so that it wasn’t unprofessional looking. I will do the same with this one.
I feel the same way about Wendy. If we never saw each other another day in our lives I still love her to death and would be happy to have a reminder of our friendship.

By: deb

deb — Sat, 05 May 2007 18:57:39 +0000

When my brother died I got a tattoo in memory of him. I’ve had the tattoo since I was in my early twenties…I’m now close to 40 and haven’t regretted having it a day since I got it.

By: babybull40

babybull40 — Fri, 04 May 2007 19:22:17 +0000

nice.. but painful.. good luck with that…

By: dmarks

dmarks — Fri, 04 May 2007 14:33:40 +0000

My general thoughts on this have been expressed well by others above.

I have friend with tattoos, but they are motorcycle people.

Have you tried those temporary tattoos? If not, you might try that just to see how it goes first. It’s not the same thing, but at least there are no regrets and it might give you more of an idea before you make the lifetime tattoo commitment.

I was also going to add the plight of poor Johnny Depp. Once deeply in love forever with Winona Ryder, he had tattooed on one arm “Winona Forever”. As we know, it was not forever. But still he was stuck with this tattoo. He ended up changing it to “Wino** Forever”. Some may think this is a nice save, but it makes him seem a little foolish overall. At least to me.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 04 May 2007 14:24:58 +0000

Alright, Ink for everybody! Tats, piercings, loud horrible rave music! Drink until everybody passes out!….oh wait, that’s not this site, that’s the dance club down the street from me. sorry.
Tattoos are pretty sweet though. just make sure it doesn’t look like a prison tat, folks just start asking the wrong questions.

By: laughingattheslut

laughingattheslut — Fri, 04 May 2007 01:55:59 +0000

No, I don’t have one. They seem to come up a lot in fiction, like even the X-files. Scully got a red tattoo that made her see things or something. And there’s a lot of books full of cool pictures, but the people I see with them in real life just don’t look the same.

You hear a lot about people trying to get tattoos removed or wishing that the hadn’t gotten a tattoo. But I’ve never heard anyone sat years later that getting the tattoo was like something they were really glad they did.

By: Playtah

Playtah — Fri, 04 May 2007 01:20:26 +0000

laughingattheslut - Thank you for the heads up! Do you have a tattoo? Just curious. You know a lot about them, so I figure you either have one, or know someone close who has one

By: laughingattheslut

laughingattheslut — Fri, 04 May 2007 00:54:50 +0000

Research the colors. If you do get a tattoo, grapes come in all kinds of colors, and you should be able to get an ink that won’t look too bad over time.

By: Playtah

Playtah — Fri, 04 May 2007 00:11:32 +0000

minijonb - Lol. Thank you!

laughingattheslut - Thank you for your comment. I’ve done enough thinking about this (years) that I’m satisfied that it’s an OK decision for me. I also figure that even if I someday come to the conclusion that I’m uncomfortable with the concept of alcohol, the Bible DOES mention wine, and even if it means grape juice (which I would argue it doesn’t), they both still come from grapes, so it’s a win-win situation. I like the grapes - it’s original…lots of people have butterflies, roses, etc. Grapes are special. Jesus first miracle was turning water to wine. Jesus said that He is the vine, we are the branches. Grapes have many symbolic aspects. And even if I were never to see Rachel for another day in my life (God forbid), she’s impacted me so much that a tattoo reminding me of her can’t be wrong.

By: laughingattheslut

laughingattheslut — Thu, 03 May 2007 23:35:53 +0000

I’ve always thought tattoos were a bad idea period. If you don’t like it later, you’re stuck with it anyway.

No matter how cool it looks when you first get it, tattoos just never look good on older people. And we are all going to get older if we don’t die first.

I like the words. I’m not sure about the grapes. You both seem very religious, and at some point you might not want to have to explain the wine symbolism to people at church. Or you might decide to give up alcohol all together and then be stuck with tattoos that remind you of wine.

That’s wonderful that you think you’ve found someone that will be your friend forever, but I thought the same thing, and I was wrong. Can’t imagine having to deal with a tattoo on top of everything else.

Have you considered something besides grapes? Other things get better with age, or start out as something plain and become something more. Butterflies. Diamonds. Stuff like that.

Also I have heard that different color inks fade at different rates. Have you done any research into what colors are going to look good in twenty years or so?