Comments on: Requiem For a Boy, His Tiger, … and Liberal Socialism

by: stefan

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:16:22 +0000

hey Bro ,
Your new tat is cool , did You design it?
ive recently been a little bummed i drew a
cool tat on my arm with an ink pen around 1992
of an indian motocycle Native American face and
headdress , anyway i didnt go get it made permanent , it was good . anyway do Yous Know of an Artist
named Martin Emond , He had tats of Calvin and Hobbes
around both arms/biceps and a massive Calvin on
his back , he loved that comic strip .
i reckon Youll enjoy looking up a photo of
Him and His tats . Beautiful Hearted Person
and amazing Artist ,unfortunitly He commited
suiside a few years back in LA . it was like
losing Kirt Cobain but worse cause Marty is a Great Friend . check out his pics . Yo Your tat is cool , im getting
more tats myself soon as , 4 so far ,should have been 5

by: Sarah

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:07:43 +0000

I remember Calvin & Hobbes, and I think I was only 17 when it got cancelled. I was so upset because it was my absolute favourite, and certainly not because it was cute. It was hilarious and brilliant.

I didn’t get my first tattoo until I was 28. I had just had the worst spring EVER (highlights would include an unplanned pregnancy which, after I decided to keep it, turned out to be ectopic so I had a miscarriage) and I finally stopped being afraid that I’d picked a design I might change my mind about. There are far worse things that can happen, after all. I don’t hate it yet, but if that day ever comes I think I’ll be sad to see it gone. I don’t quite understand why something that reminds me of the worst thing that ever happened to me would be something I’d miss, but there you go.

by: A Bowl Of Stupid

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:24:16 +0000

Gina, thanks for the comment. Yes, tattoos are like potato chips - it’s hard to stop at just one.

As for quests and cross-roads, you’ve obviously gotta do whatever is best for you, but quitting life is just not the right answer - ever. Really, why voluntarily give up what billions fight for every day?

And if you are seriously contemplating that route, please, for yourself and your family, maybe you should consider talking to a therapist. I’ve been in that place you are, and therapy helped me get past it and to remember there are still many more things left to come.

At a minimum, please check out these guys: http://suicidehotlines.com/

Thanks for reading, good luck with your next tattoo(s), and I hope to see more comments in the future.

by: gina

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:57:43 +0000

finished reading abt your tattoo, cover up is wild. i didn’t get my first tattoo until i was in my middle 40’s. had one done, then i was hooked, inking is like a drug(but legal). good for you, in your quest for your soul & life. i’m @ a crossroads myself, can’t figure out which way i want to go. do i walk away from 21 years of marriage or stay and make the best of it. suicide crosses my mind, but i’m scared i miss something….. keep blogging….

by: Cyn

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:41:32 +0000

you look hot.

by: A Bowl Of Stupid

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:31:49 +0000

Slouch,
“I, uh, notice you don’t have any tattoos. I think that’s a wise choice. I don’t think Jackie Onassis would’ve gone as far if she’d have had an anchor on her arm. ”

TK,
That’s just creepy … still. BTW, I ran into someone (not literally, so don’t worry ’bout me) from S.A. with similar tattoos of prehistoric drawings as yours. Is it like an S.A. national pride kinda thing to do that, or what?

K,
It’s only a brief emergence. All the bright lights, shopping malls, and running water is starting to get to me — I’m heading back to Amish country ASAP.

V,
Yeah, Chez’s dad is a really cool guy. Nice to see Chez is still milking this thing for all it’s worth. Fuck CNN. Yeah, I still like C&H too, but the tattoo itself was looking a bit nappy - and you’re about the only hot woman who remembers who they are … so there’s that too.

by: Vanessa (no, the other one)

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:10:54 +0000

The Miami Herald ran a brief piece on your friend Chez and his termination from CNN. I didn’t realize his dad is Ralph Page. Cool.

Here’s the link: http://www.miamiherald.com/418/story/430871.html. It’s in the same piece about Dwight Lauderdale’s retirement.

As far the tattoo, I like Calvin and Hobbes but do whatever makes you happy as you’ll likely do anyway!

by: Kara

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:16:51 +0000

At long last, Ironicles’ emerges from the rice paddies. ;0}

by: TK

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:44:33 +0000

The parallels in our lives continue, my friend. I just got back from my artist because we’re doing a design to cover up one of my early-age tattoo mistakes. Literally, like I just got back 20 minutes ago, and then read this. Weird.

Unlike you, however, I won’t be sorry to see mine go. It was a bad idea then, a worse idea now.

Take care bud.

by: slouchmonkey

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:48:51 +0000

“We haven’t had any irony here since about, uh, ‘83, when I was the only practitioner of it. And I stopped because I was tired of being stared at.”