@NorCalDan 140834 wrote:

some days it’s worse for me,some days I can block it out,
my mom,my father,and my mom’s father all died of cancer,
I’m turning 55 in October,some days I think about it more than others,
it scares me a lot.
ya,I know that’s dark,but it’s in my head,
today we went to a funeral of a HS classmate that passed away from cancer,
on days like this it gets really bad.
now you know a little more about me.

🙁 Dan. Cancer is of a treatable disease now than it ever was – Given that you’re probably hyper-vigilant for signs and symptoms, you’re probably way ahead of the game.

Still hanging in there. I’m itching to get another tattoo, but given that I only had time for four hours of sleep on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, that seems pretty unrealistic.

Boxers are clearly the superior choice. I find underwear to be rather prohibitive if I’m relaxing around the house. I’m just sayin’.

@buttwheat 140586 wrote:

So Saturday is my anniversary I don’t know what to get my wife of 20+ years. She already has a good vacuum, iron and a new washer and dryer so I was thinking either a new lawn mower or a chainsaw, what do you think?

Spa weekend! Spa weekend!

@Sam-I-Am 140457 wrote:

Personally, I think that’s a lousy tattoo.

Nonsense. I have notebooks full of similar doodles when I was in middle school, and my middle school doodles were awesome.

@ArniVidar 140520 wrote:

Don’t, under any circumstances, get a tattoo for your 18th birthday.
It is almost 100% certain that it will be horrible, that you will regret it, and that you will have to either have it removed or covered in a few years time.

I realize this is not what you want to hear, but I couldn’t be more honest.

Or more ageist. While she likely doesn’t have the kind of coin required to get a nice tattoo at age 18, I don’t think being 18 makes her totally incapable of good decisions.

I love those Thai inspired tattoos, and have a tiger that’s sort of neo Traditional but inspired by stuff like that. I think being 18, you have to more carefully consider:

1) Is it realistic to travel? Even a few hours.

2) Is it realistic to get the funds necessary for this?

3) Where do you live? (Non-specifics, please, since you’re under 18.) If you live in Achin’ Asshole, Alaska, but intend to move to Seattle for college, save your $500 worth of birthday money from Gram-Gram and wait until you have better access to artists.

I fell asleep with a gentleman friend over at my house last night. Oops. He wasn’t that boring, but I was that tired.

Oh, Sam. I’m so sorry about your pup.

I’ve been busy out of my mind lately. Taking a long weekend to rest up in the mountains. Turned my phone off. It’s a weekend just with friends, and I’m looking forward to it.

I’d actually advise against a black and white design type tattoo. Anything with a focus on symmetry and simplicity is going to make your scar look like a livid mess. Deviation and symmetry are not buddies. Talking to an artist is the best start, but I’d advise with something complex with a lot of color.