Tattoo You: Immune System Cells Help Keep Ink in Its Place

Post by fenwick67 » Fri, Mar 09, 2018, 6:52 PM UTC

evincarofautumn wrote: post #23

Jaruzel wrote: post #2

I love tattoos. I really do. Just not on me. People go through cycles, where their personalities and interests shift every decade or so. Hardly anyone in the 40s and 50s is the same person they were in their 20s. I'm in my 40s now, and I love (in no particular order), Iron Maiden, Spiderman, Sci-Fi, LEGO, The Amiga Computer, Batman, Star Trek, Star Wars, Dr Who, Pink Floyd ... and that's just my top ten, right now .…

I’ve always wanted a tattoo, still do, but nothing has ever seemed right for this reason—what will stand the test of time? What won’t I want to remove from my skin? Some day I may do something mathematical like a visual proof of a theorem I care about, or some symbol meaningful to me. Or maybe just something like this on my wrist: Blood type: A+ Allergies: Penicillin, Eggs If Dead: Cryopreserve

Post by 2474 » Fri, Mar 09, 2018, 6:55 PM UTC

betenoire wrote: post #40

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I think people overthink tattoos. I believe it's perfectly fine to get tattoos of things that have always meant something to you, meant something for you for a short period, or don't mean anything to you at all. I think people get stuck thinking it has to be super personal and define who you are. Scott Campbell equates his body to looking like a truck stop bathroom stall. He has poorly done tattoos, great tattoos, ta…

Exactly, and I'd add that not all meaning is relatable. It could take you back to a feeling you had, like sights and sounds and smells can. Just a few of my tattoos have meaning, the rest don't. But they all take me down memory lane and remind me of various times of my life.

Post by miranda_rights » Fri, Mar 09, 2018, 9:02 PM UTC

qubex wrote: post #38

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Thanks for sharing, qubex. While I can understand opening up to friends and family about getting a tattoo can be hard or embarrassing I am glad you are beginning to do so. I am sure you don't need my advice but if it helps just remember that your tattoo is a part of you but not the whole you. It's just a physical manifestation of something of interest to you. It doesn't make you any more or less of a person than the…

Here’s a photograph of it... Make no mistake, I love it. It reminds me of the beauty and underlying pattern of the universe. https://imgur.com/gallery/a9KhF

Post by jgalt212 » Sat, Mar 10, 2018, 3:05 PM UTC

Post by evincarofautumn » Sat, Mar 10, 2018, 8:36 PM UTC

teeray wrote: post #37

evincarofautumn wrote: post #23

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I’ve always wanted a tattoo, still do, but nothing has ever seemed right for this reason—what will stand the test of time? What won’t I want to remove from my skin? Some day I may do something mathematical like a visual proof of a theorem I care about, or some symbol meaningful to me. Or maybe just something like this on my wrist: Blood type: A+ Allergies: Penicillin, Eggs If Dead: Cryopreserve

I'm sure the blood type and allergies information would be welcome, but the "if dead" bit may be problematic if you don't follow it up with legal docs. Recently there was a dilemma in an Emergency Room where a collapsed patient had a DNR tattoo on their chest: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/1...