The mysterious blogger returns!

[saena17]

It seems like every time I post here, I begin with "it's been almost a year since I last wrote" and a lot of catching up has to be done. Luckily not much has actually changed between the last update and this one. :) My long-term subbing job at the elementary school finished in November, and I went back to daily subbing- this time in both counties

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[sammason]

PS Loving your tat! Would you care to give us a close-up picture of it and tell us what it's about for you? I'm planning another tat myself, this summer, to complement the leaf on my arm and the goat on my belly (see userpic).

[saena17]

The tattoo is actually temporary- although I can get ahold of more of them, so I was joking recently that I should just keep reapplying it until everyone is convinced I've gotten a tattoo, and then remove it and confuse them all. :) I'll try and remember to post a picture of it tomorrow and explain it, though!

That goat is pretty cool! What are you considering getting next?

[sammason]

I look forward to your picture and words about the temp tat.

Yes I love my goat. Did you spot how she's mildly risqué? I was going to make her the first in a totem pole of tats on my chakras, and I still might, but it's been well over a decade since I started thinking about that. Meanwhile the leaf on my L arm is sessile oak (Quercus petraea) http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-5NLJ46 traced from a botany field guide. I love it that, when I wear short sleeves, many of the people in my workplace immediately know which kind of leaf it is and which parts of the British Isles it symbolises.

The new tat exists only in my mind just now. I was inspired by something on a student's arm while invigilating his exam but what I'm having isn't what he had. I've offered to tell Watson (my partner) about it but she said no. Hopefully I'll get around to the ink within the next few weeks, and then I'll show a photo on LJ.

[gingerrose]

Just popping into the conversation to say that I love the idea of nature-themed tattoo art. Yours sounds so cool!

Not nature-themed, but if I ever got a tattoo this text and font is what I would get--no idea where.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzkd0v1BHf1qgqlgbo1_500.png

I'm saena17's sister, btw, not just someone random who likes commenting on other people's tattoos. :-P

[saena17]

I love that tattoo idea! :)

[sammason]

Hello, it's nice to e-meet you. The ink you're considering is lovely but it looks personal. I hope you'll choose the body site carefully, giving yourself chance to cover the tat when you don't wish to show your thoughts to the world.

My body art has been mostly nature-themed so far (except my piercings, except that a body is part of nature!) and I'll probably continue with that. Otoh my favourite kind of tats is heavy, abstract blackwork as worn by O-Shen https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=HZ1PuoamRgA Whatever ink I get, it'll be black.

[sammason]

PS do you like the body-art comms on LJ? eg ihearttattoos