I have only use Diamond Ted and love the work.
p.s. I know when I got my tats you had to be sober or they wouldn't do it. That sounds like a good policy to me.

Ultimate Arts does good work too. It takes awhile to get an appointment but they have walk ins on Saturday. Be there before 9 and wait for an hour until they open or you probably won't get in. I won't lose any sleep because you look the other way when you see my tattoos Seabee. Doesn't anyone love you?

I love tatoos. They make it easier to weed out the people I have no desire to associate with.

beth, That would be a good sign for the tattoo parlor to hang up "Dont Drink and Ink". At least then they won't have a complaining customer the following morning!!

gmretirednow: I completely agree. My friend's husband got a wedding ring tattooed.
They have since divorced.
I also know people who got tattooed while they were drunk on spring break. Please, people! Don't drink and ink! (I think I'm funny...)

I never thought I could ever get a tatoo, but when I was 35 I went in and got one on the ankle. I really wanted it on my shoulder but I was afraid it would be painful and I would chicken out and it would look stupid half done. So I opted for my ankle, I thought at least that way I could always keep it covered with socks if it wasn't finished.

It didn't hurt that bad, felt more like a slight sting,so I decided 6 months later to get my second tat on the shoulder. I love both of them and don't regret it for a moment. I would like to get a 3rd and final tat, but I want to design it so it may be a while before I do.

As for what it looks like in 10, 20, 30 years from now I really don't care. It is something I enjoy.

The thing about a tattoo is if you get one with your wife's or husband's name and then move on to another wife or husband, will they make you wear one long sleeve on the arm the tattoo is on? Or can you just have a big x tatooed over it!!

I have to disagree with the pain is felt less afterthe first one. Wait, I refuse to get anymore after my first and only one... a gecko drinking a pina colada with a lei around its neck, in full color on the inside of my left ankle. And, yes, it means ALOT to me....

I got it when I turned 25 and my friend turned 21(with the same birthday and our moms have the same birthday all on the 13th.

The gecko, lei and pina colada represent my favorite vacation spot. It hurt like heck, just ask my friend and her husband (b-friend at the time). Well, maybe a guy from upstate New York doesn't exactly know what a gecko looks like, but it's close.

Oh, to keep it from fading, ALWAYS put the highest level sunblock on. It's been 7-1/2 years now and it looks just as bright as it did after it healed.

I love tattoos...in moderation and as long as they're tasteful.

And I doubt it's a fad that'll ever fade, considering people have been getting tattoos at least since the Neolithic period (up to 12,000 years ago).

The first tattoo is going to hurt regardless of where it is put. After that the next ones are a breeze,because you already know what the pain is like.

I always thought if I'd ever get a tattoo, I'd want a little yellow butterfly on my ankle. But, since I *so* do not like pain, I will have to rethink that one.

I have to say that I do not like tattoos. My ex-girlfriend had tattoos all over her back and sides. I really thought they degraded what was once a beautiful body. Now her body is just covered up in some strange ink.

Do you think this fad will fade?

I love tattoos. Beth asked my opinion for this blog, since I too, have multiple tats. I'm not officially part of the "Under 35 Crowd" even tho I work with Beth and am under 35.. Ha! The only advice I'd give to tattoo virgins, is get something that matters to you.

Oh, and Beth.. I'm not sure your supervisor would appreciate the stars like Kat Von D! Ha!

I LOVE my sisters tattoo! I'm glad I put more thought into this tattoo, unlike my first one. However, both can be easily covered.

I'm thinking of having eyeballs tatooed onto my eyelids for when I'm at committee meetings.

yay for sister tattoos!

i agree with the whole "finding a place i won't gain weight" thing.

i haven't gotten sick of any of my 3 tats yet, and i kinda think it will be cool to have them when i am old.

Don't worry; you won't be the only Off The Clock blogger with multiple tattoos forever. I intend to even up the score. But I'm only getting just one more; two is a good number. Then I'm done.

I actually edited this part out of the blog: the reason my tattoos are on my feet is so I can cover them up if I need to. Also, if I gain weight or possibly age (inconceivable!) then they shouldn't be too distorted.

deweeze: I haven't heard that about tattoos and drawing blood or injections, but I can tell you that I'm a blood donor.

gazettefan: thank you!

"Have you given any thought to what they will look like when you are 65, 70, 80, or 90 yrs old?"
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At that point,,,who cares?
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It'll probably give the undertaker a laugh.

Beth, you get more interesting all the time. The magnetic ribbons on the car are a lot more undoable.

Tattoos are not my thing but if you choose to do so thats your choice. But I have one question for those of you that do have them, ecspecially in those.....ummmmm.......unmentionable places. Have you given any thought to what they will look like when you are 65, 70, 80, or 90 yrs old? Just a question not a personal opinion in any way.

Also I just recently heard that even after 50 yrs health perfessionals have to be careful where they draw blood or give injections when there are tattoos involved. Even after all that time the ink could enter the blood stream and cause a major infection. I thought that was a very interesting bit of information when I heard it.