Tattoo - Revisited (Part III)

Oh yeah, I'm back. Deal with it.

Got tried of playing with old ideas. Didn't help that the one I went back to; I'd lost all the Photoshop files for it. Bummer is; I knew I'd seen them recently. Like really recently. :(
I did get to play with it some, and it is still under the works, but I'm moving to a more simple idea; as I've YET to hammer down a tattoo idea when they all seem to be so complex. When they're complex, I try to play with them (Oh, that sounds bad. lol) 'til they're perfect. When I get close (dear lord...); well, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, right? So I keep working. Then the whole idea implodes - injuring only my self confidence, and itself - and even if I hit the magic Ctrl+Z, I see what it had become, and it never looks right again.

So! Simplicity to start; I have decided. Here's what I got...

I fully expect everyone's first response to be, "The hell... Castles?!"
No, rooks. Like chess. Ask my dad; I suck at chess. But I'm a thinker, and chess is very much a thinking man's game.
Then, by process of elimination; I picked the rook. I'm usually stable (so the castle part of the piece came into play), and I never screw around getting to where I'm going. I get there in a dead straight line. (For those of you who don't know, rooks move in straight lines.)

So it all made sense to me.

Thoughts? Anyone?

And there we have it!

So ends "Tattoo Day," and I did actually get shit stuff done. I nearly forgot after work, but a friend of mine was like, "Tattoo!" when I said I didn't know what to do.

You know who you are. :) Thank you for reminding me. Otherwise I would have remembered MUCH too late.

So I went back to my original idea. Removed some stuff, and so needed to move stuff around. New pictures can be found here; in the same place as every other time...

Tell me what you like, what you don't, what you feel I should change, add, remove. I'm open to input, but that doesn't mean if you SAY something I will DO it.

Now off to a movie. A scary movie; alone.
I need friends...

And so; I declare tomorrow...

Tattoo Day!

I declared today T-shirt Day, and actually got stuff done one my t-shirt. I don't like the still unfinished product, but; I got far enough to realize that it wasn't going to turn out like I wanted. That's good enough for me.

So as ANY avid follower would know (as there are few - if not none - of you, I'll spill the beans) I've gone through several tattoo ideas, and trashed them all.
So tomorrow, I will revisit them all; and attempt to fix what I found to be broken, and make them BETTER!

I can already see it all crashing and burning, but let's hope for the best; shall we?

The Struggle

I have officially scrapped all current tattoo ideas; as you can see here. I played with them for too long, and just couldn't make them look like how I wanted. *shrug*

So back to square one; and I'm still open to suggestions.

I'm starting to center around a quote from a song.

"Got to be the best,
Got to change the world."

-Muse (Butterflies and Hurricanes)

I like it. Stands out; means a lot. Good song too.
Anyway, back to whatever it was I was doing...

Tattoo - Revisited (Part II)

So I decided to go with the cassette, which leaves two things...

One, do I stick with the plain cassette like the picture I posted, or modify it some more to really make it my own, and; two, where should I get it?

All that being said, I have modified it, but am still open to the old, unmodified cassette.

Kinda looking for some comments from others. I have - of course - spoken to Ashley, and listened to what she had to say, but we didn't really get to finish the conversation, and my ideas were only words. Now I have PICTURES!!!

Here's the pictures; I look forward to hearing everyone's words of advice. :)

And yes, all songs are actual songs, and all time's are actual times. I don't screw around with stuff like that. :P

The Original Idea

Use Somebody Kings of Leon	Same as <-- plus the song length.
Still the One Shania Twain	Same as <-- plus the song length.

Tattoo - Revisited

So, to all who didn't know... my last tattoo idea - as seen in Where I'm Whirring Right Now - crashed and burned, so I have been on the search again. My search has been long, tireless, and with no end in site (until recently, maybe).

For starters, I did reach out to my readers for help (the small number you are), and; I did receive some feedback. I thank those of you who attempted to aid my search, profusely. Your ideas did not fall on blind eyes, and deaf ears. (You know who you are.)
That being said, this door is not closed. I'm still welcoming ideas, even though I have come up with two - yes two - of my own possibilities.

I played with may ideas of refereeing, but couldn't make any stick out to my eye, and into my mind, as; hugely creative and unique. One that would not have a random person see it and go, "Sorry, I don't get it." Essentially, self explanatory to a point.
An example being, "I see the quill. It's beautiful. What does it symbolize?" kind of deal. This of course not being MY tattoo, but; a perfect example of the simplicity, and yet intricacy that I'm in search of.

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My new ideas tie me to the era in which I was born into; the 90s. Let's face it; I am a 90s child. Among the first of the decade. Super Nintendo was THE game system to own, alongside the Sega Genesis.
I watched the computers we know today become common place in households, along with cell phones, and laptops.
I saw the start and end of the ORIGINAL GameBoy, GameBoy Pocket, GameBoy Colour, GameBoy Advance, and Gamboy SP, PS1, PS2, N64, XBox, and GameCube.
The birth of the Wii, the PS3, and the XBox 360, the CD, DVD, BluRay, flat screen, plasma TV, and of course the iPod.
And in all this I saw the death of cassette tapes, and the VCR with its VHS tapes.

And this leads to my new ideas...

First, the cassette tape. Not only did it bring me music, but the NEVER forgotten "books on tape," that I loved; mostly so I wouldn't actually need to READ the books. (These books had nothing to do with school, to clarify.)

Now, most people have a love of music - this I do not claim for myself. But I have a tie to music that started as a child. Let's be blunt, shall we? My dad is a kick ass singer. From him I learned to sing, and this increased, and still to this day increases my love for music.

The first music I heard would have been on a cassette, but now it's more likely to come from a CD, or MP3 player of some sort. All the Harry Potter I listened to on tape, eventually moved over to CD, and is now located on my iPod, for easy listening.

So there it is; the cassette.

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Second, VHS. I never know what to call it. "The VHS," or "the tape that goes in the VCR." What ever you call it, it was the first thing I would have watched a movie on, and I do love my movies.

I remember having two WALLS of VHS tapes, and recording whatever TV shows I wanted to watch in my room. That's how I watched Pokémon.
Now we have only the best of movies still on VHS, but the movie industry are making DVDs of them, and reselling them. Don't get me wrong; it's a good move on their part, just it's annoying that we can't swap them ourselves. Know what I mean?

There it is; the VHS tape.

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So all in all, I've got to things that I've seen die (so to speak) in my lifetime, and both have drastically shaped their industry. All I have to do is pick, put some finishing touches on them, and that will be that.

Now, I've heard tattoos are like Pringles. Pringles' slogan being "I bet you can't eat just one." The tie between the two being that a tattoo, most can't only get just one. (Not judging, just saying.) So that being said, the referee idea is not completely down the tubes, just put on hold; so to speak. And whichever I choose from here - to START - the other wouldn't be trashed, just also put on hold. So really, finishing touches are all I need right now. And ideas are welcome for ALL these. ("All these" being the refereeing idea, and the cassette and VHS (as seen above).) So please, I'd love to hear your two - or perhaps three - cents. (If 50 Cent's reading (which I highly doubt), all your input is welcome too. lol)

Cheers.

The Ongoing Search

Alas yes, I still press forward for that design that will be perfection in a tattoo for me.

As seen before I did have a design, but it fell through. Most things pertaining to it became... bad, and it had set so well in my brain that I couldn't change it without hurting me. Unfortunately, it needed to be changed, and so the whole thing was scrapped.
The irony being that most who had helped, or given input then came out of the wood work about not liking the idea.

NOTE: I'm not being spiteful, or angry. Just "talking" as that's what I do here. I'm not lashing out, and am not looking to offend, and I HAVE mentioned this subject to all persons involved. I'm not looking to blindside you; again, just "talking."


So every chance I get, I pop into the Google search engine... Go to images, type in "hockey." Scroll, scroll scroll... "Ice hockey." Scroll, scroll scroll... "Ref." Just looking for ideas to make my creative mind kick in. Scroll, scroll scroll... "Referee." Scroll, scroll scroll... "Hockey referee." Scroll, scroll scroll... Oh for goodness sake. There's nothing out there. "Ice hockey referee." Scroll, scroll scroll...

I decided to go down the referee route as that's part of my life that is important, and will continue to be a part of my life until I can't skate anymore. This idea was suggested by Ashley, and is a brilliant idea. (I love you honey.) Unfortunately for me, although it is a brilliant idea, it's also an idea that has very few areas to be creative in.

So... I mean suggestions would help. Anybody?
Um... I'm starting to think of going in another sort of direction, another design that has more freedom. But as there isn't really much to my life (fuck no I'm not doing something for diabetes, get that out of your head) I'm stumped.

Maybe it just wasn't meant to be...
*shrug*

Where I'm Whirring Right Now

Did you know it's actually spelt "whirring"? I though it could be "wurring," or "whurring," or maybe "wherring." Dictionary.com says it's "whirring," so that's what I'll go with.

Got as few things buzzing around in my head right now. They didn't just start now, they've been there a while, but I figured I might as well get them down now, asI really haven't written in a while; for which I do apologize, once again.

Keep in mind, none have anything to do with any of the others, so I seem disconjointed; I am being disconjointed.

*shrug*


Tattoo

Yes, I am contemplating getting a tattoo. I'm thinking of getting it in ten months, which'd be sometime in July. I placed it there for a few reasons. One, I've had people say "Wait a year on it," and some have said, "Six months is a good wait time." Twelve plus six is eighteen, divided in two (to get the average) is nine, so ten should be just fine. I just finished designing it, and got it okayed (as in doable), so ten months would be ... July, and; two, it has much to do with TV I watch (alone, and with Miss Ashley), and that would be after all the seasons this fall/winter have concluded.

I plan to get it on the upper right side of my back (shoulderish), but I'm not doing the stereotypical "dude shoulder tattoo" thing. I want to be able to take part in the work force, as I will need to be employed outside of refereeing to survive, before I really start taking off there.

To do that, I needed to keep it in the torso area. And as I refuse to get a tattoo on my lower torso, I confined myself to the upper torso.


Here's the current picture that has been put most places I am usually (ie. Above my TV, over my bed, the stairs to my room, and my computer in my room. Also it's the wallpaper of my cell phone, laptop, and computer.)

In "real size" it's 4.5 inches tall, by about 4.3 inches wide.
Apparently that'll take about three and a half hours to do, and cost close to $500.

Now, there are a couple shows on there that are on the chopping block this season; Dexter and Grey's.
I didn't like them much last season, even though I do really like them.

Dexter, was sort of sketchy, and not as good as it's first two seasons, which was really disappointing to me. And Grey's had a good start and finish, but not so good in the middle. We'll see how they turn out this season.

The Mentalist was on there, but I didn't like last season at ALL, so it got cut. A tangent, and yet not...


School
I thought I was missing school. At first I couldn't put my finger on why, but after some though I think I got it. It's not the class; definetely not class or the work.
The social aspect. I'm not a really social guy, so I know that sounds weird, but it's true.
I miss being around a large group of the same people (who I vaguely know) on a regular basis. Meaning, "Going to the mall wouldn't cut it."

Both dad, and Miss Ashley have said, "Well go back." I put some thought into it; and I guess I could. But I will NOT go back and run up my student debt for shit I won't ever need.

So today I went browsing. I could only find two things I want, or might like to know as a part-time student. Digital Music Production (http://bit.ly/c8NMa5), and Graphic Design (http://bit.ly/dpFQCN). Each one has stuff I'd like to learn, and the good thing is that I can pick the courses I want to learn at my pace, which is awesome.
So, say if there's "How to Draw a Dude Picking His Nose" I can just not take it, 'cause fuck; that's completely and utterly useless.

I looked at Digital Music Production 'cause I like music. I've done the "sing into the computer" thing, and want to know how to make it better. There's a course on making your at home studio, and guiatr lessons for beginners. "No previous music experience required." Awesome, 'cause I'm instrumentally challenged, but would LOVE to learn to play guitar.

Graphic Design I looked at because I like playing with stuff like that. In my Photography course, that was on of my favourite things. And I deisgned my tattoo; so learning how to use all those programs better would be of good use, if I ever decided to do something that involves graphic design, or maybe want another tattoo; it'd work out to my advantage.

I mean there's nothing cooler than being able to go, "Yeah, I designed that," and I think as a tattoo, it'd be even cooler. But we'll see. I mightn't even want another tattoo.


Work
I am looking for a job. I want full-time emplyment, and I want to be at least a little happy with what I do for now. It certainly won't be a career, as I want refereeing to be my career, but like I said before, "I need something now in order to survive."

I am currently living with my parents, but I can't use their health insurance once I turn 21. I turn 21 beginning of February, so the clock's ticking.
It also doesn't help that I'm diabetic. That makes living - even without paying rent and utilities (in the future), food, etc. - VERY expensive. So I need full-time employment, decent pay, and benefits.

In Conclusion
...figured I'd put that so we'd all know I wasn't continuing on the last section.

THAT is what's running through my head right now.
Cheers.