The Tattooed Poets Project: Theresa Senato Edwards

We are launching this second volume of the Tattooed Poets Project with Theresa Senato Edwards.

Theresa seemed like the ideal candidate to kick off the month, as she is the devoted editor of Holly Rose Review, a poetry and tattoo literary arts journal.

Theresa has four tattoos, and picked two to share with us here on Tattoosday.

Her first tattoo was this Celtic symbol on the left part of her upper back:
A closer look:


Theresa tells us that this is the:

"Celtic symbol for motherhood, two dots representing my two sons. The goldish dot for Richard, his birthday in November (November birthstone); the red dot for Troy, his birthday in July (July birthstone). I had asked my younger son, Troy, if he thought it would be cool to have his artwork on my skin forever. He did, so he drew it for me, looking at a pic I got off the internet. Tattoo by Mike Calamita, Lasting Impression Tattooing in Hopewell Junction, NY."

My favorite of Theresa's four tattoos was the third one she received, this holly rose:

Theresa explains that this holly rose is

"a holly branch wrapped around a bloomed red/purplish rose with thorned stem.... [and] symbolizes my parents: my dad's birthday was in December; the holly is one of the plants that represents December. My mom's birthday was in June; the rose represents June. They have both been dead for more than 15 years. I had this done in their memory. That's also where the title of Holly Rose Review comes from, although I didn't know that at the time I got the tattoo. Also done by Mike Calamita."

Check out Theresa's poem "Holly Rose," about this tattoo, over at BillyBlog. You can read more of Theresa's work over on her blog here.

Thanks again to Theresa for helping kick off our second annual Tattooed Poets Project!

The Tattooed Poets Project, Volume II

April is National Poetry Month!

Last April, I launched, with the cooperation of poets across the country (and one across the Pond), the "Tattooed Poets Project".

In addition to the "regular" Tattoosday features, every day in April we featured the tattoos of poets. Each post featured poet-contributed photos, with a link back to BillyBlog, where one of their poems was posted on the corresponding day.

Not all the poems were tattoo-related, but many were.

This year, we are resuming the project again, featuring more poets, and a few returning ones.

I enjoyed this adventure last year and am looking forward to another successful April!

Tattoo Hati - Heart Tattoo (Album 2)

Tattoo Hati - Heart Tattoo (Album 1)

Link : Heart Tattoo Pictures

Tom's Sleeve is Based on Faith

I don't know what it was about March, but this final post of the month is the third featuring ink from a member of our Armed Forces.

Tom is eventually going to have a full sleeve that accentuates his faith. The top of the arm is done, with the main focus on the guardian angel on his bicep:


His grandfather passed before he was born and he has always thought of him as the guardian angel that watched over him.

This piece was inked at Aces & Eights Tattoo in Augusta, Georgia.

He also has a couple of tattoos featuring angels on the inside of his bicep and on the outer section of his upper arm as well:


These were done at Third Dimension Tattoos in Marshalls Creek, Pennsylvania

Tom is a member of HHC 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division.

Thanks to Tom for sharing his tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

F-hootress of Solitude

Bez

We Hoot Your Blog

We're famous on the internet! Four months ago. Awesome.

Bonus owl:



From Otto, done by Elie Falcon in Worcester Ma at The Tattoo Project. I bet people called Otto don't email We Hate Your Blog. Splitters.

Hooter Island

Awesome tattooist submissions from Christopher Bettley

Chin up!

I love these sad looking old school ladies, from Rachi Brains

Lindsay Lohan comments back George Lopez

Previously, Lindsay Lohan's shoes contained white powder and people been talking about it. George Lopez joked that the powder was baby powder to loosen up her snug shoes.

Then Lindsay comments back in her twitter, "Thanks for the childish comment regarding baby powder in my shoes to loosen up the leather ... don't you have kids?"

Then she continues, "Act like a grown man, have some respect and dignity for yourself."

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Michael Lohan wants to save his daughter Lindsay's life

Lindsay Lohan is reported to be not in good condition. Her father
wants to be a superman, to save her from the darkness.

He tells Michael Lohan, "There's a plan in place to get her off the prescription pills. I can't mention the details or she may run."

"No one can help Lindsay like I can. Everyone is coming out now saying they care. Why didn't they care when I went to the narcotics station, the cops, the judges? They didn't take me seriously. I'm trying to find out who is giving her the prescriptions."

He goes on to say, "Lindsay needs to be in a place where she's in detox from the prescription drugs, given blockers, therapy and counseling. She doesn't need to be in a traditional rehabilitation program where they're going to give her more prescription drugs. She needs the right people and God back in her life."

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Painted Lady

This is a gorgeous take on the day of the dead ladies, by Tony Ciavarro.

Lindsay Lohan's shoes contained with white powder

Lindsay Lohan's shoes contained white powder. She was spotted
walking out from her friend's house with powder coming out from her shoes.

What is this white powder anyway? Funny that she didn't notice it since it is so obvious.

One told a US newspaper: "In several 'mishaps' she has blamed her high-heeled shoes or paparazzi for pushing her. But just last week she fell over a cactus.

"If she doesn't get help soon, she's going to die."

Source

Spotify to hit US by Fall of 2010

The popular music streaming service, Spotify, plans to finally launch in America in the third quarter of this year, according to an interview with its Senior Vice President, Paul Brown. It had originally planned to hit the US in the third or fourth quarter of last year but reportedly ran into further licensing issues.

Spotify has 7 million users across Europe in the UK, France, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Finland, and provides a legal and free ad-supported music streaming service of nearly 8 million tracks from both major and independent record labels. Simply download the software - which looks unashamedly similar to iTunes - type in what you're looking for, and you're away.

Over 300,000 subscribers currently pay for its premium service, which offers ad-free streaming, the ability to listen on your iPhone, Android phone or Nokia Symbian phone, and cached offline playing - all for around £10 or €10 a month (about $15). Users can also buy a "day pass" of ad-free music for only £0.99 or €0.99, and the service provides links to legal download sites where you can purchase single tracks or albums with Spotify receiving a cut of the profits.

"We’re buying server space in random parts of the states and there are licensing discussions too," Brown told Bloomberg, "But they are going fine because we’re in a long-term partnership with the labels and publishers." It all sounds encouraging that Spotify will finally be ready to hit the big time later this year.

Spotify is also apparently in talks to partner with "unidentified U.S. Internet and mobile-phone service providers" for the launch, and plans to create further mobile applications, this time for BlackBerry and Palm devices. The company's commitment to the mobile platform was reinforced this week with the news of an updated iPhone app coming soon.

So far in Europe, Spotify seems to be helping to reduce music piracy by providing a free and easy way for people to get the music they want, with most users willing to put up with the occasional advertisement interruptions to their music or pay for the ad-free premium service. Either way the music industry and record labels make money (even if it is not as much as from traditional sales it is still better than the nothing they receive from illegal downloads) and hopefully this model can be successfully carried across the pond.

Source: http://neowin.net

Spotify to hit US by Fall of 2010

The popular music streaming service, Spotify, plans to finally launch in America in the third quarter of this year, according to an interview with its Senior Vice President, Paul Brown. It had originally planned to hit the US in the third or fourth quarter of last year but reportedly ran into further licensing issues.

Spotify has 7 million users across Europe in the UK, France, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Finland, and provides a legal and free ad-supported music streaming service of nearly 8 million tracks from both major and independent record labels. Simply download the software - which looks unashamedly similar to iTunes - type in what you're looking for, and you're away.

Over 300,000 subscribers currently pay for its premium service, which offers ad-free streaming, the ability to listen on your iPhone, Android phone or Nokia Symbian phone, and cached offline playing - all for around £10 or €10 a month (about $15). Users can also buy a "day pass" of ad-free music for only £0.99 or €0.99, and the service provides links to legal download sites where you can purchase single tracks or albums with Spotify receiving a cut of the profits.

"We’re buying server space in random parts of the states and there are licensing discussions too," Brown told Bloomberg, "But they are going fine because we’re in a long-term partnership with the labels and publishers." It all sounds encouraging that Spotify will finally be ready to hit the big time later this year.

Spotify is also apparently in talks to partner with "unidentified U.S. Internet and mobile-phone service providers" for the launch, and plans to create further mobile applications, this time for BlackBerry and Palm devices. The company's commitment to the mobile platform was reinforced this week with the news of an updated iPhone app coming soon.

So far in Europe, Spotify seems to be helping to reduce music piracy by providing a free and easy way for people to get the music they want, with most users willing to put up with the occasional advertisement interruptions to their music or pay for the ad-free premium service. Either way the music industry and record labels make money (even if it is not as much as from traditional sales it is still better than the nothing they receive from illegal downloads) and hopefully this model can be successfully carried across the pond.

Source: http://neowin.net

Lindsay Lohan was spotted with her ex beau Stavros Niarchos

Lindsay Lohan was spotted with her ex-beau, Stavros Niarchos at Hollywood hotspot Trousdale.

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Tattoo Celtic (Album 2)

Tattoo Celtic (Album 1)

Tattoos Gallery

Because getting a tattoo is such a major life decision - one that you can never truly take back - you need to make sure that you find the single tattoo that is going to make you happy for the rest of your life. Since the parlors themselves tend to limit the amount of designs the available, one of the best places to go is a tattoos gallery.


What is a Tattoos Gallery?


There are types of galleries available. There are galleries that display tattoos that people have already gotten - these are tattoos that are already on the bodies, with user photos and forums - and there are galleries that have tattoo designs that you can use for your next tattoo, completely printable galleries with over 10,000 different designs.


This type of tattoos gallery also comes in two types of its own. There are some that give you a huge library to search from, but you can only buy a single tattoo that costs you as much as 15 dollars. On the other hand, there are other galleries that, for 30 dollars or less, you can get access to 10,000 designs that you can choose from at any time in your life. Meaning, even if you find the single tattoo you want right away, if you decide you are going to get another tattoo later, you still have 9,999 tattoos to go without having to pay any extra money.


You may only need a tattoo once, but paying 15 dollars for a single tattoo is clearly not as valuable as being able to purchase access to 10,000 tattoos for just a few dollars more. And with that type of tattoos gallery, you can be completely sure that when you find the tattoo you are looking for, you are going to be satisfied with it.

Access to a Tattoos Gallery


Your search for your next tattoo should be something that you are continuing to do until the day that you decide to make your final purchase. By looking through extremely large galleries, especially galleries of tattoo designs themselves, rather than just tattoo showcases on people's bodies, your choice of the type of tattoo you will get is something that will not be rushed.

Tattoos For Women

As tattoos for women, especially in the back area, become more and more popular, is it true that women who have lower back tattoos, cannot have an epidural to assist with delivery of their babies, and what are the dangers associate with back tattoos if any?

Once again this subject has hit the news, and just as in the past, has panicked many women who have a back tattoo and are pregnant.


There is actually very little information available since so few studies have been done. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) are currently conducting some studies about the inks used in tattoos.


According to Mayo Clinic obstetrician and gynecologist Roger Harms, M.D., most pregnant women who have lower back tattoos, can receive epidural,s. except if the tattoo is fresh and covers a large area, in other words, the skin is still healing.There have been very few studies on tattoos for women in the back area in fact there have been very few studies about tattoos in general and there is little conclusive evidence showing an increased risk of infection.

There are only three vertebrae where an epidural can be administered. They are L1, L2, and L3. This is also the area where back tattoos are positioned. Most anesthesiologists will give an epidural block to a pregnant woman with a lower back tattoo, and where possible will choose an area without a tattoo to inject the needle.


Does that mean that some doctors will still refuse to administer an epidural, sadly yes, if they believe that the practice may be detrimental or dangerous to the woman, then they can and will refuse to give an epidural, despite information to the contrary. Many medical practitioners will err on the cautious side rather than risk the health of the woman with the back tattoo.

If you have a back tattoo then it is a good idea to discuss your options with your doctor before the birth of your baby, and if you are planning on getting a tattoo to celebrate the new arrival, why not consider waiting until after the birth, again, discuss it with your doctor.


Pub Med, the Mayo Clinic and BME concluded that there is no proof to substantiate the dangers of tattoos and epidural,s


If having a tattoo is something you really want to do but are worried about the risks to you and your baby then why not try henna, henna has been used by women in the middle east, especially Egypt for thousand and thousands of years, and is believed to bring good luck during pregnancy,and can last up to four weeks. If you do decide to go in this direction, be aware that you do not use black henna. Black henna is a very dangerous substance and should never be used, ever, so stay with the safe and gorgeous colored orange and brown hennas.

Tattoo Hati - Heart Tattoo (Album 1)

Tattoo Hati - Heart Tattoo (Album 2)

Link : Heart Tattoo Pictures

Girls! Girls! Girls!

A pinup overload from Danylo Stefan.

Back To Reality

Classic stuff from Cecil Porter, his others can be viewed here.

Lindsay Lohan not designing handbags with Ed Hardy

Ed Hardy wants to clarify that they are not collaborating with Lindsay Lohan in designing handbags.

A rep for Ed Hardy tells X17online that reports pertaining Christian Audigier's company and Lindsay's colloboration are hoax.

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Collection of Tribal Tattoo 2010

Collection of Tribal Tattoo 2010 - Tattoo4art