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Posted: **Tue May 27, 2008 4:47 pm**

If there is a forum for this, sorry, I didn't find one. I have seen a couple of tee shirts with some quotes on them. But I was wondering if any of you would be brave enough to have something tattooed on your body for life related to the Chronicles. Could be a picture of how you imagine something would look, or a quote. There are so many wonderful quotes that I'd have a hard time finding one. I love the idea from the humor section, the Staff of Law with a quote "This is my boom stick." Cracks me up to no end. Or maybe the yellow carious eyes tattooed one on each, uh, cheek. Or a white gold ring tattooed around the belly button. Sorry, I'm in one of those moods, I guess. And I have two more years to kill. Any takers on my goofy post? How about "We suffice." Or "Bloody Hell." Or "You never loved me anyway." Or a picture of the krill with a three-fingered hand holding it. Nom. Vain. Drool.

Posted: **Tue May 27, 2008 5:11 pm**

Waddley already has. Here's a picture of her showing it to SRD at the most recent Elohimfest in Albuquerque.

kevinswatch.ihugny.com/phpBB2/album_page.php?pic_id=1246

I thought there was a picture of a close up of her tatoo, which says "there is also love in the world," but I can't find it.

Posted: **Tue May 27, 2008 5:33 pm**

Rocksister wrote:If there is a forum for this, sorry, I didn't find one. I have seen a couple of tee shirts with some quotes on them. But I was wondering if any of you would be brave enough to have something tattooed on your body for life related to the Chronicles. Could be a picture of how you imagine something would look, or a quote. There are so many wonderful quotes that I'd have a hard time finding one. I love the idea from the humor section, the Staff of Law with a quote "This is my boom stick." Cracks me up to no end. Or maybe the yellow carious eyes tattooed one on each, uh, cheek. Or a white gold ring tattooed around the belly button. Sorry, I'm in one of those moods, I guess. And I have two more years to kill. Any takers on my goofy post? How about "We suffice." Or "Bloody Hell." Or "You never loved me anyway." Or a picture of the krill with a three-fingered hand holding it. Nom. Vain. Drool.

hehe...not any quotes but i do have the Number 7 on my arm, signifigant of the seven words of power ...the seven wards ...and the quote..."by the Seven" and of course the lucky number seven. but it looks like a scythe.

I did it myself with india ink and a needle and thread when i was 15 and not a bad job either, a marine bet me $400 that it would fade in a year and it didnt..and of course i never saw the guy again... so I guess you could say the Chronicles left an Impression on me at an Early age.

Posted: **Tue May 27, 2008 11:58 pm**

N and M on either side of a belly button would be cute.

Posted: **Wed May 28, 2008 12:00 am**

I have a skull and entwined snake on one arm, and an eagle on the other. I wonder if there's anything i could do to customise these Landwards?

Posted: **Wed May 28, 2008 4:54 pm**

Love Brasidas' idea about NOM and the belly button. And your 15-year-old attempt to tat your own self is pretty funny, Blackhawk. Ever considered a career in tattooing? Your other artwork is pretty awesome. Waddley's tat it awesome; just can't see it very well in that view. That is a great quote, too. SRD must have been flattered. A skull and snake.......makes me think of Marid for some reason. The eagle makes me think of the three-winged bird in the First Chrons, the one they shot down with an arrow outside of Soaring Woodhelven. But as far as incorporating them into a tattoo, I'm at a loss there, Brasidas. I have an anchor tat on my right shoulder blade; could be for many reasons, but it signifies Starfare's Gem. I plan to have a compass rose on the left shoulder blade when I can get around to it. Also for Starfare's Gem. The Giants are my favorite part of the Chrons, bar none.

Posted: **Thu May 29, 2008 12:47 am**

So you'll have the anchor on one side, the compass rose on the other. The middle will just be crying out for a Giantship...

Posted: **Thu May 29, 2008 12:56 am**

Rocksister wrote:Waddley's tat it awesome; just can't see it very well in that view. That is a great quote, too. SRD must have been flattered.

Actually, I think he was a little more freaked out than anything else

You should have seen the look on his face when I asked him what he thought about me getting his likeness tattooed on my rear.

Here's a closer picture, at about a year old:
kevinswatch.ihugny.com/phpBB2/album_page.php?pic_id=1479

Posted: **Thu May 29, 2008 1:42 am**

That's the view I was looking for!

Posted: **Thu May 29, 2008 10:30 pm**

Waddley wrote:Here's a closer picture, at about a year old:

You had that tattoo when you were a year old???

Holy crap!! Now that's a fan!!!!!!!!!

Posted: **Thu May 29, 2008 11:00 pm**

Waddley, the tat is truly breathtaking. Freaked out? I'd have thought he was flattered beyond words. Oh, yea, SRD always has words for every occasion. Maybe the guy doesn't realize how rabid and loyal his fans are, or how genius his work is. Well, whatever the case, getting freaked out is not what I'd expect. A Giantship on my back? My back is fairly tiny, dude. It would have to say "to be continued" or something. Maybe just a section of the prow, with Findail standing there in his abject misery and Vain grinning with his black teeth at him. There are a thousand things I could think of to put there. But how do you tell a tattoo artist what you want when they never heard of it? "Hey, man, can you do Cavewights?" "See where all these rolls of fat are around my belly? Perfect place for a jeherrin." "I want Nom on my thigh." "Hey, do Landsdrop right HERE........."

Posted: **Thu May 29, 2008 11:05 pm**

I want one of the Staff of Law.

Posted: **Thu May 29, 2008 11:07 pm**

Please don't tell us where you plan to tattoo that, thank you very much!

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 1:49 am**

Yeah, just hope they're not too close to your Illearth Stones.

dw

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 3:22 am**

Waddley wrote:Actually, I think he was a little more freaked out than anything else

I am totally unsurprised, from reading a little in the GI and from hearing from a RL friend who went to a signing of FR.

Waddley wrote:You should have seen the look on his face when I asked him what he thought about me getting his likeness tattooed on my rear.

O, so cruel!

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 7:46 pm**

"Service enables service."

Foamfollower said this to Covenant in one of the books (can't remember which one). It's incredibly simple yet powerful. I want to get it tattooed on my upper right arm.

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 11:20 pm**

That's from LFB, GG.

And welcome to the Watch.

"All right. So you're right. Tell me, just where the hell do you get hope?"

Slowly, the Giant rose to his feet. He towered over Covenant until his head nearly touched the ceiling. "From faith."

"You've been dealing with humans too long - you're getting hasty. 'Faith' is too short a word. What do you mean?"

Foamfollower began picking his way among the flowers. "I mean the Lords. Consider, Covenant. Faith is a way of living. They have dedicated themselves wholly to the services of the Land. And they have sworn the Oath of Peace - committed themselves to serve the great goal of their lives in only certain ways, to choose death rather than submit to the destruction of passion which blinded High Lord Kevin and brought the Desecration. Come - can you believe that Lord Mhoram will ever despair? That is the essence of the Oath of Peace. He will never despair, nor ever do what despair commands - murder, desecrate, destroy. And he will never falter, because his Lordship, his service to the Land, will sustain him. Service enables service."

Posted: **Sat May 31, 2008 2:54 am**

Lina Heartlistener wrote:O, so cruel!

I consider myself a bringer of peace.

Posted: **Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:48 pm**

I wasn't quite sure where to put this.....

When I was 19 (twelve years ago), I decided to end my life, and started cutting veins open on my foot (I was going to cut them all open, I decided to start from the bottom up). But I realized that I wanted to live before I got very far with it.

I have struggled with depression and suicide most of my life, and when I see those scars on my foot, I sometimes think, especially when I am feeling down, that perhaps I made a mistake by not going through with it.

So this is a message to myself, so I can see something positive to go along with the negative. And also to remind myself that I have to keep moving forward, even if at times I do not see any joy in life. I don't know quite how to put it all into words.

But it was important to me that I do it myself, rather than having someone else do it.

Posted: **Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:26 am**

Btw, who says that / where exactly or what incident?

Maybe it should be obvious to me, (I mean, probably Covenant!) but I'm not recollecting that specific quote.

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