Horatio

Sounds like you have researched this a bit. A few other things to consider: 1) Will you really still want it when you are older. Tattoo removal is very expensive, very painful, and not always 100% effective. 2) Your religion may not allow tattoos. This may effect where you can get married or where you can be buried. It may not seem like something that is important now, but you never know how you might feel when you are older or have kids. I have several friends who suddenly found religion when they had kids. It does happen. 3) As stated above, make sure any place you go for tattoos or piercings are SAFE. All states do not have the same rules for tattoo and piercing establishments. People have gotten infections and even died from tattoos and piercings done without the proper precautions being taken. 4) Although it is not "life threatening", some of the inks used in tattoos contain large amounts of metal (iron oxide I believe). It is possible for the tattoo to heat up or cause skin irritation if you have an MRI. The high powered magnets excite the metal in the tattoo. Again, not a huge issue, but it is something you should be aware of. 5) Never get a tattoo or piercing without really thinking about it first. This might seem obvious, but I know a few people who got tattoos while drunk or to be "accepted" by their "friends". They all regretted it afterwards. It's too serious a decision to be made on a whim. I will get off my soapbox now. Very well said. Another quick tidbit: if/when your friends have tatoos, ask them where they got them. If your friends' tatoos came out really well, go where they went. If they didn't, don't go there. Hamsters don't get tattoos... we like our fur too much. *fasts forward to when all these tattooed people are in their 70's, 80's and 90's, with flabby skin hanging down* My... look at those tattoos now! you know how I feel about stereotypes, Horatio If you can show me any old people with tight skin, I will give Joey Ramone a cookie. *~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final cut*~* I'm sure that meant you'd get Joey Ramone to marry me, Horatio. Anyway, Oh, and... Yea, I know. the last one is BB King. I'm horrible. *~*The Psyxchedelic Luau*~*TheAstronomy Domine*(~* I wouldn't consider that tight skin... But, hey, if it gets some random guy a cookie, I won't argue. Oh, and my view on the tattoo debate (yeah, inspired by RvB): Think about how you were ten years ago. Did you like the things you like now? Were you as smart as you are now? No. No way. Would you like a permanent drawing from that younger, dumber you permanently on your skin? (It'd probably be a dinosaur or something. Like... a Barbie.) Like that, you ten years in the future would probably hate the tattoo you chose now. Unless it's Optimus Prime. That guy will ALWAYS be cool. *~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final cut*~* The earthbound Gang, Strong_sad, and Pink Floyd are ALWAYS cool Goshdangit. ... If you did Random Quote still, that would so be today's quote. Since I'm like the only user who was never quoted. XD Aw, man. Now I'm gonna have flashbacks to all those good times and cry. Its all your fault really. *~8The Psychedelic Luau*~*The Astronomy Domine*~* Well, I can semi-agree with teh SS (I prefer H* more, really), but they're all not in the sane league as PRIME! Seriously, if I had only one wish I would ask for a semi that turned into Optimus... So. Awesome. Ah, yeah, random quotage. How long ago was that? I can barely remember... And also, thanks for reminding me to update my siggy. We also have lots of new avatars in the base gallery. Take a look. You might find one you like!

I would not consider also and extra redundant, but then again you wouldn't want to ask me. English was my worst subject. Seriously? What was your best subject, then? :rolleyes: Ummm, violin? Niiiice. I always envy you guys with musical talent... You should record yourself playing for me. *nods* Doglover has done this in Taynio's topic. She is playing the piano and wrote the music called Waterfall. Really phenomenal.

What great pictures you all take. Except for the one where you seem to be too close to the edge, the one with the view. I was a little nervous on that one. Your brother might have had the search teams looking for him if there was no way out. Glad to hear he made it okay! 11 hours of driving a day... horrors. At least you are back home now. You can always post travel pics in the travel topic in HampsterDance Talk. It is one of the pinned topics. Thanks for those pictures, they are wonderful. If you want to see a really great picture, go to the U.S. Government topic and look at the picture that Jesse did.

I love my Cingular/AT&T... iPhone!!!!!!!!!!!! Great texting, great camera, great everything. I play with this thing more than I should. I am in the internet all the time now. Cingular ROCKS! so any way what's up you guyses i'm way really board out of my mind i didn't even use the right bored.... Cingular is terrific. i like the old symbol not the AT&T globy thingy I agree. It's like a cute little perrson. I think I'll name him Globey ya that's it Globey! Say hello Globey Hello Globey Do you see how bored I am?!?!??!?!?!? Play Clickomania! That passes too many hours for me! I love that game.

I love my Cingular/AT&T... iPhone!!!!!!!!!!!! Great texting, great camera, great everything. I play with this thing more than I should. I am in the internet all the time now. Cingular ROCKS! so any way what's up you guyses i'm way really board out of my mind i didn't even use the right bored.... Cingular is terrific. i like the old symbol not the AT&T globy thingy I agree.

I love my Cingular/AT&T... iPhone!!!!!!!!!!!! Great texting, great camera, great everything. I play with this thing more than I should. I am in the internet all the time now. Cingular ROCKS! so any way what's up you guyses i'm way really board out of my mind i didn't even use the right bored.... Cingular is terrific.

Not true. I think you have written some poems that are equally as good.

I love my Cingular/AT&T... iPhone!!!!!!!!!!!! Great texting, great camera, great everything. I play with this thing more than I should. I am in the internet all the time now.

I would not consider also and extra redundant, but then again you wouldn't want to ask me. English was my worst subject. Seriously? What was your best subject, then? Ummm, violin? A Violin playing hamster....... yeah I could see that. Lol. It's a really small violin.

*~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final cut*~* John looks STEAMY hot in that picture cool. I didn't know that album existed *~*The psychedelic Luau*~*The Astronomy Domine*~* (i happen to agree!) he is my #2 to elton! yes the album does exist look for it in the elton john section at best buy or someplace...it looks like the picture i posted...the album is from 76 but the concerts are from 74. (may & november) Track List: "Here" (London, Royal Festival Hall) Skyline Pigeon Border Song Take Me To The Pilot Country Comfort Love Song [with Lesley Duncan] Bad Side Of The Moon Burn Down The Mission Honky Cat Crocodile Rock Candle In The Wind Your Song Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) "There" (NYC, MSG) Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time) Take Me To The Pilot Bennie And The Jets Grey Seal Daniel You're So Static Whatever Gets You Through The Night [with John Lennon] Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds [with John Lennon] I Saw Her Standing There [with John Lennon] Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Your Song The B---- Is Back i realized why the picture looked so dark...we just got a new computer and the brightness wasnt up very high....so now i can see john better! :-) *~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final Cut*~* Joey Ramone is my favourite, then Keith Moon. *~*The Psychedelic Luau*~*The Astronomy Domine*~* and where's john lennon? *~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final Cut*~* Somewhere in the Top 5, probably... you know you need a boyfriend when dead rockstars and cartoon characters seem amazingly hot *~*The Psychedelic Luau*~*The Astronomy Domine*~* ditto ditto ditto....for me it's dead & gay rockstars........and i have never had a boyfriend....sigh :closedeyes: There is plenty of time for a boyfriend. Trust me on this one! Enjoy your life and live it to the fullest. You will have a boyfriend before you know it.

Wonderful!!!!!!!!! How is your summer going so far??? Pretty good, although mostly boring. Working, kayaking, picture taking. I'm home now to help out with vbs. I miss my college friends and internet access. We have missed you! Glad to hear things are good. The lack of internet access really makes you realize just how much you enjoy being online and how big a part of your life it is. After the hurricanes, what I missed most was my internet access. Okay, so, here's my typical journal style entry of what's been going on in my life (sorry it's so long): So far, my summer has been pretty good. I've been working in the Club House (it runs kinda like a hotel) with a bunch of kids about 11 years old. We basically do housekeeping work. I've also been taking tons of pictures, kayaking, and swimming. It's been nice. Ian had more mono complications, was hospitalized, has a surgery, and is now still recovering. I got back home early Monday morning, because I'm helping with my church's Vacation Bible School. I now have a ranger hat that says Ms. Terry. (The theme is "Rescue Zone: Saved by God's Power) They've got me taking pictures of the kids and lending a hand wherever I'm needed. It's tons of fun. My friend Phil came over today. We played DDR, went swimming, and jumped on the trampoline. Then we chatted for about an hour, and he taught me the basic swing step (he does ballroom dancing). And then he tought me how to play Final Fantasy (despite most of my friends being video game/band/anime geeks, I rarely if ever participate in any of those activities). And Phil plays piano (he taught himself). Didn't know that. He might be coming over again on Thursday, or I might go to his house. Which brings me to the interesting parts. Upon my arrival, I found out that Ian apparently has a girlfriend, and incoming freshman. And I'm okay with that, I'm allowing my feelings for Ian to subside because, in reality, he's probably not a good match anyways. I'm only concerned for Ian's sake because last time he dated a freshman, she cheated on him and left him heartbroken. But whatever, it's his life. I just hope he doesn't get hurt. So with that information, it's helped me to get over Ian, which is good. This is what I needed. Interesting part two: I was talking to Lara last night about Phil coming over, and it hit me like a ton of bricks: I might have mentioned earlier that what I need in a guy is a hybrid of my friends Kenny, Ian, and Marius. Duh! Phil matches that description! From Kenny, Phil has the faith, and the slight neuroticism (hey, you take the good with the bad). From Ian, he has a bit of culture. He does the ballroom dancing and plays piano. And he's willing to teach me things. And from Marius, he has the video games, anime, ddr, and j-pop interests (which both Ian and Kenny would likely reject). And Phil was also the one who answered the "do you have a crush on me" question in a 20 questions thing awhile back with that he had a crush on me in 4th grade. Which is trivial, really, but if you think about it, when you have a crush on someone, you never lose your feelings for them 100% (unless maybe, they did something awful to you, but that's never happened to me) And yeah, tonight at VBS when I was waiting for some kids and thinking about the day I had just spent with Phil and all that, I realized that I'm starting to have some feelings for him. But I need to be careful not to rush it or do anything stupid. So we'll see. I need to get back into a habit of praying for God's will, wisdom, and guidance in my life more often. *loves long posts* You will have to post a pic of you in your Ms. Terry Ranger Hat! Your summer sounds like it has been fun so far. Kayaking is really a great way to exercise along with being relaxing for the mind. I hope Ian is back on his feet soon and in the best of health. As for the news of a freshman girlfriend... ohhhhh. You really are doing well in handling your feelings and moving on. You have a great friendship with him and that is something that no one can ever change. I hope this girl does not break his heart. Phil... he sounds like a really cool guy. I like the fact that he is a combination of all your friends. It says something when he will ride his bike with a stuffed duffle bag to see you. Phil sounds like a great friend and a great guy to think more about. You are smart, so I am certain you will handle this at the speed you feel comfortable with and I really can't see you doing anything stupid. So, it sounds like you will be having a spectacular semester. Thanks for filling us in. Hahaha yeah, Phil is really a sweetheart. The only problem is that if we were to pursue a relationship, his college is a good 5 hours away from mine, at least. But who knows? As for the Ian thing, yeah, despite that and the fact that my grandpa is dying of cancer (he's old, in his 80's), I was in a really really really good mood yesterday. I was even in a good mood when I was cleaning the house yesterday morning (I hate cleaning, unless I'm getting paid for it). Haha yeah, I'll have to get a good picture of me in my hat. And kayaking is tons of fun. I recently got an mp3 player, so last time I went kayaking I took that along with me, which was cool. Mmm...that's pretty much it. Today I need to pack up all my stuff for college (I'll be leaving directly from camp) and, if possible, get my room straightened out (it looks like it exploded). And that's pretty much it, I think... Waterproof the MP3!!! That advice is not really for you, but for me. I can see me falling out of the kayak into the river and my iPod losing it's life by drowning. Your grandfather and family will be in our thoughts, hearts and prayers. Cancer is pretty scary. I hope you get to spend some time with him so that you can tell him how much you love him and how he has been a wonderful part of your life. Now for Phil... five hours... oh my. Distance makes the heart grow fonder? As for your room... just get the commercial version of the Mega Hyper Uber Shop Vac and vacuum everything up. The Shop Vac will clean your room fast. lol we have a shop vac, but it's at camp. My mp3 player isn't waterproof, but I keep it in a zip lock bag in my life jacket pocket. And my kayak is pretty hard to tip unless you do something really stupid, like lean all the way over to one side or try standing in it. I doubt I'll be able to see grandpa again, because he lives in FL (he and grandma moved down there from NH when grandpa decided that a man his age shouldn't be shoveling snow off the roof of their house). And yeah, five hours. I guess that's what instant messaging is for. I figure if I ended up in a long distance relationship like that we'd both get webcams. Camp?!?!? Get that Shop Vac home from camp! I would do something stupid like stand on my back legs in the kayak. Please call your grandfather. Before you do, think of everything you want to tell him and please do this. New Hampshire, I love that state, so beautiful, but so snowy. I agree, they do better in Florida. Webcams!!! Stellar idea!!!!! Instant messaging and text messaging... great ways to stay in touch. Hahaha we need the shop vac more at camp than here. As for grandpa, he was was never really a big part in my life, so I don't have anything really to say to him other than "See you later" (not goodbye because I'm pretty sure he's saved and I'll see him again in heaven). But I do take pictures that my dad sends to him on occasion. I'm more worried about grandma on dad's side, because she's an emotional basket case over all this. (They've been married over 50 years, and only slept apart once the whole time). And NH is gorgeous. They had this beautiful log home too, it was so pretty. And yes, IM is a wonderful thing. Sadly, Phil can't send text messages, because it runs up his phone bill. Too bad you both are not on the same plan. We get unlimited text messages. Nice. I hope your grandmother is okay. They say that when one partner, in a relationship such as your grandparents have, passes; it is not long before the other person joins them. A log cabin in NH... nice. I just got an itty bitty bunch of attachments for my shop vac. Oh yes!!! How cool!!!!!!

After we rodents go in and gnaw at the bindings of all their books. go and conquer!!!!! (actually on second thought i dont want any books to be damaged....) The new story is that they order their books after the sale this month and get them in September for school. :rolleyes: Yeah... right.

Haha. I can't look at Hillary Clinton with out getting freaked out. Mostly because one of my friends (who is turing thirty soon) seriously thinks she's the anti-Christ. No joke. So, every time I look at her, I picture red glowing eyes and horns on her head. Definitely won't be voting for her. I had to take you up on that... I don't want it to disappear before Toto sees it.

Haha. I can't look at Hillary Clinton with out getting freaked out. Mostly because one of my friends (who is turing thirty soon) seriously thinks she's the anti-Christ. No joke. So, every time I look at her, I picture red glowing eyes and horns on her head. Definitely won't be voting for her. I had to take you up on that... That's awesome. I thought so too.

I would not consider also and extra redundant, but then again you wouldn't want to ask me. English was my worst subject. Seriously? What was your best subject, then? :rolleyes: Ummm, violin?

What? No comments? BEAUTIFUL pictures Horatio (i almost forgot how to spell your name *gasp*) Thanks. Did you read the post just prior to this one? Yea I did. How come you never have a camera when you need one, or if you do you either have no film or the battery is dead. Murphy's law i guess. I want to go into space. Unfortunately, I thought the launch was ten minutes later than it was, so when I checked to see if it was going to happen, it was launching in less than one minute. I just ran outside to watch There are great astronaut camps. You ought to look into it. You need to pay attention. I wouldn't do astronaut camp, ruins the summer I think you would love astronaut camp. It would be the highlight of the summer! Well... those spinny things are fun and i want to float around in one of those air pressure thingies that make you float(duh!??!) So how would this ruin your summer?!?!?!? not hanging with my friends GET YOUR CUTE LITTLE HAMMIE BUTT BACK HERE!!!!!! Huette has the cute little hammie butt. I will be back in about one hour and 15 minutes. TMI ok bye I'm baccckkkkkkkk.

Haha. I can't look at Hillary Clinton with out getting freaked out. Mostly because one of my friends (who is turing thirty soon) seriously thinks she's the anti-Christ. No joke. So, every time I look at her, I picture red glowing eyes and horns on her head. Definitely won't be voting for her. I had to take you up on that... TOTO!!!! Lookie here!

What? No comments? BEAUTIFUL pictures Horatio (i almost forgot how to spell your name *gasp*) Thanks. Did you read the post just prior to this one? Yea I did. How come you never have a camera when you need one, or if you do you either have no film or the battery is dead. Murphy's law i guess. I want to go into space. Unfortunately, I thought the launch was ten minutes later than it was, so when I checked to see if it was going to happen, it was launching in less than one minute. I just ran outside to watch There are great astronaut camps. You ought to look into it. You need to pay attention. I wouldn't do astronaut camp, ruins the summer I think you would love astronaut camp. It would be the highlight of the summer! Well... those spinny things are fun and i want to float around in one of those air pressure thingies that make you float(duh!??!) So how would this ruin your summer?!?!?!? not hanging with my friends GET YOUR CUTE LITTLE HAMMIE BUTT BACK HERE!!!!!! Huette has the cute little hammie butt. I will be back in about one hour and 15 minutes.

I am going for a run in my wheel, talk to you later.

*~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final cut*~* I don't have to buy skool supplies 'cause I'm moving. and if all goes well, I won't have to buy them at ALL! > *~*The Psychedelic Luau*~*The Astronomy Domine*~* You would probably need school supplies in music school, don't you think?

What? No comments? BEAUTIFUL pictures Horatio (i almost forgot how to spell your name *gasp*) Thanks. Did you read the post just prior to this one? Yea I did. How come you never have a camera when you need one, or if you do you either have no film or the battery is dead. Murphy's law i guess. I want to go into space. Unfortunately, I thought the launch was ten minutes later than it was, so when I checked to see if it was going to happen, it was launching in less than one minute. I just ran outside to watch There are great astronaut camps. You ought to look into it. You need to pay attention. I wouldn't do astronaut camp, ruins the summer I think you would love astronaut camp. It would be the highlight of the summer! Well... those spinny things are fun and i want to float around in one of those air pressure thingies that make you float(duh!??!) So how would this ruin your summer?!?!?!?

What? No comments? BEAUTIFUL pictures Horatio (i almost forgot how to spell your name *gasp*) Thanks. Did you read the post just prior to this one? Yea I did. How come you never have a camera when you need one, or if you do you either have no film or the battery is dead. Murphy's law i guess. I want to go into space. Unfortunately, I thought the launch was ten minutes later than it was, so when I checked to see if it was going to happen, it was launching in less than one minute. I just ran outside to watch There are great astronaut camps. You ought to look into it. You need to pay attention. I wouldn't do astronaut camp, ruins the summer I think you would love astronaut camp. It would be the highlight of the summer!

What? No comments? BEAUTIFUL pictures Horatio (i almost forgot how to spell your name *gasp*) Thanks. Did you read the post just prior to this one? Yea I did. How come you never have a camera when you need one, or if you do you either have no film or the battery is dead. Murphy's law i guess. I want to go into space. Unfortunately, I thought the launch was ten minutes later than it was, so when I checked to see if it was going to happen, it was launching in less than one minute. I just ran outside to watch There are great astronaut camps. You ought to look into it.

Yeah the fishy market sticky! Have you seen them throw the fishies? Yup! They don't like hamsters running around there. We have too many rodent relatives that scare people! The one fish seller that is right in the corner near the bronze pig is the best. They have a string that attaches to the mouth of one of the fish and the guy pulls on it every now and then, scaring some of the patrons. It is really quite amusing. There are lots of "flying" fish all over that market! Great place. OMGTHAT'STHE MARKETIWNTTO!!!! *screams* I don't like the guy that throws the fish he's scary and mean, and he has really bad teeth! *shudders* At least you won't have to kiss him!