Monthly Archives: October 2010

I’m gonna sing the Doom Song now.

Tattooisms, , ,

I recorded a video of myself yesterday. Actually, the Husbear recorded it.

This is what happens when I have a slow moment at the tattoo studio. Which is actually a rare thing to have happen.

I still have some shading to do and the coloration in the body, but this is what I was able to get done before a client walked into the studio for a tattoo:

It’s GIR. Wearing the Fourth Doctor’s scarf.

Maybe I should blog about my reasons for those choices?

Until next time...
Erik

Blogging Personality?

Ponderings,

I wonder what the correlation is between a blogger’s personality and their blogged content? Or the ability of said blogger to think of content about which to blog?

I have a difficult time thinking of things about which to blog.

Coincidentally, I also have a difficult time conversing with others, and am usually the quiet one listening to others. Of even greater difficulty is striking up a conversation with a complete stranger.

But if it’s any consolation, I like to laugh. I’d probably make a great comic sidekick to some superhero.

Until next time...
Erik

Root Cause: One affair caused all this hate

Ponderings,

This “Inspirational” poster made me chuckle.

Christianity: one woman's lie about an affair that got seriously fucking out of hand
(Image stolen from Alexander.)

Yet another “miraculous birth” story, just like the plethora of other miraculous birth stories found in Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Egyptian, Hindi, Greek, Roman and just about every other culture’s mythologies and religions, many pre-dating Christianity.

And just like all those births, that one can’t be proven either. And for those that say they have “faith” that it did, I’m sure the Greeks had faith that Perseus’ mother conceived him with Jupiter, or the Egyptians that had faith that Horus was conceived by Isis.

Thanks to DNA testing and Maury, “miraculous births” don’t happen today. Too bad this technology wasn’t available 2 millennia ago. No wonder all these religious/mythical stories happened so long ago.

Sadly I’m not surprised by the quantity of Christians who have never explored—or even are aware of—the vast quantity of extremely similar themes in the Bible that are found in many other cultures histories.

Of course, these would also be the same “Christians” who would be the first to label me a heretic for pointing out that fact, and as a sinner for “mocking their faith”.

Believe it or not, I actually thank going to two religious schools—Mt. Dora Bible School and Harding University—for teaching me to question why I was supposed to believe the things I was taught to believe.

Question what you believe. Question everything. Find your own answers.

Until next time...
Erik

I’m “Least Douchey”?

Ponderings

I was made aware by Mr. Reaser that the iPhone photo I took of myself a while back made it onto the Manhunt Daily blog today website [NSFW].

They have a poll going over who has the best tattoos. Which, I think is oddly ironic considering it’s what I do for a living. I wouldn’t say I have the best tattoos on the planet, but I do love the tattoos I have so far.

I’ve refrained from commenting on the blog so far, but it’s nice to know my wedding band is a turn off, and I’m apparently “the least douchey”… which still implies I’m a douche. For my choice in phone technology, no less.

I am actually curious what other ink Mr. “D” has on his arm. It’s sadly blocked by his forearm, but I see just a hint of it.

Update, 10/05/2010 @ 7:40 PM: I just had a realization: I’m 37 years old. I’m betting the other three are probably 21? Can you tell this is weird to me?

Until next time...
Erik