Monthly Archives: July 2020

Hawaii Aikido

Turtle with Kanji tattoo

Turtle with Kanji tattoo: They got this tattoo in Hawaii. The Kanji says, “Aikido.” They were taking Aikido at the time, and they wanted a turtle tattoo with Aikido in it. This is the artists concept and they let the artist run with it. If you look at the tattoo, it has a spear head surrounded with sharks teeth. This is the artist’s take on what they wanted.

Capricorn and Aquarius mix in Ink.

Capricorn/Aquarius tattoo

Capricorn/Aquarius tattoo: They were born a month and a half early. The tattoo looks kind of wavy like the double wave of an Aquarius symbol. It took them about 5 years before they settled on this tattoo.

Wendy’s Keychain: Get free frosty’s!

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I do not get any perks if you go with this thrifty idea. If you enjoy Wendy’s Frosty’s, you can land a free frosty with every Wendy’s purchase. It’s a jr. size frosty, but do you don’t need more that. They will often give you a small frosty instead of a jr. The price of the key tag is $2. If you have last year’s key tag, you will get a free frosty for the purchase on the new key tag. These go on sale normally around November, and you can buy them until they are sold out. A friend was able to buy one in February because there were still some left.

I would recommend everyone get ones of these if you like Wendy’s and Frosty’s. If you combine Bumped (and sometimes) DOSH, you can stack your savings. For around $4 you can get a Wendy’s double stack, spicy chicken nuggets, fries, a drink, and a frosty. Add in Bumped and you get $0.12 of Wendy’s stock, and then with Dosh and you can get an additional $0.12 back.

Tengu Spirit with a Cat

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Japanese perseverance tattoo: This is a cover up of a more cartoon-y version of the same tattoo. It has the Japanese symbol “Nin” for perseverance over a heart. Their interpretation is “to persevere with love.” They also see it as there are mountains in the picture, so they see it as to persevere to get to the heart. They see the bat as a symbol of perseverance. The bat is connected to the Tengu spirit. On the top is blue sky and clouds. They were going to have it connected to a full back blue dragon, but opted not to: their partner thought it would look like a serial killer, and they saw this as a battle not worth fighting.

MacBean clan crest tattoo

MacBean clan crest tattoo: “Touch not the Cat Bot a Targe.” This is the clan MacBean crest. Their last name is MacBane. This refers to their motto: don’t mess with the cat without a shield.

Robot Arm

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Robot arm tattoo: They described this tattoo as either a robot arm or terminator arm. They stated it does not mean much. They got it because sometimes they feel like a robot, as they are not that emotional. They like how it looks; it’s not about the meaning.

They stated they got this tattoo in Russia. This is currently their only tattoo! They are planning on having more ink added to expand the tattoo further up their arm.

Dagaz: the Rune of Awakening

dagaz rune pendant

Dagaz is the 24th rune in the Elder Futhark. It is phonetically, “D.” It’s the 8th rune in Tyr’s Aett. I was taught that Dagaz is the last rune in the rune cycle, though some would say Othala is the last rune in the cycle.

Dagaz is connected to the god, Heimdall. Dagaz means day or doorway. This would really fit with Heimdall.

Anglo-Saxon Poem:
Day is god’s sending, dear to men
the great lord’s light means mirth and happiness
to rich and poor, useful to all

Face up in a rune reading:
Make a change, get going
end of one thing, beginning of another
It is time to do
Passage of time
What you leave when you are done
Nothing ends without something else beginning
Doorway outside one’s body

Face Down in a rune reading:
Missed opportunity
Not time to do