Prison Sounds a Change

Barz Microphone Tattoo

Barz Microphone tattoo: This is Barz’s stage name. When you are composing music it is called a bar. Barz has been told they have bars. People say Barz’s music is pretty dope.

Rose Tattoo

Rose tattoo: Barz got this tattoo right before they were about to come home to symbolize change. The blossoming of a new person. If you look close inside the rose, you will see a music note. Music helped Barz become the person they are changing into.

Paula Tattoo

Paula tattoo: This is Barz’s Mom’s name. Barz’s mom helped them become the person they are today.

Barz got all of these while in prison.

To make the prison tattoo gun, they take a toothbrush that holds the gun. They take a paper clip and stretch it out and that is the needle. The battery from the razor is the motor for the gun.

Change is for Everything Except the Kids.

Queen Chess Piece Tattoo with Music Notes

Queen Chess Piece tattoo with Music Notes: Allagi was with an abusive ex. Allagi got away. Their mother passed away 2 years ago and she loved lighthouses. Allagi is planning on getting this tattoo turned into a lighthouse to remove the connection to the ex.

Star Tattoo

Star tattoo: Allagi likes this tattoo but doesn’t love it. Allagi thinks if it’s going to be on their body they should love it. If it was changed up some Allagi might like it more.

Cross Tattoo

Cross tattoo: This was Allagi’s first tattoo. Allagi did not know what tattoo to get. Allagi thinks it is way to low. Allagi dislikes this tattoo, too.

Children's Names Tattoo

Children’s Names tattoo: These are the names of Allagi’s children.

Shooting Stars Tattoo

Shooting Stars tattoo: The tattoo is supposed to be shooting stars and not rainbows. Allagi was hoping this would turn out better then it did.

Royal Candy

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Hello Kitty and Candy tattoo: Niaka is a motorcyclist and their bike’s name is Candy. Niaka came up with this image, with treats and fun things, for their tattoo.

Crown R Tattoo

Crown R tattoo: Naika’s last name is Royal. Anything pertaining to to royalty has to have a crown with it.

Niaka Tattoo

Niaka tattoo: This is Niaka’s name and their first tattoo. It was a gift from their partner for Valentine’s Day.

Cup Cake Tattoo

Cupcake tattoo: This ties in with Niaka’s motorcycle, Candy.

Butterfly Tattoo

Butterfly tattoo: Niaka does not like this tattoo and feels it should be on Tattoo Nightmares. Niaka is having problems finding someone to fix it because it was done so poorly. This was their third tattoo and the artist went too deep into their back, causing lots of scarring.

Enjoys the Pain

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Neck tattoo: They had seen the movie From Dusk till Dawn, and a character had a tattoo going up to his neck. For years and years they always wanted a tattoo like this. They are a big Quentin Tarantino fan. They woke up one morning and got the tattoo. They started to add more and more to it. When they are at work, bored, or on lunch break they add to the tattoo. They kind of do it just because they like the pain from the healing. They keep adding more to the tattoo.

Yin Yang Sun tattoo

Yin Yang Sun tattoo: They got this tattoo when they were drunk at Mardi Gras.

Sanaia Tattoo with Chinese Character

Sanaia tattoo with Chinese Character: The Chinese translates to, “daughter.” They found out Sanaia was not their daughter. They still take care of Sanaia even though she is not their daughter.

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I have been getting a BJ’s corporate discount for a long time. This would normally give me a couple of extra months, and a slightly cheaper price. The person assigned to do this either isn’t doing it anymore, or either they just got tired of responding to me. So I stopped getting that discount.

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A Heart with a Hummingbird

Humming Bird and Flowers Tattoo

Hummingbird and flowers tattoo: They got this tattoo in remembrance of their grandmother who passed away. Their grandmother loved hummingbirds, flowers, and nature. This was their first tattoo.

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Flower sleeve tattoo: This tattoo will eventually be filled in with color. They got this for creativity and they like flowers.

Virgo Tattoo

Virgo tattoo: Virgo is their birth sign.

Heart Tattoo

Heart tattoo: This is for themselves as a reminder to love themselves. They decided to get art behind their ear. Their brother is a tattoo artist and would not do the tattoo for them. They decided have it done as a poke and stick just to prove they could get it.

Nauthiz the rune of need

Nauthiz is the 10th rune in the Elder Futhark. Phonetically, it is an “n.” It is the second rune in Heimdal’s Aett. This rune appears to be connected to the Norns.

The spelling is Nauthiz, Naudhiz, Naudiz, or Naudr. I am spelling it the way it reads on my pendant, and the way I pronounce it is Nauthiz.

Nauthiz is the rune of need. If you are cold you need fire to keep you warm. This is not a want. This should also not be used in a love spell.

In a reading:
Need or primal need
What in life is not worth living without
Bring the future into existence
short-term pain for long-term gain
Life lessons
Urgency

Upside Down:
Not a big deal
if you don’t do it, will not break you
If you don’t get or do it, it will be ok
Not a need

I am not sure how wearing and focusing on this rune will affect this month. I’m hoping I will fix things that need to be fixed for a long-term gain.

Insane Gump

Insane Clown Posse Tattoo

Insane Clown Posse tattoo: They got the tattoo in memory of one of their best friends that passed away in Afghanistan. The friend had the same tattoo in his arm. If it was not for this friend they would not have gotten into Insane Clown Posse. They grew up together in middle and high school. While they were waiting to get the tattoo, they noticed that Forest Gump was on TV. Every time their friend was at a party or got drunk, he wanted to watch Forest Gump. It was his favorite scene that was playing. Then they knew the friend knew they were getting this tattoo. The friend was also giving them shit, because they did not change the color on anything on the tattoo.

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Coffee: Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks
Drug Stores: CVS, Walgreens
Family Dining: Applebee’s, Chili’s, Olive Garden, Red Robin
Grocery: Kroger
Home Improvement: Home Depot
Mexican Food: Taco Bell, Chipotle
Music: Spotify, Pandora
Pizza: Domino’s, Papa John’s, Pizza Hut
Telecommunications: AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
Superstores: Target, Walmart
Video Subscriptions: Netflix, Sling TV
Vineyards: Willamette Valley Vineyards

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Dedicated to the Crow

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They have 26 tattoos. All of their tattoos are dedicated to the graphic novel and movie, “The Crow.” They also have the author’s signature on their thigh. James O’Barr signed their leg at a comic con in Richmond, VA. They went down the road and got it tattooed. They came back and showed James. When James expressed a bit of shock, they said, “You have no idea how much your work means to me.” The two pieces on their lower legs are his sketches. If you put it side by side, you can’t tell the difference except one is on skin.

They watched the movie when they were 17 years old. The movie was a way to deal with stuff. They next read the graphic novels. They became extremely connected to The Crow — it became that thing that made them happy.

They met James a second time. They showed James all the additional art. They told James, “I understand this was a horrible experience for you. I know you got through because of your art. I want you to know you helped me get through a lot with your art and your images.”

They bought several of the graphic novels and cut out the pictures and laminated them and put the all over their office and a room in their house. They decided that because the images made them happy, they were going to put them all over their body.