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  Got my first tattoo since DA'ing

  by WhatWasIThinking in

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  on the inside of my arm.

  first one in probably 7+ years.

  i forgot what it felt like and how sensitive the armpit is..

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  WhatWasIThinking

  My parents weren't real proud of the tattoos, eyebrow piercing, nipple piercing, tongue piercing, and gauging of my ears I did when I was 18. But then I also got an Associates in Electronics and a pretty good job at 21, and then got my Bachelors in Business (and currently finishing Bachelors in CIS and debating a Masters or JD). I think what really upset them was that my sister followed in my footsteps and got her hip, foot, and entire back done. And she married a guy with a full sleeve. But she also has an Associates in Graphic Design, a Bachelors in Economics, her JD, and is a practicing attorney at 28.

  My parents learned to accept, but they are Catholic and Buddhist. I'd probably have a different outlook if we were raised JW. So how did the sandpaper feel?
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  Got my first tattoo since DA'ing

  by WhatWasIThinking in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  on the inside of my arm.

  first one in probably 7+ years.

  i forgot what it felt like and how sensitive the armpit is..

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  WhatWasIThinking

  Ask and ye shall receive.

  

  My best advice to finding a good artist is to ask around. If you see someone with tattoos you like, or at least an artist's style you like, ask them what shop they went to and who did the work. Talk with artists and get a feel for their personality. You want someone who will draw up what you want and take the time to do it right, not what is quick and easy for them. Look through the portfolios artists put out. I know some very good artists, but their style isn't for me. The shop should be clean: gloves when tattooing with a change if they take a break to drink, smoke, go to the bathroom, answer the phone, etc.; new needles for each customer; putting the ink in little disposable cups or trays instead of sticking the needle in the big bottle. Most shops seem to be pretty good about hygiene, the fear of AIDS and other diseases has led to a big focus on health in the tattoo industry.

  Depending on how much work you get done, you may need to break up your design into sessions. I did the koi in one sitting, but am putting off the background for about a month. They are not maintenance free, especially at first. You need to constantly put lotion on them for a couple of weeks (I use Neosporin creme for the first two or three days then fragrance-free Lubriderm for two weeks). If you don't use sunblock now, you need to afterwards or they will fade. Alcohol beforehand might seem like a good idea to help dull the pain but it will make you bleed excessively and the won't let the ink set properly and you will have to get it redone. Alcohol afterwards is always a good thing.

  As far as pain it ranges from mild annoyance to fairly sharp pain depending on the sensitivity of the area of the body. As soon as the needle is removed the pain stops. You can always ask the artist to take a break if you need one. There isn't really any pain afterwards. To me it feels like a mild sunburn for a few days. Wear loose fitting clothes that you don't care if you need to throw out as you will bleed.

  If you happen to be in Las Vegas or Phoenix I can direct you to some shops. If you have any more questions feel free to ask.
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  Free College Lectures

  by Justitia Themis in

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  i know there are many people on this discussion board who love learning, so i thought i would share this link i received from my undergrad university.. it will take you to a series of lectures at the school that were videotaped, and some look quite interesting.

  best of all, you can watch them for free.

  http://uwtv.org/video/series.aspx?id=1549959929.

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  WhatWasIThinking

  Cool link. Thanks! MIT has a bunch of free online lectures in various disciplines.

  http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
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  Got my first tattoo since DA'ing

  by WhatWasIThinking in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  on the inside of my arm.

  first one in probably 7+ years.

  i forgot what it felt like and how sensitive the armpit is..

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  WhatWasIThinking

  On the inside of my arm. First one in probably 7+ years. I forgot what it felt like and how sensitive the armpit is.
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  When going in Street work who left mags at laundry mats?

  by foolsparadise in

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  we would go to laundry mats and leave magazines for people to read and actually count them as placements.

  the funny thing is there would already be watchtowers in the laundry mat so we would just take them and leave ours and still count them.

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  Trying a different browser since both times my post didn't post. If it doesn't work this time then I give up.

  We would go to laundromats in early morning informal witnessing. If there was anyone there, we would try to talk to them first. Then we would just leave the maganizes on the tables and count each one we left. Easy way to get rid of the collection of leftover magazines everyone would build up.
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  When going in Street work who left mags at laundry mats?

  by foolsparadise in

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  we would go to laundry mats and leave magazines for people to read and actually count them as placements.

  the funny thing is there would already be watchtowers in the laundry mat so we would just take them and leave ours and still count them.

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  When going in Street work who left mags at laundry mats?

  by foolsparadise in

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  we would go to laundry mats and leave magazines for people to read and actually count them as placements.

  the funny thing is there would already be watchtowers in the laundry mat so we would just take them and leave ours and still count them.

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  new to your hellbound apostate site

  by lil princess in

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  i recently came to my senses and disassociated myself.

  i am in a wierd place mentally.

  i am a bit dissillusioned with what i have been taught and common sense.

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  WhatWasIThinking

  Welcome, you're slightly younger than I was when I woke up. You have lots of life left.
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  Do you use a Nook or Kindle?

  by sabastious in

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  i am thinking about getting one.

  do you use either?

  would you like to give a review on the product?.

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  WhatWasIThinking

  I have whatever the newest Kindle is. The eink screens they use on the Kindle and the black and white Nook is much easier on the eyes than the LCD used on the Nook Color and iPad. I work on a computer all night at work and take multiple online classes. I don't like reading lots of text on LCD screens, it tires and dries out my eyes. With the eink you can read them in direct sunlight, but you also need an external light to read them in the dark since they are not backlit.

  As a reading device it works great. Books can be quickly downloaded via WiFi or transferred from the computer. With wireless off my battery usually lasts a month before needing a charge. You can start reading on the Kindle and pick up where you left on on a computer or smartphone. If you're trying to pick between the two I would just look at the books available in both stores to see if one store is missing any authors you enjoy.

  You can find lots of free books online. Each vendor's online store has free books, including many classics since they are in the public domain. Be sure to read reviews as there can be multiple versions of free books with varying levels of quality of formatting. Project Gutenberg also has a ton of free books.

  I think the Kindle is great and am glad I have mine. Where I used to take a laptop for short trips, now I take the Kindle and my iPhone. I do all my reading on my Kindle and everything else on the phone.
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  OSHA Safety Regulations: Does the WT look the other way?

  by Alfred in

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  i've been on a couple of kh remodels (the last one over 2 years ago)... both remodels took about 2 months to complete... in both cases i pointed out numerous safety hazards and osha violations to the site coordinator (not petty nonsense but actual safety hazards).

  just to give a few examples...there were stripped extension cords everywhere, poorly protected temporary wiring, trip hazards, unlabeled cans containing either hazmat or flammable liquid, hazardous liquid spills that were cleaned up with rags and then tossed in the trash, the list goes on and on... i can tell you that it really got out of control (no exageration)... in both cases i was told not to worry about it because we would be done with the remodel fairly soon and jehovah always looks after his people.

  what i didn't get is that they would have these 5-10 minute "safety talks" before starting the work day, yet we would be constantly surrounded by safety hazards all day long.. so my question is... have you ever been on a kh new construction or remodel and observed any osha safety violations?

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  They were too busy trying to find scriptures that talked about the importance of safety or telling people with logos on their clothing to turn it inside out or cover it up to worry about any real safety. We constantly had trip hazards due to poorly laid out extension cords, people constantly taking off their hard hats or safety glasses because it was "too hot," frayed cords, people on ladders trying to move them without getting off while having tools on top, spilled substances cleaned up and all thrown in the same trash, people texting while working, and just generally inexperienced people. I'm surprised we never had a serious injury with all of the untrained people using power tools and sharp objects without supervision.