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    The Tattoo Thread

    Damn, now all I can see is the pumpkin, too. >_< Has anyone seen a person first-hand with a purely white-ink tattoo? I've seen photos, all taken at the time of inking, though. Nothing to show how they heal and last. I'm curious about their image effects.
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    Answer the question above you, no matter what it is

    I've been in early labour when I miscarried my first pregnancy, and I can tell you, it's a particular type of hell. I've broken bones, and had spinal fusion, but labour takes the cake on the pain scale. I think it's the sheer helplessness that comes with the pain that makes it so bad. I can't...
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    Spatial Ability

    Random guessing DID get me a better score: 4/9. I already know I have a very poor spatial brain. I can turn them into cubes, but remembering and rotating them all along 2 axis all at once? Forget it.
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    What's the story behind your Rerolled name?

    'Cause I like divine and infernal mythologycompletely fascinated by it.
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    The Tattoo Thread

    Seriously, though-- that is a LOT of solid ink to either remove or cover. If the pattern was just lines, it would be sooo much easier. All I can say is don't make an equally rash decision about removing or altering it, and wind up with something even worse that you will hate in 10 more years...
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    The Tattoo Thread

    I like the idea, though you should know that ribs are a stone fucking bitch. Not as bad as the foot, but still. As for text fonts, I'm not certain, as I haven't looked into them myself. They can go very wrong, so research is definitely warranted.
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    The Tattoo Thread

    ....that's a LOT of green and black packed tightly together...I can't help but think its going to look like complete rubbish in 5-10 years.
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    Renal failure in pets: experience and advice with a side of amphibious bears

    I took my 13 year old kitty into the vet for her yearly check up, and because she had been chewing at the fur on her tummy. The blood test, however, indicates that she is suffering from renal failure--further ultrasound scans are booked for next week to see if this is acute or chronic, and now...
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    Doctor Who

    This is what made it worse for me-- he's dying, all alone, and all he wants to do is see Rose just one more time. Devastating. I am highly eager to see how 11reacts to Rose in the 50th, however.
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    Doctor Who

    This is what I suspect, because in the "modern" world outside the Trenzalore timestream tangle where he is trapped, the Great Intelligence and the Whispermen are gone, there are no Daleks or Cybermen...what kind of foe is there that could kill or damage him enough to force a regeneration...
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    The Writing Thread - Post Shit You've Written (And Criticize What's Posted)

    Isn't it amazing how that happens? I'm sincerely not trying to sound sarcastic--you spend the whole day thinking about your story or project, and you just can't wait until you get home, when you know you can sit done and finally write that Sven, or rearrange that chapter....but then the universe...
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    Returning to WoW after 18~24 months...

    I recall never really waiting for more than around 10 minutes as dps to find a group when I wanted, but I don't think that I will be doing instances for a while. I have to confess that I am really enjoying the hell out of levelling the battle pets. I love having a kitten kick some big...
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    The Tattoo Thread

    Holy shit--on the ELBOW?!? Kudos to both the artist and to him for the sitting--I like seeing unique takes on Nightmare tattoos--very nice!
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    If I had jimmies, they would be rustling muchly over this. I HATE HATE HATE people who do that to whole seasons. Fucking bastards.
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    Why do men keep putting me in the Girlfriend-zone?

    Do you guys *seriously* get women commenting upon your package just out of the blue?? I'm not being sarcastic or anything like that, just..I guess kind of shocked! None of my girl friends and I would have ever dreamed of doing that, unless, of course, we were in the middle of a hot and heavy...
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    Grats. Rerolled.org is worth $20,243.

    How is that sort of thing figured, anyway? Seems ...well, odd.
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Christ, those are some creepy-big, dark areolas. Almost look painted on.
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    Returning to WoW after 18~24 months...

    Thanks guys; I do appreciate the tips and the links. The last time I really played was in a raiding guild rotating through Kara, Mag/Gruul, and Naxx when they were intro'd in...what, Lich King? Christ, maybe it's been longer than 24 months. I had a peek in at Cata when I got a free 7 days, and...
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    Returning to WoW after 18~24 months...

    My 'toon had only just hit 85 (fire mage// off-spec arcane) when I stopped playing. Right now, after a single day back, I am fishing for body parts in Dalaran outside the Violet Hold, and levelling // learning this whole combat pet thing. As I have soooo much new material to figure my way...
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    The Writing Thread - Post Shit You've Written (And Criticize What's Posted)

    Hullo all! I have a little time now that my knee has mostly healed and I'm not buried in thick manuscripts (just one left right now! woot!) so I shall have a look at the new links
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    Knee Destruction? Advice for my boo-boo please!

    Ha! definitely not! It was a workplace accident, nothing so spectacular as involving vehicles!
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    Knee Destruction? Advice for my boo-boo please!

    All good! No harm done
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    Knee Destruction? Advice for my boo-boo please!

    Truthfully? About 11 years ago, the day I got off crutches after breaking my leg. I was walking out of the pharmacy with my brother in law, talking about how good it felt to be not in plaster and not hobbling, then BAM!! I walked face-first into a metal pole and fell backwards on my arse in...
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    Knee Destruction? Advice for my boo-boo please!

    I'm still doing an inpatient pain and treatment program at a local rehabilitation centre twice a week, so it's something we discuss a lot, but sometimes things just happen =/ It's a lot better than it was-- this time last year, I couldn't feel down to my toes, and now my difficulties stop at my...
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    Knee Destruction? Advice for my boo-boo please!

    Hullo! So it turns out I somehow managed to fracture the patella! It wasn't completely broken--but the fracture was bad enough that every time I put pressure on it, it was like the two sides of it were scratching together. The soft tissue was too swollen on the initial X-ray to tell more than...
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    Knee Destruction? Advice for my boo-boo please!

    Spinal things tend to be my forte, after four injuries and a fusion operation recently, as well as sciatic nerve damage, but I am completely confused as to what I might have done to my knee. I hope there may be some sporting types who can help! It is my right knee, and I woke up yesterday...
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    "you must spread some reputation around before giving it to Fedor again." OMG. IT'S GRUMPY CAT'S BIRTHDAY!!!!! Tardar Sauce is wearing a party hat! And she even looks happy-ish in the second one! The third is so "artsy maudlin" that I just giggle. Fedor, I love you today. Needed a good...
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    The Tattoo Thread

    What alteration are you thinking of? Adding the actual text that belongs on the door? This looks like it has been professionally designed as a tattoo, and I'm really curious about the shape of the lightening, as well as the birds and the stars. I like it, I'm just curious
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    The Writing Thread - Post Shit You've Written (And Criticize What's Posted)

    I shall post some "good" examples in the next few days.
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    The Writing Thread - Post Shit You've Written (And Criticize What's Posted)

    To you guys who commented on the "bad" manuscript excerpts....just thank goodness! I couldn't believe the quadriplegic one when I read it, and that was only a page into the story. Sometimes, when you hear stories of writers getting knocked back dozens of times, ( akin to J.K. Rowling) and then...
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    The Tattoo Thread

    And the last three designs that I would love to combine in some way, if only I had a fantabulous artist/creative genius friend. The image of Rory's dad, just sitting there having his lunch and swinging his legs out of the Tardis door is simply magical, and I would have them turn it into my Dad...
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    The Tattoo Thread

    Okay, here are a few of the pictures that have inspired me with what sort of "feeling" I want my tattoo to have, as my homage to the show, and to the fantastic 15 or 20 years my father and I spent together as I grew up; me holding my breath and hiding from the Cybermen, and him chasing me around...
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    The Tattoo Thread

    If you're going to do an eyeball in a bald spot, which is quite common, I'd try to make it different somehow. Maybe go for the Third Eye/head Chakra look--but do your research for your area and get the *best* colourist you can afford. One who does kick-arse highlighting in colour can make the...
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    [Book of the Month] Read or Ban - Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

    Dear God, it looks like a flock of ravens is trying to devour her!
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    The Tattoo Thread

    I'll post a few of my favorite Who tatts tomorrow, but mine will have mine and my father's name in Gallifreyan, a jelly baby, roses growing around the TARDIS, a portion of Four's scarf, and I'm not sure what else. Dad's fav companions were Leela, Romana 2, and Sarah-Jane. He died before Who got...
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    The Writing Thread - Post Shit You've Written (And Criticize What's Posted)

    Okay! Greetings all I have gathered a selection of four or five dreadful to moderate scenes that I recall from work I've proofed/edited/or co-worked on in the recent pass. Character names have been changed. If this works out, after my wisdom teeth/back molars stop trying to collectively...
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    The Writing Thread - Post Shit You've Written (And Criticize What's Posted)

    Weapons and Lusiphur--I am quite sure we all wild like to see anything you can offerI am choosing a selection of 5-6 different styles that I have kept for one reason or another. Usually I just pass them up the lime and never see again, or throw them in "File 13" with a few amusing or crazy...
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    The Tattoo Thread

    I'm designing my DW tattoo now-- like all my others is will combine things my Dad loves, and things I love as well. SOOOOOO can't wait. mine, alas, is going to be on my shin! I think. I don't see what is so wrong about "doing this to ourselves" as long as you put time, effort, thought, and...
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    The Writing Thread - Post Shit You've Written (And Criticize What's Posted)

    Heya guys... I was wondering if you'd like to see samples of the sort of things I work on every day? No authors names will be given, and characters names changed, and I will show no more than a paragraph or so. Sometime it helps people to see no matter how bad they think they may be, someone...
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    Scott Lynch (Gentlemen Bastards)

    Lynch has been through a sort of living Hell to get this MS to publication point--I feel for him on one hand, and on the other hand I am screaming, "It's about damned time!" *lol*