The rest of my tattoos

[chaotic_nipple]

Tattoo # 1:
I got this one waaaaay back in the misty dawn of time. It's the logo for Warp Graphics, who made the wonderful comic series Elfquest. I'd always wanted a tattoo, and I would have gotten this eventually anyways, but at the time I actually got it, I was heart-broken over a girl. What better way to get over emotional anguish that to scribe it permanently on your skin?

Tattoo #2:
The Chaotic Nipple itself. The 8-Pointed Arrow of Chaos is from Michael Moorcock's "Eternal Champion" books, most notably the Elric series.

Tattoos # 3 & 4:
Meaningless scribbles I picked off the wall at a tattoo shop. I only got them because, with two tattoos on my left side, I felt unbalanced. Never again shall I get "Flash" art imprinted on my body, and I'll get these ones covered up as soon as I can get a _GOOD_ design to replace them. Maybe a dragon of some sort?

Tattoo #5:
The Crichton family crest.

Tattoo #6:
The Lawful Nipple. Counterpart to the Chaotic Nipple, it brings balance to my chest and prevents the Multiverse from tearing itself apart. Also from Moorcock.

Tattoos # 7 & 8:
Taken from Carla Speed McNeil's incredible Finder series. If you're a fan of Neil Gaiman's work, check out Finder, it has the same feel of wonder and myth as his stuff, without being derivative. The best place to start would be the Talisman trade paperback.

Comments

chaotic nipple tattoo

[kakiphony.livejournal.com]

How odd...You're the second person I know with the chaos arrow as a tattoo. (The first being my boy the bubble wand artist.) I'll see if I can dig up a picture of his to show you. It resembles a supernova and came from one of the graphic novels.

-Kaki

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[chaotic-nipple.livejournal.com]

Mine were hand drawn. Oddly enough, far more people recognize "Chaos" than "Law", and many who recognized "Chaos" had no idea who Moorcock was. Philistines. Oh, I just realized: Kakiphony = Cacaphony, right?

Synchronicity

[(Anonymous)]

I believe it for sure now. Tonight I went to the bar on a complete whim, decided my first tattoo would be my family crest tattooed on my shoulder, and found myself sitting next to a very genuine, attractive tattoo artist who told me exactly how to go about getting it done. She then told me where I could find the art for my _next_ tattoo idea.

And here you are, the second LiveJournal entry I look at, with your family crest inked on you. The Oliphant Clan motto is "Provide for All". What's yours?

Re: Synchronicity

[http://users.livejournal.com/_juan_solo_/]

I'm dopey tired. That's my post if you respond.

Re: Synchronicity

[chaotic-nipple.livejournal.com]

I think it's "God Send Grace", or something like that.

Re: Synchronicity

[http://users.livejournal.com/_juan_solo_/]

Hey Mike,
I added you as a friend.

I don't post on LJ, however. I have a blog at myspace.com/johnoliphant. Add me as a friend---I apparently know a lot of hot Nashville girls.

John