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Great blog, you need to go on your travels again and write another blog asap! :)

Hi, Does anybody know if the new Milton Zeis book, Tattooing as you like it will be made available in the UK? I've looked in to ordering it but the cost of the book and the shipping itself works out at £106 or $168. I know it's worth paying the cost rather than buying a couple of books that aren't that much good but to me it's still a lot of money to part with! So I thought I'd see if anyone had any ideas before I spend a fortune on shipping to find that it's available in the UK in a few months time!

lol, I'd love to meet her in the street and give her my point of view!! Love that the account has been suspended!

The Mamoth Book Of Tattoos, edited by Lal Hardy is good. It includes a wide range of Artists with some pics of their work - a good book if you want to familiarise yourself with some good tattoers.

I work in an office, it's fairly relaxed. I don't have many tattoos, the visible ones are on my foot and wrist. I kept them covered up to start with but now I don't bother. Most people comment that they look nice, although I have seen one or two people take a double look and haven't said anything so I don't know if they were thinking nice things or not lol. I want to get more work done maybe something on my arm, I've decided that when I do it I won't ask them what they think as then it will look like i'm asking permission and i'm not doing that! If they say anything I will agree to cover them up and in the summer I will roll up in a jumper to keep them covered and just blast the air conditioning up in the office! Well that's my plan anyways!

First tattoo I'd ever seen close up was on an ex-boyfriend. It was a back piece of horses which I thought looked amazing, he had lots of tattoos but his mum didn't know about any of them, I wonder if she ever found out!

My first tattoo was a star on my wrist, I don't regret having it but I wish I'd known more about tattooing so I could have gone somewhere that could have given me a better tattoo, to make it worse I was so over excited with having one tattoo I went pretty much straight out and got another tattoo even worse than the first - it was so terrible I got it covered up asap, unfortunately it still looks crap lol! But lesson learnt, I look back and think yeah wasn't my best idea but I've got a fraction of a clue now and spend a lot more time attempting to improve my knowledge! I keep thinking about covering them up but It's a little reminder of the start of my love of tattooing, so maybe they can stay on my wrist forever?!

I've just seen on a social networking site that the next Episode of Gypsy Gentleman will be coming soon :D

woohoo!

When I met my husband I didn't have any tattoos, although it was always something that interested me. Before we got married I stared getting tattooed. He really does not like me having tattoos but it has now become a massive part of my life and it's hard to get him to understand how important it is to me. It's difficult because I can understand that if you do not like tattoos it really does change your outward appearence and I feel torn between pursuing my interest (i'd go so far as to say passion) or falling out with my husband. So far I have been gently pushing my limits and just gradually adding new additions over time, I am by no means heavily tattooed although I dread the day when he turns round and says enough is enough - I really don't think I could ever promise to not have any more tattoos, it would be heartbreaking. I am hoping that he is mellowing over time and gradually coming round to the idea that this is something I love. It's interesting to hear everyone else's ideas and thoughts on their relationships past and present. For me if a guy had tattoos it would be a plus but on the other hand my husband has no tattoos and I love him more than anything and could never imagine being with anyone else. I think the most important thing for me is the person on the inside. :)

I've watched all the episodes so far, I can't wait for the next one. I'm going to have a Gypsy Gentleman shaped hole in my life when they finish the series lol!

Don't let the stupid nickname put you off! I'm obsessed with tattooing and I can't wait to learn everything I can about it, heartbroken that I only realised my obsession at the ripe old of age of 28 - all those wasted years, I've got a lot of catching up to do :D x