Dan

for the last few years I have been getting 2 or 3 a year,that's cool for me,I would like to get more,but I also like to do many other fun things too.

stop using vaseline,maybe just use a little fragrance free Lubriderm,but let it breath to heal.from that pic,looks ok.

that tri-tip looks great ! TT is pretty much my favorite beef roast to bbq. it's one of the toughest to get just right.looks like you nailed it.

ya,I agree,location and color too for me, yellow,blue,and some reds heal terrible(depending on location).I just got my leg & hand tattoo(10 days ago),on the same day,same colors,and my leg(inner thigh) healed 10x better than my hand is.

yep,I wash starting after 3 or 4 hours after the tattoo application in a warm shower scrubbing the tattoo with the palm of my hand with a anti-microbial soap and then 2 or 3 times a day for the first 3 or 4 days.

I know ! I had not either,I have been getting tattoos for a long time,when I was in my 20's & 30's etc etc,no big deal,no bruising,so I guess I just write it off now that I am 56 and my skin is different,the bruising is gone now,but the last couple years of tattoos I have experienced this bruising.Oh well,I should be happy that I am still kickin' ! LOL

yep ! pain management is all about putting yourself somewhere else,putting yourself in a good happy place,the challenge and control of pain management is an amazing thing our bodies are capable of,it is different for all of us,but the theory is the same. - - - Updated - - - yep ! pain management is all about putting yourself somewhere else,putting yourself in a good happy place,the challenge and control of pain management is an amazing thing our bodies are capable of,it is different for all of us,but the theory is the same.

I have had bruises on my inner upper arm last summer and on my inner thigh just last weekend from getting tattoos.pretty normal,it will go away. I got it from last weekend,like I said,mine always go away.it can also bruise from the tattooer grabing your arm or leg while tattooing. this pic below was a couple days after the tattoo and a couple days ago and looking at it now the bruising is already fading.

LOL no,the babe in the horse shoe was there first. - - - Updated - - - LOL no,the babe in the horse shoe was there first.

yep ! I have an old one from 95 when my mom passed away,it's an old school tattoo. she was sick with cancer,so I got the main tattoo so she could see it,then I added the RIP & date after she passed,but I was very happy and she liked it when I got the heart and banner.

too bad,we could have met up,and Oliver said he has been going to this expo for 10 years. :) - - - Updated - - - too bad,we could have met up,and Oliver said he has been going to this expo for 10 years. :)

so we went to the Fresno,CA tattoo expo yesterday and had all saturday afternoon with Oliver Peck. Central Valley Tattoo . I got these two, . . . . and this one on my left lower thigh,it's a little bruised now. and Saniderm on it. . . . and my wife got this . . . . we had a really great day getting tattooed together at a convention,it was awesome.

yep ! I agree,an artist that is confident & creative with cover ups is worth their weight in gold,like Alycia Harr that did this for me.

no offense ladies,this is just funny to me. you could use this one when explaining many things to people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrJZ0ZInOP8

my little girl dog,,, . . . and then she just laughed about it ! . .

september of 2015 I got my right arm/shoulder done from Alycia Harr, but the itch got me,so me and my wife are both getting tattooed feb 2016,we got back to back appointments with Oliver Peck in Fresno,it will be fun for us to go th the same tattoo show and get tattooed the same say by the same artist.

I just booked 2 back to back appointments Feb 27th in Fresno with Oliver Peck for my wife & myself,to get some of his American trad.

welcome ! I like beer and horror too,just not cigars, :D and I lived near your part of the world near Woodstock Illinois in middle school,I loved it there,that's a beautiful part of the area around there.

I don't know,that could be kinda fun ! LOL (watching my wife scooping) :D

:) what is that ?

yep ! that back piece is rockin' ! love it.

welcome from a former SF valley person(chatsworth),I am now in northern cal.

LOL she's pretty good at video games too ?

I had actually found this at CVS for a good price and started using this one.

yes true,there is a difference between all the standard antibacterial hand soap and a proper antimicrobial soap.