MeFi post: I'M AWSOME

I've seen quite a few tattoos, and quite a few photos of tattoos—and "FRUNK" looks fake to me.

Then again, I thought "EVERYONE ELESE DOES IT" looked fake, too, and the NYT did a story on it in 1999.

Obligatory link to Marisa DiMattia's fantastic Needled blog, where you can see what good work looks like.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by kwaller at 7:11 PM on July 17, 2008

Yes, most tattoo artists either use a Thermofax stencil or draw a design on the skin with marker before starting.

However, some first-time clients are so nervous that they don't check the design very closely. Or they're not great spellers themselves and only notice the error when the copy editors of the world keep begging to add apostrophes to their "LETS DO IT" knuckle tattoos.
posted to MetaFilter by kwaller at 8:10 AM on July 18, 2008

MeFi post: The Black Cab Sessions

Thanks for this—I enjoyed seeing such a stripped-down version of the New Pornographers.

While my heart will always belong to Neko, my crush on Kathryn Calder has grown exponentially.
posted to MetaFilter by kwaller at 11:10 AM on May 16, 2008

MeFi post: Like love from a lab: Science Valentines

I just got a Natural Selection valentine from my biologist boyfriend, a few days early.

<3
posted to MetaFilter by kwaller at 5:03 PM on February 12, 2008