Last weekend Angela and I were permanently “inked” while visiting what we consider our home, the Town of Blacksburg. We have been meaning to get tattoos for some time now, but have had a hard time finding both the time and correct way to go about marking ourselves. Our tattoos both symbolize Virginia Tech and what has become a defining moment in out lives.
We never want to forget the horrors of last April and what it feels like to lose a friend. So, we got tattoos to represent our love of Virginia Tech, of our education and memories there, of Fall Football and Spring sunbathing, and of making and losing friends.
We went to Ancient Art Tattoos on Roanoke Street, and had two very good artists. Tabatha tagged along to see the process. After all was said and done, getting vaccines is much more painful than getting a tat. Angela’s took only 20 minutes, while mine took over an hour in which a small gun “paints” an image into our skin. Right now our tattoos are scabbing over and will heal like a normal wound, except our pigment has changed! While we could have gotten these tattoos in VA Beach, we knew getting them in Blacksburg would be more special.
Last weekend Angela and I were permanently “inked” while visiting what we consider our home, the Town of Blacksburg. We have been meaning to get tattoos for some time now, but have had a hard time finding both the time and correct way to go about marking ourselves. Our tattoos both symbolize Virginia Tech and what has become a defining moment in out lives. 
We never want to forget the horrors of last April and what it feels like to lose a friend. So, we got tattoos to represent our love of Virginia Tech, of our education and memories there, of Fall Football and Spring sunbathing, and of making and losing friends. 
We went to Ancient Art Tattoos on Roanoke Street, and had two very good artists. Tabatha tagged along to see the process. After all was said and done, getting vaccines is much more painful than getting a tat. Angela’s took only 20 minutes, while mine took over an hour in which a small gun “paints” an image into our skin. Right now our tattoos are scabbing over and will heal like a normal wound, except our pigment has changed! While we could have gotten these tattoos in VA Beach, we knew getting them in Blacksburg would be more special.
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When is scabs over does it flake off in the different colors? And does it still hurt? (Abigail)
For you "inked" ones. A song by the Who. Check out the last verse.
DadG
Tattoo Lyrics
Artist(Band):The Who
Review The Song (1)
Me and my brother were talking to each other
'Bout what makes a man a man
Was it brain or brawn, or the month you were born
We just couldn't understand
Our old man didn't like our appearance
He said that only women wear long hair
So me and my brother borrowed money from Mother
We knew what we had to do
We went downstairs, past the barber and gymnasium
And got our arms tattooed
Welcome to my life, tattoo
I'm a man now, thanks to you
I expect I'll regret you
But the skin graft man won't get you
You'l be there when I die
Tattoo
My dad beat me 'cause mine said "Mother"
But my mother naturally liked it and beat my brother
'Cause his tattoo was of a lady in the nude
And my mother thought that was extremely rude
Welcome to my life, tattoo
We've a long time together, me and you
I expect I'll regret you
But the skin graft man won't get you
You'll be there when I die
Tattoo
Now I'm older, I'm tattooed all over
My wife is tattooed too
A rooty-toot-toot, rooty-tooty-toot-toot
Rooty-toot-toot tattoo too
To you
The Top 10 things that get the Gouger Girls from B-more cut off:
1.Tattoos
2.Drugs
3.Underage Drinking
4.Multiple Piercings
5.Swearing like a Sailor
6.Not writing Thank You notes
7.Liberal Poltical Views
8.Discrimination
9.Smoking
10. Liking UVA
I think I would have been cut off a long time ago...I've had multiple piercings since I was a freshman in high school! :-)
And Abigail...it does flake off in different colors and it itches...it doesn't hurt. Some of James has already fallen off, but mine has a ways to go still! :-)
Hannah and Meredith.
You need to switch number 1 with number 10!
DadG
I don't think they meant any priority ranking - each carries equal weight.
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