I know, I know.  Regular updates will be back soon.  For now, an ominous tattoo for everyone to read too much into.

Ron’s tattoo is from Neil Gaiman’s Death: The High Cost of Living.  This is Ron’s story:

I broke up with my ex girlfriend in 2007; she was my high school crush (I’ve known her for 10 years, dated solid the last 5), we never stopped talking and kept trying to ‘make it work’.  Last October 2008 she ended up pregnant.  I stuck by her, did everything I could for the pregnancy, changed my schedule so I could be there for every appointment, went to all the classes; et al.  In May she brought it to my attention, I may not be the father-  I didn’t freak out, I kept going to every class, and appointment, because what would be worse?  Going to the appointments and the baby not being mine, or being mine and I missed all the appointments out of anger?  Lucas Grey was born on 07/08/09, at 10p and I instantly fell in love with him (despite never wanting children).

I stayed at her home, did the midnight changings, put him to sleep, pacified him when he cried.  I was daddy and it really felt good.  On 7/18 I got the test results that he is not mine.  I left and I’ve been entirely devastated ever since.  Buried myself in my work, was drinking a lot, and became a good shut in.  I got this quote for several reasons.  First, When he used to sleep, he would sleep under my left arm, nuzzled onto my chest, secondly its my reminder that its better for both of them without me there, staying only for the selfishness of wanting to be around him.  They are both better without me, and my animosity towards her.  Third, Neil Gaiman is my favorite author, and High Cost of Living is what really introduced me to him, I was a huge Tori Amos fan and I bought the book only to read her forward of the book.  It is also a true quote in every single aspect of life; everything ends, for something new.

(114 votes, average: 4.32 out of 5)

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These Harry Potter tattoos belong to Sharon and Chris:

My husband, Chris, and I got Harry Potter tattoos on the same day. I got a Golden Snitch on my thigh which might serve as the basis for a larger Harry Potter piece around it. Chris got a Dark Mark replicated right where it should go: on his left forearm. He claims that it no longer burns, but I’m not so certain. ;)

(73 votes, average: 3.08 out of 5)

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Jamie’s tattoo is a tribute to her grandfather, who passed away in 2008.  It was done by Rich at South Shore Tattoo on Long Island.

This was posted as a part of “So it Goes” Saturdays. The phrase “so it goes” appears in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five 116 times. Can you help me collect 116 “so it goes” tattoos? 16 down, 100 to go.

(49 votes, average: 3.61 out of 5)

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Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are arrives in theatres today!

Is this your Where the Wild Things Are tattoo?

Photos (1, 2, 3) by p22earl; republished under a Creative Commons license.

(63 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

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Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are arrives in theatres tomorrow!

This is Peder’s Where the Wild Things Are tattoo.

Photo by Niklas; republished under a Creative Commons license.

(57 votes, average: 4.28 out of 5)

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Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are arrives in theatres in 2 days!

This Where the Wild Things Are tattoo is on a stranger!  E-mail me if this is yours.

Photo by love not fear; republished under a Creative Commons license.

(41 votes, average: 2.93 out of 5)

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Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are arrives in theatres in 3 days!

This is Miss Grace’s tattoo of one of the Wild Rumpus scenes from Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak:

I’ve wanted this tattoo for almost a decade.  My favorite book as a child, my son’s favorite book now.  I am a children’s services librarian by training (although sadly not by trade – I’m currently in a bookstore), and I wrote extensively on the work of Maurice Sendak, and specifically Where the Wild Things Are, in conjunction with earning my master’s degree.  I’m going to have have it colored true to the original illustration.  Tattooist is George Campise.

(75 votes, average: 4.43 out of 5)

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Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are arrives in theatres in 4 days!

This is Alex’s Where the Wild Things Are tattoo.

(50 votes, average: 4.42 out of 5)

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Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are arrives in theatres in 5 days!

Deana’s Where the Wild Things Are tattoo comes with a complicated story:

I got this when my son was 9 months old.  His name is Max, and he was born with a very rare metabolic disease which caused a severe form of epilepsy.  At 4 months old, we had surgery to remove the part of his brain that was causing 250 seizures a day.  The whole time he lay in the pediatric ICU at the Children’s Hospital, we would tell him to keep fighting…to ROAR!!!  He pulled through, and we made it out of there with our son.

I always loved the name Max, and was certain I would name my son that.  I could have never imagined how he would turn out to be such a fighter.  Or all the Wild Things he would have to face in his short life.

I chose this particular scene in the book because, this is the point where Max met the Wild Things, and tamed them with his magic trick.  And they called him the most wild thing of all.

“…And when he came to the place where the wild things are they roared their terrible roars…and gnashed their terrible teeth…and rolled their terrible eyes…and showed their terrible claws…till Max said “BE STILL!” and tamed them with the magic trick of staring into all their yellow eyes without blinking once…and they were frightened and called him the most wild thing of all…and made him the king of all wild things.” “And now,” cried Max, “let the wild rumpus start!”…”

That’s how I see my Max.  As the most wild thing of all.  The one who told all the other wild things to BE STILL!  And the rest of his life has been, and forever will be the wild rumpus.

(99 votes, average: 4.56 out of 5)

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It’s time for another fantastic upcoming-movie-release theme week!  Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are comes out on October 16th.

This is Elana Max’s Max tattoo from Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are:

This is Max shipping off to the land of the wild things. Plus a Japanese wave, just for fun.
Where the Wild Things Are was my very favorite book.  And still is, really. Max and I share a name, and a very special bond.
I hope Spike Jonze doesn’t mess that up.

(45 votes, average: 4.04 out of 5)

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