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Tattoos

Moving to LA this past summer seemed to mark a new chapter in my life where I decided not to put so much stock into public opinion or perception of me and stopped trying to shape a narrative around my career. I realized there were things I might enjoy that I kept myself from doing for fear of having to live with the regret of a bad decision. Tattoos are obviously one of those decisions that once you commit to, you’re basically stuck with for life. I was always inspired by my friends’ tattoos and finally reached out to an artist I knew through a mutual friend once I got to LA. I got my first tattoo just before my birthday in August and was so impressed with how it came out that it opened up a deeper appreciation for the craft of tattooing and the culture around it. Through Instagram, I’ve been discovering so many different styles and designs that I began cataloging some of my favorites and booking appointments with other artists. It’s been a great way for me to stay social during quarantine while supporting local artists in the community. Tattoos are an expensive hobby and aesthetically aren’t for everybody, but I found they help me feel more comfortable in my body and from a styling perspective they help accentuate the more minimal outfits I find myself wearing lately. Both are qualities that make them more practical than spending all my money on clothes the way I used to.

@nico-lazaro

Jan 19, 2021

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getting a tattoo simply bc you can and want to

I have 6, all fine linework except for a trad style convo heart on my upper thigh. I love hand poke from professionals - it’s super intimate and a lot of the artists I followed when I lived in Austin almost exclusively did hand poke work instead of machine. they are not blown out and have not faded :-) I think long and hard about placement, but I just get stuff I want from artists I love. Not everything has to have A Deep Meaning. My faves are a pear on my right forearm (stranger: why the pear? me: I love pears), “form” on the back of my left arm, and the lightbulb eye from Picasso’s Guernica above the inside of my right elbow. tattoos are sexy as hell, and I plan to keep collecting them for the rest of my life. The pain to me usually feels like someone scratching a sunburn - worst was my finger since it’s close to bone and the convo heart since the artist went IN! it can be really bad or very tolerable, but I have genuinely enjoyed talking to all of the artists who have given me their work and just focus on the overall experience ✨ the more shading/color, the more it’s gonna hurt and the more intensive the healing process

@nicolefar

Mar 25, 2024

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stick and poke on my ankle

given by a former roommate after we bought a couch together - it’s a couch and also Brockhampton was one of my favorite musical groups at the time, the couch is their logo. It’s so faded now when I was 18 I got my septum, nostril, lobes, and cartilage pierced because in my head: immediacy of pain > duration of pain for body mods. For that reason I picked piercings before tattoos My early teens and early 20s consisted of a lifestyle (and body mod habit) heavily influenced by subcultures (kicked around with punks, noise and hardcore dudes, ravers) but I’ve sadly gotten a bit more of a corpo job and toned it down (my manager is an ex-goth and loves techno though) My advice is stick to your guns and continue to do tattoos if that’s your thing - don’t abandon it! People choose body mods for so many reasons and it creates a rich tapestry of social life that makes us unique

@aidanaguirre

Mar 24, 2024

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nancy drew games

these point and click computer mystery/puzzle games were very formative for me and still go so hard but i have not been able to play in years bc they have not updated their software for like any new OS :,^( if anyone knows of a good emulator or has an old pc laptop they don’t need please lmk

@rebecca-hickey

Feb 3, 2022

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lair of the white worm (1988)

young hugh grant and peter capaldi star in this weird ass late 80s british movie based on a 1911 novel by bram stoker (also wrote dracula) in which an archeologist (capaldi) discovers the skeleton of a giant worm creature which is featured in the town’s mythology. while investigating some local disappearances it becomes apparent that the ancient worm might be to blame and that a mysterious lady might be summoning it with virgin sacrifices. crazy cool early green screen,  awesome costumes, low quality creatures and acting, what’s not to love?

@rebecca-hickey

Feb 3, 2022

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very early videos on youtube

i highly recommend:  “the cameraman’s revenge” (1912), la petite fille et son chat (1899), and the disturbing story of the dancing pig (1907).these videos project me back to another time and make me realize just how similar we are to past generations, yet so different. plots and gimmicks are intergenerational, styles are not. i recommend watching while a little high and with an open mind.

@rebecca-hickey

Feb 3, 2022