Whoa! Definitely had a WTF moment when I saw this one. Thank you, Maria Cristerna, for making my tattoo story a total joke. My initial reaction to her er…transformation was, “that woman must have serious issues.” What on earth could motivate someone to alter their appearance to that degree? I know beauty is  subjective, but she looks like she walked out of Land Before Time III. An interview Cristerna did with Fox shed an interesting light on the situation…and made me feel like a total asshole.

Maria explains that while she has always had a love for tattoos and body alterations, her transformation really began after divorcing her abusive husband. She didn’t know then that she would become The Mexican Vampire Lady (nor was it a nickname she preferred), but the attention it brought gave her a platform to tell her story. She also said, “Life is short and sometimes we waste it on many things, so I’ve chosen beauty. And for me it’s beautiful to be this way, so that’s why I do it.” Rock on, Maria — for standing up for yourself and getting out of a toxic relationship and for owning your own definition of beauty in a way that inspires others. I probably would of written some version of Are You There Vodka: It’s Me Jenny, but we all have our methods.

What do you think of Maria Cristerna’s beauty?

‘Why?’ tends to be the popular question. Followed quickly by, ‘Were you drunk? and ‘Do you regret it?’ No. Well, I was drunk, but I definitely don’t regret it. It’s awesome. To be perfectly honest, I often forget that it’s there unless someone else points it out to me. You can imagine what kind of circumstance causes reason for such acknowledgment.

The story starts many years ago at the ripe and rather naive age of 16. I was lounging on a futon with my boyfriend at the time. Oh man, was I head over heels for this boy. Tall, athletic, surfer boy sexy. This was back when dating was purely based on passion. Compatibility? Can you use it in a sentence? Never-the-less, I was young and in love without a clue (or care to discover) who I really was. If Michael liked chocolate ice cream, I liked chocolate ice cream. Anything to reinforce the fact that we were soul-mates. Very ‘Runaway Bride-y,’ but I digress. We were lounging about discussing the tattoo one of his guy friends got on his chest. It was a downright heinous outline of the state of Texas with a vine encased skull in the middle. Idiot. Obviously I agreed with Michael that this was a huge mistake and that tattoos were gross and always regrettable (and maybe I really did agree…until I discovered David Beckhem).

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Since we love the Muppets so much around here and the movie is coming out in three days (ahhh!), I thought it’d be nice to have some Muppet themed posts. Plus it’s Sunday, and I like to aid in your procrastination as much as possible. Looking through Muppet tattoo pictures is a much better use of my time than writing a nine-page paper on Lord Byron. My teacher shouldn’t be surprised if I have Muppet references in said paper (Steve, if you’re reading I better get an A). Anyway, having several tattoos myself, I am always interested in why other people get theirs.

Interestingly enough, most of the ones I saw were of Animal. Enjoy these fabulous Muppet tattoos…

I really like tattoos when they’re tastefully done and they mean something to someone. The whole I-got-it-when-I-was-wasted-not-really-sure-why-or-what-it-means reason isn’t really a huge selling point for me. Or when I have to take out my glasses and readjust the lenses in order to be able to read the paragraph scribbled on your back.

I have two tattoos that I love. So, it’s not that I’m against girls and boys with quotes inked on their skin, it just that the ones I’m going to show you are literally going to make you say WTF… aloud.

If your tattoo is going to take up the entire length of your abdomen, maybe you should just stick to keeping it in whatever Judy Blume book you first read it in. Or if you’re getting your zodiac sign tattooed on your wrist so you can remember it more readily, perhaps there’s a bigger issue going on here that you need to address.

Either way, take a look and see for yourself…

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Is your Saturday going a little bit slow? Are you looking for an awesome way to kill time and feel better about yourself? Well, great news! You’ve come to the right place. Join us as we look at some really, really horrible tattoos. The ones that will make you nod your head along with your grandma and say “young people are morons. With that tattoos and their ifaxes and their spacebook.”

Lying to other people…psh, that’s easy (hehe). But lying to ourselves–that’s when life gets a little bit difficult. Face it, life is full of moments when we have to do things we don’t really want to do. But these things are all a means to an end, and so we spruce up the truth to ease the pain.

1. Losing my v-card was awesome. Oh really? So was the first time I broke my arm.

2. If I eat these cookies now, I’ll just skip lunch. But I’m hungry for lunch…so I’ll just skip dinner. Okay, I’ll only have one slice of pizza instead of two for dinner. Or…skip dessert?

3. Running is fun. Running is fun. Running is so, so terrible. Running is fun.

4. I totally study better after a few drinks. I mean, I’m way more enthusiastic about the subject after I hit up a few bars. Wait, when is the test again? What subject? Read More »

For some, four years (who are we kidding, five), of football games, tailgating and shot gunning beers just isn’t enough to commemorate those epic sports games. The next logical step? A tattoo for your Alma Mater of course. Peruse our gallery of dedicated college fans, some tats are discreet and others are out there for the entire world to see. Would you tattoo your pride on your body??

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It’s one thing to be a fan, but these people take their Harry Potter devotion to an entirely new level. Like a “are you sure you want to permanently put that Dumbledore quote on your neck?!” level.  And the scariest part of this whole thing? You KNOW these people are already waiting in line for the movie.

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