dirtyloweredtiguan

Papa II tattoo done at Black Sparrow in downtown Seattle.

nerwen:

Wow, looks cool! Is this place painful?

Apr 22, 2020

@nerwen This spot wasn't too bad. I still think that my throat was the worst spot the 3rd and 4th round. It's covering an old tattoo that I hated so the artist had to be pretty heavy handed. The old tattoo was less than a year old and was dark black ink so it took some work to get it covered properly. This one on the back of my head did give me goosebumps when she was doing the line work.

Apr 23, 2020

I honestly feel horrible for finding this funny. Poor guy took the time to lock his bike up but......

Here are some of the tables, lamps, and storage benches that I've designed and built over the years. A few of them I kept and the rest are in different homes throughout the United States. I didn't really start getting into making things until my mid 30's and once I realized just how much I enjoyed it, I couldn't create them fast enough. Once I...
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ravenivy:

😍

Sep 13, 2019

I had my real teeth replaced with white gold fangs. Unfortunately the dentist couldn't make them super sharp because they're permanent and could cause injury. They did make them come to more of a point than my real teeth though. I had them do white gold to offset the yellow gold bottoms. They are done just in time for vacation. @bookcouple Here are some photos....
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bookcouple:

Very cool!

Sep 11, 2019

dirtyloweredtiguan:

Thank you!!

Sep 11, 2019

I contacted @missy a few weeks ago after talking to @denvermaxx and asked if I could send something showing my appreciation for the site as well as all of the hard work that the SG's and Hopefuls put into making members happy. About a year ago I started making LED backlit etched acrylic signs as part of a new service with my business. There's always
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bluenicorn:

This is so amazing. Thank you for sharing the story behind it and the process of this wonderful piece of art!! What a great gift !!! I like the little bat and it is a nice thought to honor it forever in this artwork! very cool!

Oct 6, 2019

dirtyloweredtiguan:

@bluenicorn Thank you very much!! I really enjoyed making it while learning the process of encapsulating items in clear resin.

Oct 7, 2019

Just to recap: Melvin wandered into our yard in front of my shop pretty much dragging both of his back legs behind him. It was quite obvious that he was not only in pain but starving as well. I was able to get him to come close to me with food and treats but needed to be creative in order to catch him. I set...
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jimmieknuckles:

good cll on capturing her and taking her to the vet my man. i have two indoor/ourdoor cats,in the country on a large piece of land. a third showed up about a month ago when a house down the road was demolished and I'm in a similar process getting her acquainted with the indoors aspect of country living. it can be a long road but i am certain she is thankful. giving back even in the smallest ways makes a difference. good on ya

Sep 9, 2019

dirtyloweredtiguan:

@jimmieknuckles Thanks brother! There's little things you'll start noticing about their demeanor that shows they're starting to get comfortable. Melvin would run and hide inside his little hut if I even got close to him. Slowly he started coming over by me to hang out and lets me pet him more. It was hard at first because I really wanted to pet him but being patient has really paid off. I'm looking forward to him getting fixed so he can wander through the house and meet the other cats that he talks to through the barrier. And your new cat is definitely thankful. Cats make you work harder than dogs do but the end reward is pretty great. I wish more people seized opportunities to give stray animals a good forever home. As you said, it makes such a positive difference in your life and theirs.

Sep 9, 2019

The last of the new parts are finally installed on the mk4 GTI. Here is the run down of all the brand new parts installed in the last few months. There was roughly $7000 to $8000 spent in total. There's still a lot of cosmetic stuff needing to be done, but I wanted it functioning properly first. I still have to order the Stage 1...
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If we could have a moment of silence for all of those moths who have had their manhood stolen. How exactly does one train to perform such a procedure and how do they get those tiny little legs apart? I guess if it keeps the moth from being aggressive and marking it's territory than it's necessary. If it's just to keep them from chewing on...
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Today is my big sister's birthday. This is one of those days that is very difficult for me because my sister and I got separated by the state when we were 12 and 13 years old. It would be 15 years until I would see her again. Unfortunately her husband at the time and my daughter's mother hated the fact that my sister and I...
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dirtyloweredtiguan:

Thanks brother!! Believing that she's still out there, somewhere, waiting to be found is probably what's kept me going this long. Until I hear otherwise, I'm going to continue to holding on hoping that I either I find her, she finds me, or news of her fate makes it's way back to me. In the meantime, I'm just trying to get my wife to understand that having more money doesn't make you better than someone. Empathy, compassion, having some semblance of understanding when it comes to seeing others as having feelings too. 14 years we've been together and 9 of those years I've been forced to sleep on the couch by myself despite my objections. I wake up alone, I go to bed alone, and when I'm going through it, like today, I go through it alone. Anyway, I digress. This day combines the last 12 months of crap into one day and it reminds me just how much I miss her and her ability to cheer me up. Her soul was like sunshine! Thanks again my dude!!

Sep 2, 2019