Things You Should NEVER Do In a Tattoo Shop (Unless you want to look like a total asshole!)1/14/2014 Hi everyone in internet land! Miss me? I missed you! Anyway, let's get right into the topic at hand: Things You Should NEVER Do In a Tattoo Shop (Unless you want to look like a total asshole!) There are so many things that so many people do at tattoo shops that should never, under ANY circumstances, unless they want to look like a complete asshole, that I can't list them all, but here are some that aggravate me the most. 1: Asking for a price on a tattoo, without giving any specific details, and in some cases, no details at all. This happens a LOT. Someone comes in with a really vague idea of what they want to get tattooed, and barely an idea of where they want to get it tattooed on them. That conversation usually goes something like this: Client: "I want to get a dragon tattoo" Me: "Okay. What style dragon? Oriental? Mid-evil? New school? Traditional? Realism?" Client: "I'm not really sure." Me: "Okay...color, or black and gray?" Client: "I don't really know." Me: "Umm...okay. Where do you want to get it?" Client: "I don't know, I was thinking maybe my thigh, or my arm, or my ribs." Me: "Are you sure you're ready to get this done? It doesn't seem like you've given this too much thought." Imagine playing 20 Questions every day, except the person who you're playing with doesn't have any of the answers. Sounds irritating as hell, doesn't it? Well it is. It's even worse if someone doesn't even have a basic idea of what they want. If you don't know what you want, how can you expect me to know what you want? 2: Coming in and pulling up a picture (of a tattoo that's already been done) on your phone, and demanding to get that exact tattoo done, without allowing any changes. This one is pretty much the polar opposite as #1, but it's just as annoying, if not more so. There are a lot of tattooers out there who have no issue with tracing someone else's work, tattooing it onto a client, and, in some cases, claiming the design as their own. I am not one of these tattooers. You're more than welcome to bring in a reference picture to give me an idea of what you want. In fact, that's fantastic if you do. It gives me an idea of the basic design that you want. However, a reference picture should be used as REFERENCE, not traced to be identical. Not only does this show that a total lack originality and creativity, but it's also stealing. You are stealing the original artist's work, AND you're also devaluing the original piece. 3: Saying anything about how your boy does "sick tatts" out of his house at a much cheaper price. (Especially if you're covered in his horrible work!) Not only does this make you look like an asshole, but you also sound like a total idiot. If your "boy" can bang out a totally rocking rib piece for only $30, then why are you here? Oh...that's right. You boy's garbage, and you know it. That's why you came to me: to get it done right. 4: Trying to talk down the price to some ridiculously insulting number. I'm usually pretty fair with my pricing. I know it's just as hard for you to come up with money as it is for me. That doesn't mean that I should give you such a low price that I wind up getting screwed. 5: Asking for a "hook up" This one is probably the most irritating to me. If you are a regular client, I'm already giving you a lowered price. If you don't know me, or if I tattooed you 3 years ago one time...don't even bother asking this. It's just going to piss me off. There's probably a billion other things, but I can't really think of any right now. If I do, I'll write a part 2. That's all I got this time! Please follow my blog if I made you think, or laugh, or lick a kitten's face, or ANYTHING....and feel free to comment if you agree, or disagree, or just want to discuss the possibility that unicorns exist! I'm not here to judge you! But I do have an opinion on a LOT of things, and if you can help me understand yours, in a logical and reasonable fashion....you might just change my mind! But probably not. I love you, and I hope you have a glorious day! Tweet me: http://www.twitter.com/nytatt2chick Facebook me: http://www.facebook.com/nytatt2chick Instagram me: http://instagram.com/nytatt2chick YouTube me: http://www.youtube.com/therealnytatt2chick G+ me: https://plus.google.com/+LauraCeruti Email me:
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I'm pretty sure that you've probably seen this posted, over and over again. The words "Bullying" and "Bully" are being tossed around a little too loosely, in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I do NOT advocate REAL bullying, but a lot of the actions that are now labeled as "bullying", are not really "bullying"! That is the definition of a Bully. Cyber bullying also has to be a repeated action. So if someone was to post a single comment about someone, or a threat toward them, one time, it isn't cyber bullying. REAL bullying isn't right. When someone REPEATEDLY attacks (verbally OR physically) another person, for no tangible reason, THAT IS bullying. And in no way, shape, or form, is that okay. They are using the anti-bullying platform to (in effect) bully our children into being friends with everyone (if they like the person or not). Children are forced to include everyone they know into, pretty much, everything they do. In my opinion, that is wrong. There are also those times when just the facts are stated, and they can be misconstrued as "bullying". Sometimes.....you're just calling it as you see it. That's all I got this time! Please follow my blog if I made you think, or laugh, or eat ramen noodles, or ANYTHING....and feel free to comment if you agree, or disagree, or just want to discuss the possibility that unicorns exist! I'm not here to judge you! But I do have an opinion on a LOT of things, and if you can help me understand yours, in a logical and reasonable fashion....you might just change my mind! But probably not. I love you, and I hope you have a glorious day! Tweet me: http://www.twitter.com/nytatt2chick Facebook me: http://www.facebook.com/nytatt2chick Instagram me: http://instagram.com/nytatt2chick YouTube me: http://www.youtube.com/therealnytatt2chick G+ me: https://plus.google.com/104204766948735523107 Email me: So a couple days ago I kinda went off and posted a ton of "Annoying Facebook Status" types on my Facebook. If you've already read them, they're not new to you, but if you haven't, I hope you can relate and get a little giggle out of them. That's all I got this time! Please follow my blog if I made you think, or laugh, or eat ramen noodles, or ANYTHING....and feel free to comment if you agree, or disagree, or just want to discuss the possibility that unicorns exist! I'm not here to judge you! But I do have an opinion on a LOT of things, and if you can help me understand yours, in a logical and reasonable fashion....you might just change my mind! But probably not. I love you, and I hope you have a glorious day! Tweet me: http://www.twitter.com/nytatt2chick Facebook me: http://www.facebook.com/nytatt2chick Instagram me: http://instagram.com/nytatt2chick YouTube me: http://www.youtube.com/therealnytatt2chick G+ me: https://plus.google.com/104204766948735523107 Email me: So this year I didn't even bother to watch the VMA's. Or the year before that, or the year before that...it's been a while. Why? BECAUSE MTV DOESN'T RUN MUSIC VIDEOS ANYMORE!!!! How are you going to host a music video award show....WHEN YOU DON'T RUN VIDEOS?!?! You know who SHOULD be hosting it? YouTube. Think about it, where do you go to watch ANY music videos? MTV?! (If you said yes to that, just stop reading this blog right now...you make no sense) NO!!! YouTube is the ONLY place that runs music videos. Of course, because I'm linked in to like EVERY SOCIAL NETWORK IN THE WORLD (pretty much)...I was pummeled by VMA posts all Sunday night and Monday morning. (Thanks for that, by the way) Here's an idea MTV. How about you stop hosting the VMA's, let YouTube take that over, and you guys can start hosting the "I'm Glad You Didn't Fuck Your Life Up Any Worse Than You Already Did" awards show. You can give awards to the girls & guys from "16 and Pregnant" who actually are raising their children (or who managed to NOT get knocked up right after they were on the show) You can give awards to the cast of "The Jersey Shore" who managed not to overdose, or totally fall off the wagon. Just spit balling some ideas. Not everything was terrible. We did get ONE good thing from this whole disaster. We got a new spin on an old joke: "Guess what..." "What?" "Miley butt!" Love you all!! Tweet me: http://www.twitter.com/nytatt2chick Facebook me: http://www.facebook.com/nytatt2chick Instagram me: http://instagram.com/nytatt2chick YouTube me: http://www.youtube.com/therealnytatt2chick G+ me: https://plus.google.com/104204766948735523107 Email me: People don't understand that when they make an appt. with me via text/email/phone....whatever....they're not guaranteed a spot. IF I'm free at that time, I will probably hold the chair for 10 min (ex. asked for appt. @7, didn't bother to show up till 7:20.....and you're pissed because now you have to wait? Sucks). If you want ANYTHING drawn up in advance, a deposit of $40 (min, more for large pieces) should be left, and a work order form should be filled out, which includes a detailed description of what you want done, where, size, color/no color, amt. deposit left, name & phone number. The client can also book an appt. at the same time, as long as there has been a deposit left that is comparable to the amount of time I would have wasted should you decide not to show up. If you leave no deposit for a drawup, but leave a $30 deposit for an appointment, your work will NOT be drawn up in advance......BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T LEAVE A DEPOSIT FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE!!!
Also, STOP ASKING FOR PRICE QUOTES VIA TEXT/EMAIL/INSTAGRAM/FACEBOOK/PHONE!! Especially if I've never met you! I have no idea how your skin takes ink, how big your leg/neck/arm...whatever, is! I cannot give you a price without a face to face consultation. And if it's your first time coming to me, don't ask me for a "hook up". I DON'T KNOW YOU! Repeat clients often get better prices because they've proven to me that they'll continue to come back, and most of them bring me new clients. And tipping....do not even get me started on that. People will tip the person who carried their food from their car to their house, but won't tip a person who's put in hours and hours of work into something permanently on your body?? REALLY??!! In short, if there is no face to face consultation (clients from out of the area are exempt from this, but pictures & dimensions of the space you want covered must be provided), no work order filled out, no deposit left....the client should have no expectation of anything drawn up, or a guaranteed time. (Of course, I do have some exceptions to this rule....long time clients, friends, family.....etc.) I take deposits in cash, money orders, and via pay pal. A copy of the work order is ALWAYS given, as proof of receipt. I don't know why this is such a difficult concept to grasp. You don't simply walk into an OR and say, "OK, got time to do that operation for me?" If you want to book a hotel room in the Hamptons in July, you don't just show up and hope they have one open. You call ahead and reserve it by putting down a deposit! I just don't get it. So...unless you are one of the few exceptions to the rules, don't just text me with a picture and say "I want this", then when you decide to show up, you're pissed because I didn't draw anything up, and someone's in the chair. If you didn't leave a deposit, don't expect anything. This isn't a "hobby" for me, this is my career. It's how I pay my bills, feed my kids, and live! I wouldn't ask you to work for free? Why should you do that to me? Little side note:
This isn't directed at anyone specifically. Just saying. If You Do Anything of These Things While Driving...I'm the One Losing My Mind Behind You!!!!1/11/2013 Well hello there!!!! Long time no blog...I know, life's been hectic. I missed you! Let's get down to business. If you drive a car, then you've probably been stuck behind some ass-clown who has done (or ALL) of these things that make you want to LOSE YOUR ENTIRE MIND!!!!! Yes we're also guilty of doing some of these things too...nobody's perfect, but most of us don't do this crap on a regular basis. Soooooo, without further ado, here we go. THIS MYSTICAL SYMBOL ON THE DASHBOARD IS CALLED A GODDAMN TURN SIGNAL!!!!! This is PROBABLY the most annoying thing that people do (or I should say DON'T DO!). Why? Why would you not use your turn signal when you're turning???? WHY!?!?? It is NOT difficult to use. In the example picture, the driver is making a right turn/merge. By hitting the turn signal, he is letting other drivers around him that he will be turning/merging right. Apparently this is a such a complicated thing to grasp, because 75% of the time, there is MANY people who I'm driving behind who can't seem to understand how to use this magical handle on the side of their steering wheel. FOR FUCK'S SAKE PEOPLE! YOU CAN LITERALLY JUST BUMP IT UP/DOWN WITH THE SIDE OF YOU HAND!!! IT IS NOT A DIFFICULT PROCESS!!! If you're making a right, push it UP! If you're making a left, push it DOWN!!! I cannot even begin to ESTIMATE how many times someone in front of me either slammed on their brakes to turn, or just cut me off...WITHOUT SIGNALING! The whole point is to prevent accidents. I do NOT want to rear end someone because they couldn't be bothered to use their signal (and I almost have MANY times!).You don't even have to worry about turing it off!! It will shut off by itself after you make the turn! (You DO have to turn it off if you've merged...) While I'm on the subject of turn signals...WHAT THE FUCK IS THE DEAL WITH PEOPLE PUTTING THEIR DIRECTIONAL, LIKE A 5 MILES BEFORE THEY NEED TO TURN????!!! That's ALMOST as bad as not using them at all!!! I still have NO idea when (or IF) you're actually going to make that turn!!! Stop it!!! Just stop it right now! This one make me ABSOLUTELY insane. If you're driving in a 45mph zone, WHY ARE YOU GOING 30MPH??!!!? I cannot stand this. I feel like i going to lose my ENTIRE MIND when this happens!!!! WHY???? Do you NOT have to be somewhere on time? Do you NOT give 2 shits if the person behind you it running late, or just has to pee really REALLY bad, or WHATEVER!!! There is no need to be going 15mph UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT!!! Especially on main roads, and DEFINITELY not in the middle of the night when the person behind you just tattooed for 9 hours straight, is dead tired, in a shitty mood, and just wants to get her ass home and go to sleep!!! Trust me when I say that there have been MULTIPLE times this happened to me, and I gave serious thought to following them to their destination, and CURSING THEM THE FUCK OUT!!! It's just madness. Another thing with the whole "speed" thing is, WHY DO PEOPLE FEEL THE NEED TO RIDE UP MY BUMPER WHEN I'M ALREADY GOING A DECENT SPEED! If the speed limit is 45mph, and I'm going 55mph....THERE IS NO NEED TO BE UP MY ASS!!! GET OFF ME!!! I will slam on my breaks for no reason whatsoever, causing you to rear-end me. You better have some damn good insurance!! Because you're buying me a new car!! Ok, when you get to a four-way stop sign, and there are other cars at one, or ALL of the other three stop signs....LEARN THE RULES TO THIS!!! They're NOT THAT COMPLICATED!!!! Whoever gets to the intersection first, GOES FIRST!!! If you all show up at the same time, the person farthest to the right goes first. You had to know this at one point in time, if you have your license. IT'S ON THE GODDAMN TEST!!!! These same rules apply to a three-way stop sign. So stop giving me evil looks if I get to an intersection before you, stop, and go. I HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY!!! This is the last one. I promise. It's also the one that pisses me off the most. You see that little symbol on the left? That means that your high beams are on. When you are using your high beams, and either approaching an oncoming car, or someone is about to pass you on the highway...TURN THEM OFF!!!!! I have been blinded a gazillion times because people have no sense to turn them off! Just tonight on my way home, it happened to me TWICE! The second time, I almost drove right off the road. It's just common courtesy. If I'm driving behind you on the highway, and start passing you, and you have your high beams on, and you don't turn them off, I WILL slow down and drive right next to the rear of your car, blasting you with mine. So you get pissed off? GOOD!!! That's the whole point!!! Your regular lights aren't bright enough for you to see at night? Then you need to get them switched out because I sure as shit don't want your brights blinding me. YOU HAVE ALREADY PISSED ME OFF!!! That's all I got this time! Please follow my blog if I made you think, or laugh, or eat ramen noodles, or ANYTHING....and feel free to comment if you agree, or disagree, or just love kittens! I'm not here to judge you! But I do have an opinion on a LOT of things, and if you can help me understand yours, in a logical and reasonable fashion....you might just change my mind! But probably not.
I love you, and I hope you have a glorious day! You can find me on twitter: www.twitter.com/nytatt2chick Or the book of faces: www.facebook.com/nytatt2chick So I'm messing around on Instagram. Love that friggin app. But anyway, I make a comment, and some fucking jackoff gets all over sensitive, and apparently thinks that I'm talking directly to them (how could I?! I don't fucking know you!!), and feels the need to say something stupid like:
"That's really not cool/funny to say that. I'm insulted. Wah wah wah!!!" (Ok, at the end, I was just picturing them crying) WHY DO PEOPLE FEEL THAT COMMENTS MADE ON PICTURES OR POSTS, THAT THEY DIDN'T PUT UP, ARE DIRECTED AT THEM?!!!!??!! Am I the only one who gets confused by this?? If I don't fucking know you, and I'm commenting on someone else's shit, how in the fuck am I talking to you??? Someone explain this to me? It's especially confusing when the person who decides that they want to start a bitch fight with me (Which they will NEVER win! I'm not really a bitch...I can be if the situation calls for it....but in these situations, I just find it hilarious!), doesn't know the person who's picture/post I commented on in the first place!!! Like they feel the need to be the fuckin sentinel of the Internet....standing up for people who gets deragotory comments on their shit. (Would make a pretty lame, but relevant superhero. Internet Watch Man! Protecting the threads of random people for no reason what so ever...on the Internet. Basically a guy, in a cape, at a computer....pretty lame). The whole point to this is this: CALM THE FUCK DOWN!!!!!! If you don't like what someone has to say, and you're truly offended by it.....maybe you need to look at yourself for a minute. Maybe you're a little hypersensitive? Work on that. Maybe you need to get a sense of humor? DEFINITELY work on that. Or maybe, especially if the thread/photo could definitely lead to disagreement.....DON'T READ THE COMMENTS!!!! On the other side of the coin, if you actually LIKE getting into "comment arguments" with other people...GO AHEAD! It's hilarious! Now, I do understand that sometimes people who post racist comments, ignorant comments, just plain stupid comments, etc., might need to be educated that that is NOT OK! But, in the end, you've just gotten yourself all pissed off at someone you don't know....and they probably didn't even learn anything. I'm guilty of that crap myself. Like if someone puts a post up like: "Did you hear about the guy who got shot in Bellport the other day? Crazy, smh" And some ignorant ass fuck comments something like: "You know it must have been a (insert offensive racial slur here)" Then yes, I'm gonna attack the shit outta this cock hole!!!! So yes, I am totally guilty of this too, but none of my comments are EVER racist, ignorant, etc., because I am neither racist or ignorant! So let me know if this has ever happened to you. I cannot be the only one. Da da da DAAAHHHH!!! Internet Watch Man, AWAY!!! (As he glides across the floor in an office chair!) That's all I got this time! Please follow my blog if I made you think, or laugh, or eat ramen noodles, or ANYTHING....and feel free to comment if you agree, or disagree, or just love kittens! I'm not here to judge you! But I do have an opinion on a LOT of things, and if you can help me understand yours, in a logical and reasonable fashion....you might just change my mind! But probably not. I love you, and I hope you have a glorious day! You can find me on twitter: www.twitter.com/nytatt2chick Or the book of faces: www.facebook.com/nytatt2chick |
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