ngompor™: July 2011

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Happy Blogiversary To Me! A Re-Post Celebration

Today marks Tattoosday's fourth anniversary, when we first started off here on BillyBlog as a once a week feature, before spinning off into a stand-alone site little over a month later.

To celebrate, I'll be sharing favorite posts from the past four years throughout the day. Just a little celebratory break before we resume our normally-scheduled programming.

I also encourage readers to comment below or email me (tattoosday@gmail.com) and I will attempt to re-post reader favorites throughout the day.

Thanks to all of my readers for supporting me throughout the years! Here's to at least four more years!

If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit http://tattoosday.blogspot.com and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.

Anniversary Re-Post - Julie's Crazy Tattoo

As part of our fourth anniversary, we are re-posting some of our favorite Tattoosday moments. This post is one of my all-time favorites, from June 15, 2010:

Inkspotting can be impulsive, but I also like to approach each volunteer after some consideration.

Rather than rush up on someone and barrage them with questions, I like to make sure the tattoo(s) in question are not only interesting to me, but will be interesting to others.

When I spotted Julie's back in Penn Station, for example, I hesitated:

It wasn't initially clear what her tattoo said and I was struck by its uniqueness. A huge fan of word and type tattoos, I couldn't recall ever seeing anything quite like it.

So my curiosity got the best of me and I introduced myself to Julie.

The tattoo "Loufoque," which is a slang term in butcher jargon for "crazy person". Julie explained that she apprenticed with a butcher shop for six months and it was a word she often heard tossed about by the staff, occasionally used when referring to a customer who might be difficult or, let's say, insane.

The term Loufuque derived from 19th Century butcher slang and it became part of the vernacular. Julie thought that this tattoo would be a great way to commemorate her experience.

The tattoo was done by Ryoko at Brooklyn Tattoo. I asked the artist where she came up with the letter design and she kindly gave me a little more perspective:

"I recall Julie requesting the letters themselves to express lunacy. The final design in the photo is my own interpretation of what she had asked for and I think my intention here was to make the phrase look chaotic and disorderly, yet somewhat maintaining it's legibility. It's what I was able to put together by trying to depict what she might have been imagining in her head at the time."

So, this post was written and prepped and I was online doing some final research when I stumbled upon this tidbit of information from "Of Meat and Men" by Rachel Kramer Bussel over on The Daily Beast:

Her goodbye present from the Fleisher’s staff is a set of knives inscribed with her name and “Loufoque,” French-butcher Pig Latin for “Crazy Lady,” a term she now has permanently tattooed across her back. Yet Powell now sounds much surer of herself than the lost woman whom we find in the early pages of Cleaving. Next up is a stab at a novel: “I’ve written quite enough memoirs for a 36-year-old.”

Was this coincidence? Or were we talking about the same person?

Scrolling back in the article, I discovered that the Powell here and the Julie that I met in Penn Station were one and the same person.

The same person who crafted The Julie/Julia Project, in which the author blogged her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, which became a book, which in turn became the film Julie and Julia. All of this Julie never once mentioned. Then again, I never asked. And it is all about the tattoo, after all.

That being said, thanks to Ryoko for sharing her thoughts about creating this tattoo, and a hearty thanks to Julie Powell for sharing this interesting tattoo. I'm glad my curiosity got the better of me!

This entry is ©2010, 2011 Tattoosday.

If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit http://tattoosday.blogspot.com and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.

Donna Flora Presents Perla midi Caught In The Rain

Indeed *Perla midi* From Donna Flora is a Delight !!!

The textures .. the prim work and Ah The Hat are Just brilliant Work !

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bonin/199/137/23

Donna Flora Has made quite the name for herself In both Vintage Couture and Jewelry

The *Perla midi*Ensemble will not disappoint !!

There is even has a sister ensemble *Perla long*

But that is for another Post ..

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bonin/199/137/23

To Breezy the The Three *S's* come to mind ...

Sleek , Stunning and Swank in Vintage Couture .. That is the signature of Donna Flora ..

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bonin/199/137/23
Props and Poses Used in This Blog
are from The Spectacular Virtual Props and Poses Creative ..
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Endless%20Death/26/107/24

To Breezy, second life is a world full of remarkable creative ..

This Blog is a testament and tribute to Just Some of the creative ,

a place where she has some fun ..no more no less ..

She will never be "The Grand Star" or " Big Winner" But,

She still is special and this is where she plays no more no less ..

Saturday, July 30, 2011

The Devious Mind Investigation Hunt is Now On .... Here is The best Part ..

The Devious Mind Investigation Hunt is Now On .... Here is The best Part ..

Each of YOU are the Investigators ..

Some of the Neatest Devious Mind Investigation Hunt Prizes are shown in this blog ...

starting at July 29th, 2011 until August 14th, 2011

at deviousMind sim!

This hunt is a collaboration of all our resident stores and you will find gifts from each of these:

(*chanimations, !dM deviousMind, Cupcakes & Poetry and our newest family member Captain’s Quarters!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/deviousMind/100/200/30/

Breezy was simply Minding her own Business wearing her latest Release From Devious Mind

!dM deviousMind: "LaMadame"

*GOLD* and *Black*

shown in this Blog

"Know your place and show others theirs..."

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"LaMadame"

Burlesque Couture

by !dM deviousMind

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http://slurl.com/secondlife/deviousMind/100/200/30/

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/dM-deviousMind-LaMadame-GOLD/2490078

"Sometimes you just need to dress up. Even if you're the type that's not so much into dressing! And exactly for that occasion, we have created this stunning dress worthy of every Madame or burlesque Diva - corset, laces, latex and feathers for a gown with extra twist. ;-)

This illustrated costume consists of a variety of different items and clothing layers to give you as much flexibility as possible when styling your avatar. Aside of 2 differently shaped feather boas, you will find a detailed corset buttoned tight in the back, matching latex pants and a long skirt with attachment ruffles and glitch pants. And if you'd like to go less covered or add an additional color effect to the corset, a demi cup bra which you can wear stand alone or as jacket layer over the corset layer. The only thing this doesn't have is a non-revealing top - but that's what you have feathers for after all ;-D"

Chandra Meehan

In world Now

http://slurl.com/secondlife/deviousMind/100/200/30/

On Market Place

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/dM-deviousMind-LaMadame-GOLD/2490078

The costume includes as well an UPDATE CHECK to keep you up to date with every piece of this outfit - please read all information at the end of the content listing.

"LaMadame" is available in 7 latex colors **RED**, **PINK**, **PURPLE**, **BLACK**, **BLUE**, **GOLD**, **PEARL** - and of course you can get all 7 colors in one as **COLORPACK** (and o la la, this color pack is FUN!)

http://slurl.com/secondlife/deviousMind/100/200/30/

Ah and now a sneak look into this amazing creative Hunt .....

There has been a strange commotion this night at deviousMind sim, excited voices everywhere, press, flashlights… the exact circumstances are not quite certain; it might be, that the busy chiefs of police are too involved in investigations to issue a statement. It would seem, that all residents of said sim, so far known as a peaceful place, are still in shock about the deed of crime – or in possession of a knowledge they are not willing to share.At any rate, investigations are going on. And help of everybody is needed.

So it is official: Rumor has had it, that pretty things can soon be found… Like Now !!!!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/deviousMind/100/200/30/

A few of you “old timers” might be excited to hear that Captain’s Quarters and its super-talented creator Nathalia Parisi have come finally back to the grid – and for those who don’t know this store from the past yet, you’re in for a treat of amazing furniture and prefabs and anything else that makes living in prims desireable.

And it wouldn’t be our crazy cupcake lady “as we know her”, if Elise Capalini from Cupcakes & Poetry hadn’t spent nights and nights in her bakery building to create you the perfectly sweet devious cake gift there could possibly be… but not telling yet :-D
Of course there is also glam and feathers to be had with a new burlesque gift from !dM deviousBeauty and last but not least, something for your pose-stand by
(*chanimations photography props and poses.
And to top it all of:
The Joker Gift!
Somewhere in the sim (and trust me, it can be huge if you’re looking for something) will be exactly one big prize hidden – so if you’re lucky and with the right amount of intuition, you will be the new proud owner of a 5000,- L$ giftcard for (*chanimations and deviousMind soon!
The box will be different than the other hunt items, and I’ll do my best to make it as un-obvious as I can *evilgrin*. It wouldn’t be a joker if it was easy to find after all! ;-D
Every day that the joker has not been found, I will release a new hint to it’s location until one happy “sim chief investigator” disovers it! Good luck to you all! :-)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/deviousMind/100/200/30/

But Breezy Knowsssss Nothing !!!!!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/deviousMind/100/200/30/

The Clues ... are waiting for YOU ........

in world

http://slurl.com/secondlife/deviousMind/100/200/30/

the brilliant devious Mind Blog

http://chanimations.deviousmind.net/

She really was a Lovely Gal ...... Until...

*grins*

She visited Devious Mind ohh those years ago ...

http://slurl.com/secondlife/deviousMind/100/200/30/

Better Late Than Never

Back in April, I ran into John in Herald Square (34th and 6th) who had some pretty amazing work. He estimates he is about 25% covered in tattoos, which includes both arms, hands to shoulders, and both sides of his neck.

I stopped him and handed him a flier, but he was in a hurry, so we went our separate ways.

A month or so later, he e-mailed me a couple of photos:

John "loved Popeye growing up" and "love[s] the way [tattoos] look".

Not a lot more to tell, other than this was done by Rodrigo Melo, when he was at Rising Dragon Tattoos on 23rd Street (now on 14th). Rodrigo has since left Rising Dragon and co-founded North Star Tattoo in the East Village.

John is a photographer whose work can be seen here.

Thanks to John for sharing his ink with us here on Tattoosday!

Friday, July 29, 2011

N1CO [YAFL] - 7 Deadly Sins - Sloth

Breezy is just so Impressed with this Latest Release From N1CO ..

The only thing she added was blond Hair from Vanity Hair .. and earrings and bracelet from Finesmith .

This is indeed the first in a series - 7 Deadly Sins from N1CO .. Meet Sloth !!

In World

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Naenia/46/212/34

and on Market Place

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/N1CO-YAFL-7-Deadly-Sins-Sloth/2502877

Beautiful sexy white sequin / diamonds dress(gown), in avantgarde style, the first from the 7 Deadly Sins collection from N1CO - [YAFL]

The wonderfull flexi skirt with high detailed worked prims, match perfect with the collar, sorrounded from small stars , sculped hair wich is also included and the extravagant metallic eyelashes.

The package include also the make up you see in pics, with and without hair base.

High quality textures with * shine effekt * ( few small animated stars textures included) and very detailed design.See pics for more details.

The sculpted prims ( attachments) have resizer scripts in it, those can be deleted ( from menu) after u fixed them. ( make sure u make before a copy of the item in your inventory)

In main Store Now at

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Naenia/46/212/34

and on Market Place

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/N1CO-YAFL-7-Deadly-Sins-Sloth/2502877