Monday, April 9, 2012
Another New Tattoo
The most recent post that I did about the Litany tattoo became reality. Yes the tattoo I designed Friday night has already been put on my arm. This one went on my left arm. I will have both my half sleeves. My guess is probably within the year I will have the outside of my arms will be done. Then I will start working on the inside of my arms. Probably 2 years total. 3 tops. I have even spoken to the tattoo artist that did this tattoo and my other 2 I did last month. Gave him some ideas and he is on board. June will probably be my next sitting. And without further ado my newest tattoo and by the way I've officially got to the point where I have lost count on how many I have.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Litany Against Fear Tattoo Design
I'm as much a Dune fan as I am a Star Wars fan. I started reading Dune when I was young. Saw the original movie on cable TV. And when I mean original I mean the one from 1984. That's right the one with Sting in it.
There is a quote from the books and the movie that has always stuck in my mind. It is more or less a prayer. It's the Litany Against Fear and this is the whole quote.
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear.
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dune
Like I said before this has always been on my mind. Everyone has their prayers they use. Instead of one of the more common prayers used, I heard it spoken on TV once and it was not Dune. It was an episode of Law & Order SVU. I don't remember the exact episode or what was going on but it surprised me when that character said the words. I immediately went back and listened more closely and she was repeating the whole Litany.
As some of you know I have been working on doing half sleeves on my arm and what would be a better addition to my sleeves then the Litany. Since the Litany is fairly long I choose one part of it to use in a design. I will face my fear. It sums up the Litany with just 5 words. But of course I can never do anything simple when it comes to my tattoos. I couldn't decide on how or what I wanted it to look like. So instead of describing it I will show it in transformation from text to how it will look on my arm.
There is a quote from the books and the movie that has always stuck in my mind. It is more or less a prayer. It's the Litany Against Fear and this is the whole quote.
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear.
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dune
Like I said before this has always been on my mind. Everyone has their prayers they use. Instead of one of the more common prayers used, I heard it spoken on TV once and it was not Dune. It was an episode of Law & Order SVU. I don't remember the exact episode or what was going on but it surprised me when that character said the words. I immediately went back and listened more closely and she was repeating the whole Litany.
As some of you know I have been working on doing half sleeves on my arm and what would be a better addition to my sleeves then the Litany. Since the Litany is fairly long I choose one part of it to use in a design. I will face my fear. It sums up the Litany with just 5 words. But of course I can never do anything simple when it comes to my tattoos. I couldn't decide on how or what I wanted it to look like. So instead of describing it I will show it in transformation from text to how it will look on my arm.
Friday, April 6, 2012
SWTOR: My Review
I've never played any MMO games. I'm use to my PS3. I've had several other systems but never really played on the computer. I rarely go online to play a game on the PS3 other then maybe for Little Big Planet or Call of Duty. So Star Wars The Old Republic was an interesting twist for me.
Also I know nothing of the Expanded Universe regarding the Old Republic. I'm a child of the Original Trilogy. I watched the Prequels as they came out and have expanded my knowledge to the Expanded Universe books surrounding these 6 movies and the Clone Wars.
I heard about SWTOR almost 2 years ago on E3. The yearly gaming convention. Several of us hoped it would be cross platform. No dice. At this point I was like no way. I'm not playing it. I don't do MMO's. I like my platformers just fine. Then I kept hearing all about it once it came out. I watched videos and was like okay maybe I would try it.
One day, some kind soul took pity on me and handed me the trial. I downloaded the game. I first watched the opening cinematic. Holy crap! The graphics are gorgeous. I'm like make a movie and make it look like this. Well I have seen a movie that gorgeous and that was Final Fantasy Advent Children.
Then it was time to pick a side. Naturally I choose the dark side. My first character I made was a Sith Warrior. Fail. I couldn't figure out the controls. So I made another character. A Chiss Bounty Hunter. Once again fail. I almost give up. I just couldn't get a handle of the controls. I watched a few tutorial videos and that kind of helped. So I tried one more time. I made my third character a Twi'lek Sith Inquisitor. Bingo! After hitting random buttons, I discovered the right mouse button was useful for something. Translation hitting things with a lightsaber. I slowly started picking up things. Just enough to get by. I ran several missions both dark and light side. I managed to make it to level 7 before my trial ran out. Not to shabby considering I never played an MMO and for the short amount of time I played.
I haven't purchased the game yet but I do plan on getting it soon. I did have fun playing it and I would like to keep trying with all 3 of the characters I made. Plus would like to have more characters as well.
http://www.swtor.com/
Also I know nothing of the Expanded Universe regarding the Old Republic. I'm a child of the Original Trilogy. I watched the Prequels as they came out and have expanded my knowledge to the Expanded Universe books surrounding these 6 movies and the Clone Wars.
I heard about SWTOR almost 2 years ago on E3. The yearly gaming convention. Several of us hoped it would be cross platform. No dice. At this point I was like no way. I'm not playing it. I don't do MMO's. I like my platformers just fine. Then I kept hearing all about it once it came out. I watched videos and was like okay maybe I would try it.
One day, some kind soul took pity on me and handed me the trial. I downloaded the game. I first watched the opening cinematic. Holy crap! The graphics are gorgeous. I'm like make a movie and make it look like this. Well I have seen a movie that gorgeous and that was Final Fantasy Advent Children.
Then it was time to pick a side. Naturally I choose the dark side. My first character I made was a Sith Warrior. Fail. I couldn't figure out the controls. So I made another character. A Chiss Bounty Hunter. Once again fail. I almost give up. I just couldn't get a handle of the controls. I watched a few tutorial videos and that kind of helped. So I tried one more time. I made my third character a Twi'lek Sith Inquisitor. Bingo! After hitting random buttons, I discovered the right mouse button was useful for something. Translation hitting things with a lightsaber. I slowly started picking up things. Just enough to get by. I ran several missions both dark and light side. I managed to make it to level 7 before my trial ran out. Not to shabby considering I never played an MMO and for the short amount of time I played.
I haven't purchased the game yet but I do plan on getting it soon. I did have fun playing it and I would like to keep trying with all 3 of the characters I made. Plus would like to have more characters as well.
http://www.swtor.com/
Saturday, March 31, 2012
What To Expect For CVI
Siths and Jedis and Wampas, oh my! Sorry I really couldn't resist. With CVI about 5 months away, a lot of prep work is going on around the world for those going to this convention that has only been held a hand few of times. For some of us this is a once and a lifetime chance to go. It is only held in the US about every 3 years. I thought CV I thought that was it. One time thing. And I was happy with that. Until the announcement was made that CVI would be held in Orlando again August 2012. Okay so now has become a twice in a lifetime thing for me.
Last time I went as the wampa handler. This time I will be going as a member of the 501st, Rebel Legion, the media & the wampa heandler. So many costumes to choose from. I plan on wearing my TK, Sith Cheerleader, Luke Skywalker, a female version of Starkiller.... If I can finish up 2 other costumes in time I will wear those as well. Of course Wally the Wampack will make an appearance. 6 potential costumes to wear in 4 days. Good thing the hotel is close.
Lots of prep work is currently going on around the world. More props to build, sets to build, costumes to build/modify/help out with. The wampa will be modified. Keep up with that over on www.mywampa.com along with wampadude's newest costume. Anyone that needs help making costumes I will help when I can. I know of a few props and sets being built right now but I'm not going to ruin the surprise right now.
One thing I can say, CVI is going to be crazy fun. For sure it will be an amazing life changing time.
http://starwarscelebration.com/
Last time I went as the wampa handler. This time I will be going as a member of the 501st, Rebel Legion, the media & the wampa heandler. So many costumes to choose from. I plan on wearing my TK, Sith Cheerleader, Luke Skywalker, a female version of Starkiller.... If I can finish up 2 other costumes in time I will wear those as well. Of course Wally the Wampack will make an appearance. 6 potential costumes to wear in 4 days. Good thing the hotel is close.
Lots of prep work is currently going on around the world. More props to build, sets to build, costumes to build/modify/help out with. The wampa will be modified. Keep up with that over on www.mywampa.com along with wampadude's newest costume. Anyone that needs help making costumes I will help when I can. I know of a few props and sets being built right now but I'm not going to ruin the surprise right now.
One thing I can say, CVI is going to be crazy fun. For sure it will be an amazing life changing time.
http://starwarscelebration.com/
Friday, March 30, 2012
Why I Named Them Rusty and Wally
I keep getting asked why I named Jeremy's Wampa costume for the 501st Rusty. I think on one of my Wampa posts I even said I need to explain this eventually. So here is the story.
After spending several hours in Jeremy's garage helping building the Wampa, I would always stare at the walls at times. One of the things on the wall is this name badge like for a mechanics shirt that says Rusty over the work bench. I kinda forgot about it for awhile. After CV, I told him we should name the Wampa. He's like what? Name him. I randomly said a few names that I can't remember right now. Then I remembered the name badge over his work bench. I then named him Rusty. By now it has stuck at this point. People ask for Rusty specifically.
Now for the wampack. When we were at CV we went to the Ice Bar one night. We hung out with some people that were there for the convention. They had the Celebration Exclusive Wampa Plush. They kept calling him Wally. They even let me carry him around for awhile. Every since then anytime I saw that specific plush, I would call him Wally. So when I made the wampack there was no better name for him then Wally.
After spending several hours in Jeremy's garage helping building the Wampa, I would always stare at the walls at times. One of the things on the wall is this name badge like for a mechanics shirt that says Rusty over the work bench. I kinda forgot about it for awhile. After CV, I told him we should name the Wampa. He's like what? Name him. I randomly said a few names that I can't remember right now. Then I remembered the name badge over his work bench. I then named him Rusty. By now it has stuck at this point. People ask for Rusty specifically.
Now for the wampack. When we were at CV we went to the Ice Bar one night. We hung out with some people that were there for the convention. They had the Celebration Exclusive Wampa Plush. They kept calling him Wally. They even let me carry him around for awhile. Every since then anytime I saw that specific plush, I would call him Wally. So when I made the wampack there was no better name for him then Wally.
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