From: gremlin@buhub.bradley.edu (Stephanie Udry)
Subject: Re: tons o' tats questions
Organization: Bradley University
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 92 19:38:15 GMT

In <1992Apr6.210218.19012@bradley.bradley.edu> gremlin@buhub.bradley.edu (Stephanie Udry) writes:

>okay..i read the tat FAQ....but i still have questions....
>(if some of these have been answered before don't flame me...i don't have
>much time to read r.a.b. and i have no access to the archives)

>1) i am in peoria, illinois....does anybody know of any good, safe, sanitary
>places near there....i would be willing to go to bloomington, champaign-
>urbana, or even downtown chicago (but i would prefer not to in case something
>goes wrong).....if so, who at these places should i have do it?

>2)is chlorine bad for a tattoo?  how long after the tattoo is done should i 
>wait before i go swimming?

>3) i'd like to get a curling vine type tattoo that goes around my ankle like
>a bracelet....does anyone out there have one of these?  how much did it hurt?
>how long did it take?  how much did it cost?  where did you get it?  where
>did you come up with pattern from?

>4) now, i know this is in the faq2, but i'm still worried...if you could
>all mail me specific rules for care of a tattoo after it is done....and rules
>for before you get the tattoo....i have sensitive skin..should i take
>some non aspirin thing before i have the tattoo done?  would should i do to
>get ready for it?

>i also want rules for care of a tattoo....how high of a sunblock is necessary?
>i know this was in the faq, but i want more detailed answers...i am very
>meticulous about such things....give me specific times, rules, product names,
>etc....


>i think that's about it...i plan on having this done in black...with maybe
>a hint of blue worked in...i have extremely pale white skin...

>if there is anything else you think i should know, please feel free to tell me

>please post and mail your response to me....our nnmaster is down, and i have
>no idea when it will be back up....my address is in the sig..

>i know this is a very detailed request...but i take this seriously..and i want
>this to be a work of art that will last....and i want it to be safe..

>also,a pproximate costs are nice too..

>thanks so very much...if this goes good i might get other tats....this will
>occur sometime after may 17 (i've moving out of my parents' house then!) :)


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>~ Stephanie Udry                tanha on IRC                        ~
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~ Stephanie Udry                tanha on IRC                        ~
~ gremlin@buhub.bradley.edu     I am THE GODDESS-- worship at will  ~
~   "Don't you want to come out and play, my sex dream goddess?"    ~
~                            from "Rosebud" by Fred                 ~
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