Life of a Blogger #2 ~ Tattoos

Life of a Blogger is a weekly feature where Jessi from Novel Heartbeat chooses a non-bookish topic and gives us a chance to get to know each other better on a more personal level. She posts every Thursday, but you can post another day as long as it's not before 12AM EST on a Thursday.  

Rules from Jessi: "Please stick to the topic order on the list. If you want to catch up on old topics, that's fine, but the point is to link up to the same topic all around the blogosphere, so please do not move ahead or change it to your own topic." 

~ This Week's Topic ~
Tattoos
Topic suggested by Christy 

@ Christy’s Book Addiction

I'm working on 3/4 sleeves for both arms. My left arm is my "Arm of Destruction" ;) where so far I have a heart grenade and a bottle of poison. I'm planning on a Day of the Dead skull, maybe something Doctor Who related like a Weeping Angel, and Michonne's katana.  

Green Day's Heart Grenade from their
American Idiot album
On My "Arm of Destruction"

Bottle of Poison with the filler started

My "Arm of Destruction"

Every piece on my right arm will have a connection to my loved ones. I'm getting a record player for my dad, something zombie related for my husband, and something Transformers or Star Wars or something else for my son. I need more time to think about what I can strongly connect my son with. 

Hello Kitty as a Punk Rocker

for my daughter

Got this one in Vegas three years ago

Cameo in memory of my mom

Unfinished - it'll end up having a frame and the silhouette will be redone to look a bit skeletal (think the cover of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies)

And I thought I'd share my husband's tattoo also :D

The Redneck Zombie

Back in December 2012, I was interviewed by author Sydney Aaliyah Michelle about my tattoos for her blog. Click here to read my answers to her questions! 

 I also signed up for the Writer's Ink Feature at Ren Reidy's blog, A Little Bit of R&R. Authors, bloggers, and editors will be showing off their tattoos, and it's gonna be awesome! Click here to see the first post. 

Do you have tattoos? Are you addicted to getting them like me?  

Life of a Blogger #1 ~ Favorite Music Albums

Life of a Blogger is a weekly feature where Jessi from Novel Heartbeat chooses a non-bookish topic and gives us a chance to get to know each other better on a more personal level. She posts every Thursday, but you can post another day as long as it's not before 12AM EST on a Thursday.  

Rules from Jessi: Please stick to the topic order on the list. If you want to catch up on old topics, that's fine, but the point is to link up to the same topic all around the blogosphere, so please do not move ahead or change it to your own topic. 

~ This Week's Topic ~

Favorite Music Albums

I'm going to try SO hard not to list every single favorite album of mine because then, we'd be here all day. These albums are ones I love at least 90% if not 110%. That should narrow it down to like fifty. If you're lucky. ;) 

Alanis Morissette

Jagged Little Pill

I remember the first time I saw the music video for "You Oughta Know." It was summer, and my freshman year of high school was about to start. I was watching MTV, you know, back when they actually played MUSIC VIDEOS. 

This album has always meant so much to me - it's gotten me through high school heartbreak, depression, the feelings of failure, teenage angst, and even now when I listen to it, I'm transported back to when things should have been easy but were complicated for a myriad of reasons. 

God, it is not easy being an adult, but it's sure as hell not easy being a teenager either. Alanis helped get me through the good times and the bad. I even had long hair just like hers. 

The Smashing Pumpkins

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

When the Smashing Pumpkins were touring this album, I was a sophomore in high school, and this was the first "real" concert I ever went to. Fountains of Wayne opened for them (before their song "Stacy's Mom" came along, heh heh). 

I remember the lights were turned off when it was time for the Smashing Pumpkins to come out. We were sitting in the dark, listening to a recording of the very first song of the first CD (it's a two-disc album), and my heart was about to jump out of my chest! Everyone had their lighters out 'cause it was '96 and we had no cell phones yet. ;) 

The moment they came out on stage, the lights turned on, and the music became live is a moment I'll never forget, not in a million years. It was magical, almost a religious experience. Hearing the songs I had listened to over and over again in person is something that will never get old with me.  

Green Day

American Idiot

The release of this album back in 2004 came at a time when I felt disillusioned with the political environment but felt powerless to do anything about it. This album gave me something to focus my energy on. I began to have hope for humanity again and felt empowered. 

The first Green Day album I listened to was Dookie back in '94. I was in junior high at the time, and Green Day along with Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and Soundgarden transformed me into an alternative/grunge fan forever. I was never the same afterward! :D

U2

Best of 1980 - 1990

I couldn't pick just one U2 album. Honestly I love them all! So I picked the best of but their albums that came after with songs that aren't included here are ones I love, too. Their songs are filled with passion about embracing others and the world as a whole community, and they give me hope that one day we can get there. 

Janis Joplin

Greatest Hits

Every song on here is one I love. "Cry Baby" is one I listen to a lot currently. I can't get over the sheer power of her voice! It's a tragedy she didn't make it to my age. The raw talent is almost too much to bear at times. 

As you can see, I'm a 90's & 60's kind of girl. I love a lot of music from the 70's, 80's, and 2000 & beyond as well, but the 90's and the 60's to me are where it's at. 

What albums would you choose?