A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Reading Is Good For You

Tattoo by Dan Forbes at Mojo Studios in Peoria, IL. The only time I’ve ever been to Peoria (when I was a kid; family friends lived there), I talked to a farmer for a long time about how his arm had been torn off by an auger. Then I went to a Ren Fair and watched some jousting.

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72 responses to “Reading Is Good For You”

  1. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    jenny – I’m not sure, I remember it as an SCA meet, but I was a kid.

  2. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    jenny – I’m not sure, I remember it as an SCA meet, but I was a kid.

  3. tmunkie Avatar
    tmunkie

    i’m chinese and i read chinese too!
    Impified is right, it reads as ‘pervertic’. ‘bian tai’ according to the dictionary i used in school, is ‘bu zhenchang de zhuangtai’ which literally means ‘abnormal attitude/action’; which we usually relate to ‘being perverse’!

    it means ‘metamorphosis/ change appearance’ if you take the 2 words literally. (:

  4. tmunkie Avatar
    tmunkie

    i’m chinese and i read chinese too!
    Impified is right, it reads as ‘pervertic’. ‘bian tai’ according to the dictionary i used in school, is ‘bu zhenchang de zhuangtai’ which literally means ‘abnormal attitude/action’; which we usually relate to ‘being perverse’!

    it means ‘metamorphosis/ change appearance’ if you take the 2 words literally. (:

  5. tmunkie Avatar
    tmunkie

    i’m chinese and i read chinese too!
    Impified is right, it reads as ‘pervertic’. ‘bian tai’ according to the dictionary i used in school, is ‘bu zhenchang de zhuangtai’ which literally means ‘abnormal attitude/action’; which we usually relate to ‘being perverse’!

    it means ‘metamorphosis/ change appearance’ if you take the 2 words literally. (:

  6. tmunkie Avatar
    tmunkie

    i’m chinese and i read chinese too!
    Impified is right, it reads as ‘pervertic’. ‘bian tai’ according to the dictionary i used in school, is ‘bu zhenchang de zhuangtai’ which literally means ‘abnormal attitude/action’; which we usually relate to ‘being perverse’!

    it means ‘metamorphosis/ change appearance’ if you take the 2 words literally. (:

  7. yuri Avatar
    yuri

    It’s the Japanese word for “kink/pervert” which is read “hentai”

  8. yuri Avatar
    yuri

    It’s the Japanese word for “kink/pervert” which is read “hentai”

  9. yuri Avatar
    yuri

    It’s the Japanese word for “kink/pervert” which is read “hentai”

  10. yuri Avatar
    yuri

    It’s the Japanese word for “kink/pervert” which is read “hentai”

  11. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    looks pwetty whatever it actually says 😛

  12. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    looks pwetty whatever it actually says 😛

  13. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    looks pwetty whatever it actually says 😛

  14. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    looks pwetty whatever it actually says 😛

  15. lala Avatar
    lala

    hehehe.

    i got a dirty thought in my head….XD

  16. lala Avatar
    lala

    hehehe.

    i got a dirty thought in my head….XD

  17. lala Avatar
    lala

    hehehe.

    i got a dirty thought in my head….XD

  18. lala Avatar
    lala

    hehehe.

    i got a dirty thought in my head….XD

  19. Paul Avatar
    Paul

    I wish those panties were just a little lower…..actually I wish she wasn’t wearing them at all. : 0

  20. Paul Avatar
    Paul

    I wish those panties were just a little lower…..actually I wish she wasn’t wearing them at all. : 0

  21. Paul Avatar
    Paul

    I wish those panties were just a little lower…..actually I wish she wasn’t wearing them at all. : 0

  22. Paul Avatar
    Paul

    I wish those panties were just a little lower…..actually I wish she wasn’t wearing them at all. : 0

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