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.

Tattoo Keyword Galleries on BME

Sorry for no posts today! I’ve been fiddling with software. On the backend, my image processing software now tells me about your current memberships, so hopefully now I won’t be granting any more secondary memberships that are shorter than the one you already have! I know that’s got to be very annoying.

On the frontend, I’ve been playing a little with my long promised “auto-keywording” utility for BME… I’ve installed it in the tattoo section. The “next/prev” links at the top are broken right now for multi-word galleries but that’ll be fixed tomorrow, and everything else should work. I think it’s quite fun, and gives a new way to explore the galleries… For example, there are now galleries for:

Remember, some of the top ‘<<’ and ‘>>’ links will be broken until tomorrow.

And, to illustrate this entry, a tattoo I’ve been meaning to feature for some time, Tyler‘s “Bloody Hanya” (like the shirt), a BME logo designed by Johann, with blood by me!

Comments

92 responses to “Tattoo Keyword Galleries on BME”

  1. Narcissus Avatar

    You are the best.

  2. Narcissus Avatar

    You are the best.

  3. snake_charmer Avatar
    snake_charmer

    What about a Primus category? 🙂

  4. snake_charmer Avatar
    snake_charmer

    What about a Primus category? 🙂

  5. snake_charmer Avatar
    snake_charmer

    What about a Primus category? 🙂

  6. snake_charmer Avatar
    snake_charmer

    What about a Primus category? 🙂

  7. Garrotte Avatar
    Garrotte

    Thanks Shannon! I’ve dreamed of this feature for ages! No more skimming through things I’m not interested in.

  8. Garrotte Avatar
    Garrotte

    Thanks Shannon! I’ve dreamed of this feature for ages! No more skimming through things I’m not interested in.

  9. Garrotte Avatar
    Garrotte

    Thanks Shannon! I’ve dreamed of this feature for ages! No more skimming through things I’m not interested in.

  10. Garrotte Avatar
    Garrotte

    Thanks Shannon! I’ve dreamed of this feature for ages! No more skimming through things I’m not interested in.

  11. Shannon Avatar

    Snake_Charmer – Any time there are a certain threshhold of images on a given theme, it automatically adds a new gallery. For example, tomorrow a new gallery for “Invader Zim” tattoos will be posted, along with another few…

  12. Shannon Avatar

    Snake_Charmer – Any time there are a certain threshhold of images on a given theme, it automatically adds a new gallery. For example, tomorrow a new gallery for “Invader Zim” tattoos will be posted, along with another few…

  13. Shannon Avatar

    Snake_Charmer – Any time there are a certain threshhold of images on a given theme, it automatically adds a new gallery. For example, tomorrow a new gallery for “Invader Zim” tattoos will be posted, along with another few…

  14. Shannon Avatar

    Snake_Charmer – Any time there are a certain threshhold of images on a given theme, it automatically adds a new gallery. For example, tomorrow a new gallery for “Invader Zim” tattoos will be posted, along with another few…

  15. snake_charmer Avatar
    snake_charmer

    Very cool. Thanks Shannon

  16. snake_charmer Avatar
    snake_charmer

    Very cool. Thanks Shannon

  17. snake_charmer Avatar
    snake_charmer

    Very cool. Thanks Shannon

  18. snake_charmer Avatar
    snake_charmer

    Very cool. Thanks Shannon

  19. Jon P Avatar

    I think it’s a really cool idea. It makes it that much easier for me to view all the tattoos that foreigners THINK look Maori but really don’t look Maori at all, hahaha 😀

  20. Jon P Avatar

    I think it’s a really cool idea. It makes it that much easier for me to view all the tattoos that foreigners THINK look Maori but really don’t look Maori at all, hahaha 😀

  21. Jon P Avatar

    I think it’s a really cool idea. It makes it that much easier for me to view all the tattoos that foreigners THINK look Maori but really don’t look Maori at all, hahaha 😀

  22. Jon P Avatar

    I think it’s a really cool idea. It makes it that much easier for me to view all the tattoos that foreigners THINK look Maori but really don’t look Maori at all, hahaha 😀

  23. Shadow Avatar
    Shadow

    Nice but where do I fit, I have a tattoo that is a mixture of the Batman and Superman symbols?

  24. Shadow Avatar
    Shadow

    Nice but where do I fit, I have a tattoo that is a mixture of the Batman and Superman symbols?

  25. Shadow Avatar
    Shadow

    Nice but where do I fit, I have a tattoo that is a mixture of the Batman and Superman symbols?

  26. Shadow Avatar
    Shadow

    Nice but where do I fit, I have a tattoo that is a mixture of the Batman and Superman symbols?

  27. ELY M. Avatar

    here is my list of keywords to add

    light bulb
    light
    glow
    surgery
    number
    numbers

  28. ELY M. Avatar

    here is my list of keywords to add

    light bulb
    light
    glow
    surgery
    number
    numbers

  29. ELY M. Avatar

    here is my list of keywords to add

    light bulb
    light
    glow
    surgery
    number
    numbers

  30. ELY M. Avatar

    here is my list of keywords to add

    light bulb
    light
    glow
    surgery
    number
    numbers

  31. Meredith Avatar

    omg keywords *boner* *faint* *die*

  32. Meredith Avatar

    omg keywords *boner* *faint* *die*

  33. Meredith Avatar

    omg keywords *boner* *faint* *die*

  34. Meredith Avatar

    omg keywords *boner* *faint* *die*

  35. Ligo Avatar

    An Alkaline Trio section? I would have never ever seen that coming. A Metallica section, maybe, but not Alkaline Trio.

  36. Ligo Avatar

    An Alkaline Trio section? I would have never ever seen that coming. A Metallica section, maybe, but not Alkaline Trio.

  37. Ligo Avatar

    An Alkaline Trio section? I would have never ever seen that coming. A Metallica section, maybe, but not Alkaline Trio.

  38. Ligo Avatar

    An Alkaline Trio section? I would have never ever seen that coming. A Metallica section, maybe, but not Alkaline Trio.

  39. Ish Avatar
    Ish

    the bme keyword index doesn work anymore.. can someone fix it?

  40. Ish Avatar
    Ish

    the bme keyword index doesn work anymore.. can someone fix it?

  41. Ish Avatar
    Ish

    the bme keyword index doesn work anymore.. can someone fix it?

  42. Ish Avatar
    Ish

    the bme keyword index doesn work anymore.. can someone fix it?

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