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214 responses to “Edge! From Neck to Toes.”
Yes, people do things differently. I agree.
But I also believe that aligning yourself with people who look like you, act like you, and think the same things you think isn’t conducive to fostering creativity and diversity.
I do what I do because I believe in what I do and want to be doing what I’m doing. I don’t justify it with a philosophy or religious/spiritual ‘system’ of belief. I don’t brand myself with a logo of a movement and hang around with other branded individuals. I hang out with wonderfully varied individuals who beliefs are, sometimes similar but more times, different to my own because, in this way, I’ll grow as a thinking individual by being able to bounce ideas off my friends.
And there is no danger that by being friends with a Christian, I’ll be tainted by their beliefs. Likewise, if I hang around with someone who is racist, there is no danger to my beliefs because I am my own person.
Aligning yourself with straight-edge and giving yourself to a movement is slightly weak in my eyes. Just be yourself. Don’t drink, do drugs, smoke, or FUCK because you don’t want to, and let it be your own choice, not a choice to align yourself and abide by the tenets of a ‘movement’ or belief ‘system’.
So Travis… one X = no drugs, another X = no drinking, are we to assume you would also, if the opportunity presented itself, to turn down some willing pussy to abide by the last X?
Yes, people do things differently. I agree.
But I also believe that aligning yourself with people who look like you, act like you, and think the same things you think isn’t conducive to fostering creativity and diversity.
I do what I do because I believe in what I do and want to be doing what I’m doing. I don’t justify it with a philosophy or religious/spiritual ‘system’ of belief. I don’t brand myself with a logo of a movement and hang around with other branded individuals. I hang out with wonderfully varied individuals who beliefs are, sometimes similar but more times, different to my own because, in this way, I’ll grow as a thinking individual by being able to bounce ideas off my friends.
And there is no danger that by being friends with a Christian, I’ll be tainted by their beliefs. Likewise, if I hang around with someone who is racist, there is no danger to my beliefs because I am my own person.
Aligning yourself with straight-edge and giving yourself to a movement is slightly weak in my eyes. Just be yourself. Don’t drink, do drugs, smoke, or FUCK because you don’t want to, and let it be your own choice, not a choice to align yourself and abide by the tenets of a ‘movement’ or belief ‘system’.
So Travis… one X = no drugs, another X = no drinking, are we to assume you would also, if the opportunity presented itself, to turn down some willing pussy to abide by the last X?
You always to have something to prove dont you dude, just the fact that yet again you try and belittle me publically just shows me even more reason of why i have no time for you anymore, i dont feel the need to have to sit here and justify my beliefs or what im about to you or anyone else in this community in all honesty.
Always got to be the big dog aye Jon
heres another fact for you too.
I happen to be in a long term relationship so yes i would, no more promiscuous sex, not that any of this is your business at all
You always to have something to prove dont you dude, just the fact that yet again you try and belittle me publically just shows me even more reason of why i have no time for you anymore, i dont feel the need to have to sit here and justify my beliefs or what im about to you or anyone else in this community in all honesty.
Always got to be the big dog aye Jon
heres another fact for you too.
I happen to be in a long term relationship so yes i would, no more promiscuous sex, not that any of this is your business at all
long term relationships are usually longer than a few months. and people who have their shit together usually prioritise their mods. as opposed to getting modded and putting off moving to christchurch for so long. i hope you live a good life travis, cos i’m gonna be pissed if i get to hell and see your fat ass there.
long term relationships are usually longer than a few months. and people who have their shit together usually prioritise their mods. as opposed to getting modded and putting off moving to christchurch for so long. i hope you live a good life travis, cos i’m gonna be pissed if i get to hell and see your fat ass there.
This is one of the best posts since Shannon left by far! Awesome balance of beautiful and gnarly. Love. It.
This is one of the best posts since Shannon left by far! Awesome balance of beautiful and gnarly. Love. It.
Jon seriously, bugger off!
as i have told you before, what Travis decided to get done has absolutely no effect on you whatsoever. why do you continue to care so much? i mean for someone who apparently doesn’t give a fuck about anything you sure do seem to have a fairly strong opinion on the matter.
as i have conveyed to you before, it is a life style choice that he is committed to, and is not going to stray from. anyone who raises the subject with him will be able to see that. does it really matter how he got to the point that he is at, to me it only matters that he is there. we do not judge people on there interest in modifications on weather it was an older sibling, or something inside them that first sparked the interest, so why any different here? as long as hes got to a point that hes looking after himself then good on him, and i couldn’t be more soaked for him.
and if i am not mistaken you recently completed your BME logo tattoo? what is that if not a representation of the body modification movement in modern culture? just because his beliefs/morals/life decisions do not align with your’s it does not make them any less or more than your own. as you yourself said, you like to associate with a range of people, so why do you feel such a strong need to rag on Travis? just leave it be man.
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Anyway, for those that were asking, it has healed awesomely, its three weeks old now, and it was pretty much completely healed when i saw it a few days ago. hopefully pics to come soon. on to the next one!
Jon seriously, bugger off!
as i have told you before, what Travis decided to get done has absolutely no effect on you whatsoever. why do you continue to care so much? i mean for someone who apparently doesn’t give a fuck about anything you sure do seem to have a fairly strong opinion on the matter.
as i have conveyed to you before, it is a life style choice that he is committed to, and is not going to stray from. anyone who raises the subject with him will be able to see that. does it really matter how he got to the point that he is at, to me it only matters that he is there. we do not judge people on there interest in modifications on weather it was an older sibling, or something inside them that first sparked the interest, so why any different here? as long as hes got to a point that hes looking after himself then good on him, and i couldn’t be more soaked for him.
and if i am not mistaken you recently completed your BME logo tattoo? what is that if not a representation of the body modification movement in modern culture? just because his beliefs/morals/life decisions do not align with your’s it does not make them any less or more than your own. as you yourself said, you like to associate with a range of people, so why do you feel such a strong need to rag on Travis? just leave it be man.
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Anyway, for those that were asking, it has healed awesomely, its three weeks old now, and it was pretty much completely healed when i saw it a few days ago. hopefully pics to come soon. on to the next one!
“and is not going to stray from” anth, you obviously don’t know him. just cos you cut his neck doesn’t mean you’re suddenly the gospel on all things travis. i didn’t start the drama above, i just said i agreed with post 67 and then he brought it, so i responded. whatever. none of your business. just like a tattoo artist wouldn’t join a beef just because they’ve tattooed someone, you cuting him doesn’t mean you affiliate with his score in the beef.
my bme tattoo i got cos the logo looks cool. thats it.
“and is not going to stray from” anth, you obviously don’t know him. just cos you cut his neck doesn’t mean you’re suddenly the gospel on all things travis. i didn’t start the drama above, i just said i agreed with post 67 and then he brought it, so i responded. whatever. none of your business. just like a tattoo artist wouldn’t join a beef just because they’ve tattooed someone, you cuting him doesn’t mean you affiliate with his score in the beef.
my bme tattoo i got cos the logo looks cool. thats it.
good lord, conflict is yummy 🙂
good lord, conflict is yummy 🙂
Allie, thanks for the thoughtful response. I didn’t think it was rambling at all, it was nice to see an honest answer and an honest perspective. I still lean toward the “why not just live a clean lifestyle without the need for claiming edge” side of things, but you helped me to see and understand the different viewpoint, so thanks. 🙂
Allie, thanks for the thoughtful response. I didn’t think it was rambling at all, it was nice to see an honest answer and an honest perspective. I still lean toward the “why not just live a clean lifestyle without the need for claiming edge” side of things, but you helped me to see and understand the different viewpoint, so thanks. 🙂
i wish you all the best too Jon i hope i get there just to see the look on your face 😀 all your ranting just goes to show what you think you know of me, like i said there was reason for me to cut you out of my life. peace
I’d just like to add one final thing here and say sorry to everyone for all the drival that was produced through this post.
i wish you all the best too Jon i hope i get there just to see the look on your face 😀 all your ranting just goes to show what you think you know of me, like i said there was reason for me to cut you out of my life. peace
I’d just like to add one final thing here and say sorry to everyone for all the drival that was produced through this post.
Hail Satan.
I was to ever try label myself, it would be by the things which I do, rather than don’t.
Hail Satan.
I was to ever try label myself, it would be by the things which I do, rather than don’t.
you cut me out of your life? pffft i wasn’t the bitch crying and shit. fuck you travis, and fuck all this too, i’m out.
you cut me out of your life? pffft i wasn’t the bitch crying and shit. fuck you travis, and fuck all this too, i’m out.
Live and let live.
Live and let live.
He’ll be drinking by the time he’s 40, reminiscing about all those times he could’ve had fun, but instead decided to be hardcore super-cool straight edge. 🙁
He’ll be drinking by the time he’s 40, reminiscing about all those times he could’ve had fun, but instead decided to be hardcore super-cool straight edge. 🙁
The world will never run out of dumb asses. This guy/girl/whatever is living proof.
The world will never run out of dumb asses. This guy/girl/whatever is living proof.
You BM people amaze me every day-pretty cool
Straight edge; everyone needs something to belong to ie. church, gang, cast, sports team fan, Ford v. Chevy, whatever-they are friends or a good substitute for the socially awkward.
Most people are weak and filled with self doubt, but if they can get online and blog with a bunch of other people who they can delude themselves into agreeing with blindly then that little cold heart warms for just a second and they feel better about their tiny existence among the billions of other lost MFs.
You BM people amaze me every day-pretty cool
Straight edge; everyone needs something to belong to ie. church, gang, cast, sports team fan, Ford v. Chevy, whatever-they are friends or a good substitute for the socially awkward.
Most people are weak and filled with self doubt, but if they can get online and blog with a bunch of other people who they can delude themselves into agreeing with blindly then that little cold heart warms for just a second and they feel better about their tiny existence among the billions of other lost MFs.
“He’ll be drinking by the time he’s 40, reminiscing about all those times he could’ve had fun, but instead decided to be hardcore super-cool straight edge. :(”
I’m so sick of people that think like this.
Why is it that no one is allowed to actually beleive in something for the rest of their life? Just because someone gets older doesn’t mean they are going to give up their beleifs. Some of us actually know who we are and what we want our life to be like. Some of us do what we do because we beleive in it, not because its “hardcore and super cool.”
If you can’t just accept the fact that some of us are actually strong enough to not turn to drugs in order to deal with our lives then your life is a fucking waste. Learn to deal with your problems instead of drowing them in a beer and then beleiving everyone else on the face of the planet fucking has to.
Edge is a goddamned commitment and if you don’t uphold it then don’t claim it. You’re making the fucking rest of us look bad.
EDGE FOR FUCKING LIFE.
deal with it.
“He’ll be drinking by the time he’s 40, reminiscing about all those times he could’ve had fun, but instead decided to be hardcore super-cool straight edge. :(”
I’m so sick of people that think like this.
Why is it that no one is allowed to actually beleive in something for the rest of their life? Just because someone gets older doesn’t mean they are going to give up their beleifs. Some of us actually know who we are and what we want our life to be like. Some of us do what we do because we beleive in it, not because its “hardcore and super cool.”
If you can’t just accept the fact that some of us are actually strong enough to not turn to drugs in order to deal with our lives then your life is a fucking waste. Learn to deal with your problems instead of drowing them in a beer and then beleiving everyone else on the face of the planet fucking has to.
Edge is a goddamned commitment and if you don’t uphold it then don’t claim it. You’re making the fucking rest of us look bad.
EDGE FOR FUCKING LIFE.
deal with it.
Hahahaha….awesome. Three strikes and he’s OUT! Dumb.
Hahahaha….awesome. Three strikes and he’s OUT! Dumb.
strangeasangels, thanks for your respect. i realize it can be hard to understand, but thank-you for your openmindedness. frankly, i don’t understand my pothead boyfriend, but i aim to respect him and his choices.
rachel: you sound very ignorant. a) there’s more than one way to have fun; you don’t have to drink to have a good time. b) i feel it is naive of you to believe that all sxe people will eventually break edge. that’s like saying christians waste their time going to church because by the time they’re 40 they won’t believe in it anymore and will regret all the sundays they wasted.
silly. and how could you judge someone you don’t even know?
strangeasangels, thanks for your respect. i realize it can be hard to understand, but thank-you for your openmindedness. frankly, i don’t understand my pothead boyfriend, but i aim to respect him and his choices.
rachel: you sound very ignorant. a) there’s more than one way to have fun; you don’t have to drink to have a good time. b) i feel it is naive of you to believe that all sxe people will eventually break edge. that’s like saying christians waste their time going to church because by the time they’re 40 they won’t believe in it anymore and will regret all the sundays they wasted.
silly. and how could you judge someone you don’t even know?
You people really need to get an education on life. 19 years old & you know it all, huh ? i was partying when your parents were a tickle in your grandfather’s nuts. If this is how your generation is going to express itself, or its commitment to a cause like sobriety, our world is fucked. Deal with that you bunch of fucked up morons.
You people really need to get an education on life. 19 years old & you know it all, huh ? i was partying when your parents were a tickle in your grandfather’s nuts. If this is how your generation is going to express itself, or its commitment to a cause like sobriety, our world is fucked. Deal with that you bunch of fucked up morons.
OMG…you losers really need to find a better purpose in life. You seem to find some gratifacation in acting superior to something else. Enjoy life a little, try new things, you don’t HAVE to be one of these morons that “can’t get away from it”. It’s called self control and taking personal responsability.
“life’s a bitch, buy a helmet”
OMG…you losers really need to find a better purpose in life. You seem to find some gratifacation in acting superior to something else. Enjoy life a little, try new things, you don’t HAVE to be one of these morons that “can’t get away from it”. It’s called self control and taking personal responsability.
“life’s a bitch, buy a helmet”
Why would we try it? There’s no need. I have fun without any drugs in my life whatsoever. I don’t need to drink to have a good time. I have a better time laughing at dumbasses who drink all the goddamned time, get angry and throw/hit shit, act really fucking retarded or just end up fucking hugging and kissing everyone. Then a few years down the road when you have a beer gut and you’re drinking is the only way you can have fun, I get to laugh at you 🙂 I have fun without any substance, I don’t need to fuck up my brain and my body to act stupid and say that its fun or say that it’s an escape from the pain of life. “life a bitch buy a helmet” Well, you’re right. Life IS a bitch but my helmet has three big goddamned x’s on it and says that I’m smart enough to know how to deal with my emotions and strong enough to know that I don’t need drugs to cope. You show me one good thing, other than “having fun” or “dealing with pain” that drugs , obviously other than prescription drugs, have done and then maybe i’ll change my outlook on life.
Brail what exactly is your higher purpose in life since you want to act like such an uneducated moron, please tell me how you are better than every straightedge kid on the face of the planet. That’s what I thought. I can try a ton of new things and actually remember trying them without drugs.
You accept scars of fish, random words, animals, all kinds of shit but when it comes to a cause that someone may actually be dedicated to and beleive in, you feel the need to critisze and de-moralize it. This is just sad.
This website is supposed to be about acceptance, a group of people that society pretty much looks down upon trying to get together and prove that we aren’t all stereotypical lowlifes with tattoo’s and piercings and shit. If you can’t accept a persons choice to abstain from drugs how do you expect anyone to accept your choice to tattoo your face or hands or w/e else you see fit? You talk about “growing up” but honestly, you’re not acting any more mature than some 15 year olds that I know. You don’t understand something so you put it down…way to go caveman 🙂
I accept your choice to do drugs, I just don’t see that it’s right for me. I don’t enjoy them and I don’t think they are healthy BUT I’m not going to sit there and in the middle of a conversation be like “Your such a dumbfuck for doing drugs, you’re going to regret it later in life when your a rotting vegetable living with your mom and all that money you wasted could have gone to something better” unless you diss on my beliefs. So how about this, accept that people are all different and that some of us don’t want to do drugs because we feel that it’s harmful and not for us. Don’t hate on something because you don’t understand it. You could have simply said “this scar means alot to this person so therefore, it’s awesome” but no. You had to start drama 🙂
Why would we try it? There’s no need. I have fun without any drugs in my life whatsoever. I don’t need to drink to have a good time. I have a better time laughing at dumbasses who drink all the goddamned time, get angry and throw/hit shit, act really fucking retarded or just end up fucking hugging and kissing everyone. Then a few years down the road when you have a beer gut and you’re drinking is the only way you can have fun, I get to laugh at you 🙂 I have fun without any substance, I don’t need to fuck up my brain and my body to act stupid and say that its fun or say that it’s an escape from the pain of life. “life a bitch buy a helmet” Well, you’re right. Life IS a bitch but my helmet has three big goddamned x’s on it and says that I’m smart enough to know how to deal with my emotions and strong enough to know that I don’t need drugs to cope. You show me one good thing, other than “having fun” or “dealing with pain” that drugs , obviously other than prescription drugs, have done and then maybe i’ll change my outlook on life.
Brail what exactly is your higher purpose in life since you want to act like such an uneducated moron, please tell me how you are better than every straightedge kid on the face of the planet. That’s what I thought. I can try a ton of new things and actually remember trying them without drugs.
You accept scars of fish, random words, animals, all kinds of shit but when it comes to a cause that someone may actually be dedicated to and beleive in, you feel the need to critisze and de-moralize it. This is just sad.
This website is supposed to be about acceptance, a group of people that society pretty much looks down upon trying to get together and prove that we aren’t all stereotypical lowlifes with tattoo’s and piercings and shit. If you can’t accept a persons choice to abstain from drugs how do you expect anyone to accept your choice to tattoo your face or hands or w/e else you see fit? You talk about “growing up” but honestly, you’re not acting any more mature than some 15 year olds that I know. You don’t understand something so you put it down…way to go caveman 🙂
I accept your choice to do drugs, I just don’t see that it’s right for me. I don’t enjoy them and I don’t think they are healthy BUT I’m not going to sit there and in the middle of a conversation be like “Your such a dumbfuck for doing drugs, you’re going to regret it later in life when your a rotting vegetable living with your mom and all that money you wasted could have gone to something better” unless you diss on my beliefs. So how about this, accept that people are all different and that some of us don’t want to do drugs because we feel that it’s harmful and not for us. Don’t hate on something because you don’t understand it. You could have simply said “this scar means alot to this person so therefore, it’s awesome” but no. You had to start drama 🙂
I’m not saying straightedgers would all suck cock, but they’d definitely hold em in their mouths til they went soft.
p.s. comment #90 hit the nail on the head.
I’m not saying straightedgers would all suck cock, but they’d definitely hold em in their mouths til they went soft.
p.s. comment #90 hit the nail on the head.
I have heard plenty about ‘strait edge” and I am so happy that it hasnt found its way into the schools I grew up in as a kid. You shouldnt drink and do drugs because your not supposed to. Not so you can be part of just another click, I wish some reject ‘strait edger” had tried to push me around in school I was just young enough and stupid enough back then to have enjoyed Kicking their ass. That being said I cant imagine why somebody would cut themselves like that, try explaining that to your kids, regardless of the design. Ouch.
But “claiming” strait edge like one of the above comments states reminds me more of gang terms than any group kids should espire to joining. Its just another way for kids to fit in and I doubt very much it lasts past any point of real matureity. Try pulling the strait edge card when your in your mid twenties and work a 90hr week sorounded by adults and not a bunch of over protected kids with no real world experience. It probably wont be a comforting wake up call to the reality of a world where there are people who get along just fine on a beer or two on a friday after a long week of work.
I have heard plenty about ‘strait edge” and I am so happy that it hasnt found its way into the schools I grew up in as a kid. You shouldnt drink and do drugs because your not supposed to. Not so you can be part of just another click, I wish some reject ‘strait edger” had tried to push me around in school I was just young enough and stupid enough back then to have enjoyed Kicking their ass. That being said I cant imagine why somebody would cut themselves like that, try explaining that to your kids, regardless of the design. Ouch.
But “claiming” strait edge like one of the above comments states reminds me more of gang terms than any group kids should espire to joining. Its just another way for kids to fit in and I doubt very much it lasts past any point of real matureity. Try pulling the strait edge card when your in your mid twenties and work a 90hr week sorounded by adults and not a bunch of over protected kids with no real world experience. It probably wont be a comforting wake up call to the reality of a world where there are people who get along just fine on a beer or two on a friday after a long week of work.
there are healed pics up on my page if anyone wants to see how its looking now 🙂
there are healed pics up on my page if anyone wants to see how its looking now 🙂
It’s not kanji, it’s chinese, “狂人”means mad man. hehe
It’s not kanji, it’s chinese, “狂人”means mad man. hehe