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.

No Big Deal, Cuz.

Emily* and her cousin showing off (rather awkwardly in the first photo, clickthrough for the second) their new matching inner lip tattoos..

* – Before you ask they’re both in their twenties and no, Emily isn’t related to me.

Comments

156 responses to “No Big Deal, Cuz.”

  1. Arkaday Avatar
    Arkaday

    If you want to see something new and interesting, do something new and interesting.

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    Arkaday

    If you want to see something new and interesting, do something new and interesting.

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    Arkaday

    If you want to see something new and interesting, do something new and interesting.

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    Arkaday

    If you want to see something new and interesting, do something new and interesting.

  5. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Nicola – The *ahem* was meant in jest but also to say that every modification is a modification, and that’s what ModBlog focuses on, if you (for whatever reason) had a matching inner lip tattoo with your cousin or lifelong friend, wouldn’t you be proud of it? Isn’t this making you think?

    As I’ve said before there’s only so much, oh, I’ve just skimmed over allison’s comment. I agree with her. It’s a balance.

  6. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Nicola – The *ahem* was meant in jest but also to say that every modification is a modification, and that’s what ModBlog focuses on, if you (for whatever reason) had a matching inner lip tattoo with your cousin or lifelong friend, wouldn’t you be proud of it? Isn’t this making you think?

    As I’ve said before there’s only so much, oh, I’ve just skimmed over allison’s comment. I agree with her. It’s a balance.

  7. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Nicola – The *ahem* was meant in jest but also to say that every modification is a modification, and that’s what ModBlog focuses on, if you (for whatever reason) had a matching inner lip tattoo with your cousin or lifelong friend, wouldn’t you be proud of it? Isn’t this making you think?

    As I’ve said before there’s only so much, oh, I’ve just skimmed over allison’s comment. I agree with her. It’s a balance.

  8. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Nicola – The *ahem* was meant in jest but also to say that every modification is a modification, and that’s what ModBlog focuses on, if you (for whatever reason) had a matching inner lip tattoo with your cousin or lifelong friend, wouldn’t you be proud of it? Isn’t this making you think?

    As I’ve said before there’s only so much, oh, I’ve just skimmed over allison’s comment. I agree with her. It’s a balance.

  9. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Nicola – The *ahem* was meant in jest but also to say that every modification is a modification, and that’s what ModBlog focuses on, if you (for whatever reason) had a matching inner lip tattoo with your cousin or lifelong friend, wouldn’t you be proud of it? Isn’t this making you think?

    As I’ve said before there’s only so much, oh, I’ve just skimmed over allison’s comment. I agree with her. It’s a balance.

  10. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Nicola – The *ahem* was meant in jest but also to say that every modification is a modification, and that’s what ModBlog focuses on, if you (for whatever reason) had a matching inner lip tattoo with your cousin or lifelong friend, wouldn’t you be proud of it? Isn’t this making you think?

    As I’ve said before there’s only so much, oh, I’ve just skimmed over allison’s comment. I agree with her. It’s a balance.

  11. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Oh and Nicola – Do you think that the comment freekyeyes made was necessary, in the grand scheme of things? I meant no disrespect to them with my sarcasm either, but you know, these are peoples tattoos and they mean a lot to them obviously, no matter how many other “scene kids” also have a tattoo in the same area.

  12. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Oh and Nicola – Do you think that the comment freekyeyes made was necessary, in the grand scheme of things? I meant no disrespect to them with my sarcasm either, but you know, these are peoples tattoos and they mean a lot to them obviously, no matter how many other “scene kids” also have a tattoo in the same area.

  13. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Oh and Nicola – Do you think that the comment freekyeyes made was necessary, in the grand scheme of things? I meant no disrespect to them with my sarcasm either, but you know, these are peoples tattoos and they mean a lot to them obviously, no matter how many other “scene kids” also have a tattoo in the same area.

  14. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Oh and Nicola – Do you think that the comment freekyeyes made was necessary, in the grand scheme of things? I meant no disrespect to them with my sarcasm either, but you know, these are peoples tattoos and they mean a lot to them obviously, no matter how many other “scene kids” also have a tattoo in the same area.

  15. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Oh and Nicola – Do you think that the comment freekyeyes made was necessary, in the grand scheme of things? I meant no disrespect to them with my sarcasm either, but you know, these are peoples tattoos and they mean a lot to them obviously, no matter how many other “scene kids” also have a tattoo in the same area.

  16. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Oh and Nicola – Do you think that the comment freekyeyes made was necessary, in the grand scheme of things? I meant no disrespect to them with my sarcasm either, but you know, these are peoples tattoos and they mean a lot to them obviously, no matter how many other “scene kids” also have a tattoo in the same area.

  17. Nicola Avatar

    Roo, I’m not saying I disagree with the concept. If they’re pleased with the result, regardless of how many other people look the same, then that’s what matters. They have every reason to be proud, but at the end of the day it isn’t anything ground-breaking. I appreciate that it would be impossible to fill these pages with blood, guts and gore every day, and frankly that would be overwhelming, but it just seems that all we get now are pretty little pictures. I agree we need a balance, but at the moment it’s tipping.

    And it would be a very close-minded person to say that everything’s already been done before. The beauty is in that these things evolve and change, with new ideas created all the time.

    Don’t just show me a nostril piercing, show me a nostril piercing that was done by someone’s trained pet chimp to do with their feet! hehe.

    xox

    PS. My *ahem* was also meant in jest.

  18. Nicola Avatar

    Roo, I’m not saying I disagree with the concept. If they’re pleased with the result, regardless of how many other people look the same, then that’s what matters. They have every reason to be proud, but at the end of the day it isn’t anything ground-breaking. I appreciate that it would be impossible to fill these pages with blood, guts and gore every day, and frankly that would be overwhelming, but it just seems that all we get now are pretty little pictures. I agree we need a balance, but at the moment it’s tipping.

    And it would be a very close-minded person to say that everything’s already been done before. The beauty is in that these things evolve and change, with new ideas created all the time.

    Don’t just show me a nostril piercing, show me a nostril piercing that was done by someone’s trained pet chimp to do with their feet! hehe.

    xox

    PS. My *ahem* was also meant in jest.

  19. Nicola Avatar

    Roo, I’m not saying I disagree with the concept. If they’re pleased with the result, regardless of how many other people look the same, then that’s what matters. They have every reason to be proud, but at the end of the day it isn’t anything ground-breaking. I appreciate that it would be impossible to fill these pages with blood, guts and gore every day, and frankly that would be overwhelming, but it just seems that all we get now are pretty little pictures. I agree we need a balance, but at the moment it’s tipping.

    And it would be a very close-minded person to say that everything’s already been done before. The beauty is in that these things evolve and change, with new ideas created all the time.

    Don’t just show me a nostril piercing, show me a nostril piercing that was done by someone’s trained pet chimp to do with their feet! hehe.

    xox

    PS. My *ahem* was also meant in jest.

  20. Nicola Avatar

    Roo, I’m not saying I disagree with the concept. If they’re pleased with the result, regardless of how many other people look the same, then that’s what matters. They have every reason to be proud, but at the end of the day it isn’t anything ground-breaking. I appreciate that it would be impossible to fill these pages with blood, guts and gore every day, and frankly that would be overwhelming, but it just seems that all we get now are pretty little pictures. I agree we need a balance, but at the moment it’s tipping.

    And it would be a very close-minded person to say that everything’s already been done before. The beauty is in that these things evolve and change, with new ideas created all the time.

    Don’t just show me a nostril piercing, show me a nostril piercing that was done by someone’s trained pet chimp to do with their feet! hehe.

    xox

    PS. My *ahem* was also meant in jest.

  21. Nicola Avatar

    Roo, I’m not saying I disagree with the concept. If they’re pleased with the result, regardless of how many other people look the same, then that’s what matters. They have every reason to be proud, but at the end of the day it isn’t anything ground-breaking. I appreciate that it would be impossible to fill these pages with blood, guts and gore every day, and frankly that would be overwhelming, but it just seems that all we get now are pretty little pictures. I agree we need a balance, but at the moment it’s tipping.

    And it would be a very close-minded person to say that everything’s already been done before. The beauty is in that these things evolve and change, with new ideas created all the time.

    Don’t just show me a nostril piercing, show me a nostril piercing that was done by someone’s trained pet chimp to do with their feet! hehe.

    xox

    PS. My *ahem* was also meant in jest.

  22. Nicola Avatar

    Roo, I’m not saying I disagree with the concept. If they’re pleased with the result, regardless of how many other people look the same, then that’s what matters. They have every reason to be proud, but at the end of the day it isn’t anything ground-breaking. I appreciate that it would be impossible to fill these pages with blood, guts and gore every day, and frankly that would be overwhelming, but it just seems that all we get now are pretty little pictures. I agree we need a balance, but at the moment it’s tipping.

    And it would be a very close-minded person to say that everything’s already been done before. The beauty is in that these things evolve and change, with new ideas created all the time.

    Don’t just show me a nostril piercing, show me a nostril piercing that was done by someone’s trained pet chimp to do with their feet! hehe.

    xox

    PS. My *ahem* was also meant in jest.

  23. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    And whilst I’m at it 😛

    The rather lengthy post below this one discussing Canadian regulations regarding sideshows and the like has thus far received three comments.

    I know it’s impossible to please everyone but it seems a little odd to be saying that we’re not posting anything that makes you think.

    Just sayin’.

  24. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    And whilst I’m at it 😛

    The rather lengthy post below this one discussing Canadian regulations regarding sideshows and the like has thus far received three comments.

    I know it’s impossible to please everyone but it seems a little odd to be saying that we’re not posting anything that makes you think.

    Just sayin’.

  25. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    And whilst I’m at it 😛

    The rather lengthy post below this one discussing Canadian regulations regarding sideshows and the like has thus far received three comments.

    I know it’s impossible to please everyone but it seems a little odd to be saying that we’re not posting anything that makes you think.

    Just sayin’.

  26. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    And whilst I’m at it 😛

    The rather lengthy post below this one discussing Canadian regulations regarding sideshows and the like has thus far received three comments.

    I know it’s impossible to please everyone but it seems a little odd to be saying that we’re not posting anything that makes you think.

    Just sayin’.

  27. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    And whilst I’m at it 😛

    The rather lengthy post below this one discussing Canadian regulations regarding sideshows and the like has thus far received three comments.

    I know it’s impossible to please everyone but it seems a little odd to be saying that we’re not posting anything that makes you think.

    Just sayin’.

  28. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    And whilst I’m at it 😛

    The rather lengthy post below this one discussing Canadian regulations regarding sideshows and the like has thus far received three comments.

    I know it’s impossible to please everyone but it seems a little odd to be saying that we’re not posting anything that makes you think.

    Just sayin’.

  29. Nicola Avatar

    Hey, what can I say? Consider it a bit of feedback for you, whether other people are thinking the same or not. Just my two cents worth, and we’re all entitled to that.

    xox

  30. Nicola Avatar

    Hey, what can I say? Consider it a bit of feedback for you, whether other people are thinking the same or not. Just my two cents worth, and we’re all entitled to that.

    xox

  31. Nicola Avatar

    Hey, what can I say? Consider it a bit of feedback for you, whether other people are thinking the same or not. Just my two cents worth, and we’re all entitled to that.

    xox

  32. Nicola Avatar

    Hey, what can I say? Consider it a bit of feedback for you, whether other people are thinking the same or not. Just my two cents worth, and we’re all entitled to that.

    xox

  33. Nicola Avatar

    Hey, what can I say? Consider it a bit of feedback for you, whether other people are thinking the same or not. Just my two cents worth, and we’re all entitled to that.

    xox

  34. Nicola Avatar

    Hey, what can I say? Consider it a bit of feedback for you, whether other people are thinking the same or not. Just my two cents worth, and we’re all entitled to that.

    xox

  35. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Nicola – I understand what you’re saying, in a sense, but even though BMEzine is the largest site out there devoted to body modification, it’s the practitioners that come up with new concepts and methods. Granted we probably inspire people and are fundamental in collecting these resources in one place but Rome wasn’t built in a day, and I can’t post about something that’s not happened yet.

    I’m posting regularly each day with photos that I think are either pretty/nice/interesting/hot or thought provoking.

    Body Modification has gone through it’s ground-breaking stage in my opinion, a long time ago.. Now it’s time to innovate, and yes, lip tattoos are not innovative but then neither are split tongues or genital implants but we still post them when there’s a photo or a story that is interesting. It’s not up to me to create ideas, it’s up to you guys.

    I’m just the computer chimp.

  36. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Nicola – I understand what you’re saying, in a sense, but even though BMEzine is the largest site out there devoted to body modification, it’s the practitioners that come up with new concepts and methods. Granted we probably inspire people and are fundamental in collecting these resources in one place but Rome wasn’t built in a day, and I can’t post about something that’s not happened yet.

    I’m posting regularly each day with photos that I think are either pretty/nice/interesting/hot or thought provoking.

    Body Modification has gone through it’s ground-breaking stage in my opinion, a long time ago.. Now it’s time to innovate, and yes, lip tattoos are not innovative but then neither are split tongues or genital implants but we still post them when there’s a photo or a story that is interesting. It’s not up to me to create ideas, it’s up to you guys.

    I’m just the computer chimp.

  37. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Nicola – I understand what you’re saying, in a sense, but even though BMEzine is the largest site out there devoted to body modification, it’s the practitioners that come up with new concepts and methods. Granted we probably inspire people and are fundamental in collecting these resources in one place but Rome wasn’t built in a day, and I can’t post about something that’s not happened yet.

    I’m posting regularly each day with photos that I think are either pretty/nice/interesting/hot or thought provoking.

    Body Modification has gone through it’s ground-breaking stage in my opinion, a long time ago.. Now it’s time to innovate, and yes, lip tattoos are not innovative but then neither are split tongues or genital implants but we still post them when there’s a photo or a story that is interesting. It’s not up to me to create ideas, it’s up to you guys.

    I’m just the computer chimp.

  38. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Nicola – I understand what you’re saying, in a sense, but even though BMEzine is the largest site out there devoted to body modification, it’s the practitioners that come up with new concepts and methods. Granted we probably inspire people and are fundamental in collecting these resources in one place but Rome wasn’t built in a day, and I can’t post about something that’s not happened yet.

    I’m posting regularly each day with photos that I think are either pretty/nice/interesting/hot or thought provoking.

    Body Modification has gone through it’s ground-breaking stage in my opinion, a long time ago.. Now it’s time to innovate, and yes, lip tattoos are not innovative but then neither are split tongues or genital implants but we still post them when there’s a photo or a story that is interesting. It’s not up to me to create ideas, it’s up to you guys.

    I’m just the computer chimp.

  39. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Nicola – I understand what you’re saying, in a sense, but even though BMEzine is the largest site out there devoted to body modification, it’s the practitioners that come up with new concepts and methods. Granted we probably inspire people and are fundamental in collecting these resources in one place but Rome wasn’t built in a day, and I can’t post about something that’s not happened yet.

    I’m posting regularly each day with photos that I think are either pretty/nice/interesting/hot or thought provoking.

    Body Modification has gone through it’s ground-breaking stage in my opinion, a long time ago.. Now it’s time to innovate, and yes, lip tattoos are not innovative but then neither are split tongues or genital implants but we still post them when there’s a photo or a story that is interesting. It’s not up to me to create ideas, it’s up to you guys.

    I’m just the computer chimp.

  40. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Nicola – I understand what you’re saying, in a sense, but even though BMEzine is the largest site out there devoted to body modification, it’s the practitioners that come up with new concepts and methods. Granted we probably inspire people and are fundamental in collecting these resources in one place but Rome wasn’t built in a day, and I can’t post about something that’s not happened yet.

    I’m posting regularly each day with photos that I think are either pretty/nice/interesting/hot or thought provoking.

    Body Modification has gone through it’s ground-breaking stage in my opinion, a long time ago.. Now it’s time to innovate, and yes, lip tattoos are not innovative but then neither are split tongues or genital implants but we still post them when there’s a photo or a story that is interesting. It’s not up to me to create ideas, it’s up to you guys.

    I’m just the computer chimp.

  41. alex Avatar
    alex

    wow. someone i know in real life. i went to sunday school with beena. oh, how times have changed.

  42. alex Avatar
    alex

    wow. someone i know in real life. i went to sunday school with beena. oh, how times have changed.

  43. alex Avatar
    alex

    wow. someone i know in real life. i went to sunday school with beena. oh, how times have changed.

  44. alex Avatar
    alex

    wow. someone i know in real life. i went to sunday school with beena. oh, how times have changed.

  45. alex Avatar
    alex

    wow. someone i know in real life. i went to sunday school with beena. oh, how times have changed.

  46. alex Avatar
    alex

    wow. someone i know in real life. i went to sunday school with beena. oh, how times have changed.

  47. socialcoma Avatar
    socialcoma

    You ain’t artsier than me, with your lip tattoo’s and your bad attitudes

  48. socialcoma Avatar
    socialcoma

    You ain’t artsier than me, with your lip tattoo’s and your bad attitudes

  49. socialcoma Avatar
    socialcoma

    You ain’t artsier than me, with your lip tattoo’s and your bad attitudes

  50. socialcoma Avatar
    socialcoma

    You ain’t artsier than me, with your lip tattoo’s and your bad attitudes

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