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Where in the world is Rob?

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Jen Savage

You may have noticed it’s been a little quiet here.  Rob is dealing with some medical issues and hasn’t been able to post anything to ModBlog for a few days.  It seems we’re all experiencing medical issues lately or maybe we’re just getting old!  Rob should be back at it by tomorrow.

Here’s a tattoo that caught my eye.  It was inked by Cliff Ziegler of Zebra Tattooz in Streetsboro, Ohio.

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I think it’s the way the raven is staring the viewer down that caught my eye.  Maybe I should have titled this “Fuck you,” said the Raven.
(points for whoever guesses that quote first)

Comments

10 responses to “Where in the world is Rob?”

  1. Dave Avatar
    Dave

    Huginn (Or Muninn?) in American Gods?

    “Say Nevermore.”

  2. inkynebula Avatar
    inkynebula

    art by Gris Grimly 🙂

  3. maddison Avatar
    maddison

    Edgar Allen Poe’s Poem The Raven? Get well to Rob.

  4. Nexi Zydrate Avatar
    Nexi Zydrate

    in my sleep deprived state, im thinking Quoth the Raven from Terry Pratchett’s diskworld…. im likely to be wrong but still.

  5. Jen Avatar
    Jen

    Dave wins the cool points for knowing what the quote was from. 🙂 I still laugh whenever I think of that line in the book.

    Rob texted me this afternoon and he should definitely be ModBlogging away again tomorrow.

  6. sharkbait Avatar
    sharkbait

    Hope he is feeling well and it was nothing to serious

  7. Zach Avatar
    Zach

    I dunno about the quote, but the tattoo itself looks like a slight design from the album cover of In Flames’ “Sounds of the Playground Fading”.

  8. bart bastiaanse Avatar
    bart bastiaanse

    Nice tattoo!! And Rob, get well soon!!

  9. bosch Avatar
    bosch

    Hope he get’s better. I’ve been enjoying the dickless posts though.

  10. Cease Avatar
    Cease

    Hope you are okay Rob. Sending you happy thoughts 🙂

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