Comments on: Marked And Markers http://bloodylaughter.com/2007/07/08/marked-and-markers/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:04:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Eileen http://bloodylaughter.com/2007/07/08/marked-and-markers/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Eileen Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:57:00 +0000 http://bloodylaughter.com/2007/07/08/marked-and-markers/#comment-27 ::laughs out loud::<br/><br/>Overthinkers Anonymous! Oh, that warms my heart. An unwitting, card carrying member for over 20 years.<br/><br/>I like that BDSM allows my mind to quiet down, and I think one of the reasons it does so is because I just <em>have</em> to focus. I can't have my brain wandering off into fields of analysis and uncertainty because it's fully engaged in whatever dangerous or erotic responsibility I've taken on. ::laughs out loud::

Overthinkers Anonymous! Oh, that warms my heart. An unwitting, card carrying member for over 20 years.

I like that BDSM allows my mind to quiet down, and I think one of the reasons it does so is because I just have to focus. I can’t have my brain wandering off into fields of analysis and uncertainty because it’s fully engaged in whatever dangerous or erotic responsibility I’ve taken on.

]]> By: R http://bloodylaughter.com/2007/07/08/marked-and-markers/comment-page-1/#comment-26 R Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:48:00 +0000 http://bloodylaughter.com/2007/07/08/marked-and-markers/#comment-26 I also am a member of Overthinkers Anonymous. One of the best parts of intense BDSM is that it can make my brain shut up for a time. I also am a member of Overthinkers Anonymous. One of the best parts of intense BDSM is that it can make my brain shut up for a time.

]]> By: Eileen http://bloodylaughter.com/2007/07/08/marked-and-markers/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Eileen Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:09:00 +0000 http://bloodylaughter.com/2007/07/08/marked-and-markers/#comment-24 R:<br/><br/>I am definitely driving myself just a little bit batty! <br/><br/>I know what you mean; I tend to flinch at tatoos as well. I do try not to, rememberiing your point exactly. In the long run, it only matters to the person who has the tattoo. <br/><br/>I just overthink things, really. I would do exactly what you did, worrying about what messages a tattoo on myself or my loved ones conveys to the world, when really the rest of the world is a bit more easy-going than I imagine. R:

I am definitely driving myself just a little bit batty!

I know what you mean; I tend to flinch at tatoos as well. I do try not to, rememberiing your point exactly. In the long run, it only matters to the person who has the tattoo.

I just overthink things, really. I would do exactly what you did, worrying about what messages a tattoo on myself or my loved ones conveys to the world, when really the rest of the world is a bit more easy-going than I imagine.

]]> By: R http://bloodylaughter.com/2007/07/08/marked-and-markers/comment-page-1/#comment-21 R Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:23:00 +0000 http://bloodylaughter.com/2007/07/08/marked-and-markers/#comment-21 I tended to flinch at tattoos for a time. Mostly because it seemed so faddish.<br/><br/>Then I remembered: my Daddy had one. I think he got it in the merchant marine service. It was typical for the time: a girl in a bikini. <br/><br/>There was a period when I grew ashamed of his tattoo. It seemed to trite and sexist. But then I remembered no one had ever remarked or reacted to it. It hardly mattered.<br/><br/>Were I seeking one I think I would drive myself batty trying to decide what would be the ideal image. I tended to flinch at tattoos for a time. Mostly because it seemed so faddish.

Then I remembered: my Daddy had one. I think he got it in the merchant marine service. It was typical for the time: a girl in a bikini.

There was a period when I grew ashamed of his tattoo. It seemed to trite and sexist. But then I remembered no one had ever remarked or reacted to it. It hardly mattered.

Were I seeking one I think I would drive myself batty trying to decide what would be the ideal image.

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