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Thank yous

    It's the last day of 2010 and we've had quite a year.
    Anyone who knows us, or follows our blogs, knows that 2010 was the year that we moved to our new home in Schleppegrellsgade. And although the decision to move to this particular location looked like a terrible idea at first, it actually turned out to be a good one in the end.
    We love our new home and couldn't imagine being anywhere else.
    But that doesn't mean that it didn't nearly kill at times. It's been a rough path, getting to where we are now, and not just for us.
    Without the help and support of our team of carpenters and painters, the shop simply wouldn't have happened. There was only so much we could do ourselves, so if they hadn't decided to go all-in with us, we wouldn't have made it, and the shop wouldn't be the magical place it is today; a place we actually look forward to going to every day.
    They basically worked two jobs for months and got even less sleep during that period than we did, and trust me, that wasn't much. Some day oil paintings of their handsome faces will grace the walls of Conspiracy Inc. Or we'll write a nice song about them or something, but for now they just get a blog post dedicated to them.

    Our friends and family have also been a huge support throughout the year. Whether they helped us paint our new walls, loaned us money when our most valuable equipment broke down, gave us crap to put in our empty new shop, or loaned us their car so we could go to a million flea markets, it would have been hard to get to where we are now without them.

    I know this is turning into a lame blog version of the Queens new years speech, and that really wasn't where i was going with this, but i have to give one last thank you. To our clients.
    In the beginning, around March when we first moved, there was no furniture for them to sit on, no real entrance, and in some rooms, no floor. In the winter time there was (or is) very little heating and some days they'd be lying almost naked in a freezing room for hours and hours, and afterwards they'd give us money.
    They keep coming up with awesome ideas for the guys to tattoo, and rarely complain when they get something completely different from what they initially asked for. And sometimes they bring us cake too.
    Thanks guys, i hope you know that we appreciate the crap out of you!

    Last tattoo of 2010; Jon's death metal swallow

    We hope you all have a super happy new year, wherever your are, and we hope to see you at the shop or around the globe in 2011!Source URL: https://celebrity-tattoo-show.blogspot.com/2010/12/
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Top Ten Projects of 2010

                                
    In keeping with tradition, I have created a line-up of my favourite projects (decorating or personal) that I tackled in 2010. I didn't do as many hands-on projects this year, which I think is a reflection of the fact that we have been in this house longer than any other home we've had AND my having spent so much of the year in front of my computer...working.

    Here is my list:

    1.  My $65 bathroom make-over, inspired by the funky wallpaper, above.
     
    2. My new "office", Les Nessman style: 
     (above photo, courtesty Matthew Mead)

    3. Well, not so much a project, but still something new. My new Ikea chair, which my three cats haven't managed to ruin yet:
    4. A little Halloween craft: 
     5. My dining area make-over. (Trying to get in touch with my more youthful side ;-)
    With my new light from Ikea:

    6. Decorating Sophie's playhouse for Christmas...why didn't I do this before now?



    7. The free $10 light I made for my sister:

    8. Christmas snow globes:

    9. My Murphy Bed, built by the handyman!!

    10. And last but definitely not least, I am so proud of my part in this:


    I wrote a large number of the articles, tended the blog, tackled the many letters/emails and questions we received, and had so much fun on the photo shoots I was involved with here and here, and the many other duties that came with my position. Stay tuned to our blog for an exciting announcement (coming soon) about what is coming up next.

    Happy New Year, everyone! 
    Thank you for following along with my decorating and family adventures in 2010 and I am so grateful for your kind comments, emails and friendship. That is what truly makes blogging a gift.


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Carpa e Dragão, São Paulo

    "Queria Saber qual o valor para fazer uma tatuagem cobrindo a perna toda, do joelho até o fim da canela.São dois desenhos e uma letra, queria misturar os dois desenhos que vi e gostei; é uma carpa, um dragão e uma letra japonesa significado sabedoria .

    Seria essa carpa da primeira foto a carpa vermelha e seus detalhes e esse Dragão azul da segunda foto. Nessas mesmas cores, queria esses dois desenhos juntos como está no braço desse rapaz da terceira foto o dragão, a carpa e a letra, mas queria na perna.Queria saber o preço, se puderem me responder o mais rápido possível, pretendia começar em janeiro de 2011, e queria saber o melhor lugar para fazer .Moro em São Paulo Capital-Zona Sul
    Obrigado desde já. "

    Genival: geni.adidas@gmail.com

      
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My Murphy Bed...


    I just realized I forgot to share the photos of my new Murphy bed the handyman made for me. With both our families living away, we really needed to eke out some sort of guest room and with no extra space hiding out anywhere, well, a Murphy Bed was our solution. Using the hardware kit from Lee Valley, the handyman loaded up his big a*s truck with wood and started working his handyman magic. I had shown him some photos of beds I liked, but he said he had it "all under control" and with the fancy pieces of moulding I saw poking out of his stash, I figured he just might.

    Well, he worked away and before I knew it he was standing in front of me with a paint can and brush, passing off the proverbial handyman baton (he doesn't do paint), and with a sigh and a shuffle, off I went. I painted the outside, but the inside will have to wait. Also, I plan to wallpaper the area behind the bed, just to be all fancy-like. But I was too lazy to do it when I should have. Besides, Christmas shopping was calling to me, and would you rather paint/wallpaper or shop?

    So here is the inside of the bed, in the "down-right" position:

     And this is how the bedding stays in place:

     And 2/2 guests report it is comfortable!

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Not this shit again...

    Four weeks. We had out perfect, awesome, beloved kitchen back for four weeks, and now the ceiling is leaking again.
    I don't know what kind of retard they got to "fix" the leak, but obviously he didn't do a very good job.
    We got people on it already, and luckily it doesn't seem to be dripping constantly, but holy shit was it depressing getting back to work today.
    Oh, and Allan had a no-show too.
    And it's not even Monday!


    Bye bye, perfect white ceiling, it was nice knowing you

    I'll be back in a few days with a post that's less of a downer. Maybe i'll even post some tattoo pictures, who knows!?Source URL: https://celebrity-tattoo-show.blogspot.com/2010/12/
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    from: Ken W.
    to: tiangotlost@gmail.com
    date: Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 10:53 PM
    subject: tattoo translation

    Hi Tian,

    I love your blog, and I was wondering if you could translate what I got tattooed on my arm some years back. Thanks a lot.



    is antiquated version of , which means dense growth of bush or rash.
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    from: Lucy
    to: tiangotlost@gmail.com
    date: Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 6:11 PM
    subject hanzismatter - medical insurance notice

    Hi,

    Attached is a notice sent by the medical insurance carrier called Aetna. I'm almost sure the Chinese section is illegible unless Aetna is using some kind of crazy font.

    Can you please shed some light on what's going on?

    Thank you.

    Regards,
    Lucy


    (full size view)

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Christmas Wishes...


     Okay. This is supposed to be our Christmas card. Except Shutterfly failed to deliver (on time, as promised) so I won't be sending any out until AFTER Christmas. : (

    Regardless, I think I have pretty great kids to pose for this photo. And it wasn't even my idea. This year, their father came up with the idea and I was SURE they would revolt. But, they know it is pretty much all I ask of them at Christmastime, so I am still amazed that this one goes down in history as the easiest Christmas card shoot of them all.

    Go figure... 

    Our holiday table:



    Oh, and I know you have all probably heard me bemoan my camera and the lacklustre quality of the photos it produces. Well, this year the handyman gave me such a surprise! We, who normally don't exchange much in the way of presents, actually surprised each other. I made a photo book for him commemorating his Ironman achievement and he gave me this sweet beauty:


    So, after many hours trying to figure out how the heck it works, I should be able to shoot some better quality images for this old blog.

    Just remember, I'm a slow learner, so don't expect too much too soon!!

    I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. 

    And for your listening pleasure. This one gives me chills:



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Merry Christmas Everybody!

Christmastime's a Comin'...

    Christmas is nigh...


    And I am as ready as I will ever be. Because, really, all of the little things we do are just extras, right? We don't have to attend every party we are invited to, bake at least five things, get gifts for everyone whose paths we might cross during the week of Christmas, or wrap gifts that look like masterpieces, do we?

    I don't know if it is because my children were off for a full week before Christmas or if it's because I choose carefully that which I do to celebrate, but I find Christmas just getting easier somehow. And please don't hate me for saying that...it has just been about choosing what is worth doing and discarding the rest.

    Basically, I choose not to try new, complicated (albeit impressive) recipes. I rely on everyday favourites, those which others have shared with me, or those which I know won't see me slaving over a stove for hours. This year, the only thing I baked was a batch of tiny chocolate cupcakes that were supposed to have a ganache-type icing...except I messed it up somehow. (Have I ever told you how much I hate baking?)
    So what did I do? I simply dipped the cupcakes in the too-runny icing and sprinkled crushed candy canes on top. Who cares? I have better things to do (basically anything is better than baking!)


    (our invitation: sparkling cider with personalized invitation labels found here)

    As for our Christmas eve fare, which we share with our closest friends, I stuck with the old adage (but with a twist!): Something old, something new, something borrowed...comfort food!

    The old: our annual offering, seafood chowder - chock full of lobster, scallops, salmon, clams and cream.

    Something new: meat pies, made from my mum's recipe. easy, hearty, nothing fancy, but delicious all the same.
    Something Borrowed: a recipe I haven't made in years, but shared with me by my good friend, Elizabeth, back when the boys were small. Chicken lasagna, made with hollandaise sauce, asparagus tips, mushrooms, and Mozarella cheese. Yum!

    Comfort food: good, old-fashioned macaroni and cheese, from Tasha Tudor's cookbook. I am not a cheese lover, but the handyman loves it so this is his specialty (he doesn't put a crumb topping on his).
    We (I) also make homemade egg rolls, which get gobbled up by the boys in no time. I rarely deep fry anything, so the good old "chip pan" is resurrected for this recipe. (Here is a great photo tutorial on making your own: Egg Rolls


    As for today's celebration, friends will gather, we will eat and "make merry", head off to a candlelight service at our church, and arrive home in time to see Santa drive up and down our street atop a vintage fire-truck. If I remember, I will hide a pickle in our tree (which our eldest ALWAYS finds, which causes big fights), and go to bed too late only to awaken before everyone in anticipation of the kids opening their gifts. Does anyone else do that? I always tiptoe out before everyone else to turn on the tree lights, the Christmas music, and get the video camera ready. I leave our outdoor lights on all night so that Santa can find us and I marvel that no one else does the same! As soon as we begin opening gifts, Jack, our funniest cat, finds a box to curl up in and Ollie, the youngest, will be put out that his spot beneath the tree is no longer available. Other than cooking dinner (which of course is no small feat!), my biggest plans are to have a bubble bath and read a book I have been saving just for this occasion. We wear our comfiest clothes and go nowhere until Boxing Day.

    Because aside from the shopping, Christmas can be made simpler. Maybe our family makes it too simple, but to us, it just feels right. 


    I wish you and yours a wonderful Christmas. I hope it is all you wish it to be and that contentment alights in your soul.

    Merry Christmas!!!
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Feliz Natal

Osirus Tattoo

    Meu nome é Thiago Gomes e sou tatuador no estúdio Osirus Tattoo localizado em Belo Horizonte MG. Tatuo desde 1996 e tenho influências de artistas, tatuadores e desenhistas da época, venho através desse divulgar meus trabalhos neste conceituado site. Obrigado!


    Osirus Tattoo 
    Endereço: Rua São Paulo, 279, Centro, Belo Horizonte
    Telefone: 3201 17 74E-mail: toratattoo@hotmail.com

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Guns & ammo

    Sunday we had our (first) annual Conspiracy Christmas party.
    Or Christmas hangout you might call it, since four people in a kitchen does not a party make... but close enough!
    Nick and me made some pretty amazing food while Allan tattooed Martin. Our friend Suzy came by, with Lucifer's best friend Palma, to sew some doggie clothes and i made Christmas presents.
    After dinner we listened to jazz and then converted the basement into a shooting range.
    That's just how we roll.

    Our BFF came by to get his Christmas present (a portrait of his mom)
    The Conspiracy library is both educational and entertaining
    The tards getting ready for dinner
    Beuf Veganoff (Get it? We thought it was hilarious!)
    Presents for some, post-it's for others (what? I've been busy and i totally am gonna get them stuff, so back off!)
    This is what "WTF?!" looks like
    Don't worry, it's not real, we ain't THAT crazy*
    One of the perks of having a tattoo shop; easy access to script books and stencil paper
    Allans pile
    Ready to settle it with the Canadians once and for all?
    Lucifer wasn't a fan, but the rest of us had a great time!
    The next day, me and the ninja went downstairs again to kill something
    Only this time it wasn't innocent plastic bottles, but a terrible beast (possibly from outer space) we had to deal with


    We're only gonna be at the shop some days during Christmas, so if you really need to get in touch, don't call or drop by, just send us an email.
    But if there's any chance it can wait, please wait to contact us until after new years.

    Happy holidays, everyone!


    *If anyone should be interested in an explanation, and i'm sure that some of you are; Nick decided to get rid of some of his most priced possessions since he's moving to Hong Kong where everything is dirt cheap, and that's why Eckel is now the lucky owner of a bb gun!Source URL: https://celebrity-tattoo-show.blogspot.com/2010/12/
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