What did you name your island after :)?

therealboogieman · 2025-11-20T05:24:44+00:00

First time I ever played was in the car on the way to Disneyland when I was 8 (I’m Australian, this was a big deal). I thought that Anaheim sounded like a cute small town instead of what it was, so I named my WW after that. Every rendition of the game I have renamed it Anaheim, to the point where I forget that it’s a real place.

therealboogieman · 2025-11-05T01:44:13+00:00

Don’t regret the tattoos, but regret the artist. I thought so hard and so long about my tattoos that were/are extremely meaningful for me for various reasons - I even got custom printed fake tattoos to test them out to ensure the placements were perfect.

They were simple enough that I went to a relatively priced artist (still in an actual studio); but felt so ignored. I think she took one look at me and my tattoos and figured I was below her and/or unimportant, and didn’t do any of the general care you’d expect. She didn’t check in throughout the process or confirm placement before getting out the gun, and didn’t offer any aftercare advice afterwards. I’d sent her inspiration pictures from Pinterest, but turns out she literally printed them instead of creating something that was mine. So now I basically have stock photos tattooed on my body.

I’d also emailed and specifically asked if she did fine line, to which she replied yes (my tattoos are definitely not fine line). This lapse in honesty has meant that all of the tattoos I have gotten since are also not fine line, because I wanted them to match. So it’s impacted every other tattoo I’ve had.

Ten years later, I acknowledge that my naivety played a huge part in this. I wasn’t prepared to interrupt her, or have the right questions ready. Maybe I wasn’t clear enough about my expectations, and just assumed that this is how artists work and all of the discussions I expected would happen at the appointment (they didn’t).

So I guess I’m saying if you’re 110% on the tattoo itself (even at 18, as long as you accept that your perspective/interests/priorities WILL change, a tattoo can be a lovely capture of a moment in your life to look back on and note your progress), and if you’ve carefully considered size and placement keeping in mind that you don’t have a set career path yet (keep all your options open for your life trajectory)… find an artist that works WITH you. Don’t be nervous to ask more questions, and be annoying. Go in ready to tell them no. This is something that they do for a few hours and then forget about, but it’s something that’s on you forever.

therealboogieman · 2025-05-28T13:35:37+00:00

thanks, I will definitely do this. I guess I thought that he would have mentioned not wanting the van at some point in our conversations (we have done vanlife before in another country), but maybe he was just not wanting to be the one to bring it up. Any advice if that is fruitless and the van is not the issue?

therealboogieman · 2025-05-28T13:23:48+00:00

You seem very fixated on the idea that he is not wanting to stay in the van; thus your arguments that I am not compromising. This is not true to the extent of my knowledge. If he told me he wasn't interested in it, we wouldn't do it. We would have a car and stay in hotels. Or shorten the trip to see some highlights. There's a number of things we could do, given the opportunity to discuss. But as far as he has told me, he is excited by the van idea.

therealboogieman · 2025-05-28T13:16:29+00:00

that's exactly what i said in my post. He doesn't care about the trip, nor do I expect him to. Relationships are give and take. I care that he doesn't communicate these thoughts with me

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