Minggu, 18 Juli 2010

We are getting closer and closer to Monster Blood Tattoo Book 3/The Foundling's Tale Book 3 Factotum getting into your hands, but until then I hope this interview at The Enchanted Inkpot will tide folks over (just a little). Thanks to Ellen and her comrades for such great questions.Oh, and I hope you all will be happy to note that the next Half-Continent book is slowly forming even now...... and there...

Selasa, 13 Juli 2010

from: J. S.to: tiangotlost@gmail.comdate: Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 5:58 PMsubject: Tattoo TranslationHello, I just stumbled across your blog and thought that you could assist me in verifying the meaning of my tattoo. I did them myself late one night a couple years back while apprenticing at a tattoo parlor.ThanksJ. S.First of all, the top character 苦...

Minggu, 11 Juli 2010

from: Paul W.to: tiangotlost@gmail.comdate: Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 9:47 PMsubject: Tattoo QuestionHey,I saw your blog on Mental Floss and thought you could help.I have a tattoo, it's supposed to be kanji for hope, but I haven't been able to find a symbol that matches it and has the same meaning.Actually, I haven't been able to find the symbol at all.Is...

Sabtu, 10 Juli 2010

from: ian b.to: tiangotlost@gmail.comdate: Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 8:41 AMsubject: Tattoo translation dilemma!Good afternoon,I found your blog by googling 'What does my Chinese symbol tattoo mean?'I was perfectly happy that my Tattoo meant 'friendship' for over 10 years until i recently researched symbols on the Internet and discovered that mine doesn't...

Kamis, 08 Juli 2010

from: james h.to: tiangotlost@gmail.comdate: Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 3:52 PMsubject: Lost In TranslationI ran across your blog in the hopes that you might be able to translate my tattoo. A buddy of mine has the exact same tattoo and he got me it as a gift for my birthday. Over the years I've questioned the authenticity of the meaning and turns out he has...
from: Wendi B.to: tiangotlost@gmail.comdate: Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 3:42 PMsubject: TattooHello, I found your blog randomly through "stumbling" and thought I'd toss my tattoo your way. When I got it I thought it meant "calmness" (out of a book at at tattoo parlor I worked for when I was young and dumb).A few months later, a Japanese exchange student came...

Rabu, 07 Juli 2010

from: Justinto: tiangotlost@gmail.comdate: Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 7:42 AMsubject: Tattoo queryHey,I was reading your blog and it very interesting. I have been having this dilemma of finding out what is the true meaning of the tattoo I got in my teen years. Your help would be greatly appreciated.Thanks a million.元氣 means "vitality", 気 in the tattoo is...

Selasa, 06 Juli 2010

Now, in my experience (not necessarily that broad, but there you go), the word "trope" is usually thrown about in a supercilious manner by folks who have themselves never dared to bare their own soul in story to an often unkind world to show how superior they are. In this example, however, over at TV Tropes, the use of the term in so thorough and gleeful a manner has been a revelation, and very helpful...

Jumat, 02 Juli 2010

Link : Koi Fish Tattoo Pictu...