Crystal's Ice-Bat and Gloomy Bear (with a Nod to The Academy Is)

These tattoos, belonging to Crystal, date back to an encounter I had with her on the R train in Brooklyn back in June. She has 14 tattoos, and first shared this one, on her inner right forearm: What is this? I'll let Crystal explain: “It’s an Ice-Bat  [one of the Uglydolls] with the words ‘Dream of demons / while you sleep / that make you / stutter / when you speak’ – they’re lyrics from a

A Cure for Friday

It may be the first of July, but it's the end of the work week, and I thought, "What better way to end the week than with this tattoo?"This belongs to Christina, who loves The Cure, whose song "Friday I'm in Love" inspired this tattoo.Christina is French, and she credits her friend, Tomas Lebrun, with tattooing this for her in Paris.For a little perspective, and appreciation, here's the Cure