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Hi Hive folks,
I already have a couple of large tattoos, one on each arm, that wrap around my upper arm and shoulders. But recently a series of serendipitous circumstances led to me organising to have two more large tattoos on the back of my calves on my lower legs.
Circumstances are that I am a blood donor but recently I had two anaemic results in a row (tested by my doctor and everything is fine) but I am not allowed to donate for a year and in the UK you can’t donate for six months after having a tattoo, so a perfect time to get one.
Show me yours...
I knew I wanted a dinosaur tattoo but didn’t know what or where I wanted it but then I saw these design ideas by Brett and thought that they would work for me, so I asked him to make me a couple of designs. 
And finally I believe in supporting local talent and covid has prevented tattooists from working for months so I wanted to do my bit by employing mine now so he is still around in the future, I encourage you all to do the same, buy local and buy now.
I am also a great believer in getting people that are more experienced and talented than I to do what they are good at, so my tattoos have all been designed by the awesome tattooist and friend of mine Brett known as Anokzone on socials.
Essentially I tell him what I want and he does the design, I pretend I have some input, but usually I ask for my suggestions and alterations to be undone as Brett’s skills and tattoo designs are en-point and my suggestions tend not to improve matters.
Anokzone on Instagram
My right is an imagining of an enormous prehistoric ten tentacled decapodiaformes (technically not an) octopus known as a pohlsepia mazonesis. 
My left is an imagining of an enormous prehistoric four tusked proboscidea (technically not an) elephant known as a gomphathere.
My calves are going to be abstract designed dinosaur skulls
My left calf is of a coelirosauria therapod species known as tyrannosaurus rex. Which was started this week.
My right is going to be a ceratopsidae species known as a triceratops. Which will be next, before adding the colour at a later date.
To honour my new dino tattoo I watched Jurassic Park while undertaking the drinking game where you have a shot every time the camera zooms in on Dr Alan Grant’s (Sam Neill) face, it’s harder than keeping up with Withnail and I.