Calf Tats on Vacation

To me, summer and vacation are interchangeable. Maybe it's because I was just got back from vacation, so everything is synonymous with vacation right now, but I think you've read enough posts to kinda figure out how my (dysfunctional) brain works. So you know I'm going to somehow tie this into calf tattoos. In case you were wondering, here is a summary of my thought process:

In the summer (or on vacation), you wear shorts.
Cargo shorts are a staple accessory for calf tattoos.
Calf tattoos are awesome!
I should blog about calf tattoos on vacation.
Oh goodie, I have friends that sent me some calf tat sightings while they were on vacation.

The first picture was sent in by my friend, Eric. He's in med school in San Francisco, but he still manages to check in when he can and humor my calf tat obsession. Have I mentioned how awesome my friends are?! Anyway, he snapped this gorgeous specimen while boarding the ferry to Sausalito. Day trips count as vacations in my book.

That's Eric's shadow!

He also made a point to mention that he also saw a 'fleur de lis calf tat on an old dude' but was too far away to get a picture. Normally, I would be pretty upset that he missed the fleur de lis calf tattoo, but the one he did capture is really well done. That is a work of art. Great shading, nice calves. Everything a calf tat should be.

On the other side of the spectrum, way out in hot mess territory is the picture sent to me this weekend by my college roommate. To be fair, she spotted this guy at the craps table in Vegas. And I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that we all know that Vegas isn't exactly known for being anything other than tacky. I love me some glitter, sequins and cleavage (male or female), but none of those account for good taste. This picture also raises a more important question -- if fully tattooed arms are referred to as sleeves, does that mean full leg tattoos are leggings? It sure does in my book. It's mess, but the guy has leggings, so I think that is pretty awesomely bad.


So while the college roommate may have helped me solve a deep philosophical quandary, she also told me in a follow up text that she also managed to spot (but not photograph) a classy lady calf tat! Said classy lady tattoo was of a 'lady and a man with two flags, it was like a circus.' I can't even picture that. I mean I can, but it's like a weird DrawSomething version. I so wish she was able to get a picture of that one. Remember guys, pics or it didn't happen.