Don's Tats

Don's Tats, a tattoo and piercing shop in Lyndonville, Vermont is the popular place for many of Lyndon State College student to get tattoos.

With help again from Angry Ani, we were able to get the run down on this local business and see the process of getting a tattoo. Ani is no novice when it comes to the pain of getting a tattoo, having gotten a peace sign she designed tattooed on the back of her neck.

Today she is having the Greek word for 'family' forever placed in her skin, in honor of her families Greek heritage.

Don Furbush, the owner as well as the tattoo artist in the slideshow, is one of three who work in the shop. As is policy with every legal tattoo shop before you get any ink done you need to sign a waiver, stating that you know the risks that come with getting a tattoo.

Each person is also verified that they are who they say they are before any of the tattooing starts, once again for legal reasons.

With high demand for tattoos and only one place to get the in town Don's Tats was quickly able to move from its original location to Depot street.

Furbush's tattooing history is rather extensive having majored in art while at art school in MA and he has 11 years of tattooing under his belt.
Each time a person comes in for a tattoo Furbush will show you that the needle he will be using is new and sterile, along with the expiration date of the equipment.

Furbush said that you shouldn't trust a tattoo shop that already has the tattoo gun ready to go before you show up; which is why his shop assembles the gun right in front of you, letting you see all the parts as he puts it together.

First Furbush will discuss with you what and where you want your tattoo, then he will shave and clean the area. To make sure that the client will be happy with the results, a stencil of sorts is placed on the skin where the tattoo will go; this insures proper placement and accuracy while tattooing.

To make sure the skin doesn't try out and the needle glides over the skin easier Furbush will frequently stop to lube the skin.

When the skin is punctured there should be blood, to keep a clear view of the stencil on the skin Furbush will wipe away any excess ink from the gun and any blood that may come with the tattoo.

When the tattoo is finished Furbush will tell you how to care for the tattoo once you get home; in addition, Don's Tats will give you a paper telling you how to take care of your new tattoo.

Slideshow 2: Tattoo

After talking about our next slideshow, with help from our teacher, our group will be interviewing a tattoo artist and an LSC student getting a tattoo.

Before the tattooing Marc and I will show up and ask the tattoo artist questions about the job. What made him want to become a tattoo artist, any perks the job may have. I want to check out the gear he needs to properly tattoo somebody and if their are any rules about tattooing.

The slideshow will follow a LSC student as she gets her first tattoo. We will probably ask her questions about why she wanted this tattoo and if it represents anything special for her, and after the tattooing is done if she thinks she will get another one.

Fire Department Life

Kid’s dream of being firefighters everyday. At 22, Christian Henault is no longer a child, but he definitely still wants to be a firefighter.

On the job officially for about a month, probationary firefighter Christian Henault gave reporter Heather Cobb a tour of the St. Johnsbury fire department.

Henault is not only a member of the full time staff of the call division, but he is also a full time business major at Lyndon State College.

Henault inherited his love of firefighting from his father and grandfather who both served as volunteers in New Hampshire departments. Christian first worked in the Barnet Fire Department, but then moved to Saint Johnsbury.

The Saint Johnsbury Fire Department deals with various incidents, from EMS calls to fires to car accidents. Because of the variety of calls covered by the fire department all of the full time staff must be EMT’s or have higher medical training.
        
Henault told us that not every day is the same in the life of a firefighter. Each day begins with cleaning and checking equipment. Although these morning duties may seem mundane, they are necessary for safety.

The equipment in each engine goes beyond that of fire prevention or fire protection, trucks also carry a medical equipment. One example of such equipment is a defibrillator.

Teamwork is highly valued within the St. Johnsbury Fire Department. All the firefighters sleep together and eat “together like a family.”

The St. Johnsbury Fire Department covers the larger St. Johnsbury area. The St. Johnsbury Fire Department also helps out surrounding towns in the event that it is needed.

Henault says the department receives an average of four calls a day, but could receive up to 11 a day. Each call costs around two to four dollars per trip within a two square mile village area.

The St. Johnsbury Fire Department has four fire engines that can be used, but some trucks are better suited for certain emergency calls. Engine four has a longer ladder and a basket making it better suited for chimney fires then engine one.

Henault believes that fire week is an important week for young children. This is because fire week allows the fire department to educate the younger generation about fire safety.

The St. Johnsbury Fire Department has someone available to help 24 hours a day. The St. Johnsbury Fire Department is located on 1187 Main Street Suite III.

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St. Johnsbury Fire House Rock

After much tossing back and forth between slideshow topics, the group has come to the conclusion that a slideshow about the St. Johnsbury fire house will rock.(Previous topics include LARP weapon making, LARP fighting and the rules of LARPing, why people joined LARP.)

The original idea was to have a 'day in the life' kind of slideshow featuring one of the firefighters. After getting the recording and photo part done I think our slideshow will be less of 'day in the life' and more of 'rookie firefighter walk through of the fire house'.

A young fireman took Marc and I on a tour of the fire house and explained the daily goings on of a fireman. From how long it takes to get ready for a emergency call to the background training they need to become a firefighter.

Target audience for the slideshow would optimistically be everyone from the town of St. Johnsbury, realistically, just the class. I hope that St. Johnsbury Academy students might stumble upon this blog if they are doing a Capstone project related to the fire department. (When I called to schedule an appointment to tour the fire house the fire chief asked if I was working on a Capstone project.)


The group duties have been divided up to share the work load.
Interview: Heather Cobb
Photo: Marc Samson
Editing: Samantha VanSchoick
Write up: Sean Yergeau

Two slide shows, one photo gallery

A Fallout 3 slide show.
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/slideshow-fallout-3/24031 It's very short, but the pictures it has are good. It has no sound to it, as well as no replay, pause, stop function; once you starts loading it just goes. I really wanted it to have Fallout music playing in the background, the lack of any sound kills it for me. A

Gundam Wing slide show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVb0zMBFrhg As a fan girl I was very pleased with the quality. The songs were either from the show or the movie, keeping very close ties to the die hard Gundam Wing fans. It would have been better if the creator ended the slide show with the first song, but the song styles were close enough that it made little difference.


A Kingdom Hearts photo gallery.
http://www.minitokyo.net/Kingdom+Hearts Lots of really cool KH pictures you can download, sized to fit a computer screen or a print out. Not all the pictures have to do with the actual game, most just look pretty; which is ok but I was hoping to find pictures of cut-scenes or epic boss fights.

Angry Ani's crib

On the latest episode of LSC Cribs we followed Angry Ani on a tour of her Main Street apartment in Lyndonville.

If you are not aware of who Angry Ani is, you are missing out. Angry Ani’s popularity came from her opinion column in Lyndon State College’s newspaper The Critic.

Though she is famously known for the outrageous rants in her column, this week we get to find out what doesn’t make Ani angry.

Angry Ani is a woman that knows exactly what she likes and this knowledge seems to know no bounds. Her tricked-out apartment is nothing to be ashamed of and is most definitely worthy of being the spotlight on this week’s podcast.

Angry Ani lives in quite the palace: 75 square feet, two bed-rooms, one kitchen, a half bath, and a living room equipped with a hammock.

To get to Angry Ani’s “chill pad,” visitors must climb the “stairway to heaven.”

Angry Ani likes to “keep it classy up in here,” with several items that are precious to her. Among them are her beloved dogs, two Lay-Z-Boy recliners, one flat screen television, and a “no pants policy.”

Angry Ani’s kitchen lives up to her vivacious personality, being decked out with hardwood flooring, a great view of the driveway, and a fridge stocked with Corona Light and pudding.

Angry Ani keeps all different types of pudding “up in here.” She also “represents” by showing off some LSC pride with a flag that hangs above the sink.

In her down time, Angry Ani likes to cook in her saffron kitchen that is lined with multi-colored Christmas lights, “’Cause we’re always shinin’ bright.” Angry Ani likes to keep it classy.

None of these wonders even come close to the amazement that is the “Scoliosis shower”, or as Ani says, “the S.S.—or the scolioshish shower.” Angry Ani can stand in the shower despite the slanted walls, but it “looks like she has that disease where her back is crooked.”

Now to where the “magic” happens, Angry Ani’s bedroom.

Angry Ani’s room comes with a Greek flag to show her Greek pride.

Whenever her bed moves, the ceiling fan in the apartment below will shake. “I know how to make the ceiling fan shake,” Ani assured us.

If Angry Ani does one thing well it’s not caring what other people think because they are wrong. Ani shows off her 2011 Robert Pattinson calendar to all who enter her bedroom. “He’s hot,” she exclaimed.

Of course, Angry Ani’s ride is “baller status.” Her Honda Element is “riding dirty,” with a crooked roof rack. With 30 inch spinners, a plastic floor (for easy clean ups), six cylinders, and seats that turn into beds, Angry Ani has made sure her ride is “fly .”

Before leaving Angry Ani’s crib, she left us with one last message. “’Outta my house bitches! Peace!”

Next week, LSC Cribs takes a heavy metal tour of the “Hall of Pain” suite in the Rita Bole Complex with Nick Brien, General Manager at WWLR, and his suitemate senior graphic design major Chad Abromovich.