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W ednesday, O ct. 12, 2011
The Clackamas Print 5
The Bucket List: The pains involved in
crossing off No. 1
By M andie G avitt
Arts & Culture Editor
Everyone has a bucket list; that
ever eccentric list of endeavors
they wish to embark on before
they die. Unless you are a fish,
then your bucket list is all about
the buckets you wish to own
someday, but that’s another col
umn for another time. Bucket lists
have become a nuge part of pop
culture with movies and TV shows
chronicling the lives of people
crossing items off of their list.
“The Buried Life,” an MTV
show that first aired in 2010, fol
lows four young men who drive
cross country to accomplish their
100 item bucket list. For each
item they cross off of their list they
help a stranger begin theirs. So far
these men have broken into a
party at the Playboy Mansion and
attempted to streak across a sta
dium without getting caught; they"
did streak but ended up in jail,
which crossed off a different item
from their list. At the same time
they have helped people off of
the streets, accompanied a young
girl on her first roller coaster ride
and helped a survivor of hurricane
Katrina visit her mother s grave for
the first time.
Every week I will share with
you either one item I’ve crossed
off of my bucket list or one thing
I think you should put on yours.
This summer I got my first
tattoo; while I’ve known what I
wanted to get for a few years now,
actually getting it happened on
a whim. I was with a friend and
a co-worker when my co-worker
decided she wanted to get a tat
too right then. She got hers in
the first shop that we passed but
I decided to wait because I didn’t
like that particular shop, as they
were trying to justify charging
$160 for a two inch tattoo and
hadn’t drawn up what I asked for.
u
Can you give me a
sample prick?
Mandie Gavitt
Clackamas Print Arts &
Culture Editor
I asked for the word, “Shine” in
very feminine font, but instead
it looked like it belonged on the
bottom of a skateboard and he
failed to even draw the star I asked
for. I Googled nearby tattoo shops
and found a shop that sounded
reasonable.
When we first arrived at the
shop I found it very intimidating
as they did the tattooing where
everyone could see, but when they
said they would hide me behind
a screen I was happy with both
the shop and the price. The tat
too I got was the same size as my
co-worker’s but less than half the
price. I had, had a fever all day
and the shop was excruciatingly
hot, so why I had decided to get
the tattoo that day I still don’t
know.
“Can you give me a sample
prick?” I asked.
“Sounds kind of like a bad first
date to me,” she responded.
We all laughed and after the
‘sample prickT and despite my
being sick I felt more at ease than
I had at the other shop.
The tattoo artist kept calling
the needles “pins” , but I know
better than that. I squeezed my
co-workers hand as if I was about
to go off the deep end, “Ow, ow,
John William Howard Clackamas Print
Katie Aamatti Clackamas Print
Mandie Gavitt, at Adorn tattoo parlor, in the Portland "area, gets her fir s t tattoo and
crosses o ff bucket list item number one.
ow.” I said. Still, I was surprised at
how little it hurt, the only time I
felt any serious pain was when the
needle went near my-bones or scar
tissue, it was more nerves than
anything else. Once it was over
it felt more like a sunburn than
what I had expected from getting
a tattoo.
In the end I was happy with
the shop, the artist and myself for
the whole experience. My tattoo
looks great and I definitely want
another. Though I know tattoos
are not for everyone I believe that
if it is on your bucket list and
you know you want to get one
go for it,- but don’t be afraid to
shop around. If you find a shop
that feels the need to justify their
inflated prices or they can not
draw up what you want, then it’s
not the shop for you.
Remember your tattoo will be
with you forever so don’t compro
mise and if you are going to get
something in a language that you
don’t understand, do your research
so you don’t end up with “cow
shit” written on you in Chinese.
Mandie shows o ff her new tattoo during the fir s t day o f production at The
Clackamas Print, RR.135.
Drama of summer yields tragedy and triumph
The sunmmer o f
2011 leaves us with
memories o f block
buster movies, iconic
deaths, military
policy change, and an
astonishing verdict
By M andie G avitt
Arts & Culture Editor
The Clackamas Print has been out for
the summer which was a couple of record
breaking news months. Here’s what we
missed:
She should have gone to rehab
English
singer/songwriter
Amy
Winehouse died on July 23. Winehouse
launched her music career in 2003 with
an album called ‘Frank’. She was best
known for her song ‘Rehab’. Winehouse
was found dead at her home in London.
The cause of death remains unknown but
her father believes she died as a result of
trying to detox from alcohol at home.
Family and friends held a funeral on July
26. Winehouse’s final recording, a duet
with Tony Bennett Was released on Sept.
14 to remember what would have been her
28th birthday.
The end o f an era: The last Harry
Potter movie released
For many people the theatrical release
of the final installment of Harry Potter,
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
part 2, on July 11, came with mixed feel
ings; As the cohort of those that grew up
with the series saw the end of something
they considered a vital piece of their child
hood. The book series, originally began in
1997 with a release of only 500 copies in
print. Today it is known for being best
selling series of all time with 450 million
copies sold. The final film grossed $168.5
million dollars on its opening weekend.
An anniversary: 9/11 remembered 10
years later
The gruesome images from September
11, 2001 flooded television this summer
as the tenth anniversary of the terrorist
attack was remembered. Memorial services
were held around the country. A perma
nent memorial is now where the twin
towers once stood and a sibling museum
will be opening up next door to it. At the
opening of the memorial, family members
read the names of their loved ones lost in
the tragic attack.
The King Returns: Disney’s The Lion
King released in 3D
Harry Potter was not the only oppor
tunity to relive your childhood this sum
mer. The Lion King, originally released in
1995, was rereleased in theaters for two
weeks this summer in 3D. Following the
release in theaters it was brought out of
the vault for sale in Blu-ray and 3D for
home viewing. This is the start of many
childhood favorites being re-released in
the coming years in 3D. Finding Nemo,
Monsters Inc., Beauty and the Beast and
The Little Mermaid, will all be released
within the next two years.
Policy lifted: Don’t ask DO tell
“Don’t ask don’t tell,” a policy that
allows homosexuals to serve in the mili
tary, assuming they keep their sexual ori
entation a secret, was lifted on September
20th. This means that homosexuals are
now allowed to openly serve in the mil
itary without keeping their identity a
secret. “Repeal Day” celebrations were
held across the country. The first gay
couple to be married after the repeal was
Navy Lt. Gary Ross, and Partner Dan
Swezy. They were married at 12:01 EST
in Vermont.
Casey Anthony Found Innocent/
Hickman Trial
In a verdict that surprised the nation,
Casey Anthony was found innocent of
murdering her two-year-old daughter
Caylee Anthony, who was reported miss
ing in July of 2008. Released a few weeks
after the trial, Casey Anthony was instead
convicted of four counts of lying to the
police and is serving probation for check
fraud in hiding.
A local couple, Dale and Shannon
Hickman, charged with manslaughter did
not have Casey Anthony’s luck and were
found guilty. The parents refused to seek
medical care for their infant son David
who was born premature and died in less
than nine hours. The parents are members
of the Oregon City Followers of Christ
church, which has a history of children
dying from treatable illnesses because their
parents refuse to seek medical care and
rely on divine intervention instead. Found
guilty, the couple is awaiting sentencing.
Steve Jobs resigns then dies
Steve Jobs, creator of Apple, passed
away on Oct. 5, after he resigned as
Apple’s chief executive on Aug. 24, stating
health reasons for the cause of his resigna
tion and taking a position as the chairman
of the board. He was replaced by Tim
Cook whom Jobs himself recommended.
Jobs suffered from a rare form of pancre
atic cancer and was a college drop-out who
briefly attended Reed College in Portland.