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cherry bomb... will tear you apart.

you'd better be happy with what you've got, you'll never get any more.

About Me

I'm a tattoo artist and piercer at the Iron Butterfly Tattoo in Danbury. Check out my stuff here: Iron Butterfly I prefer the unconventional... I get accused of wearing rose-colored glasses, but it's all good. I'm spontaneous, probably to an unreasonable degree, and I tend to rely on my instincts. But it's all gotten me where I am right now... happy. I may be a bit irrational, but I'm motivated and I'm damn stubborn... yes it's a good thing. i'm laidback, but don't mistake my attitude as apathetic... quite the opposite. i just don't like when things are made to be more complicated than they need to be.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Cheryl, cherrybomb, xxx
Birthday: september 27, 1983
Birthplace: the b-po
Current Location: Naugafunk but you can usually find me in the dirty water
Eye Color: depends on my mood... they go from brown to hazel to green.
Hair Color: changes with my mood! i'm very partial to pinks, reds and black.
Height: five foot one. rock.
Right Handed or Left Handed: right handed, except when i drive. i can only do that lefty
Your Heritage: italian & portuguese. best ever
The Shoes You Wore Today: my sweet-ass doc martens with cherry laces
Your Weakness: I'm allergic to toothpaste.

Your Fears: Debt, being unsuccessful, the dark
Your Perfect Pizza: mmmm thin crust anything from pepe's or bar
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: duh! get going with the tattooing!
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: what up woman (reserved for guys only)
Thoughts First Waking Up: why do i program my radio alarm clock to such an ass station?
Your Best Physical Feature: i don't know. my butt seems to be popular, maybe my eyes.
Your Bedtime: usually 2 a.m.-ish
Your Most Missed Memory: some times i had in college...
Pepsi or Coke: diet pepsi, or dr pepper, or root beer...
MacDonalds or Burger King: same crap... i
Single or Group Dates: dating everyone at the same time!

Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: barf. i like chai
Chocolate or Vanilla: both, soft serve swirl
Cappuccino or Coffee: i work in a cafe, dont get me started...
Do you Smoke: nope
Do you Swear: hell no
Do you Sing: in the car, heck yeah
Do you Shower Daily: no, he usually bathes himself. (Why Is Everything Capitalized?)
Have you Been in Love: i got that
Do you want to go to College: i did that.
Do you want to get Married: already did. rock.
Do you belive in yourself: heck yes... to quote henry rollins... "am i self-righteous? why not? it's not like i can count on you to be righteous for me"
Do you get Motion Sickness: sometimes. ew.
Do you think you are Attractive: i like the way i look for the most part. although not everyone goes for the chelsea haircut, inked-up, pierced look, for some reason
Are you a Health Freak: not really, but i try to be pretty healthy
Do you get along with your Parents: now that i dont live with them anymore... usually.
Do you like Thunderstorms: yeah kinda
Do you play an Instrument: just the skin flute
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: no
In the past month have you Smoked: no
In the past month have you been on Drugs: no
In the past month have you gone on a Date: every day is a date
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: *sigh* yes.

In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: a box? thats a freakin lot. i havent had one.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: mmmm yes. my favorite
In the past month have you been on Stage: no
In the past month have you been Dumped: yeah right
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: who doesnt skinny dip in december?
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: nothing that comes to mind. i make matt do my dirty work
Ever been Drunk: a few times. i didnt like it.
Ever been called a Tease: hahahahaha....
Ever been Beaten up: nope
Ever Shoplifted: not really
How do you want to Die: famous
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: ink doll
What country would you most like to Visit: portugal, china, england...
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: brown or green
Favourite Hair Color: i like wacky dyed colors, thats foxy
Short or Long Hair: short for both
Height: not ultra tall... that would be awkward
Weight: proportionate i suppose. not too skinny, not morbidly obese
Best Clothing Style: rockabilly, punk/oi, funky salvation army duds
Number of Drugs I have taken: tried pot once, lame
Number of CDs I own: um... hard to tell since i started using an ipod
Number of Piercings: 7 (both ears @ 5/8, septum, monroe, tongue, both nipples). maybe a vertical labret after xmas
Number of Tattoos: 5 for now. boy is that gonna change
Number of things in my Past I Regret: none. im not sorry!

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You are a
Social Liberal
(70% permissive)

and an...
Economic Liberal
(18% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Socialist
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Link: The Politics Test on OkCupid Free Online Dating
Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test

My Interests

drawing, painting, thrift shopping, reading magazines, movies, sushi, coffee, soda, pinups, scarves, piercing, tattoos, lingerie, halloween, costumes, boston, peaches, mac makeup, the smell of honeysuckle, making out, music, matt, bar (the bar named bar), my friends, art history (as long as it isnt with mr. cooley), nintendo, jefftendo, napoleon dynamite, vans checkerboard slipons, calendars, new haven, buffalo wings, aimless drives on sunny days with music & open windows, sandwiches, bees, animals, life painting, soft serve ice cream with rainbow sprinkles, hitting on mr. bonadies, taking pictures, indie porn, flipflops, cutting all my hair off, karaoke, mohawks, good deodorant, my lovebird tattoos, pizza, sleeping, walking around the city.

I'd like to meet:

you! yeah, you. especially if we have stuff in common and you are easy to get along with. (lemme know if you are specifically looking to be tattooed or pierced.)
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Music:

I'm very into punk and ska, mostly older stuff. I like oi, reggae, all that good stuff. Some of my other favorites are Dresden Dolls, Le Tigre, Gnarls Barkley, Tori Amos, Ani Difranco, Horrorpops, Jay-Z (sexy, you know?), Danger Mouse, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Hot Hot Heat, Ima Robot, Bad Religion, Sublime, Dizzee Rascal, Misfits, NOFX, Beatles, Modest Mouse, Kanye West, the Fight Club soundtrack, to name a few. I'm always open to suggestions.

Movies:

I'm on a huge horror movie kick... the more ridiculous, the better. Anything Asian, usually, i love Tartan Asia Extreme. Crazy animated stuff (Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic, Triplets of Bellville..), stand-up comedy (Margaret Cho, Robin Williams, and old stuff), Grand Hotel, Heavy, Beetlejuice, Cheech & Chong movies, Pee Wee Herman movies, Haggard, Art School Sluts (best porno EVER!), always enjoy a good comedy... Bound (I love Jennifer Tilly!). Napoleon Dynamite. A Tale of Two Sisters. Donnie Darko. And last but not least, Boondock Saints. That's all I can think of at the moment.

Television:

I definitely watch too much of this. I love the bizarre and the awful! Daytime trash TV, corny Lifetime movies, documentaries (the good ones... body modification, history of sex, food around the world, etc.), old horror movies, standup comedy, Adult Swim (I love it all except that DREADFUL 12 oz mouse and perfect hair forever), MadTV & SNL reruns, really corny sitcoms (Full House, Step by Step, haha), Nightcourt, Cheers, Sanford & Son, All in the Family, and I adore Three's Company. *sigh*... I need a life.

Books:

My favorite is the Catcher in the Rye & it has been since I was 11. Mostly I like to read magazines (Spin, Bust, Jane, all the tattoo mags, Juxtapoz, Playboy [for the articles!! haha]) but books are good too. I mostly am just too impatient for a whole book. I enjoy Kurt Vonnegut, JD Salinger, art books, long-outdates science & psychology textbooks, and my favorite way to find a good book is to comb the shelves of old paperbacks at Salvation Army.

Heroes:

Margaret Cho, Joe Capobianco, Tim Harris, Alfons Mucha, Jennifer Tilly, Amanda Palmer, Kathleen Hanna, karen O, Bettie Page, Marilyn Monroe, Alan Cumming, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Coop, Chuck Close, Robert Crumb

My Blog

please come to this!!!!

admission is free, and there will be all sorts of fun stuff... live tattooing, a DJ, refreshments, the CT roller girls, and tattoo (and graffiti) artwork on display and for sale. so please read and r...
Posted by cherry bomb... will tear you apart. on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:34:00 PST

i haven't a clue...

how some people (yes, people... i am referring to more than just one person here) can be so awesome, and so much fun to be with, and yet it can't be just this easy: "yeah, i do." and then you actuall...
Posted by cherry bomb... will tear you apart. on Tue, 29 May 2007 07:34:00 PST

damn you myspace! (warning: irony inside)

Ok, I will peface this by saying that I am being very ironic by posting this (you'll know what I mean in a minute) but I still am going to say it. I do like myspace, obviously... I've gotten to re-con...
Posted by cherry bomb... will tear you apart. on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:19:00 PST

:(

i am beyond confused, and well beyond hurt. i really trusted someone and they made a nice little game out of my feelings... what more can i say?
Posted by cherry bomb... will tear you apart. on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:15:00 PST

the job switch

alright, continuation of my bulletin, for those who've asked, what the hell's going on??? here goes...i made the very difficult decision to go to a new tattoo shop recently. took me about 2 hours each...
Posted by cherry bomb... will tear you apart. on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:49:00 PST