Ink'd

Hello again.

So, earlier I thought I wasn't going to post about this because I didn't want my parents to flip out or anything, and I was going to just ease them into the idea, but then I thought, eh?  I've already moved 5 states away on what basically boiled down to a whim, so after that there's probably not much that will phase them.  Might as well just rip the band-aid.


(though I did tell them ahead of time and warn them it was going up in a post.  I don't like secrets, but I also don't like to induce strokes just for shock value)

I got a tattoo yesterday!  Now, here's the story:  I picked out this tattoo when I was 18, newly arrived at college and wanting to be a rebel (because, you know, it's not like every other 18 year old college student gets a tattoo).  The thing is, I never actually did it because a) I was afraid that 5 minutes after I got it I would hate it, b) I couldn't justify the cost , and c) I am a total chicken.  Cut to 9 years later, I have never wavered in the design I wanted, and Alisa's boyfriend is a talented tattoo artist who stubbornly refused to take my money, so I sucked it up on the pain front and bit the bullet!


This is the process:

This is the finished product (well, the color is a little off because it bled kind of a lot):

And this is what it looks like today (see how the color is so much better?):

The today shot is a little farther away because it was brought to my attention that it's hard to tell how big it is in the close-up pictures.  It's in a spot that is easily and usually covered with clothing, so you really can't see it unless I want you to (don't you feel special that I want you to see it?) yet it's not in a place that's completely indecent.  The tricky part is that for the first few days I have to clean it and put this ointment on it several times a day and due to the placement on my back I have to do this interesting twisting maneuver in order to do that and I won't miss it when that was no longer required. :)



Oh, and it's a little star guy from the Care Bears.  They live up in the cloud city.  Specifically, it's this little guy, minus the Easter Egg he's holding:

Cheesy?  Yes.  Do I love it anyway?  Yes.  Stars are my favorite shape and this is really just a friendly little star.  What could be better?


I love it! (and my parents both took it like champs, thanks guys!)