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Late again. I would change this post to Thursdays, but I’d only end up being late and posting on Fridays.

I suppose the first question any normal person would ask of someone who has an interest in tattoos would be “How many tattoos do you have?”. Would it surprise you if I said “only one, and I got it 20 years ago. And I’m not even all that happy with it.”? So how can I come here and claim that it’s an internet of mine?

My innate need to plan things, coupled with my crippling inability to make decisions, had a great deal to do with it. Then, when I finally had some things I was willing to commit to, let’s just throw a pandemic into the mix and shut the whole industry down (silver lining - I wouldn’t have been happy with what I had in the works back then either).

So here I sit today. Liking tattoos, wanting tattoos, but still only having one. Obviously there’s something in the works, otherwise this would be a short and slightly depressing story. 

I am currently in the process of designing seven tattoos for myself. Some are very linear that I’ve sketched out on my own (my left brain hard at work), others are decidedly artistic (these are conceptual - I need someone with actual talent to do the visual stuff on these ones). One will be a coverup of sorts for the one I have now - actually more of a “reimagining”. The fact that there are seven is definitely intentional, and even though they are all distinctly different, there is a common theme throughout. 

The next question I’m sure is on your minds is “What the hell is taking you so long?!?” I could make some bogus excuse about life getting in the way, blah, blah, blah - but ultimately I really don’t know why I’ve been putting this off for so long. However, I can say that I’m glad I waited, because I’m really excited about the direction I’m going with it now.

Now, all that’s left is to get started. =]

Date: 2021-08-23 03:56 am (UTC)
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Nothing wrong with putting it off until you're happy with whatever ideas you've come up with! Definitely better than investing the time, money and potential physical discomfort only to end up with a semi-permanent piece you're unhappy with.

What is the theme for your seven tattoos?

Date: 2021-08-25 12:46 am (UTC)
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Well feels like a bit of a stretch, I admit, but I haven't been too bad off either :)

The primary theme of the tattoos is quite fitting indeed and I love the secondary theme! Makes it all the better that you waited, it seems, since it gave you time to sort of map out your "nerd-iverse" to your best advantage. Is this something you intend to get started soon?

Date: 2021-08-25 03:24 am (UTC)
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Very good point about available space! I was actually imagining them all as a sleeve or something before you said that, lol. What's the thought behind how they're going to be laid out?

Fingers crossed that you're able to get the calf tats done during your week off, as I imagine you're right about the wait time in the event of another wave of COVID lockdown measures. But, hey, like you said-- that's just time you can use to get the remaining images designed so you're ready when things open up again :D

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