Me… Tattoos

[arthur_p_dent]

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. =]

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[arthur_p_dent]

The two linear ones are each a full calf. The two artistic ones are each upper arm half sleeves. And the fifth is on the inside of my left arm, probably crossing the crook of the elbow (that one’s gonna hurt like a SOB).

Those five are set in stone - six and seven are still works in process. Location of those will depend on what the designs end up being. Or the designs will depend on where I decide to put them. Probably some combination thereof. XD