...Fuck.
So I was looking through tattoo pics, trying to find a good steampunk wing to put on my shoulder. I got to texting Tracy, who I was planning to go get my tat with. She made a good point to me: pick something simple for my first one, something I've liked for a long time.
I've wanted a tat since fourth grade. It's always had a draw for me. But really, I've been unable to ever come up with something I'll enjoy for life. The only consistency I've had on the subject is the knowledge that I want one. I can't think of anything that would have any special significance years down the road. And what if something kills that significance?
I've decided not to get one - at least, not yet. I'm about to go through a massive upheaval - graduating, moving halfway across the country, working for more than a temp job, living with a family I hardly know, living with kids, and most importantly, leaving my friends and family behind. Every time I've left somewhere, it's been temporary. Even going to school was only a 2 1/2, 3 hour drive. This is a plane ride away. What if I never see certain people again, or what if we grow apart so much we don't even know how to act around one another?
...Actually, I've given this some thought. I want to do this. I want something nonspecific, something I'll look upon years later and still like, that will remind me that I still have people back home. But I can't think of a single thing that could represent so much without using specific names or anything. Something that won't look stupid to me.
I've wanted a tat since fourth grade. It's always had a draw for me. But really, I've been unable to ever come up with something I'll enjoy for life. The only consistency I've had on the subject is the knowledge that I want one. I can't think of anything that would have any special significance years down the road. And what if something kills that significance?
I've decided not to get one - at least, not yet. I'm about to go through a massive upheaval - graduating, moving halfway across the country, working for more than a temp job, living with a family I hardly know, living with kids, and most importantly, leaving my friends and family behind. Every time I've left somewhere, it's been temporary. Even going to school was only a 2 1/2, 3 hour drive. This is a plane ride away. What if I never see certain people again, or what if we grow apart so much we don't even know how to act around one another?
...Actually, I've given this some thought. I want to do this. I want something nonspecific, something I'll look upon years later and still like, that will remind me that I still have people back home. But I can't think of a single thing that could represent so much without using specific names or anything. Something that won't look stupid to me.