New massive tattoo
I got my first tattoo yesterday. It took four hours; the first two were significantly less painful than I was expecting tattooing to feel, and the last two were significantly worse. It cost me a pretty penny but I absolutely love it-- I told myself I would wait five years and if I still wanted it, I'd do it. Five years passed, and I still wanted it, so I got it at Yankee Tattoo in Burlington, Vermont. Details and somewhat crappy cell phone picture under the cut.
The tattoo is of the liberty bell and Ben Franklin's 13 virtues. When he was 20, he wrote down a list of 13 virtues to follow. He focused on one each week and it was his method of becoming a better man. I count this as literary due to this, but if it isn't, feel free to delete it.
The text is as follows:
". Temperance: Eat not to dullness and drink not to elevation.
2. Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation.
3. Order: Let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time.
4. Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.
5. Frugality: Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e. Waste nothing.
6. Industry: Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.
7. Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
8. Justice: Wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
9. Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
10. Cleanliness: Tolerate no uncleanness in body, clothes or habitation.
11. Chastity: Rarely use venery but for health or offspring; Never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation.
12. Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
13. Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates."
I'll post more/better pictures in a day or two. Cross posted to several tattoo communities.
Let me know what you think. :)
The tattoo is of the liberty bell and Ben Franklin's 13 virtues. When he was 20, he wrote down a list of 13 virtues to follow. He focused on one each week and it was his method of becoming a better man. I count this as literary due to this, but if it isn't, feel free to delete it.
The text is as follows:
". Temperance: Eat not to dullness and drink not to elevation.
2. Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation.
3. Order: Let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time.
4. Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.
5. Frugality: Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e. Waste nothing.
6. Industry: Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.
7. Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
8. Justice: Wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
9. Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
10. Cleanliness: Tolerate no uncleanness in body, clothes or habitation.
11. Chastity: Rarely use venery but for health or offspring; Never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation.
12. Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
13. Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates."
I'll post more/better pictures in a day or two. Cross posted to several tattoo communities.
Let me know what you think. :)