Wednesday . January 8 . 2003 . 8:56pm |
fantasy island I've been thinking about getting a tattoo. I probably won't, because I'm a total wuss (my ears aren't even pierced), but I think about it all the same, mostly intertwined with these fantasies that I am badass. Completely foundationless fantasies. I fell asleep on the couch at 11:00pm on New Year's Eve, OK? The tricky thing about tattoos, or even thinking about tattoos, is deciding what picture you would want permanently stenciled to your body. Sure, I know that there is laser tattoo removal, but it never completely gets the picture out, and there can be scarring at the site, so for all intents and purposes: permanent. I just can't think of a picture or symbol that's all that meaningful for me. Lately, I've been thinking that it would be cool to get one of those really retro tattoos, like a small version of those titty ladies, hula girls wearing grass skirts and leis whilst strumming ukeleles, or one of those hearts with the banners on them that say "Mom" or whatever. I'm into that strange, retro charm. But I worry that it would cease to be charming after the first week, and that I would subsequently be a victim of Tattoo Regret. Joe has kind of the opposite, which I have called Tatoo Attenuation. He's had a tattoo on his right deltoid since he was eighteen, and he says that he feels neither good nor bad about it--that in fact, he pretty much has forgotten that he has a tattoo at all. Now he's considering getting another one, but I'm sure he'll forget all about that one too. Tattoo designs that I will never consider, however: * Skulls * Crosses * Jesus * Satan * Chinese characters (because I'm Chinese already, don't you know) * Anything excessively whimsical (read: cartoon characters, imitations of celebrity tattoos) * Anything that has the words "Bad Girl" or "Naughty" in the tattoo * Anything gigantic I don't know why I'm getting into all this, since it's painfully clear to almost anyone who knows me that I'm all talk, and I will never, ever go through with getting a tattoo. But maybe I will. xo Michelle |
