Tattoo

Follow-up
I went pal-ing with my friend as a prelim to commiting to the tattoo and she ended up under the needle. First tatttoo shop, first artist we talked to, she was pulling down her pants and sweating with anticipation. (Side note: her coverup in on the right hip, nothing triple x-rated going on.) The hippy tatttoo dude didn't even give her an idea of what he was going to permanently add to her body, she just laid down, squirmed and babbled about how bad this was going to hurt. Additional side note: the above mentioned gal has a half-back, i.e. a tattoo covering her entire lower back. Why she was worried about a coverup on the hip, a perdominately fatty area, I don't know.

Two hours later and a Webster dictionary's worth of heinous comments and death threats to baby seals and small children, we were walking down the street, she freshly tatt'd. So much for patience.

No tattoo yet for me. Truthfully, I wanted to see how well the hippy dude (he swore the hair was 'rock hair,' after many comments about granola bars and hemp, the guy threatened me with pain) performed. My two additions are very very easy, but I don't care how easy it is, I want a great artist. I'm satisfied with his work, although I would require additionally time for complete color coverage. After working on my friend, who cursed him and squirmed like a blond jazzercise teacher, I'm sure he'll sigh a breath of relief with me. At least, that was his comment. (High pain tolerance)

I'm sticking with the orginal theme of my body, which is that I am a girl and prefer to have girl-ish tattoos. Also sticking with the 'it is my body, I will do as I please' theme. I'm adding three blood-red cherry blossoms to my lower back tattoo, and three white-with-red-tinged-edge cherry blossoms to the left inner hip to cover up my scarring. The hip ones will be teeny, about the size of the head of my pinky, the back ones will be the size of the head of my thumb. I decided not to add to my upper back because of styling, the significant meaning it holds and with the knowledge that anything added will have a color contrast due to age. My low back was never finished, this will be my way of calling it good. I'm excited. Early next week will be my time.

Now, if I can avoid any new horrible events, I won't have a need for more tattoos. I'm making the affirmation right now to stop after these tattoos. My tattoos are the anti-bottling of interal emotions. I put them on my skin so I don't have them inside me, eating me up. I don't want huge gawdy additions, obstructing my body. My friend has some really big tattoos. The hip coverup is about the size of my hand, and a completely solid piece. Of course there is the half back also. I prefer more organic looking additions, or something that compliments my skin and body, not detracts from it.

On another note, I decided to re-pierce my conches while there. The conch is the inside spiral of the ear. I had them both done years ago, but when I enlisted in the Navy, I had to remove them. They healed and I have no piercing. I've always regretted that, they were my favorite piercings and took two years before they stopped being painful. They were so small, it was difficult for anyone to notice they were there, which is why I liked them.

Tattoos and piercings are an addiction like none else.