Random Meandering 1: Tatted

This is basically the tattoo I want.
Man I thought I was more original

So one of my good friends is getting a new tattoo. I haven't mentioned her before,so lets call her Free Spirit. I'm not inherently against tattoos but I'm very cautious about them. And basically everything about the tattoo she is getting is what makes me nervous about them.

1. It is going to be on her forearm

2. It is going to be large

3. She came up with it 3 weeks ago

Lemme break down my anxieties for ya in regards to tattoos, because man we do not have enough time or space for me to break down all of my other anxieties. ;)


1. You cannot cover it up for occasions where you would rather it not be visible. Mainly, work. Secondarily, weddings/other black tie events. I like the idea of being able to look strictly professional when I feel like it, or strictly elegant when I feel like it, without having to limit my outfit choices.

She will forever have to wear long sleeves to work or fancy gloves or long sleeve dresses IF she doesn't want people to see her tattoo. Now, if she doesn't want to hide it... well I guess this doesn't really matter. But I could never shake limiting my options like that. It would make me feel a bit... trapped, I suppose.

2. I love bare skin. I think it is so sexy and so simple. Smooth skin drives me wild! And I absolutely LOVE the subtlety of small tattoos or even scars. Small imperfections marring the smooth surface... like that is my ultimate goal when I think of tattoos. But the bigger the tattoo, the more that goal, for me, is lost, and it just becomes another generic tattoo that no one really cares about.

3. Oh my God, Time! Like this should have been number one but I had to save it to the end for dramatic effect. I have been contemplating the tattoos I want FOR YEARS and I have changed so much about what I want and how I want them. I have played with the words that are important to me in so many ways finding the perfect places for them. For example, I'm absolutely enamored with the word "Wanderlust." But I am not going to tattoo that on my body. Wanderlust is definitely a part of me but I don't know if it's the part of me that I want to display all the time, necessarily. So.... that/s what I'm going to name my cat! When I get one. Probably in June. EEEkkkk! More on that later

So, basically I would never get the tattoo Free Spirit is getting and, truth to be told, I probably am not going to like it. But that's ok. Because it's not my tattoo and it's not about me. And tattoos are about the person getting them and how they feel about it.

Now, I will tell you the two tattoos I plan on getting.

1. Look at the picture. That. Basically that. It's the Triforce from Zelda which I think captures perfectly my lust for videogames. However, in the picture the Triforce of Courage is highlighted but I would have the one on the right be highlighted: The Triforce of Wisdom.

It will be on my hand and it will be a UV tattoo so you will only be able to see it in blacklight. Over the next couple months I am going to be doing extensive research on where to go to get it because I want to go someplace that does it well so that you can't see it when there is no black light, even faintly.

2. My favorite word is Mamihlapinatapai. Here is what it means:

I think that is one of the most raw emotions there could possibly be. Wanting something and knowing someone else wants it too, but for some reason neither of you can have it. So you just share this look. It's honest. It's nonverbal. Your heart is racing but you're oddly calm. You're almost vibrating. Time stretches.

I honestly believe that is one of the most alive feelings one could ever get. And you cannot describe it by any other word than Mamihlapinatapai.

Plus that's the name of the book, I'm working on... so... ;)

It's going to be on my back, at the base of my shoulder blade, in white ink so it looks like a scar. I have not decided about the font yet. 

Expect a vlog next week :)

Happy Saturday!

Little Tornado