Art and Rants

So i was reading Rob´s post on tattoos and piercings and I figured I had a few things to say about it myself.

Im an artist, despite what little proof you might see of it, and i want a tattoo. Its taken me a loing time to figure out exactly what I wanted because I didnt want something overplayed and overdone (that rules out dragons, chinese lettering, and tribal designs) so I figured Id design it myself, after like 2 years ofon and off work on it I finally came up with a design Im happy with but its just a money issue at this point. That and I like my legs where they are…

Allow me to elaborate on that last point. My mom is a firm believer that she owns me, and therefore I cant do anything with myself that she dissapproves of, that includes but is not limited to tattoos, piercings, and any other things she might consider self mutilation (yet she has no problems with me drinking…) So she has already warned mne that if I ever get a tattoo that she will proceed to cut off whatever limb or part of my body its on. Usually one would take this as an empty threat but I dont doubt for a moment that my mother is in fact capable of crippling her own son. My brother has 3 tattoos and a piercing, my sister has a piercing and a thing for writing on herself. The only difference is that they are in Chicago and Im still living at home…

Im still planning on getting the tattoo but I want to wait for a while, first because I want a decent tattoo artist to do it and Im not completely trusting of all the ones down here… Second I need a scapegoat and my siblings should work fine for the purpose =P

I still think that my body is my own. Ive lived with it for 19 years and counting and Im the one responsible for taking care of it. Its like having a car but youre not allowed to put a sticker on the back bumper because it ruins the line, some people dont see it that way but you might actually be making it better. Horrible analogy I know but Im not exactly at the top of my game.

Tattoos I like, piercings are fun sometimes but I dont have one in my plans for any near future, I just dont like people full of piercings, a few is ok but once you start looking like a needle pillow you went too far… I would only get an eyebrow pierced and thats because I think that one and that one alone is kinda cool looking. Your body is your own so do whatever you want with it as long as youre happy.

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