How many people do you know who have gotten a tattoo only to regret it? Maybe it was a relationship, “Billy Joe loves Betty Sue,” or somewhere too prominent like the forehead, or someplace too personal, “Can I see your tattoo?” I know a few. Maybe you or your child or brother is one. I have an idea for you.
First let me make some other points about the downside of traditional tattoos besides their permanency. They are costly. You can tell me that $50 - $70, or even $300 is no big thing to you, but let’s say you get 52 tattoos for $50 apiece. That comes to $2600. If you catch the tattoo fever it is not unreasonable to think you could drop a couple of grand on tattoos.
I have an idea that will help you in your desire for tattooing yourself. It will help you to be able to change your mind. It will help you to be able to pick from several of your favorite tattoos. It will also help you save a couple of grand. Finally, it will help bring out the artist inside of you, and possibly your friends and family.
Open your junk drawer. The one with the pens and pencils. See if there is a permanent marker. If you can find not even one permanent marker, then decide on your favorite color. If you like lots of colors and cannot decide, no problem. This idea is fine with indecision. This could be called the tattoo idea for people who are indecisive. Next time you go to the store buy a pack of Sharpie permanent markers (variety of colors). You will spend approximately $5. That $5 (okay maybe $10) will buy you 52 tattoos for you and 10 other people, a savings of $25,000. Wow, you just funded one of your kid’s retirement or funded an orphanage in Nepal. Okay, now go back home.
Now talk you’re the most creative artsy person you know – if that is yourself, talk to yourself. Say, “Self, what do I want to tattoo on my body?” If you want you can make a drawing of it on paper before you start drawing or writing on yourself. If you are too impulsive for that, just start drawing on yourself. If you want you can tattoo yourself, or have someone else tattoo yourself, once a week. The advantages to this are enormous. First, hopefully you can see how much money you would save. Second, if you do not like it wash it off. Third, if you do like it keep writing it on after you wash it off. Fourth, if you really get crazy and write on your forehead, just wash harder. Fifth, you can create a blog or a facebook stream about the new tattoo you get each week, posting a “selfie” and now having something steady to say on facebook instead of complaining about the weather or that your Hoosiers lost – although you could do a tattoo of the bad weather and the losing Hoosiers (maybe soon the winning Hoosiers).
Since you may not have 52 ideas for your tattoos, I will include a few to get you started.
1. Tattoo “your name loves your spouse” over your heart.
2. A Bible verse along your arm.
3. Your mission statement (Don’t have one – make one).
4. Those stick figure family things you see on the back of cars.
5. Your SAT score on your forehead (It’ll wash off).
6. Song lyrics.
7. Movie Quotes.
8. Have your kids draw on your back (If that is too scary, have them practice on paper first).
9. Ask your kids for ideas.
10. Ask your friends for ideas.
11. Copy other people with real tattoos who do not have the advantage of erasing them easily.
12. A silhouette of your dog.
13. “Ain’t nobody got time for that”
14. 24601
15. Other languages – my favorite is Hebrew and Greek bible quotes.
16. The names of those close to you.
17. Have your child who cannot write cursive learn by writing the Gettysburg Address on your back.
18. Another child – have them write John 17 on your back.
19. Tattoo the names of your bones where they are: femur, patella, etc.
20. Same as 19 but with muscles.
21. Eagle on your back.
22. Rubix cube (Remember you have lots of colors).
23. Your momma’s name.
24. Your family tree.
That should get you started.
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