Today is November third, which means that my 18th birthday is very, very close. As the first act of my adulthood, I plan on acquiring a tattoo. I've been thinking about this for the past year, and I've narrowed it down to two images that I really like and I believe will be somewhat timeless. I mean, getting it on such a landmark birthday will give it meaning forever, but I want something that I won't mind being there when I'm in my mid-40s.
I like the dandelions just because dandelions are one of the prettiest weeds I've seen. They reproduce by letting the seedlings go. Not to sound like a poetic hipster, but I like the idea of that. Me, being the seedling, and my parents, being the dandelion. Because I'm not a rock star or tattooed model, I'll probably end up getting the more inconspicuous lower hip one.
The second image was actually inspired by a henna tattoo that I decided on out of the blue. I have been a life-long attendee of Wheatland Music Festival, where they have many activities for every age group. At Middlegrounds, a place for older teens to mid-20-year-olds, they always have henna available. When it was my turn, I just decided on an adorable ribbon bow on my back, which is actually my profile picture for Blogger. I don't think these pictures do my idea much justice, but I think you get the gist. I definitely won't get it in the tramp stamp area. I'm actually not that sure where I would get the bow if I ended up getting it..
As of right now, I'm really leaning towards the dandelion, although I do have another week before I really have to decide.
I guess I was always that kid who did "Eeny Meeny Miney Moe" but was secretly changing the way it would go to favor the thing I actually wanted.
