Tattoos

Tattoos are very big these days, people express their style, commemorate a loved one, military symbols and some are meant to be inspirational, the list goes on and on.  I have seen many elaborate and detailed tattoos as well as some that look like someone scribbled on their arm but these are personal choices so it’s up to you.  I understand and appreciate it's just another form of self expression.

The most common are symbol tattoos that are associated with a lost loved one, organizational/military tattoo basically any tattoo with a picture or symbol which I get but I’m confused by the inspirational message tattoos and the especially rare facial tattoos.  I love inspirational messages I always have and probably always will but there are a lot of inspirational messages many of which I have saved in my computer.   I also have calendars with inspirational messages but I've never had the urge to write them on my arm, leg, neck or shoulder.  I have seen sports stars with inspirational writings on their forearms, which they could read, before they serve, shoot or hit a ball so maybe that seems to make some sense to me.  Of course it’s your prerogative to have inspirational messages tattooed on your body but how can it inspire you if you can’t see it.

Here’s a fun idea, if you want to have something really useful written on your arm, why not have a bucket list or grocery list tattooed on your arm, it would not only be useful but also a conversation piece.  Think of it, if you had a bucket list tattoo you could have a checkmark tattoo added every time you completed an item on you list.  That would be awesome!  I know you could have a bucket list on your smart phone but having it on your arm would make it more accessible.  A grocery list would be even more useful because you of the frequency of use, however the checkmark tattoo should probably be done with a magic marker.  It would be easy to strike up a conversation at the grocery store if you had your grocery list on your arm and it might make someone smile. 

When I wrote this I thought this bucket list tattoo was an original idea that I had but just yesterday I discovered on the Internet that someone had already did this in a much grander style by putting a map of the world on their back and coloring the countries they visited.  I saw a photo of his back and it was well done also read where a women did a similar thing but put red dots on the map for cities she visited.  So my idea may not be that unique but a bucket list can be more than travel locations so maybe my idea still works.  I have not seen anyone with a grocery list tattoo yet, so you could be the first.

Tattooing something on your face completely boggles my mind.  It definitely limits your job opportunities and makes others look at you with wonder.  Unless you’re a tattoo artist or a Hollywood celebrity it’s probably not a wise move.  I’ve seen a few photos in the paper about someone that committed a crime that had a tattooed face.  I realize that some eyewitness reports can be unreliable but I’m betting identifying a person with a tattoo on their face would eliminate any doubt.  “Just Saying…”