Midlife crisis
June 2nd, 2007
I didn’t really celebrate my birthday but I decided to go all clich� and get some new ink.
The guy who did it was curious about what the design was, and guessed that maybe it was a section of the Metro map. Other people have thought it was some sort of chemistry thing, but actually it is (supposedly) a medieval symbol for “constellation” — my variation on your typical star tattoo. Of course it might not really mean anything, it is just something I pulled off the internet a long time ago. Anyway here ’tis:
It isn’t healed yet so I will post a better picture once it has. I like tattoos and I always wanted more, but I think the main reason I got this one is to have an external marker of my disenchantment with careers and professionalism. It’s like, if I start having enough visible tattoos, nobody will ever hire me for corporate work. Or that is my hope. Next up, knuckle tattoos?
Here’s a good snotty Polish song that matches my mood:
Ścianka : I Got My Shoes & My Tattoo Part 1
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sweet! very nice, and happy birthday! welcome to the tricenarian club.
dude…that pretty much rocks! did i show you my new tat? (however, i must respond to your text also: during one of my many jobs; ya know, the one where i picked up cig buts for 2 hours every a.m. in the Hardee’s p-lot; i worked for a mgr and he was covered in tatoos…so, beware what you wish for, or wish against…:)
The corporate/professional attitude towards tattoos is interesting. You’d think the older generations would immediately disregard you. In some case I’m sure you’re right, in the cases I’ve experienced, that hasn’t been the case. But hell, I work for the Smithsonian with a bunch of scientists that wear their pants backwards so what do I know? I think it intimidates people more than anything, and in my job that works out just fine. :)
Yeah I agree that the professional world doesn’t care that much about tattoos, at least in moderation, but you can probably push it too far. Maybe I need to be unsubtle — like, “take this job and shove it” tattooed across my forehead…
The other fun part about this tattoo was walking around town with bloody bandages around my wrist.
“The other fun part about this tattoo was walking around town with bloody bandages around my wrist.”
You can sort of pretend you’re on a solo zombie walk.