With my sixteenth birthday approaching (and my champagne birthday...does no one consider these anymore??) and my recklessness clearly expanding, I think I want to get a tattoo. Nothing tacky, nothing stupid or meaningless; just something that will push me a little further along every time I look at it. There are two definite tattoos I want to get in my lifetime: a vinyl record (small, symbolic of music which is the love of my life and unique) and a quote on my arm. I have a few little lists floating around in half-finished documents on my disorganized laptop of possible quotes, and some pictures I like of other people's permanent messages. So far I really like "We are riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave", which is from one of the most wild and influencial novels ever (for me) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - this quote is simply amazing. In the novel it actually reads "We were riding the crest blah blah blah", but I thought it would be more appropriate with my apparent youth and all to make it in the present tense. Another great one: "A Dustland Fairytale". Short, sweet, dreamy and will always remind me of being young and free and able to dream big. The song A Dustland Fairytale has also impacted my life in huge ways so it seems somewhat fitting. Last idea for a quote tattoo is an Edie Sedgwick quote that just kills me it is so brilliant: "Turn the whole world on".I guess the real reason that I want something permanent is because I want to be able to carry things that have changed my life around with me...it's comforting and to me, a really distinct form of self expression.
Only problem is my legal guardians are irrevocably anti-tattoo. That messes things up a little but it wouldn't be the first time I completely ignored any parental advice. Why is breaking rules so much more fun than following them?
Ps - the pictures are of tattoos I like...and people I like
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