Re:Tattoo You: Immune System Cells Help Keep Ink in Its Place
by minikites on Friday March 09, 2018 @06:38AM
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>Iron Maiden, Spiderman, Sci-Fi, LEGO, The Amiga Computer, Batman, Star Trek, Star Wars, Dr Who, Pink Floyd
A big part of my decision to start getting tattoos in my late 20s and early 30s was talking with people who had them, many of whom advised staying away from such specific things. Add a level or two of abstraction, so your tattoo can be enjoyed on more than one level, because it's about more than one thing. Maybe instead of getting the cover of "Animals" by Pink Floyd, get a tattoo of three different looking pigs, like the song. That way if you end up disliking Pink Floyd, you have an artful tattoo of three pigs instead of something that can't be anything else.
A big part of my decision to start getting tattoos in my late 20s and early 30s was talking with people who had them, many of whom advised staying away from such specific things. Add a level or two of abstraction, so your tattoo can be enjoyed on more than one level, because it's about more than one thing. Maybe instead of getting the cover of "Animals" by Pink Floyd, get a tattoo of three different looking pigs, like the song. That way if you end up disliking Pink Floyd, you have an artful tattoo of three pigs instead of something that can't be anything else.