Tattoos All Over the Body

Two weeks ago, I went to a small party with a friend of mine. The guy hosting the party was an old friend from high school that I hadn't talked to in a long time. In the time that we didn't talk to each other, he made new friends who had interests similar to his own, as we all do. One of his interests was apparently tattoos. He had them all over his body. Of course, his friends did, too.

There were six other people at the party, besides my bud and me, and five of them were covered in tattoos. Well, not covered. It's not like every square inch of their bodies were inked. But they all had tattoos on their arms and chests (often, one big tattoo that stretched from one arm, onto the chest, and onto the other arm), their legs, and even their feet.

I've never liked tattoos. I don't dislike them. I just don't get them. What's the point? Why the hell would you have a tattoo on the top of your foot? Who the hell's going to look at it? And how the hell is having a weird tribal sign or a Japanese character that you don't know or a string of roses up your arm expressing yourself?

The people at this party had all sorts of tattoos, but none of them really meant anything. They were just shit on their skin, colored in. The only tattoo I remember is the Superman sign that one of the guys had on his upper arm (he was the only one with tattoos that you couldn't see unless he was naked). Everything else was pretty much abstract shit that reminded me of what I would draw in class when I was bored. Lines going every which way that didn't make anything.

I don't hate people with tattoos. I even like some tattoos. A friend of mine has the kanji 天 on his arm, not because he thinks kanji is cool or trendy, but because that's what Akuma (from Street Fighter) has on his back. I get that. But it just doesn't make sense to me how people will get silly tattoos all over their bodies for the sake of getting tattoos. What's the fucking point?

I doubt I'll ever get a tattoo, but if I do, it's going to mean something. It might not be deep, but I'll be able to point at it and say, "This means something to me." Not "It looks cool, doesn't it?" or "It means -whatever-, according to the guy at the tattoo parlor."

In case anyone cares, this is what I'd get as a tattoo (though in red or black ink):

SIEG ZEON!!

Ye, I can't understand people who just get tattoos for the looks of it and the ability to act cool.

Though I haven't meet anyone myself that actually does that, neither have I meet a guy that I now for sure has a tattoo below his clothes execpt for one of my classmates.

And If I'd ever thought of getting an tatoo ( which i pretty much doubt ) It would've hopefully look something like this

I remember.. I had a temporary tattoo of marijuana leaf on the back of my left hand when i was in high school. It was on holiday, and school started 4 days after that. When I got back to school the tattoo hadn't come off and I couldn't skip class. Math teacher found it and I got screwed. Good old times.. -__-

his penis of course :roll:

SJ red with a black outine is good, but just red alone is hard to see. Black by itself is good also.

Cool Crossbone Gundam. X-1 correct?

Close, but it's Crossbone Gundam X-3, X-2 is the black one, and X-1 is the original with the black outlining.

Gotcha. Like you already know I'm not a big fan of the Crossbone Gundams so I don't know much about it.

Lol I know that's why I told you, so that maybe you can gain a little interest? ::shrugs::

That's my tattoo. More then likely you've seen me post it. I posted it once in my own thread showing a whole bunch of pics of my tattoo process (if you're curious just look in my photobucket) And then I posted it once more in a favorite quotes thread.

This tattoo has a huge meaning to me. It's in Tibetan so it's not like some trendy cool writing that everybody knows about.

But it's a Hindu mantra saying Om Mani Padme Hum
It can translate to the jewel within the lotus flower.

The lesson expresses that no matter how hard life gets to always rise above your problems and to never let the ugliness of life change you for who you are.

The lesson comes from the fact the lotus flower grows on top of muddy and murky water and at night closes and sinks to the bottom. by dawn it comes back up and opens as beautiful as the day it was before.

Anyway, long story short - I agree with you, tattoo's need a meaning. I'll never understand why some people have tattoos of what they have.
My tattoo I can always share with someone and I can always hold onto and always learn from.

Soo. Yea. Fuck those tribal tattoos and I don't even understand those anime tattoo. So you're an epic fan, so what? Do you really want that on your body the rest of your life?

This is going on my Right Arm whenever I manage to get money.

I was thinking of putting something on my left arm. Either Lala from To-Love-Ru, Yami from To-Love-Ru (Golden Darkness), Master Chief with a Rocket Launcher in one hand and a Plasma Grenade in the other, C.C. from Code Geass, Solid Snake holding a SSBB box, Sonic in Super form giving the finger, Link, or titties next to some beer with a heart drawn around it in black. My Epic Plan which will most likely lead to Epic Failz.

this one's going on my arm as soon as i can manage. my put ed on there too.

You guys have some geeky tattoo ideas.

Although, I can't say I'm much better. I'm thinking about getting the sun and moon on my upper arms like Spider Jerusalem.

I also want to get "FUCK" tattooed somewhere. I'm not sure were.
And it's not some pseudo-rebellious bullshit or anything, it's just that it represents to me the last bit of censored language in the "free world." It's one word that is pretty much never considered alright to say.

If I was to get a tattoo it would be the final alchemy circle in FMA. 8)

A friend of mine has a Homunculus tattoo on his arm. If you get the alchemy circle I'll call you the same thing I call him "Fanboy". I mean no harm by it though.

Edit:

You too skippy.

Yes, I would be a fanboy...but it would be one bad ass tattoo. :D

Except, where would you be putting it? >.>

And while we're at it, you had better hope that some sort of quantum rift doesn't open up and activate it when you don't realize it.

i thinking of getting one but somehow it seem like a waste of time just to have an image of something u probably need surgery to remove and u probably get bored of the image after wild BUT guys or girls TELL THEM TO CLEAN THE NEDDLE B4 USE soo it more clean and it wont give u ads(not sure if i spell it right)