Ink

Well, to be quite honest I don't know how I talked myself into this one. Getting a tattoo has become somewhat of an obsession of mine over the past six months, and I really can't figure out what triggered the idea. I guess I could blame a fairly safe and conservative life of 20-some-odd years of living to drive me to something a little more edgy but I really think it is more than that.

First, to clear this up, I never thought I would be able to settle on idea of something that I would want to put on my self permanently. I seem to have inherited a certain level of perfectionism from my mother and on big issues like this I knew indecision would likely become the ultimate detractor. I've wanted something that is personally energizing and convicting, a good conversation starter for others, and lastly, doesn't make me look like a total douche. Every original idea I could come up with I knew I would hate 20 years down the road, and I really couldn't find much that others had done that really fit me.

That was until I saw Mr. Kensrue's new ink...the heart locket is paradoxically ageless and rustic. The key bearing the greek initials for Jesus Christ, "ICXC" is also paradoxically subtle and powerful. I honestly have never found anything I liked so much. I think part of the allure for me is that I think it's such a cool way to remind myself of my accountability before God every morning. Surely there are better, less extreme, ways to do this, but I mean come on...

For what it's worth, even my mother liked it, and that's saying quite a bit. If I were to get any work done, I would likely get a piece on my shoulder coming down slightly onto the bicep...easy to cover up in the office yet visible for recreational time. I've made a couple variations to Dustin's piece but I really just don't think I have the creative capacity for something much better. Either way, I'm pumped. I'm such a little kid about this stuff! Well, to be quite honest I don't know how I talked myself into this one. Getting a tattoo has become somewhat of an obsession of mine over the past six months, and I really can't figure out what triggered the idea. I guess I could blame a fairly safe and conservative life of 20-some-odd years of living to drive me to something a little more edgy but I really think it is more than that.

First, to clear this up, I never thought I would be able to settle on idea of something that I would want to put on my self permanently. I seem to have inherited a certain level of perfectionism from my mother and on big issues like this I knew indecision would likely become the ultimate detractor. I've wanted something that is personally energizing and convicting, a good conversation starter for others, and lastly, doesn't make me look like a total douche. Every original idea I could come up with I knew I would hate 20 years down the road, and I really couldn't find much that others had done that really fit me.

That was until I saw Mr. Kensrue's new ink...the heart locket is paradoxically ageless and rustic. The key bearing the greek initials for Jesus Christ, "ICXC" is also paradoxically subtle and powerful. I honestly have never found anything I liked so much. I think part of the allure for me is that I think it's such a cool way to remind myself of my accountability before God every morning. Surely there are better, less extreme, ways to do this, but I mean come on...

For what it's worth, even my mother liked it, and that's saying quite a bit. If I were to get any work done, I would likely get a piece on my shoulder coming down slightly onto the bicep...easy to cover up in the office yet visible for recreational time. I've made a couple variations to Dustin's piece but I really just don't think I have the creative capacity for something much better. Either way, I'm pumped. I'm such a little kid about this stuff!