Friday, January 25, 2008

  • my xanga tattoo -

    XANGA FOR LIFE! (seriously!)

    ...i have officially gotten a tattoo dedicated to the one i love.

    but first, a story.
    and a short one, at that.

    i only type with my left hand. don't make fun of me, i can probably type faster than you. it's kind of like being blind, but having an acute sense of hearing. or maybe like having prosthetic legs, and still capable of competing in marathons.
    there is nothing visually wrong with my right hand, but i've done some dumb things in my life, which i won't go into during this post, that rendered my right hand fairly useless when it comes to anything involving fine motor control or fast movements. i have learned to use my left hand to do most anything that right-handed-only people can do. i say "most anything" because i still cannot use a pair of scissors well with my left. this may have something to do with the fact that i have never owned a pair of left-handed scissors.
    with my right hand, i can cut hair, i can draw, i can even tattoo. and i can do these things well. however, i will never be able to do them for a living, or at least, not a good living, as no one wants a hair stylist or a tattoo artist with a visibly shaky hand. it doesn't matter if i tell people i have learned to compensate for my shakiness, they don't want me to prove it on their skin or their hair.
    my right hand is nerve-damaged, and thus, i only type with my left. it's faster, because my slow right hand isn't there on the keyboard, making deliberate movements, to get in the way.

    and so i blog with my left hand only...
    and i have a tattoo on my left hand that indicates where i spend most of my "keyboard energy."

    here you go, guys, enjoy.



    ...and yes, any blotchiness and spreading of color will diminish as the tattoo heals, as well as the swelling. this photo was taken last night immediately after the tattoo was finished, so no, my hand is not that fat. also, i am posting additional photos in my photoblog now.

    edit: 2:42pm -     i promise you all, i really did this! i have only a few photos in my photoblog, because i was not photographing during the process; the artist was, and he only stopped a couple of times for breaks. i'm currently ticked off at myself for not getting video footage of the experience, so once the ink heals, i will likely post a video clip of me scrubbing at it with soap and water or something, so i can prove to any skeptics out there that it is not Sharpie pens.

    edit: this was just brought to my attention!  can you digg it?  (leaving site - links out to digg.com)
    if you like the ink, login or create a digg.com account and DIGG THIS!

    1156a

Comments (638)