Not to be over dramatic but Athol's books and this forum have been a godsend for me as I was in a low point of my life before luckily finding this information. I am now looking to do things I have always wanted to do but did not have the guts. That is why I want to get a tattoo to remind me to always improve my self (map) and to be better today than I was yesterday. I was hoping to open it up to you guys for ideas. I have been looking for weeks but am stumped. I am looking to get it on the shoulder or back. Please help!
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Excelsior in a cool script could work. That's Stan Lee's motto- it means ever upward.
Kaizen is the Japanese concept of constant improvement (although the word translates to just improvement).
I'm not into tattoos, but if I were to get one I wouldn't want it in a place I couldn't see it without mirrors or contortions, especially if it's meant to be a daily reminder of something.
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I have one that I got as an 18 year old Sailor. It's on my forearm and has my wife's (then girlfriend) name under a rose. I thought about more later in life, but never had the extra cash. Now that I'm 50, I am glad that I didn't get any more tattoos.
try to look ahead and look at people in their 50s with tats and then decide.
@Friz, I got my first tattoo in my mid-40s. I think the proper answer to the "how will it look in your 50s/60s/70s/etc. is - it'll look as good as I do.
@bobby52549, maybe a compass or something nautical to focus on the new course in life you're charting? I've seen some cool designs looking like an old-style compass or map legend.
I spent 25 years in the military and didn't get a tattoo until 6 years after I retired. At 53 years old, I got a Spartan helmet with tribal background on my shoulder. My wife thinks its hot with my new muscles.
I know someone with a tattoo who has a link added to a chain in the design to celebrate an anniversary.
(Start the marriage jokes in 3, 2, 1... )
But I like that idea of continuing to add important moments to a tattoo FWIW.
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As someone who has a coverup tat over a spur-of-the-moment-just-turned-18 tat, I'll say this: Think long and hard before you get a tattoo. Make sure that it is something that you're really comfortable with because otherwise you'll have buyer's remorse. My advice is to settle on something and then leave the drawing out somewhere you'll see it constantly (like taped on your bathroom mirror, since that's where you'll always see your tat) for at least 30 days. If you still like it after that time, then go get it.
I'd be extremely hesitant to get any tattoo that is recommended by internet strangers. It's something you need to figure out for yourself. Would [insert your favorite manly role model here] solicit advice for tattoo ideas via strangers on the interwebs?
Also, pay more for a better artist. Bad tattoos do not up your cool factor.
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The tattoo I want but would never get would be Bugs Bunny flipping the bird. That's just kind of who I am. I doubt the in-laws would be amused. Not sure about the wife, but then I don't worry about making her angry anymore anyway, LOL.
Would James Bond get a tattoo? Hmmmm.
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It's a secret club...kinda like here.
You do want to make sure it's something you can live with forever (or at least until you opt for removal). I have 7 Tats. None of them are visible..even with shorts and a t-shirt.
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We shine like small town stars through the best days of our lives,Hold on before you see, that you’re better off without me,
Honestly? None. It's a DLV.
Something to remind you of your new course in life - the first thing that came to mind was "you are following your north star" - perhaps a simple small star design that you would name your personal north star, perhaps the Navy Commendation Star. Alternatively perhaps a constellation that contains the north star, the Little Dipper or Ursa Minor, or even just the word "Polaris," the official name of the north star.
As far as a tattoo being a DLV or a DHV, I think that depends on a number of factors:
(1) the story or the personal meaning behind the tattoo;
(2) the selection and quality of the art;
(3) your attitude towards the tattoo - wear it with confidence and pride;
(4) and one or the other of the following:
(a) the tattoo doesn't detract from your professional status, or cause your peers to negatively prejudge you. For example, a small, well-done, easily hideable forearm tattoo on a white-collar professional like a doctor, lawyer, engineer, or
(b) the tattoo actively identifies you as a certain member of a group you are proud to be associated with, and that particular subculture holds that tattoos in general are a DHV; for example, bikers, tattoo artists, rock musicians, certain military.
@Mike_M........
This discussion has played out a few times here...But I'm always curious.
Why would a tattoo be a DLV?
We drive brand new cars and we light fine cigars,
We shine like small town stars through the best days of our lives,Hold on before you see, that you’re better off without me,
A tattoo should be considered permanent art on your body. Forever. Methods to remove or "edit" them are less than successful.
If you're having to ask strangers on the internet for inspiration for what to ink on your body, then you shouldn't get one. You're in love with the idea of a tattoo. But you have no passion or mission in your life worthy of permanent expression on your body if you have to ask other people for ideas.
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True Dat
We drive brand new cars and we light fine cigars,
We shine like small town stars through the best days of our lives,Hold on before you see, that you’re better off without me,
Holy double negatives! I read this four times and still am unsure. Are you saying you want to be able to see it "without mirrors or contortions"?
FWIW, there's a local company here doing a good business removing tattoos. That pretty much tells me all I need to know about getting a tattoo LOL
Sorry I confused you @Eightbit. What I was trying to cleverly say was that if I'm getting a tattoo, why on earth would I have it put on my back where I'm never going to see it? If I'm paying for art, I want to be able to enjoy it, dammit! I shouldn't give a fig if someone else sees it/enjoys it; it's supposed to be for me.
Or maybe I just don't get tattoos...which is why I didn't get a tattoo.
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First of all, I say forget the guys who say "if you need the help of strangers, don't get a tattoo". If we didn't seek the advice of strangers, none of us would be on the forum.
But really, I like the compass, it North Star. A sextant, even. But why not a map? Could be a fictional map, one of your own design? Or a real map. Maybe even a map stylized like a Tolkein version.
Good luck. Let us know what you decide.
Map Thread: http://marriedmansexlife.vanillacommunities.com/discussion/14398/wanderingthedeserts-map#latest
Advice of strangers is fine. But if you draw your entire inspiration from strangers, don't be surprised if it doesnt fit you.
Remember to play!
Do the right thing, whether anyone is watching or not.
Be married, until you are not.
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tattoos are hideous.