I'm unhappy and hate myself. Who knew?

[apocalypsos]

Oh, you've got to be fucking kidding me.

You want to know why I get tattoos? Because I was the kind of goofy kid who liked to draw on her arms and hands with markers and that shit washes away. It's that simple.

And you know what? I'm really sick of the fucking argument that when I get old, the tattoos are going to look awful when wrinkles make my skin sag. Hey, guess what? When old age makes my skin sag, everything's going to look like hell. Quite frankly, with my family history, I'll be lucky if I get that old, but let's not even get into that.

I love my tattoos. That lady can feel free to fuck off.

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[eiluned.livejournal.com]

[snerk] What a wanky bitch. Yep, my tattoo makes me seriously unemployable, especially when my boss, three coworkers, and the freaking assistant dean all cooed over my tat this afternoon.

I'll bet they fire me on Monday. [snerk]

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

All of mine can be covered up with a nice dress shirt with elbow-length sleeves if need be. I don't plan on getting anything too obtrusive until I get published.

But yeah, seconded. The first boss I had after I got the LotR tat thought it was awesome, because -- surprise! -- some bosses have tattoos, too. You'd be amazed how often bosses will judge you more on your ability to DO YOUR JOB than on a needle's worth of ink.

[fyrdrakken]

Bingo. My dad last night mentioned in passing that he doesn't know whether my sister's tattoos were all her own idea or due to her boyfriend pushing her into it (I seem to recall her getting the first few before meeting him), but that they make her unable to get a new job now that he's firing her. Except that all of hers were carefully placed to be hidden by pants and a short-sleeved top...