I Am Traveling On

Song of the Day: 'Rio', Hey Marseilles

I have officially had my tattoo for twenty days. Twenty days of being inked. And feeling awesome.

A couple days after I got my tat I submitted a picture of it to this tumblr that I follow called Fuck Yeah Tattoos. Since then, I've been checking it consistently, waiting for mine to be officially On The Internet. That is, in a more official capacity than Facebook. Obviously.

Now, I don't know if I managed to miss it, the submission box is really backed up, or if it's just not up to par, but I have yet to see it.

I'm not exactly sure what I'm hoping will happen - it's permanency sure won't be affected. My 'OH SHIT I'VE GOT A TATTOO' moment happened, well, when I got my tattoo, and the Hallelujah chorus surely wouldn't be roused a second time for this.

I don't think I'm waiting for it to be validated. It feels pretty valid to me, and any and all who have seen it have expressed their impressiveness (impressedness? impression?) and more often than not delight for me. I doubt anyone who knew me would discredit it outright as silly or impulsive without allowing me to explain it's significance. I have gone through it enough times in my head to have what exactly I would say to someone who asks what it means to me, and the various ways I will say it depending on the person's association and opinion of Harry Potter.

I think more than anything I'm waiting for it to show up so I can be 'Yep, that's my tat. NBD.' Really, I've felt pretty casual about it. Don't get me wrong, I'm in love with it and freak out appropriately whenever I show it to someone new, but it just feels so... normal. Like I've always had it, or at least been waiting for it. I don't necessarily feel more complete, but I do feel a bit more me. A bit more kickass as well, but a lot more of feeling me. And it's a nice feeling.

Plus, I got my student loan, so I can pay for little things like tuition and the like.

Good day all around, gents. Good day all around.

'It's a beautiful day outside
everything is okay and alright.' - 'Louder Than Words', HeyHiHello!