wanted at one point

  • matching moons on wrists, one waning, one waxing
  • "OK OK OK" on left wrist

still mulling

  • snail girl on right ankle
    • pros: cute
    • cons: too cute? too twee?
  • medieval rabbit riding snail
    • pros: weird and dope
    • cons: no personal connection to medieval era or original political symbolism of the image, ergo, feelings of fraudulence. also the perpetual tattoo fear: will i think it's stupid in three years?
  • the last 40 words of tony hoagland's "jet" on back or thigh
    • pros: lit and life-affirming
    • cons: lotta words tho
  • "in the dark you could be anything, and were" on left forearm
    • pros: my own words. homegrown, personal resonance. almost-perfect iambic pentameter
    • cons: will i think it's stupid in three years? will i think it's stupid in three years? will i think it's stupid in three years? #witisity
  • multiplying circles on forearm, upper back, or under collarbone
    • pros: looks neat, expresses multiplicity of identity in a concise symbol
    • cons: #witisity? does it have other meanings i'm unaware of?
  • sword on left achilles or spine
    • pros: dope and badass
    • cons: literally never touched a sword in my life lmaooo #fraud
sep 10 2021 ∞
mar 26 2023 +