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10/30/2002 Archived Entry: "Permanent link"

I've been planning a tattoo for a long, long time. I've wanted one since before I was 12 years old. I even tried to give myself one late one night working security with a ballpoint pen, some string and a safety pin. It hurt and it lasted a month.

Over the years I've drawn up many tattoos, some of which were quite nice. Unfortunately I've lost all those images. If I find any in my backups I'll let you know. I've slowly been coming to the understanding of what I want leaving a mark on me.

Right now it's the following 'icons' or ideas:

The lemniscate - the symbol for infinity. The idea has alway prevailed in my mind of having this on my skin.
Binary - I like technology an awful lot. Binary data is the basis for all modern computing.
A butterfly - While some will scoff at getting a tattoo that connects me to the woman I love ("What if you divorce?!" --- "Well, if I am concerned with divorce, then I shouldn't be getting married."), and especially something our western society judges as feminine, I would like to have this.

There may be more that will end up in my tattoo, but for now I am seeking out the artist that made the picture above. I think he/she would do an amazing job of designing something for me with my input. If know of them, please let me know. Thanks!

Replies: 2 comments

To heck with infinity... let's just go for something that's undefined!

lim_x->0 [ sin(1/x) ]

(or, in plain english, "the limit as x approaches zero of the sine of one over x")

Posted by Fromeo @ 10/30/2002 05:24 PM PST

Maybe so, but is there a artistically alterable symbol for that? ;)
Posted by Greg @ 10/30/2002 06:50 PM PST