jonesing

for a new tattoo.

I want another one so bad. I enjoyed getting my first one. People said it would hurt. It didn't. In a strange way, it actually felt good. Of course, having a guy sitting behind me, basically being in the Vee of his legs for around 3 hours, felt good too. *evil grin*

Gawd, I want another one. But I can't decide what I want. The first one has some meaning to me, and some symbolism behind it. I don't want to be some tattoo snob, but I also don't want to get one just because I thought it was cute or whatever.

This? is my Pegasus. I took in three different drawings/illustrations of Pegasus' to the tat artist, and had him combine them into this. Please notice that it is a Pegasus, and not a unicorn. A Pegasus has wings, a unicorn has a horn. A unicorn can only be captured by a virgin, no virginity requirements for a Pegasus. You can find unicorn paraphernalia anywhere, Pegasus' are a bit harder to find. If you look up the definition of pegasus, this is what it says: n 1: (Greek mythology) immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of high-flying imagination [syn: Pegasus, flying horse] 2: a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces [syn: Pegasus] That's the meaning for me to have this particular tattoo. I think the image of pegasus' is beautiful, and it came from the death of something ugly (Medusa). I've been divorced for over 12 years now. I was in a really deep funk for most of that time, that really started the last year of my marriage, following the birth of my son. I have finally felt like I've come out of that ugly period, and it's dead, never to be revisited again. The pegasus is to remind me of that. That I am beautiful, and can soar above all the ugliness. It's a reminder not to let someone else suck the very life out of me. The other part of getting the tattoo is that I put it off for so many years, because of how others might perceive me because of having a tattoo. I finally realized that I have to live for myself. I have to like myself, and be proud of who I am. And other peoples conceptions (and misconceptions) of me cannot rule my life.

Anyway, since I put so much thought into this one, I would feel like I was cheating myself if I just went in with some generic image that meant nothing to me.