An Introspective Retrospective of a Prospective Genius

The Moth

I'll put this bluntly. Yesterday I got a tattoo! I've actually wanted to do it for some time, but it's one of those things that doesn't get done until the circumstances are absolutely right. Yesterday was that day. Until I met Tivoli (my assistant/all around awesome person) I didn't really have anyone to help me with the follow through on my crazy schemes. It was really an awesome day all the way around. We even went into a goth store and I bought some purple and black nail polish. I've always wanted to try a more gothy look, just for kicks. Now I can finally try all this stuff. It's awesome. It's lame to be so excited, but I am. I'm doing things completely independent of anybody in my family. I didn't have to ask my mom or my brother to take me into the goth store, or explain why I wanted nail polish. I didn't have to ask to get a tattoo, or have somebody tell me it's the dumbest idea ever. Maybe it was a dumb idea, but it was my idea. I should be able to do any dumb fucking impulsive thing that pleases me. There's no telling what's next!

As for the tattoo process, the thing didn't hurt at all. It was no worse than little pin pricks again and again. I was so paranoid that I would completely flake out in front of Tivoli, the tattoo guy and his apprentice. I've had major surgery under a local. They cut me open like a fish while I was wide awake. I could have died. But I was less nervous about that than I was about absolutely flaking on the tattoo.

Just to prove that I actually had it done, below is photographic proof:

It's a luna moth. The photo kind of sucks, but I'll post better ones later.

The moth don't care when he sees the flame
he might get burned but he's in the game
and once he's in he can't go back, and
beat his wings 'til he burns them black
no the moth don't care when he sees the flame
no the moth don't care when he sees the flame

the moth don't care if the flame is real
cuz flame and moth got a sweetheart deal
and nothing fuels a good flirtation
like need and anger and desperation
no the moth don't care if the flame is real
no the moth don't care if the flame is real

So come on let's go ready or not
cuz there's a flame I know hotter than hot
and with a fuse that's so thoroughly shot
away

the moth don't care if the flame burns low
cuz moth believes in an afterglow
and flames are never doused completely
all you really need is a love of heat
no, the moth don't care if the flame burns low
no, the moth don't care if the flame burns low

So come on let's go ready or not
cuz there's a flame I know hotter than hot
and with a fuse that's so thoroughly shot
away