mivox - 3:28 am on Mar 3, 2003 (gmt 0)

I got my first tattoo at 17, on my right ankle. It says "Ad Astra Per Aspera" which roughly translates as "to the stars with effort." Kinda a personal motto to remind me to get my ass moving when I'm depressed or procrastinating.

Then I got one on my back (when I was 19 or 20?) of a lion in profile, with the front of his mane (under his chin) flowing into the side of a tiger's face. Next to it are chinese characters for loyalty, devotion, eternity. I was born in the year of the tiger, and my ex-husband was a Leo. hehehe. My family doctor saw that one, and said she normally doesn't like tattoos at all, but she really liked it.

Both of the designs were drawn myself, so I don't have to worry about anyone wearing the same design... but the ankle design is getting a little blurry, and I'm kinda wondering what to do about that in the long run.

I'd get another one, if I thought of an idea that really appealed to me as much as the first two did... I've wanted to get a round design on my lower back for years. I've got kewpie doll dimples on my hips, and it just seems like some kind of celtic knot would look really good between them.

[edited by: mivox at 4:04 am (utc) on Mar. 3, 2003]