A Tattoo??

I had always had the viewpoint that Tattoos were unsightly and ghastly to look at.  A Tattoo conveyed that a person was either a "biker", "satanist" or just plain wrong.  It wasn't till recently that I started noticing the beauty of some of the artwork inked on people's flesh.  I then noticed that there was going to be a huge Tattoo show within the Star Wars Celebration V convention in Orlando that I was to attend in August 2010.  Unfortunately, I didn't have enough money to spend on such a venture.
I returned home with a desire to look into the possibility of getting one locally.  After watching 2 seasons of Inked on Netflix and talking with friends at work about their Tats- I went for it.  My wife supported my decision and even my Mom did as well. My son just thinks I'm weird!!
I went to the local Tattoo salon to talk with them about me getting my first Ink.  I met Sam, who I learned was a huge Star Wars nut like myself.  It was going to be appropriate that he would be the one to apply the Tat.
Why did I choose the Mandalorian Mythosaur?  It's representative of my love for Star Wars, love of Boba Fett and in honor of the Mandalorian Mercs costuming group of which I am about to join.
The pain of getting my first Tat was about an eight on a scale of 10.  Of course, the pain was not constant.  It even felt like a massage after awhile.  I cocked back in the chair and relaxed, almost falling asleep.  It took almost 2 hours to complete. After a week, the Tat started scabbing over which really grossed my wife out. Constant cleaning with an Anti-bacterial soap and application of moisturizing Lubriderm lotion has really helped.
I am very proud to have my Tattoo and have already begun plans for my second and third ones.
I am defiantly Inked till the end!!