Bethany Ink

I’ve given it a lot of thought and prayer and now I know that it is the right thing to do.

I am getting a tattoo.

Before you get all “your body is a temple” on me, know this: it will be a very classy subtle tattoo, not like the gigantic boats and unicorns you commonly see nowadays. No, I daresay that this tattoo could be smiled upon by such tattoo highbrows as Angelina Jolie and Kelly Osborn.

My inspiration for this tattoo comes from a local Mexican eatery called Los Amigos. It has excellent salsa, great service and basically puts the “chimi” in chimichunga. But it’s not the food that motivates me (you thought I was going to tell you my tattoo would be a taco, didn’t you?). No, my inspiration comes from the building itself. On the exterior of the building is a gigantic mural of Los Amigos. What I am trying to say is that there is a painting of the building… on the building. GENIUS!

So, I’m going to get a tattoo of myself on myself. (Post-Crest White Strips, obviously)

This idea is great for several reasons. First off, if I am ever in a horrible accident and my face is disfigured beyond recognition, all the coroner would have to do was reference my tattoo. Secondly, you know how some tattoos stretch and wrinkle with age? That wouldn’t be a problem with my tatt. Don’t get me wrong, it would still warp and change, but it would age with me and therefore, would always be an accurate and current depiction of myself.

Now all need to do is decide where on my body I want to get inked. Hmmm, so many interesting places...

I bet you’re wishing you thought of the idea first, huh? Don’t worry, I won’t be put out if you also decide to get a tattoo of yourself on yourself. Just make sure to reference my name somewhere on the tattoo.