Think happy thoughts

[exsequar]

Okay girlies, I need some feedback!

I've been considering getting a tattoo for a long long time. I've just never known what I wanted. However, I think I finally came up with an idea I love! I want to get "Think happy thoughts" on the inside of my right wrist, in some kind of pretty script, though the font isn't decided yet. This phrase has twofold meaning for me. 1) I played Wendy in my high school's production of Peter Pan, and one of the key ideas of the story is that you have to think happy thoughts in order to fly. And I really got to fly! With a harness and everything! It's one of my favorite memories of my adolescence (the whole show, not just the flying *g*). and 2) It's a line in My Chemical Romance's song "Headfirst for Halos," which is absolutely one of my top three favorite MCR songs, and also they played it as a special treat at the show I went to in London, which was one of the best nights of my life.

So! Thoughts? Opinions? Advice? I'm really excited about this, but I want to know if it's glaringly stupid or cheesy for any reason, hee. Thanks darlings! ♥

Comments

[mybabyangel.livejournal.com]

I think a tattoo has to mean something to YOU - it's your body and you're the one who has to live with it. If other people think it's stupid or cheesy (and I don't, just by the way!) then screw them. If it makes you happy, go for it.

But just in general, I would get it somewhere that's easy to show or hide, depending on the scenario. Some employers aren't too fond of tattoos, so you probably wouldn't want it on display all the time.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Well. That's true :D I'd just appreciate input and advice of any kind, because this whole tattoo idea is so new to me! I don't want to dismiss the experience of others as a resource :)

That's why I like the wrist, becaue it can be easily covered with a watch if I move it to my right hand, or a thick enough bracelet, or long sleeves. Is that being overly optimistic?

[mybabyangel.livejournal.com]

Oh, of course! I didn't mean you shouldn't get advice! But one of my best friends has this tat across her lower back that she designed herself. And a lot of people don't get it, but she loves it and it means something to her, so that's what matters, if you know what I mean? And if "think happy thoughts" has some significance to you, and you think it will continue to have significance for you many, many years into the future, then other people can WTF over it as much as they like.

Obviously I'd say it kind of depends on the size. And whether you would be annoyed by having to wear bracelets/long sleeves whenever you want to hide it. That would shit me, personally, but I certainly don't think it's too overly optimistic - it'd be doable, I reckon. That said, I don't think I've ever really had to hide anything on my wrists! Perhaps you should try it out for yourself - see how well your bracelets/watch cover the area.