My Whole Expanse I Cannot See…

I formulate infinity stored deep inside of me…

Nov 11

Tattoo #28

Category: Life,Tattoos

So, it’s the afternoon before my last trache change. My friend, Kim, and I are just sort of lazed out and listening to music. I’m trying to decide on my pre-trache change tattoo. I always get at least one in between traches, it’s been my routine for awhile. I have a bunch of ideas, different lyrics from different songs. They’re all good, but they don’t fit my current melancholy. Then Elliott Smith starts singing A Distorted Reality is Now a Necessity to Be Free. He sings, “I’m floating in a black balloon…” I say to Kim, “Oh, idea! Draw me a black balloon…” She grabs a notebook, and a cheap black pen, and she draws something perfect.

Tattoo by Colt, hardcore fuckin' badass at Doc Dog's Las Vegas Tattoo, Ybor City

Tattoo by Colt, hardcore fuckin' badass at Doc Dog's Las Vegas Tattoo, Ybor City

It’s a perfect visual metaphor for how I feel much of the time, just floating around all lonely, all dark.

4 comments

4 Comments so far

  1. Sigepjedi November 11th, 2009 8:38 pm

    My last tattoo was by Fish at Las Vegas! 🙂

    You available to attend TweetsGiving on Nov 24th?
    http://tweetsgiving.tampatweetup.com

    would be great to hang!

    JOSH

  2. para_boddah November 11th, 2009 9:15 pm

    hey man really like this tattoo.

    Just out of curiosity which lyrics were you considering?

  3. R November 11th, 2009 9:33 pm

    Thought about the red balloon? I’m a big fan of 99 red balloons…I think it’s a good song.

  4. concrete_bubble (kelly) November 12th, 2009 3:56 pm

    I like it. 🙂