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notanothertattoothread
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I have been wanting a tattoo for ages now, and i have been thinking about it for a good 2ish years. Given that i changed my mind a lot 
I have always loved the poem by John Keats - When I have Fears that I may Cease to Be. And it does mean a lot to me.
Originally i wanted:
“then on the shore
Of the wide world I stand alone, and think
Till love and fame to nothingness do sink.”
On my shoulder blade.
But i was thinking that i might just get:
“Till Love and Fame to nothingness do sink”
On the inside of my arm or maybe the whole 3 lines on the inside of my arm but that might be too big.
What do you think?
I have always loved the poem by John Keats - When I have Fears that I may Cease to Be. And it does mean a lot to me.
Originally i wanted:
“then on the shore
Of the wide world I stand alone, and think
Till love and fame to nothingness do sink.”
On my shoulder blade.
But i was thinking that i might just get:
“Till Love and Fame to nothingness do sink”
On the inside of my arm or maybe the whole 3 lines on the inside of my arm but that might be too big.
What do you think?
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I love that poem by the way
One line on the shoulder blade sounds good actually
this one?
I think that looks a little tacky maybe. I like this but I don't know if it doesn't look a little scrawly.
i like this one
:yes:
Best so far!
With regards placement, I wouldn't worry too much about how it'll look when you're old, because (a) you'll be old, and (b) most old people will have tattoos in 30 or so years. What I would consider is if it's easily hidden, if you're wearing something and you don't want to show it off (say if you're wearing a formal dress, or on your wedding day or whatever), and in that respect I reckon the shoulder blade is a much better idea.
Comic Sans. It's gotta be.
Oh my goodness, I was just about to make this exact joke.
This is proof that we are soulmates.
:eek2: Woahhhhhhhhhhh
I don't go for the purely textual idea on a woman. If the line means something to you, fine, but I would be inclined to embellish it with something decorative. Perhaps something that evokes the mood of the poem, e.g. a little square-rigged ship sailing over the horizon, or something timeless like a trail of ivy.
Well, tattoos divide people: some people don't like them at all, others like some but not others. It's the risk you take when you get one, knowing that some people won't like it at all because it's a tattoo and that others just won't like the choice of tattoo. If she really wants it and has thought about it then, my opinion won't stop her but, I was just putting it out there, you know?
Ooooh I disagree completely! I love my tattoo largely because sometimes I forget it's there and sometimes I will look at my back in the mirror and go OH SHIT I HAVE A TATTOO!! I'm planning for my next one to be this. Nobody will ever see it (I will never wear a bikini again) except for me and the people I am intimate with, but that is part of the appeal to me.
If I could be bothered I would find a picture of my tattoo but I'm lazy
Find one!
I have a tattoo on my hip of shooting stars, and i also have a the words 'keep believing...' on my wrist with the bansky picture of the girl holding the balloon ( http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01176/arts-graphics-2007_1176391a.jpg ). and these have so much meaning to me, and i love them to pieces. there not to big, but can be seen when i wanted them to be and covered up when i needed them to be for example at work. one thing about tattooes is think before you get them...awfull pain to remove:P