An anorexic looks at themselves and sees only the fat and the ugly.
No I don't feel that way, but when I look at myself in the mirror I do see all the open spaces. Others who look at me see only covered space. I guess tattoos are definitely an acquired taste because most of my family accost me with statements like "Please don't get any more", or "You know your limiting yourself", while my father just says "Thats my crazy son"
It kind of makes me think when will it be enough. I've always been looking for a particular aesthetic, then I would stop getting tattooed. Then while getting tattooed by Steve Serazio at Spotlight (shameless promotion see Gorilla vs Shark), I realized something it was a moment of clarity, something that people have been telling me for years but I never believed.
I'm a weirdo.
The convo went like this.
"Dude How far you going"
"You know just the basics, Chest, Arms, Back Piece down to a mid thigh pair of shorts. That will take me till my forties to get all that done. Than I'll chill for a while"
"No legs, why not"
"Well I'm going to wait until I'm in my late 50's for all that because full coverage is on some weirdo shit homey"
Then I thought about what I was saying and realized, I'm already on some weirdo shit. It must be some kind of affliction maybe Tattoo Anorexia is the new term.
See the homey (ebonics for friend) domcro for his take on Tattoo Anorexia
