Pete's Log: nishi!
Entry #1205, (Life in General)(posted when I was 23 years old.)
Well, after about a year of thinking about it, I finally decided to go ahead and do it: I've now got a tattoo. It's on my left wrist and it is the Japanese kanji "nishi." It's about one square inch. I put a picture online. It's somewhat blurry. I hope to post a better picture later. I like it.
I got it at the Michiana Tattoo Emporium in Niles. The people were friendly. It only cost me $40 (+ $5 tip), which is a good deal less than I expected. The pain was very bearable. It really was just an annoying sort of pain more than anything else. But towards the end I got a really strange rush, and started feeling really light headed. "Rockin' Robin," my tattooist, told me I looked really pale and made me lie back for a little while. I'd had nothing to eat all day before getting the tattoo (at about 16:00) and she told me that it's a good idea to have eaten before getting a tattoo. It was kinda odd, but alright. I guess now I know for the next time. But regardless, I survived, and so far I'm quite happy to have it.