OMG... OMFG

or, you did what?

Finally did it. Got another tattoo. If you've seen the profile pic, you know it's for a company that's near and dear to my heart. No, I didn't just start using Macs, nor do I want an iPhone. I've been part of the cult since 1984 for Macs, 1977 for Apple (the II, IIe).

This is stage one. If it seems to have a red tint, that's BLOOD, which happens when one gets a tattoo. Stage two will be in about two weeks after Jon at Devotion as had a chance to figure out a background/band that will encircle my wrist -- something that will look good on its own, but not detract from the Apple.

In any event, to the people who would want to give me shit about this (since this is friends-only, I doubt this will be the case): This is no different than the people who get Harley-Davidson tattoos. If I was still riding, I'm sure I'd have a Buell tat. I can't think of another company's products that have affected my life the way Apple has. iPod, Powerbook, iMac, G4 tower... these were, and are, things that I use all the time. iTunes, iPhoto, iWeb... I could go on, but I think you guys have heard this before. Feel free to try and judge, but it's not your decision, or your place to tell me how to live my life.

Anyway, this is my birthday present to myself. And I'm damned happy about it.





For the record: the stuff on the inside of my wrist (the side with the bite taken out) hurt like a goddamned bitch. I think the Zen book must be helping because I took a deep breath, relaxed and went to the happy place and things were good.

EDIT: This is the wallpaper I found 10 days ago while doing a Google image search for Apple logos. I liked the idea of doing a "different" Apple tattoo and loved the background for this. Jon worked with a 4x6 photo I got printed and the logo is just under 2 inches tall.