Finally got my first tattoo. Took this long because I wanted one worth keeping.
It's a Lord of the Rings design, and a friend designed it for me. Not something off the wall — something drawn for me. That changes what it means.
/ The Design
Tolkien's world has been with me since I was a kid — the books first, then the movies. A LotR tattoo isn't about the movies. It's about the idea that small people and unlikely allies end up mattering most. That's a good thing to carry around permanently.
/ The Experience
The needle part: not as bad as people warn, and worse than anyone admits in the spots you don't expect. Worth every minute.
Shoutout to the friend who drew it. Getting a permanent piece of someone else's art, made for you, by someone who knows you — that's the good kind of trust.
Until the next run out — work hard, play hard.