Ink: Not Just Another Noun
I've been researching literary tattoos for the last couple of days, and I am intrigued.
The one pictured is a quote from The Catcher in the Rye. Please note the brass knuckles in the background. That person is not a cliche.
There are a couple of websites devoted to tattoos like this, the best of which can be found here. There is a gallery of them at Yuppy Punk as well, but not as large or diverse of a collection as the first one. Plus, their name makes me cringe, no matter how true it probably is.
The tattoos range from making me lustful (Vonnegut quotes and sketches, Shel Silverstein sketches, punctuation marks, dictionary definitions) to making me wish that, for the sake of the tattooed person, tattooing had never been invented (Harry Potter, Elvish, Korn).
I think that if I ever felt the need to get a tattoo, it would probably end up being a Salinger quote. Or something from the Great Gatsby. Or something from the song "Oh Comely" from In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. Or "Two Headed Boy." Yep.
High School/College/Having an Actual Job Is the Same as the Serengeti Because...
Because lions only motivation to do anything is fueled by one of three things: (1) self preservation (2) obtaining food (3) obtaining sex.
The only reason people go to high school is so that they can go to college or get a job when they're done. The only reason people go to college is so that they can get a better job than the people who didn't go to college. There may be some side benefits to going through this process as well, but the main goal is just to end up in a place where (1) you are not in any imminent danger, (2) there is food and (3) possibly sex. For example, I want to go to college and major in English because I have a legitimate interest in the subject and feel that I might just be good enough to obtain a career in that field. However, were I an heiress and it had been made certain that I was so rich that I would not need to have a career in anything in order to make sure that I would not die alone of starvation on a sidewalk, I would not have the motivation to do any of that. I would just order one ounce of face cream for $1000, start a reality show so that I could find the perfect best friend and order that my staff dance for me. I said dance!
The Artful Dodger Has Artists Covering Artists
Some mp3s for your listening pleasure. They'll stay up for a week.
Peter Gabriel and Hot Chip covering Vampire Weekend
Alan Pownell covering Kanye West
Hard-Fi covering the White Stripes
See you, then.
