I want to get this on my left shoulder blade. I was always jealous of my friends who had 'things', like Becky can sew, Nadia is a writer, Cody loves Ohio; I always felt like I was thing-less. I have no hobbies, and I'm not really good at anything tangible. But I'm a huge dork about the Constitution and American politics as a whole. It has defined me for so long, and the opportunity to debate legal issues and political theory makes my heart beat faster than anything (except a naked Cody). And even though I'm starting to think that this country is getting too stupid to handle democracy, I get chills when I think about the movers and shakers in the past who took that phrase, "We the People" and made it true.
I'm also considering XIX in Castellar or Modern No. 20 font. XIX is 19 in roman numerals, and marks the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, allowing women to vote. I like the idea of only getting tattoos that reference the Constitution. Smart girls can be badass, too! It seems like the perfect wrist tattoo, but I'm still really scared about something that visible. Another point of evidence of my paradoxical personality: I have a punk rock soul, but am interning with Arlen Specter this summer. I'm not sure how to reconcile the two parts, and I think I'd only get a wrist tattoo if I got a job where it wouldn't matter (academia) or if I found some kind of huge bracelet that would hide it everyday. But then what's the point of having the tattoo? Stupid taboos.
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