Well, it all started when I was at the tender age of 16.  That's when I got my first tattoo, which is a kanji.  For those of you who don't know what a kanji is, it's the smartie pants label (or proper name) for a japanese character.  The kanji I got tatted on my arm is a symbol that means real, or sincere., and it's something I try to live by.  So it's kinds of like a life philosophy permanently scarred on my arm.

Then came the second tattoo (or the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th if you wanna be technical).  I was of age this time so I didn't have to take any parents with me.  I had been thinking about getting some more work done on me, since I fell in love with my first tattoo.  You know that whole thing about after you get one tattoo, you'll want more, well... it's true.  One day I was driving by the shop I had gotten the first one done at and just decided to get it done.  It's some more kanji, and these are on my back.  These are a little more personal to me than the other one (which I still love).  They all have a seperate meaning, but are connected, you get what I'm saying?  Well the first symbol is what I want out of life now, which is to be happy.  The second one is what I want in the future, which is to have success, and the third is what I want to be before I die, and that is a true man, and in my eyes in order to be a true man, you must die a happy and successful one.  So in essence, there is no third one without the other two and vice -versa.

Well, after I got the last tattoo, I decided that I would make a project out of it.  So, whenever I accomplish something i.e. graduating from college, getting married, children, selling my first script, etc, I would add a kanji to represent it, until it went all the way down my back.  I haven't done anything yet to add to it, but I'm feeling the urge to get another tattoo, so I might just have to go out and accomplish something!

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