No Celery Please

Now THIS is what I have been waiting for.

http://www.freedom2ink.com/default.asp

I have wanted to get a tattoo for quite a while now, but I am what you call a big weenie and have been afraid.

Afraid of the pain?

Nah… pain I can take.

No, the thing that gives me the willies about permanent body art is the permanent part.

I love the idea of having a tattoo of, I dunno, a heart with the SB’s name in it (come on, we’ve been married 10 years, I think it’s safe now), or maybe a cute little butterfly on my foot.

The problem is, I know too much about how tattoos can go bad on you. As time wears on, well, the ink spreads a little and gets blurry… you know how old tattoos look. Also, skin gets, uh, wrinkly, and stretches. And, well, body parts get fat (especially mine). All kinds of bad things can happen that result in that cute little butterfly tattoo that I got at 33 turning into some kind of crazy, droopy, Mothra tattoo by the time I roll into my 60s.

So yeah, here’s an excellent thought. Tattoos that are 100% permanent, until you decide that they look like complete crap and you don’t want the nurses in the home mocking your horrifically deformed body art, and then, presto change-o, a single laser treatment can zap it away, no muss, no fuss.

That’s My kind of tattoo.

The inks will come out at the end of this year. I have signed up to be notified when they are released on the market.

Finding a tattoo artist willing to use them, well, that might be kind of tricky. You see, these people are artists… they kind of feel strongly about the whole “permanent” part of the permanent body art. It’s a whole “You don’t get a tattoo thinking you might want to take it off later” thing.

Of course… that’s exactly what I think about, and what’s stopping my from getting “inked”.

I’m thinking that cash will eventually win over. I’ll lay money that the famous Las Vegas tattoo parlor that has it’s own show on A&E will sign up. After all, Vegas is the capital city of regrettable behavior, and easily removed tattoos would be a big draw for the people getting “spur of the moment” art.

Oh, yeah, it’s safe and made with FDA approved medical-grade ingredients, blah blah blah… But removable!! Yeah – Tattoos, baby!