I got a bit inspired when I encountered this blog entry about game tattoos, and went for a search for more of that. Not too much luck there: most references to geek tattoos point to BMEzine’s geek section. Although I did find a link to an alternative gallery there; it seems to be the old geek gallery, but I couldn’t find a link to it from the main tattoo page, and I also couldn’t be arsed to investigate further. Oh, and BMEzine have an article called Revenge of the Tattooed Nerds, as well as one called “Nerdy” Tattoos and Why People Get Them.

I also found this cute thing – love/hate markup on the wrists! (Although I do prefer the “cut here” tattoo I’ve seen here and there; but of course I couldn’t find a link to one now.) A search for “game tattoos” didn’t give me much good at all. Some bad leads like this one, but the search seemed to mostly give links to messageboards.

Instead I decided to write something about another nerdy tattoo I know of:

Yeah, mine of course. You get a view of my hairy shoulders as an added bonus. For those unfamiliar with the symbol, it’s a simplified version of Lucifer’s sign (here’s a pic) from Neon Genesis Evangelion – the best anime series ever to have spawned from the deranged minds of the Japanese. I know that people disagree with me on this; still, I can’t help it. If Evangelion was a woman, she’d ge something like a mix between Asia Carrera (smart, sexy, takes it up the[okay, time for some decency]) and my first love (although there may be better ones later, she’ll always be the first big thing).

Technically, I know that I’ve screwed up the image: it doesn’t have 12 wings like it’s supposed to, the eyes on the wings are removed, and so on. I felt that it looked better this way, though, and the tattooist I went to agreed that I had done a decent job sketching it like this. Something I’ve gotten a lot of comments on is the choice to only do the lines instead of filling it; what can I say – I prefer it this way. If I ever change my mind, I can have it shaded later.

Now, back to something I’m sure at least someone frowned at: why do I have a tattoo associated with Lucifer? Am I one of those weird metal fans who sacrifice virgins? Well, I won’t deny or admit anything. Was I temporarily confused, since I got the tattoo when I was drunk in Amsterdam’s Red Light District? I can’t really deny that. But the reason is a much more harmless one: Lucifer, foremost of the angels, the lightbringer, the morning star, he who stood first among (non-)equals fell. I feel that my tattoo is a good symbol for the fact that the even the brightest shall fall. Yeah, I guess I have a bit of teen goth drama in me. Don’t tell anyone.

For some more information about Evangelion and Lucifer’s part in it, feel free to read a FAQ or two, or search for Lucifer here for some tidbits.

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