On the weekend, I decided to walk down to the end of the street, where the actual beach sits. I brought a coffee and my book (Naked by David Sedaris - hilarious!!!). I found a bench and kicked back, reading and observing the people passing me by.
I have to say, it was really lovely. There's something about sitting near bodies of water in the sun that relaxes ya.
As I sat there I started to notice the horrendous tattoos many people had. There was a big burly biker dude, who had really low budget etchings on his back and arms, probably received by a jail-house tattoo gun. A woman with a rose, how elegant. A guy with a Celtic symbol across his entire back, which was inspiring. For the record, I am a fan of tattoos, just not really bad ones. These were really bad!
Two younger guys approached, they looked like typical high school senior, jockey types. Then to my horror, I noticed one had a tattoo on his shoulder. My horror, because it was the dreaded Nike "swoosh", or as Jello Biafra calls, "swoosh-stika".
Apparently this is becoming a popular thing!
http://magazines.humberc.on.ca/greenbanana2005/corporate/tattooing.html
Personally, the very idea of sporting a corporate logo on my clothes is bad enough. I've always been from the school of thought that if someone wants me to advertise for them, they should be paying for my clothes!
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