Hey all, just stumbled across the forum and thought I would introduce myself. I got my first tattoo earlier this year, and really like it. It took me a while to get inked, even though I’ve thought about it and wanted to get a tattoo for a long time. I held off though because I work in a corporate job, and visible tattoos would be frowned upon (but not prohibited). I held off getting a tattoo through my 20s because I thought that I might regret it, but after several years of thinking about it and yearning to get one, I finally decided to go ahead. On my 30th birthday this year I got my first, which is a tribal dragon on the side of my calf.

I figured that would be a good place to start. I’m so happy with how it turned out and how it looks, that I’m already thinking about what to get next. I would love to have a full sleeve eventually, but that’s sort of a pipedream probably, I would probably only be able to do a half sleeve.

I wish I hadn’t waited so long to get my first tatt, but looking back, it was probably a good idea to wait and be sure.