DD went off to college at 17 and, apparently, couldn't wait to turn 18 as a freshman so that she could go to the local tattoo parlor. Now, I'm not opposed to tattooing, it's just not my gig. I would have hoped that she would have gotten something discrete and tasteful to test the waters out before committing to anything extensive. Her selection, however, was to have the phrase "For the Horde" tattooed in very large bright red text on her lower back. So large, it took two lines of text. For the non-gamers out there, it's a reference to one of the factions in the World of Warcraft MMORPG that was popular (apparently very popular with DD) at the time. So, for those scoring at home:
Discrete: Maybe? At least the lower back is not routinely visible. I'm still going with nope due to sheer size.
Tasteful: Nope
Extensive: Oh, my, yes.
Bonus points (demerits): Referencing a video game that most likely will be defunct before she's 30? Check.
If only the questionable judgement with tattoos ended there. DD had a rough time with college and ended up dropping out and working for Starbucks as a barista. She's been using their continuing education program to pursue her degree online (yay!). Last year, though, we took her out for her birthday and she told us that it was time to move on from Starbucks and that she was looking for a new job. The weekend after that dinner she went out and got a large tattoo of the Starbucks mermaid that covers her entire upper arm. How's that for corporate,
@FFigawi? Why on earth would you tattoo yourself for a company? Much less one that you were looking to leave? She said it was to "celebrate all that Starbucks had done for her". Permanently. Sigh...