The First Try
Well it’s officially on. It’s in black and white. There’s no turning back. I’ve got it in ink. And other such tiresome puns.
My first new thing: I got a tattoo. Specifically, one of the numbers “365″ to indicate the year I have ahead of me. This might seem like small potatoes to many people who have tattooed their torsos with their favorite disney characters and/or uncles. But I am of the frail, wussy variety - fearful of needles, or anything even rhyming with needles (Begone, wheedles!). Even in my wild, impetuous teens I swore to a friend I’d never get a tattoo.
But this is the sort of project that I could so easily abandon. And knowing my proclivity to take the easy way out, I have some built-in failsafes. One is this website, which will shower me with angry mail from friends and family if I even think of skipping a day. Another is the fact that now, my right shoulder bears the mark of the promise I’ve made to myself. To have an All New Year. And the party tonight is still to come…
Enjoy the video and my voluptuous man-tits.
–opus
Chelsea wrote:
Sweet. No backing out now : ) Rock on, we’ve got your back.
Posted on 06-Mar-07 at 3:32 am | Permalink
k wrote:
Woooooooo! Looks hott. Girls will be swooning all over the place. Well, assuming you walk around with your shoulder exposed. Hooray tattoo, hooray no-quitting insurance policy
Posted on 06-Mar-07 at 6:30 am | Permalink
Laundro wrote:
Sweet! Nice font too.
Posted on 06-Mar-07 at 6:43 am | Permalink
mom wrote:
Hey kiddo, love the tattoo (excellent font & interesting arrangement) but do you realize that it is 366 days until your next birthday? 2008 is a leap year!
Posted on 06-Mar-07 at 7:24 am | Permalink
zabs wrote:
Whoa. You understand that Constantine is someone you’re going to have to return to for pearls of wisdom periodically throughout your journey, right? I mean, he said “now your journey begins” and he had that kickass scar.
Maybe you can return to him at the end of the project to get some other tattoo that signifies completion.
and in the meantime call him a lot and ask him for advice.
Posted on 06-Mar-07 at 9:03 am | Permalink
suburbanantihero wrote:
You’re marked now. Next thing you know you’ll be waking up next to Courtney Love. Hey… that would be an interesting new thing to do!
Seriously though, looks great!
Posted on 06-Mar-07 at 9:15 am | Permalink
Katertot wrote:
Woah, Opus! I’m freaking out! Holy flying symbolism! And literalism, I guess, since it’s a tatto now!
And woah, Mom! You’re supposed to keep quiet on the technicalities. IT’S A TATTOO!
Posted on 06-Mar-07 at 10:00 am | Permalink
JennieCC wrote:
Your tattoo looks great. I loved seeing people’s faces when you revealed it at the party.
It’s so awesome that your mom figured out the leap year thing. FYI, we are totally doing something HUGE on Feb. 29, 2008.
And Zabs is totally right about Constantine. As Constantine the Great was the first Christian emperor, Constantine the Tattooist is the first emperor of All!New!Year! Perfect.
Posted on 06-Mar-07 at 10:54 am | Permalink
Elise wrote:
My vote is for a “+1″ tattoo next to the original, inked on Feb. 29th, 2008. But it would have to be tattoed on you by your mother…
Posted on 06-Mar-07 at 12:07 pm | Permalink
Ed wrote:
I knew you hated Jewish cemeteries, but this taking it too far.
Posted on 06-Mar-07 at 12:19 pm | Permalink
Shady Egg wrote:
Holy shit, dude. I finally just got the chance to sit down with your new site and wow! You got a tatty! Awesome! Miss ya
Posted on 05-Apr-07 at 11:38 am | Permalink
Donal wrote:
Not just friends and family, random internet folks are watching, too… and we have your IP.
Posted on 15-Jan-08 at 3:14 am | Permalink
All New Year! » 1/5 - Getting To The Point wrote:
[...] Han noticed my tattoo from Day 1 of the All New Year. She said, proudly, “Three… Six… [...]
Posted on 27-Jan-08 at 10:35 pm | Permalink
All New Year! » Questions Asked More Frequently Than Others wrote:
[...] are there no more updates? Opus started his All New Year on his birthday, March 5, 2007 and completed it one year later on March 4, [...]
Posted on 20-Jun-08 at 1:57 pm | Permalink