... but now we're alive. And unlike when we were stretched at capacity, I feel like I can choose how I want to live. and I can choose what I want for my body.

I also have disposable income and it's not that I haven't had it before but the thought I'd spend it to put something on my body that's primarily for me? That's a new adjustment.

I also finally have a job where I don't worry it will impair my prospects of getting another one. Some of the higher-ups have VISIBLE tattoos. That's huge.

But you know how I said death? I think that's the other thing---not all the tattoos I want will be visible. I think I want a memento mori on my thigh.