© 2010 Aaron Atkinson

Drunk Butterfly

Last February my co-workers boyfriend went to Florida for a weekend getaway. One night after a few too many libations at a nearby dive, he stumbled into a dark tattoo parlor with a neon pink OPEN sign humming in the window. A lifelong Trekky, boyfriend decided to have the Star Trek Communicator tattooed on his chest.

After a recent vacation of her own, I sat next to my co-worker in a departmental meeting. Upon glancing down, I noticed a delicate, red butterfly tattoo set high on her ankle. Responding to my inquiry about the permanence of the decision she laughed and said that of course it wasn’t real, but simply a temporary tattoo that could easily be removed with a little alcohol.

We all shared a good laugh, thinking back to the Star Trek incident.

Ironic, isn’t it, that when it comes to tattoos, alcohol puts them on almost as easily as it takes them off!

2 Comments

  1. BK
    Posted August 26, 2010 at 1:00 am | #

    Beam me up — thank goodness Ironman doesn’t have a logo 🙂

  2. Aaron Atkinson
    Posted August 26, 2010 at 2:01 am | #

    But bat and superman do. Hypothetically speaking, how many ensigns do you think he could fit on his chest?

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