San Jose Ink

On July 4th Jakey got drunk on excitement and did what uninhibited, inebriated youth do in such situations… he got a tattoo.

He came to me with this grand plan for a double shark tattoo with bubbles.  A purple shark and a green shark swimming menacingly in a circle.  Given this was his first real experience with body art, he was easily talked into the top of his forearm for this highly symbolic and personally meaningful design.

As soon as he got it, like many, there was an almost immediate sense of regret.  His visions of grandeur, of flashing his shark tatt to gain respect on the playground, or to scare kids off his favorite playyard dinosaur, were immediately forgotten.  Clearly this wasn’t a sticker.  “Off Mama!  Get it off!”

So I accepted the big bucks as I went from San Jose artist to Los Gatos dermatologist specializing in laser tattoo removal.  Or rather, washcloth tattoo removal.

And that is the story of Jacob’s first foray into body art.  I hope he’s learned his lesson… the easy way.