So it’s almost been a year since I almost died from an influx of anxiety attacks I defended my MA thesis. Way back in undergrad I promised myself a tattoo if I were to successfully get a Masters. Now that my diploma’s been sitting at the bottom of my drawer for almost 12 months now (okay, technically like six ‘cause I didn’t get it in the mail ‘till December), I have to get serious about this.

IDEAS!

This drawing. ‘Cause it’s colors + infinity.

This drawing. Because it looks like a tattoo, you know? Also snakes.

If I were confident that people would still know what the hell R was by 2050, I’d totally get the R logo tattooed somewhere on me. Because come on, we manipulate and frustrate each other, yet we’re very close. We’re practically married.

A bell curve? The problem with that is it’d be hard to get the best design of it. I’d like a simple bell curve, but just a random arching curve might look weird no matter where I put it.

I’d still like to get “LEIBNIZ” scrolled across some part of my body, too, ‘cause dear god I love that man.

If I had any modicum of intelligence whatsoever, I’d be able to smoothly and beautifully combine stats, Leibniz, and color into one badass tattoo. But I don’t, so I can’t.

Bah. Suggestions?