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My Life Thus Far
2006-06-19 20:49:06 (UTC)

Adinkra Symbols

I have nothing to do. I dropped the girls' off, went to
the gym, went to the park (no crazy, stalker guy) and came
home, because I couldn't think of anything else to do.
Shopping isn't even an option. There isn't anything I
want, so why bother? Maybe I'll take a nap. Or go for a
walk. Or both. Maybe I'll do both.

I think I've decided what tattoo I want to get. I did some
research last night and came across Adinkra symbols.
They're symbolic designs used by the Ashanti tribe in
Ghana, West Africa. Each design has a name and a meaning.
I chose three of them and I'll have them done in a row
across the top of my back, between my shoulder blades.
That way, if I'm wearing a tank top, you can see it, if I
don't want it seen, I can wear a regular shirt. All of my
tattoos have the ability to be covered. That way I can
look conservative, if I have to.

So, the three designs are:

SANKOFA "return and get it" the symbol of the importance
of learning from the past.

DUAFE "wooden comb" the symbol of beauty and cleanliness;
symbol of desirable feminine qualities; feminine goodness,
love, care and lookng one's best.

AYA "fern" the symbol of endurance and resourcefulness; an
individual who wears this symbol suggests that they have
endured many adversities and outlasted much difficulty.

There's a picture at the my album web page, if you want to
see it. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I like it
and it means something. I chose African symbols over Asian
characters, because well, I'm not Asian and I couldn't
find ones with the significance I wanted. I'm not sure
when I'll get it, but it'll be sometime this week. So that
it'll be entirely healed by the time Snookums gets home
(I'm a slow healer). I want to surprise him. He knows what
I'm getting, he just doesn't know where. I think I'm also
going to get a little heart on my you-know-what. It's a
little on the risque side, but I've always wanted one
there. That, or my clit pierced (which I've heard can
either feel really good, or cause permanent damage, that's
something I don't want to chance. So, it's the tat).

I've made up my mind. I'm going for a walk. If I take a
nap, I'll never go to sleep tonight, no matter how drowsy
these damn pills make me. So, Ciao until next time...




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