Theres two ways to look at getting tattoos. You can say Fuck it, i only live once, which is fine, or you can take the path i did, and realize that if you ever want to impress anybody for a job or something they dont want to see some stupid fuckin thing on your arm. I mean they don't want somebody like that working for them, even if it was your past life. I got a decent sized one on my right shoulder blade. It took me 3 to 4 months to think of it, design it, and edit it, and i couldn't be happier. It has a bunch of Maori symbols, and looks really good on my skin. Don't let other people's opinions sway your own, so what YOU want. people told me not to get mine, others told me to get it right away. Do what you want is the most important thing. and in the end, if someone doesn't hire you for having a tattoo, it probably isnt the place you would want to work at in the end.