I have committed almost completely to a quarter sleeve tattoo. I've been to see the artist and talk about the design (taiwanese/japanese quarter sleeve made mostly of black and grey waves with a red sun setting at the top), I've deposited 50 bucks, made an appointment for the first sitting, and even told my parents about it. My dad is not into it, but didn't say a word (which is actually a bad thing) and my mom was very supportive, and just wanted to warn me about the pain involved. I'm supposed to sit for quite a few hours in about a week. I had to take off a Monday to get an appointment with this artist, and I'm kind of freaking out, cause my job is very physically active, and I'm worried that I won't be able to perform the various tasks without serious pain. Anyway....keep your fingers crossed, I'm hella excited.