National Book Lover’s Day

Today is National Book Lover’s Day!

The only reason I know that is because I got an email from Barnes and Noble.  (BTW they are having a sale through 9/4 where a bunch of classics are only $5)

Completely coincidental to what day it is, I am getting a tattoo today!!! And my tattoo just happens to be book related.

I absolutely love this poem by Emily Dickinson:
There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry –
This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toll –
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears the Human Soul –

In general I don’t like poetry.  Mostly because I don’t understand it.  But I LOVE this poem.  I memorized it in High School and still know it by heart.

For my tattoo idea I took the first two lines:

There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away

I thought it would be super cool to have a ship with books for sails.  So after years of playing with the idea I finally pulled the plug and went and met with a tattoo artist.  This is what we came up with:

So I have my first session today and I am super excited but also super nervous.  It is actually helping my nerves that it is National Book Lover’s day.  I don’t care how silly it is, I have decided to take this as a positive sign!

If all goes well I will post pictures tonight or tomorrow of the beginnings of my tattoo.  The artist thinks it will take 2 sessions, so it won’t be complete, but hopefully it will still be awesome!