Funny how this process works. Every time I've planned getting a tattoo, I've started very carefully, thinking about what I want it to symbolize, the placement, the color, how it works with the rest of the ink I have and what I may want to get someday. Frequently I even come up with a very specifically planned design - and then, *boom*, another one pops fully formed into my head, saying "No, *I'm* your next one. And I'm going *there*. Got it?"
Such is inspiration. Long incubation and conscious planning, followed by a sudden flash that appears to have little to do with anything, but would probably not have appeared that way had you not done the planning....
