Advice Needed: Should I get a Twilight Tattoo?

Dear LTTers,

This woman is famous.. not in a good way

Well THIS is a first. I thought we had seen everything, heard everything & been asked anything, but apparently not. We got this e-mail the other day from an LTT reader & it’s too good not to share:

To whom it may concern,

This probably is a weird email. But since the last movie was released, I have been considering on getting a Twilight related tattoo. But after seeing that post with the lady with the giant-ass back tattoo (and hint of an ass crack), I know I don’t want to royally screw up on the tattoo lest I want to be made a laughing stock of the Internet.

I am just asking other Twihards what they think of this idea and I want to shoot it to you guys since I love your blog. The Twilight tattoo I was thinking of is just this somewhere on my arm:

Esme waited ten years.
So can you.

Those seven words hold a lot of personal meaning for me, but since this is a Twilight tattoo we’re talking about I just need to see what my fellow Twihards think before I permanently ink it. So far I’ve been writing this phrase on my arm and no questions or alarms have been raised but anything can happen after getting said tattoo.

So what do you guys think?

Your fan,
Jael

Don’t Do this

My first thought was— how BIG will this be? What FONT will it be in? Will Edward’s face be ANYWHERE near it? Because big tattoos in ugly fonts having ANYTHING to do with Edward Cullen or Rob Pattinson are a no-no. So I asked her. And she sent me more info:

Our internet game is ridiculous: LTR, The Forum, Twitter, The Store

Yeah, I say go ahead and do it! don’t see anything wrong with this one. It’s also a bit vague, and if she wants to keep the Twilight association a secret she can drop Esme and replace it with a She. “She waited 10 years, so can you.”
I’ve been thinking about getting inked with something Twilight related for a while. I didn’t go through with it because (a) I don’t even have a tattoo representing my child (yet) so what should take priority?? Him, obviously, and (b) my sis-in-law had a twilight inspired bracelet made for me for my birthday. It’s red and dark silver (think Eclipse Volvo) and black beads. No one but me (and other twihards) would know that’s it’s to represent my love for the Saga. I’ve been wearing it to work (I’m in my 30s) and no one has a clue that it’s a “Twilight thing”. Perhaps she should get this quote engraved in a locket, a la Renesmee, or on a ring or bracelet in an elegant script.
I say yes as well. Italiano would be cool, too, and I like Lonedroid’s suggestion of dropping the Esme for “she”. I have lots of stylized curliecue tattoos, and I tried to get one that was in the shape of the Eclipse ribbon (so only I would know) but then, while working on it my tattoo guy was like, “let’s move this bit so it fits with your leg better” and so now really really nobody knows it is a swirly bit of stylized ribbon. I kind of wish it was more Twilighty, but still ninja. Because a full on Twi Tat has serious First Hand Embarrassment issues.
I think a quote from the book in small font is acceptable but I wouldn’t use any specific names. I personally wouldn’t do it but I wouldn’t judge someone else for it. But that huge back piece or anything similar, and yes I would be hugely concerned, if I was a tattoo artist and someone asked me to put that on them I think I would be asking for a certified letter from a mental health professional.