Lauren and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Tattoo

    Today's tattoo is perfect for a Monday.

    Last month in Penn Station, I met Lauren, who had a familiar-looking face on her upper right arm:


    I couldn't quite put my finger on why I recognized the art, until she clarified for me that it was based on an illustration from a wonderful children's book by Judith Viorst called Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.


    The phrase in the banner, "Some days are like that," is a line from the story.

    When I asked Lauren why she got this tattoo, she elaborated:
    "I have a very good friend who has If You're Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow on his arm and I was like, 'Ah, children's book! Great idea!' So I went to my mom and said, 'What was my favorite children's book?' and she's like, 'Well, Alexander or The Lupine Lady [from Miss Rumphius].' And I thought 'I don't want pastel colors. I want black and grey and I liked the artwork much better.' So I went with this."
    This was Lauren's first tattoo and it was inked by Christian Beckman at Saints and Sinners in Baltimore. He modified Alexander's shirt, adding the skull, but it's still certifiably Alexander.

    Thanks to Lauren for sharing this awesome tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!





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