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its a picture of a dragon and the symbol of the year of the dragon on top..on my lower back area.

Basically means what it says, I'm born in the year of the dragon...it's one of the things about me that I know can never change. It's something in my life that's concrete and will always be true.

I don't have any yet, sadly, but I will soon.

I'm getting:

- a side view of a fox on my thigh because it'll mean, "I'll always stand by your side." I always need a friend.

- a white rose on my foot with the vines wrapping around my ankle and foot (bottom cuts off) with the thorns digging in and drawing blood, which is "Every step hurts, but I'll still walk as far as I can." The white rose is supposed to represent anything disguised as innocent and pure.

- the all common angel and demon on shoulders. It doesn't mean the conscience to me like everyone thinks. To me, it's the human race. We're not all pure like angels, and we're not all evil like demons, but inbetween. By the way, they'll be on the back of my shoulders and shoulder blades.

- I want "remember the balance" in a gothic-ish type under my right forearm. Originally, I wanted it in latin, but I don't know latin or anyone who does. I'm still deciding on that. To me, this is very important.

This is all I really want because this is what I believe in. While my religion may or may not change, I doubt these basic thoughts ever will.

mine is a celtic band with a shieldknot overtop of it. it has to do with my beign proud of my heritage and bloodline.

well, since i can't get mine until im out of the house and out on my own, this is what i intend to get.

-medium sized faerie wings on my back in all sorts of purples, blacks and silvers if possible because i've always loved faeries, especially when i was little.

-black and white drama masks, on the outside of my left ankle for the thespian within.

-'Die Katze' on the back of my neck, for that would be my nickname.

-the scottish blue and white flag with a set of bagpipes on the outside of my right ankle, for my heritage.

-a small dragon wrapping around my left wrist, to symbolize the struggles i've gone through and going to go through in life.

I've got three tattoos.
The first one I got was a tribal on my lower back, I had it done from the money I got when I turned eighteen. So it's kinda like from now on My parents can't tell me wat to do.

My second one is a rose on my left shoulder, I got that one from my ex-boyfriend for my birhtday. He's still my best friend so to me it's a sign of our friendship.

And my third one is a heartagram between my shoulderblades. I'm a huge HIM fan and I'm not afraid to show it smile This band just means so mucht to me their music has helped me trough rough times so this is my dedication to them or something

I don't have any tattoos. However, I have a few brands. In chronological order:

I have an ambigram of my name (Naomi) on my left hip-bone. It was reclamation of my body after years of sexual abuse, and generally feeling no control over my life. This was me taking it back, at the age of fifteen it was also my coming of age. I've never felt the need to self harm since doing this. It was self done.

I have a rememberance star on the top of my left thigh. It's in memory of every person I've lost during my life and acts as a reminder they are all among the stars watching over me. Self done at sixteen.

I have four trigangles set out like a compass rose on my right arm. This is both to hide scars from self harm episodes a long time ago, and to act as a moral compass. Self done at sixteen.

An empty circle is on my left wrist, I did that myself last week. It's to show the way I've seen myself for a long time, a self sufficent unit functioning away from the rest of the world. The difference between inside and outside, as above so below. The circle also shows the continous revolutions of the Universe, and the never-ending cycle of Time itself.

I also have one saying "ego sum" which is latin for "I am" on my shoulder. And "Love is the law" around my right ankle. These were done by a friend who does freelance scarification. They hurt the most, but have the most raised scars.

My brands mean a lot to be becuase of what they symbolise and what they mean to me. Each was made at a pivotal point in my life. Also the scar tissue makes them look like they are a natural part of my body; it's a really good feeling to look at them and remember they way they've changed me. They make me so happy.
Self-branding is not self mutilation. I don't enjoy the pain in the same way. The pain is merely a means to an end.