Batman

I recently got a tattoo of the Batman symbol..which happens to be my first one. I can almost predict what everyone's first reaction is when looking at it..."Why on earth would you tattoo Batman on yourself?" Not that I need to explain my decisions to anyone but I guess I will to give you all a chance to understand. It all started with my grandpa (on my dad's side) who was not the nicest, nor was he the most loving person in my life but I know that he did love me, I knew through his own personal way of showing it. At a young age my grandpa introduced me to my hero, Batman.

I remember him pulling me up on his lap in his black leather chair that was always in the corner of the living room. The show would start, and I would be in heaven. It was always the same story, he would pull out his polished wood template with a blank sheet of paper resting on the front of it. Then he would grab a recently sharpened pencil and begin the drawing that would last throughout the entire episode of Batman. I would always try to split my attention between the masterpiece that grandpa was creating and my first true love. At the end of every show, grandpa had drawn his own version of my hero for me to keep. He would let me pretend to help finish the drawing off by holding onto his hand as he drew the last few lines.

Throughout my life my secret love affair with the Caped Crusader has not faltered. After my grandpa passed away I wanted to get something to represent the special bond between the two of us. It took me almost six years to finally decide what better way to represent my love and bond with my grandpa then to get a tattoo of Batman. The tattoo is more then just my obsession with a hero but a tribute to the man that gave me someone to believe in as a young child.

Hopefully soon, I'll be able to go back and get my tattoo finished up, with the final product showing the initials SJC, which stands for Sidney James Charter. Although he didn't leave a lasting impression on everyone he met like he has on me, it has definitely played a huge part in the bond that he and i had. Maybe now people won't think I'm so crazy for tattooing something as silly as Batman on myself.

Sidney James Charter

Frustration

Sometimes it seems like professors are out to get you rather then help you
They say they want to see you succeed but don't really act like that at all
It's rather frustrating when they are so rude and require so much of you with little in return
I can't even believe how draining this semester is, it's worse then any other
Like my dad always tell me, there will be a pay off in the end...how long do i have to wait?


To top it all off, the weekend was all but relaxing, which is never a good sign for the week to follow
A couple good things were reuniting with family and spending time with friends

Why does it always seem that family only comes together when illness or death is around?
Is it too much to ask that family stays close to one another?
I love my aunts and it was great to see them after a five year absence
But like usual it was bittersweet...my grandpa isn't doing so well
They all came out cause it didn't look good, they say he's doing better and I'll pray that lasts
I didn't realize how hard it was going to be to see him, and I hate not being able to do anything about it
I should probably make an effort to keep in touch even if it is just through email or phone calls