You can read more (and see more pictures!) of my tattoos on the blog posts. Hex code in order of acquirement:

The first two were done at Big Red Tattoo in Bloomington, Indiana.

• we are the machine : left of spine : we are all interconnected, and through that interconnection, we become self-determining.
• Death is the road to Awe : left of that : As a transhumanist, it is important to remember that the tear-down is a necessary part of every cycle – you cannot keep building and building.

The next bits of code and a map were been done by Aaron Campbell.

• all else will follow : lower line around right shoulder : full line is “just breathe, all else will follow” – it reminds me to chill out.
• then the ruins began to sing: wrap up right side : the inorganic infrastructure we build and subsequently abandon takes on a life of its own. Be responsible in what you create and how you treat it – it lives beyond you.
• Fibonacci spiral : right calf
• 09 F9 code : upper line around right shoulder : you’re trying to control information with information – I don’t think you understand how this works.
• becoming all that I am : up to right shoulder : everything you experience makes you who you are. While parts of life have been terrible, I like who I am now – and I can be even better. – was hilariously lasered away to make room for a new tattoo.
• a way for the universe to know itself : curly to left shoulder : sentient beings made of matter?! wtf, universes. So cool.
• Transit Map overlay of cities which have been important and informative to me: Berlin, Boston, London, San Francisco, Seattle.
• Throw away the scabbard : left forearm : We work for peace for as long as we can, but when the time comes to fight, we draw our sword and throw away the scabbard. A beautiful quote said by many, including a horrible person, as a reminder that we can learn from the people we are against.

The rest have been done by Santa Perpetua out of Black Sail Tattoo in Brighton, England.

• preguntando caminamos : down left calf : roughly translates to “asking, we walk.” A reminder to both examine, but still move forward.
• !Ya Basta! : down left calf :a rallying cry to unite many different groups.
• mandar obedeciendo : down left calf : roughly translated as “lead by obeying” — True leaders follow the will of the people, the desires of the larger community.
• Today you, tomorrow me : right thigh : Not in the “I’m stiffing you today as I’m likely to get stiffed tomorrow” as the quote is sometimes used, but in the “I have enough today and will share it, in hopes you will have and do the same tomorrow.”
• A World In Which Many Worlds are Possible : back of right leg : Another Zapatista quote, this one enmeshed in my brain based on a lovely conversation with Margaret.
• Burn your ships : left arm : the way to escape liminal space is to fully commit to the next thing.