Alice and the Cheshire Cat in Manhattan

At one of the busiest intersections in Manhattan (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/34th_Street_%28Manhattan%29">34th and 7th</a>), I recently met Kelsey, who offered up this still-fresh tattoo:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOpRE4dKRGpRKCve3y2bWcghYRFSGyg1DwWR42egt1AwmtXwKn6DLuTPDhv4Qp69j_Z9TZkpO0zu0g32i0k9zpSNAyex9pGOXJ8dXVjAAjWqSw9sMkRAqz4RzKxUL-wc87M_EiOXn8ck/s1600-h/Alice.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339520874300507698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOpRE4dKRGpRKCve3y2bWcghYRFSGyg1DwWR42egt1AwmtXwKn6DLuTPDhv4Qp69j_Z9TZkpO0zu0g32i0k9zpSNAyex9pGOXJ8dXVjAAjWqSw9sMkRAqz4RzKxUL-wc87M_EiOXn8ck/s400/Alice.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />This is a scene from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Carroll">Lewis Carroll's</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland">Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</a>, when Alice meets the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire_cat">Cheshire Cat</a> for the second time.<br /><br />The tattoo is based on this illustration:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXj8KeviDt1cMap-uAS6gQZriOiMSnJXc02YPwBZajzCkLqN-RMSHfTJQvnB8MyYbA8h7YR1fBF_Kkm3HiVTll87I7jhkLnDxKVgN2q2p1hJPzJHpZr5WOa7RD7EpQgfbQVfCAPU75gk/s1600-h/alice.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339521229661301874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXj8KeviDt1cMap-uAS6gQZriOiMSnJXc02YPwBZajzCkLqN-RMSHfTJQvnB8MyYbA8h7YR1fBF_Kkm3HiVTll87I7jhkLnDxKVgN2q2p1hJPzJHpZr5WOa7RD7EpQgfbQVfCAPU75gk/s400/alice.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />This is her most recently tattooed piece. The inspiration behind it is that this was one of her favorite stories, ever since she was six years old.<br /><br />This was done by <a href="http://www.finelinetattooparlour.com/MarkRoberts.html">Mark Roberts</a> at <a href="http://www.finelinetattooparlour.com/">Fine Line Tattoo Parlour</a> in <a href="http://www.deepriverct.com/">Deep River, Connecticut</a>.<br /><br />As a postscript, I noticed in the original photo I took, down on her ankle, was another tattoo, an apparent equation:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHJJEDZyvFF7QbVt5mAVVPXIu4MBxWgKqGF1zANcpK0gyCSnVZLwc7n6BgCuUQGS0bORJLQ9I8y7vnqS4i02P4IbWEDW-zoIX9GTFd5EDrJSiQ0vqaJT8YYAgSn1RdVN1KgOGJAFM8lQ/s1600-h/Alice+long.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339520803385008434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHJJEDZyvFF7QbVt5mAVVPXIu4MBxWgKqGF1zANcpK0gyCSnVZLwc7n6BgCuUQGS0bORJLQ9I8y7vnqS4i02P4IbWEDW-zoIX9GTFd5EDrJSiQ0vqaJT8YYAgSn1RdVN1KgOGJAFM8lQ/s400/Alice+long.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />I e-mailed <span class="il">Kelsey</span> asking her what the significance of "<3.14". I initially thought that it had something to do with being less than the value of Pi. (π).<br /><br />Her response surprised me with its cleverness:<br /><br />"Well, it's <3.14 because <3 is a heart and 3.14 is Pi, an irrational number ... I got it at a tattoo parlor in Augusta, Maine. Four of my friends also have that tattooed in the same spot."<br /><br />Thanks to Kelsey for sharing her tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

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