Revealed: My tattoo

Folks, it's time. And an appropriate time: for my penultimate post here at Discover Magazine, I've decided to show you my tattoo. I've been meaning to post this for a while, but there were a lot of behind-the-scenes issues getting permissions I won't bore you with. But by the time I was able to post this it was so long after I got inked it seemed a little silly. Still, Discover Magazine was the reason I got it, so it seems fair and fitting to post this now. And I've dyeing to let y'all know anyway. As a brief recap, a few years ago I made a bet with then-Discover Magazine CEO, Henry Donahue: if I got 2 million page views in one month, and the magazine got 5 million total, we'd both get tattoos. In March 2009 we did it! So Henry and I went about getting inked. He got a pretty nifty Celtic fish on his shoulder. For mine, I decided to turn to you, my readers, for suggestions. And they poured in. I narrowed it down to a handful I liked, then made my decision. Henry and I thought it would be fun for me to try to get my tattoo on the TV show "L.A. Ink", so I applied. They accepted! Discover Magazine generously offered to cover my expenses, and so a little while later I was on my way to Hollywood to get myself some ink. That's the basic story. So, without further ado, here it is: my tattoo!