My Latest Dilemma

So here's my latest dilemma. And I've been polling everyone (my dad rolled his eyes, I'm sure, when I asked him), so please leave comments. This could just be more of the need to feel "cool," but I think it transcends that.

My dilemma is this: so I finished my Ph.D. last month, and for the past year or so, I'd been saying that for a graduation present to myself, I'd get a tattoo. And this seemed like a good idea, and I had a tattoo all picked out. And I'd been excited about it. Only now I really want an iPod. So my dad said, "Well, I don't think there's much dilemma there." (He's not big on tattoos; I think he's pretending that I don't already have one. He also, very graciously, ignores my nose stud.) And I agreed that an iPod does seem to have greater potential to improve my quality of life. But my mom pointed out that "a tattoo lasts forever," so I guess that's one vote in favor of a tattoo. Should I get a tattoo, I want a Celtic trinity knot, as pictured at the right. But I'd want it in three colors.

Shay, whom I don't really know, suggested that I get a tattoo of an iPod. While that's a witty suggestion, it's not really what I had in mind.

Is it sad that this is the biggest dilemma I face? Should I post a picture of the tattoo I already have? Is this just more need to feel cool? I think it transcends the whole cool thing. I mean, a tattoo really means something, right? It means something to pick a symbol to commit to living with for the rest of one's life. But then, an iPod would be fun.