Yes, the first designs were done by myself, but the real hero is Mia, my tattoo artist. She made a structural cohesive design of all the bs I've put together. All sessions were at De Halve Maen in Deventer.

• The blue circle is the icon of Diabetes Type 1, because I'm one;
• The ribbon is a sign of strength;
• The combination of the circle, ribbon and the blood drop is the sign of Diabetes Awareness Day, November 14th;
• The chemical structure is the simplified one of Serotonin, a neurotransmitter that is in many ways involved in your health, like mood, sleep, and digestion;
• The cat with its ball, is a variation on the often used symbol of hope, the semicolon. Also, there's always a cat running around in my house;
• The lion's head has three different meanings to me:
• My star sign is Leo;
• A lion is part of the Bob Marley Foundation-logo;
• Especially in sports, the Dutch Lion is famous;
• The aperture is because I love photography. It's the part in the camera that determines how much light gets in;
• The coffee beans are there because I love coffee. I've also worked for different companies that sold a lot of coffee. For example, I was store manager at Starbucks for three years;
• The skyline is of my birth- and hometown Deventer, The Netherlands. The original line-art was created by Egbert.EGD, a known artist and entrepreneur;
• The waves beneath the skyline represent the river IJssel, but because of my love for reggae, the waves have the colors red, yellow, and green;
• The music notes are the first tones of a famous song, for two decades my ringtone. Do you know the song?
  
  A bassplayer will know ... ;
• The ones and zeros represent two special dates. To be less distracting, they're converted to binary;
• The bit mysterious logo is recognised by nerds immediately, definitely if they're a Bruce Willis-fan;
• My brother knows ...