This is what I would be going for, although obviously with a considerable amount less detail. I wouldn't want any shading or coloring, if possible; I like it as a line drawing. Would this not work? Also, this will be on my inside right bicep- any comments on the area as a placement?
You don't know what will or won't work until you
go talk to an artist! I lurk at the InkedNation.com fourms, and people are always asking, "Will this work", and (as they are all a bunch of artists) everyone tells them they don't know what will or won't work on
you until you are standing in front of an artist with them and talking about what it is that you want.
And BK, as for wanting something after the novelity wares off, the suggestion i always hear is to pin up a picture of what you -think- you want now, somewhere you'll see it everyday (bathroom mirror, fridge, closet door, etc), and if you still like that image after 6 months, you're probably good to have it tattoo'd with no hard feelings about it later.
...These are just, you know, general things. I hang out at Inked Nation to much. I'm beginning to get kinda bitchy like them. Ack.