I have 6, and 7 piercings. I am looking at getting a brand here soon too. Be careful with tattoos though, they are addictive. Make sure you want it for a long time before you go jumping into things, and try to design your own... there is nothing worse than walking into a club and someone has the same tattoo as you. This weekend I went to a fetish/body manipulation circus in SF and they were doing free brandings of the #13 on stage... cute idea, but 23 people did it. Seriously, be creative people.