Thursday, June 27, 2019

Tattoos

One HUGE difference between here and Ukraine is the lack of girls (and more guys) with visible tattoos.  Some guys are into girls with ink, but let's face it, most tattoos are put on for the "art" and not meant to signify something you would like to have on your body permanently the rest of your life.  An example of a respectable decision to get a tattoo would be an army unit you served in. 

When the tattoo get's faded and blurred, am I going to appreciate that it once looked like an insect landed on your buttcrack?  Probably not.  Why did you feel the urgent need to have the outline of a T-rex skull on your bicep?  You probably still don't know.  Your baby's footprints on the back of your neck?  That's what you keep out of sight for yourself but want your (in the best case scenario) loyal husband to view if he's ever mounting you from behind?  Get out of here.

Everyone and (literally) their grandma seem to be getting tattooS (plural) these days.  If you're female you know that having healthy looking skin increases your attractiveness, so purposely denigrating yourself in such a manner reduces the chances that a male of higher social quality will pick you up. 

M has expressed no interest in getting a tattoo (save offering to have "Property of E" on her buttocks) and has expressed that girls who had any tattooing in Ukraine are "weird beyond the tattoo". 

As it's often quoted elsewhere, "Men want debt free virgins with no tattoos."  Too scarce a resource for certain.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

In Memory of Scott and WWS

As I alluded in my previous post, one of the catalysts involved in my sudden appearance is the lapsing of a blog that shaped my in my formative youth, which I will refer to as WWS.  It's a rather caustic title that was and even more-so in today's day and age still true.  As I do like my job currently and the number of interests currently out to destroy people in the war against Truth and Beauty are many, I kindly ask you not to list it in completion here (and I will be editing comments to do so). 

With that said, WWS and Scott (the primary author) was the most interactive experience I had on the blogosphere during my college years.  Posting under the moniker, Youngblood, after graduation and trepidatious searching through Eastern Europe for my wife, I documented my own journey and provided insights from my perspective which I am sorry to be lost to the internet.

Nothing lasts forever, but here I would like to memorialize what Scott did for me, and for "MAN"kind in general.  He was, perhaps, a small player in the great affairs of our time who most may not know or remember.  For my part, however, the burden of Truth and the appreciation of Beauty that his work instilled in me helped to mold my life and guide me through pivotal transitions.  I can't place the blame entirely on him, but much of the happiness and satisfaction in my life is his fault.

It's your fault Scott.

I don't know if this blog will ever get any more readers, but if you knew Scott and his blog at WWS, would you please share something about how he influenced your life?

And on the extremely slim possibility that you are Scott, and you see this, I'm not going to appeal to you to reply, as neither am I going to obligate myself to carry the torch.  If it happens it happens.

Over 3 Years Ago...

Over 3 years ago I posted last on this blog.  Business, apathy or something else I can't describe has kept me from putting my hands on the keyboard and stroking even a few lines.  So why now? 

I think the catalyst is twofold.  The first is the fall of the website Scott used to maintain (WWS, you know what the abbreviation means if you were there) and the fall of another game, alt-right dissident blog.  As I am wont to tell M these days from interactions with her friends, the war on Truth and Beauty (not coined by me) incurs more and more casualties.  This blog may even become one of those.

I attempted to purchase the WWS domain on namecheap, but someone beat me to it and now holds the domain for ransom.  I do not have the energy to attempt a negotiation, but on the unlikely chance that you are or know the owner, please consider allowing me to purchase the domain.  I would like to maintain it here and preserve, if possible, some of the works of Scott that I thought most important.

In my own life journey, since my last post I have moved 5 times, bought two houses, had one child (a daughter, Little T) and changed jobs twice.  Our relationship is just as strong, though deeper, and because I know you filthy animals won't ask but really want to know, intimacy is just as often and passionate as it has ever been.

My current job has me traveling varying distances.  I am only obliged to work about 2-3 days per week, but I electively work more on a regular basis.  I like the driving (often over 1 hour each way) as it gives me time to think and decompress after work.  The stories.  All the stories could write a book or two.  How we lived in roach motel while M was pregnant.  Our months of unemployement before.  Small town adventures afterwards.  The joy and challenges of living with her family in close quarters (a very positive experience we will repeat). 

I can't say if I'll write more.  It seems to me that I can get hot on a topic for a few weeks/months, then let it simmer on the back burrner for years before picking it up again.  I hope I do, though, because as a community I think it's fun to share our experiences.