Sprillian

That, Comic Sans, left buttock.

Wonderfully nihilistic, i hate when people have these pseudo-intellectual tattoos of some shallow "meaningful" expression that everyone's heard a million timesIndeed, and thank you, I'm really pleased with it. Will eventually get it added too - not a sleeve but a continuation of sorts on my upper arm, ending on the back of my right shoulder (parsley, thyme and a cluster of mushrooms, respectively). this is all a bit contradictory to me and i'm willing to accept that i just don't understand the thinking behind it. (sorry to the bearer) i suppose this phrase means as much as the egg behind the fence does? ie: nothing, there's no point, it just is... but doesn't this tattoo fundamentally contradict nihilism? if so, then it's as pseudo intellectual as any other shallow meaningless expression whether you've seen it a million times or not. i'm genuinely interested, if asking for explanation makes me a cunt then so be it. i'd say if you can't handle someone asking, genuinely interested in the thought behind the writing on your arm, then you're a bit of a cunt yourself. you're perfectly at liberty to simply reply "it's personal" or "mind your own business" or even "fuck off you cunt" if you don't want to explain. (last bit to essines). No offence taken at all! I get a lot of very mixed feedback from it. To be honest the intention wasn't to convey nihilism particularly... Well, perhaps realism verging on nihilism. There was a thought process involved; It's a combination of two quotes, the latter part taken from my favourite writer Dylan Thomas, who you could say was rather nihilistic. I like the way the two quotes both contradict each other, and yet harmonise also - they flow nicely into each other, especially when said aloud - audio aesthetics is a big factor. The first part, said by Cartier-Bresson with regard to artistic expression, followed by a rather forgettable yet all-emcompassing statement in Thomas' Under Milk Wood - in which he is describing the daily activities of a small Welsh Villiage - declaring it all well, futile and meaningless, but in quite an exquisite and poetic way is all part of the joke. Life is meaningless and futile, especially if you don't have your own idea of a higher power or purpose on Earth. But live life we do. This probably sounds really wanky on my part. But that one line from Under Milk Wood (which you can't even find reference to online it's that unimportant) managed to stay with me. And to be honest, it helps me to chill the fuck out when I do get into a neurotic/nihilistic mindset. Oh, and I like thistles.

Wonderfully nihilistic, i hate when people have these pseudo-intellectual tattoos of some shallow "meaningful" expression that everyone's heard a million times Indeed, and thank you, I'm really pleased with it. Will eventually get it added too - not a sleeve but a continuation of sorts on my upper arm, ending on the back of my right shoulder (parsley, thyme and a cluster of mushrooms, respectively).

Ermahgerd, cheers!

Forearm. Aforementioned egg behind fence on ankle.

I've recently been making vegan pearl barley risotto, and serving it with a handful of chopped chorizo. Sweat half a large white onion with four cloves of garlic (I like garlic). Meanwhile, bring about 250grams of pearl barley to the boil, rinse in cold water and put aside. Add a splash of sake to the onions, add the pearl barley and cover with vegetable stock. Simmer for about 30mins, topping up with water as it reduces. Add in blanched veggies - I used okra, asparagus, sweetcorn and pak choi - and about 100ml of fresh soy cream. Let it blend a bit and then season, adding any herbs you might want - I added fresh, chopped coriander. Serve straight away or reheat with slices of chorizo. The oil from cooked chorizo is pretty full on though. It's pretty good by itself. I'm not sure why it's satisfying preparing strictly vegan food and then throwing meat/dairy into the equation, but it is.

Chai tea.

Sad times. A garlic beer would cheer you up! The garlic overpowers the failure.

You're a slave to the internet, don't ever forget that.

Good imagery going on. Wait, where did the last four hours go? Why am I still in my pyjamas with a bloody mary? Damn you WATMM.

Maybe he's horny. My cat goes into heat - I didn't know this happened to spayed/neutered cats but apparently so - once every couple of months or so. She stops eating and writhes around on the floor a whole lot, but shits like as usual (like she's had a fiesta at Five Guys) and generally is the same...

Mmm pleasing.

Triple espresso.

My faith is restored. This made my morning.

Onigiri (tuna & mustard) and a beer.

That really sucks. Do you have an idea who did it? Sprillian works for Bernard Black. he stole some money from the shop safe and made it look like an outside job so that he would a) have money to spend on booze 'n fags, and b) graciously allow people to be reimbursed in the hopes that they would spend it on booze 'n fags to share with him. "We're through the looking glass here, people" Lol! I prefer this scenario.

Just a book shop. But it was an outside job; Someone broke through the fire escape and went through our bags, so apparently we're covered. I wasn't expecting to be reimbursed as it was my own fault for not using my locker. Wasn't gonna turn it down though!

where did you conjure the avatar from? happy birthday btw. I had a shitty one too last weekend. I hate birthdays. I made it in MS Paint years ago - I was depicting the upper-middle class pigeons (my mum was feeding them stale croissants at the time) that were frequenting my parents' garden. The thing that looks like an eye infection is supposed to be a monacle... I did get the money back, and then spent half of it on a very large, very overpriced stiff drink ten minutes later, which seems a bit stupid now. lol I thought it was some kind of robot eye at first (fyi I am sticking with this interpretation for my personal enjoyment). how did you manage to get the money back? Took it out of the work safe, made a petty cash claim! This may have been a bad idea and I may get a bollocking for it but it wasn't my idea and my manager approved it so fuck 'em. I like the robot eye interpretation. If only more pigeons were croissant-consuming, tophat-clad androids. *Sigh*

where did you conjure the avatar from? happy birthday btw. I had a shitty one too last weekend. I hate birthdays. I made it in MS Paint years ago - I was depicting the upper-middle class pigeons (my mum was feeding them stale croissants at the time) that were frequenting my parents' garden. The thing that looks like an eye infection is supposed to be a monacle... I did get the money back, and then spent half of it on a very large, very overpriced stiff drink ten minutes later, which seems a bit stupid now.

Good god I could live off that.

It is very good - I'm currently scooping out the leftover garlic and coriander. Two is enough though, the tomato juice gets a bit cloying. Plus I have a nice bottle of wine waiting for me in the kitchen to go alongside the grilled vegetable platter I'm planning for dinner. Tequilla - Good (but somewhat dangerous) Beer - Good Tequilla beer? My stomach's turning slightly, sorry.

A really spicy Bloody Mary - but made with gin. Also, added chopped garlic, fresh lemon and coriander. Slurped through a McDonald's straw in a Delirium Nocturnum glass. Satisfying.