Femslash Friday: No Words Necessary Edition

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Except in Multiverse Theory

You know, I don't really grok #YOLO.

Don't worry; I know what it means.  Definition here.

Functionally, it stands for You Only Live Once.  But suddenly I'm seeing it everywhere, from twitter hashtags to t-shirts.

The thing that bugs me is, "You Only Live Once" is an old saying.  And it has always meant the same thing as it does now.  So why is it trending so hard?  Just because of the cheeky acronym?  Or are we slowly becoming collectively aware that whatever passes for Western Civillization these days is, to use another trite stock phrase, taking a long walk off a short pier?  (#TALWOASP)   Are we having a resurgence in quasi-hedonist philosophy marked with twitter hashtags?  Am I thinking about this too much?

In any case, I plan on living at least two or three hundred times; you've met some of my multiverse incarnations on this blog before.  So yolo is clearly a phrase I can leave by the wayside.  My personal mantra of "Fuck all motherfuckers" (#FAMF) sounds a lot better to me.

Interesting Reading

First, read this and gather some useful intel.

Well, folks, looks like they are at least thinking about it.

"Full Spectrum Operations" sounds a hell of a lot better than "Martial Law" eh?

Of course, they ignore the most dangerous possibility, and the one upon which FREEFOR has hung it's collective chances the most-that large elements of the US Military may support an insurgency with intelligence, equipment, and out-and-out defection, or even worse, they may start questioning their orders to kill the citizens-easier in a foreign nation, much harder on US soil.  Still, the fact that they are thinking about the situation means that there are professional soldiers who acknowledge the possibility of insurrection in our lifetime.

Just how hard are you training?  Good, now harder.

Still, as Oscar Wilde put it, there is only one thing worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.  I'll see you in Gitmo, patriots.

Whatever the opposite of deprecation is...

You know, I spend a lot of time on this blog trying to showcase my humility with plenty of self deprecating humor and the occasional bitterly emo post.

Not today, bitches.

Today, I'm going to tell you what Chris By-The-Throat brings to the table.  Think of it as my freestyle SHTF resume.

I am stealthy and cunning and full of tricks.  I read quickly, retain information well, and have much sharper hearing than the average jerkoff.  I can take a hit like a motherfucking champ, from a bong or a fist or a chain.  Unlike most nerds, I have a decent charisma score.  I surround myself with useful people and retain their absolute loyalty through the simplest of methods-I expect it.  Not because I deserve it, but because I give it in return.

I'm smarter than a lot of motherfuckers and more expressive than most of them.  My empathy borders on the frightening sometimes; I can cold read like a carnival magician.  I'm quick, way quicker than anyone will be expecting given my linebacker build, and even if I'm not quick enough, I'm practiced at deception.  I have swum the shark filled waters of the underground economy for a long time and never been eaten.

I am wise enough to wait and wicked enough to decieve.  I can go where I want and get what I need.  I know how to learn.  I know how to teach.  I know when to cover and when to reach.

Look out for me, world.  I'm here to rock your motherfuckin' face.

What's Up, Scumfuck?

Mrrrgh.

VRRRGH!

BRAINS!!!

Sorry folks, training is kicking up into high gear and I'm trying to get a manuscript ready for submission by September.  Holy Plot Holes Batman!  It has so far taken longer than writing the fucker was, but I figured that when I started work on it.  My most frequent curse is "WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS STUPID SHIT PLOT CRITICAL?"

Training in stick and knife arts 2 days a week and MMA focused BJJ 3 days a week.  I want to bemoan the time and money expenditure but honestly I feel a lot better when my training is sorted out; I have more energy and am generally in a better mood.

Started principal shooting on the knife skills video; it is much more complicated than I thought.

Anyway, in case you wanted an update on things, you got it.  God willing I'll be able to post some actual content.

ZOMG On Demand

Holy shit another shooting.

Fuck it.

I'm sick of getting peripheral blame for shit like this.  Every time it happens, the predictable vulture screeches go up from the disarmament lobby cowards, and I'm sick of hearing it.

I'm not going to take a bunch of time to pick out the stupid things that the disarmament lobby cowards are saying; other gunnies are doing a fine job of that.  I'm not going to drop a long screed about how inanimate objects are not responsible for behavior and how "ease of killing" is actually an equality factor rather than a terrible scourge.  I'm not going to validate the media filth by describing how Insta-Fame (Just Add Bodies) is more of a cause than access to weapons.

You wanna know what I am going to do?

I'm going to strap on my weapon and go to a fucking movie.

More Timely Than Ever

Macdonough's Song - Rudyard Kipling

As easy as A B C"--A Diversity of Creatures"
Whether the State can loose and bind
In Heaven as well as on Earth:
If it be wiser to kill mankind
Before or after the birth--
These are matters of high concern
Where State-kept schoolmen are;
But Holy State (we have lived to learn)
Endeth in Holy War.

Whether The People be led by The Lord,
Or lured by the loudest throat:
If it be quicker to die by the sword
Or cheaper to die by vote--
These are things we have dealt with once,
(And they will not rise from their grave)
For Holy People, however it runs,
Endeth in wholly Slave.

Whatsoever, for any cause,
Seeketh to take or give
Power above or beyond the Laws,
Suffer it not to live!
Holy State or Holy King--
Or Holy People's Will--
Have no truck with the senseless thing.
Order the guns and kill!
Saying --after--me:--

Once there was The People--Terror gave it birth;
Once there was The People and it made a Hell of Earth
Earth arose and crushed it. Listen, 0 ye slain!
Once there was The People--it shall never be again!