shamash says...

A Woman Should Have...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…
A set of screwdrivers,
a cordless drill, and
a black lace bra...

Brave, Fearless Drawing Machines

What do a labor arbitrator, a radio personality, a teacher, an epidemiologist, a registered nurse, an education specialist, a bat expert, a physiology professor, and a defense lawyer for the Dept of Justice all have in common?

This past week, I found out. And, in the process, realized that much of that which unites us as human beings has little to do with our professions, and much to do with what we long to do after-hours.

She's Hot, He's Not

 

(image_by John Hersey)

These days, conversations about relationships, sexual attraction, and the woes of modern dating are never-ending, no matter what your age or gender.

The Retrosexual Beats the Metrosexual, Hands Down

"Shamash gets all hot under the collar when a retrosexual in his tight Wranglers walks by, even if he is a die-hard Replublican, and even if he likes to handle guns. Compare the hair-geled metrosexual who loves to shop to the retrosexual in scuffed shoes who just opened the door for you, and the retrosexual scores, hands down."

All Hail the Retrosexuals, and the knights in shining armor who protect the damsels in distress.

(image via Geek Culture)

The Retrosexual Code

"A Retrosexual man can chop down a tree and make it land where he wants. Wherever it lands is where he wanted it to land."

- from Grau Magus in his anti-metrosexual manifesto, The Retrosexual Code

Want a good laugh? Want a real man? Read on, dear readers. Read on.

(image via Laura Smith Art)

Samantha Jones, V.I.P.

" Because Dancing Shoes considers us VIP indeed, he grabbed my arm, marched me through the cameras on tripods, magazine photographers, and representatives from Revlon, and sat us down in the seats as if we were The Queens of Y. One minute later, the first model was coming onto the stage. I looked over at him, and felt like Carrie Bradshaw sitting with Samantha Jones.

 

Only this ain’t no Manhattan, and this ain’t no “Sex and the City.”

 

But I pretended."

"Sex and the City" Shoes

Bluest Eyes wore her black strappy ones, and I slipped on the silk ones that I bought in Saigon last March. Carrie Bradshaw would have been proud, even though they weren't Prada.

(The shoes, resting at the edge of the rooftop bar "Distil." As a former parachutist, I was tempted to BASE jump.)

Chivalry Detected

chivalry: n. the qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, and honor.

 

chivalrous: adj. characterized by consideration and courtesy, especially towards women.

 

It’s official. Small but honorable acts of chivalry have recently been detected in the city.