August 2025

Stronger

“Every time I look in your eyes I feel stronger, stronger
Every time I look in your eyes I feel stronger, stronger
The look in your eyes makes me stronger
Now I can’t wait any longer
So look at me, shine on me
Without that I’m going crazy.
Crazy!”

You can own the body, you can own the heart, you can own the soul. But I always preferred to own the eyes. To fall in love with a person, it is enough to fall in love with their eyes.

For several days, the song Stronger by the Ukrainian band We Are (which is now somewhat different) has been playing in my head and player. After looking at the text (because I am a Ukrainian-speaking person and my English is “so-so”), I liked it. I decided to do some work, and I wanted to start with a reference. But I liked the reference from the phone with the processing, so I decided to leave this work as it is.

I added a second photo – it is from 2013. This is the beginning of our acquaintance with my wife. This photo became the “eye donor”. Strange work? Probably… but do I have different ones?..

“Maybe I’m busy today
But tomorrow I will throw my routine away
You’re my sun I need your light
You’re my charge that I need to fight
Maybe today I don’t have too much
But tomorrow I will give you a sky
You’re my sun I want you to shine
So please don’t ever ever cry!”

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Ps I know you’ll definitely like this song, but it’s her song. Always remember that ^_^

Studying behavior

Sometimes it seems to me that they tell me certain things to evoke some emotion. Jealousy? Maybe. Although it is unlikely to be as deep as I am thinking about it now. Because if you are jealous – you are already hooked. But I would not want to be hooked.

If you think about the question “What does a woman want?” – you will find the answer in a simple “Everything and immediately”. To be loved by everyone, to be given attention. She wants to be seen and done first. To be recognized by everyone as the best. And she will try. Will try to be better in sex, in cooking, in leisure. It will be important for her to fill any empty niche where she can get. But what if the niches are already filled?

There are things that we do subconsciously. That is, not because of some grand plan. But simply because we do them without even thinking about them. And in communication I have become very careful. Because I see the mines that are being planted for me. You can be too frank with someone, but one fine day this frankness of yours will stab you in the back with a knife. And this is not about trust. This is about human nature. Human essence.

I get tired of games – and this is a fact. There comes a moment when I stop understanding why exactly I play this game.

When I ask myself – what does she need, I understand what exactly. This makes me sad. Because she needs emotion. Feelings. This is energy vampirism, just in a different form. And the only question is – how much will I agree with it.

I ain’t got a Bright Side…

“I ain’t got a bright side
Don’t tell me there’s a silver lining
I ain’t got a bright side
Cheer up baby, give us a smile..”

The song by the band Anavae – “Smile” was supposed to be related to another work, but it so happened that I found a rather interesting belt in myself. I wanted to do something dark, not in the sense of blood and makeup, but with a sexual overtone. Unfortunately, due to damage to the electrical infrastructure and lack of light (due to the russian attack), the work turned out to be less than ideal. But it’s better than nothing.

“Tearing out my eyes to rid my temptation
I am lacking affirmations, just grieve, breathe, breathe
You’re making me your art and staying miserable
Will we always gravitate to all the things that make us tortured?
This is getting really boring”

Music Power

I had this idea for quite some time. But something always prevented its implementation – either the lack of a player, or the lack of a “tube with blood”. So I postponed its implementation. And today the stars aligned, and I decided to close this gestalt.

I wanted to do it in a more classical form, but I didn’t like the colours I got, the composition and in general. So I decided to play with the colours and as a result I got what is in the picture. I like that it looks like digital art. It adds a certain artificiality that I needed.

I didn’t add any song to this work or idea, because music is its basis. Those who like music like me will understand what this work is about. So no explanation is needed here 🙂

First Day

The first day at work turned out to be oversaturated. But…from today we are officially (almost) engaged in chimney cleaning. I have been going towards this idea for a year, and finally the possibilities coincided with reality. How is it? Well…

I am always scared of something new. Especially when this “new” is a service for some other people. Because I am never confident in myself, so I always think in advance that I do not know anything and do not know how. Therefore, one can only imagine what a big step it was for me to declare that…we are engaged in chimney cleaning. I did not specify the word “professional”, although I understand that the method we use refers to such. Despite the fact that the earnings are divided by two – I think that this is a good income for such work. We immediately had several first clients (three in one day), and I think that this number will only grow further. However, we are ready.

I’m trying to think of something else I could do that would have a certain level of success and generate some income. It would probably be nice to earn money for a three-wheeled electric truck that I could use to deliver various goods from hardware stores or the post office. Why not? This could be another way to make money. If you can’t change a system you live in, try to adapt to the way it works. And then you can get the most out of the least. I’ll just find new loopholes in this system to find my way. In general, having my own transport would allow me to expand the range of services I could do. For example, why not paint roofs? Just buy a couple of compressors, load them onto your transport and…to the stars. Or take a semi-automatic welding machine, learn how to use it, and do such work for yourself and others? Also a good option for working from home.

I think this is just the beginning. Over time, I will open another business of my own. And I will develop in several directions at the same time. I have already assembled a battery for my electric bicycle and plan to continue working in this area. Of course, if possible. So… who knows what will happen next. But I am starting to believe that there will be “more”.

I walk this empty street..

…On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams

There are cases when you can understand my mood from the lyrics of the song I attached. So I warn you right away that the opposite is the case here 🙂

The situation has leveled out, and I call it “friendly love”, when you treat a person as a brother or sister. With some warmth in your soul and in a calm state. In general, it resembles some kind of disease that you have to get over. Sometimes the condition improves, sometimes it worsens. And two options – either you die, or you recover and will be stronger. This immunity will not be for other people or a similar situation. But it will allow you to feel comfortable in the conditions that you are in now.

In fact, I am glad that everything is like this. And if in marriage there are certain “critical” years, then in my friendship with someone these are, more often, critical months or weeks. If you get through them – it is easier for you. I perceive people and situations more easily. And this is better for everyone. So… a warm journey for us in our relationships. She is a very kind and close person, and I feel it. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say this – she is as close now as she can be and can afford to be. And we also have interesting musical tastes 🙂