I Love Buying Tools

I am nowhere near a handyman. I’m sure that anyone with a moderate level of competence with tools would laugh at some of my techniques and the janky way that I accomplish things. That being said, I keep getting better, learning more and more each time I need to tackle a new project. And I have to admit, building and fixing things is freaking awesome. I get to go off and be on my own, try, fail, try again, and usually succeed. Even the failures aren’t too bad because that likely means that it’s too dangerous for me to reliably accomplish or something is just straight up broken and needs to be replaced.

But there is no better feeling than running into a project and realizing that I do not have what I need to get it done. That means I get to buy new tools. I can’t believe how excited I get about buying new tools. It is the equivalent of a child getting a video game. It doesn’t matter the level of the tool, just getting a new tool is exciting. It could cost $5 or $100, but either way I am like a kid on Christmas whenever it is justified.

Most recently, I bought new vice-grip pliers. I didn’t have this tool, and now I’m wondering why I’ve been wasting my time with other pliers. They made a difficult job that I was exerting way too much energy into and made it ten times easier. It’s awesome. Now I just want to go around gripping things.

A year ago, I bought a reciprocating saw because I didn’t want to pay $400 to replace my mailbox. I ended up engineering a janky fix that nobody in the HOA has noticed. That means that I solved a $400 problem for $100 and I still have a cool tool in my garage. Have I used it since then? Nope, and I literally can’t even think of a project where I could use it. But it’s already paid for itself so it’s still a massive win.

Tools are awesome. Fuck yeah, tools!

The Vaudevillains Are the Most Entertaining Thing in Pro Wrestling

Right now is a really great time for pro wrestling. Yes, there are issues with the main product that WWE puts out, but even that area is having some fantastic matches from their top guys as opposed to just having bodybuilders with limited movesets. Still, wrestling is truly shining on the smaller stages, most notably through Lucha Underground and WWE's minor league organization, NXT. Living down in Florida, I'm partial to NXT, because I am fortunate enough to see it live. Recently, NXT has lost some of their biggest stars with promotions for NXT Champions such as Kevin Owens, Adrian Neville, Charlotte, and Sasha Banks, the singles division, although still great, is a little thin. This has given the tag division its time to shine, and no team has shined brighter than The Vaudevillains, as they are currently the most entertaining thing in pro wrestling.

Now I will admit to being a huge Aiden English fan since his days of opera singing before his singles matches, but it did take me a while to warm up to Simon Gotch. But since coming back from a short break, both guys are on fleek (I don't totally know what that means, but I'm nearly positive it's a good thing).

Through the magic of NXT, they have become these fully developed characters that are impossible to root against. In its simplest form, they are old timey strongmen who still believe in chivalry. They cannot hurt women, because how could any decent human being hurt a woman? And when a woman like Alexa Bliss hurts them, they are shocked, but their brains cannot even comprehend a reaction outside of standing there stunned.

It's work like this that can overshadow how great they are in the ring, but don't make that mistake, as they fully live the characters with every move. As Vaudeville performers, they not only want to win to show how manly they are, but they also want to perform, so every move is designed to entertain the masses. These guys aren't Adrian Neville or Sami Zayn with high flying acrobatics; despite their average sizes, these are strongmen, and they wrestle as such. What they lack in acrobatics, they more than make up for with crisp moves that match their characters. The whole combination is just fun to watch.

And that's really what's most important. They convey their characters, and anybody who watches them can get swept up and forget how stupid pro wrestling can be and just have fun. That's what makes The Vaudevillains the most entertaining thing in pro wrestling.