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Darryl

Jesus!

About Me

Darryl Melzer After building and working at "Tatu Tattoo" for about seven years, I went to the burbs to work with my brother Dan at "Modern Tattoo" for about another seven or eight years. I resigned there April first to work at my own shop, "Ink Spot Tattoos", which my friend and business partner Matteo opened in 2003.You can find me there full time, every day from about three pm 'til midnight, every day but Monday.

My Interests

Getting even with Oscar. Sex. Scuba Diving. Golf. Observing the stupidity of Mankind, myself included. Good food. Philosophy. Shoes. Fishing.

I'd like to meet:

My wife.

Footprints:

I dreamed that I was walking down the beach with the Goddess. And I looked back and saw footprints in the sand.

But sometimes there were two pairs of footprints, and sometimes there was only one. And the times when there was only one pair of footprints, those were my times of greatest trouble.

So I asked the Goddess, “Why, in my greatest need, did you abandon me?”

She replied, “I never left you. Those were the times when we both hopped on one foot.” And lo, I was really embarassed for bothering Her with such a stupid question.
-Carl Muckenhoupt

Never judge a man till you have walked a mile in his shoes, ‘cuz by then, he’s a mile away, you’ve got his shoes, and you can say whatever the hell you want to.

When life gives you a lemon, say ‘Lemons? I like lemons. What else have you got?’

Music:

Something to drink to.

Movies:

BLOODCAR!!! Best new movie!!!Night of the Living Dead. Dawn of the Dead. Day of the Dead. Shaun of the Dead. Return of the Living Dead. Evil Dead. I prefer Zombies. They remind me of my trip to Las Vegas. Ninjas, Pirates, or Zombies- you make the call.

Television:

Scrubs reruns.

Books:

Twilight of the Idols/The Antichrist. Scuba manuals. Foundation. Chinese philosophy. Heavy Metal. Juxtapoze.

Heroes:

People who have put up with far more than me and shone through it. My Parents top the list.

My Blog

Fadingt fast

And so it begins.Whether it be a mosquito net of white noise or a cloud of mosquitos, the distractions from the issues that I should TRULY be focusing on are bogged down by a mire of incessant pestera...
Posted by Darryl on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:56:00 PST

So it begins

I walk into work and do my thing. Same thing every day, as just about all of you do. Some time, during my day, I realise what they hired me for, or what position I fill better than anyone else at my p...
Posted by Darryl on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:42:00 PST

Depression, Apathy, Anger, and Bitterness

Roses are redViolets are blueBut they all dieAnd are replaced by the newNo, wait...Roses are redViolets are blueWho cares?No, wait...Roses are redViolets are blueIf I had a stickI’d probably pok...
Posted by Darryl on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:04:00 PST

Apple Bottom Jeans

As per request...    When I was young(RRRRR), Dirty Dancing was a hit movie. Now, it's ALL dirty dancing, and it seems as though that's all that people want anymore. Sensuality has all ...
Posted by Darryl on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:22:00 PST

Best times of my life

13DEC07Well it looks as though I can finally start looking forward again in my life, rather than looking back as I've been known to do. I woke up with a revelation today, and suddenly everything click...
Posted by Darryl on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:48:00 PST

Idiocracy

What an incredible movie. I can't believe what a great mood I'm in after watching Idiocracy. Normally, I don't like reviewing flicks, because I have such a poor memory for sequences, dialogue, and act...
Posted by Darryl on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:04:00 PST

My Ex

     So I got some news today. I won't tell you what it's about, but it hit me as deep as I go. It's been a long time coming, and when I heard it, finally, from the lips I onc...
Posted by Darryl on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:29:00 PST

Yarg

Yarg. I guess even the best of gurus can't avoid going to a Turbonegro show and getting a wee bit crazy. Ah, the visuals of Sailor Tom and sweaty shirtless pit fiends trying to scream out their onenes...
Posted by Darryl on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:10:00 PST

Drunken Rambling

So here I am yet again, facing some type of media that is blankly staring at me and challenging me to make it do something special to the world that no one else already has. Now I can understand why s...
Posted by Darryl on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:14:00 PST

North Woods, Wisconsin

Remind me never again to allow my family to book a week long stay for a fishing trip at a casino hotel! Thank God (or whoever) I did well at blackjack, otherwise my poor mother and father would have h...
Posted by Darryl on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:12:00 PST