My brother is an asshole, the inevitable reprise
Attempted to make a start on the fic today but my muse just wasn't with me and then Mark interrupted and sparked an argument, it elevated into a full-on brawl that Sam joined in on and Mum had to get between us to calm things down. I haven't been that out of control in a long time and it was such a petty thing that sparked it all off, I'm just annoyed at myself for losing control like that. For the most part I've been better, but Mark is still the same, unrelenting prick he's always been and it grates on me. Time and again we get into these kinds of fights, or he pulls some stupid stunt or is just generally inconsiderate of the needs of everyone else in the house and Mum and Dad make a load of holler about how they're going to kick him out, but they're all bark and no bite and he knows that.
I've made the argument that he needs to truly hit rock bottom if he's ever going to face up to his problems and start getting his life in order and he's never gonna hit that point if he has their safety net to fall back on. At the end of the day, I don't have the power to get rid of him but it's starting to look like I'm only going to get away from him by moving out myself.
Having the argument really killed my urge to write and so I spent most of today reading Inception fic, then I watched The Kids Are All Right with my parents. It was an okay movie I guess, quirky and funny in places but I'm a fan of slice-of-life drama so that might be why I enjoyed it. I have some issues with the way the gay couple were portrayed because it was edging on some nasty stereotypes, but I don't want to kick up a shitstorm for no reason so I'm not really gonna complain about it.
Thirty-day Challenge, Day 2: Talk about your piercings or tattoos, if you have any.
Piercings don't really appeal to me. I briefly considered an eyebrow stud, but that's largely the influence of Hanna and Yasmin who are very into piercings.
I don't have tattoos, but I'm more open to the idea of getting one. My Dad has tattoos all up his arms, they're a bit shitty and without much colour because he got them to cover up the home-made ones he gave himself in his teens. One of the tattoos has the name of his ex-wife on it. So I guess, similarly to my attitude about smoking, I'm cautious because I've lived my life seeing my dad live with the consequences. Of the tattoos I have considered I want to get a ram's head on one shoulderblade because that's my Chinese zodiac sign and a wolf's head to fit the wolf in sheep's clothing dealy, plus I like werewolves. When and if I get those, I may then consider getting a Phoenix rising up my back with it's wings spread beneath the wolf and ram, and it's head perched just below my neck so that I can cover it with a shirt collar.