Tyler: Indestructible

A good while back I had a dream in which Jay Gatsby introduced me to a prostitute and the next morning, upon reflection, I realized that my dream was a pretty good description for what I think my literary styling is. In my most egotistic moments I fancy myself as a cross between Charles Bukowski and F. Scott Fitzgerald. I really, truly enjoy talking (and writing) as though I am smarter than I really think I am. I don’t think its because I’m trying to impress anyone, I just think people spoke in a way cooler manner in the roaring 20’s. In my stories I call girls dolls because that’s what I call girls in my day to day life. At the same time, though, I love the vulgarity and honesty of Bukowski. If anyone asks me what his writing is like I tell them to open up ‘Women’ to any page and read it. One of my favorite passages from ‘Women’ goes a little something like this (just a little because I’m paraphrasing).
Random girl talking to Chinaski (Bukowski’s alter ego): I want to destroy your face with my cunt.
Chinaski: I’m not so sure you can do that.
Girl: Your face doesn’t stand a chance.
Chinaski: You’re right. Cunts are indestructible.

‘Cunts are indestructible.’ It’s insane. You cannot find that kind of writing in just about any other literature.
Me, though, I still think I fall somewhere in between Buk and F. Scott. I’d like to think so, at least.

I’m currently reading ‘This Side of Paradise’ by Fitzgerald and I’ve stumbled over a thought that never occurred to me whilst reading anything before. I’m not incredibly deep into the book but I feel like I have a good understanding of Amory Blaine. I was reading today and through my mind the idea scrolled, “I have never encountered a character in a book that was so essential to literature.” Now, what the fuck does that mean? Let me try to explain.

Romeo and Juliet: Classic young love that is naïve. Essential to literature.
Ahab: Definitive monomaniac. Essential to Literature
Holden Morrisey(seriously) Caulfield: Drunken, angsty teen. Essential to literature.

I hope you get my point. The difference though is that for those three (and many, many more) we are told that they are important characters and very pertinent to literature on the whole. With Amory and ‘This Side of Paradise’ though, I came to the conclusion on my own. Amory is an unforgivably arrogant egotist that I truly think everyone can relate to on one level or another. I will tell you, though, feeling yourself relate to such a character is a little depressing. I’d like to think I’m not as shallow as Amory but at the same time its very possible that I’m a bigger douche than I realize.

On an entirely different note Massive (the Columbus Crew) is in the MLS Finals and I am fucking ecstatic. So ecstatic that my brother and I are actually looking for a way to get out there for it. I love Columbus.

Columbus till I die
Columbus till I die
I know I am I'm sure I am
Columbus till I die!!!
Be Massive!