Most of you probably already know this, but I figure this title might catch up everyone who hasn’t read my blog.
So what’s it like living in England with an English wife?…
Well, to be honest, it’s kinda stressful: because of my accent, Sarah never has a clue of what I’m talking about and also, 99% of pop culture references are lost on English people, because they weren’t subjected to 18 minutes of commercials every hour and up until recently, they only had three channels. So they’ve never heard: “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” “Where’s the beef!” or even that junkie kid that yelled: “I learned it by watching you dad!”
Also I can’t get through a film without Sarah yelling: “Head-butt him!” then she literally stops the movie so she can explain the value of a head-butt and how that will solve most problems and even though I agree with her at the time, so I can find out if Pee Wee Herman gets his bike back, the truth is that I’m still not too sold on this concept of how constantly head-butting people equates to an utopian society.
Another thing that sucks is that my ATM card is almost never accepted and when a store does accept it, they add 15% in charges and then they always say that I’m “randomly selected” for enhanced verification process. You know the type, where all the cashiers take turns pretending to be handwriting experts, inspecting the signature on your ATM card and your passport, until the manager finally comes over, only to inform you of the new policy where he makes you bend over and cough, while you wonder if British chocolate is even worth all the hassle.
Pro tip: It’s definitely worth the hassle.
And let’s not forget the immigration process, there is nothing worse than having to spend a couple of bitcoins every two and half years for an immigration lawyer and all the application fees.
I am in the middle of it now and I’m shitting bricks, I tried to talk to Sarah about my concerns, but I think she thought I was asking for black pudding, because she then tried to serve me a plate of pan fried pig’s blood. Sometimes I wonder what I have gotten myself into: where did it all go wrong?
Oh man, if she sees this post I am going to be in so much trouble…
I know I make fun of her a lot, but just after we got married, I began feeling a terrible pain in my head, the pressure was so bad that my eyes began bulging from their sockets, which was blinding me and then I began hearing an extremely loud roaring sound, similar to a train or a tornado passing by, but that sound never went away and I couldn’t hear anything else over that noise.
I was eventually diagnosed with a brain condition and when Sarah asked how much time do I have, the neurologist seemed worried and he began talking really slow as if he was trying to choose his words wisely to lesson the impact: “Since he’s allergic to the treatment, I really don’t know, all we can do is monitor him.”
Dissatisfied, as soon as we got home, Sarah began researching my condition and found that the treatment would extend my life by a few years, but untreated... I was a ticking time bomb. So she went to work, learning all about the dark arts of natural medicine. Before I even knew what was happening, she brewed up all types of horrific concoctions and somehow she managed to reverse a lot of my symptoms, so now I can hear out of my left ear and she even restored some of my vision.
Sometimes I wonder where I would be if neither of us found Hive, because it really is like a million to one chance that two people from two different continents would ever meet. It’s scary to think, if I never posted that rapey duck poem and if she never stopped to complain about my poetry, I don’t think I would be alive today, it’s really crazy how everything had to line up perfectly for us to even meet.
Now I’m not sure if you guys have ever heard of the Mandela Effect, but it’s this weird conspiracy theory where Nelson Mandela keeps trolling white people by travelling back in time to replace the names of their favorite movies and the logos on their underwear to get even for Apartheid.
As crazy as that sounds, we’re probably just one Mandela Effect away from never even meeting, but lucky for us, Sarah is mixed ethnicity, so I think Mandela will probably leave us alone.
Anyways, I haven’t posted anything in a few months and I want to correct that. Lately, I have been busy working on various Hive projects behind the scenes on Discord, so it’s not like I have been away. The crazy thing is, Within the last few months, I actually wrote quite a few posts, but I never got around to posting them and now they’re all out dated and stupid.
Over the years, I have noticed that a lot of successful people tend to make their fortune by purchasing cryptos during the Crypto-Winters, so I am really curious to know what everyone here is investing in.
Currently, I have been acquiring NFTS for Hive Punks, Splinterlands and Rising Star, so what are you investing in?
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Yes the title did catch my attention! A marriage that started through Hive! I shouldn't have been surprised I guess - I think the interactions here can be a lot more genuine than many so called 'real-life' ones.
As to your question about what people are investing in. Other than growing my Hive account itself (target 10k HP by the end of the year) I've invested heavily into BRO in the last few months, and have a few other Hive Engine based holdings as well - mostly those that pay me liquid Hive in some way. Check out my most recent blog post if you'd like a bit more detail.
Anyway thanks for sharing and have a great day!
I guess I could say I've investing in time here.
You're probably one of the most personable people on Hive and that really is the best investment.
Haha, thanks for your kind words.
I love your explanation of the Mandela effect. I believe it's spot on lol
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That was my favorite part to write, me and Sarah were laughing so hard at the thought of a time-lording Mandela.
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I bet she will forgive you on the above lol!
Beautiful love story I must say, I sometimes wish to find my wife on HIVE too for at least the common interest of being on HIVE and crypto enthusiast. Ladies out there just don't get.
I have been strengthening my Splinterlands deck, building my HP, LP staying up to date with development of PsyberX, Ragnarok and SPK Network.
Cheers.
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Thank you so much, I wish Sarah was still on Hive, but apparently, looking after me is a fulltime job.
I should probably mention that I have cerebral palsy, so you don't think that I'm just a dead beat for dead beat's sake.
I've been waiting for Ragnarok to come out, but I don't know anything about PsyberX and the SPK Network and I'm curios to learn about them.
You're most welcome, here's a link to claim your monthly LARYNX token: https://peakd.com/hive-112019/@spknetwork/how-to-claim-larynx-step-by-step-tutorial
It is a claim drop for a year, I we in the 4th-5th month of claiming now. You probably have missed the months you didn't claim.
as for @psyberx they frequently update us about the progress in development of the game, you can keep your yourself up to date by visiting their blog.
Cheers buddy and keep well 🤜🤛
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Thank you so much!
I just claimed the LARYNX token for this month.
You're most welcome 🙂
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Now, that's something magical as the universe has its own way of linking us up. We really can never tell what the future has for us underlock and bay.
Happy for you and Sarah and also the life you have today to share with us.
Bless up @gonzo
Thank you
I'm really glad to be able to share this with you.
Also, I'm gad to see that you're still rockin' that punk, that kicks ass :)
Definitely, Still got the punk rocking my profile.
Read one of post about you being I'll didn't know it was a near death situation.
I heard an illness when I was 9 that almost my life. I'm grateful you did share and I was more amazed that you got an angel beside you, Sarah...
I am really lucky to have Sarah, especially since I have cerebral palsy, most people can't overlook something like that.
So are you completely better from your childhood illness?
I'm 27 years now and there's never being any health complication to the operation I had.
The surgeons reported my intestine twisted.
It was a funny experienced that started without wary and later led to me paralysed from my waist down.
Well, I don't know any of that.
LOL
It's crazy how we can be posting on this platform for years and never run across each other.
Damn that was superb writing. Funny and real. Eat your black pudding boy, it puts hairs on your chest and next time they analyse your hand writing, 'slap the nut' on them and run like hell :-)
PS Don't forget that spelling the word 'colour' correctly is part of the 'Indefinite leave to remain' visa process and we haven't used the word 'quarts' since 1853. Hope this helps :-)
Thank you, I love to write, so it really makes me happy when everyone reads my stories.
To be honest, I don't really want to be all hairy with a stomach full of bad memories, although, I'll definitely slap the nut, but as for running... Well, I sorta have cerebral palsy, so the getaway might be more of a hobble situation.
Now, if I can somehow manage to not get deported, in a year, I'll be eligible to apply for 'Indefinite leave to remain' and I'll definitely remember to misspell color for them.
So how do you know about the test?
Are you an Xpat too?
No but my wife is Thai and we'd considered moving back so looked into the process and costs which are ludicrous ! Much easier to buy a rubber dingy and burn your passport ;-)
Oh man, so you know what I'm going through... I hate to even mention the cost on Hive, because I don't want to give people the wrong idea, but it really is brutal.
So are you living in Thailand now?
I saw that movie guy ritchie ..at the end it says ... do you have something to declare?
Yes ! Dont go to England
I think about that line every time I have a daydream of getting deported.
You wont , that would be insane
By the way on 3rd of August SPS goes live on huobi ..
I saw the price spike for a little bit yesterday, but I wasn't aware of SPS being listed.
I hope we're able to profit off this, because after the year we've had, I think we're due for a win.
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Love is a beautiful thing and some of get lucky to have to find it. It is good to know you are better now thanks to your wife, we hope to see more of your post
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Thank you so much :)
Thank you :)
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Ummm, you know House is from England in real ife, right? Maybe find him and see what's wrong when you are really sick.
That's as far as I got so far and it's probably premature to send a comment before finishing but I am because I always forget there is a comment there, half finished and then I find something else to do.
I'm glad you are still alive.
I'm investing in my real life. We bought a building behind us and are working to pay that off. Should have everything paid off within 5 years and then hopefully we can slow down a bit more and just work for us. Well, I do now, but Gerri is still letting The Man have a sniff. I guess we all are in a way. I just try to convince myself that working way more hours for less money is worth it because I don't have to answer to anyone.
Well, unless they call and want me to work, because I'm broke as shit. lol
Good to hear from you again, buddy. The last time was too long ago.
congrats!! but what up with punk news? :D