Equip the Sword of Legasis to your alt-bar.

I recently got linked to a forum discussion on a mixed martial arts website and I've been having a great time wading through it all. The thread I'm interested in isn't about Jujitsu or Bavarian Boxing or anything like that and I have no plans to participate in any sort of "bout" - The thread that has my attention is about porn. Sort of. This is probably old news, but A-list porn star Tyler Knight started fielding questions on an MMA forum regarding his life, his thoughts and, mostly, who he has and hasn't had sex with in the industry. He also covers what it's like having sex with women for money in-front of a camera and what that does to a persons mentality and personal relationships.

To say its been an eye opener would be an understatement, it is a genuinely well written, well thought-out, honest account of life as a porn star. Firstly, I should point out that the Tyler himself seems like a genuinely OK guy and whatever your thoughts about the adult entertainment industry are*, it would probably be an interesting read and may confirm or destroy your own perceptions on the industry and open up a whole side of the business you never thought about and probably never cared about. Anyway, the parts I find most interesting are the personal sides to his postings, not the (non-graphic) accounts of who he has had "relations" with. I find reading honest accounts of anything by anyone who reached the top of their profession interesting - everything is always so much more corrupt and complicated at the top. Anyone interested can click here and read about it.

Today, I think I finished my transformation into a full-on geek. I actually read and understood some pretty complicated articles on guitar amp design and the differences between the circuits of common amps. I've found myself searching out this level of knowledge more and more recently and whilst I have no need for it, I have an unquenchable desire to know it. I don't know what is driving it internally, but I keep finding myself going over articles that no-one should ever in their right mind ever read, let alone want to read. I now genuinely want to build an amp. From scratch. On my own. Without my Dads help. I'm giving up. The tweed jacket with leather elbows is ordered and the pipe is on its way and I will become a full time garage tinkerer. Interestingly, Tyler knight is himself in a World of Warcraft Guild that is in the top 0.5% in the world. He is a geek too, undoubtedly.

Probably the only thing I have in common with an actual porn-star.

* This is coming through my own personal "glasses" where I have no strong feelings regarding this wing of the sex-industry. Those who oppose porn may take his postings in a different way to me and I would love to hear some conflicting thoughts on this. Obviously, the very basic act of people having sex for money on camera is a difficult issue for many, but then those involved in it probably feel the same way about the (often) boring jobs we do for a living, and if people are in sound mind and make choices based on their own will, well then I'm ok with that, porn or not.