A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

This time I’ll get his name right!

Let me make up for linking DerKaiser wrong last time by posting this great photo of a 22ga neck play piercing he recently did in Germany. That reminds me, I’ve slowly started speaking German to Nefarious (my daughter) because right now she’s a total sponge for language and I only have to say something once for her to pick it up. Four languages seems like a good number.

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96 responses to “This time I’ll get his name right!”

  1. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    lilish – No, she spoke English until she we moved to Mexico where she picked up Spanish. Jon and Rachel speak pretty good Spanish, and I speak a little. She’s also taking French (which I speak the basics of at least) at school and we’re considering immersion, and I speak German so I’ve taught her some of the basics (counting, talking about who you are, where you live, how old you are, etc.). Kids love language, and I think it’s generally good for you. I’ve also been teaching her to lucid dream which I think if you learn at her age is *really* good for you as well.

  2. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    lilish – No, she spoke English until she we moved to Mexico where she picked up Spanish. Jon and Rachel speak pretty good Spanish, and I speak a little. She’s also taking French (which I speak the basics of at least) at school and we’re considering immersion, and I speak German so I’ve taught her some of the basics (counting, talking about who you are, where you live, how old you are, etc.). Kids love language, and I think it’s generally good for you. I’ve also been teaching her to lucid dream which I think if you learn at her age is *really* good for you as well.

  3. lala Avatar
    lala

    Derkaiser is absolutely beautiful. He has sort of a feminine/ambiguous look to him, which I think is absolutely appealing.

  4. lala Avatar
    lala

    Derkaiser is absolutely beautiful. He has sort of a feminine/ambiguous look to him, which I think is absolutely appealing.

  5. lala Avatar
    lala

    Derkaiser is absolutely beautiful. He has sort of a feminine/ambiguous look to him, which I think is absolutely appealing.

  6. lala Avatar
    lala

    Derkaiser is absolutely beautiful. He has sort of a feminine/ambiguous look to him, which I think is absolutely appealing.

  7. Neonsunshine Avatar
    Neonsunshine

    Good job starting Nefarious off early! I started French at age 7 and German when I was 8, and I am leaps and bounds ahead of older colleagues who have studied for just as long but started later. In contrast, I started Japanese when I was 16 and Chinese when I was 17… it’s not quite so easy to just pick it up anymore! Make sure that she gets a chance to keep using the languages she picks up. I’ve lost all of my French because I haven’t used it for years.

  8. Neonsunshine Avatar
    Neonsunshine

    Good job starting Nefarious off early! I started French at age 7 and German when I was 8, and I am leaps and bounds ahead of older colleagues who have studied for just as long but started later. In contrast, I started Japanese when I was 16 and Chinese when I was 17… it’s not quite so easy to just pick it up anymore! Make sure that she gets a chance to keep using the languages she picks up. I’ve lost all of my French because I haven’t used it for years.

  9. Neonsunshine Avatar
    Neonsunshine

    Good job starting Nefarious off early! I started French at age 7 and German when I was 8, and I am leaps and bounds ahead of older colleagues who have studied for just as long but started later. In contrast, I started Japanese when I was 16 and Chinese when I was 17… it’s not quite so easy to just pick it up anymore! Make sure that she gets a chance to keep using the languages she picks up. I’ve lost all of my French because I haven’t used it for years.

  10. Neonsunshine Avatar
    Neonsunshine

    Good job starting Nefarious off early! I started French at age 7 and German when I was 8, and I am leaps and bounds ahead of older colleagues who have studied for just as long but started later. In contrast, I started Japanese when I was 16 and Chinese when I was 17… it’s not quite so easy to just pick it up anymore! Make sure that she gets a chance to keep using the languages she picks up. I’ve lost all of my French because I haven’t used it for years.

  11. aceofspades Avatar
    aceofspades

    how/why did you decide to name your daughter nefarious?

  12. aceofspades Avatar
    aceofspades

    how/why did you decide to name your daughter nefarious?

  13. aceofspades Avatar
    aceofspades

    how/why did you decide to name your daughter nefarious?

  14. aceofspades Avatar
    aceofspades

    how/why did you decide to name your daughter nefarious?

  15. Rockerbaby Avatar

    I love that conch

  16. Rockerbaby Avatar

    I love that conch

  17. Rockerbaby Avatar

    I love that conch

  18. Rockerbaby Avatar

    I love that conch

  19. rori Avatar

    damn i wish i had started languages young
    i wish my parents spoke another language
    if i ever have kids
    which i really dont plan to
    but if i do
    i am definitley sending them to a bilingual school

  20. rori Avatar

    damn i wish i had started languages young
    i wish my parents spoke another language
    if i ever have kids
    which i really dont plan to
    but if i do
    i am definitley sending them to a bilingual school

  21. rori Avatar

    damn i wish i had started languages young
    i wish my parents spoke another language
    if i ever have kids
    which i really dont plan to
    but if i do
    i am definitley sending them to a bilingual school

  22. rori Avatar

    damn i wish i had started languages young
    i wish my parents spoke another language
    if i ever have kids
    which i really dont plan to
    but if i do
    i am definitley sending them to a bilingual school

  23. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    thats some awesome playpiercing 😛

  24. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    thats some awesome playpiercing 😛

  25. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    thats some awesome playpiercing 😛

  26. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    thats some awesome playpiercing 😛

  27. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    i have a decent french accent and that’s about it lol

    Derkaiser is such a beauty…i love his ears

  28. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    i have a decent french accent and that’s about it lol

    Derkaiser is such a beauty…i love his ears

  29. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    i have a decent french accent and that’s about it lol

    Derkaiser is such a beauty…i love his ears

  30. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    i have a decent french accent and that’s about it lol

    Derkaiser is such a beauty…i love his ears

  31. joe Avatar
    joe

    jesus christ! he is one of the most beautiful guys i have ever seen! rock on!

  32. joe Avatar
    joe

    jesus christ! he is one of the most beautiful guys i have ever seen! rock on!

  33. joe Avatar
    joe

    jesus christ! he is one of the most beautiful guys i have ever seen! rock on!

  34. joe Avatar
    joe

    jesus christ! he is one of the most beautiful guys i have ever seen! rock on!

  35. L1ZZARD Avatar

    He is so beautiful!

  36. L1ZZARD Avatar

    He is so beautiful!

  37. L1ZZARD Avatar

    He is so beautiful!

  38. L1ZZARD Avatar

    He is so beautiful!

  39. winfish Avatar

    yeah, he is awesome, most of all because he is a great person too
    p.s. I was also raised in a trilingual household, keep trying, I refused to talk for ages also, but after I started schoon it worked just fine…

  40. winfish Avatar

    yeah, he is awesome, most of all because he is a great person too
    p.s. I was also raised in a trilingual household, keep trying, I refused to talk for ages also, but after I started schoon it worked just fine…

  41. winfish Avatar

    yeah, he is awesome, most of all because he is a great person too
    p.s. I was also raised in a trilingual household, keep trying, I refused to talk for ages also, but after I started schoon it worked just fine…

  42. winfish Avatar

    yeah, he is awesome, most of all because he is a great person too
    p.s. I was also raised in a trilingual household, keep trying, I refused to talk for ages also, but after I started schoon it worked just fine…

  43. winfish Avatar

    schoon -> typo -> school

  44. winfish Avatar

    schoon -> typo -> school

  45. winfish Avatar

    schoon -> typo -> school

  46. winfish Avatar

    schoon -> typo -> school

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