17.2.09
Please respond - homework help! (general update, too)
Even if you feel you have little to say in the matter, won't you be a dear and complete this survey? It's for a good cause - my degree in Women's Studies! E-mail your responses to missavarice@gmail.com, my lovelies!
Also, please pick up a book called Black Male Outsider: Teaching as a Pro-Feminist Black Man if you have any interest in the importance of men's, specifically black men's cooperation and support of womanist and feminist causes. If you're not interested, you should be.
In a talk that miss bell hooks gave at my university two weeks ago, she said that in our American culture, we have been taught to alienate black maleness, we have not been taught to relate with black maleness in a holistic way. It was a huge "aha!" moment for me and I truly hope that by reading this book (perhaps also by reading Musings of a Manwhore?) and by making intentional choices in the company that I keep, that maybe I will make some progress in that area.
Healthwise, I have had swollen tonsils for five days now, I have been on antibiotics for four days, but they had done nothing to improve my condition. Four hours on prednisone, and the antibiotic is no longer doing double duty and the white spots are already beginning to disappear. this has been one of the most expensive non-chronic health issues I have had in a long time. I'm very grateful that I have not had any major health issues in the time that I have not had health insurance. On my to do list for March is to see if I can get on the county health insurance program. I'm not employed and I do have a laundry list of health issues that make it hard to both sit at a desk for 8 hours and stand on my feet for 8 hours. What kind of job lets you sit down and stand up as often as you want? I'm thinking very few.
Also, I'm not supposed to even be typing this because I'm grounded - two weeks behind in one class, totally on task with the other class, wtf is up with the imbalance here?
Recap:
Do my survey
Read a book
Tonsils are looking better!
29.1.09
Survey says...
I am taking a class at my university called “Men and Sexism" or "Feminism and Men” in the Department of Women’s Studies. Please respond below to the following questions:
1) What do you think sexism is?
2) Do you think feminism is an effective strategy for bringing an end to sexism?
Please fill in the following information:
*Name (you can make one up)
*Gender (and sex, if they are different than "usual")
*Race
*Economic background (For example, do you come from an economic background that you would consider to be: upper class, middle class, working class, or under class [poor]?)
*Sexual orientation
*Age
*Religious affiliation (if any)
*Highest level of education attained
*Response to question 1:
*Response to question 2:
I realize that the answers to this might of sort of biased if I know you folks, so if there are any of you that aren't really in the field of women's/gender studies, please answer! I'm looking for a broad range of answers.
23.1.09
Sexual Autonomy / Sexual Freedom
For me, Sexual Autonomy means having age-appropriate access to the wealth of information that exists about different types of relationship styles, different sexual activities, fetishes, and interests, as well as safer sex practices and contraception. I think this will only happen when we live in an environment that encourages open communication, mutual respect, and an understanding of the important role that sexuality plays in every person's life. I think that's what sexual freedom is, too. Perhaps autonomy means that technically, we all have a choice in what type of sexual life we engage, whereas freedom means that people in your life won't harass you for your choices... even if they might be the "wrong" choice. We can all screw up or bless our own lives equally!
I don't think any one moment in time created sexual freedom in my life. If I had to pinpoint a time when I became free, I would probably choose the day that I drove back to my hometown after leaving a religious training school a day's drive north of here. It wasn't any one sexual act, but it was the fact that I was disregarding other people's rules, and making them up for myself. Each day in the journey to sexual freedom, I loved myself and knew myself a little bit more. After years of suppressing and ignoring my sexual being, finally, enough was enough and I wanted to be in control. It wasn't just my sexuality that got freed up, it was the rest of me as well! I went back to college to get the degree I knew that I wanted (Women's Studies / Feminism), I took my stuff out of storage and found my own place to live, and about a year later, I met Dana. I wasn't expecting to like her as much as I did, but she pretty much blasted all of my "preconceived notions" out of the water. Our family histories are so similar, and we have made it our number one priority to talk about anything and everything as soon as it comes up, so that we don't hold onto confusion and anger. The best part is that it's not "too good to be true" - our relationship together has snags in all the right places, so that we build each other up instead of tearing down the one we love.
For the longest time we lived in a state of constant fear. "What if we break up?" and "If we're still together by that time, then we'll..." But that's no way to live. So for now, we're together indefinitely - which means that there is no end foreseeable... until further notice. And I'm very happy with that.
I know this post was meant to be about sexual freedom, but that is what being with Dana means to me. She means having all my sexual needs met, and being allowed to ask for what I want, and being allowed to spread my love around. Being with Dana means getting to explore new things, talking about our likes and dislikes openly and honestly. It means me being able to experience sacred sexuality gatherings, and to talk to her about my girl crushes (and precisely the same for her as well!)
It's good stuff, I tell you what. I found a letter last night that she wrote to me back in July. She said, "You are the perfect seasoning to my very hearty broth!" Now if that doesn't make you laugh freely then you need to get your heart checked.
Let's be free to be, you and me, shall we?
19.11.08
Sugasmo! #152
This Week’s Picks
Sugarbutch Star: Maze - The Girl in the Red Dress
“She’s the kind of girl who brings out the worst in me.”
treat or … fuck
“He looked like I had just given him a car for Christmas and he gently took my hand and led me upstairs. ”
A Life Exposed and Amplified
“We were breaking the rules and being dirty.”
Mr. Sugasm Himself
Sugar Bank
Editor’s Choice
I told him I loved him. He gave me a pen.
See also: Fleshbot’s Sex Blog Roundup each Tuesday and Friday.
(Sugasm participants should re-post all the links above within a week. The following links may be excluded as long as you include all the above links.)
Erotic Writing and Experiences
Break On Through
Eiffel Tower
Fast Jenny
A Few Orgasms Before Bed
Geisha
Goodbye, my Love
lustlustlust
Mexican Girlfriend
Mixing business and pleasure
Mistaken Identity
Unblemished
Sex Advice
How to Have Anal Sex with a Big Penis
Is Fantasizing Wrong?
Is Sex Without Oral a Dealbreaker? You Decide.
Lasting Longer in Bed
NSFW Pics, Videos & Audio
Georgia Jones wants to go for a ride
HNT. Forest Nymph
HNT! (One more cherry, popped.)
Kamila - The Restoration
More from the knee socks series
PSA: Breast Cancer Awareness
Seductor
Sex Work
Dating Civilians 101
Sex News, Reviews, & Interviews
A New Twist on an Anal Sex Toy
On Tuesday, Vote for Equality
BDSM & Fetish
-3 Days
Bad Girl
The big dodge
Blind date: Impressions of a Dom
Dirty Boy
egg scissors
Do you want to cum? How bad?
Jake gets Punished in Spanking Movie
Kneeling In Style
Long Night in Thee Cow Shed
Marked: An Open Letter
Mistress by Proxy, part 2 : the slut
The New Bath Brush
Pimping him out
Pondering Piercings
Quickie
Sex Humour
Friday Poem: Achy Achy Cunt
Thoughts on Sex and Relationships
HNT-Time
Hubby’s Halloween Hit. Confession #167
The Space Between
Two women, two stories
28.10.08
PSA: Breast Cancer Awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and here’s an easy way to get involved:
The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on ‘donating a mammogram’ for free (pink window in the middle).
This doesn’t cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors /advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising.
Here’s the web site! www.thebreastcancersite.com
Natt tagged sublimefemme, GR.E.G., Curvy Dee, and Sinclair. Have you all fulfilled your obligations? I'm re-tagging Sinclair and Essin' Em
Without further adieu, my Breast Cancer Awareness picture, taken this evening by the lovely Dana Herself, whom I dearly love.

And here's another, for good measure, and for my own vanity.

And here are the cat children.
Aurora on the left is the princess.
Dabu to the right is the troublemaker.

17.10.08
14 unusual facts
1. The first chapter book I ever read was Heidi. Unabridged. In the first grade.
2. There is a picture of me above Dana's desk. She put it there. In the picture I am 2 years old, wearing a pink frilly dress and grinning from ear to ear.
3. When our cats try to get into my big wardrobe we say "look, Dabu's trying to get to Narnia!"
4. I have a laundry basket full of shoes, but I mostly wear an old brown pair of reef's.
5. I alphabetize or categorize every shelf on my bookcase.
6. I have never written a paper for college more than a week in advance. I have never turned in a rough draft. I have never not stayed up the night before it was due writing it.
7. I gave away my television to Amber and Sol earlier this year. Glad to be rid of it.
8. Even though I played violin for 13 years, and I have two of them, I rarely play anymore.
9. My mother makes the best kahlua - the funny thing is that it's made with instant coffee! yuck!
10. When I bowl, the palm of my hand faces down as I roll the ball.
11. It's official, I've moved three times in 2008. This is the last time, I swear.
12. In high school I stopped shaving for several months and ranted to anyone who would listen about why women's bodies should just be the way God intended them to be. Everyone thought I was nuts.
13. Dad used to read The Hobbit to me and my brother. We would sit on the arm rests of this big reclining chair and he would mispronounce words to see if we were listening.
14. I don't wear bras. Only tanks with shelf-bras in them. So much more comfortable, easy to take off, and I never have to worry about my bra straps showing!
There you have 14 facts about me.
Tag, you're it!
29.7.08
If asked of the state of my heart, I would say...
29.4.08
my anniversary came and went without a whisper!
This blog has been all about handling layers. I have been learning to flip through the pages of our culture, of queer culture, and of the sexualities that we have taken underground, discovering anew the rich history and family that is built around shared secrets. I feel like I joined a secret guild of queer and sex writers who are taking back their sexualities and writing the stories back into the public eye. Keep doing that, and I'll keep working alongside you all. I said:
i shall never lack for conquests, suitors, and worshipers.
but it isn't the lack I fear. It's the abundance. I just want one that I can trust.
one pair of eyes to gaze into, in which to lose myself, wandering. one pair of lips for kissing, for communicating, for caring. one pair of hands for touching, for holding, for safety.
hands that hold me tightly - but not too tightly. hands and arms that wrap around me, assuring me of rest and security. and the breast, the tenderness, compressed against mine, the hope, the health, the future adventures, the trust and companionship. the faith and the forgiveness.
i want it. i want it all. the hands and everything that comes with them. the eyes and everything i see in them. the hips that balance right-and-wrong, new-and-old, truth-and-disguise.
my hands are sun hands.
hands know words that lips can only dream of.
A year later, and at least for now I have found that pair of hands, and everything that comes with them, and we're continuing to discover how our hands fit together. Holding each other's hands, we are learning to walk in one even stride.
I really need to say, too, that the people who have consistently followed my adventures, and encouraged me to write, reveal and divulge have been truly invaluable. I am a different person today, a freer, healthier person because I am telling my story. If you're not telling yours yet, start now.
28.4.08
sex before work
This is Isabella’s Sex Meme. Anyone is welcome to steal it, but you must post this rules blurb at the beginning of the meme.
1: You must include this link to Sex Talk - Sex Advice for Men.
2. You must answer every question! If you don’t have a good answer, you are strongly encouraged to make up something good; we like to be entertained.
3. You must tag three people: Delilah, Dark Musings, Tongue Tied
Here goes:
1. Sex in the Morning or Sex at Night?
Either and all. I like to unwind by having sex, and I like the rush of really quick sex in the morning before you have to be somewhere and then running off to work all flustered :)
2. Sex Music
I dunno I have a mix of k. d. lang, iron and wine, ani difranco, over the rhine, and simple piano solos
3. Naughty Pics or Naughty Home Videos?
pictures.
4. Fabulous Sex With: Dr Doug Ross or Dr Greg House?
Someone in the medical profession.... Delilah is in the medical profession! :P
5. Vibrator or Dildo?
You know, there's really nothing like regular old fingers. If I had to pick, it would be a vibe.
6. Bedroom Sex: Lights Off or Lights On?
Whatevs. As long as I'm with you.
7. Word Preference: Pussy or Cunt?
I really like them both. Honestly. I use them interchangeably, as they refer to the same thing.
8. Spanking Over the Knee or Spanking Only During Sex?
Both, please.
9. More Exciting: Sex in an Elevator or Sex in an Aeroplane?
Hotel room, bedroom with the windows open, porch or balcony.
10. Ron Jeremy or Peter North?
Trucker Cash?
11. Word Preference? Cock or dick?
Cock, because I like how the name feels in my mouth, and because my Grandpa's name was Richard and they called him Dick and it wasn't a bad word back then :(
12. Linda Lovelace or Jenna Jameson?
Princess Donna
13. Rope Bondage or Bondage Tape
Rope.
14. Give Rim Job or Receive Anal Sex?
um. I'm not so much into the sex part, but I don't mind that pretty pink butt plug
15. Get Rich Stripping in a Skanky Bar or Get Rich as a Call Girl for Celebs?
Burlesque.
16. Which Threesome - Boy/Girl/Girl or Boy/Boy/Girl?
Yeah Dana and I have the boy/girl part down and we've been looking for a girl third - anyone interested?
17. Flavoured Oil or Tingling Oil?
Creepy!
18. Favorite Non-Sexual Object to Make Sexual?
scarves
19. Sex While Strangers Watch or Sex With a Stranger?
i could go for sex while strangers watch
20. Tied to the Bed or to a St Andrew’s Cross?
I've never been tied to a St. Andrew's cross...but that could be fun. However, I really like being tied to the bed. A hell of a lot, so we'll just go with that.
27.9.07
quote of the day
"I can hardly swallow ... I've never had that problem before."
Oh man, it took me about two seconds to catch what he said and meant, but it made me laugh! I feel like Emmet from QAF has said that before.
My gay boy makes me nervous. He coughs a lot and won't get tested :(
25.9.07
meet-and-greet
Whom did you last get angry with? stupid customers that didn't tell me they wanted to future date their check until after it was processed
What is your weapon of choice? stiletto heels
Would you hit a member of the opposite sex? yeah. i used to hit my little brother all the time when we got into fights. these days, it doesn't seem to solve problems as well as it used to. back in the day you could just punch your brother and the fight was over. problem solved.
How about the same sex? I tend to kick and punch hard when i'm being tickled. i hate it.
Who was the last person who got really angry at you? customers who didn't tell me they wanted to future date their checks.
What is your pet peeve? disrespect.
Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily? I had one big one many years ago. After that, I've never been able to hold a grudge even if I wanted to. I just love people. Even when they behave in ways I think are wrong.
Sloth
What is one thing you're suppose to do daily that you haven't? Homework, definitely.
What is the latest you've ever woken up?probably like 6ish
Name a person you've been meaning to contact, but haven't? Tee
What is the last lame excuse that you made? When I didn't go to class today, I realized I would only hear the last 20 minutes of the lecture by the time I arrived. So instead I read not-a-school-book in bed.
Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through? totally
How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock this morning? twice. i was hoping it would come on a third time. but instead i missed class!
Gluttony
What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice? It's either Fiji water (hmmm Fiji water!) or Cosmos. Damn things are expensive!
Are you a meat eater? I am. I have no excuse.
What is the greatest amount of alcohol you've had in one sitting? Hmm... I once drank a bottle of cheap, sweet wine all by myself. Ever since then, three cocktails and I'm done.
Are you comfortable with your drinking and eating habits? pretty much.
Do you enjoy candy and sweets? nah. unless strawberries count as sweets
Which do you prefer: sweets, salty foods or spicy foods? all of the above.
Have you ever looked at a small house pet or child and thought, "lunch"? Maybe not lunch. Maybe ancient ritual sacrifice?
Greed
How many credit cards do you own? four
If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? Pay off debt, buy a reasonable house and car, give and travel.
Would you rather be rich or famous? Neither, not my style. I would choose Famous over Rich.
Would you accept a boring job if it meant that you would make megabucks? YES!
Pride
What's one thing that you have done that you're most proud of? I don't have any major accomplishments...at least I don't think. I was near the top of my graduating class of 300+ ... I gradually overcame depression before it could overcome me ... The simple ways that I love others and encourage them to love themselves.
What's one thing you have done that your parents are most proud of? That's got to be my university education. And my musical success, however limited. I think they're proud of me for being a strong, independent thinker. My theories have always amazed mum. Maybe it's just because I came from her womb? idk.
What thing would you like to accomplish late in your life? I would like to be a big part of integrating non-heterosexual people into mainstream religious contexts. That is my most important goal.
Do you get annoyed by coming in second place? No. I like being good "enough" but that word "enough" can get tricksy...
Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much higher skill than all the other competitors? Uh yeah, the music thing again. Although that's fading.
Have you ever cheated to get a better score? I don't remember. Perhaps. Yes Once.
What did you do today that you're proud of? I maintained my average call time to above the minimum requirement. Thank God.
Lust
How many people have you seen naked (not counting movies, family, strippers, locker rooms)? I feel like it should be more than once. But I think that's all. No. Maybe none. I don't remember, I was drunk.
How many people have seen you naked (not counting physicians, doctors, family, locker rooms, or when you were a young child)? Again, one. With so many categories excluded...?
Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a person of your chosen sex during a normal conversation? Oh yeah. Woops. Or hands... (you know me and butch hands. oh yes please!)
What is your favorite body part of a person of your gender choice? sweet sweet soft skin on the hips, hmmmm i love hip skin. i just want to kiss and squeeze it all the time!
Have you ever had sexual encounters (including kissing/making out) with multiple persons? not yet, it is definitely on my TO-DO list.
Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute? No. But I have been propositioned by people I know. :) ee!
Envy
What item of your friends would you most want to have for your own? I want a record player
Who would you want to go on "Trading Spaces" with? Kay because she's can conceptualize the design and I can come up with the necessary organization and materials.
If you could be anyone who existed in the world, who would you be? Me!
Have you ever been cheated on? They've never had the opportunity.
Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own? I have wished to be thinner, but I don't wish that anymore. At least not drastically. I could stand to be a bit more trim, but it's not ruining my life. I love me.
What inborn trait do you see in others that you wish you had for yourself? Focus. Direction. Progress? Maybe these are not inborn traits.
What deadly sin...
Do you do the most often? Lust, that's for sure
Do you do the least often? Greed? I don't really know... Pride? That's the one I've been trying the hardest to work on.
Is your favorite to act on? Uhm, hello lust.
17.8.07
Getting to Know You
I feel like I'm a little unfair not really describing myself a whole lot, so I figured I might answer a few questions to get the ball rolling. If you have any questions for me, please comment!
one-word answers:
girlfriend: where?
Your hair: mess
Your mother: distant
Your father: engineer
Your favorite thing: beach
Your dream last night: forgotten
Your ex: gay
You fear: misunderstandings
One of your wish list items: companion
Where you grew up: railroad
The last thing you did: read
What are you wearing: pyjamas
Your pet or pets: allergies
Your computer: powerbook
Your life: story
Missing someone: mum
Your car: gift
Your work: thief
Last time you laughed: today
Favorites:
Flower - calla lilies and tiger lilies
Color - dark, dark red
Sight - a storm rolling in from the Gulf of Mexico
Smell - jasmine, lavender and boy cologne
Taste - a great many fruits
Sound - breath of a loved one
Feel - getting lost in a hug
Sense - sensing that i've been helpful
Activity - reading, writing, but not arithmetic
Season - autumn. i love when it gets blustery
Drink - the juice of berries, water
Skills:
Language - English, Spanish and parts of 2-3 others
Driving - I'm assertive, yet cautious
Computers - Engineer for a Dad, so I speak that language
Cooking - I'm very methodical and I take my time
Musical - I sing and play an instrument
Movement - Certain parts of me move a little better than others...
A perfect evening: involves the sharing of food and drink, a body of water, and language.
7.8.07
Fill-In-The-Blank
The way I come the hardest is: a combination of insertable objects/fingers with indirect clitoral stimulation.
What I think about to tip myself over the edge: i focus on the way my vagina contracts.
What scenario I imagine when I'm alone: watching my top come.
What I crave: pain, eye contact, respect
Favorite toy: I don't have one, but I'm open to suggestions!
I Dare You!