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DailyOJ 02-12-13: Sheet Orgasms
I've found a new way to enjoy my stealth orgasms — the orgasms that are brought on by little or no physical touch. I wasn't looking for a new approach to my quieter, yet, oh so fulfilling full-body waves of bliss, and yet I have stumbled upon "sheet orgasms."
While doing the barest of nipple stim and reveling in delicious nipplegasms, my legs open wide of their own volition. My hips move in their own dance, and my head is back in breathless euphoria. With it being colder now, I sleep with my duvet cover on, and I happen to be snuggled under the covers this morning. I move my hand to my labia, first outer, then inner labia, loving the change in her texture and posture.
My inner labia begin close to my vagina, but as arousal progresses, my inner labia extend upward, outward, as if standing at attention — the frilly edges more taut as they fill with blood in their own erections. Barely brushing my fingertips across my erect labia, the full-body waves begin, and I feel expansion in my heart chakra. I'm still amazed that slow, barely-there touch is so fulfilling, and infinitely more tender than hard frigging off.
I'm back on to nipplegasms, having gotten into a pattern of nipplegasms then barely-there gentle-touch clit O's, and back again. On the weekends, I do this for hours, not getting out of bed until around 2 p.m. — except on the Saturdays I make a concerted effort to get up by noon to catch the vendors at the farmers' market. But this is Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, and everything is closed. I can stay in bed all day.
Back arched and head back, the nipplegasms are on auto-loop at this point. As my knees part wide, falling open 180-degrees on the bed, the weight of the duvet presses the sheet toward me. The sheet brushes my erect inner labia, and a jolt of energy surges up my body. I thought it was a fluke, a wonderful accident, but I try it again, lifting my hips slightly. Sure enough — ZAP! There it is again. I lift my hips the same way, and the full-body waves begin. My hips circle several times, make figure 8's in both directions as I learned in belly dancing, circle some more, then lift and lower in a plain ol' back and forth motion. I am breathless as the stealth orgasms fill me and energy zings up my legs and arms, with that familiar energy spiral in the ball of my left foot, sending energy outward. The sheet has just become my new boyfriend.
Trying a few things, I learned that once the sheet is in the correct position under the weight of the duvet but not actually resting on my vulva, manipulating the sheet is not required, and any other touch of my genitals is not recommended. The barely-there brushing of the sheet across my inner labia is all I need to induce these wonderful, deep feelings that can only be described as orgasmic waves that crash against the shore of my body, sending billions of tiny pinpoints of pleasure up through me and expanding outward.
Sheet orgasms… who knew…
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AskTrish: Man with Small Penis Wonders If He Can Fully Satisfy a Woman
I was born in a Muslim family and had circumcision at an early age, and I think the doctor messed up or something cause I have a really small penis. The question is — does size actually matter to fully satisfy a woman? My gal and I have been having sex, enjoying various positions. She says she is happy and she actually does have an orgasm most times. She also does all she can to pleasure me to the highest during foreplay and even sometimes taking control of the sex. But, since I'm on the smaller side I want to know does size matter cos my gal hasn't had any other partners so she doesn't know the difference. We are happy together, but this is a matter of curiosity and maybe to help my gal explore something better.
Anonymous, in Mangalore, India
Dear Anonymous,
Penis size is an issue that is debated in the neuroses of men, but not so much for women, in my opinion. You actually have several issues going on here, but allow me to address circumcision first.
Routine infant male circumcision and any female circumcision is not medically necessary and should be considered sexual assault, especially since the child cannot give informed consent to the procedure. In males, circumcision can damage the penis head as well as the shaft, not just the foreskin. So there may be a chance that the length of your penis has been "shortened" due to a botched circumcision that left the skin too tight. Also, some reports say infant circumcision is responsible for 60% of erectile dysfunction in adult men. Not to get on my anti-circ soapboax, but there are methods of foreskin restoration that might help loosen the skin of the penis so that your erections might become "fuller."
You sound young to me, perhaps in your early 20's, and since your girlfriend has not been with anyone else, I'll assume she is also in that age range. The fact that she orgasms at all during penetrative sex means you're doing something right! Female orgasm statistics consistently show that 70% of all women have never orgasmed during penetrative sex, with that percentage being lower for women in their 20's. The best way to make sure your woman orgasms is to be well-versed in female sexual anatomy. There's more to our genitals than just the clit or the G-spot, and so many more kinds of orgasms than just clitoral or vaginal. (Just as there are more kinds of male orgasm than just penile/ejaculatory.)
Your concern over the size of your penis — when clearly, you're doing just fine in the bedroom — may be a result of culture and media influence. What porn and media don't explain is that the average length of the vagina for all women, regardless of height, build, ethnicity, or childbirth, is 3 to 4 inches. When fully aroused, the vagina can expand in length by 50% and widens at the top, so the maximum length of the vagina is around 6 inches.
As a woman, I can testify that a penis that is too long (9-inches+) can hurt! So being on the " short" side (5-inches or less) when fully aroused is not a bad thing. Remember, the vagina will only be about 6 inches when fully aroused. You just have to know what positions work best for a smaller penis, such as woman-on-top. If I had to choose a penis size, I'd go for a fat, thick penis over a long penis any day of the week. But since penis size isn't something I consider when choosing a sex partner, I suppose it doesn't really matter.
Please note, however, that in order for a woman to be truly aroused and ready for sex, she needs at least 20 minutes of "foreplay" so that her own erectile tissues can begin to fill with blood as well. This 20 to 30 minutes of arousal-play also allows the woman's mind to shift from mundane issues to relaxing into a sexual mode.
As for satisfying a woman fully, regardless of penis size, I'm assuming you have fingers, a mouth, a tongue, even a big toe, all of which can be used in the physical side of sexually satisfying a woman. However, a woman's most important sexual organ is her mind, that non-physical field that exists in the ether around the physical cranium. Start with her mind, then engage her body, beginning with her skin, and her breasts (if she likes breast stimulation), and sensual massage. Allowing the woman to relax into the moment is the most important step to help a woman orgasm.
Since you say she has orgasms "most" of the time, I'm assuming you have an orgasm every time. The activist part of me says the sex should not be over unless both partners have at least one orgasm. The horny woman part of me wonders why are you even entering her vagina with your penis if you haven't already eaten her to a few orgasms with your mouth on her genitals?! Oral sex on the woman is an almost guaranteed orgasm technique — your mouth sucking her clit and labia with a finger or two in the vagina and/or anus drives most women to passionate madness.
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Experiment with positions and techniques that you both find interesting and arousing, and just enjoy the discovery of your own bodies and your sexual preferences. Communication should be the foundation of your relationship anyway. Keep in mind, that sex is supposed to be enjoyable and fulfilling, not a competition or a race. Relax, experiment, discover. If you love the journey, the destination is bound to be wonderful.
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DailyOJ 08-29-12: Stormy Weather, Labia-gasms, & Emotion
Outside my bedroom window, I could hear the trees branches hitting the roof, the rain pelting everything, and the wind blowing. I opened my eyes to see if we had power – we did, and I promptly snuggled down under my sheet. The steady rhythm of stormy weather and a cold, air-conditioned room combine to make a recipe that sends me off into a sensuous half-sleep, drifting over to the Other Side, but still anchored here.
After getting up and checking out the apartment and the balcony, everything looked fine. Well, for a hurricane, that is. My outdoor plants are in the middle of my livingroom, my kitchen counters are covered in water bottles and prep supplies. Thankfully, we didn't need them. We were safe and dry. So I could go back to bed.
In bed, my mind noted the irony that this was the 7th anniversary of Katrina and the 2nd anniversary of my moving out and becoming a single mom. Moving out was, in effect, the beginning of my journey to reclaiming my identity and my sexuality. Hard to believe it had been 2 years already.
Since I wasn't alone in the house, and my neighbors had hunkered down for the storm as well, I didn't even attempt having orgasms… at first… some just happened — I didn't mean to… The room was cold. Sue me.
With the rain outside and my ceiling fan spinning above me, I lay in bed with the sheet off my breasts and legs, just covering my vulva area, to keep her warm and juicy. I absentmindedly started some sensual massage, and my nipples perked right up. The areolas puckered so tight I had to rub on them, and off I went into my SASO's. When my nipples calmed down, I did a little OM-touch on my clit, and was off again. This went on back and forth for over an hour, having SASO's, taking a break for a few minutes then starting again.
In between sets, I checked my vaginal opening for juices. Sure enough, yep, there were juices after each set, which, for me, verifies that these are in fact productive orgasms. Not that anyone would challenge me on this point, but these O's are so very different from regular stimulated orgasms — amazingly fulfilling, full-body orgasms, but different.
I was very wet, and I couldn't help but spread the love all over my inner labia and clit, then a little bit further to my outer labia. My juices were warm and slick, viscous, and smelled wonderful. Enjoying the feeling of my labia, I gently massaged them with my right hand; my left hand was up behind my head from the last set of O's. Before I knew it, I was off again! Having orgasms from stroking the inside of my right inner labia!! I have never done this nor have I ever anticipated orgasms from such a seemingly innocuous area. I kept stroking gently and rolling the lip edge with my fingertips throughout the O's, until my hand had to go up over my head as well…. Dammit.
A little later, I tried stimulating the U-Spot to help trigger an orgasm there, but I wasn't feeling it… so I thought…
With the juices flowing and my vagina in YES! mode, I had to slip a couple fingers in. I smiled because I love the vastly different temperatures between the cold room, my hot skin, and my warm wet vagina. She truly is awesome. I stroked my prostate, but just to notice the textures, not to lead anywhere. My right hand came out as my left hand slipped in. I know it's serious when my left hand wants in. I would more than likely be very busy for the next 10 minutes or so. And sure enough, with minds of their own, my hands conjured a delicious, complex blended orgasm or series of orgasms that seemed to last longer than they usually do. My mind has become so observationist on what is happening in my body, I try to notice every nuance that is happening both inside my vagina — the vaginal walls, the juices, my moving She Spot, the texture of my prostate, the clenching of the inner clitoral bulb, as well as with my outer clit as she begins to hide so close to orgasm.
This blended orgasm was truly wonderful — so much so, I actually made noise, which I don't normally do with hands-on O's. I tend to associate noise-making with the penetrative thrust action and A-Spot reach of my toy. I kept the orgasms going as long as my hands could function, but even they needed to heed the call of the Great Orgasm God/dess and fly up over my head as my back arched and my legs kicked — also something I don't normally do with hands-on O's… the Kundalini responses are usually the realm of the SASO's. Hmmmm… makes me wonder what's going on… and why am I not doing hands-on blended O's anymore? These are awesome. Will definitely pencil them in my next session.
Then the unexpected happened. I felt this welling up of emotion, like I was about to cry. I was just at the verge of actually crying, felt the tears, the sudden intake of breath, but I was so shocked by the need to cry that I think I stifled it unintentionally. I lay there for a minute. I felt the need to cry again, but I was so aware of it, the crying melted away.
I began to focus on my body and the after-O's happening in my genitals. My hips were still moving, my legs were beginning to calm down, and I was thoroughly sated. Better yet, I was happy. And the room was cold. My nipples were getting tight again, and all I could think was that it was a great start to another year as a free, whole orgasmic woman.
Aroused and happy,
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DailyOJ 08-08-12, Part 2: Back on the Path
* Read Part 1 here. *
I originally bought the KSMO seminar back in 2006. Life was too stressful, and I never actually did the practice. Fast forward to August 2011, my life was calmer, happier in many aspects, and I was ready to see what all this multiple orgasm thing was all about. Coming out of a miserable marriage, I was anticipating having sex again… hopefully… at some point… in the future… before I die…. Having never orgasmed during sex, I wanted to teach my body to be multi -orgasmic so I could maybe have one orgasm during sex… at least… hopefully… before I die….
In my KSMO 20-minute sessions, I would caress my breasts for 10 minutes, then my clit for about 5 minutes, then do 5 minutes simultaneous stim of my clit and my prostate. Touching the genitals is not required for KSMO, and in fact, Jack, KSMO's discoverer, actually recommends not touching the genitals — to caress other parts of the body. But I don't like doing what I'm told. Quelle surprise, I know.
I also never liked the actual timing of the 20 minutes. Even getting started, I would procrastinate, just enjoying laying in bed and associating the timer with yet another alarm — my life is mostly alarms going off for one thing or another at all times of the day and night, every day of the week. Scheduling in KSMO had begun to feel like another scheduled chore rather than an opportunity for training my bliss genes. And yet, if I had not scheduled KSMO, then I would not have done it — by experience, I knew I had to schedule the sessions or they wouldn't get done.
During the actual 20-minute session, I would inevitably look at my phone's stopwatch with disdain, thinking, "Jeez, is it 20 minutes yet? Can I just get on to the jerking off part?" (Another thing Jack doesn't recommend — KSMO and sex on the same day. I rarely obeyed that rule either.)
Resuming KSMO after more than two months off made me a little nervous. I wasn't sure what to expect. I had taken a two-month break in the Spring and was almost sorry I did because of my prostate's subsequent dwindling super-powers. But I want to get back into it — to start on the next climb to the next peak of whatever the next threshold might be. (No, seriously, I'm in non-attachment, I swear!)
I laid in bed for about an hour, enjoying the calm, the CD playing softly in the background, just having some peace to myself. I knew I was going to do KSMO, but I felt no rush, no schedule to do it. I couldn't help having some stealth O's — after all, they're now synonymous with my sexual identity. I can't prevent the spontaneous O's anyway. (Like I would try?! ) But I did not overtly go for orgasms. I caressed my body and just happened to enjoy some spontaneous O's as well. With several rounds of those out of the way, I figured I was ready for KSMO. I felt no rush, and surprisingly, no "need" to do KSMO. I started the KSMO session when I wanted to start it. This is a huge leap in my mindset from where I had been just a few months ago! So I figured I'd do what I had done last Fall since that had worked so well. And so I began…
First Mistake ~ I brought by hands up to my breasts and as soon as my fingertips touched my pert nipples, I suddenly had 3 concurrent back-arching, knee-raising nipple orgasms. Damn…. This was how I always started out my sessions, to warm up my clit indirectly and get the energy flowing. This wasn't going to work. On to Plan B.
Second Mistake ~ Plan B. I reached down between my legs where I brushed my fingertips lightly along the fringe of my inner labia, and a rush of heat washed up my body. I touched my fingertip to my clit in Om-touch style, and BAM! More full-body orgasms, with breathless gasps, torso twisting and thrashing, and hips off the bed. This really sucked.
How am I supposed to do my KSMO sessions now without being able to touch my favorite spots?
I decided to try what Jack actually recommends, which really annoyed me because I don't like doing what I'm told to do. I started a gentle touch to the inside of my left thigh and felt tingles throughout the left side of my body. I remembered this from before.
Without being able to touch my breasts, my torso felt neglected. My body actually yearned for touch there. I used my hands to caress up and down the center of my torso, from my sternum — where I could feel the vibrations of the Key Sound in my chest — down to my mons pubis. I had never tried this before, and it felt weird to feel the softness of my breasts contrasted with the hardness of my nipples against the insides of my arms. My arms really liked it.
During the 20 minutes, my mind wandered occasionally, and that was okay. I was never really far from being fully mindful of my body. I mean, if I had know the insides of my arms would get turned on by feeling my nipples, I'd have done that 25 years ago! So I acknowledged the new information, filed it in my head, and moved on.
What I really noticed — and really made me happy — was the lack of negative emotion associated with my mind wandering or my body responding differently that she used to or differently than I expected. There was no expectation or reward to look forward to. The experience simply was what it was, and that was all it needed to be. This is a huge leap for me! To be more Yin, just accepting of the experiences as they happen, not processing them immediately, just experiencing them — experiencing them without the mind fuzz of guilt, regret, disappointment, or schedule-envy. Whatever happened was okay. I listened to my body and let her lead. I paid attention to my body so she could teach me what she wanted, what she needed, explore what she was now able to do, feel where she wants to go next.
At the end of the 20-minutes, I was relaxed and fully sated in the experience of self-exploration, mindfulness, and non-attachment. I did not feel the emotion of being "glad" it was over. Quite simply, the session was complete, and I was moving on to the next phase. So, then the rest is pretty mundane….
Fucked Sparkles, had boisterously loud orgasms, cried, blah, blah, blah…
Aroused and back on the path,
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DailyOJ 07-03-12: Integration, Starting Over, & Leg-gasms
I am not a patient person. I don't like waiting. I don't like surprises. I don't like subtlety in most instances.
My Musical Theatre training is probably to blame.
Over the past few weeks, since my last DailyOJ post, I've noticed that my orgasms from nipple stimulation or the OM touch are not nearly as… sudden… as they were back in May.
I need even less stim than ever, ironically — one or two flicks of a fingertip, and the orgasms start. They are full-body and oddly satisfying, but my back isn't arching as much — I can't even feel my cervix dipping down anymore, or it's too subtle to notice. The orgasms flow through my body rather than "hit" my body or "explode." And the ceiling fan is no longer a potential mate.
Whenever a new development occurs, it is usually startlingly noticeable. So very different, so impactful that I have to notice the new reactions my body is having. Then after a month or two, the initial effects fade, or become integrated, and I have to re-learn my body all over again.
But I don't like starting all over again… okay, it's not starting "all" over again, but it seems that way. As soon as I learn how to drive this thing, it adds another gear I have to learn to maneuver. In fact, when I occasionally go back and read what I've written, I remember the experiences in the post vividly, but it feels like they happened so long ago, that it couldn't have been just a few weeks ago?!
The couple of times I've had the opportunity to use my purple friend (vibe sans batteries) — a couple weeks ago and this morning, a plethora of neighbors has been home in the adjacent apartments. I am now more convinced than ever that SOUND is crucial to bliss. The arousal isn't as satisfying when I can't make my loud sounds — not intentionally loud, but just my natural exclamations during the arousal and orgasmic process. And when I can't be as loud during the orgasms, the orgasms are not as full-filling. They don't fill up my body. Because my focus is on my body (my voice) remaining inside/ internal (i.e., quiet), the orgasms are localized to the genital and lower abs area but they are not explosive, they are full body wave-like, minus the full body aspect. And they're not as emotional. So really, I am very annoyed right now.
That being said, I did a hands-on blended O early yesterday morning that was stunning. I haven't been spending quality time with my prostate like she deserves… seems I've been all over these nipple/spontaneous orgasms for the past month, and now that they're seeming to fade in intensity, my prostate is reminding me she likes to be loved on, too.
Since I can't be loud much anyway, this is causing me to wonder if I should put my purple friend aside for a while. My initial reaction is a horrified, "NO!" The deep thrusts hitting the AFE/A-spot is the only thing that brings on the crying/uterine orgasms… though… oddly enough, the nipple/OM orgasms have been inducing tears and a softer emotional pull (rather than the deep/core emotional response). And I can keep them going for a while — for as long as I feel like playing with my nipples or my clit. (I'll alternate so nobody gets sore.) The whole time I feel this swirling of energy in my torso, pushing outward, sometimes upward like it wants to come out my throat/voice, but vocalizations during these kinds of orgasms are more glottal stops rather than moans — I might see if I can specifically direct that energy next time (tonight!).
And while I'm at it, I'll just mention that I've had the strangest, spontaneous shooting of energy down my left leg. It happens while I'm at my desk, especially if I've had a scalpgasm. The energy going down is a new one for me. Since starting Kundalini work, I've tried to focus on energy going up the spine and down the front. These scalpgasms go around the back of my head, up, then down my neck to my back. Very different for me. Also, when I'm in bed, I will barely brush my fingernail over my left hip flexor, and the entire skin area of my left leg zings with energy — feels like a million little ants are crawling on my leg at once, only it's not creepy like that. :) It feels tingly fabulous. (I'm getting tingles across the back of my head, and down my arms and legs just proof-reading this!)
All of this leads me to think that I'm in a down-swing, or at least in a phase of integration. The bad news is my Irish impatience is gonna get really frustrated with all this… again… I thought I was finally learning how to Yin, but this is bringing the Yang to the fore like crazy. The goal-oriented, severely attached to the outcome part of me that I had been able to subside is raising doubts, disappointments, insecurity, and fear. I don't like this one bit.
The good news is that every time there's been a valley, the next peak has been breathtakingly amazing. So I'm trying to keep the Irish/Yang in check for the next five weeks. We'll see if I feel more freedom as school starts, and I'm alone during the days again.
Guess, I'll need to stock up on potstickers till August 7th.
Aroused and integrating,
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DailyOJ 05-20-12: Stealth Clit & Nipple Orgasms
In getting ready for bed, I knew that I was too tired to do much but was still feeling a bit of a buzz from my heartgasm and O's on Friday. I did some barely-there stealth fingering with my fingertip — maybe 4 or 5, and I orgasmed a full-body, kundalini orgasm. I kept caressing my clit very lightly and kept orgasming.
I was shocked (!!!) when the orgasm hit so soon. It was kind of like… "Okay, now what?"…. Well, I didn't have to wait.
Now that I was in that energy, the O's kept coming with little stim needed on my nipples alone. I had not done much with my breasts since experiencing painful nipple sensitivity for a couple weeks. Thankfully, that had passed.
I did a few more orgasms via the barely-there, stealth clit stim and felt amazing. These O's aren't explosive heat like the usual clit O's, and I don't experience any noticeable explosions in my head like true kundalini orgasms. But what I feel throughout my body is a sudden wave of whoosh!, a full-on release of energy in all directions simultaneously, but I also notice the energy racing up my arching spine, and even into my throat area. It's as if the energy expands through me — a Big Bang rush, rather than "runs" out, the way other orgasms can taper off.
It is nothing short of incredible, and it's happening more frequently…. All in all, loverly.
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DailyOJ 05-18-12, Part 2: Double-Dipping, Echoes, & Out-of-Body Heartgasms
* Read Part 1 here. *
So my body was buzzing from the early morning's activities, and I did my duties for work (theatre writing) and continued plotting my domination of the world via Musical Theatre. My 12:30 p.m. alarm announced it was time for KSMO practice, and after a few snoozes o' the alarm, off I went to hit the shower before hitting the bed to enjoy my second helping of orgasmic bliss.
I did my 20-minue KSMO practice, trying to do the single caressing (epic fail, I like constant caressing — go figure!), and still trying to get the vocalization just right. While having sex (solo or partnered) is not recommended on KSMO practice days, I was just horny. And the morning's session had left me wanting the vaginal O part of a blended orgasm.
To stimulate my prostate, I started with the glass wand. I have had some amazing developments with the prostate stimulation. Though the clit is known for producing sudden, heated, fireworks, the She Spot (G-Spot) is known to be a slow-burner of arousal — deceptively slow, incredibly deep, full, filling arousal. For me, the vaginal stimulation now brings this full-body, core arousal much more quickly than it used to. (So ladies, if you've never done prostate stimulation because you've heard it takes a long time to get aroused, give it a try on a regular basis. Your body will probably "calibrate" to this stimulation and start getting aroused more quickly with steady practice!)
With my prostate warmed up, I started the simultaneous clit stim. Since starting KSMO, I can use a lot less stimulation on my clit. I may start off with circles, but I usually end up doing long strokes from just above the clitoral hood down to the outer labia. Nowadays, I'll often start with some OM clit fingering, and that really gets those clitoral nerves humming. And frankly, my clit was sore from this morning.
I switched to my penisy vibrator (sans vibration) so I could rock out my A-Spot. Because I'm already extremely aroused, the fullness of the vibrator hits all the "spots" and "zones" in the vagina. And I shudder, a full-body shudder. (Actually, I think it's an orgasm, a full-body O as the vibe goes in, but that's just my perception of it.)
Public service announcement: Guys, THIS is why you should spend 15 to 30 minutes on "foreplay"! Once aroused, there isn't a spot in the vagina that isn't ready to orgasm with a little extra love. Doing this will help bring up the horrible statistics that about 70% of women NEVER orgasm during penetrative sex!!!
During the journey to orgasm, I noticed I kept stopping all stimulation. I have no idea why. I didn't plan on this or consciously decide to stop. It just sort of happened. My body seemed to know what it wanted and how it wanted it. I would stop both hands momentarily just to feel the effects of the stimulation. For some reason, I kept doing this — both hands stimulating, pausing to feel, stimulating pausing, feeling… over and over and over. Each time, I moaned,a little higher pitched than usual — I even had the observationist critique of "Gee, I sound cheezy!" But I didn't care. This letting the body take over was new for me, and it was delicious! Each time while pausing, I could feel sensations bubbling up and expanding not into orgasm (at the moment) but brewing something bigger, thicker, deeper.
The orgasms were incredible, and I had the thought at that moment, that I would hate to see what I looked like during this frantic madness. No orgies for me! :P
Normally, the post-orgasm emotion begins 5 to 10 seconds after the orgasms, and even then, the emotion/tears begin softly, quickly building in intensity to full-out crying, then fading. Usually afterward, I wind up laughing at myself because I feel kind of ridiculous over the whole thing. (Jung might say I'm in ego, but after letting loose, moaning, howling, and crying, I think getting back in ego might be a good thing so I can get on with my day!)
Today, the emotion hit instantly. In fact, I was barely through the last orgasm when the crying erupted from me, forcibly bringing up emotions from my core. I know uterine orgasms are emotional, but this was raw and primal. I felt emotionally pummeled. I have no idea where it came from. I can only surmise that the catharsis of writing my breasts article and the subsequent good response touched me or knocked loose something that needed to be — could only be — released through deep, full-body, full-emotion, body/spirit integrated orgasm.
Now, I usually am so relaxed or so exhausted by this point that I doze off into a light sleep. I'll doze about 15 minutes, roll over, and doze another 15 minutes. I'll then lay there to feel what's going on in my body — usually, echoes are still going on. For me, I define echoes as the after-orgasms — possibly a series of orgasms in their own right — that are contractions of the genitals and lower core: vagina, anus, cervix dipping down, clit throbbing, blood pulsating through the inner and outer labia, even my lower abdominals, and definitely my glutes still clenching, etc. I've noticed my hips will continue to rock well after the orgasm spectacular is over. These echoes/contractions go on for a half hour to an hour.
Today, I fell asleep almost immediately. I think I was emotionally as well as physically exhausted from the session. Not to mention the 90-minute session I'd had earlier that morning. (And people wonder why I won't work out at a gym?!) But this was no light snooze. This was a hard sleep. In fact, I slept for over an hour. When I woke up, I looked at the clock and would have jumped out of bed if I'd had the energy. Which was another strange feeling — normally I feel energized and buzzy at this point. But not today. I was tired. And I had a weird feeling in my chest wall.
I first experienced heartgasms last Fall. Sometimes, people feel heartgasms as sudden happiness that makes them clutch their hands to their heart, or they feel as if an orgasm has just happened IN the heart area. My heartgasms were/are similar. Mostly, I feel a sudden buzzing in my chest wall/rib cage, as if my inner/astral me is trying to burst out of my physical body and go back to the spirit plane. (If you're not into astral stuff and don't know what I'm talking about, I'll have to explain this in another post.)
What I felt today was a strong tug-of-war between my body and my inner/astral me that was trying to escape, to return to the spirit plane, or at least the Land of Orgasm. If I were a 60 year-old man, a smoker, or ate fried foods, I might think I was having a heart attack. Glad it was just an orgasm! :P
This tug-of-war happening at my chest wall/rib cage went on for hours. It was less intense once I had to go back to pretending I'd worked all day long and did other responsible stuff. :D But the sensations were still there. And in my genitals, I stil had the feeling of the bubbling up, expanding, full, hot, pulsating, buzz, and echoes.
I don't like this in-between feeling. I want to definitely be somewhere — definitely here or definitely there. Though I guess if I'm definitely there, I'd be dead. Another insight into why the French term for orgasm is "la petite mort" — the little death. And maybe why we keep returning to arousal and orgasm to experience the Other Side if only briefly.
C'est la vie.
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DailyOJ 05-15-12: Nipple Sensitivity & Energy in My Legs
In the past few weeks, I've been trying to get back into the KSMO thing. After the debacle (with a couple of morons) on the forum, I didn't do anything KSMO for 2 months. In the interim, I finally tried Om-ing and was shocked by the fabulous results I had with it as well as went a couple rounds with my new glass prostate wand and have loved playing with that ever since.
Oddly enough, I began to experience painful sensitivity in my nipples. Not the whole breasts, just the nipples. This was horribly sad because I have begun to rely on nipple stim as the appetizer that leads to the entree of arousal and delectable orgasmic desert(s) later on. Also, since beginning a regular-ish practice of sensual massage, I've found my hands on my breasts almost constantly whenever I'm naked. (That may seem weird, but since I spent most of my life hating my breasts, I'm actually just getting to know them.)
Nipple stimulation leads to a cervical, Kundalini orgasm in 10 to 30 seconds. If I continue the nipple and breast stimulation (as I'm wont to do), I can even get aroused enough to experience what author Diana Richardson calls the "YES!" of vaginal arousal, where the vaginal opening (the clitoral cuff of the PC muscles) opens and a finger or toy slides right in — no wiggling past the fleshy opening necessary to enter. The first time I felt my vagina open like that, it was as if my vulva was sighing a sweet, "Ahhhhh…." It felt amazing. Since then, I can sense when my vagina is open like that, waiting to be entered by… something. In fact, I've found myself awakening in the middle of the night from a sexual-infused dream and without touching my shaved vulva, I can tell I'm fully opened and in "YES!" mode.
With little notice, my nipples became painfully sensitive a few weeks ago. Even the air flow from the ceiling fan was painful. This made me pay attention to the rest of the breast (which, admittedly, is overlooked by men as well). I can only surmise that the pain was related to my hormonal cycles — it began a week after my period, through ovulation (think I caught the egg this month!), and a week after. This past week has been miraculously back to normal in sensation. However, the cervical O's only came back in the last day or two, and they're not as strong — but I did notice that the intensity is building back. Will have to work on those. :)
As for the energy in my legs, I don't have much to report other than I've noticed weird pulsating, energy zaps down the backs of my legs recently. It feels like contractions (but not like a leg cramp). It's as if it's building energy, starting in my lower glutes/upper hamstrings and down to my calves. Strong sensations but not unpleasant.
I had full-body O's during this last session with lots of energy in my legs — which is great because my legs are strong and tend to be very active during the last phase of arousal (shaking profusely) and during orgasms themselves (kicking out, pulling up, kicking out again, etc.). I can even feel my prostate coming back to life, which had also gone dormant in recent months.
As for regular orgasms, I've had my orgasms in the past few weeks, but they hadn't been as satisfying as I've become accustomed since last Fall. I don't know if this is related to the nipple pain or not. The breasts are indeed the gateway to orgasm (for me, anyway), so that may have been the cause for (what I consider) the lackluster orgasms — they were localized to the genitals, and even when they extended upward, they weren't full-body… more … one-hit of orgasm, but not even an explosion. (Yes, this was with blended O stim.)
On the brighter side, I woke up from some sensual dream at 3:45 a.m. today, and unable to sleep, I laid in bed as I do with my legs spread open and massaged my breasts and labia. It was fabulous. I can't count the number of cervical O's I had with the breast stimulation, and even had a couple of energy zings from minor OM clit stimulation.
Will have to see where all this leads next… Being on my period, I won't be able to play inside until Saturday or Sunday… well, I could, but man, I hate the "Clean up, aisle 12″ scenario. Guess it's just me and my breasts till then!
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DailyOJ 04-25-12 & REVIEW: OM – Getting OneTaste of an Orgasm Meditation
As incredible as it sounds, one slight flex of the index finger can truly change your life.
OM is the clitoris-centric practice brought to the masses by Nicole Daedone, author of Slow Sex: The Art and Craft of the Female Orgasm. In her TEDtalk, "Orgasm: The Cure for Hunger in the Western Woman," Daedone explained how she came to OM-ing and how it changed her. She says she's not a New Age "woo-woo" person, but I won't hold that against her. :) Daedone is obviously passionate about getting this revolutionary information out to women, and so am I!
Speaking for myself, I find clit-only stimulation and orgasms to be extremely boring — or I did, before OM. Having discovered my She Spot over a decade ago, I'm rather an aficionado of blended orgasms, stimulating both my She Spot and clit simultaneously to achieve both the full-body waves of the vaginal orgasm and the fireworks' explosion of heat of the clitoral orgasm. Since becoming acquainted with my prostate last fall and making peace with my breasts, I have been on a path of rediscovering my body now that I see it as truly mine — not a man's plaything or a child's source of nourishment.
I hesitated to even try the OM technique, which only lasts 15 minutes, because it is a couple's practice, and I'm single. I tried it the first time and didn't get much out of it, but that was completely my fault. After years of blended O's, stimulating just the clit was weird, made even weirder because the fingering technique is not the hard and fast circles of friggin' off women are so used to seeing in porn and doing on themselves. The OM touch is a gentle, subtle touch that I didn't appreciate at first.
Clitoral orgasms are typically localized to the clitoral area, with an explosion that doesn't leave any lasting orgasmic contractions the way vaginal orgasms do (for me, anyway). The clitoris is itself much more than just the "rosebud" visible from the outside. Also, after years of being on the vibration bandwagon thanks to effective marketing that makes women think "assisted" orgasms are better (they're not), I had absolutely no feeling in my clit at all, unless I used a vibrator. My clit was dead. Having thrown my Hitachi Wand in the dumpster a year ago, I had to give my clit time to heal from the nerve damage while I began my new life as a Recovering Vibratoraholic. It was then I realized that by using a vibrator on my clit and a g-spot vibe inside to orgasm, I hadn't actually touched my lady's loins in a damn long time — this was exacerbated by my new life and new stresses as a single mother. The past year of bodily and orgasmic explorations brought me back in touch with the amazing textures, capabilities, and ever-changing environments of my genitals. I only WISH I'd known about OM-ing a year ago!
My second go with OM-ing was late at night, when I was in bed and generally feeling very Zen — i.e., lazy but not sleepy. I was too tired to drag out a toy and expend the energy that would entail, so it seemed to be the perfect time to try OM again. Thoroughly relaxed — a rarity for me, I allowed myself to have a goalless, non-attachment philosophy toward OM-ing. OM is simple and unpretentious, similar to how I like my sex. After all, OM is a technique to make orgasms better, not necessarily to orgasm at that moment — which was good because the thought of a lackluster clitoral orgasm wasn't appealing. (I was tired, not crazy.)
I set the timer alarm on my phone for the requisite 15 minutes. As I lay there in the dark, with my nightly meditation CD playing, I began the finger technique on my clit — a very precise technique on an exact part of the clit — and began to have the most amazing sensations. Heat began to rise up from my clit and circulate like spirals of arousal energy snaking up my body and down my limbs. (You don't have to subscribe to chakras and chi to get the benefits of this mojo either.)
I could have lived in this energy forever, and knowing I wasn't trying for an orgasm seemed to take some pressure off, and before I knew it, a huge, full-body orgasm hit. My back arched, my legs kicked out, and I made my moans that I love so much. It was incredible. Actually, it was multiple. I kept up the precise fingering, and the wave/explosions kept hitting.
It was like having two separate experiences at once: #1: an in-body experience of the orgasms and feelings themselves, and #2: an out-of-body/observer experience that was shocked that I'd just had a full-body O via clit-only stimulation — and not the frantic circle stim either, but the soft, light, unassuming OM flick of the index finger across my long-unappreciated clitoris.
Then the 15-minute alarm sounded. I have never hated my phone more than at that moment!
The next surprise was the tears. Since finding my true orgasmic potential, my orgasms are always multiples, and the denouement is always emotional. The harder the gut-wrenching sobs, the stronger and more numerous the orgasms were. Crying after a clit-only session was definitely a new one for me!
Since then, my clit has been more responsive to touch and required less stimulation during my other orgasmic pursuits. I'm still learning about clitoral and vaginal orgasms and how they differ due to the different major nerves that feed feeling to the separate areas.
OM-ing is about discovery, and connection, and awakening. It is about emotion and relating, and I can only imagine how powerful OM can be with a partner.
The only downside I can see to OM is that men may view it as yet another practice in which they do all the "work" while the woman gets all the "benefits." These insecure men probably wouldn't appreciate the subtle genius of OM anyway. ***NOTE: Since the clit and the head of a man's penis are synonymous, I would theorize that the OM technique could be quite delicious on the man as well, just re-set the 15-minute timer. :) ***
Yes, OM recommends a particular set-up or sacred space called "the nest" to create atmosphere as well as comfort. It also requires a specific position for both the woman and her partner. However, I don't like the idea of the man's leg laying across the woman's torso. For any woman who's been sexually assaulted, this might bring up previous trauma.
The practice takes 15 minutes. But once the OM-ing is done, you can both hit the bed (or the diningroom table) and continue with the merry-making. And for those who are woo-woo-minded, Tantra and other sex practices acknowledge that it takes 15-30 minutes of stimulation to get a women fully aroused and in the multiple orgasm zone. OM-ing is a great way to spend that 15 minutes.
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DailyOJ 12-27-11: Problems with Key Sound
Just throwing this out there… In the free-flow chat last night (or the other night — can't remember now), another chick and I both said that we sometimes have to do the KSMO key sound twice to get it into that really low (awkward) placement. I wondered if anyone (guys or gals) had experienced that.
I was doing my KSMO this morning, which I time with the stopwatch on my phone. By the time I finally got the key sound perfect the first time around, my alarm went off! Grrrrrrrr…
I also noted that I tend to do nipple-only stim the first 10 minutes, then move a hand south to my genitals and caress the exterior of the vulva for about 5 minutes, then the last 5 minutes is internal caress stimulation (single caressing!) on my She Spot. By this time, though, I AM extremely hot and bothered, so maybe natural arousal is kicking in and contributing to the husky sound? Otherwise, unnatural, husky vocal production is dangerous to the voice (and speech pathologists everywhere will back me up on this). I want to be safe with my voice while furthering my experiences on the KSMO path to blissed out orgasms. But doing the key sound is starting to hurt, actually.
I'm wondering, too, if I should do a full-body warm up before doing the KSMO protocol — the same way a singer should do a full-body warm up before vocalizing. It really does get the blood flowing to the vocal folds as well as wake up the belly-breathing respiratory subsystem. I might do that next time and report if it helps make the key sound better from the start or at least more fluid.
In that chat, we also talked about the importance of making sure the mouth is open wide enough — not too wide, but your mouth SHOULD be open. The placement of the jaw really does matter in sound production whether you're singing or having orgasms — i.e., the KIND of sound you produce, resonance, as well as volume. All of this affects the voice.
And one gent had a great quote about why making sound during arousal and orgasms is NATURAL. Good thing I'm loving' my moan.
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Just started using Lightroom 3 and also have photoshop CS4 and Bridge is installed.
I was wondering if you backup the Bridge Cache, Camera Raw cache?
I am going to backup my images (DOH) and the lightroom catalog for sure but not sure about the Caches?
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Photoshop/LR uses image caching to speed the redraw of high-resolution images. With caching, Photoshop uses low-resolution versions of images to quickly update the image onscreen as you work. Just delete junk stuff inside once in a while to free up the disk space.
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You do not need to back up the caches as they are readily - but slowly - rebuilt at any time. The issue is whether the extra time it takes every time you back up outweighs the time you save if / when you have to recover from a backup. I'd say not, unless you have a flaky computer.
Occasionally I have had troubles with recovering preview data correctly but it happens so inconsistently that I have not established why it happens. When it does occur the previews need to be rebuilt anyway and the recovered backup is largely useless.
btw, my computer has been very flaky for several months and I backup very often to multiple external drives - so often that it is not worthwhile backing up tens of GB of Lr previews and ACR cache.
I set Lr to backup the catalog every time it shuts down but sometimes I shut it down manually to force a fresh backup even though I want to do more work. Those backups are only on the internal drive because I do not keep external drives connected unnecessarily, but they're all sent to an external drive within a few days (sooner if I do a lot of work in Lr) when I do a general backup. When I've made at least two external backups onto physically separate drives I will delete most of the Lr backups that are on the internal drive.
I rely on my Lr catalog a lot because I do not use .xmp files. That is because when I use external software such as from camera manufacturers it does not respect the .xmp files. Even so, I do as much as possible of any file relocation, renaming, etc., within Lr.
My experience suggests that having too few backups is far worse than having too many. Even my backup drives die on me.
The ACR cache holds partially-converted raw files. Depending on how many separate raw files you process in develop module and how often and how fast, that cache will either be huge or will not contain all of the image files you need and so maintaining a backup is not convenient and is certainly not critical. New ACR cache data will be built as and when you open a raw file if it is not already in the cache.
The Lr preview cache can easily be rebuilt overnight any time it is needed. That might be because you lost the old cache in a drive failure or because you have changed default settings in Lr and want the previews updated. Either way, having a backup is not critical. It will be no good if it is out of date.
In case you have not considered it, there is a great advantage in Lr to have all of your image files under a single parent folder so that if you need to access your backups at any time - even on a different drive letter from the original location - you can very quickly find missing files for any one image folder and it will automatically find the rest. If the folders are separated in the catalog by not sharing a common parent folder then Lr needs you to find them separately. This issue may never arise for you until you come to recover lost data from backups and at that stage you already have enough hassles on your plate.
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Since my backup runs unattended every night, I back up everything, including the backup catalogs that LR creates during its backup process.
I agree with Alan about having all your image file folders under one parent folder. It's easier if you have to restore a backup and it's easier when you need to migrate your files to a new computer.
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JimClark wrote
Just started using Lightroom 3 and also have photoshop CS4 and Bridge is installed.
I was wondering if you backup the Bridge Cache, Camera Raw cache?
I am going to backup my images (DOH) and the lightroom catalog for sure but not sure about the Caches?
What say you?
I have a multi-step backup process but I don't backup/archive the raw cache since it can be easily rebuilt.
1. I use Acronis True Image to back up my System drive daily. This makes sure that the actually Lightroom program and all my develop presets, metadata templates, plug-ins, etc. are backed up.
2. My Lightroom catalog and photos are on separate drives from the System Drive (by default Lightroom will place your catalog on the System drive but it can be moved anywhere). I use the Backup function in Lightroom to save my catalog backups to yet another drive for safety. The Catalog Backup function isn't very intuitive but when selected, a dialog box pops up when exiting the program where you can specify the location of your catalog backup. By default Lightroom will save your catalog backup in the same location as the actual catalog which really doesn't make much sense. Use the dialog box to specify where you want the catalog backup saved; the selection is also "sticky" so once its chosen all your catalog backups will be saved to the specified location.
3. The Lightroom catalog does not contain your images; only previews that it generated so its imperative to back up your images. I use Second Copy to back up my images to external drives. The advantage of using a program like Second Copy is that your photos are not encrypted as they would be when using drive mirroring software like Acronis True Image. This reduces the chances of file corruption and allows me to view the image backups without having to use proprietary software.
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I think I need a program like Sixteenth Copy
James is right that the Lr catalog does not contain the images but the image previews are held in a Lr preview cache that is actually separate from the catalog database file, though usually stored at the same location.
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we backup only source and completed images uncompressed images.
capture one catalogs we don't backup as they are easily to recreate should we need to and we cannot be sure they will be compatible years in advance anyways.
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Small businesses were buzzing Saturday with shoppers supporting Small Business Saturday.
In Morgantown, the Elegant Alley Cat said the store was busy from the moment it opened until it closed.
The third annual event was created by American Express and promotes shopping at local businesses.
The Elegant Alley Cat said the event has been growing each year, and hopes that continues.
"I hope more and more people start to realize how important local businesses are, and how much we give back to the community. I really hope they'll continue the trend in supporting small and locally owned businesses," said manager Laura McFalls.
Some shoppers told businesses Saturday they would be doing all their holiday shopping locally this year.


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Sorry if this is in another place here, I'm new to posting my own Fan Posts. Hope it's in the right place.
I came up from LA for the Thursday Dodgers game (great fun) and yesterday's game (kind of fun). I wanted to buy one of the player t-shirts to take back with me to LA so I have a current player on a shirt (rather than the Scutaro/Swisher/Street ones that I already have).
Cespedes shirts in a Large were non-existent both days, and I also couldn't find any Reddick shirts either. Just Weeks, Crisp, Inge, Gomes, Suzuki and, curiously, Pennington.
Is there somewhere online that these shirts are available, or is the only real option to get lucky at the Coliseum when they decide to stock them? This link on the official site http://shop.mlb.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=1452842&cp=1452361 doesn't seem to have any of the replica player shirts, just a few other ones.
Any ideas, or should I try sites like eBay?
EDIT: found this on the official site, but it's more expensive than the other ones were at the stadium - guess that's the only way?


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Wallace helps celebrate Toyota dealership's ribbon cutting
Normally a crowd as large as the one gathered at Rusty Wallace Toyota on Wednesday would have salesmen going into a frenzy, but the
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A series of strong thunderstorms passed through East Tennessee Wednesday afternoon and evening, generating tornado warnings, strong winds, hail and heavy rain. Meteorologist Jerry
A 19-year-old Kingsport man was killed early Thursday morning after he was ejected from his vehicle, according to Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers. Trooper Jeremy
One Morristown West High School senior was on his way out of the country when he received the news he had earned an elusive
RUTLEDGE — Coach Chad Tate and his Grainger Grizzlies open the 2014 season with a lot of new faces but with a high level
JEFFERSON CITY — Former Carson-Newman volleyball player Emily Schultz has been named Director of Alumni Relations and Volunteer Assistant Coach by Carson-Newman coach Dan
It was a lightning strike that made the difference in a battle of meteorological phenomena Tuesday night at Frank Lorino Park. After building a
Hosman-Yount Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Hosman of Morristown announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca Elizabeth Hosman, to Brian Lynn Yount, son of Earl
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2010: The best and worst in music
As we enter the final days of 2010, a number of people are gathering year-end lists. So I asked a handful of local taste-makers to help narrow down the best music of the year.
In Sunday's Spotlight section of The Bee, our panel of radio DJs, musicians, promoters and journalists picked their 10 favorite albums and songs of the year. The Black Keys and Kanye West were among the most-selected artists, while locals such as Fierce Creatures, Fashawn, Motel Drive and Strange Vine also got shout-outs.
Once you look over those lists, go over the chart below. We made selections in categories such as favorite discovery, most disappointing album and artist to watch in 2011.
Our panel consisted of Nicole Giordano Ashjian and her husband Nik Ashjian, both from Y101 and Indie Nation, John Magic and DJ Kay Rich of B95, Gnarley Charley of Kiss Country and Skippy from New Rock 104.1, as well as local music scene fixtures Aaron Gomes, Patrick Contreras, Johnny Esquivel and Audie from Audie's Olympic. Myself and Debbie Speer from Pollstar represented the press.
Now it's your turn. Below you'll find the nine questions in our 2010 music survey. Make your list, check it twice and add it to the comment section.
Top 10 favorite albums of the year?
Top 10 favorite songs of the year?
Favorite artist of the year?
Favorite music discovery?
Non-2010 song you played like it was brand new?
Most annoying song?
Most disappointing album?
Artist to watch in 2011?
Most awaited release of 2011?
Let's hear it, music lovers.


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So, well, many of you here might know me under various screen names from the olden days of the internet and 'bulleting boards' (jemagee is the most notorious I do believe) and I don't say a lot here because I just can't keep up with football as much as you all do and I don't have direct tv (or live in Philadelphia) any more, i focus more on baseball and basketball, but I still enjoy reading this place very much. If this post is 'out of bounds' I will respect the blog lords deletion of the post, but I have to at least give it a shot to help my brother in law out.
My brother in law is a teacher in the Philadelphia Public Schools and this year the school doesn't have the budget to give him the money to buy the 'consumable' books he needs for his students. My sister who is pretty darn smart about things (and has a lot of friends, me not so much) started a 'crowd funding' initiative to raise the funds ($1500) so that the books can be purchased for the students. As you'll see, if you follow the link, over 1/3 of the money has been raised already, so it seems my sister has a lot of good and giving friends. The coincidence is that I had recently been thinking about crowd sourcing / crowd funding doing some social good in this country and was trying to figure how to go about getting it started anyway, but seems like it's out there if you know where to look.
(I realize there's a debate to be had regarding public education, and taxes, and new technologies for teaching, etc....but I wasn't trying to get into that here, I'm just trying to spread the word anyway I can)
If you or any one you know can help even a little, please follow this link
Again, if the folks in charge feel that this is out of bounds, I understand, but I figured one way I could help my sister out is that I could try and spread the word, but if you want to delete it I understand.


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We are moving and are selling quite a few items. I will post pictures soon, just been busy with the move. You can always text to request more info or a picture. I prefer phone or text as there seems to be a lot of scammers via email. My number is 435-319-7112.
Desk: $15
This is black metal desk with a glass top. In good condition. Just basic and the glass is a littel wobbly but I hardly ever notice.
Microwave: $20.
Emerson stainless steel Only a year or so old and in excellent working condition. 0.9 Cub ft 900 watts.
Toddler Bed: $25
Purchased form walmart a year ago. GREAT bed, super cute and sturdy. We are just moving the girls into bunk beds at the new house so no longer need it.
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UFC heavyweight Shane Carwin is out of his TUF 16 Finale fight with Roy Nelson, but his manager says his injury isn't as severe as Dana White made it out to be. Yesterday, White tweeted that Carwin "blew out his knee", but Jason Genet explained the nature of the injury to Fighters.com - a partially torn PCL, LCL and popliteus muscle - and said Carwin might not require surgery:
"The gut feeling is that he can recover without surgery if he rehabs it," said Genet. "The initial steps are that Shane will start to rehab the knee tomorrow, and see a specialist later in the week. That's all we really know, and we just have to see how it goes from there."
He added that Carwin hoped to return in February. Carwin originally injured his knee back in late September, but thought he'd still be ready for the fight. Apparently he suffered a setback in training:
"He was essentially training through the injury and pushed too hard too fast."
Nelson's new TUF 16 Finale opponent is still unknown at this point.


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Main :: POD Farm / POD Studio / TonePort
by osmond_j on 2011-10-02 07:34:35
After going a little back and forth with the installation, I finally got a green light from my TonePort UX1 on a Lion iMac. But upon opening Garageband - I get the following message:
"An error has occured with an installed Audio Unit plug-in.
GarageBand unexpectedly quit while trying to use the Audio Unit "GearBox" by "Line 6".
This plug-in may require an update."
Anyone have any idea on how I can fix this?
by laplayantonio on 2011-10-05 05:18:21
hello osmond
please install Podfarm 1.12 instead of Gearbox: http://line6.com/software/
this editor is free software, as Gearbox 3.72, but to use the Plugin you need purchasing a License Key
you can purchase the actual 2.51 version (http://line6.com/podfarm/ ) here: http://line6.com/store/podfarm/toneportux2
by laplayantonio on 2011-10-05 05:24:20
remember, to use v. 2.51 you'll need to also download it for install and authorise your License using Line6 License Manager: http://line6.com/account/licenses/instructions/
by Kneehow on 2011-10-07 10:36:20
I just checked your account... your registered device is an older TonePort UX1.
These units did not came with the ability to authorize any sort of Plug-In functionality of our amp/effect modelling insert effects from within a DAW.
Like Antonio mentioned above, you'll need to purchase a POD Farm 2.5 license.
However, one additional piece of info (in case you go forward with that decision); after you install POD Farm 2.51 software:
- It's been discovered that on the newest Apple OSX build (10.7.x), a.k.a. "Lion" the Library folder is now hidden by default.
- If you're running a Mac with Lion OSX 10.7.x, please "unhide" the Library folder by running Terminal (found in HD>Applications>Utilities).
- Then, type this: chflags nohidden /Users/Line 6
- Is the folder empty?
- If so, Control or Right Click inside the folder and select "Get Info".
- In the Dialogue Box select Sharing and Permissions and make sure the folder is set to "Read and Write" NOT "Read Only".
- Now Create a Folder Called Guitarport inside the Line6 Folder.
Run License Manager and Deauthorize/Reauthorize your computer and any Line 6 Devices you might own (need to connect the device(s), of course.
The information above may not be current, and you should direct questions to the current forum or review the manual.


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Ignition problems of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata
Six problems linked to ignition have been reported for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata.
Ignition problem #1
The car involved is a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. VIN of the vehicle was 5NPEB4AC4B_. The key gets stuck in the ignition after turning off the car and won't come out. The car is in park, but the key won't turn completely off or come out. This problem occurred on Wed., May. 30, 2012.
Ignition problem #2
The vehicle having this issue was a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. VIN of the vehicle was 5NPEB4AC4B_. After getting to work and putting the vehicle in park, when attempting to shut the vehicle off and retrieve the key, the key would only go to off and would not go to lock or let me pull the key from the ignition. This ignition problem happened on Thursday, Jun. 21, 2012.
Ignition problem #3
The vehicle involved is a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. The vehicle identification number (VIN) is 5NPEB4AC4B_. 3x the driver window button is inoperable. Would turn off car and then it would again work. The worst issue is this: started up car this morning 7-9-12 (this is the 3rd occurrence) and the doors do not lock, then I put it in reverse and it goes about 2 feet and it applies the brakes. I noticed each time the the gear console does not light up. The car actually does not go into gear. Each time I have turned off the ignition and restarted it and it works fine. It's going to the shop for the 30k check up and this will be brought up. The drivers window has been brought up and the dealer has said there was no problem. Wrong. There is when it doesn't work. I had one of these in 2001 and it too had electrical issues. My neighbor just sold their 05 Sonata due to electrical issues. This ignition problem happened on July 9, 2012.
Ignition problem #4
The car involved was a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. The vehicle identification number (VIN) of the car was 5NPEC4AC2B_. The car does not start. I enter the vehicle, put on my seatbelt, then depress the brake and the ignition button. The console will state "press brake to start engine". My foot is very firmly placed on the brake. This occurred intermittently but now occurs 50% of the time. The failure date was 08/27/11.
Ignition problem #5
VIN of the vehicle was 5NPEB4AC6B_. 2011 Hyundai Sonata GLS automatic transmission. Problem with ignition key. The key will not go past acc to the lock position to allow the key to be removed. Followed directions in manual to push the key in at acc position, but the lock mechanism does not move. Happens every other day. Have restart the car and move it and try the process again to get key to move into its proper position (lock) to remove key. This has happened to both myself and my wife. Taking car to dealership. Impossible security situation as cannot leave key in vehicle. This ignition issue occurred May. 18, 2010.
Ignition problem #6
The VIN of the car is 5NPEB4AC7B_. The contact leased a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that after turning the motor off, the key was not able to be extracted from the ignition. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the dealer stated that he had to maneuver the key a certain way. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The current mileage was approximately 740. The failure mileage was approximately 30. This ignition issue occurred Tuesday, July 27, 2010.
Other Electrical System related problems of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata:
|Problem Category
|Number of Problems
|Electrical System problems
|Car Will Not Start problems
|Horn Assembly problems
|Battery problems
|Ignition problems
|Starter problems
|Battery Propulsion System problems
|Ignition Switch problems
|Instrument Panel problems
|O2 Sensor problems
|Ignition Module problems


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Super Bowl programming shows ID's irreverence
NEW YORK (AP) - Men might want to take note if their loved one turns to the Investigation Discovery network Sunday for Super Bowl counterprogramming, where a marathon of "Wives With Knives" episodes will be running during the game.
It is a typically colorful programming choice by a young network that has grown quickly because of them.
Five years into its life, the network devoted to true crime and mystery stories has attracted new fans so rapidly that its chief executive, Henry Schleiff, boldly predicts that it will be the top-rated cable TV network within three or four years.
The five "Wives With Knives" episodes tell stories of five different women who stabbed their husbands or boyfriends, sometimes killing them, sometimes not. The women are all interviewed by criminologist Casey Jordan.
"We thought we could have fun with this marathon of `Wives With Knives' that intentionally, perhaps, tries to cut the men out of the picture," Schleiff said, as his publicist groaned in the background. "Wait! It gets worse. It goes directly to our core audience of females because, as that audience understands, the quickest way to a man's heart is through his chest."
Bad taste, perhaps? "We're having fun with it," Schleiff said. "I think our audience will, too."
Judging by the titles of ID's programs, the free-wheeling meetings where titles are proposed would make a fascinating program itself. Schleiff claims credit- or blame- for "Wives With Knives."
There's also "Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry?" on people who discover ugly secrets about their spouses, soon to have a spinoff. "Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets" has murder stories told in the first person. "Happily Never After" is about people who meet untimely demises around their wedding days. There's "Blood, Lies & Alibis," "Blood Relatives," "Date From Hell" and "Deadly Women, Fatal Encounters."
Tia Carerre is host of ID's Valentine's Day special, "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" where, it's safe to say, the protagonists will think of more colorful approaches than slipping out the back, Jack.
ID's audience is 61 percent women, perhaps counterintuitive given the nature of its programming. But many women are big fans of mystery and suspense novels, Schleiff said.
"Women love these stories from a number of perspectives," Schleiff said. "At their heart, these are really mysteries. Women, in particular, using their intuition or whatever, and like the problem-solving."
Investigation Discovery began life five years ago this week, after parent Discovery Communications bought out the stake of the then-Discovery Times network that it shared with The New York Times. That network averaged some 80,000 viewers at any point during the day, according to the Nielsen company. Since its relaunch, ID has grown viewers each month to the point where it averaged 669,000 viewers in January, Nielsen said. In 55 million homes five years ago, it will be in 85 million by the end of March.
Schleiff, a natural showman who has run Court TV and the Hallmark Channel, was brought in in 2009. The colorful programming gets attention, but there's a serious side on programs like the upcoming "March to Justice" documentary, about the early days of the civil rights movement.
With its female, primarily older audience, Investigation Discovery has done a good job reaching a group of people that watches TV heavily, said Brad Adgate, an analyst for Horizon Media. It reaches for reality-based programming the same type of people interested in CBS' prime-time shows, he said.
It has the chance to become one of Discovery Communications' most profitable networks, Adgate said. He believes a prediction that the network can be No. 1 in cable over the next few years is too optimistic, though.
ID scores high in Nielsen's measurement of "length of viewing," an obscure statistic advertisers love: it means the network's viewers tend to hang around longer than they do at other places. It also indicates the network has an attractive identity in itself, that viewers are tuning in more to ID than to specific shows.
"Although we may change the titles every hour, we may have a slight variation ... the one common denominator is they are incredibly riveting," Schleiff said. "They are incredibly compelling. They are incredibly emotionally moving."
David Bauder can be reached at dbauder(at)ap.org and on Twitter (at)dbauder.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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News: Lloyd Banks' Ex-Girl Compresses Joe Budden Dating Rumor
Thursday, Jun 30, 2011 9:35PM
G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks' ex-girlfriend, Yaris Sanchez, has stepped up to address rumors and speculation claiming she is now romantically involved with Slaughterhouse's Joe Budden.
Despite a photo of them together, Sanchez says they are only friends.
"Me and him are just cool. The picture -- me and him were in a room full of people," she explained. "There was a picture that they cropped of me and him and another girl and they cropped it to make it look like it was just me and him. It's not like that at all. We're just cool. He has a lot of female friends. He only hangs with females. People are going to assume otherwise, but no. [I'm] very single." (XXL Mag)
Speculation on their relationship landed online last week.
Joe Budden Reportedly Dating Yaris Sanchez: Joe Budden made headlines in May after releasing "Ordinary Love Pt. 3 [Closure]" airing out the dirty laundry about his relationship with video model Esther Baxter. Since then the two have gone back and forth with accusations of domestic violence, pictures of a reported miscarriage and claims that the model was unfaithful while pregnant with Budden's child. Now with the controversy between the two dying down, Budden's been spotted with a new chick---model Yaris Sanchez. (Hip Hop Wired)
In May, Budden broke up with video vixen Ester Baxter and denied claims he abused her.
"Well listen, if the subject matter were true at all, then I'd been sitting there like anyone else saying, 'Well Jesus, this guy's a monster, this guy's the devil here on Earth,'" Budden told Funkmaster Flex. "But nah, it's a bunch of lies. Lies, lies, lies, lies. The thing about lying is when you lie, you have to continue to lie. And now recently I don't even know if you just saw it but she was saying earlier how she didn't even give [gossip website] Bossip these pictures to put out, and they replied and said, 'You definitely did give us these pictures.' ... For the record, just so we're totally clear, I never hit Esther. Never. Never, ever, ever. I never, never, never, never, ever, ever hit her. I take that subject matter very serious. It's not even something to joke around about..." (Hot 97)
Last year, Sanchez spoke out against Lloyd Banks following their secret break-up.
"I'm gonna be a b*tch because there was a motherf*cker. Lloyd Banks. We were together for 10 months so he smashed it. I don't want to put it all out there but I just want to say when I was dealing with him, I was not tainted, I did not go through too many men and it was very good. And he just didn't take advantage of that, so. He was talking all that one and only, he was talking it all up in my ear. I didn't want a ring, I just wanted honesty. I just wanted him to keep it real. I don't like guys that don't keep it real. Say what it is from the start. You don't gotta gas me, you don't gotta sell dreams, you just gotta say what it is up front because if it's a friendship I can respect because we're grown. F*ck him. I said F*CK HIM. He's the only one, because we're talking industry guys, he was the only one that I really, really liked, the only one that I dealt with to that extreme and he broke my heart. I was not in love. After the 'Beamer, Benz or Bentley' video shoot, I was at home with him." ("Star & Bucwild Show")
Check out Yaris Sanchez speaking out on Lloyd Banks below: