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It was my first flight, my first big vacation. I was definitely more exhausted at the end than when I started. After studying my travel guide for almost a whole year I went by myself to Beijing and then to Hong Kong. Too bad I had laryngitis. Hm. I liked that my hotel was not only close to a subway station, but also had a regular breakfast salty pancake cart outside - tasty!
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A few days ago I travelled by bus from Hong Kong to Xiamen. I was afraid that it would by a horrible bus trip, however, it was really nice. At the border of Hong Kong we had to get off the bus and in Shenzhen again for immigration stuff and customs. After Shenzen we had to get on another bus, the staff didn't speak English but we managed to understand them although we don't speak Chi
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Date: 4/27/2011 9:12:00 PM by Olette Tags: Hong Kong Kowloon bus tram
After seeing the crowds waiting for The Peak tram in Hong Kong, I decided that I should try to go up a different way, on the public bus 15C which you can find easily, outside the Star Ferry Pier on Hong Kong Island. The bus was nearly empty and I was able to sit on the upper deck in the front row seat. From Central, the bus went through Admiralty and Wanchai before weaving its way up the
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I know every traveller to China wants to tick the box of many famous places, cultural objectives
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My wife and I have now been living in Shenzhen for nearly a month. We moved here from Provo, Utah where we were working and attending Brigham Young University. My wife is 27 years old and I am 28 years old. We currently have no children. Over the past couple years we had been discussing the possibility of living abroad. Both of us have always been intersted in living in China. We had look
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So if the Rockets were in the East, they would have the sixth seed and be facing Atlanta in the playoffs in the first round. We could take them...and considering that they are really tanking these days we could even end up in the 5th seed when it is all said and done.
We also have a better record than the "star-studded" NY Knicks. Despite my admiration for Chauncey,and the fact that I have come to respect the maturity that Amare has shown since going to NYC, I really despise everything else about that organization. The owner sucks the most...a true spoiled brat idiot who never had to work for a dollar of the millions his dad made for him. I despise their non-defense playing coach even more. Amare and Melo don't really care about winning a championship as they care about being paid big bucks on Broadway. So I will stop my NYC rant now. We are just better than their spoiled brat asses.
And here we are today and David West of NO blew out his knee. That sucks for him...I don't wish that on anyway, but at least it gives us hopefully two teams to gun for in the final games of the season to make the playoffs. Things may work out after all.
So lets all bury the hatched on TWill's lack of playing time (RA's vendetta against him or maybe he just really sucks), and forget there ever was a debate on Lowry vs AB (we now have what we have...and he's playing fucking awesome), and just cheer for the Rocekts.
Lowry is playing at allstar level, Hayes had a triple double, Bud picked up some minimal defensive skills somewhere, and we may yet suprise people into the playoffs.
I actually hope we face LA and not SA in the first round. We play well against LA...always giving them fits, and I like SA enough to not care if they end up winning it all. (but i am fucking sick of seeing Derek's Fischer's slow and lame ass getting rings on Kobe and Gasol's back).
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2011: The Beehive Year in Review
Another year in the books, another year of blogging here at The Beehive.
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At least this way he could put in a lot of hours all at once, back to back, and then he was rewarded with an entire two weeks off before he started it all over again. He didn't even mind the long extended hours thanks to this wonderful perk; he simply looked forward to his time off with a deeper passion then before. During every working hour he reminded himself that it would soon be followed by a period of rest so long he'd be bouncing off the walls not knowing what to do with himself by the end and then he'd be more than happy to go right back to work. As it was though, with as much as he had worked, he didn't even have the energy to think that far ahead. As he pulled his car into the drive way, turned off his headlights and the cars ignition, all he had the mind to think about was putting one foot in front of the other until he could get to his comfy warm bed and sleep for as long as possible. He was so lost on this thought, in fact, that he failed to notice the cardboard box on his doorstep, which was not a small unnoticeable thing, and he found himself suddenly toppling over headlong into his hard wooden door. Nathan cursed himself for not paying better attention, despite his sleepy state, he still felt he should have been able to watch his step, especially when he actually saw the cardboard box, which was tall enough to have caught him in the middle of his shin and wide enough that even with both his arms stretched wide it was difficult for him to grip it's full breadth. He eyed it strangely as he did so, knowing he wasn't expecting a package of any sort and feeling the weight to it, he found his sleepiness being ebbed away by his new found curiosity. He saw his name printed on the billable stamp just under the senders, however the only information about the sender were the initials "S.I.N. Tech." and a P.O. Box based out of some town he'd never heard of in Connecticut. Otherwise there were no other markings on the package. He unlocked his door, juggling the large box as he did, and felt several heavily weighted objects shift and tumble within. He couldn't help but wonder what could possibly be inside. Once within the confines of his apartment, he set the box down next to the door and made his way across his living room floor to the far end of the room where his computer chair sat. This wasn't truly a long walk as Nathan's apartment was a modest one. On one side of the entry way was a nice living room, big enough to occupy a couple of book shelves, an entertainment center, couch and computer desk without feeling cramped at all. The kitchen was small and adjoined to the living-room on the opposite side of the entry way. The bathroom was through a hallway at the back of the apartment which also led to his well sized bedroom, where Nathan truly wanted to head. However a need to remove his work shoes, check his email and, currently more pressingly important, use the bathroom kept him from going straight to the soft safe haven of his bed. So he sat quickly at the computer chair to remove his shoes, this also gave him ample time to mull over his curiosity involving his random package. He rubbed his shin and eyed the box from across the room as he took off his shoes, and continued his mocking stare as he got up to go to the bathroom. When he returned to the living room he turned the computer on in a quick pass and went straight for the box. He'd decided that, with the vagueness of the shipping slip and the otherwise unmarked package, he'd have to look inside to find out how to contact the company and get this miss-hap straightened out. As Nathan tore into the package he realized he was more then just a little excited to see what was within its cardboard walls. Several ideas had by now come to mind and he was, whilst still maintaining a good bit of surprise over the actuality of it, only slightly surprised by what he found. His eyes slowly, lustfully scanned the numerous black latex dildos and butt plugs, each a different size, each individually shrink wrapped, piled in amongst numerous, rather large, bottles of lubricant and one single white envelope which it self was pressed between combinations of the other contents. He had a daffy lust filled smile on his face as he visually molested the objects while reaching in to grab the envelope. Slight erotic chills ran up his spine when his hand got close to the phallus's but he didn't dare touch them. Somehow he thought if he did he wouldn't be able to stop himself from sampling the merchandise, though he gladly would have from what he'd seen. However he had not ordered this particular banquet of deviance for delivery himself which meant the items in that box were for some other lucky pervert with enough money to blow on such a variety of indulgence. Beyond that most blunt fact, there were also only about two of the dildos within the box that Nathan had any surety he could actually get into his ass. The dildos all graduated in size, from large to larger. The largest one that Nathan knew he could take was probably just a half inch smaller around then his own wrist, while the largest was as long as his fore arm and about six times as thick around as his very same wrist. While the butt plugs didn't go quite as high up in size they weren't much smaller and Nathan was surprised to see the largest, about a wrist smaller then the largest dildo by his own method of measurement, also seemed to be inflatable. He swallowed hard, barely even realizing he was doing so. Nathan took his eyes away from the objects of his chastised desire, shaking away the spill of conflicting emotions, and turned them to the envelope which he'd been absentmindedly opening during his moral quandary. From it he took a single sheet of folded paper, which he unfolded and began to read. He raised an eyebrow as he read his full first, middle, and last name in the greeting. That seemed rather specific for a package he himself had not ordered. He quickly ran through a list of people who might have ordered him such an intimate and personal gift. His best friend Andy would have never spent this large a sum on sex toys for any man he wasn't personally going to use them on. He had a few fuck buddies, but none of them were regular or significant enough to warrant this sort of gift. In fact, while he was sure his friends had some inclination of his deep love for stuffing his own ass; most people barely knew just how much he loved playing with dildos. He could not come up with anyone that he currently knew who would know him well enough to spend this sort of money, or send this sort of package. Maybe a boyfriend or two from year's gone bye, but certainly no one he knew now. Nathan read the note, hoping in the back of his mind where he was barely aware, to find some confirmation that this was in fact a gift intended for him and not some sort of strangely accurate mistake. He wanted desperately to believe this package had been sent from someone for him but the idea just didn't make sense. The note, of course, told him nothing he actually wanted to know. It was the usual fanfare about the companies gratitude for the purchase, vague yet compelling explanations of some revolutionary latex they used to make their products, unexplained but dire warnings that you should only use their specific products with any of their other products and of course the up sell of DVDs featuring the use of their products, just like any other company Nathan had ever ordered a sex toy from. The only thing at all about the note that truly caught Nathans attention was the mention that their lubricant was "chemically perfected" to make the use of their products an "experience to be reckoned with." Nathan grabbed one of the lubricant bottles out of the box, once again fighting the urge to grab one of the dildos along with it and walked back to his computer chair. As he read the ingredients of the "chemically perfected" product he found the larger portion of chemicals had absolutely no connection to any significant knowledge what so ever in his entire brain. The few that were recognizable were as simple as "water" or "glycerin" and there were even a few vitamins thrown in there, however, the long list was essentially gibberish to his eyes. He scoffed at himself for being so interested in the words of an obviously good spin doctor. He turned to his computer and set the bottle of lube down next to the monitor. While opening his email program, he read the company name off the lubricants label and decided to try a web search. Around every corner Nathan kept anticipating some form of evidence that would unlock the great mystery of this surprise package he'd found at his door step but either his mind was too feeble and tired to pick up on the clues, or there simply weren't any to follow as all of his attempts to piece together any idea of the senders identity, or the actual recipients for that matter, kept turning up cold. The website for the company was again like any other sex toy company he'd ever seen. It was a generic web page, easy to brows, minimalistic on design, high on product imagery. The only extravagance offered was a light wordless music that automatically started playing when the web site loaded. They had a large line of items, some made by them, most made by outside manufacturers. The only interesting information he got from the site at all was that the company had an actual physical store room which apparently housed a private collection of toys only available for viewing or purchase in store and by appointment. He found this information along with the company's email and phone number. Much to his dismay their help line was only open during standard business hours and not twenty-four hours a day making an immediate resolution to the problem unlikely. Instead he found himself writing a short e-mail briefly outlining the issue and requesting that they call him in the morning. With his mind already on his sexual desires and the numerous items of interest he'd happened to see while perusing the web site, Nathan found his eyes wandering across the room back to the box, which sat there open, inviting him to come and examine it's insides. It was almost like he could hear it calling to him. While there were not actually words, Nathan could almost hear the box taunting him with it's contents, begging him to come and see what it had to offer, telling him that it was okay to play, after all, his name was on the box. Despite the exhaustion of his work week and the drive to find sleep which had only minutes before been his only desire, Nathan found his mind had become alert, his body had woken in a way that didn't fully fight off sleep but wouldn't allow it either, and his sexual hunger had come alive along with the rest of him. The temptation to indulge himself was eating away at him. He knew the numerous repercussions that could result if he gave in, he was even afraid of any of them coming to full fruition, but the voice in the back of his head, the one that wanted so desperately to throw off the shackles of responsibility and just give in to want and desire was a loud one, and it was saying all the things Nathan wanted to hear. Before he could even fully process the thought, he was on his knees in front of the cardboard box. Chills were running up and down his spine like electric current on a Jacob's ladder. His hands were slightly shaky and his breath was growing rapid. As he lifted the smallest dildo, in its shrink wrapped perfection, thick enough that he could just barely touch his fingers together around it up to his eye level, he felt his cock throb and his sphincter twitch. It looked perfect to him. It was a nice and thick cock with a slight curve to it about three quarters of the way from its base to its head. It was smooth and even through the plastic packaging the latex felt soft and natural. Unusually the surface temperature was surprisingly close to that of the room. There wasn't a thing about the dildo that wasn't appealing to Nathan. He brought the cock up to his nose and took a big whiff of the thick latex scent, something he'd always loved about brand new toys, only with this particular dildo he noticed there seemed to be a strange musky scent masked just underneath that of the latex, something he was unfamiliar with. Whatever the scent was it seemed to agree greatly with his mind and body. He could feel the horny hunger eating away a void inside of his gut with a new pace. He took another deep breath of that strange scent and the void called to him to be filled with a fervor that left him light headed. He wondered if all the dildos in the box would have this intoxicating of an effect on him, in fact, as the effect thickened around his mind Nathan came to think this strange aroma was certainly better then any poppers he'd ever had. With his head swimming he absently set the beloved cock down on the floor next to the box, bent himself forward and stuck his face low inside of the container as close to the numerous phallic items as he could and took a strong, deep, long breath of the collective scent. His mind immediately swam as he hungrily took in the smell, that thick latex scent and that strange pleasurable and delicious musk hidden just beneath it. Euphoria of some sort washed over him mixed with a lustful frenzy that practically made the next several actions Nathans body underwent happen without thought. Nathan stood from his kneeling position and quickly disrobed; removing every stitch of clothing he had on his body, before he did the same to the shrink wrap around the dildo. With both he and the hefty rubber cock fully nude and the scent unhindered, his cock stretching out before him with a growing glistening bulb of pre-cum at its tip, he held the dildo to his nose and breathed once again. His brain was almost entirely filled with a foggy haze of happiness that washed over him, mingling with the sexual desire building in him to give its hold a stronger grasp. As he looked at the cock so close to his face all he could think was that he needed it in him. It was no longer a question to Nathan whether or not there were moral, financial or legal ramifications to what he was doing. There was no longer a question about anything at all really. Nathan needed that cock up his ass. There was nothing that could stop that need; it was the strongest need he had ever felt in his life. He truly felt that he could not survive for very much longer unless he had the latex phallus somehow, anyhow, inside of his body. He looked down to the box before him and the several bottles of lube, grabbed one and popped its top open with one hand, while holding the cock up to receive the dripping contents when he poured them down. He kneeled back down, eyeing the coated probe as he did so and he bent himself forward using the hand that still held the open lubricant container to steady his body. He positioned the dildo behind himself, spreading his bent legs apart as best he could to ensure full anal exposure and he began to work the cock into his hole. Despite his clouded and inebriated mind state, Nathan knew better then to just ram the thick hunk up his sphincter, he knew he would enjoy the experience more if he took his time, warmed his hole up and slowly worked the dildo into himself. It seemed somewhat unusual to him that the horny hunger inside him knew this too. Usually he would feel the eating lust biting at him for not feeding it as quickly as possible, yet, for some reason he didn't quite care to examine at the moment, he felt his body reeling with pleasure as he led the long black dildo up and down his crack and over his hole, spreading the lubricant around. He quivered in anticipation every time the head would brush past his anus. He did this several times, applying more lube a couple of times, slowly circling the head of the dildo around his hole, pushing at it lightly. Every moment spent tantalizing his hungry asshole seemed to be filling him with absolute pleasure. His cock was by now drooling pre-cum in a steady stream onto the floor beneath him and as he finally pushed the head of the rubber cock into his body, he felt a large glob of pre-cum push out of his cock with the motion, a grunt and moan of absolute pleasure pushing it's way up out of his throat from the deepest depths of his bowels. Nathan noticed he seemed far more relaxed then he'd thought he had as the well lubed probe made its way into his ass. He slowly worked its shaft in and out, adding a little more of it's length each time, and paying special attention to his prostate. He kept peeking down to his own cock in surprise wonderment as the pre-cum dripping from it never seemed to cease. He was used to his anal manipulations causing a bit more seminal flow than usual, but this was far more than a bit more. It seemed every time he rubbed the dildo head against his prostate a load of clear fluid was pushed out, he was entirely enamored by this and kept repeating the process, watching the results with excitement. The pleasures Nathan was getting from this wondrous massage were burning their way through his skin. Every scrape of the cock in his ass sent a wave of bliss over his body and he felt an urgent push behind his man hood egging him on to cause more of this beautiful feeling. He went from slow, methodical strokes, to fast paced wild thrusts, from kneeling in front of the box with his head over it's lid breathing in the aroma of the other dildos still within, to lying on his back with his legs in the air. He tried a few different positions and several different thrusting techniques all while watching the river of pre-cum flow from his cock until finally he was on his back, contorted in a way that had his ass in the air almost parallel to his head, his feet planted on the ground somewhat behind and to the sides of his head. His face was looking right up at his cock, which was drooling clear seminal fluids straight down into his mouth, while he pummeled his prostate vigorously with the fake cock. The pleasures he was feeling pushed him over the edge, causing his ejaculate to taint the clear fluid with its milky white substance as it drooled out in copious amounts directly into a puddle at the back of his throat. This wasn't anything new to Nathan. He had gotten himself off through anal stimulation several times in the past, it wasn't always a sure thing, but he knew he could do it and often enjoyed working himself to that point. He was used to the half fulfilled way it left him, his body knowing it had expelled the desired load of ejaculate but his brain clear and free of the releasing bliss that came with it. The knowledge that he could very well jerk his cock to another, more full filling and prolonged orgasm shortly there after, however, this time none of those familiar feelings were quite as familiar. He couldn't put his finger on what had changed exactly, but this time the hunger wasn't even slightly sated, the minor release was not releasing at all and he had absolutely no desire to jerk his cock to try and attain something better. All he wanted, all he felt, was the still unyielding need for more. Nathan relaxed his body, swallowing the full load of cum in his mouth and releasing his hand from the base of the dildo while leaving the dildo shoved nearly to its full length inside his bowels. He lay there on his back in front of the box breathing hard and sweating in a puddle of pre-cum and lubricant. His cock was bobbing up and down to the rhythm of his accelerated heartbeat while his sphincter twitched around the member inside him resting itself ever so closely to that need he still felt eating away at him. His mind was still awash with fog though he'd completely forgot about ever wanting to sleep, even in his well worked physical state. He was imagining the other dildos in the box, the next larger one in particular and wondering if it would fill him more completely than the one currently in his ass. If it would sate this need inside of him, if it could help him feed the hunger better then the first had. He was slightly surprised when he noticed one of his hands had made its way back down to the base of the dildo and was slowly, absentmindedly working the dildo around in small circles within his anal ring. The automatic response of Nathans body set his resolve and it wasn't long before he was back up on his knees and freeing the next dildo from its shrink wrapped prison, the previous dildo still hanging from his hole, defying gravity to do so. He once again breathed in the unhindered scent of the dildo in when it was nude before him and practically growled with the hunger it set within him. The girth of this one was such that his fingers were at least an inch apart when wrapped all the way around, which made Nathan think he would need more lube then he had with the first. He was surprised to learn he'd almost used over half of the first bottle, so he took two more out of the box just in case before he slathered this new dildo with the thick substance. When Nathan finally paused to remove the dildo in his ass he noticed a deep sense of despair overcoming him that he'd never felt before. The need within him seemed to be crying out to him not to remove the intruder. He reminded himself that it would soon be replaced by a new larger intruder which only seemed to ease the despair a small fraction. Even the way his hole twitched and gripped at the cock as it slid out seemed to be a way for his body to beg that it stay exactly where it was. His prostate even seemed to be tingling as the pressure on it was released, like the very faintest beginnings of an itch. All of these factors helped urge him to work the larger phallus into him as fully as possible. He was happily surprised to find the first dildo had opened him up more then he'd expected as his hole seemed to relax around the heavily lubed and very thick cock almost immediately. It took a bit of work to get past the head but it was work Nathan was more than happy to be doing. Once again he stretched his hole with the fat black latex cock in as many ways as he could think of while trying to take both its increased girth and length. Moans and grunts were working their way past his throat while his eyes rolled in the back of his head and his body burned with hot pleasure. He pushed and pulled and pushed again, rotating the shaft in a corkscrew like manner as he did so, assaulting his prostate with the blunt object, and once again his cock drooled a steady and consistent stream of clear viscous fluid. It wasn't long before Nathan realized he could be swallowing the copious pre-cum instead of letting it build into a puddle beneath him and he found himself on his back, legs in the air, pumping his ass with the thick fat black latex cock and subsequently pumping out the sweet nectar from his own cock and into his mouth once again. He was working the full length in and out of himself by the time he came again and this time he was washed with wave after wave of orgasmic bliss. His cock pumped shot after shot straight down toward it's target, however the wild pulses threw off the accuracy and, while most of it made its way into his waiting orifice, large spurts landed across his face and in his hair. He would have never imagined his body could hold so much cum but the evidence was there, written all over his face, so to speak, and he was more than happy to have made the discovery. When he was spent, his body went limp of its own accord, exhausted in the most pleasant way he'd ever been. His arms were sore, his thighs were sore, his asshole was especially sore as was his abdomen and back from the odd positioning, none of which mattered as he lay there, breathing deeply and steadily, in absolute reverie of the moment as he drifted off in submission to the sleep he'd initially been searching for. Nathan felt himself shaking in his sleep, his mind was foggy and hazy as it woke, and confused by the rocking motions it was going through. As his bleary eyes opened to the sharp lights still on in his living room the disorientation began to fade. He could hear himself grunting in time with the rocking motion and he could feel the dildo still in his ass sliding in and out of his hole as his body subconsciously pushed itself against it. He continued to come out of his sleep and the motion slowed and he regained some semblance of control over his body. He stopped himself from rocking, as well as grunting, and took stock of his situation. He hadn't seemed to have moved from the spot he had fallen asleep in, nor did it seem he'd actually been asleep for long. He could tell through the blinds of his apartment that it was still night outside and the clock told him it was still a few hours before day break. His hole, as well as his body, seemed somewhat sore but neither was as sore as he felt they should be given the extensive workout they'd been put through. In fact his hole felt rather good and he found it felt even better when he moved himself against it. It seemed as though the dildo had slid from his ass just enough to touch the floor beneath him as he'd slept and was not in the most ideal position, however his body didn't seem to mind the slight discomfort this caused as it did allow for the minute fucking motions Nathan had been feeling. Nathan reached his hands up to rub his tired face and felt his cool and somewhat dry cum still there, over one of his eyes, on his mustache and in his beard. He even felt some in his hair and on the ground beneath his head. The memories of how it had gotten there seemed to urge Nathan and his surprisingly still hungry hole on and he soon found himself actually using his hand to better position the dildo. He could feel an itch tingling it's way over his prostate, it was annoying and biting and he assumed this must have been what had caused his subconscious to feel the need to fuck his hole once again. As it was the itch was already causing his conscious mind to feel the same. It started as a mummer in the dawn of his reawakening and grew more and more as he woke to the world around him. His manipulations of the dildo proved to be a great way to sedate the itch. Every rub of the long shaft over his prostate caused the incessant nagging to diminish ever so slightly and a small ripple of pleasure to replace its sting. Nothing Nathan could remember had ever affected him in this way. The itch, the unyielding hunger, the ease at which he gave into both was completely new to him yet somehow, strangely, they seemed familiar. As though they were merely amplifications of the hornieness he'd always felt. He was amazed that only a short period after having had two orgasms here he was, awakened by his own sexual need and a terrible itch that wanted scratching. In the past Nathan had observed that even at his horniest there was only so much fucking his ass could take, yet now for no reason it seemed to be demanding that he give it more then it'd ever had. Nathans grunting resumed as both of his hands found themselves down beneath his ass holding the base of the dildo while he lifted himself up and lowered himself back down with his legs. He groaned as the cock slid out of him and moaned as it pushed back in. He found the pleasure of relieving the itch almost seemed comparable to the pleasure of stimulating his prostate and once again, it seemed that doing either was causing his cock to produce another river of seminal fluids. Quickly he found himself lost in the act of fucking his hole with the large black latex cock, his mind concentrating on all of the wonderful feelings emanating from his bowels. His prostate was sensitive now and fully alive; his cock felt as though it were being massaged from behind its base and his hole tingled as he pounded the full length of the cock in and out of it. Every movement felt the itch subside just a slight bit and Nathans pleasure increased with it. His thrusts had started slow and stayed that way the entire time. The full length of the cock pulling all the way out till the head rested just inside Nathans well worked hole then sliding back in at a slow and steady pace. Every time the cock worked its way out Nathan felt himself filling with a slight and almost unnoticeable dread, regret that so much of him was empty and as he was again filled with the black latex he felt it subside, replaced by joy and relaxing contentment. There the itch lessened and the pleasure grew, his cock drooled and his mouth moaned. The act was primal, passionate and though Nathan barely realized it, growing in violence. He slammed his ass down on the thick cock and slowly rose himself off, and then slammed himself back down again and again until finally it seemed he had fully scratched the itch and all he felt was pleasure. He collapsed in a puddle of old and stale seminal fluids converging with newly spilt clear liquids. He was panting and breathing hard, drool was collecting at the edges of his crooked smile and Nathan could feel himself shaking from the activity. He was happy and content, the itch was gone and he was stuffed full. Though he had not reached another orgasm he somehow felt that familiar sleep that came with one edging its way across his mind. In his head was a clear image of his bed and nothing else. He got up with a grunt of pain as his body came into reality. He realized his thighs, arms, stomach and back were all somewhat sore. He was sticky in places he didn't think he should have been and he could feel the dildo in his ass threatening to slide its way out. The last feeling caused a small wave of fear to momentarily take control of his body and he felt more then commanded one of his hands to quickly catch the base of the dildo and hold it in place. The feelings of fear didn't subside with that however, and Nathan found himself paused upright before the box wondering in despair what he should do to save himself the agony of heading to bed empty. This was a very odd state for him to be in, despite the fact that his libido seemed to be higher then it had ever been, even in his teen years, he had never felt such strong emotions over not having his ass filled. Granted he'd often fantasized about different scenarios where he was filled for extended periods of time, however once he came those thoughts were usually pushed to the back and all he wanted to do was curl up and go to bed, without any fear or regret over doing so empty. Yet here he was examining the items still within the box and feeling an undoubtable knowledge that there was no way he could do so tonight. He needed to keep something in his ass. There was no apparent reason, yet he seemed to need it as much as he needed to breathe. So it was, with one hand still holding the base of the dildo in his ass to keep it from slipping out, he leaned into the box with the other hand and began digging through the butt plugs therein. He pulled out what he felt was the smallest of them, though he didn't feel entirely sure about that summation of measurement as the thing was still slightly larger then his own hand, and examined it for a moment. It was more then just a simple butt plug, as his initial hands off examination had led him to believe, rather this butt plug seemed to have a button on its base. Nathan assumed this would activate some sort of vibrator within the butt plug which, if the itch were to return, he imagined could come in handy. He also noticed that same latex covered musky scent emanating from the anal probe and he happily snorted it through his nostrils before he went to work replacing the dildo in his ass with it. It was a slight ordeal at first, figuring out how to keep the dildo in place while he removed the butt plugs shrink wrap, lubed it up, and then got it securely in place, but Nathan figured it out quickly, none the less, and had himself satisfiably filled it seemed. He was surprised at how much panic he'd felt when he'd gotten the dildo all the way out and how his mind had mulled over whether or not the plug would be enough or if, rather, he should find someway to secure the dildo within himself. Thankfully the panic had driven him to make his decision quickly and he found as the plug touched his hole he immediately began to calm down and as he pushed it deeper inside himself he knew it would definitely suit his empty hunger for a while at least. That's when he noticed his computer was still on, with the website of the dildos manufacturer still up and the music still playing from the speakers. He felt it sort of strange that he hadn't noticed the entire time that he'd been fucking himself with wild passion; however he pushed off this curiosity easily as sleep was still calling out to him, much as the box had and he turned off the computer followed by the lights and headed toward bed. He didn't even bother to clean his fluids from the floor or stop in his bathroom to wash them from his face. He just wandered down the hall, concentrating on the feeling of the plug moving within his ass with each step until he landed on his bed and almost immediately fell right to sleep once again. Nathans eyes shot open as he was suddenly jarred from a deep sleep by the blaring ring of his telephone. He wasn't scared or frightened, he was simply, immediately awake. The first thing he noticed, beyond the loud phone chime screaming at him from his living-room, was a stuffed full sensation within his ass and the undeniable existence of an itch just outside of it's reach. The second thing he noticed was that the plug causing that full sensation within his gut seemed to be so large it was also pressing slightly against his bladder, which itself seemed to feel a different kind of full. The ringing of the phone left him with a feeling of urgency that didn't allow him to dwell too much on either fullness as he leaped from his sheets and covers to go answer the shrieking device. Nathan noticed almost immediately upon walking that the simple act seemed to scratch at that itch deep within his gut. The movement of the plug somehow caused the feeling to subside ever so slightly and the moment Nathan stopped moving to answer the phone it seemed to start growing quickly again. He lifted the receiver to his head and greeted the person on the other end. "Hello?" he croaked past his dry throat. "Good morning, this is Mr. Nathan Edward Keen correct?" a deep and gruff mans voice came through the phone. "Yes, that's correct, this is he, may I ask whom is calling?" he replied with his voice coming back to him. "Hello Mr. Keen, this is Steve Decland with S.I.N. Tech, I'm calling in regards to your recent inquiry about a miss-delivered package?" The man said in a rather professional and courteous manner. Despite the comfortable tone of Steve Declands voice or the professional phrasing he put on the situation, with a butt plug from the 'miss delivered' package shoved in his ass and an undeniable itch growing within his bowls Nathan found himself feeling somewhat anxious all of a sudden "Yes, um, yeah, I uh, received a rather large box with a, well, a good deal of your product that I know I didn't order in it." he stammered in response. Though, if Steve had noticed his nervousness he never gave it away to Nathan as he went over Nathans name, address, phone number and even his date of birth. All of which were completely accurate in S.I.N. Techs computers according to Steve. Nathan asked about the sender's information and Steve immediately explained that even he didn't have access to that information however they were able to check the last four digits of the card used for the purchase, none of which matched any of Nathans. "In fact," Steve declared "Everything on our systems indicates that, with the information you provided, the package was delivered correctly Mr. Keen. I'd say you should count your self lucky for having a generous secret admirer." Nathan wasn't sure how to respond at first. He was completely awe struck at the idea that some mysterious person had purchased an obviously pricey amount of sex toys for him. He was even more astonished that he indeed got to keep the toys and had no reason to continue feeling any guilt over having already opened and used a few of the items. As he realized this freedom he also realized the insatiable itch that had been growing in his ass had seemed to reach a level that kept it from being as easily ignored as it had been until now. Its urgency was starting to bite away at the foreground of Nathans thoughts; it took Steve a couple of tries to get Nathans attention once again. "Mr. Keen? Nathan? Is there anything else I can do for you Mr. Keen?" Nathan heard Steve's voice as it broke through his concentration on the itch within his bowels. It seemed like a really good question to Nathan, there were in fact several things he could think of at the moment that a man with a voice like Steve's could help him with, the itch being the most prevalent. Nathan cleared his throat in an attempt to also clear his mind before he finally spoke, "Uh well, actually, I did sort of have a question about a reaction I might be having, to uh, to the products I received." He was surprised he'd actually managed to admit the thought in one try. He found himself feeling nervous over asking and admitting that he'd already opened and used some of the products, which Steve seemed to pick up on right away. "Mr. Keen, many of our customers find our products irresistible to use, there's no need to feel ashamed at having already enjoyed them. Tell me more about this reaction you seem to be having?" he said with a slight lilt of humor in his voice, though to Nathan, the growing itch was starting to seem less then funny. "Well, you see, I've been feeling this itch ever since I uh, started using your products last night." Nathan nervously said, it seemed as though talking about it made the itch grow even more, he could feel himself wriggling about, standing naked in his living room holding the phone. The butt plug in his ass matched his movements and he felt a small nearly inaudible moan pass his lips as it barely touched the place inside him where the itch seemed to be growing. "Oh I see Mr. Keen. An itch you say? And where exactly is this itch Mr. Keen?" Steve asked, his tone seeming to hide some deeper meaning. "It's, um, it's in my anus, up by my prostate." Nathan replied while he let his hand guide itself to the base of the plug so it could move it around inside of him and hopefully scratch that itch just a little better. His cock had grown to its full hardness as the itch had grown and was now starting to drip small drops of pre cum as Nathan manipulated the plug. He tried to keep his breathing from being audible over the phone and his want to moan from escaping his lips. "That's a perfectly normal reaction to the combination of toys you were shipped Mr. Keen. Rest assured that everything is working properly and just remember to only use the lubricant provided with the rest of the products you received, if you'd like I can put you on hold to speak with someone who can explain this more thoroughly Mr. Keen?" Steve responded, seeming to chuckle here and there as Nathan let a small gasp or a light groan escape from his throat. Nathan could barely concentrate on the conversation as his hand moved the plug about in his ass, the itch kept growing and growing and the plug was only just touching the spot where the itch seemed to be growing from. His cock was throbbing more and more as he worked the plug around and his body was starting to show the slightest sheen of sweat. He blindly agreed to whatever Steve had asked him and quickly heard the familiar music from the company's website which he'd visited the night before. As he listened to the music his hand, still fidgeting with the plug, found the button at the base which he'd noticed when he'd inserted it. He smiled to himself as he pushed it hoping that it would bring him some peace from the nagging itch deep within his gut. Nathan nearly dropped the phone as the plug within his ass came to life. He'd been expecting vibrations, the familiar buzz most toys with switches came to offer, but what he experienced was entirely new to him from the world of sex toys. The plug seemed to be pulsing and writhing inside of his ass. Somehow it was throbbing and extending in a rhythmic motion. Nathan could feel its girth swell, and as it decreased again, it seemed to grow longer. It was definitely getting much deeper into the itch within his ass, which brought him immense joy, but the plug also seemed to be fucking him in a strange way. It wasn't a quick fuck either, it was very slow, the girth would expand like a breath of air in and then it would decrease in thickness at the same rate. Filling Nathan up one way before it began filling him up in another. Nathan fought to regain his composure but instead found him self bucking the air in time with the throbbing plug in his ass. He was lost in the pleasure he was feeling, the itch being only partially sated it now seemed a lot more tolerable. It still nagged at him but the pleasure he was feeling over rode it as the most important feeling in his brain. He held the phone tightly to his ear as he thrust his hips forward and back, pre cum dangling in the air from the tip of his dick as he did so. The music clicked off and another deep male voice came on "Hello Nathan, are you still there?" Nathan couldn't help but moan as he opened his mouth to respond in the affirmative, the voice at the other end didn't seem to need to hear the actual word though as it continued with a laugh "Good boy Nathan, I see you've found our products to be most satisfying. May I ask Nathan, which product are you using at the moment?" Nathan groaned once more as his mouth opened, his breathing was quick and made speaking difficult as did the pulsing of the plug inside of him. He found the words he spoke came out one by one, each preceding a moan or a gasp "Butt, ooh, plug, aah, throbbing, ugh." The man on the phone laughed rather bluntly as Nathan pushed out the words, which stopped him from wanting to continue. "Good boy Nathan, I'm sure that's helping you with your little itching problem, but I bet it isn't really scratching that itch properly is it Nathan?" The man asked, to which the only response he received was a somewhat tortured moan from Nathan. It seemed every time the man said the word itch or scratch, the itch grew a bit fiercer. He continued "No, it wouldn't. See the butt plugs are each designed to help with the itch but they can not ever fully replace a good deep dicking, and that's what the dildos are for, you know if an actual dick isn't readily available." The man laughed at his own joke and gave Nathan no time to question his words "Don't worry though, we'll be sending someone by soon to help you out with your little problem, you should just lay back and enjoy your gifts until then." The phone clicked and Nathan heard no more. Nathan dropped the phone and felt himself fall to his knees. He couldn't really think very clearly on what had been said to him on the phone. He knew somewhere in his mind that something about all of this was wrong, something about the itch and the way he was responding to it, something about what the man had said, but as he thought about it all he could really remember the man saying was that he should lay back and enjoy his gifts. It was the most tempting offer he could remember getting all morning and he did exactly that. He shifted his weight off of his legs and for a moment sat himself down on the plug in his ass, the feeling of it being pushed so deeply inside of him was overwhelming and he immediately rolled onto his back with a loud moan and a fit of numerous thrusts. It seemed as though, at some point, the throbbing plug inside of Nathans ass had picked up pace, it's slow rhythmic movements increased in speed and Nathan found himself rolling about in many directions on his floor. His cock was once again drooling pre cum like a faucet and he felt like he was on the very brink of an orgasm. However he could tell, and the itch inside of him made it even more clear, that the plug itself probably wouldn't bring him over the edge. The animated probe continued picking up speed and continued keeping Nathan on the verge but it would not push him to the brink of orgasm. He wanted to get up and take the plug out, if not to stop the near maddening pleasure then to stop the equally maddening itch with one of the dildos. He wanted to do this very badly yet it seemed he couldn't stop himself from reeling in the pleasures he was receiving long enough to move. As he lay there writhing about on the floor, sweating and leaking seminal fluids, he heard his front door click open. His heart skipped a beat for a moment as he contorted his head to see whom was coming through the door way. Much to his humiliation he found that even with the degrading circumstance of some unannounced stranger walking in on him in the throes of such passion he still could not stop himself from riding on the waves of ecstasy. A large barrel chested man Nathan could not remember ever seeing came into view as the door shut behind him. His piercing blue eyes shone behind a smile which itself was hidden slightly by a full black beard. The man wore a dingy cap a sweat stained and unbuttoned work shirt which revealed an equally stained tank top and denim work jeans which showed off a rather well mounded and somewhat moist looking crotch. Nathans eyes locked onto that crotch and though somewhere in the back of his head the prospect of such a dirty package grossed him out, all he wanted was to see what the jeans were hiding. The man didn't say a word as he came toward Nathans writhing and blissfully bound body though his grin never wavered and a small chuckle or two did escape his throat. He produced a length of rope from somewhere behind him and came to Nathans side. Nathans arms were pinning themselves to the floor at his sides, gripping the ground as his legs lifted and bucked his waist. The man kneeled down and forcefully lifted the limbs which it seemed were no longer under Nathans control and used the leverage they gave him to turn Nathan over onto his stomach. Nathan couldn't stop the bucking as this happened and had no control over his cock as it painfully stabbed against the hard floor beneath him a couple of times before finally sliding around in a puddle of it's own drool. This brought new fervor to Nathans humping which seemed to amuse the stranger further as he took Nathans arms and tied them behind his back. The man adjusted himself and put a hand on Nathans ass, his hand raised momentarily and Nathan had but a second to wonder what had happened to it before it came slamming back down on his cheeks. He cried out on pain and pleasure as the sting rose in his flesh and the plug bounced deep within his gut. The man repeated this spanking ten more times in quick succession, each causing Nathan to moan and buck back and forth with the hard smacks. When the man finally stopped he reached his hand between Nathans legs and gruffly took hold of his cock, pressed between the floor and Nathans own belly in a pool of pre cum and he pulled it down so Nathan could no longer hump it as he had been. His deep voice resonated in Nathans ears as he said "We'll have none of that naughty boy, that won't help your scratch that itch anyway." With that the man stood up and left Nathan tied there still unable to control his writhing body with his wrists tied behind his back and his cock painfully contorted away from any pleasurable position. It wasn't long before the man returned however with several pillows from Nathans bedroom which he then used to prop Nathans body in a more vulnerable position. Soon Nathans ass was pointing high into the air propped up by several pillows and his face was pressed hard against another. The mans hand found it's way to the butt plug buried in Nathans ass and it began pushing it ever so slightly in and out of Nathans hole while it's speedy throbbing and pulsing continued. Nathan grunted and moaned loudly into the pillow and the man spoke to him with his deep soothing voice. "That's right boy, enjoy your self while I play with your fuck hole. Relax and just let your self feel how good it is to have your boy cunt played with by a big man like myself. You really seem to love it when a man fucks your hole like this." To emphasize his words he began pulling the plug out just a bit more then he had been before he let it slide back in. It was almost too much for Nathan to take and he wanted desperately to feel his body give in to the manipulations and let him ejaculate, yet, somehow he knew with nothing more then the plug in his ass that would be entirely impossible. The more the man played with the plug in his ass, the hungrier his ass seemed to feel and the worse the itch seemed to get. The plug was no longer biding the nagging bite and it was sending Nathan into a frenzy. His ass bucked back on the plug every time the man withdrew the small portion of it and he continued to buck into the plug again when the man drove it home trying to get as much of the plug inside of him as possible. It wasn't long before Nathan found himself begging the stranger to fuck his hole with his cock. "Please Mr., please, you've got to help me out, I need it so badly, please help me!" He cried out in a quick stream of words between moans. The man laughed and responded with "Aww gee boy, help you out with what exactly?" He was determined to enjoy this as much as possible as he watched Nathans body fight to fill itself up. Just for good measure the man pushed the button on the base of the plug, suddenly bringing a halt to its pulsing and throbbing. Nathan almost screamed in despair as he felt the sensations suddenly die out in his ass and instead found himself pleading even harder for exactly what he wanted, he even found himself using the strangers own words in hopes that it would coerce him to give Nathan what he so desperately needed as quickly as possible. "Please Sir! Please fuck my boy cunt! Please! I need it so bad, it itches, Please use my fuck hole now!" The man chuckled and said "Really? You want me to fuck your boy cunt with my big cock boy?" Nathan nearly screamed "Yes Sir! Please Sir! Fuck my boy cunt!" "You want me to pound your bitch hole and make you cum like the little ass slut that you are boy?" The man sneered past his grin and he let his hand pat lightly at the plug in Nathans hole. The teasing only egged Nathan on as he tried to push against the patting hand and he repeated the mans taunts "Yes, please pound my bitch hole, use me like the little ass slut I am, fuck me with your big cock, please fuck me, please!" Nathan couldn't really remember a time he'd ever truly begged and pleaded with a man for his cock and meant it as much as he did now. The more he asked for it and the more the man goaded him to continue the more the itch grew and the emptier he felt even with the plug still in place. The man finally maneuvered himself between Nathans legs and began to slowly pull out the butt plug. Nathan almost started to beg the man to stop as he felt the now familiar sense of dread start to come over him as the plug was removed. He stopped himself just short of doing so and had to continue out of fear that he would have to beg the man all over again. Soon enough however the plug was out and Nathan felt ever emptier for it. Much to his horror the man stood up and, being outside of Nathans vision, Nathan fell into a momentary state of panic wondering where the men could be going. He felt silly for having done so the moment he heard the sound of a belt clanging to the floor behind him and the man resumed his position, now presumably nude from the waist down. Nathan gasped and groaned as he felt lube drip into his crack and pool around his hole, he did so again as he felt the mans seemingly huge cock begin to rub itself up and down the crack. The motions were much like the slow tantalizing feeling Nathan had given himself the night before, and also similarly, Nathan found himself wracked with pleasure and excitement by the act. He was now in a state of growing bliss as he knew he would soon finally be fucked. The head of the mans cock made several passes in the pooled lubricant before it finally made the first thrust at Nathans well stretched hole. The man moaned as he felt his entrance begin and soothed Nathan with words of how great his bitch cunt felt on the mans cock. The man slowly pushed himself into Nathans ass little by little and Nathan let out a low, primal growl as he felt the itch finally being touched. The man proceeded to fuck Nathan for what felt like a good hour, he was very slow about it, going in as deeply as he could and nuzzling there for a moment as if he were trying to get in just a slight bit more, then pulling himself out all the way, applying more lubricant, and going in again. Nathan lay there, his drooling face in a pillow and his ass up in the air, his cock also drooling on the pillows beneath it though any want to stimulate it gone completely from Nathans mind. The entire time Nathan could feel his orgasm building as slowly as the mans thrusts would allow, until finally Nathans body began to shudder beneath the man and Nathans cum pushed its way out of his cock head. The man cooed into Nathans ear that Nathan was a good boy for having cum from being fucked by a man like he had. The man kept his steady thrusting up as he cupped one of his hands below Nathans spewing cock and caught each glob of cum he pushed out with his own cock in Nathans ass. The mans hand stayed there as his pace picked up ever so slightly, several thrusts later and he too was cumming deep inside of Nathans ass, pumping his own seed into the well worked hole. The man let his weight relax against Nathans ass as he enjoyed the ecstasy of his own orgasm. Nathan found that while his head was swimming with pure delight he knew he still hadn't had a fully satisfying orgasm, yet knowing that miraculously, sometime during his fucking, the itch had subsided and he was once again free of its mind numbing bite he didn't seem to mind. In fact he felt entirely content just lying there, spent, beneath the stranger whom had so helpfully obliged him in his time of need. As the stranger got up and began removing himself Nathan found he barely even had the energy to beg him not too. The despair of being empty was still as strong as it had seemed to be since he'd gotten the first dildo inside of him and the man seemed to understand exactly what Nathan was trying to mumble past his groggy mind, yet he still removed his cock from Nathans ass. He came around to Nathans front and wiped the juices from his cock off onto Nathans hair. As he finished cleaning his cock, he took the load of Nathans own spunk that he'd caught in his hand and rubbed it over Nathans face and mouth and then he began lifting his pants back up as he explained "Don't worry bitch boy, I won't leave you empty like that, in fact I plan to leave you well stuffed and ready for the next cock you'll be getting." He walked around toward the front door through which he'd come in and Nathan could hear him unzip a bag he must have brought in with him. A few clanks could be heard as the man wrestled something from the bag and came to stand back behind Nathan, for a moment Nathans waist was lifted off of its pillow pedestal and laid back down on what felt like cold soft straps. The man led a couple of those straps around Nathans waist and secured them tightly. Next he picked up the larger of the two dildos Nathan had left on the floor the night before and began sliding it into Nathans still waiting hole. Nathan could feel the copious amounts of lubricant that had been applied to it before its reentry which made the entire process very easy. Within minutes Nathans ass was once again stuffed to its fullest and Nathan was groaning and smiling about the entire experience. Nathan felt a couple more straps being pulled around either side of his crotch and up between his ass cheeks. There was some fiddling around the base of the dildo and soon Nathan could feel, as the straps were put securely in place, so was the dildo. Nathan heard the familiar click of a lock and his heart rate sped up just a bit. Then the man took a hold of Nathans cock and balls and roughly guided what felt like a tight cock ring over them both, this was followed by some sort of solid hallow shaft over his cock alone. Seconds later, another lock was heard clicking shut. Nathan knew without a doubt he had been successfully locked into chastity device as well as a belt designed to keep the large dildo inside of him. The man untied the rope from Nathans arms, leaving him laying on his back locked up and walked out the door without another word.


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It is common knowledge that we Vikings fan's can make some serious noise. Even rooting for a not so winning team in a not so galmorous sporting venue can't stymie our thirst for getting rowdy. We fans create a unique home field advantage that is famous around the league and has struck fear into many opponents. I believe on most articles discussing the loudest stadiums in the NFL, the Dome comes in at about #3 and sometimes #2. Just think how loud we are going to get after gaining one of our most sought after victories- a new stadium!
The Metrodome is approx. 900,000 sq ft in total area with an internal mass of just over 400,000 sq ft. I believe the new stadium is going to almost double in size and have a far more efficient seating arrangement. There will also be more adequate areas near the stadium for tailgaiting, and I even read a story about the Minneapolis armory turning into a party zone before (and probably after) Vikings games. All these factors and pointing to the conclusion that we Vikings fans (aka the best in the NFL), will get even louder and create an even larger home field advantage. Will we create the best home field advantage for any stadium in any sport? Cast your vote!


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To all Chiefs fans who participated in the MHR Ask a Chiefs Fan thread I would like to say thank you. You helped make it the most entertaining pre-game thread of the season. Many of you were top-notch class acts and credits to your fan-base, and some were obnoxious trolls (and if you participated, you know which of these you were). And even the trolls added to the fun and entertainment value of the thread. I truly hope that no one gets banned based on that thread.
As a fan of a Bronco team that is just recovered from the hideousness of ugliness and dysfunction that was the Josh McDaniels era, I know that you must be ridiculously frustrated by the way your season has gone, and while I won't go so far as to say I sympathize (I am a Bronco fan and you are, after all, Chief fans), I do empathize with your plight. Believe me, it will get better. The interaction of fans from different rabid fan bases is what makes the SB Nation blogs the best on the web. So a shout out to you.
Rivalries are always fun. And while I said before that I am content for my team to win as much as the rest of the division combined, the truth is that competitive divisions always make for more compelling football. So in the spirit of competitive play, I hope that your front office makes the right decisions and brings the Chiefs back to respectability in the NFL. Winning the division always meant more when it was one of the best, most competitive divisions in the league. Here is hoping for a return of the glory days of the AFC West. And while I hope that we beat the pants off you every time we play, I also hope for improvement for our opponents. It is always more fun to win by beating the best.
Good luck to you as you begin your off season. In the meantime, we will do our best to represent the AFC West and make the MSM take their East coast bias and shove it in every one of their various orifices.


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The official Japanese website for Gainax's Gurren Lagann anime franchise has launched a new section for the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Kirameki Yoko Box ~ Pieces of sweet stars~ CD with a 30-second promotional video. The limited-edition CD will ship with "S.t.a.r.S," the new song that the voice actress Marina Inoue sings in her Yoko persona, and a new music video by character designer Atsushi Nishigori on May 27. Nishigori personally planned and directed entirely new footage for the music video. The bundled DVD will also include a video interview with Inoue and a booklet with over 130 pages of storyboards, original drawings, and designs.
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Ragan-hen, the second and final theatrical film compilation of the original television series, will open in Japan on April 25. Bandai Entertainment released the original anime series in North America on DVD and ran it on television with Manga Entertainment and Sci Fi Channel.
Images © Gainax, Kazuki Nakashima/Aniplex
Yes! More Yoko! And the song is very beautiful and got stucked in my head. I demand for a download link for this!! :D http://www.gurren-lagann.net/yoko/p03.html


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A new study by eye-tracking outfit EyeTrackShop illustrated Facebook's struggle to monetize its mobile ads without diminishing its users' experience.
EyeTrackShop tested ads with different placement surrounded by identical content on a desktop, an iPhone, and an iPad, and it found that users with iPhones (and, by extension, other smartphones) were the least likely to see ads on Facebook, with only a 3 percent to 13 percent chance of being seen if they were located "below the fold. Read the rest at AllFacebook.
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If Tiger Woods never fields another question about the state of his swing, that would be just fine with the 74-time PGA Tour winner.
Before talking about how he and his peers tried to emulate the "classic swing" of the legendary Sam Snead, who was pro emeritus at The Greenbrier, site of this week's Greenbrier Classic, Woods answered -- for perhaps the billionth time -- questions about the state of his work with coach Sean Foley. (FYI: He's confident after his win at Congressional Country Club, and he understands the "technical stuff" Foley wants him to do and how to fix it when it goes astray.)
The world No. 4 -- who surpassed Jack Nicklaus with his two-stroke victory at last week's AT&T National to move into sole possession of second place, just eight Ws behind Snead's 82 on the all-time wins leaderboard -- called out those who wondered if Woods would make it back to the winner's circle.
"I remember there was a time when people were saying I could never win again," he said after his victory Sunday. "That was, I think, what, six months ago. Here we are."
In a Tuesday press conference ahead of this week's tourney, Woods let the media have it again.
"Like answering your question," he said to a reporter who asked if the "doubters" fueled his determination to succeed. "I have to do it in every single press conference. ... I have to answer it after post-rounds, whether it's in front of you guys or live-shot.
"You do that for a couple of years," Woods said to uncomfortable laughter from the assembled scribes. "Sometimes you guys can be a little annoying."
Woods, who has had testy encounters with the media in the past (see: Alex Miceli), was not snippy throughout Tuesday's presser. Indeed, he said several times how excited he was to be in West Virginia and discussed how special it was to have known Snead. It seems rather fitting, in fact, that Woods, who leads the tour with three wins this season, should tee it up at Snead's favorite golf course as he chips away at Slammin' Sammy's all-time record.
Reflecting on his introduction to Snead, whom he met when he was 5, Woods recalled teeing it up for two holes during one of the legend's exhibitions in Los Angeles.
"I was this little, snot-nosed kid of 5 years old [who] can't hit it very far," Woods said about smacking his tee shot on a par-3 into the water. Refusing to heed Snead's advice to pick up his ball ("because my dad always taught me, you play it as it lies"), the "slightly competitive" youngster hit out of the hazard and bogeyed that hole and the only other one he played.
"I still have the card at home," Woods said. "He signed it, he went par-par and I lost by two."
Woods, who seemed bent on convincing anyone still on the fence, noted he had "been pretty consistent over the years" -- to the tune of an average of four wins per season -- and marveled at Snead's ability to win tour events into his 50s.
"Sam's record is just absolutely phenomenal. To do it for that long, to win a PGA Tour event [when] he was 52 ... and the consistency it took," Woods said, adding that Snead's opponents, like Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, weren't exactly chopped liver. "To be able to do it for that long and that many generations, five decades, is pretty phenomenal."
Woods also shed some light on the putting tip he received from his former college roommate prior to last week's tourney. He and Notah Begay III, whom Woods has known since he was 11, engaged in a "philosophical talk about how I used to putt, what I used to think about."
Woods said he was "picking his brain" about various subjects. "He made me think back to some of the things I used to think about in college and how I told him how to putt," he averred. "He said, 'You might want to go back to that.'
"I did," concluded Woods, who ranked ninth in strokes gained-putting last week, "and I putted pretty good."


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The ruling on the field was that he landed short. Upon further review, referee Jeff Triplette reversed the call and awarded the Bengals a touchdown and 14-0 ...


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Our home economists cut down this pretty pasta recipe with peppers and lemon from Jolinda Whittle of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania for two to enjoy.
- 2 ounces uncooked vermicelli
- 1/4 cup fat-free milk
- 2 ounces reduced-fat process cheese (Velveeta), cubed
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 medium sweet red pepper, cut into 1/8-inch strips
- 1 medium sweet yellow pepper, cut into 1/8-inch strips
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1-1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the milk, cheese and salt; cook and stir over medium-low heat until cheese is melted. Drain pasta; add cheese sauce and toss to coat. Keep warm.
- In a nonstick skillet, saute peppers in oil for 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Sprinkle with lemon peel and pepper; mix well. Toss with pasta mixture. Yield: 2 servings.
Originally published as Lemon Pepper Pasta in Cooking for 2 Spring 2006, p43
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News: Drake Reveals Why He Never Tweets What He's Scheming
Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 8:33AM
Young Money star Drake appeared to silence online chatter earlier this week about some outlandish Super Bowl Weekend parties he threw and revealed why he stays mum in the Twitterverse.
Hopping onto Twitter, Drizzy Drake said his life is more often mundane and simplistic despite what his high-profile image would suggest.
"I never tweet what I'm doing cause it'd just be like "yooo who else is up eating granola and watching aubrey plaza interview snippets"," Drake tweeted February 6th.
"And the answer to my question of who else is up doing that specific order of things at this time is clearly nobody. #Thinkingthingsthrough" (Drake's Twitter)
Some websites and media outlets believe Drake's tweets were a direct response to recent Super Bowl-related rumors.
The Young Money star reportedly sent out invites to models and strippers telling them about the festivities. MTO adds, "women were told to get in their bikinis and enjoy the party. And it was quite a party ... people were OPENLY engaging in sexual contact with exotic dancers." The website claims people were smoking weed and taking drugs at the event that was eventually shut down by the police. Sounds like quite the event, but did it happen? RumorFix has contact the LAPD who tells us they don't have any record of breaking up a party at Drake's house on Sunday. And right after MTO posted their story, Drake joked on Twitter. (RumorFix)
Back in late 2011, the Young Money protégé revealed his issues with Twitter.
"I'll tell you, my biggest thing was, I remember, it was on Twitter. I remember the day my mom was getting surgery and someone came on Twitter and they were like, 'Yo, Drake, I hope your mom dies.' You don't really mean that. Like, you know you're going to see something bad. Out of 1000 compliments, it's so crazy. It's basically, like, when you used to sit there as a kid, and want to know what everyone is thinking. That's your superpower. [Twitter is] knowing what everyone is thinking." (The Source)
Despite the Canadian emcee's complications, hip-hop artists like 50 Cent have embraced the online social networking tool.
"I think it's great. I think it allows you the ability to make a public statement from your telephone," 50 explained when asked about his love for Twitter. "It allows you to reach your base, the people who have interest in your material or what you're doing, at any time -- I think entertainers are supposed to entertain on it versus provide more of their personal lives insight. But, it's cool. Everybody utilizes it differently." (CNN)
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