Happy Canada Day Everyone.
We celebrated by awaking early, packing a picnic and going to the beach.
A day spent in the sun, amongst all the other nudists at Wreck was just what we needed. There were plenty of other perverts we knew kicking around to keep us lost in great conversations for hours.
This was my first time being naked and pregnant in public. As it was rather windy down at the water, I was oblivious to how much sun I had actually taken in.
Currently I am sunburned and exhausted.
Jennifer ... Vancouver's Sex Educator, Sexuality Coach and Activist. The content of this blog is not suited for those under the age of 18. What you'll find here is a written account of my personal journey in sex positive culture both personally and professionally.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Sex reassignment surgery, Vancouver
By Bill Siksay
What are the limits of medicare coverage? Does prejudice against an identifiable minority affect decisions about who gets covered? Does “medically necessity” not apply to minority communities?
These questions are raised when members of the transsexual and transgender community are denied medical coverage for sex reassignment surgery (SRS) and related therapies, including hormone therapy, hair removal, and breast augmentation.
Transsexual and transgender folks have a different experience of gender than many Canadians. Some trans folks experience their gender opposite to their physical sexual characteristics, a feeling of being in the wrong body. To correct this, they look to SRS. Others experience their gender in ways that are different to the accepted binary theory of gender that says you are either male or female. These folks find their gender on a continuum between or beyond male and female. Some trans folks feel no need to change their physical sex, and may live out their lives as neither traditionally male or female.
Continue reading the rest of this fascinating article on the Straight.com's website.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Identification & dismissal of every gay person
"Fruit machine" is a jocular term for a device developed in Canada that was supposed to be able to identify homosexual people, or "fruits". The subjects were made to view pornography, and the device measured the diameter of the pupils of the eyes (pupillary response test), perspiration, and pulse for a supposed erotic response.
The fruit machine was employed in Canada in the 1950s and 1960s during a campaign to eliminate all homosexuals from the civil service, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and the military. A substantial number of workers did lose their jobs. Although funding for the "fruit machine" project was cut off in the late 1960s, the investigations continued, and the RCMP collected files on over 9,000 suspected homosexuals.
The chair was like one from a dentist's office. It had a pulley with a camera going towards the pupils. There was a black box in front of it that showed pictures. The pictures ranged from the mundane to sexually explicit photos of men and women. It had previously been determined that the pupils would dilate in relation to the amount of interest in the picture. This was called the pupillary response test.
This is so fascinating to me learn about as I had no previous knowledge of this, nor have I ever heard a whisper about it from any source.
Can you imagine something like the fruit machine being used today? It just makes me sick. I am so disgusted that the RCMP were a part of such underhanded homophobic activities and on the other hand delighted the machine is no longer in use.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Stonewall Riots
It will only be listed today, in such a high profile manner.
It's worth having a read, the story, facts and history are fascinating as hell.
Today, Wikipedias Feature article on their home/front page is about The Stonewall Riots. Do you know the background on our kinky past?
Excellent timing for this to happen as this is around the time that Pride events and parades start to happen around the world.
Go and check it out for yourself, but remember, it will only be on their home page today, then after that, you'll have to source it out from their archives as any other article.
Have a great Sunday!
It's worth having a read, the story, facts and history are fascinating as hell.
Today, Wikipedias Feature article on their home/front page is about The Stonewall Riots. Do you know the background on our kinky past?
Excellent timing for this to happen as this is around the time that Pride events and parades start to happen around the world.
Go and check it out for yourself, but remember, it will only be on their home page today, then after that, you'll have to source it out from their archives as any other article.
Have a great Sunday!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Urethral Sounding, Vancouver
Went to a small party this evening.
My plan: to learn how to do urethral sounding on a penis in a play setting.
Mission: successful.
What are urethral sounds?
It was fun to watch someone else do it to my victim first first, then it became time for me to try my hand at the activity.
I did just fine and now plan on doing it again and again to master the art of sounding.
Not certain my bottom found it to be all that sexy, but who knows, I play with a lot different people and I certainly do know some men that actually find it arousing and orgasmic to have it done to them.
I like having new erotic skills.
Side Note: It was enjoyable to be out with someone who differed to me as Ma'am all evening and who knew his place.
My plan: to learn how to do urethral sounding on a penis in a play setting.
Mission: successful.
What are urethral sounds?
It was fun to watch someone else do it to my victim first first, then it became time for me to try my hand at the activity.
I did just fine and now plan on doing it again and again to master the art of sounding.
Not certain my bottom found it to be all that sexy, but who knows, I play with a lot different people and I certainly do know some men that actually find it arousing and orgasmic to have it done to them.
I like having new erotic skills.
Side Note: It was enjoyable to be out with someone who differed to me as Ma'am all evening and who knew his place.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
16 weeks
I am 16 weeks pregnant and in my second trimester. The nausea has subsided thankfully and weight gain has begun.
Last week I saw my obstetrician for the first time, my man came with me and so did my teenage daughter. It was really a family affair.
My hospital of choice has been arranged and a birthing tub booked for me.
My breasts have increased in size at an alarming rate, they are quite literally huge and full. I have cleavage that is impressive as hell.
None of my clothes fit any longer and I can only wear pregnancy pants with the super sexy elastic waist band.
We moved into our newly purchased home this past Sunday and the babies room is already painted. A few boxes of baby stuff already sit in the room awaiting unpacking once the furniture arrives.
Sadly I continue to be overwhelmingly fatigued.
I am surrounded by incredible friends who have been such a great support to me and for this I am so grateful. Times are going to continue to change rapidly.
In mid July we will know if we are having a girl or a boy. We have already found a girls name that we both favor.
If we know one another and I've seemed out of sorts lately, know that it's because there is just so much going on in my life.
I can't wait to have this baby, December is fast approaching.
**side note: Professionally speaking, I am quite behind on my work load and am spending the next 24 hours attempting to catch up
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Polyamory
This was written by my long time friend and fellow sex educator and kinkster Jack Rinella on Polyamory. Enjoy the read, I know I did.
for Issue number 24
Monday, June 08, 2009
For Brian, Since He Asked
By Jack Rinella
Brian and I have had a few predictable bumps in our relationship recently over “extracurricular activities.” As anyone can see, sooner or later the fact of a polyamorous relationship runs smack into the cultural norm for monogamy. Polyamorous behavior has to be learned, often by experience. Before I go on, let me make it clear that bumps aren’t the end of anything, only an opportunity to learn and to grow.
If you haven’t figured it out by now, let me make it clear that monogamy, for all its difficulties, is a lot easier to live than polyamory. There is nothing easy about juggling two or more sexual relationships at the same time. The fantasy of multiple partners is very difficult to translate into real life relationships. That said here are the experience-taught-me suggestions for helping polyamory to succeed.
No Surprises. I’ve learned that the only time a person likes a surprise is on their birthday and, even then, some people hate surprise birthday parties. Each of us has hopes, plans, and viewpoints based on what we think is the reality of the situation. To suddenly find that there is a different reality, plunges all of that into turmoil. Therefore avoid surprises by following the next suggestion.
Say it sooner rather than later. Get all the negatives out of the way immediately. Whenever I first encounter a prospective play partner, I tell them the caveats in my life. These include that I have a lover, a slave, a busy schedule, that I am 62 years old, and that I cruise looking for more long-term partners who are seeking inclusion into a leather family. If that doesn’t dissuade them from the get-go, then we have a chance of meeting.
That’s not to say that I don’t trick with people who don’t desire what I want. It’s just that I make certain they understand what I want so there is no confusion about my long range desires.
Be brutally honest. Sugar-coating facts or side-stepping issues makes for danger down the road. Make clear that no is “No.” Distinguish clearly what is negotiable and what is not. Admit to your agenda and stick to it. Compromising on what you must have in the hopes of getting it later isn’t going to work and only sets you both up for failure.
Blend actions with words. Not only do I tell people what they need to know, I show them. When a new trick comes to the house, for instance, I introduce them to Patrick as we walk downstairs to the dungeon. At other times I might give someone Brian’s handle so the prospect can look him up on a cruise site or I remind them that I’m not available on weekends because “Those nights are reserved for my lover.”
If a relationship begins to move from tricking to something more serious (and anything more than tricking twice falls into that category) then it becomes necessary to include the new person in at least some of the social life of the family. Relationships are, after all, more than just sex and to think that one can have sex without the other aspects of a human relationship means that something is going to be out of balance.
Tell them as much as they want or need to know, without shame or guilt. Too often we are afraid of hurting someone, turning them off, or confusing them with certain facts so we aren’t as forth-coming as we might need to be. Delaying the truth only delays the catastrophe. Postponing the truth with a little white lie, or just as dangerously hiding the truth by not mentioning it, only extends the falsity into a bigger and bigger lie.
Are you ready for it? Are they ready for it? Honesty is more than truth-telling to another person. It is being honest with oneself and accepting one’s own limitations. Not being able to “trick” on a Saturday night is a limit, but one that I can live with because I both love and enjoy Brian and my time with him. It is therefore necessary to accept this limit, though honestly my time with Brian makes it seem like no limit at all. Likewise by being honest up front (no surprises) then I can know that my prospective is ready as well.
Is there agreement or acquiescence? One of the more persistent difficulties in negotiating and living in a relationship is that we often agree to something while harboring hidden motives. In this case, we might agree to something with the unspoken (secret) hope that things will change and we will eventually get what we want. That is what happened when I agreed to a monogamous relationship with Steven nearly 25 years ago. I did so expecting that it would eventually become an open relationship. I was wrong.
At other times we acquiesce by doing something we’d rather not do, in order to get something that we really want. We err by thinking that we can live without what we want and then find out we can’t. This is often the case of not being authentic to ourselves. The idea that “half a loaf is better than none” may be valid but it could be the case that half a loaf will never be enough. On the other hand, no loaf now opens us up to the preferred possibility that the whole loaf will come to us in due time.
What is the pecking order? What are the rules? It’s important that we be clear on how things work in a polyamorous relationship. Prospective partners have a right to know what my priorities are, how decisions are made, and what kind of expectations I have for them. So I make it clear that they will get their turn with me and the intimacy they desire, but that others have the same kind of claim on me. They’ll know early on that loving me demands friendship with the other members of my family and that sex may or may not be part of the equation. Yes, the other members of my family are included in the decision-making process as well.
Remember that “What you have is worth more than what you’re going to get.” If that idea doesn’t seem right to you, then you had better think twice and have a serious discussion about your present relationship with your partner(s). After all, if the bird in the hand isn’t worth more than the two in the bush, then something is terribly wrong and polyamory isn’t going to solve the problem.
Have a great week. You can leave me email at mrjackr@leathermail.com or visit my website at Leather Views where you can subscribe to this column and receive it weekly. Copyright 2009 by Jack Rinella, all rights reserved.
for Issue number 24
Monday, June 08, 2009
For Brian, Since He Asked
By Jack Rinella
Brian and I have had a few predictable bumps in our relationship recently over “extracurricular activities.” As anyone can see, sooner or later the fact of a polyamorous relationship runs smack into the cultural norm for monogamy. Polyamorous behavior has to be learned, often by experience. Before I go on, let me make it clear that bumps aren’t the end of anything, only an opportunity to learn and to grow.
If you haven’t figured it out by now, let me make it clear that monogamy, for all its difficulties, is a lot easier to live than polyamory. There is nothing easy about juggling two or more sexual relationships at the same time. The fantasy of multiple partners is very difficult to translate into real life relationships. That said here are the experience-taught-me suggestions for helping polyamory to succeed.
No Surprises. I’ve learned that the only time a person likes a surprise is on their birthday and, even then, some people hate surprise birthday parties. Each of us has hopes, plans, and viewpoints based on what we think is the reality of the situation. To suddenly find that there is a different reality, plunges all of that into turmoil. Therefore avoid surprises by following the next suggestion.
Say it sooner rather than later. Get all the negatives out of the way immediately. Whenever I first encounter a prospective play partner, I tell them the caveats in my life. These include that I have a lover, a slave, a busy schedule, that I am 62 years old, and that I cruise looking for more long-term partners who are seeking inclusion into a leather family. If that doesn’t dissuade them from the get-go, then we have a chance of meeting.
That’s not to say that I don’t trick with people who don’t desire what I want. It’s just that I make certain they understand what I want so there is no confusion about my long range desires.
Be brutally honest. Sugar-coating facts or side-stepping issues makes for danger down the road. Make clear that no is “No.” Distinguish clearly what is negotiable and what is not. Admit to your agenda and stick to it. Compromising on what you must have in the hopes of getting it later isn’t going to work and only sets you both up for failure.
Blend actions with words. Not only do I tell people what they need to know, I show them. When a new trick comes to the house, for instance, I introduce them to Patrick as we walk downstairs to the dungeon. At other times I might give someone Brian’s handle so the prospect can look him up on a cruise site or I remind them that I’m not available on weekends because “Those nights are reserved for my lover.”
If a relationship begins to move from tricking to something more serious (and anything more than tricking twice falls into that category) then it becomes necessary to include the new person in at least some of the social life of the family. Relationships are, after all, more than just sex and to think that one can have sex without the other aspects of a human relationship means that something is going to be out of balance.
Tell them as much as they want or need to know, without shame or guilt. Too often we are afraid of hurting someone, turning them off, or confusing them with certain facts so we aren’t as forth-coming as we might need to be. Delaying the truth only delays the catastrophe. Postponing the truth with a little white lie, or just as dangerously hiding the truth by not mentioning it, only extends the falsity into a bigger and bigger lie.
Are you ready for it? Are they ready for it? Honesty is more than truth-telling to another person. It is being honest with oneself and accepting one’s own limitations. Not being able to “trick” on a Saturday night is a limit, but one that I can live with because I both love and enjoy Brian and my time with him. It is therefore necessary to accept this limit, though honestly my time with Brian makes it seem like no limit at all. Likewise by being honest up front (no surprises) then I can know that my prospective is ready as well.
Is there agreement or acquiescence? One of the more persistent difficulties in negotiating and living in a relationship is that we often agree to something while harboring hidden motives. In this case, we might agree to something with the unspoken (secret) hope that things will change and we will eventually get what we want. That is what happened when I agreed to a monogamous relationship with Steven nearly 25 years ago. I did so expecting that it would eventually become an open relationship. I was wrong.
At other times we acquiesce by doing something we’d rather not do, in order to get something that we really want. We err by thinking that we can live without what we want and then find out we can’t. This is often the case of not being authentic to ourselves. The idea that “half a loaf is better than none” may be valid but it could be the case that half a loaf will never be enough. On the other hand, no loaf now opens us up to the preferred possibility that the whole loaf will come to us in due time.
What is the pecking order? What are the rules? It’s important that we be clear on how things work in a polyamorous relationship. Prospective partners have a right to know what my priorities are, how decisions are made, and what kind of expectations I have for them. So I make it clear that they will get their turn with me and the intimacy they desire, but that others have the same kind of claim on me. They’ll know early on that loving me demands friendship with the other members of my family and that sex may or may not be part of the equation. Yes, the other members of my family are included in the decision-making process as well.
Remember that “What you have is worth more than what you’re going to get.” If that idea doesn’t seem right to you, then you had better think twice and have a serious discussion about your present relationship with your partner(s). After all, if the bird in the hand isn’t worth more than the two in the bush, then something is terribly wrong and polyamory isn’t going to solve the problem.
Have a great week. You can leave me email at mrjackr@leathermail.com or visit my website at Leather Views where you can subscribe to this column and receive it weekly. Copyright 2009 by Jack Rinella, all rights reserved.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Holy Shit
The movers will be here in seven hours to start the grueling process of schlepping all of our worldly belongings into our own home.
I am excited and I am exhausted.
This is the start of an entirely new chapter in my life and that of my families.
A new city, a new home that is ours, new furniture, new telephone number, new neighborhood and a chance to shake free of the negative connotations our current rental place holds for me.
Good riddance to the past, and hello bright future. I have worked the last few years with a serious goal in mind and god almighty, I have almost achieved it.
No one, not one single person has given me anything, it has all been my own efforts that have brought me this far. The struggle to arrive, thus makes my arrival here extra sweet.
There are a few people I am saying Fuck You to, and a few others I have simply written off with this move.
There are new friendships I am celebrating with, and new friends to be made.
There are long standing relationships that are right at my side, and new ones that value the ethic of what it takes.
Try being a mother of a teenager, pregnant, in love with a man and a woman and a two time adult business owner in the genres of sex. This path is so bloody lonely often, there are no role models for me.
I have carved this out of nothing, and trust me lots of people, policies, laws, bias and prejudices have attempted to get in my way.
My strength is abundant, my skin thick and my work load heavy.
My family gives me love, room to grow, a place to hide when need be, support and praise.
Without my man, and my daughter, I would not be who I am today. Particularly my daughter, without her, I would not be on the professional path I am following nor would I be in relationship with my guy or my girl. My daughter gave me my adulthood.
I am excited and I am exhausted.
This is the start of an entirely new chapter in my life and that of my families.
A new city, a new home that is ours, new furniture, new telephone number, new neighborhood and a chance to shake free of the negative connotations our current rental place holds for me.
Good riddance to the past, and hello bright future. I have worked the last few years with a serious goal in mind and god almighty, I have almost achieved it.
No one, not one single person has given me anything, it has all been my own efforts that have brought me this far. The struggle to arrive, thus makes my arrival here extra sweet.
There are a few people I am saying Fuck You to, and a few others I have simply written off with this move.
There are new friendships I am celebrating with, and new friends to be made.
There are long standing relationships that are right at my side, and new ones that value the ethic of what it takes.
Try being a mother of a teenager, pregnant, in love with a man and a woman and a two time adult business owner in the genres of sex. This path is so bloody lonely often, there are no role models for me.
I have carved this out of nothing, and trust me lots of people, policies, laws, bias and prejudices have attempted to get in my way.
My strength is abundant, my skin thick and my work load heavy.
My family gives me love, room to grow, a place to hide when need be, support and praise.
Without my man, and my daughter, I would not be who I am today. Particularly my daughter, without her, I would not be on the professional path I am following nor would I be in relationship with my guy or my girl. My daughter gave me my adulthood.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Time Crunch
Exploratorium was tonight. Damn was it ever a blast.
Though I must have been out of mind to book events the same weekend as we are moving.
A bevy of people showed up to partake in the multitude of booths being offered. This monthly event is always fun, though the crowd this time round was extra special.
The volunteers and their skill sets are what make this sampler night so successful for the attendees.
We move in like thirty six hours. There is still so much left to do.
I am frazzled beyond belief.
Though I must have been out of mind to book events the same weekend as we are moving.
A bevy of people showed up to partake in the multitude of booths being offered. This monthly event is always fun, though the crowd this time round was extra special.
The volunteers and their skill sets are what make this sampler night so successful for the attendees.
We move in like thirty six hours. There is still so much left to do.
I am frazzled beyond belief.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Sleep Needed
A long grueling day at the hospital for my man, and for me working from home and cooking a turkey.
Then this evening it was off to Deviant Dining, it was quite the crowd for the turkey dinner. Excellent conversations and good friends to spend time alongside.
After dinner I swung by the house to check on the painting that had been going on. Wow, the guys sure have done a kick ass job transforming the kids rooms. I am notably impressed by their workmanship.
It's just about time for bed, we are on overdrive this week before we move on Sunday, and we both are falling over tired.
By the way, are you on the guest list for Saturdays Naughty Party? If not you should be. So email me now and I'll put your name on the list.
By the way, for all you parents out there who over the past few months who have been offering me baby stuff and I've been stalling you. Well, I am finally ready to hear from you about what you've got for us. We are just now starting to prepare the babies room.
Then this evening it was off to Deviant Dining, it was quite the crowd for the turkey dinner. Excellent conversations and good friends to spend time alongside.
After dinner I swung by the house to check on the painting that had been going on. Wow, the guys sure have done a kick ass job transforming the kids rooms. I am notably impressed by their workmanship.
It's just about time for bed, we are on overdrive this week before we move on Sunday, and we both are falling over tired.
By the way, are you on the guest list for Saturdays Naughty Party? If not you should be. So email me now and I'll put your name on the list.
By the way, for all you parents out there who over the past few months who have been offering me baby stuff and I've been stalling you. Well, I am finally ready to hear from you about what you've got for us. We are just now starting to prepare the babies room.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Keys Finally
We got keys to our new house finally.
Keys to every door.
The Realtor gave us a gift.
The teenager, my man and myself wandered through the place disbelieving that it is finally all ours.
This week is being spent cleaning, painting and doing renovations.
We move in on Sunday.
It is all so hard to believe, and yet so very exciting.
Tomorrow at 3:20 we are supposed to find out if we are having a boy or a girl.
There is so much going on right now, that I may just burst.
Keys to every door.
The Realtor gave us a gift.
The teenager, my man and myself wandered through the place disbelieving that it is finally all ours.
This week is being spent cleaning, painting and doing renovations.
We move in on Sunday.
It is all so hard to believe, and yet so very exciting.
Tomorrow at 3:20 we are supposed to find out if we are having a boy or a girl.
There is so much going on right now, that I may just burst.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Hooker-Upper
I slept in this morning, and was awake for ninety minutes before falling back into deep slumber for another hour and a bit. Greatly needed rest, especially after my late bed time last night coming home from Singles Speed Dating.
My man made me lunch, which was sweet. I was confident that my nauseousness was due in part to my being starving, and luckily food seemed to remedy the situation.
After lunch I hooked up everyone via email who was interested in being matched up with attendees from last nights event. I officially am a Hooker-Uppper. Speed Dating went so extraordinarily well, that we've decided to make it a bi-monthly offering on our calendar. If you missed this one, don't miss the next, it was a wonderful night of getting to know other single members.
We spent the early afternoon packing the remains of our kitchen and bathroom. You see, tomorrow we get the keys to our house. The movers don't move us till next Sunday, so we have a week of renovations' and painting to contend with before our belongings make the leap to a new city.
This evening I swung by Libido Lounge and hosted a new member orientation class, which went predictably well. I could run these in my sleep I have done so many now.
Then I drove home and picked up my guy and we headed out for dinner together and a quick stop for minimal groceries.
Now back at our nest I am in bed typing madly (supposedly working) on my laptop, he is on his computer watching a movie at his desk and the teenager just graciously gave me a ten minute back rub.
I am quite obviously pregnant these days. My boobs are massive, nipples are growing, my belly is swelling and my back is aching. The proud daddy keeps kissing my belly and telling me how beautiful I am. Fortunate I am to be so loved and cherished.
Tuesday we hope to find out if we are having a girl or a boy.
My man made me lunch, which was sweet. I was confident that my nauseousness was due in part to my being starving, and luckily food seemed to remedy the situation.
After lunch I hooked up everyone via email who was interested in being matched up with attendees from last nights event. I officially am a Hooker-Uppper. Speed Dating went so extraordinarily well, that we've decided to make it a bi-monthly offering on our calendar. If you missed this one, don't miss the next, it was a wonderful night of getting to know other single members.
We spent the early afternoon packing the remains of our kitchen and bathroom. You see, tomorrow we get the keys to our house. The movers don't move us till next Sunday, so we have a week of renovations' and painting to contend with before our belongings make the leap to a new city.
This evening I swung by Libido Lounge and hosted a new member orientation class, which went predictably well. I could run these in my sleep I have done so many now.
Then I drove home and picked up my guy and we headed out for dinner together and a quick stop for minimal groceries.
Now back at our nest I am in bed typing madly (supposedly working) on my laptop, he is on his computer watching a movie at his desk and the teenager just graciously gave me a ten minute back rub.
I am quite obviously pregnant these days. My boobs are massive, nipples are growing, my belly is swelling and my back is aching. The proud daddy keeps kissing my belly and telling me how beautiful I am. Fortunate I am to be so loved and cherished.
Tuesday we hope to find out if we are having a girl or a boy.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Speed Dating Vancouver
Tonight's Speed Dating at The Lounge was a riot. It was by far, in my opinion, the best new event I've created in awhile.
We had so much fun, that three and a half hours just flew right on by. I am confident that everyone had a good experience as well.
It is so rewarding to run an event that meets the specific needs of our single members, and them alone.
We are going ahead and booking it again for August, it is now to be an every-other-month happening.
So not your typical speed dating, this has a unique vibe to it and one that makes it easy for anyone to take part regardless of how social a person is, or not. Our speed dating makes everyone a star and highlights each attendee as well. No one is left behind.
Plenty of connections were made and I for one am eager to see where it all leads for our attending members.
Yippee for an amazing round one!
We had so much fun, that three and a half hours just flew right on by. I am confident that everyone had a good experience as well.
It is so rewarding to run an event that meets the specific needs of our single members, and them alone.
We are going ahead and booking it again for August, it is now to be an every-other-month happening.
So not your typical speed dating, this has a unique vibe to it and one that makes it easy for anyone to take part regardless of how social a person is, or not. Our speed dating makes everyone a star and highlights each attendee as well. No one is left behind.
Plenty of connections were made and I for one am eager to see where it all leads for our attending members.
Yippee for an amazing round one!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
FREE Give Away
Here is the deal.
I have three free tickets to give away to Saturday nights Libido Lounges Speed Dating for Sexy Singles.
The tickets are for women only.
The first three women to email me, can each have one free ticket. (Value: $40)
You must be a woman, sorry no guys and you must be a Lounge member.
I have three free tickets to give away to Saturday nights Libido Lounges Speed Dating for Sexy Singles.
The tickets are for women only.
The first three women to email me, can each have one free ticket. (Value: $40)
You must be a woman, sorry no guys and you must be a Lounge member.
SATURDAY JUNE 13, 8:00 - 11:30 PM
SPEED DATING FOR SEXY SINGLES
presented by Jennifer & Jason
Venue: Libido Lounge, North Burnaby
Reservations: jennifer@libidoevents.com
Cost: Cash $40 person
Open to Single Women & Men Only
An evening of Speed Dating in the comfort of Libido Lounge. Be sure you are dressed to impress and ready to meet many new people, because first impressions are really everything. (no jeans of any sort and no sweat pants)
We will start everyone off with appetizerts and perhaps you'll enjoy a glass of wine (it's BYOB, no hard liquor, beer or wine only) while doing introductions and going over how the event runs.
Then there will be some games and ice breakers, before the one-on-one portion of the event gets underway.
Next you'll be given a Prompt Card, with questions you may want to ask each person you spend time with and to take notes on, for later on. Or, you may choose to ask your own questions, either way, you'll get quality time with each participant.
You'll get to spend 6 minutes with each date, then we'll ring a bell to denote that it is time to move on to the next person. Half way through we will take a break for you to enjoy some appetizers and wine and relax a little in the company of everyone.
At the end of all your mini dates, there is still time left to hang out and mingle in The Lounge while listening to music and talking with anyone who may have peaked your interest.
As you leave at nights end, your Prompt Card will be given back to us and within 48 hours we will email you with your matches.
You'll love how comfortable we make getting to know new people!
Why do Libido's Speed Dating?
*Meet other singles who are members of Libido Lounge.
*Space is limited and gender is balanced at this event.
*Take the guess work out of whose interested in you.
*Feel the chemistry or attraction right away.
*No pressure to go any further in the moment.
*Safe venue to meet in.
*Sexy singles are waiting for you.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
No Anesthetic for me
I had a "procedure" done today.
It was necessary that I be sedated, so Ativan I was given. (to keep me calm)
I opted out of anesthetic.
The thought of multiple needles in a certain area of my body squicked me out more than having the procedure done with nothing in place.
My man thought I was off my rocker to have it done with no freezing.
Suffice to say, I survived.
I am now dopey, exhausted and in and out of naps and sleepiness.
It was necessary that I be sedated, so Ativan I was given. (to keep me calm)
I opted out of anesthetic.
The thought of multiple needles in a certain area of my body squicked me out more than having the procedure done with nothing in place.
My man thought I was off my rocker to have it done with no freezing.
Suffice to say, I survived.
I am now dopey, exhausted and in and out of naps and sleepiness.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Eco Friendly Sex Toy
So it's finally been done. A new vibrator has hit the market and one that I find simply ingenious.A wind up sex toy, your dream come true. Well, if you are a hard core environmentalist and go-greener that is.
Surely there are women out there who are drooling over this new gadget. Sadly I don't want this sex toy to get myself off with, I only want one to say that I actually own one.
Makers say the 'Earth Angel Vibrator' is made from recycled materials and can give an hour of eco-gasmic power for 8 minutes of cranking.
Rather than crank it up for eight minutes, I'd still rather have my rechargeable vibrator on standy, and ready to go at a moments notice.
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Yoga For Sex Vancouver
Tomorrow morning I'm in the women's prison teaching for a couple of hours a sexual self esteem class to inmates. It is a powerful class and one that I am quite proud of.
Then Tuesday at The Lounge, we are hosting Yoga For Amazing Sex, a drop in class. You should really be there
Can yoga practice improve your sex life? Absolutely! Yoga increases flexibility and range of motion, opening you to new sexual positions. It increases stamina to make positions you already know and love easier to perform and easier to maintain for longer periods of time. Special face exercises will help with oral sex. In addition, breath work and bandhas, can help to prolong and increase the intensity of orgasm.
Class Two: Focus on the upper body and breath
In Class Two we will look at building strength in the arms and shoulders as well as work on flexibility in the core and the upper back. Breath work for orgasm control and facial exercises for stamina and flexibility in oral sex will also be covered.
Practical demonstrations of how yoga poses benefit specific sexual postures will be demonstrated in class."
***Bring your own yoga matt and towel. Snacks and beverages are provided at class end. Wear loose comfortable clothing, or nothing at all, your choice.
Then Tuesday at The Lounge, we are hosting Yoga For Amazing Sex, a drop in class. You should really be there
TUESDAY JUNE 9, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
YOGA FOR SEX 2
presented by Andrea
Drop In Event - please be on time, doors open at 6:50 PM
Cost: Cash $25 person / $45 couple
Open to All Genders, Couples and Singles
No Experience Necessary, and skill levels welcome
Questions: jennifer@libidoevents.com
YOGA FOR SEX 2
presented by Andrea
Drop In Event - please be on time, doors open at 6:50 PM
Cost: Cash $25 person / $45 couple
Open to All Genders, Couples and Singles
No Experience Necessary, and skill levels welcome
Questions: jennifer@libidoevents.com
Can yoga practice improve your sex life? Absolutely! Yoga increases flexibility and range of motion, opening you to new sexual positions. It increases stamina to make positions you already know and love easier to perform and easier to maintain for longer periods of time. Special face exercises will help with oral sex. In addition, breath work and bandhas, can help to prolong and increase the intensity of orgasm.
Class Two: Focus on the upper body and breath
In Class Two we will look at building strength in the arms and shoulders as well as work on flexibility in the core and the upper back. Breath work for orgasm control and facial exercises for stamina and flexibility in oral sex will also be covered.
Practical demonstrations of how yoga poses benefit specific sexual postures will be demonstrated in class."
***Bring your own yoga matt and towel. Snacks and beverages are provided at class end. Wear loose comfortable clothing, or nothing at all, your choice.
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Olympic Tickets for the Family
This morning a bevy more tickets went up for grabs on the Vancouver 2010 website. We tried for some time to log in and only found ourselves being held in their virtual waiting room whilst every thirty seconds the page refreshed and by lottery we were entered into whether or not we would be granted access to purchase tickets.
No such luck.
Off we went to the bank where we finished the paperwork on our new house, and a life insurance package. A feeling of maturity washed over me as I signed the papers and realized the commitment that had just been made.
We then hit a store that sold baby clothes, and I found a lot of items that were so adorable that I just had to have them. RC bought me everything I had in my arms, and I left most pleased with the new purchases.
Once we arrived home, I attempted to gain access to the Olympic website, and this time made it in on my second try. Who would have thought this possible? Certainly not me.
In short order, we had ourselves tickets for Ice Hockey. Damn am I ever pleased that we persisted in acquiring these.
Despite my feelings on how the Olympic committee has treated British Columbians, I want my daughter and us all to have the experience of being part of such a memorable time in BC's history.
Now, time for a nap.
No such luck.
Off we went to the bank where we finished the paperwork on our new house, and a life insurance package. A feeling of maturity washed over me as I signed the papers and realized the commitment that had just been made.
We then hit a store that sold baby clothes, and I found a lot of items that were so adorable that I just had to have them. RC bought me everything I had in my arms, and I left most pleased with the new purchases.
Once we arrived home, I attempted to gain access to the Olympic website, and this time made it in on my second try. Who would have thought this possible? Certainly not me.
In short order, we had ourselves tickets for Ice Hockey. Damn am I ever pleased that we persisted in acquiring these.
Despite my feelings on how the Olympic committee has treated British Columbians, I want my daughter and us all to have the experience of being part of such a memorable time in BC's history.
Now, time for a nap.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Presents
I want to give you something special. Do you think you might be available for lunch or a coffee some time?
- Cute Girl XOXO
This is the entirety of the email she sent me. Two sentences and a photo. How can a woman say no to a present and some time with a cute chick? I can't, I'm a sucker for such a combination.
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