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| Friday, May 16th, 2008 |
badfaggot
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11:06p |
afterleather "A person who suffers under his perversion bears within himself his mother's rejection, and thus he flaunts his perversion, in order to get others to reject him, too, all the time -- so reexternalizing the rejecting mother. For this reason he feels compelled to do things that his circle and society disapprove of and despise. If society were suddenly to honor his form of perversion (as may happen in certain circles), he would have to change his compulsion, but it would not free him. What he needs is not permission to use one or another fetish, but the disgusted and horrified eyes ... When finally the narcissistic wound itself can be felt, there is no more necessity for all the distortions." -- Alice Miller, The drama of the gifted child: the search for the true selfIf your sex life has been largely predicated on a need to win acceptance and empathy that your parents didn't have for you ... ... and you reach a point in your life where you are finally resigned to the impossibility of winning that acceptance and empathy from your parents ... ... or, to put a more positive spin on it, you reach a point where you realize that your deeds are not collateral for that acceptance and empathy ... ... does that mean that your sex life as you know it is over? ( Read more... ) |
| Saturday, May 17th, 2008 |
lolitasir
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2:26a |
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| Friday, May 16th, 2008 |
jblaque
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7:28p |
The Good Ol' Days... ... when men were men, and coffee was as good as fresh-perked... I ask you: Does Juan Valdez need to choke a bitch?
"He didn't even kiss me goodbye." ☺ Current Mood:  AmusedCurrent Music: 'Poor Millionaire' - Gregory Isaacs |
liberpolly
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6:06p |
quote of the day american left has gone totally, absolutely, unconditionally insane. "What Hitler was demanding was not unreasonable", says Bruce Ramsey, Seattle Times editorial writer, trying to defend Obama. |
jay_wiseman
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5:40p |
California Supreme Court eyes polygamy Hi all, In it's recent 4 to 3 ruling that the ban on gay marriage was a violation of the California Constitution (gay marriage foes intend to place a measure on the ballot to alter the state's constitution this November), the court considered how this ruling might affect those who in the future wanted to enter into polygamous (or, btw, incestuous) marriages. Indeed, Justice Baxter, in his dissent, cited precisely these concerns as one of the reasons he was voting to uphold the ban. In it's own way, his words hold out hope for us poly folk. Best, Jay Sayeth Justice Baxter: The bans on incestuous and polygamous marriages are ancient and deep-rooted, and, as the majority suggests, they are supported by strong considerations of social policy. Our society abhors such relationships, and the notion that our laws could not forever prohibit them seems preposterous. Yet here, the majority overturns, in abrupt fashion, an initiative statute confirming the equally deep-rooted assumption that marriage is a union of partners of the opposite sex. The majority does so by relying on its own assessment of contemporary community values, and by inserting in our Constitution an expanded definition of the right to marry that contravenes express statutory law. That approach creates the opportunity for further judicial extension of this perceived constitutional right into dangerous territory. Who can say that, in ten, fifteen, or twenty years, an activist court might not rely on the majority’s analysis to conclude, on the basis of a perceived evolution in community values, that the laws prohibiting polygamous and incestuous marriages were no longer constitutionally justified? |
jblaque
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6:05p |
From The Mouths Of Rubes...  During a speech before the National Rifle Association convention in Louisville today, former GOP presidential candidate (and potential McCain running mate) Mike Huckabee joked that an unexpected offstage noise was actually Barack Obama looking to avoid a gunman: “That was Barack Obama, he just tripped off a chair, he's getting ready to speak,” said the former Arkansas governor, to audience laughter. “Somebody aimed a gun at him and he dove for the floor.” Though the audience laughed at the first part of the joke about Obama falling off the chair, the gun comment drew some audibly uncomfortable murmurs. Let's hope, for Huck's sake, that he won't be crushed if he doesn't get his party's vice-presidential nomination, because his sense of humor certainly ain't helping his cause. ☺ Current Mood:  *chuckle*Current Music: 'Dueling Banjos' - Roy Clark & Buck Owens |
susan_wright
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6:46p |
Love Letter to Anderson Cooper Oh, Andy... I found your video, you naughty man, right where you left it on YouTube. I love it when you get that masterful gleam in your eye, the way your glove caresses the whip, giving it a firm smack that sings to my soul... as only your hand can The last time I saw you was at the Kathy Griffin show at Madison Square Garden. I paused near you in the exit hallway. Andy, you looked so pale. Are you working too hard, traveling the world, delivering your dire bulletins like the never-ending beat of doom? You had a very cute young man with you who urged you to go backstage to see Kathy. I called out – "Oh, yes, you have to go. Kathy will be disappointed if you don't." You must remember me – I waved when you looked over. BTW, I like your friend. I'd be happy to work him into our scene. (Call me.) Susan |
jblaque
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5:19p |
Real World R&B Finally, an honest R&B cut (courtesy of ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) glenmarshall)... Current Mood: TFGIFCurrent Music: 'Night Rally' - Elvis Costello |
jblaque
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4:02p |
Want, Want, Want...  I just know that some kind, generous soul out there wants to buy their dear ol' Unca Jon a very special present... am I right? Current Mood:  HopefulCurrent Music: 'I Touch Myself' - Scala and Kolacny Brothers |
jblaque
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11:43a |
Saudis to Bush: Go Fuck Yourself  The White House said today that Saudi Arabia's leaders are making it clear they see no reason to increase their oil production to help the faltering U.S. economy. The Commander Guy himself traveled to the kingdom to appeal to King Abdullah for greater production to help halt rising gas prices in the U.S., but his national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, said Saudi officials stuck to their position that they are already meeting demand." This is the second time this year our "close allies" bitch-slapped Bush on the oil issue. When he met with Abdullah last January, the president also asked Saudi Arabia to raise production to ease high prices at the pump. But he got a chilly response to that plea, i.e. the kingdom said it would increase production only when the market justified it, and that production levels appeared normal. Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS' Middle East program, said the Saudis, with a public that doesn't like Bush and a ruling monarchy with growing interests elsewhere, are not likely "to put themselves out to help this president... their reliance on the United States, their confidence in the United States, is extremely shaken." Raw Story has the rest...P.S. When Bush first ran for president in 2000, he criticized the Clinton administration for high fuel prices and said the president must "jawbone" oil producing nations and persuade them to drop rates. At that time, oil was nearing $28 a barrel. Today, oil prices jumped the $127/barrel mark, and gasoline prices are expected to soar past $4 a gallon this summer. (Gas is already at four bucks here in the Chicago area). Heckuva job, Cap'n Flightsuit. Current Mood:  Torches & Pitchforks |
syz
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11:31a |
Noc Noc Anyone going to this thing tonight?  |
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gloriabrame
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1:00p |
Erotic Art Friday - 05/16/08: Mythic Lusts http://gloriabrame.typepad.com/inside_the_mind_of_gloria/2008/05/erotic-art-frid.html As previously mentioned, I haven't been able to focus on researching a complete erotic art show for this week. But I have the beginnings of shows I've been building and rather than hold off yet another week, I'm cheerfully declaring this Erotic Art Friday an example of Less Is More.
I began compiling this show some weeks ago, after seeing a cool mechanical toy on eBay that showed a satyr and his nymphy love.
One minute they're chatting...
The next they're....well, here you go...munch munch munch.
This inspired me to start googling for other examples of satyrs -- and, just to keep the representation fair and equal, for images of succubi. Though you don't have to read the complete Wiki entries to enjoy these bits of arts, you can check out their listing on the Satyr for an excellent illustrated history of the horny creature. Their constant erections inspired doctors to name a medical condition after them: satyriasis. Yeah. What happens if you take too much Viagra (or if you take the right dose but something goes very wrong).
Herewith, a very brief snip from Wiki about the mythological half-man, half-goat. What's not to love?
Satyrs are described as roguish but faint-hearted folk — subversive and dangerous, yet shy and cowardly. As Dionysiac creatures they are lovers of wine, women and boys, and are ready for every physical pleasure.
Satyr
Wiki's entry on the succubus is far less complete, but offers a good working definition:
In Western medieval legend, a succubus...is a demon, who takes the form of a beautiful woman to seduce men, especially monks, in dreams to have sexual intercourse.
Succubus
It was interesting to see how many contemporary images of satyrs and succubi abound on the Internet, with many pagan and anime interpretations of these mythological creatures to be easily found. I opted for more classical representations of them whenever possible but included a number of contemporary works (particularly for the succubi).
Most interesting is that while the succubus is traditionally a woman who visits men at night, virtually all the ones I found searching under "succubus" during my first research sweeps across the Internet yielded either an incubus (the male version of a succubus) or the sprawled naked body of a ravished woman. My next round of research was going to be an effort to root out more literal depictions of the myth (a beautiful woman and a ravished man). So the incomplete research leaves me with an open question: where are all the devouring demon babes raping men? Were depictions of succubi too horrific (or sinful?) for classical artists to treat?
My original plan was to split satyrs and succubi into separate categories and do full show on each but since I only got about half way, I'm clumping them together. I'll start with the succubi -- after the jump. And by the way if you think there is an SM-y edge to some of these--I think so too.
Succubus/Incubus
"Succubus" found on Deviant Art, by an artist named Borda.
Satyrs
From contemporary artist Judy Fox (ca. 1999).
Matisse took an interesting perspective on the myth of the Satyr:
Finally, though listed as satyrs, since they have neither hooves nor permanent erections, these two classical sculptures appear to be fauns--very hot Roman fauns. The last sculpture is simply incredible.
I'd ravish him right now....
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dbroussa
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12:51p |
Sundries
Well, the Spurs won again last night. So, for them to advance they will have to do something that only one team has done this round...win a road game. I am hopeful, but far from confident. They have yet to show the ability to be competitive when in New Orleans.
I have been trying out twitter. dbroussa is my twitter name. I have been unab le to get LoudTwitter to auto-post my tweets for some reason.
Politics. My last post raised some hackles. Good. It was supposed to. My perception is that the Dems want to end the war no matter the cost. It doesn't matter if it makes sense or not...just end it. I can understand that. I don't agree, but I can understand it. I think it is something that reasonable people can disagree on.
Where I had a problem was listening to the crowds tepid response to Sen. Edwards saying that when the troops come home, they will be treated as heros. Now, for him that means spending more money on VA benefits. It just blew my mind that these Michigan Obama supporters would so dislike that concept.
To me, I see that as a dislike for the troops because to celebrate them is to celebrate their mission well done (which would be an admission that the mission was important and since the Democrat platform...for Obama at least...is that the mission is not important and never was important then celebrating the troops is impossible).
Interestingly Sen. Edwards' concept of celebrating the troops is effectively victimizing them...but that is another rant for another time.
Last point. BinaryAthena asked why my Senators do not support the Webb GI bill. I suspect that one primary reason is because the military doesn't support it. There is an alternative proposal that also have bipartisan support but it rarely gets mentioned. Two reasns that Se. Graham's bill is better...transferability of benefits and extending the reach back prior to 9/11. Sen. Webb's bill would cap benefits only for those who served post 9/11 whereas Vets with unused benefits from prior to 9/11 would gain the benefits from Sen. Graham's version.
I can understand the Pentagon's dislike of Sen. Webb's bill to a point. It is seen as a disincentive to retention. Of course that particular issue should be solved another way...which leads back to the tepid response to treating Vets as heros who risked life and limb for us.
I think one basic mistake we have made as a country is getting away from the concept of the War Bond. Ahh well...its not like I will change that policy...nor many opinions. But that is OK. I enjoy the debate and the discussions. |
jblaque
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11:27a |
West Virginia Douche-Off Hilarious... P.S. Here's an idea: Why don't just crop dust the entire state of West Virginia with anthrax and be done with it? Current Mood: AmusedCurrent Music: Ed Schultz |
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gloriabrame
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11:28a |
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gloriabrame
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11:18a |
2008: just go away http://gloriabrame.typepad.com/inside_the_mind_of_gloria/2008/05/2008-just-go-aw.html So...I thought 2007 was pretty hairy but 2008 is getting so ridiculously crazy I'm almost starting to develop a grim sense of humor about it. In this week's news: my mom broke her hip on Wednesday and had surgery yesterday (her 87th birthday, no less). The surgery seemed to go okay but we'll know more soon. She is completely zonked on drugs and saying a lot of strange things right now. Ergo: I haven't had time or focus to research an art show completely for today. The Yiddish word for my current mood: fertumult.
Meanwhile, just found out from Jen that her co-worker and our good friend, totaled his car last night (walking away with bruises but no serious injuries, fortunately). Jeez. (Feel better soon, Al!!)
I think of the people of Myanmar and China and such troubles seem petty but I also know you can never compare such things. Are you having a cavalcade of bad news, affecting you or those near and dear to you? Is it something in the stars? The water? Or maybe, at least in my case, it's just TIME: that sad period in life when the members of the previous generation in your family (and your aging pets) simply reach the end of their days. In the past two years, we've lost six close relatives and three beloved pets.
Will is so stoic. Keeps repeating "death is a part of life, life is a part of death." Oddly, it helps. |
thornyc
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11:22a |
Wallflower at the wedding reception 
photo by the great Jim WiglerDespite the great news from yesterday, I’m really angry, and a little depressed. The decision was 4-3. It should have been 7-0. And 6-1 or even 5-2 would have sent a stronger message. You can read pages and pages of tortured hand-wringing and hairsplitting of the minority opinions – it starts on page 128 (of 172) here. But I’ll boil it down for you: “We want to continue to hate you.” Dear world: please stop considering your fears, smallmindedness, and bigotry as “debate” regarding my continuing second-class status as a citizen and human being. The hateful conservative right will continue to make hay with this decision during an election period, rallying their troops to referenda – oh, and vote for that fossil while you’re at it. My only hope is that this backfires, encouraging even more Democrats to the polls. But just when you thought the campaigns couldn’t get any shriller, they just did. But worst of all, not one of my straight LJ friends – and there are a significant number of them on my list – or even those who proclaim being “bi” or “queer” but mostly seem to enjoy the privileges of the majority while shrugging off the struggles of the minority – made a post of congratulations or celebration about yesterday’s historic news. Not one.Just curious – of the many Californians on my friends list reading this, how many of you received a phone call from your family members happy for you about the news? |
jblaque
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9:06a |
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| Thursday, May 15th, 2008 |
petemosq
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11:23p |
Oh my God! It's a Bolivian Chicken!! Hello Kiddies, It's been a crazy and mostly amusing week, with deviated septums and separated deviants among the highlights. I'm way too tired to write up the full reports so here's a picture in lieu of a thousand words. I was at my first stop this morning when I had this guy staring me in the face. I don't think I have heard a more blood-curdling shriek in my life. Mine or his! ( CLUCK YOU!! )I tell ya, the things I endure to serve the imbibing masses! Current Mood:  exhaustedCurrent Music: Bob Marley & the Wailers - Work |
jblaque
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6:58p |
The Princess Bride of Frankenstein We already know about John Sidney McCain III's connections with lobbyists linked to the Burmese junta, and his shady ties with characters like Victor Yanukovych and Oleg Deripaska. In fact — as we speak — the Wall Street Journal is eyeing even more of McCain's shadowy foreign connections... But the candidate himself apparently isn't alone in clandestinely dancing with the devil: <
(Hat-tip John Aravosis/Setrak)Cindy McCain, whose husband is an outspoken critic of the Sudan clusterfuck, has abruptly sold off more than $2 million in holdings including companies that do business in... you guessed it... Sudan. The sale came shortly after the AP questioned the investments in light of calls by Senator Straight Talk himself for international financial sanctions against the Sudanese leadership. According to McCain's personal financial disclosure, Cindy investments include two mutual funds — American Funds Europacific Growth fund and American Funds Capital World Growth and Income fund — both listed by the Sudan Divestment Task Force as targets for divestment. "Those have been sold as of today," said McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said on Wednesday. "Senator and Mrs. McCain remain committed to doing everything possible to end the genocide in Darfur." (Dirty details...)Little wonder Cindy won't make her tax returns public. Heaven only knows what other toxic political nuggets lie within. My, how times have changed in just four, short years. Current Mood: PyewCurrent Music: 'My Puss' - Margaret Cho |
jblaque
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5:41p |
Grilling Season's Back... ... and not a moment too soon following a long, dreary Chicago winter. Here's what's on tap for tomorrow night: 
(Hat-tip Crabby Cook)
Grilled Sweet & Spicy Shrimp• 2 lbs. large raw shrimp (about 30), shelled & de-veined • 1 stick of butter, softened to room temperature
• 3 tsp sweet/spicy chile sauce•
1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 12 cloves garlic, minced •
2 Tbsp lime zest, finely minced • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 Tbsp fresh chives, minced
• 2/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped •
1 large jalapeño pepper, seeded & finely chopped
1) Place all the glaze ingredients into a medium sauce pan over medium-low heat. Heat until the butter melts and the garlic just begins to sizzle. 2) Remove pan from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
3) Place the shrimp in a large bowl and toss well with the glaze. 4) Pre-heat grill to medium-high. 5) When grill is hot, brush a grill screen with oil and place on top of the grates, then turn heat to medium. 6) When the screen is hot (about 5 minutes), place the shrimp in a single layer on the screen. (Note: The grill will get quitesmoky; the butter causes a few flare-ups.) 7) Grill shrimp for 90-120 seconds per side (depending on size of shrimp). Don't overcook 'em or they'll get rubbery! 8) Serve over your favorite rice and/or with roasted asparagus and a mixed green salad. Bon appétit! ☺ Current Mood:  PleasedCurrent Music: "Are You Happy Now' - Michelle Branch |
zigamorph
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7:00p |
Federal criminal indictment for false profile on MySpace  In a surprising development, AP reports that a federal grand jury in Los Angeles has returned an indictment against Lori Drew, an adult woman implicated in a tragic chain of events in or near St. Louis, Missouri that led to the suicide of 13 year-old Megan Meier. Drew denies the charges. Allegedly at Drew's suggestion, her employee, 19 year-old Ashley Grills, created a fake profile on MySpace in order to try to find out what Meier was saying about Drew's daughter. The fake persona claimed to be "Josh Evans," a 16 year-old boy who pursued a romantic interest in Meier before dumping her in a message saying that the world would be a better place without her. Grills, the actual author of the message, has been quoted as saying that she was just trying to end what she thought was a prank gone out of control and was trying to provoke Meier into hating Josh. Meier, believing that the whole thing was real, hanged herself. There is little doubt that the conduct of Drew and Grills was ethically reprehensible, but Meier's suicide, tragic as it may have been, was not their intended outcome. Despite considerable public outrage, state law enforcement officials in Missouri where all of the parties were located decided not to pursue any charges because they could not find any applicable state criminal law that had been violated. Today, however, Drew was indicted under federal law for one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing protected computers without authorization. This is a charge that has always in the past been applied to acts of breaking into computers using stolen passwords or other credentials obtained under false pretenses. Regardless of one's opinion of the moral culpability of Drew and Grills, the creative application of this statute to such a matter is disturbing for two reasons. First, there is the question of jurisdiction. Although all of the principals to the affair were located in Missouri, the Los Angeles federal prosecutor is asserting jurisdiction there because that is where MySpace maintains its computer servers. That might be plausible if the essence of the offense was as alleged an improper access to a protected computer, but under the particular facts and circumstances of this case it seems quite a severe stretch to treat MySpace as the primary victim. Second, the essence of the offense is not an improper access to a protected computer, and regarding it as such would create a very dangerous precedent. Under the theory apparently being argued by the Los Angeles prosecutor, anyone who supplies a fake name, location, age, gender, or any other information to a web site would be committing a federal crime and would thereby be subject to being hauled across the country by federal marshals and jailed in another state where they may never have even set foot. That's clearly not what Congress intended in enacting the statute at issue here, and it is certainly inappropriate to trust only to prosecutorial discretion that cases would not be pursued unless they are deemed "serious." The option of a fake persona on the Internet has been widely understood since at least 1993 when a famous cartoon appeared in The New Yorker showing one dog talking to another while using a computer, explaining in the caption "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." Indeed, the fact that the cartoon is remembered as an iconic commentary 15 years later is itself evidence of how powerfully resonant is the notion of on-line anonymity and the possibility of adopting a fake persona that goes along with that. It could be argued that, in at least some cases, the right to use a fake persona is constitutionally protected free speech. If Missouri decides to criminalize cyber-bullying, with due regard to free speech considerations, that would be a more appropriate response to a tragic teenage suicide. Twisting an existing federal statute so as to interpret any act of lying on-line as a federal crime is not the solution. Current Mood:  worried |
jblaque
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4:33p |
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liberpolly
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2:51p |
obama again no, seriously, i don't want to keep knocking on this guy's ambitions' coffin daily, but his idiocy has no limits. it is actually offensive: " Obama posited -- incorrectly -- that Arabic translators deployed in Iraq are needed in Afghanistan -- forgetting, momentarily, that Afghans don't speak Arabic. "We only have a certain number of them and if they are all in Iraq, then its harder for us to use them in Afghanistan," Obama said." - http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/05/obama-gaffes-on.htmlalso observe feeble attempts of his campaign to explain his stupidity away. hey, it's not the gaffe that gets you, it's the stupid cover up. |
lolitasir
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