Magic Wand Follow-Up

I had a quick debriefing (heh) with X about how it felt when I used the Magic Wand vibrator on his anus and scrotum. Apparently awesome. This is a toy that works for both genders! For all body parts! Give it a try!

New Toy!

I felt like getting myself a treat, so I went for a new toy that I've heard so much about: the Hitachi Magic Wand. And, because I'm a girl who likes penetration, I went for the Pop Your Top Deluxe Kit from Good Vibrations. The Kit consists of a Hitachi Magic Wand, a G-spot silicone attachment, and lube.

But what, dear friends, is a Magic Wand? Well, it looks like a giant microphone with a flexible head. What it does is delivers massive vibration. It only has two speeds, but I only needed to use the lighter one. Fair warning: the vibration power is huge. I had to pad my vulva with a folded washcloth to get it to a comfortable place. But once I did, it was really nice. The head is big enough that it covers the whole vulva and the vibrations are powerful enough that they stimulate all parts at the same time. It can be a little overwhelming and you definitely need some padding to dilute the vibration, but it's pretty awesome.

The version that came with my kit does need to get plugged into the wall, but there are also cordless and chargeable ones on the market. Just look around.

What about the silicone attachment? It's pure silicone, so I had a slightly hard time getting it in; I'm pretty muscular, so my muscles pushed against the silicone and without a hard core, it was a little tricky getting it in. But once I did, it was great. It definitely delivered the vibrations internally as well as still externally. Vibration Palace!

I'd definitely recommend this kit to anyone wanting to take some time for themselves. It can easily be used with a partner or solo. I also used it (with the washcloth) on X' anus and he seemed to like that as well. Give it a shot!

(I haven't tried the lube that came with it because I have plenty of lube of my own, so I can't speak to it, but you only get about two ounces of it anyway, so it's not the focus of this kit by far.)

Also, I can easily see the Magic Wand being useful for regular massage around the neck, shoulders, lower back, etc. Multi purpose tool!

Book Review: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty

I just finished reading The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty,  written by Anne Rice as A.N. Roquelaure. Conclusion: don't read it.

I picked up this book because it combines fairie tales and sex, two things I'm interested in. Unfortunately, it's basically a story of denigration, abuse, and rape. It shows a culture of BDSM, but at no point do either of the main subs, Prince Alexi or Beauty, give their consent. If anything, it shows how much pain and suffering they go through before they accept that it is their place to be so abused and that they love their captors for it. In the end, Beauty has an act of final rebellion by standing up for herself and is given the most severe punishment the court can think of. This is not the depiction of a healthy BDSM relationship. It is deranged and abusive. The sex scenes are hot, but knowing all along that not all parties are consenting makes it basically glorified rape. Look elsewhere for your erotica.

BJs and Beyond

Well, we posted the vagina post, but what about the penis? The anatomy is more straight forward than female anatomy, but it requires no less attention and respect. And as usual, OJST has done an amazing comic showing all the parts and how to pleasure them with your mouth. Check it out!

Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty...

My original plan for this post was to post all about the vagina. I was going to find a great anatomical picture and put it under a link and talk about the different parts - what they do, what they're called, what to do with them...and then I found out that Oh Joy Sex Toy had already done that!

So here is a link to their guide to the vagina and also, helpfully, how to eat pussy. This is helpful both in instructing your partner and in pleasuring others. Check it out!

And just so you don't think I'm just giving you links all the time, here is the first of "The Vagina Monologues" in which many terms for the vagina are discussed.

I BET YOU'RE WORRIED.

I WAS WORRIED.

THAT'S WHY I BEGAN THIS PIECE.

I WAS WORRIED ABOUT VAGINAS.

, I WAS WORRIED WHAT WE THINK ABOUT VAGINAS

AND I WAS EVEN MORE WORRIED

THAT WE DON'T THINK ABOUT THEM.

I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY OWN VAGINA.

IT NEEDED A CONTEXT, A COMMUNITY,

A CULTURE OF OTHER VAGINAS.

THERE IS SO MUCH DARKNESS AND SECRECY SURROUNDING THEM,

LIKE THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE,

NOBODY EVER REPORTS BACK FROM THERE.

IN THE FIRST PLACE,

IT'S NOT SO EASY TO EVEN FIND YOUR VAGINA.

WOMEN GO DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS, WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT.

I INTERVIEWED A HIGH-POWERED BUSINESSWOMAN,

SHE TOLD ME SHE DIDN'T HAVE TIME.

LOOKING AT YOUR VAGINA SHE SAID, IS A FULL DAY'S WORK.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET DOWN THERE, ON YOUR BACK,

IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR, FULL-LENGTH PREFERRED.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET IN THE PERFECT POSITION,

, WITH THE PERFECT LIGHT

WHICH THEN BECOMES SHADOWE D BY THE ANGLE YOU'RE AT.

YOU'RE TWISTING YOUR HEAD UP, ARCHING YOUR BACK,

IT'S EXHAUSTING.

SHE WAS BUSY.

SHE DIDN'T HAVE TIME.

SO, I DECIDED TO TALK TO WOMEN ABOUT THEIR VAGINAS.

THEY BEGAN AS CASUAL VAGINA INTERVIEWS,

AND THEY TURNED INTO VAGINA MONOLOGUES.

I TALKED WITH OVER 200 WOMEN.

, I TALKED TO YOUNGER WOMEN, OLDER WOMEN, MARRIED WOMEN

LESBIANS, SINGLE WOMEN,

I TALKED TO COLLEGE PROFESSORS, CORPORATE PROFESSIONALS,

ACTORS, SEX WORKERS.

I TALKED TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN,

ASIAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, HISPANIC WOMEN,

NATIVE-AMERICAN WOMEN, CAUCASIAN WOMEN,

JEWISH WOMEN.

AT FIRST, WOMEN WERE A LITTLE SHY,

A LITTLE RELUCTANT TO TALK.

BUT ONCE THEY GOT GOING, YOU COULDN'T STOP THEM.

WOMEN LOVE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR VAGINAS, THEY DO.

THEY REALLY DO.

MAINLY BECAUSE NO ONE'S EVER ASKED THEM BEFORE.

LET'S JUST START WITH THE WORD VAGINA.

VAGINA.

IT SOUNDS LIKE AN INFECTION AT BEST.

. MAYBE A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT

"HURRY, NURSE, BRING ME THE VAGINA."

VAGINA.

VAGINA.

IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU SAY THE WORD,

IT NEVER SOUNDS LIKE A WORD YOU WANT TO SAY.

IT'S A COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS,

TOTALLY UNSEXY WORD.

IF YOU USE IT DURING SEX, TRYING TO BE POLITICALLY CORRECT

YOU KILL THE ACT RIGHT THERE.

I'M WORRIED WHAT WE CALL IT AND DON'T CALL IT.

IN GREAT NECK, NEW YORK, THEY CALL IT A "PUSSYCAT".

A WOMAN TOLD ME THERE, HER MOTHER USED TO TELL HER,

"DON'T WEAR PANTIES, DEAR, UNDERNEATH YOUR PAJAMAS,

YOU NEED TO AIR OUT YOUR PUSSYCAT."

IN WESTCHESTER, THEY CALL IT A "POOKIE".

IN NEW JERSEY, A "TWAT".

THERE'S "POWDER BOX",

A "POOCHI", A "POOPI",

A "PEE-PEE", A "POOPALU",

A "POONINANA" AND A "PICHE".

THERE'S "TOADIE", "DEE-DEE",

"NISHI", "DIGNITY",

"COOCHIE SNORCHER",

"COOTER", "LABBE",

"GLADYS SIEGELMAN",

"VA",

"WEE-WEE", "WHORESPOT",

"NAPPY DUGOUT", "MONGO",

"MONKEY BOX", "PAJAMA",

"FANNYBOO", "MUSHMELLOW",

"GHOULIE", "POSSIBLE",

"TAMALE", "TOTTITA", "CONNIE",

A "MIMI" IN MIAMI,

A "SPLIT KNISH" IN PHILADELPHIA.

AND A "SCHMENDE" IN THE BRONX.

I AM WORRIED ABOUT VAGINAS.

Webcomic: Oh Joy Sex Toy by Erica Mohn and Matthew Nolan

I can't say enough good things about Oh Joy Sex Toy, written and illustrated by Erica Mohn and Matthew Nolan. Basically, once a week they review a new sex toy. They talk about the pros and cons, they illustrate its use, they say if they recommend it. The drawings are friendly and the script is clear. Basically, they do what I do, only better and with pictures. Check them out!*

*Check them out, but don't forget about me. They're awesome, but I'm pretty awesome too. :)

Pregnancy!

I just started reading an amazing webcomic that I'll shortly talk about called Oh Joy Sex Toy. They have a great post on pregnancy - exactly how it works and what happens in layman's terms and with great illustrations. NSFW and very educational. Check it out!

Burlesque Club! SAX

I don't tend to frequent strip clubs. I've been to a regular strip club before as well as to Thunder from Down Under (a male stripping organization) and I find them pretty boring on the whole. Plus, I have a dance background, so I tend to be super critical of the routines. This could have been more interesting or this was off time, blah blah. Super critical. So I tend to stay away from them.

For my bachelorette party a few months ago, I wanted to do something kind of sexy and fun, but not a strip club. And I found SAX. SAX is a burlesque club located in Washington, DC. They feature dinner and drinks accompanied by burlesque acts as well as aerial performers (also sexy). Clothes stay on, so it's a PG-13 kind of show, but it's a lot of fun. I'm actually forming a group of people to go back there for my birthday in a couple weeks.

If you're looking for a way to enjoy a sexy show, but you don't want the basic "I just took my shirt off, so be proud of me" or the "glittery g-strings are the way to go" act, I encourage you to look up burlesque shows in your area.  Another term is "cabaret." They're racy, they're a little naughty, but you still feel like a lady/gentleman and not a skeeze. Check it out!

The one complaint I have about it is that, while there is no cover charge, the food and drinks are outrageously priced. I couldn't make it a weekly affair, but for special occasions, sure, why not?  They charge $35 for dinner on weeknights and $50 for weekends (not counting drinks). But you can also stay as long as you want, so it's not such a bad deal. And they have specials for groups. Still, worth checking out.

I'd recommend going to a cabaret or burlesque club for a bachelor/ette party, for a girls'/boys' night out, for a birthday, for an anniversary, for Valentine's Day, or for any other event where you'd like to appreciate the human body. You can google to find events in your area. It's worth the search.

Condom Review

In addition to my recent toy purchases, I found myself needing to refill the condom coffers. I decided to try something new and to order the New Trojan Twisted Pleasure Condom from Good Vibrations. Here are my thoughts on it.

-It's not a particularly thin or thick condom. It's just a latex condom.
-It has a spiral ribbing on the head both inside and outside, which is supposed to provide stimulation for both partners. For myself, I could barely feel it.
-It's got a good amount of lubrication.
-Most interestingly, it has a bulbous shape which really conforms to the shape of the penis. It probably fits the penis best out of any condom I've seen.

I have yet to debrief X on what he thinks about it. If it were just up to me, I'd finish this batch and then go back to my usual thin, studded condoms. But I bought ten of them and they're not bad. They're average. So I'll go though them and see if they grow on me. Worse comes to worst, I can use them for anal.

New Toy!

My dildo collection is...inadequate. I have a giant Rabbit which does all kinds of neat tricks, but it's a little too big for me. I have to be really riled up to want it. I also have a much smaller one that just vibrates, but it's old and doesn't really vibrate anymore. It's still good for basic insertion, but it doesn't really do any tricks. So I thought it was time to do some shopping.

I ended up getting the Dotted Delight Silicone Dildo in Purple from Good Vibrations. Interesting things about it:
1. It is pure silicone, with no hard core at all, meaning it's incredibly flexible and molds to my natural internal curves. (True fact: during coitus, a man's penis bends at a 130 degree angle inside the woman's body. This is known as the "boomerang effect.") It feels pretty natural because of that.
2. It is a "just right" size - bigger than my small (non-vibrating) dildo, smaller than the giant Rabbit.
3. It actually vibrates from two separate sites: there is one vibrating bullet that goes into the nubs meant to stimulate the clitoris, then another bullet that inserts into the shaft to vibrate the actual dildo. This means you get a lot of vibration around the vaginal opening, but not a lot for the head. What this translates to is lots of clitoral stimulation, but almost no g-spot.
4. It picks up lint and debris like you wouldn't believe. Straight out of the box, I had to rinse it off. Not attractive.
5. Being silicone, it responds to water temperature. If you want it warmer, you run it under hot water. If you want it chilly, you can do the same with cold water. Easy peasy.

Conclusions: while I appreciate the flexibility of the silicone, I think I do prefer something with a core to give it a little more rigidity. Also, I want something that will give me g-spot stimulation as well as clitoral. I look at this toy as a learning experience. I now know more of what I want out of a dildo and I can search for it.

If you want something to give you lots of clitoral stimulation, this is a great toy for you. If you're more a g-spot girl (like me), you may want to look elsewhere.

Check out our other pages!

Sure, you read the blog, but have you checked out the pages?  I have two pages other than the main blog that you should check out: Books and Websites. Both are used for reviews of all different types of reading material and resources. I'm always updating them with new information, so check them out.

Also, if you have a book or a website you think I should check out and review, send it over to me and I'll be happy to take a look at it!

Webcomic: Chester 5000 by Jess Fink

Offbeat Home just put out a list of five awesome sexy webcomics. I'm making it my goal to read through them and review them for you dear readers. Our first webcomic is Chester 5000 by Jess Fink. It's a non-speaking woman-positive webcomic set in the Victorian era featuring sex-robots. I suppose you could technically call it steampunk because it has advanced technology in the Victorian era, but it's not really focused around that and there are no dirigibles. It's just lots of hot sex. With robots.

One interesting thing is that, except for a humorous side story, there's no dialogue. There are (written) sound effects, but no dialogue, but Fink still tells a good story. Well done, Fink.

Another thing to note is that it doesn't update very often and the strips are short, so if you do want to include this in your routine reading, check it every week or two and not daily.

I'd definitely recommend this webcomic. It's cute, it's sweet, it's hot, it has robots, corsets, and tea time. How can that be bad?

Happy Holidays!

I'm back! I'm back! No one go away, I'm back!

Where did I go? For Christmas time, we went up to X's family in NY and CT. There was a lot of driving and a lot of awkwardness. Then for New Years, we went over to our friends' place and stayed up late playing games, which was awesome. But now I'm back and we'll resume our regular schedule of updating 1-3 times a week.

We're back! And I missed you.