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Badass graphic novels, via jlsjlsjls

Related: almeda posts a roundup of alternative Superman comic art.

Just what counts as "sex"? Opinions differ, via rm.

belfebe considers creating a website highlighting airport restrooms of the world. Anyone who has had a long layover will surely agree that such a site's popularity would rival that of Yelp and ICanHazCheezburger.

Violet Blue enthuses over Isabella Rossellini's Green Porn short films, which are about insectoid sex (no, really). Photos and video at the link. I too want to be Isabella Rossellini when I grow up, and after that I want to be Judi Dench....

Found over in fireflyfans: Ask Inara in the Arisia con newsletter - click on any of the "Clear Ether" links to read "Inara"'s advice to characters of many fandoms.

From shemhazai, more real boobage from Uncovered: Busting Out in the Big Apple (link safe for work; photos from it perhaps not so much).

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Woke up this morning with the vague intention to attend a local SCA event, only to find that it was very much not as local as expected. Which worked out, because there's no shortage of things to do around here - laundry, sewing, reading, exercise.

Of the latter I did an upper body workout that taxed as much as it exhilirated. I'm gonna feel stiff as a board tomorrow but it will have been worth it :)

dotheranon and I went to see "National Treasure 2", which was fun in an action packed, butchered history Indiana Jones kind of way. And, it had Helen Mirren! We followed it up with chickennnnnn and hot sauce, which was good because I was ready to eat a horse!

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I have been dabbling on and off surface treatments for Zoey vest for ~2 weeks and none of the ratios of gloss to leather dye has produced a finish that really improves the look IMHO, so, rather startlingly, I'm finished! Photos forthcoming. Also finished a quickie Henrican coif but am still trying to figure out just where it's supposed to sit on my head so it looks less like a 19th century bonnet.

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I've been listening to a lot more music lately, even at work - which is unusual because music is so emotionally intense for me that it's hard to ignore the urge to dance (or, at least, bob my head vigorously). In addition to random YouTubery I've discovered 808 State reissues and am reminded how long it's been since I bothered to keep up, even with bands I already know I like! To that end I'm indulging in my backlog of SolipsisticNation podcasts, in the hopes that I might be an old crustie, but at least one who has an idea of what year it is :P

Different activities and their relative risk of STI infection, from Violet Blue's Tiny Nibbles. I wish there were sources/footnotes/other documentation, but it is from a book which I'm going to assume was fact checked.

Here's one from the San Francisco City Clinic, but it is not as comprehensive or detailed. Again with the lack of sources but I'm going to assume they fact checked too.

After reading this post on Pandagon about framing sex as a collaborative instead of a competitive act all I could think was - yeah, no wonder standard hetero dating sucked so bad when I was single :P

If one assumes that sex is something one person (usually male) will lie, cheat, and steal in order to get from someone else (usually female) - and based on what I saw in college, many people (men and women) had this perspective - women can never be more than the prize, not a participant. And being Most Desired Thing still sucks, 'cos you're still a thing :(

However, if you assume that sex is a collaborative act, like dancing (or other art), then you've got two (or more) fully realized individuals doing something fun together. I like this idea much better :)

Seriously, read all of it, because Amanda explains where she's coming from much better than I - also a related post elsewhere about the differences between a competitive and a performance model of sex is illustrative. Needless to say, a lot of this makes me nod in understanding.

Leaving this public 'cos I think the links are thought provoking enough to want them to have a wider audience, but comments screened 'cos sex is a touchy subject for some people. Usual rules apply - if you want to be seen, ask me to unscreen.

Viggo kisses.... well, most of his male LOTR co stars. Maybe his contract stated that he had an option to kiss all of his co stars?

At any rate, run along slash fans for your hot Aragorn/Legolas smoochies...

Dream symbolism is highly individual - so chuck out your dream guides! I msut say it makes me wonder what my subconcious is trying to tell me, whirling around like a hamster in a wheel and coming up with the strangest stuff...

Sneak peek of upcoming "Buffy Season 8" comic - promising.

Holbein in England at the Tate, UK - many of the images don't show due to copyright restrictions, but even these few include some I don't remember seeing before.

12 Byzantine Rulers podcast - I've listened to most of this, and it really is excellently presented in both content and style.

Debutante slouch may be good for you (via jlsjlsjls). Or more correctly, humans aren't built to sit for hours on end. More evidence that this bipedal thing is a raw deal :P

More Blond Bond nude shots - emphatically NOT safe for work. Will look for Blond Bond Bound in my Abundant Spare Time(TM) (ha!). Because I like to offer equal leching opportunity: Bond Girls Naked also NOT SAFE FOR WORK.

Well, I don't know if they come in flavors, but, from tinynibbles : Battling Seizure Robot Condoms. The graphic is subtle yet really really obvious. Be careful about clicking the above if you don't want "slashdong.org" showing up in your browser history :P

These would be a nice companion piece to the pirate-themed tampons I've mused over earlier - except these condoms already exist(!)

Condoms aimed specifically at the robot-gamer market. This place has everything</bluesbrothers>

Found through Fleshbot, an un-worksafe link if ever there was one: Industrial Bitch (I want her wardrobe!) and Hyperion-Creation Photography (standard fetishy images, elegant black-and-white. Some of the clothes are by jane_doe_latex).

Expect varying degress of nakedness and purtiness from all links.

My birthday falls on Cake and C*nn*l*ng*s Day (site not work safe, but I've graciously censored the word itself so women at work can read the Good News)!

Good Friday, indeed....

Warm, sunny, and windy. Leaves me feeling kinda good!!

To balance out the bugs:

Carnival of the Cats. This week's Cat carnival, including a photo I like to call "Ambition" (2nd photo).

Bow down before the cute. You know you want to.

Not necessarily cute or catty, but check out tristantaormino. Brand spankin' new, so not sure how work safe it will or won't be, but check out her profile to get an idea whether it's right for you.