Want
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Ooh, I really want one of these.
Unfortunately, it's £395 plus shipping, plus another £75 for the coordinating table top that conceals its true nature and makes it look like just another coffee table.
I wonder if any of my woodworking friends could build one...
(Saw it at AlexSuze.com.)
Posted by Regin at 6/28/2008 06:28:00 PM 2 comments
Friday Flickr Favorite
So this Flickr user with an iPhone was strolling through Haight-Asbury one day when what did he see...
This never happens in my neighborhood.
You have to click through to see it well, but I love her expression. It looks like somebody bet her something really good that she wouldn't do this.
Posted by Regin at 6/28/2008 11:17:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Flickr
Sunday afternoon at home
Sunday, June 22, 2008
It could be that I'm the only one who can figure out why some things I post here, and other things I post on my LiveJournal page. Sometimes I'm not sure myself.
I started talking about the body-shaving thing over here, back in January, but the subject migrated. Just wanted to let you know, by way of trolling for people who perhaps see this page and not that one, that I could sure use some advice on the subject.
I mean, when you're spending Sunday morning slathering Nair all over your chest trying to eliminate stubble, you have to think there might be a better way.
Posted by Regin at 6/22/2008 02:23:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: hair, nekkid, shaving, TMI
Friday Flickr Favorite
Saturday, June 21, 2008
What? So I'm a day late. Like that's never happened to you.
Posted by Regin at 6/21/2008 02:31:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: Flickr
Blarney Castle struck by 1.1 kilonudes
Friday, June 20, 2008
When you hear stories reporting in excess of a thousand naked people in one place, you know the name Spencer Tunick almost has to show up later in the article. As reported by RTE:
The 'Dare to Bare' challenge took part earlier this morning [Tue 17 June] as part of the Cork Midsummer Festival and was photographed by the renowned US artist.
Images have made their way into the Sun, the London Paper and inPhotos.org. Doubtless more will creep into circulation as the days go by, especially since Tunick is scheduled to shoot another installation on Saturday.
Posted by Regin at 6/20/2008 08:49:00 PM 0 comments
Live as nature intended...
Thursday, June 19, 2008
...in a condominium.
[Consumerist] Reader Sam writes in to let us know that his apartment complex is being converted into a "clothing optional" paradise. Tenants of The Arbors at Branch Creek, you are now the hedonistic residents of Eden!According to Sam and an article in the Tampa Bay Times, current (clothed) residents of the apartment complex were unaware of the plans, and the apartment manager didn't know what was going on either. Sam says, "I don't mind nudist colonies, I just don't want to live in one!"
The site's wording implies that the "new dress code" applies to the whole complex, but when they tick off their amenities, only the pool and tanning deck are specifically described as "clothing optional".
UPDATE: I was right: It's just one pool and tanning deck. The Tampa Tribune has the story, and Tom Mulhall of the Terra Cotta Inn explains why "the worst thing for nudism is when you have non nudists try to operate nudist resorts."
Posted by Regin at 6/19/2008 08:07:00 PM 0 comments
It must be true
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The key to great sex for women is a clean kitchen — and maybe some help making sure the kids’ homework is done.."Choreplay", the articles call it.
Parenting Magazine recently coined the term after its survey revealed 15 percent of moms said their idea of foreplay is their hubby doing chores.
I accept on faith, and on the word of the Lady of the house, that this is true. I confess that I do not understand it: I do not, in my heart of hearts, "get" the connection between a Saturday night "headache" and dirty dishes in the sink. It sounds like the opening scene of sex lies and videotape:
Well, I kind of tried [masturbating] once. It just seemed stupid, I kept seeing myself lying there and it seemed stupid, and kind of, uh, I don't know, and then I was wondering if my dead grandfather could see me doing this, and it just seemed like a dumb thing to be doing when we don't know what to do with all that garbage, you know?
Well, taking out the garbage seems like a dumb thing to be doing when we could be having sex. Garbage can wait.
Posted by Regin at 6/18/2008 02:50:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: men vs woman
Global warming? You wish
When scheduling a nude bicycle ride, check the weather forecast.
Naked cyclists ride it out[Manchester Evening News]NAKED cyclists braved chilly conditions to demonstrate against climate change and campaign for rights.About 80 brave bikers stripped before taking a short trip across Manchester amid unseasonably cold weather on Friday.The group rode under the slogan 'real rights for bikes', and say they were naked to highlight cyclists' vulnerability on city streets and draw attention to `the destructive effects of car culture'.
Well, I'm all for sharing the road. If they will, I will. Bicycles are wheeled vehicles and, within reason, have to observe the same rules. Ride on the same side of the road that automobiles do. Stay in your lane: Signal when switching lanes or turning. Don't drive on the sidewalk. Stop when the light is red. You know, basic things like that.
Although the article doesn't actually say what those "unseasonably cool" temperatures were, I'm happy to provide that missing piece of information (gleaned from Weather Underground): The day averaged 50 °F / 10 °C.
Posted by Regin at 6/18/2008 10:11:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: activism
When nudity is outlawed only outlaws will have... er, uhm, that is...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
I don't think I can top the FARKer who introduced this Associated Press story (also at Chicago Sun-Times and USA Today) as follows:
Completely legal Vermont nude beach under fire from protesters, who want to visit the beach without seeing nudity. Common sense, "going to a different beach" conspicuously missing from debate
Southwest Cove is one of the most famous nude beaches in the country, but there's a move under way to make people put their suits back on.I can't remember the last time I "pranced around like a puffed up chicken". Can you?
For decades, people have come to visit the beach, which is listed in nudist guides and on Web sites. All are welcome, naked or not, while cameras without permission and sexual behavior are forbidden.
The beach is on public land that isn't visible from the highway. The state -- which has no laws banning public nudity -- advises visitors with a sign at a trail head leading to the beach that warns ''be advised, you may encounter nude bathers.''
But some Westmore residents want to be able to use the beach without having to worry they or their kids will confront a naked person. They're pushing the town to pass an anti-nudity ordinance.
...Westmore, about 20 miles south of the U.S.-Canada border in northeastern Vermont, has a year-round population of 319, which jumps to about 1,000 in the summer. [Wonder why?]
..."All we're looking for, you know, is no nudity on the public beach," [said Tony Strange, who lives about a half-mile from Southwest Cove and helped circulate a petition asking the Select Board to enact the ordinance]. "You want to be naked in private, fine. ... I just don't want you to prance around like a puffed up chicken in front of my kids and think it's OK."
Are there no other beaches in Vermont?
Well, sure there are. But this one is purty.
Posted by Regin at 6/17/2008 05:08:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: nudist
If a man is naked at 4:35 am...
Monday, June 16, 2008
...and no child is around to see him, is it still a sex offense? Apparently so.
KMGH Denver: Naked Jogging Priest Found Guilty Of Indecent ExposureOkay, I'll grant that I've downplayed the fact that the man is a priest. The judge didn't think that was relevant: Neither do I. No one has suggested that he has violated anyone's trust or expectations in the performance of his duties.
Whipkey was arrested last June in Frederick, about 25 miles north of Denver, after an officer saw him walking naked on a street at 4:35 a.m. ...An officer going home from his shift saw Whipkey walking naked in the street. Whipkey told him he had been running naked at the track at Frederick High School and didn't think anyone would be around that time of day.
But the judge did allow previous allegations, including those that Whipkey has been seen walking nude around his home, swimming nude, and shaving nude during a boys' camp, to be admitted at the trial.
I've done all those things. Well, I shave nude, but not at boys' camp.
"This individual is being put on a daily basis in a position of trust with our children. Is that something that I would want my children involved with or to see or to witness? The direct answer is no," said Bob Branchato with Survivors Network of Those Abused By Priests. "Justice was done today. That is, we protected some children."
What children?
Posted by Regin at 6/16/2008 04:20:00 PM 0 comments
Restart
Last time, you'll recall, I left off Thursday night sex feeling "unfinished". This was, however, followed by the welcome surprise of Saturday night sex.
Aaaahhh.
Posted by Regin at 6/16/2008 03:59:00 PM 0 comments
The art of nakedness
Friday, June 13, 2008
In most countries in the world outside of Europe, nudity is not just frowned upon but it can even be dangerous. In fact, almost anywhere, nakedness in a public place outside of a designated beach is illegal and it is likely to stay that way.
The human body seems to have become an embarrassment in all its forms.
...Triangle [the statue pictured] was placed on a roundabout in the town of Loveland in Colorado, a place well known for its sculpture. But it was not appreciated. The naked form was too naked and was described as being in bad taste by some residents, who said that there was nowhere in the US Bill of Rights that allows for public nudity.
Wow. That sounds like a rather sweeping condemnation.
Posted by Regin at 6/13/2008 02:54:00 PM 0 comments
As time goes by
The Lady of the house and I celebrated an anniversary this week. It's not one of those round numbers that everyone oohs and aahs over, but it's a large enough number to take pride in. What made the occasion special from a purely sexual point of view is that there was enough natural light to see by, at least at first. We usually end up fucking in the dark, and I like to see what I'm doing.
Other than that, the evening pretty much followed our usual romantic routine. (Fucking is the one thing I do that I don't want to be routine.) I'm reluctant to interrupt her while she's reading, but (dense as I am) I'm finally beginning to get the idea that maybe, sometimes, she wants me to do exactly that. There's a compliment in that "I cannot wait, I must have you now" moment.
What I can't get around, though, is the inverse of this scene. If my outlook is "I cannot wait, I must have you now" (and let's face it, it is), what is hers? To me, the implication is "I can take it or leave it, but if you insist, I'll let you have your way with me." I'm not particularly aroused by relative apathy.
Perhaps it's a man/woman thing. Whatever its origin, I suspect it's something I'm just going to have to get over.
We spent a pleasant few minutes idly groping each other until (I presume) she grew frustrated with my denseness and, with one quick movement, rolled us both over. Now, instead of being side by side, I was on top looking directly into her lovely blue eyes, her lips an inch from mine. I closed the gap quickly, intending it to be a brief, tender kiss, but I was overcome by the smell and feel of her.
I worked my way down her body, pausing to pay tribute at each breast, leaving a hand on each as my lips traveled further southward. Eventually this led to what I think of as "phase two" of standard lovemaking: My mouth on her pussy, my arms under her hips and up to her breasts. In this position, I can "hug" her ass with my upper arms, leaving my hands free to go anywhere from nipple to "ticklish spot" at the waist to vaginal lips. I never get tired of this.
This is the position in which I usually bring her to come, and this was no exception. She has infrequently climaxed from intercourse, but this way almost never fails. And, as I said, I never get tired of it.
(We sometimes do this in "sixty-nine". This is somewhat more difficult for me, because I have to work without my hands. My arms are keeping me from resting my full weight on her ribcage and stomach. On the other hand, I do so love making her come while my dick is in her mouth.)
When she recovered, I moved back up to get in place for traditional missionary fucking, or "phase three".
This evening, though, something was wrong. Phases one and two took longer than usual, and I now had to pee. This mildly uncomfortable pressure was enough to pull me out of the moment, and I never did get back into it.
You know, what's worse than only having sex once a month is only having sex once a month and not coming.
But, as they say, even bad sex is better than no sex, and nothing about this sex was actually bad. It was just...unfinished.
Posted by Regin at 6/13/2008 10:26:00 AM 0 comments
"I am not trying to get Christians to become nudists"
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Ananova: Nudist pastor to hold naked servicesMeanwhile:
A naturist church minister has called on like-minded Christians to join him in celebrating religion in the nude.
Pastor Robert Wright, 51, is to hold weekly fellowship meetings at a nudist resort near Brisbane, reports the Australian Daily Telegraph.
Mr Wright, who has been a naturist for more than 16 years, said: "I am not trying to get Christians to become nudists, I am catering for Christians who are nudists."
ReligionNewsBlog: Religious stoush over nudist eventAlso reported by Cape Argus and reprinted by Monday Morning Insight. Insight's comments section in particular is just depressing, until you scroll down and find a post from Rev Wright himself, in which he gives his e-mail address for those needing further clarification.
A nudist church minister in Queensland has called on like-minded Christians to join him in celebrating religion in the buff.
Tired of having to defend his penchant for nudity, Pastor Robert Wright decided to hold weekly Christian services for nudists.
Meanwhile, a Baptist minister at Tweed Heads in northern NSW declared nudists to be evil when objecting to a naked music festival at nearby Cabarita next month.
Raw Cabarita, which promises “an awesome three-day party where clothes aren’t necessary” raised eyebrows after organisers revealed even security guards would bare all for the festival, starting April 22.
Tweed Coast Community Baptist Church Pastor Graham Eggins said he was concerned the event would destroy the reputation of the area, which survives on family-friendly tourism.
“It just offends common decency,” Mr Eggins said.
Maybe there is hope after all.
Posted by Regin at 6/11/2008 09:51:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: nudist
The neighbors' son is naked, make him stop
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Dear Abby: Nudity doesn't bother everyoneWhat a dreadfully polite way of saying "It's none of your business, sweetie."
My question: Is it normal for a 16-year-old boy to walk around the house naked, in plain view of family members? No one seems to notice or care.
I have never seen any of the other family members naked. This boy has no compunctions about being seen by his father, mother, sister or next-door neighbor. He's been nude in my presence dozens of times. I know it's common for little boys to run around without clothes on sometimes, but, Abby, he's not a little boy anymore. — Clothes-minded in Wisconsin
DEAR CLOTHES-MINDED: Standards regarding nudity vary from family to family, and obviously the Smiths are casual and open-minded on the subject.
Because he has matured sufficiently that his nudity now makes you uncomfortable,you should hang curtains on your windows that face the Smiths' kitchen — and before dropping over there, call to ask whether he's presentable. If he's not, then don't go over.
[This story is from last December, but I really like "Abby's" attitude, and healthy attitudes never get dated.]
Posted by Regin at 6/10/2008 11:16:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: nudist
"A flagrant exhibition of mammary glands"
Monday, June 09, 2008
Grin and bare itLater on, the BBC says, on the authority of Desmond Morris, that non-sexual nudity is so alien to our natures that it simply cannot be done:
By Duncan Walker, BBC News
A short stretch of pebbly foreshore entered the history books on this day in 1979, when it was designated Britain's first major nudist beach. ...At the time, fellow town councillor John Blackman said the beach was a "flagrant exhibition of mammary glands". "I personally have no objection to people showing their breasts and bosoms and general genitalia to one another," said Cllr Blackman. "Jolly good luck to them, but for heaven's sake, they should go somewhere more private."
...With nudist camps still the source of much Carry On-style tittering, are we really any more accepting of naked bodies? ...Persuading the wider world that naturism is not about sex and gawping has not been easy.
For Bob (not his real name) naturism is all about the feeling of freedom that comes with shedding clothes.
That's why, once a month, he invites like-minded souls to his West Midlands pub for a drink. In the nude.
People come from far and wide, but he no longer publicises the occasions, fearful of the "wrong sort" of customer.
...The trouble for naturists...is that they want to separate their naked bodies from all erotic thoughts - something which does not come naturally. "They have to rather stoically and rather stubbornly switch off all sexual feelings and thoughts," he says.It strikes me that fasting is no less "unnatural", yet billions of respectable devout people do that regularly.
Posted by Regin at 6/09/2008 07:48:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: nudist
"I just hang on"
Yes, this is it, exactly. That is what sex feels like.
The Naked Truth: Slightly UnhingedI know this is a "blog for women", but damn.
And then afterwards, it feels as though it’s all come adrift, and I don’t know if I can find the pieces to put me back together again.
I don't know if it's normal for one's orgasm to get stronger as one gets older (as one of Z's commenters says), but it's what I experience, and it's good to know I'm not alone in that. It takes me a little longer to get there, true, but once I'm there...
...I just keep going, further and further outside myself. I can hear her asking me if anything is wrong, but I can't answer, language is out of reach, but just hold me and trust me, I'll be back soon...
Once I'm there...
Hold me, stroke me. Don't rush me, but let me come back to my senses in your arms. Let me know that I was safe there all the while.
Posted by Regin at 6/09/2008 01:56:00 PM 1 comments
Labels: about me, link, nekkid, sex
Momma don't wear knickers
The true nightmare of naked parents: Children from naturist families tell of being bullied at schoolYou know, when the word is a synonym for "put up with" or "endure", it's spelled bear, not bare, even in England. (She makes the error twice, and the editor didn't catch it.)
By Liz Thomas for the Daily Mail (but it also appears in the Evening Standard)
For most teenagers the sight of their parents dancing is embarrassing enough, so the thought of seeing them naked doesn't bare thinking about.
But for a rising number of British families naturism is the norm, with parents indulging in the lifestyle regardless of the impact on their children's lives – despite the fact that many face bullying and teasing at school because of it.
In a revealing new documentary on Channel Five called Naked Parents factory worker Les Sherwood, 48 and wife Sharon, 46, explain how they spend all their time at home in the nude and will only occasionally put on clothes if visitors call round.
The couple admit the situation has caused problems for their sons growing up because they were ridiculed by school friends.
Why describe the father as a "Rod Stewart look-alike"? Is that meant to imply something about his lifestyle?
Would you guess from the lede and headline that the kids say being naturists actually helpsthem relate to the opposite sex? That they are less intimidated by girls?
Would you guess that the second mom, described as a "size 22", is far more positive about her body image since embracing the lifestyle?
Posted by Regin at 6/09/2008 11:39:00 AM 0 comments
Friday Flickr Favorite
Friday, June 06, 2008
There was also a full-body shot, but it obscured her stunning eyes.
Posted by Regin at 6/06/2008 10:32:00 PM 0 comments
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