Terrifying? Incredible? It's Bowf!

Here's something to know about me:  spiders and I don't really get along.  In fact, they utterly terrify me.  Once, I slept on my couch for 3 days because there was this big horrific spider (at least the size a large New-York style pizza, I swear) camped out on the wall above my bed.

Pictured: the beast's tent

Happy (day after) World AIDS Day!

I got totally whacked with schoolwork this week, so my World AIDS Day post is, as my father would say, a day late and a dollar short.  I had planned to do a recap of all the crazy (in a good way) and wonderful things that happened in the world of AIDS this year (no cure or anything, but exciting nonetheless), but I have treatment plans that need to get done and I got all screwed up with Thanksgiving and EXCUSE EXCUSE EXCUSE, but hey - you got some awesome links there, and here is a super cute AIDS awareness penguin for your enjoyment.

I'm naming him F.U. AIDS Penguin.

F.U. AIDS Penguin (who I had no part in the creation of - buy t-shirts here!) is dedicated not only to the millions of people affected with HIV in the world and those who work tirelessly to fight it, but also to T-Zous, my favorite penguin-loving Jew since 1991, who gave birth to an absolutely beautiful 7 pound baby girl early on World AIDS Day Eve (a.k.a. Nov. 30).  A big fat Mazel Tov to you, my girliefry - let's go eat sushi!

Gobble Gobble, Baby

It's Turrrrrrrkey day, peeps!  In my family, that means we get together and sample the various ways we've all managed to cram butter into food.  That's how the Pennsylvania Dutch throw down, yo.  I once told my sister that I'd run out of butter, and she actually disowned me for about 6 hours.  It's that serious.  But let's leave butter and sex to Brando and Bertolucci (kinda NSFW), and instead, let's talk about turkeys and sex!

This came up under an image search for "sexy turkey".
I don't understand, but I'm gonna roll with it because HELLO.

Isabella!

There was exactly one movie my sister and I were not allowed to watch when we were younger: Blue Velvet.  My mom said that it depicted a side of humanity (and sexuality, but she didn't say that part at the time) that we didn't have context for yet, and she worried we wouldn't be able to fully integrate it, and it might screw with our heads.

David Lynch screw with someone's head?  Nah....

Behind the cut is an example of how my mama is no fool.

Erotic Horror, Deep Sea Style

I was all set to do this big political post inspired by video about a 90's anti-masturbation campaign put forth by a woman who recently won the GOP primary in Delaware, but got exhausted trying to explain in a succinct and entertaining manner that I really don't hate Republicans or Christians, so I bagged it.

Let's just say that I believe repression of natural sexuality leads to unhealthy ends and that while politicians' religious beliefs must inform their legislative actions, they should never dictate them - we live in a secular society.

That being said, it is my goal that everyone feel welcome, no matter where you fall relative to the proverbial aisle.  I remain unapologetically pro-choice and pro-comprehensive sex education in schools, but if you can hang with that, I hope you can feel comfortable here.

This is Mark.  He's how we try to roll.

But enough with politics.  Instead, let's talk about how crazy the sex lives of deep sea anglerfish are, because their sex lives are CRAZY. 

The Lady Pond

Know who's hilarious and intelligent and poignant and who I love down to my toenails even though she subjected the world to "It's Pat"?  Julia-frickin'-Sweeney.  Below is a short talk (about 5 minutes) she did at TED one year, about what happened when her 8-year-old started asking where baby frogs come from. I LOVE HER.

OK, does anyone know how to scale embedded videos from TED instead of cropping them?  This hurts me.

The Hedgehog

When "Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy" came to the movie theater across the street from the bookstore where I worked back in 2001, nobody would see it with me, because they were laaaaaaame. Being the person I am, I went by my damn self, because how could I miss a whole entire movie about the most prolific and unexpected porn star in history?

I just love the guy. He uses plastic bags as his luggage. He dyes his eyebrows. He taught Special Ed before he became an actor. Yes, his nickname is "The Hedgehog", which does kinda paint a good picture, but he seems to genuinely love women, his job and life itself. AND he has a 9.75" cock and a reputation for nirvana-inducing cunnilingus skills! What's not to love?!

Pre-hedgehog days - nummers!

Jeremy has performed over a thousand films, directed and written hundreds more, appeared in documentaries, television shows, music videos, live appearances...and he wrote a book that I will be reading as soon as I have 2 seconds to read something not related to couples and family therapy.

Here is an interview he did with TIME magazine a couple of years ago, which inspired this post. Here's to you, Ron Jeremy, for making fat, hairy and bald something the ladies can't stop jumping on.

Spot o' Fun

That last post was a little heavy, but sometimes troof must come before hilarity. To lighten things up a little, I present another amazing example of animal sexy times! It's just amazing...words cannot describe. This is what Avatar sex should have been. Minus the slime, maybe.

wait for the flower!

Is it just me, or does David Attenborough have the most soothing voice, like, ever? Thank you, Petra P, for sending this in!