approximately 8,000 words » Life http://kitoconnell.com Kit O'Connell's Homepage Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:32:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 DefyAuthority: Shirt-cocking http://kitoconnell.com/2010/09/03/defyauthority-shirt-cocking/ http://kitoconnell.com/2010/09/03/defyauthority-shirt-cocking/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:14:50 +0000 Kit http://kitoconnell.com/?p=640

Shirt-cocking art at Burning Flipside 2010. Photo by Stash.

I am off to Orfunner for the weekend with a couple hundred of my Burner tribe. I’m really glad to be going away to clear my head, join the sacred revelry, and set some shit on fire. I am going to be burning some stuff at the effigy fire that is from a recent break-up; this will help finish the process of putting closure on that experience. I also anticipate having a hell of a good time in what may end up shaping up to be a muddy weekend (but that’s never stopped us before).

Before I go, here is the latest entry in my Burner Lexicon on DefyAuthority.NET: Shirt-cocking.

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M. Christian's Very Bloody Marys

There are things I can complain about, but I won’t do that here — I have plenty to be amused by. Life has brought such delights as watching spankings performed with giant clown shoes, a long visit from my “pet,” eating tasty little Mexican chocolate bars, and discovering the varied pleasures of San Marcos, a sweet little college town. The mail has brought good things too: a box full of sex toys to review for sextoy.com and some books from my friend M. Christian. He sent along The Circus of Dr. Lao, which is research for a secret project, and a copy of one of his own books, The Very Bloody Marys (one of the few by him I haven’t read yet). Speaking of M. Christian, if you remember my announcement about the The Bachelor Machine — the new edition (featuring my introduction) is now available on Kindle.

I haven’t been making very much progress on my own writing, but I have a couple ideas I am working on. I woke up the other day with an interesting idea, and some brainstorming with new writer friend Autumn Christian — no relation, but I am also looking forward to reading more of the unpublished novel she emailed me — helped me figure out the gender of my protagonist, which turns out to be especially important in this case. I also got some good news about one of my stories; it isn’t the kind of thing I am comfortable announcing here, but it’s a positive ego boost that will hopefully encourage me to make more words.

Last night I watched Paprika, which is one of the films by recently deceased Japanese auteur Satoshi Kon. I always feel a little weird when I do that thing where you only investigate an artist’s work because you hear they’ve died, but here I am anyway. I’m glad though because I was blown away. I don’t agree with any of the nerdy speculation that’s popped up around the Internet that Christopher Nolan ripped off this movie for Inception — there is simply too much shared mythology around dreams to make any meaningful statements about that, but I do feel like maybe they are cousins — with Paprika being the cousin who got really into the good drugs.

In closing, clown shoe spankings are fucking hilarious.

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]]> http://kitoconnell.com/2010/08/11/pleasurists-90/feed/ 0 Review: Le Rêve Vibrator http://kitoconnell.com/2010/08/08/review-le-reve-vibrator/ http://kitoconnell.com/2010/08/08/review-le-reve-vibrator/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:10:50 +0000 Kit http://kitoconnell.com/?p=571

La Rêve G-Spot Vibrator, in black

I review sex toys for sextoy.com. While I don’t receive any money for these reviews, I am receiving free sex toys. You can find the Le Rêve and other vibrators on their site.

I’ll get right to the point and say this is a great battery-operated vibrator, especially for the price. Since I gave it to her, my pet has been busy wearing out the batteries between visits to see me. This is not necessarily the best g-spot vibrator, but it is a good toy.

Le Rêve comes in simple packaging — in a plastic insert in a cardboard box. The box doesn’t contain any instructions other than what you’ll find on the back, however it does feature a circumflex for added Frenchness. My pet says the name translates to ‘the dream.’

For whatever the presentation may lack, this vibrator seems like a well made toy. It’s constructed of solid, non-porous, phthalate-free plastic and has a pleasant firmness and weight. Since the toy is waterproof you can both take it into the bath with you and easily clean it with soap and water. Unlike a lot of “waterproof” sex toys, the battery cover and controls are separate; this means there is no danger of accidentally twisting the speed control too far and opening the battery compartment underwater.  To get this toy ready, you twist off the end, remove a battery insert, place two AAA batteries in the insert, replace the insert in the battery compartment and screw the cover back on. The cover goes on snugly and securely although I guess it might wear out with rough treatment like dropping it repeatedly on a hard shower surface.

The controls are located on the handle of the vibrator. There are two simple + and – buttons. To turn the vibrator on, you will press the + sign. You can then increase the speed by pressing the + sign again up to 3 times, for a total of 4 speeds. Pressing – on the lowest setting will turn the vibrator off. When Le Rêve is turned on, it has a little red LED; however, it is a fairly quiet toy for the power, creating a low hum that should be silent behind closed doors. Best of all, the vibrations are located in the tip of the toy, which is where they belong, rather than in the base. It’s about 7″ long, but has a curve which limits its insertable length (but is also part of its charm).

Although she certainly gets a lot of use out of it by herself (it’s supplanted her pocket rocket as her favorite toy), I think my pet and I have more fun with partnered play with this toy. The handle is easy to hold onto, and I can target her g-spot better with it than she can. It works great for targeted clitoral stimulation, but seems to get more use through insertion. The toy has been the source of some very strong, and often unexpected orgasms during this kind of fun.

There are of course many fancier vibrators on the market today, but if you are looking for a relatively inexpensive, yet well made and hygienic vibrator, Le Rêve may be the toy for you.

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