Response to - Should I Go To College or Not?

Here’s the question I received: I’m a senior and my parents want me to go to college after I graduate. I don’t much like school and we don’t have a lot of money. Don’t you think I should get a job not go to college?

Answer:  Your parents are trying to lead you in the right direction.  Obviously they realize how difficult it is to get ahead and be able to reach your financial and other goals in life without a college education today.  Don’t get me wrong, there are lots of people out there earning good salaries and having rewarding lives that don’t have a college education, and there are lots of people out there that have a college education but aren’t putting it to good use.  There are laborers, sales people, skilled craft workers, service workers, and many others who are doing just fine without a college education.

So, it really boils down to what you want out of life, and that’s a question that only you can answer.  If your family already is strapped for money then maybe you can eventually be the one to help with those circumstances if you can get a college education, receive a good job as a result and gain the financial rewards.  On the other hand as I said there are plenty of good jobs out there that don’t require college, or at least not a college degree.

Regarding not liking school, I would venture to say that a big percentage of the people that graduate from college didn’t actually “like” the experience, but they realized it was a means to an end.  In other words, they looked around at the people in the workforce with the highest paying jobs and not all of them, but most of them have a college education and many of them have advanced degrees such as a master’s degree.  So the means was a college degree and the end was a good paying job to support all of their needs and/or wants

Two additional considerations are 1) If you do go to college, depending on what college you go to and/or how much support your parents can give you, you may have to also get a job to help work your way through.  Our most rewarding accomplishments are the ones we also fund.  2) If you don’t do college while you are young and still have enough flexibility in your life, you may never be able to go back to do it.  Missed opportunities are many times gone forever.  I know for a fact once you get into the work world and are trying to make ends meet and get caught in that grind of going to work, coming home tired, going to bed, getting up and going back to work; it is very difficult to change that routine and go back and do college.

Even if you are just a mediocre student in high school you may excel in college because now you are doing something that tends to be more in your own behalf.  College is nothing like high school as you are totally on your own.  You decide what courses to take and when, you decide when to eat and when to recreate – all things decided for you in high school.  You not only work on getting a degree in college, you can also work on becoming an adult.  I wish you luck and whatever you decide to do I hope you can look back on it in years to come and feel like you made a good decision.

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The white husband

Entries I have posted on here thus far have focused on the black lover and the white woman in interracial relationships. Although they are key, I don’t want to overlook the white husband (or white boyfriend if the two are not married).

These pictures provided by AJ reminded me of that fact. I especially like the one to the right.

As you see, the black lover’s cock is buried deep in the blonde wife’s pussy. I like the expression on her face. He obviously is filling her as her white man never did. Meanwhile, her husband holds her face and looks lovingly at her.

Most white husbands enjoy seeing their wives fucked by black men. They see the woman achieving sexual pleasure the white man’s dick could never provide.

Frankly, the white guys get off watching. Notice in the picture to the right how the husband strokes his dick while a strong black man fucks the wife’s pussy. White husbands usually come while watching their wives being fucked. Even if they are restrained so they can’t touch their dicks, the small white shaft will eventually dribble its watery cum from arousal.

This last picture shows another happy hubby in the background. Notice the smile on his face as a strong black man fucks his wife doggy style. Her face shows how intensely she feels the BBC action inside her. If I’m not mistaken, hubby’s right hand is keeping his own dick happy.

In many cases, another pleasure for the white husband is cleaning the black man’s thick cum from his wife’s pussy. Many hubbies become quite adept at licking their wives’ cunts clean.

Thanks again to A.J. for these photographs.

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Twitter Update

Well, I finally got an answer from Twitter, and got my account un-suspended.

It seems that the problem was the avatar I had, my profile picture on Twitter.  It showed me and two girlfriends in the spa pool, after a couple of vodka cocktails, and you could see a nipple.  Apparently it was pornographic.

It was my nipple, and I move in circles that don’t find nudity offensive, so I didn’t think twice about posting the picture.  There are avatars on Twitter that are far more explicit (think wet camel toe pictures) than mine was, but as there was clothing covering the offending body part, they are deemed to be ok.

The thing that really gets my goat, is that their immediate reaction was account suspension, with no explanation, and a convoluted appeals process.  An appeals process that took five days to get a response.  This suspension automatically deletes your whole twitter network.  You lose all of the people you were following, and all of those following you, as well as any subscribed lists.  These are not reinstated with your Twitter account.

A better way to approach it would be to send an email, or even a fucking TWEET!!  After all, they invented that concept didn’t they?

Something along the lines of “Your avatar violates our TOS, please change it within 48 hours or you will be suspended.”  Simple.  And I would have done it, and not lost the whole network.  When you consider that the avatar is a thumbnail, and you would be looking for one nipple in a thumbnail with three people in it, someone worked fucking hard to get offended I think.

Can I put a picture of a giant rubber cock as my avatar do you think?  I will probably play it a bit safer than that though…. Risquè, but not raunchy.

Love,

Chiquita

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Men Are From Earth, Women are from Earth:Do Studies Show That Gender Has Little Or No Bearing on Personality, Cognition and Leadership?

From American Psychogical Association www.apa.org

The Truth about Gender “Differences”

Mars-Venus sex differences appear to be as mythical as the Man in the Moon. A 2005 analysis of 46 meta-analyses that were conducted during the last two decades of the 20th century underscores that men and women are basically alike in terms of personality, cognitive ability and leadership. Psychologist Janet Shibley Hyde, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, discovered that males and females from childhood to adulthood are more alike than different on most psychological variables, resulting in what she calls a gender similarities hypothesis. Using meta-analytical techniques that revolutionized the study of gender differences starting in the 1980s, she analyzed how prior research assessed the impact of gender on many psychological traits and abilities, including cognitive abilities, verbal and nonverbal communication, aggression, leadership, self-esteem, moral reasoning and motor behaviors.

Hyde observed that across the dozens of studies, consistent with the gender similarities hypothesis, gender differences had either no or a very small effect on most of the psychological variables examined. Only a few main differences appeared: Compared with women, men could throw farther, were more physically aggressive, masturbated more, and held more positive attitudes about sex in uncommitted relationships.

Furthermore, Hyde found that gender differences seem to depend on the context in which they were measured. In studies designed to eliminate gender norms, researchers demonstrated that gender roles and social context strongly determined a person’s actions. For example, after participants in one experiment were told that they would not be identified as male or female, nor did they wear any identification, none conformed to stereotypes about their sex when given the chance to be aggressive. In fact, they did the opposite of what would be expected – women were more aggressive and men were more passive.

Finally, Hyde’s 2005 report looked into the developmental course of possible gender differences – how any apparent gap may open or close over time. The analysis presented evidence that gender differences fluctuate with age, growing smaller or larger at different times in the life span. This fluctuation indicates again that any differences are not stable.

Learning Gender-Difference Myths

Media depictions of men and women as fundamentally “different” appear to perpetuate misconceptions – despite the lack of evidence. The resulting “urban legends” of gender difference can affect men and women at work and at home, as parents and as partners. As an example, workplace studies show that women who go against the caring, nurturing feminine stereotype may pay dearly for it when being hired or evaluated. And when it comes to personal relationships, best-selling books and popular magazines often claim that women and men don’t get along because they communicate too differently. Hyde suggests instead that men and women stop talking prematurely because they have been led to believe that they can’t change supposedly “innate” sex-based traits.

Hyde has observed that children also suffer the consequences of exaggerated claims of gender difference — for example, the widespread belief that boys are better than girls in math. However, according to her meta-analysis, boys and girls perform equally well in math until high school, at which point boys do gain a small advantage. That may not reflect biology as much as social expectations, many psychologists believe. For example, the original Teen Talk Barbie ™, before she was pulled from the market after consumer protest, said, “Math class is tough.”

As a result of stereotyped thinking, mathematically talented elementary-school girls may be overlooked by parents who have lower expectations for a daughter’s success in math. Hyde cites prior research showing that parents’ expectations of their children’s success in math relate strongly to the children’s self-confidence and performance.

Moving Past Myth

Hyde and her colleagues hope that people use the consistent evidence that males and females are basically alike to alleviate misunderstanding and correct unequal treatment. Hyde is far from alone in her observation that the clear misrepresentation of sex differences, given the lack of evidence, harms men and women of all ages. In a September 2005 press release on her research issued by the American Psychological Association (APA), she said, “The claims [of gender difference] can hurt women’s opportunities in the workplace, dissuade couples from trying to resolve conflict and communication problems and cause unnecessary obstacles that hurt children and adolescents’ self-esteem.”

Psychologist Diane Halpern, PhD, a professor at Claremont College and past-president (2005) of the American Psychological Association, points out that even where there are patterns of cognitive differences between males and females, “differences are not deficiencies.” She continues, “Even when differences are found, we cannot conclude that they are immutable because the continuous interplay of biological and environmental influences can change the size and direction of the effects some time in the future.”

The differences that are supported by the evidence cause concern, she believes, because they are sometimes used to support prejudicial beliefs and discriminatory actions against girls and women. She suggests that anyone reading about gender differences consider whether the size of the differences are large enough to be meaningful, recognize that biological and environmental variables interact and influence one other, and remember that the conclusions that we accept today could change in the future.

Cited Research

Archer, J. (2004). Sex differences in aggression in real-world settings: A meta-analytic review. Review of General Psychology, 8, 291-322.

Barnett, R. & Rivers, C. (2004). Same difference: How gender myths are hurting our relationships, our children, and our jobs. New York: Basic Books.

Eaton, W. O., & Enns, L. R. (1986). Sex differences in human motor activity level. Psychological Bulletin, 100, 19-28.

Feingold, A. (1994). Gender differences in personality: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 116, 429-456.

Halpern, D. F. (2000). Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities (3rd Edition). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, Associates, Inc. Publishers.

Halpern, D. F. (2004). A cognitive-process taxonomy for sex differences in cognitive abilities. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 13 (4), 135-139.

Hyde, J. S., Fennema, E., & Lamon, S. (1990). Gender differences in mathematics performance: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 107, 139-155.

Hyde, J. S. (2005). The Gender Similarities Hypothesis. American Psychologist, Vol. 60, No. 6.

Leaper, C. & Smith, T. E. (2004). A meta-analytic review of gender variations in children’s language use: Talkativeness, affiliative speech, and assertive speech. Developmental Psychology, 40, 993-1027.

Oliver, M. B. & Hyde, J. S. (1993). Gender differences in sexuality: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 114, 29-51.

Spencer, S. J., Steele, C. M. & Quinn, D. M. (1999). Stereotype threat and women’s math performance. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 35, 4-28.

Voyer, D., Voyer, S., & Bryden, M. P., (1995). Magnitude of sex differences in spatial abilities: A meta-analysis and consideration of critical variables. Psychological Bulletin, 117, 250-270.

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Twitter. Again.

For those of you that follow our Twitter feeds, please let me apologise.  We have been suspended by Twitter, automatically, for building up too large a network of people we are following, too quickly.  I did this, as you may recall from a previous post, because Twitter dumped all of my followers, all of the people I was following, and all of my lists.

When that happens, without notification or justification, the first thing you try and do is rebuild what you have lost.  Apparently if you do this too quickly, you are in violation of shitters terms of service.

Allow me a little rant here if you will.  That is one of the problems with signing up to a service with a EULA, rather than purchasing a product that you own.  I will NEVER buy another windows enabled computer for that very reason.  I use Ubuntu, and I can use what I like, and change what I don’t.

Twitter uses the very worst possible model for enforcing it’s arcane terms of service.  First, if it had checked before suspending me, it would have seen that each tweet was individual, and not spam.  Second, it would have seen that the people I was following were in the same industry as me.  The adult Industry.  I network with other sex toy suppliers, with strippers, with escorts, with adult websites.  If individuals follow me, then I follow them back, as I see that as a courtesy.

Then, when you are suspended, they make it as hard as possible to contact them, and to appeal their process.  I have now been waiting THREE DAYS for an acknowledgement that I have appealed their unjust suspension.

A few of my tweets are raunchy, and my profile pic shows a nipple.  I don’t think these are the cause, as I have never had any complaints (Nor any moans…), and there are others that use twitter who are far more explicit than I.

So, no Twitter at the moment.  I recently called the administrators of Twitter the “uncontactable Twitter Gods.”  Nothing I have seen so far changes that assessment.

I would have thought that the first rule of business would be, “Don’t fuck off the people using your service.”

Sure, get rid of spam bots, but identify them accurately.   On Twitter, this isn’t actually that hard.  Here’s a clue:  They run multiple names, so that they can re-tweet their own messages.  They only tweet advertisements.  They never reply to a direct message.

That’s a good starting point.

Twitter has it’s uses, but the numbers are already on the decline.  Let’s see if they can maintain their relevance.

A good place to start is not abusing their loyal customers.

Love Chiquita

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I can’t really put my tagline of  “No Complaints, Only Moans”  here can I ?  ‘Cos this is just one big complaint!!

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Letter To Hasbro About My Idea For An Adult Line Of Transformers

To whom it may concern; I am writing this to share my idea for a new line of Transformers. I came up with this idea while thinking about the fact that the original Transformers generation is well into their adulthood now. So, why not make a special line of Transformers strictly for Adults? Some ideas are Optimus Vibe a robot who transforms into a Vibrator complete with Clitoris grip. Another is named Plugatron the leader of the Decepticons in this line, he would transform into a butt plug. The ideas are endless. Paddlobot for the S&M crowd, or even a five robot set modeled after the Constuctocons called Dilodocusmaximus. Five different robots that would transform into different parts of one giant dildo, One could vibrate, one could spin, one would have jack hammer action, another could be a small attachment to provide anal stimulation, and another could provide speed control. The XXX business is a 50 billion dollar a year business, many of these customers I’m sure happen to be huge Transformers fans. I think this product would bring joy and happiness to thousands of adults who grew up with Transformers. Sincerely Edaurdo Jones

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Neverland Blues

I’ve been thinking lately about that saying from the Bible, ya know, the one that everyone feels is necessary to quote at weddings and other transitionary periods in a person’s life:

“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” (1 Corinthians 13:110).”

It’s supposed to signify the importance of continued maturity as we reach the necessary hurdles in life.  Yet I can’t help but wonder if, in fact, it represents something inherently backwards in Western thought.

I remember how I spoke/understood/thought as a child.  And yes, it was significantly different from the way I process information in my adult life.  Back then, I spoke without fear.  I understood the world I was confronted with from eyes that were relatively unspoiled by prejudices and the politically correct.  I thought about things from the midst of infinite promise, untainted by the adult notions of “cynicism” and “despair.”  I was irrepressibly strong.

Maybe I just suffer from Peter Pan Syndrome, but sometimes I think the modern obsession with “growing up” in fact prevents our society from making significant progress.  I’m not saying you should run home and pull out your TMNT action figures.  But just maybe, if we all took a second now and then to remember how we felt back when “snow” was a synonym for “fun” instead of “stress,” we might find an unexpected inner strength, childlike in size, but Herculean in possibilities.

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Getting a Little Pissy now...

Ok, so my tatanrum (I’ve decided tatantrum sounds a little bit cooler than tattootantrum) is starting to take a turn for the worse…

So I sent my Mama pictures of some *examples* of the type of swallow I might want on my foot… Just pictures now, and she’s thinking I want my entire foot covered in ink (because that’s how big they are in the pictures). Nope, just want a small little bird on the top of my foot.

Just got an e-mail from her saying that it’s like I’m back in high school and dying my hair blue again and that it’s not going to draw “positive attention.” Um… ok, where’d that come from? It’s a tattoo. It’s not like I wear flip flops to work or anything? It’ll be covered up 80% of the time (minus summer, of course) just like my other tattoos are.

I guess she’s trying to talk me out of getting it, but the fact that she said that just really pissed me off. I’m not digressing back into the drug-crazed high school days and I mean, it’s just a tattoo. I know it’s permanent and all, but I have three others that I like just as much, it’s MY body, and come on now, I’m 26 years old… adult. You don’t want me to get the tattoo? Don’t give me the money for it. I’ll get the tattoo eventually because I have made up my mind about it.

Just needed to vent for a minute. And Mama, if you’re reading this, sorry, but c’mon now…  let me grow up.

I’m NOT covered in tattoos. I’m not on drugs. I’m just asking for another little bit of ink on my foot which IS NOT A BIG DEAL. Urgh.

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Art Supplies on best Discounts Ever

A excellent deal of hard work, time and high quality art supplies are required by artists to create their masterpieces. But, these days, due to shape of the overall economy, even skilled artists are seeking for ways to save huge amounts of money on art supplies. Artists’ supplies can be really expensive in conventional art supply stores and if you are an artist, you probably know how it feels to see that even a single paint brush costs more than $15. Products which have a high price carry a high quality tag as well which is a need for an artist. You will also find inexpensive art supplies, but for a professional artist, it is not good to settle for low quality products as this will badly mirror on his work.

However, if you are a beginner, you can always start with the low-cost supplies just to see how you do. If you are doing well and like to continue, you can usually go back and get the high quality ones. But, if you are already in the industry, you need to know where you can get the finest equipment of your trade at the best price. At several times, you may need to get diverse accessories such as oil paints, easels, paint brushes and so on and there are many places where you can get them at discount rates. Some people think that discount art supplies indicate poor quality, but they do not understand that there are many reasons as to why sellers offer discounts on art supplies. Most of the time, by offering discounts, they are able to make huge profits since they are able to do enormous sales. Next, when new stocks arrive, they need clear out on stagnated items to make space for the new ones. These are the occasions when artists can gain from such deals and purchase discount art supplies.

If you are thinking to buy artists supplies at discounted rates, here are some easy ways in which you can do so.

Buying in bulk is a really great way for expert artists to save huge amounts of money. Dealers often give good discounts when they sell in bulk. Despite the fact that you may have to search and wait for some time, it will really be worth it. However, if you grow to be a regular customer, you can expect to get the same kind of package every time you make a purchase from that store.

Check Out Local Art Supply Stores – local art supply stores have sale most of the time, especially when they are about to add new items to the shop. To make room for the new items, they generally run a clearance sale and offer huge discounts on stagnated supplies. Most stores these days also have websites where they announce their promotions and offers. You can sign up for weekly newsletters and check out the bargains that are being offered. Nearby shops also have emailing lists and you can sign up for these as well.

There are several online auctions sites from where people save loads of money on their purchase everyday. If you search through these sites daily, you will certainly find some brand new art supplies at really low prices.

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Size Does Matter

We recently sold a vibrator to a woman, who was very, very keen to get it and try it out.  The vibrator she chose is one of our biggest sellers, and comes with a clit tickler.   It gyrates in a way a penis never could, and it is big.  Not huge, there are bigger, and not even intimidatingly large.  But it is big, and has quite a circumference, and is definitely larger than any penis I have seen.  I received an email from the woman, saying she couldn’t even get it inside her, and could I recommend something else.  I am still working on the request, within the guidelines that I was given, and believe me when I tell you that it is not easy.

I don’t expect that most people would have this problem, but it is worth thinking about.  Any vibrator must contain a motor, and the more it does, the more electronic wizardry it has to contain.  Therefore it gets bigger, and, often, wider.  Bigger isn’t always better, just have a look at Australia’s number one selling sex toy, the We Vibe 2.  It’s tiny, and it’s awesome.

Pulling a vibrator out of it’s box for the first time is a great feeling, the anticipation, the excitement, the frustration that you will have to wait hours until you can use it…  It is not a good feeling when you just look at it and think  “No WAY!”

First, do your research.  Have a look online and see if you can find the physical dimensions.  Pull out a ruler or tape measure, and translate those to reality.

The average depth of the vagina when aroused, is 5 to six inches, and obviously varies a bit from woman to woman. (You wouldn’t believe where I ended up when I googled that…)  Width varies from 1.5 to 2.5 inches, so there is obviously some variety in what will feel comfortable for you.

My advice if you have something on hand that you think may be too large for you?  Assuming that you are going to try anyway (well, I would!), is to take your time, don’t focus on the size, relax, use it outside a lot first, and have plenty of good quality lube on hand.  Oh, and don’t hurt yourself!  I have never had labial bruising, but it doesn’t sound comfortable!

Some of my favourite toys are penis shaped, but smaller than a penis.  They can be used in a variety of ways, and at angles that even a well used cock can’t achieve!

I heartily recommend a variety of shapes and sizes, so that they can be selected to suit your mood.

Variety is the spice of life after all.

Love,

Chiquita

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Why is it hard to be the adult?

I attended a recent hearing where a father and son had been estranged for many years. The son had experienced serious issues growing up and had moved around from family member to family member, then ended up in the home of a stranger through foster care. He’d turned 18 and opted out of the system, even though he only had four months of high school to finish. He was leaving the state, potentially forever.

The father, my client, hadn’t come to many of the hearings over the years, at my suggestion, as the court refused to place the child with him because of a rocky history, and the boy wanted nothing to do with his father. Why take off a day of work to waste it in court?

But this hearing was different. The young man had stated his intention to leave, to forego his diploma, to strike out into the unknown without help. I suggested that Dad come to the hearing. It might be the last time he ever saw his son.

So he did. I give him credit for that. After years of the boy slamming the door in his face, he came to court to face him. After the hearing, in the hall, he gave the boy some news on family members he’d known, and we all stood there. Neither seemed to know what else to say, these two (now) adults related by blood but disengaged. I suggested that the dad shake hands with the young man, a symbolic healing of sorts, but his hands were firmly jammed in his pockets. He was clearly broadcasting his hurt feelings. “If he wants to,” he mumbled.

I looked to the newly-freed young man, and his attorney asked if he wanted to shake hands with his father. His hands remained jammed in his own pockets. He stared at the floor. He didn’t speak.

So after a long pause of uncomfortable silence, we all turned to shuffle away. Moment lost.

Maybe I’ve just been very fortunate with my own children, that we enjoy a relationship of mutual caring and respect. Even though they are far away, following their dreams, we communicate and share our lives. I can’t imagine being in a place where we couldn’t look each other in the eye, or take 10 seconds to allow our hands to come into contact, when it meant goodbye forever.

Who should have made the first move? I’d have said my client. He is the parent. He’s the adult. After all his years on the earth, he should have learned what the boy could miss without the possibility of that relationship. Yet he chose to allow his own petulance to block what might have been their last chance. It was one of the saddest moments of my career.

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The Rules

Sat Perfect posture

Bare breasts

Skillful breaths

Back hard against a wooden chair

Shoulders arched

Arms behind closely wound

together

With ¾ inch rope

Legs gartered and nyloned

spread as far as possible

Sans panties

Bladder full

Freshly shorn cunt

pressed tightly against the seat

Black polished leather open toed pumps

on perfectly pedicured feet

Free of ego

Free of thought

Waiting for Sir to speak.

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The Mystery of Grace

By Charles de Lint

Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Tor, 2009

Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, mythic fiction, paranormal

ISBN: 9780765317568

Intended audience: Adult

Number of pages: 269

Setting: Solona, Arizona (along the San Pedro River and I-10)

Time period: Contemporary

Plot summary: When Grace Quintero’s grandfather died, she started smoking again.  Her abuelo was not only a kind and gracious man; he was also the one who helped Grace discover her calling – restoring classic Ford cars.  After his death, Grace had such a hard time that she succumbed to her old smoking habit.  They say that smoking can kill a person; in this case it’s true.  If she hadn’t needed that pack of smokes, she wouldn’t have been in the wrong place at the wrong time.  To make matters worse, after her death Grace is stuck in her neighborhood with a few other people who had the misfortune of dying in the vicinity.  There’s no escape from this limbo except twice a year when the dead can return to the land of the living.  Complicating her existence even more, on her first trip back Grace falls in love.

Appeal factors:

Pacing: Steady pace – not incredibly fast, but definitely a page turner.

Characterization: Most of the story is told in first person through Grace’s perspective, but a significant portion is also told in third person from John’s perspective.  Many diverse characters are found in this story.

Frame: Death, love, and mystery are all brought up in the short introductory chapter and establish the frames for this book.

Story line: A beautiful story about living a full, rich life – even after death.

Subject headings:

From PCPL:

Magic — Fiction

Fantasy fiction

From NoveList:

Magic

Supernatural

Life after death

Dead

Unrequited love

Men/women relations

Southwest (United States)

Fantasy fiction

Canadian fiction — 21st century

Similar authors: Neil Gaiman, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Emma Bull, Terri Windling, Robin McKinley

Personal notes: Another beautiful tale by one of my all time favorite authors.  It’s been awhile since I’ve read a novel by him.  This was a great one.

This tale did bring up a couple of questions for me as I was reading it – mostly relating to the dead crossing over.  If there is a new moon on Halloween or May Eve, can the dead still cross over?  (The crossing takes place at moonrise).  What if one drowns in the ocean?  Do those souls never get to go back if they can’t get to the exact spot where they drowned?  I’m also wondering why on the inside flap of the book it states that this is his first book set in the Southwest.  Medicine Road takes place between Tucson and Sedona.  Hmmm….

One little nitpick – while I respect de Lint’s choice for making up a city for his setting – rather than just setting it in Tucson – I think he should have made up the river it was set on as well.  The plant life along the San Pedro is different than it is around Tucson, especially near I-10, and there are not very many saguaros.  The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum actually considers that area to part of the Chihuahuan Desert.

Other (diversity, themes, websites): Diversity – female auto mechanic, Mexican Americans, Black Americans, Native American, physically challenged, gay male, Wiccan, female tattoo artist, White bruja

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The Factory

Tied to an abandoned factory wall

Like Saint Andrew’s cross

Naked as the day I was born

Cat-o-nine tails

Trails in stale, humid air

You compare

Me to former subbies

You call me a slut

You cut my flesh

You wound my heart

You spread my legs further apart

You finger my labia

You rub my clit

You offer a kiss

Instead you spit

You tease me

You taunt me

You put alligator clips on my nipples

You jam three fingers into my vagina

A reminder of the three ways

in which you will fuck me

You bring me to the verge

And step back

You crack the cat

Across my breasts

I shout “Thank you, Sir!”

For each lash.

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Shoko Yokoy Lovely Asian

Shoko Yokoy Lovely Asian

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Carrie Prejean: Sex Tape Scandal

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Simply Flower Birthday Cake for ka' Ida

Ping..Ping.. Wulan, my loyal customer, order lagi, duh,sampe bgetar2 niy di ping2 mulu, hehe, thank u ya, say Orderan kali ini cukup simple, Wulan udah kirim foto mau dihias seperti apa birthday cake nya, cuma diganti warna nya aja jadi hijau muda, trus, terserah pula kapan bisanya di anter lgsg utk ka’ Ida, who was also my co-worker long2 time ago hihi.. Enak bgt deh kalo semua customer manis seperti ini, qkqkqk..

Happy belated bday,ka’ Ida

Foto nyusul..

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Birthday Cupcakes for David

Duh,blogging blue lg muncul Sorry ya,kl ada bbrp yg blm di update, lg males bgt niy blogging.

Ada yg mesen birthday cupcakes buat cowo nya niy, hihi, romantic feeling nya muncul lagi deh gara2 buat cupcakes ini..

Semuanya hal2 yg disukain David: ada raket tennis n bolanya, ada mobil sport kuning (mobil sport atau mobil2an Divo ya itu qkqkqk..), ada hantu teru teru bozu, laptop, iphone, monyet n ada figurine cewe, ceritanya ini Dewi, yg mesan cupcakesnya..

Happy birthday ya, David.. Semoga langgeng terus ya

Foto nyusul..

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