Is There A Word For This?

Here's something that really amuses me:

My shins are often bruised--most of my non-writing work is pretty hands-on and physical, and I have very fair skin. 

Whenever I come home with an injury, no matter how small, my wife always makes a (pleasantly) big fuss over it. 

And then she'll bite my thighs, leaving bigger, deeper bruises than the ones I had...and we gloat over those. (She does nurse them if they need it, of course, and it's a part of play we both really enjoy.)

Does this happen to anyone else? Is there a word for this type of situation? I wouldn't quite call it ironic...

The Fancy Dancer

I just had a random memory, and I'm surprised I didn't think to write about this sooner! The Fancy Dancer was one of the first M/M books I ever read. I found it in a gas station on the way to my friend's cabin, which was really random. Not really what I'd expect to find in a gas station in a small town on the Canadian prairies!

The title caught my eye because, while I'm white, there's a very high native population in my area, and I've been exposed to a lot of native culture during my life.

When I saw what it was about, I knew I had to buy it (and I think it was only .99 or something ridiculous like that, because it was a used book in a gas station).

I really, really enjoyed it, but I've only read all of it once. I've picked it up a few times, but I haven't finished it. It's beautiful and important and...really depressing.

Aliens! Predators!

We bought the Alien-Predator Total Destruction Collection today...I forgot about the nigh...no, totally unwatchable Predator 2. 

It really amuses me that Alien in French is called Alien Le 8e Passager (the 8th passenger. I wonder where the 'N' came from in English?)

My wife and I watch a lot of South Park, so we're constantly quoting, "They mostly come at night. Mostly." But as a South Park, not Aliens, reference. I don't think we've ever watched an Alien movie together. That ends now!

Hot Damn!

Seriously, this is so far up my alley that it comes out the other side.

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BDSMonday - Wax Play

It’s BDSMonday!

Today’s topic is wax play.

First, I have to put on my little safety hat (okay I’ve used that a couple of times now and I think it deserves a picture. Suggestions for how my safety hat should look?) There is a lot of information about wax play on the internet, so I’m not going into too much detail, but here are a few key points and tips I’ve found useful.

The most important thing to remember when playing with wax is temperature. There are a couple of things that effect temperature: type of wax, height, and colour. The darker or more intense the colour, the hotter the wax is going to feel on someone’s skin. It’s probably best to avoid metallic wax entirely, because it’s going to have a really high melting point, aaaaaand it’s likely to contain some things you don’t really want to put on your skin.

Thanks

It's amazing how often in my life, every time I'm feeling really down and crappy, someone will unexpectedly and unprompted say exactly what I need to hear. I might not have heard from that particular person in months.

I just want to thank those people for showing up right when I need them. 

It's not just one person, and I'm not going to point anyone out. My ex-farrier once told me that you shouldn't tell people they've saved your life, because it puts an uncomfortable burden on them, and I think this is a small example of the same principle. 

Thank you, for always appearing. 

The Art of J.C. Leyendecker

Lots of artists can fill their work with aching homosexual tension, but no one else can make the impending sodomy look quite as classy and exquisitely dressed as Leyendecker can.” - source