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07/08/09
I know I can't be the only one who has masturbated during a sexy scene in a TV show (thank you, Nip/Tuck!) or movie, and that's what I want from porn- a movie that would be interesting even if the sex scenes were kept PG-13, and a movie where the sex was necessary to the plot, not just something tacked on. The industry seems to keep on delivering set-ups and archetypes, instead of real stories and real characters interacting.
Unfortunately, most people seem to prefer keeping jerk-off material and entertainment separate, and any "legitimate" filmmakers who are blurring the lines of unsimulated sex, like John Cameron Mitchell, seem determined to de-eroticize it to prove that it's not porn. And then factoring in the cost to pornographers who have no incentives to do a good plot, or even a plot at all . . . and you get the gonzo stuff.
The last porn-with-a-plot I watched was Sasha Grey's "The Last Rose". It was trying, I know . . . but classical piano music and lots of staring out windows does not a plot make. Not to mention that throwing an orgy that happened in the past, with other couples f*cking, into the middle for the added sex scenes is lame.
Pornographers- watch a movie like "Young People F*cking" and take notes.
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The {ahem} pendulum will swing back at some point, just as some people prefer Dexter to American Idol.
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I'm totally baffled.
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Seriously, where else are you going to hear that world can only be saved by the porn star's cocks? And the villain gets destroyed by laser's firing out of said star's said genitalia? (Obv I hail from the gay porn aisle)
It makes me giggles.
And remember, giggles + blowjobs= recipe for joy as sort of stated by Tracie.
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[www.cracked.com]
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I had a major "um, gross" reaction.
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Porn plots can drag like none other though, so this doesn't surprise me.
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Sign, I mourn.
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06/17/09
06/17/09
our tiny, scardey cat always attacks the couch with her claws, so we tell her to stop and put her on the scratchy thing to try to teach her to use that. So, now when we catch her scratching the couch, we yell and she runs to the scratchy thing and hides. We've taught her that the scratchy thing is the punishment zone. She never uses it to scratch. our tiny, scardey cat always attacks the couch with her claws, so we tell her to stop and put her on the scratchy thing to try to teach her to use that. So, now when we catch her scratching the couch, we yell and she runs to the scratchy thing and hides. We've taught her that the scratchy thing is the punishment zone. She never uses it to scratch.
First, keep her claws trimmed. Unfortunately, you've learned the hard way what does not work and are causing her a lot of fear unnecessarily. It's not too late to fix this, but it will take time, patience and NO YELLING! :-)
The first thing you'll want to do is purchase a new scratching post that does not resemble the old one. Something tall and stable is your best option unless she is a "horizontal scratcher that likes flat surfaces. Then a flat, *wide* cardboard scratcher might be more appropriate (some cats like both and it doesn't hurt to have several options in different parts of your home.) This post is a favorite in my household: [www.grabcart.com]
The key is to observe the type of surfaces and angle they prefer to scratch at and then provide them things of their own that fit that preference.
Next, you want to place the post close to where she usually scratches. Rub catnip on it and see if you can entice her to use it by dragging a string up the side. Give praise and or treats every time she uses it, but never yell or get visibly frustrated if she doesn't at first. Never try to force a cat to use a post by grabbing their paws and making them scratch. You want them to understand that this is "their" post and make it a pleasurable experience.
If you see her start to use the couch do NOT yell as this creates fear, and this is especially a no-no when you are dealing with a "scaredy-cat." Instead, use a treat and/or a "happy" voice to distract her and then scratch your fingernails on the post and make it look like fun, or use a toy to entice her to come to the post instead. It also helps to cover the areas of the couch she is scratching with double-sided tape or a sheet or throw and make them inaccessible so her only option is the post. Yelling, etc. is not an effective training tool and doing anything that punishes or instills fear for doing what is a natural and necessary behavior is unfair and stressful for cats. Being kind and using gentle, fun persuasion is very effective and, while it is not instantaneous, it does work. It will take some time, especially considering there is some damage to undo, but it is not impossible.
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06/16/09
Is there supposed to be some sort of built-in "graceful, poised, and generally respectable" filter in my long bones? I sure haven't noticed one.
06/16/09
It seems he became quite the hunter while I was away, bringing lizards, birds, gophers, and small rabbits inside through the doggie-door and playing with them.
One day, my Mom brought home a bell-collar and asked me to put it on the little guy. I did so and that was the end of his hunting escapades for a while. For 2 1/2 months, I worked and went to Summer-school and the cat would not come near me.
By Christmas, we were friends again. But in that time, he'd gone through a few other collars that he somehow managed to "silence" by damaging the bell. Eventually, he got good enough at refining his technique, that he could get birds, mice, and lizards, even with a bell intact. Lost him to a pack of coyotes. RIP.