This week, G4-tech tv conducted a poll.
They decided to ask male viewers (their target audience is typically a 17 to 36 year old gamer or videogame junkie) the following:
Would you agree to wear a cape and tights every day for the rest of your life if you were promised "mouth love" every night?
It seems that the nerds were eager to give their thoughts on this fantasy (come on, could it be anything else?), as it turns out that 61% of viewers chimed in with a resounding YES, while 39% said NO.
Wowza.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Ass'ociations
It seems that the Canadian government are associated with a less than upstanding supplier to the troops. Gear Up Motors supplies knives, flashlights and other equipment to the Canadian armed forces.
They took it upon themselves to post racist comments on their business website by referring to Muslims as "rag-headed and heathen bastards".
They've gone so far as to malign women, Liberals and poke fun at bilingualism and issues on global warming.
Officials from Stephen Harpers camp stepped in as best they could to have the company remove any signs of their association to them (ie. logos, coat of arms, etc...).
Although I am sure there are plenty who think this company should have their doors permanently closed, they are protected from this, as they are privately held and they have to date fulfilled their contractual obligations following their being awarded bids.
Their ignorance doesn't focus on the above issues alone, they have also stated these nuggets, which amazingly remained on their website until yesterday:
"Gear Up Motors is proud to be a fluently bilingual organization. We speak English and American"
They used this disclaimer on one product:"Not tested on animals - we use Liberals."
The website also included a "fairie tale" that took a poke at women.
"One day, long, long ago, there was a woman who surprisingly did not whine, bitch or nag. But this was a long time ago . . . And it was just for one day. The end."
And it ridiculed those who are concerned about global warming.
"Stop climate change: Donate to the 'Stop the Earth's Rotation' Foundation, administered by Gear Up Motors. You will not receive equal value in carbon credits."
It still includes so-called "words of wisdom."
"If you give a man a fire, he will be warm for that day. If you set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life."
"Stop climate change: Donate to the 'Stop the Earth's Rotation' Foundation, administered by Gear Up Motors. You will not receive equal value in carbon credits."
It still includes so-called "words of wisdom."
"If you give a man a fire, he will be warm for that day. If you set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life."
I suppose even a slight nuance to professionalism have escaped the minds of these entrepreneurs. Sad indeed.
They took it upon themselves to post racist comments on their business website by referring to Muslims as "rag-headed and heathen bastards".
They've gone so far as to malign women, Liberals and poke fun at bilingualism and issues on global warming.
Officials from Stephen Harpers camp stepped in as best they could to have the company remove any signs of their association to them (ie. logos, coat of arms, etc...).
Although I am sure there are plenty who think this company should have their doors permanently closed, they are protected from this, as they are privately held and they have to date fulfilled their contractual obligations following their being awarded bids.
Their ignorance doesn't focus on the above issues alone, they have also stated these nuggets, which amazingly remained on their website until yesterday:
"Gear Up Motors is proud to be a fluently bilingual organization. We speak English and American"
They used this disclaimer on one product:"Not tested on animals - we use Liberals."
The website also included a "fairie tale" that took a poke at women.
"One day, long, long ago, there was a woman who surprisingly did not whine, bitch or nag. But this was a long time ago . . . And it was just for one day. The end."
And it ridiculed those who are concerned about global warming.
"Stop climate change: Donate to the 'Stop the Earth's Rotation' Foundation, administered by Gear Up Motors. You will not receive equal value in carbon credits."
It still includes so-called "words of wisdom."
"If you give a man a fire, he will be warm for that day. If you set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life."
"Stop climate change: Donate to the 'Stop the Earth's Rotation' Foundation, administered by Gear Up Motors. You will not receive equal value in carbon credits."
It still includes so-called "words of wisdom."
"If you give a man a fire, he will be warm for that day. If you set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life."
I suppose even a slight nuance to professionalism have escaped the minds of these entrepreneurs. Sad indeed.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Sticky Fingers
This weekend my bodyguard had me read an article in Details magazine entitled: Jerking Off Is The New Infidelity: Is your secret habit causing your marriage to slip through your fingers?
The article actually brought with it an element of surprise, mostly because I just didn't realize that pleasuring yourself could be construed as cheating.
In the past, I have been known to display my jealous side and I've always owned up to that (not that I have ever apologized for it mind you) as it usually involved a real live person who may or may not pose a threat, but I don't think I could fault anyone for relaxing and relieving themselves. To me, this is totally normal and frankly, expected. Let's be honest, you can't be in someones head, you can't control what they think or fantasize about and you certainly can't prevent them from doing what is and always has been a primal urge.
Now don't get me wrong, if someone were to do this exclusively and opt out of participating in a relationship altogether, then I would think something was horribly wrong. To isolate oneself from having a real interpersonal relationship and only derive pleasure from porn (or whatever happens to turn you on), speaks to greater problems than just wanting to "get off".
Here is the article in it's entirety. You be the judge:
Colin and Mia had been together two years when they hit their first dry spell. "We hadn't had sex in a few weeks, and one night before bed she asked me how I was dealing with it," says Colin (not his real name), a 38-year-old vice president at a Web start-up in Boston. "I told her I was masturbating," he says. "She asked me where and how." So Colin took a deep breath and told her: at the office, once a week or so, to Internet porn.
Mia (not her real name) freaked out. "She was fuming mad," Colin says. "She couldn't handle me leaving her out—it made her feel insecure." Mia adds, "Just imagining him there in his office on his own, it seemed like the ultimate act of desperation, something you'd only do if you didn't have a partner."
Mia was shocked that Colin was rubbing one out when he should have been crunching numbers, but she wouldn't have been if she'd looked at the stats: Most guys in long-term relationships continue to masturbate—even when they're having regular sex. A 1994 study found that nearly 85 percent of men living with a sexual partner masturbate, compared with only 45 percent of women.
And while the cliché is that it's the sex-starved husband who is driven to furtively spending some "me" time in the bathroom, research shows that most men's masturbation habits have nothing to do with how often they have sex.
Even so, when your wife finds out she'll hear a singular message: Our sex life isn't up to scratch. "Many women assume that if they catch their partner masturbating, it means they aren't doing their part to keep him happy. 'Why would he want to jerk off if I am right here?'" says Searah Deysach, owner of the Chicago sex shop Early to Bed.
What may bother your partner most of all, though, is just whom you're keeping virtual company with—an ex-girlfriend, the new girl in the office, Natalie Portman in Closer—while the bathroom door is locked. Which is why most women settle on a don't-ask-don't-tell policy regarding their partners' masturbatory fantasies.
Tony (not his real name), a 35-year-old small-business owner in Chicago, doesn't discuss with his wife what he fantasizes about. "If it's not about her, then it doesn't seem very helpful to anyone to bring that up," he says. "'Hey, honey, I jerked off while thinking about a hot woman I saw yesterday.'"
While some guys store everyday images and encounters to fuel their imaginations, many go straight for the porn. In a 2005 study, 25 percent of all men (and only 4 percent of women) reported having visited a pornographic website in the previous 30 days. Some women find this kind of fantasy easier to handle—you're not likely to bump into adult-movie stars at the office, after all. But others hate the idea of their partners' lusting after other women, even if it's just virtually.
"Women are way more threatened by things we think you're hiding from us than [things you're not]," says Jamye Waxman, author of Getting Off: A Woman's Guide to Masturbation.
However, as anyone in a relationship knows, honesty can be taken too far. "There's a difference between privacy and total secrecy," says Brian Zamboni, a Minneapolis sex therapist. "You can say 'Yes, masturbation is part of our respective sexualities, but let's agree not to go into all the details.'"
For many men, spilling the beans would ruin the fantasy anyway. "I think keeping it to myself is part of the appeal," says Scout (not his real name), a 49-year-old photographer based in New York. For some guys, secretly masturbating is cheating—safely, harmlessly, monogamously. And for those struggling with thoughts of infidelity, the reality that they can't share with their partner is that a little jerking off keeps their marriage on the straight and narrow.
For other couples, though, masturbation levels the sexual playing field. "My wife's desire fluctuates over the course of the month," says Charlie, 29, a chef in the Hudson Valley in upstate New York. "Sometimes all she can think about is being sexy. So when she's insatiable she can [take care of me], and when I'm more interested than she is I can take care of myself."
Colin and Mia resolved the mini-crisis prompted by Colin's jerking off at work by adding masturbation to their bedroom menu, and they've now been together for seven years and married for three. Colin assured Mia that his preference was to be with her and that masturbation was just an act of release when she wasn't around. "Then I showed her that this was something we could do together," Colin says.
Their sex life has improved, and the added benefit is that Mia no longer has to worry about why he's staying late at work.
-By Em & Lo (Details - October 2008)
The article actually brought with it an element of surprise, mostly because I just didn't realize that pleasuring yourself could be construed as cheating.
In the past, I have been known to display my jealous side and I've always owned up to that (not that I have ever apologized for it mind you) as it usually involved a real live person who may or may not pose a threat, but I don't think I could fault anyone for relaxing and relieving themselves. To me, this is totally normal and frankly, expected. Let's be honest, you can't be in someones head, you can't control what they think or fantasize about and you certainly can't prevent them from doing what is and always has been a primal urge.
Now don't get me wrong, if someone were to do this exclusively and opt out of participating in a relationship altogether, then I would think something was horribly wrong. To isolate oneself from having a real interpersonal relationship and only derive pleasure from porn (or whatever happens to turn you on), speaks to greater problems than just wanting to "get off".
Here is the article in it's entirety. You be the judge:
Colin and Mia had been together two years when they hit their first dry spell. "We hadn't had sex in a few weeks, and one night before bed she asked me how I was dealing with it," says Colin (not his real name), a 38-year-old vice president at a Web start-up in Boston. "I told her I was masturbating," he says. "She asked me where and how." So Colin took a deep breath and told her: at the office, once a week or so, to Internet porn.
Mia (not her real name) freaked out. "She was fuming mad," Colin says. "She couldn't handle me leaving her out—it made her feel insecure." Mia adds, "Just imagining him there in his office on his own, it seemed like the ultimate act of desperation, something you'd only do if you didn't have a partner."
Mia was shocked that Colin was rubbing one out when he should have been crunching numbers, but she wouldn't have been if she'd looked at the stats: Most guys in long-term relationships continue to masturbate—even when they're having regular sex. A 1994 study found that nearly 85 percent of men living with a sexual partner masturbate, compared with only 45 percent of women.
And while the cliché is that it's the sex-starved husband who is driven to furtively spending some "me" time in the bathroom, research shows that most men's masturbation habits have nothing to do with how often they have sex.
Even so, when your wife finds out she'll hear a singular message: Our sex life isn't up to scratch. "Many women assume that if they catch their partner masturbating, it means they aren't doing their part to keep him happy. 'Why would he want to jerk off if I am right here?'" says Searah Deysach, owner of the Chicago sex shop Early to Bed.
What may bother your partner most of all, though, is just whom you're keeping virtual company with—an ex-girlfriend, the new girl in the office, Natalie Portman in Closer—while the bathroom door is locked. Which is why most women settle on a don't-ask-don't-tell policy regarding their partners' masturbatory fantasies.
Tony (not his real name), a 35-year-old small-business owner in Chicago, doesn't discuss with his wife what he fantasizes about. "If it's not about her, then it doesn't seem very helpful to anyone to bring that up," he says. "'Hey, honey, I jerked off while thinking about a hot woman I saw yesterday.'"
While some guys store everyday images and encounters to fuel their imaginations, many go straight for the porn. In a 2005 study, 25 percent of all men (and only 4 percent of women) reported having visited a pornographic website in the previous 30 days. Some women find this kind of fantasy easier to handle—you're not likely to bump into adult-movie stars at the office, after all. But others hate the idea of their partners' lusting after other women, even if it's just virtually.
"Women are way more threatened by things we think you're hiding from us than [things you're not]," says Jamye Waxman, author of Getting Off: A Woman's Guide to Masturbation.
However, as anyone in a relationship knows, honesty can be taken too far. "There's a difference between privacy and total secrecy," says Brian Zamboni, a Minneapolis sex therapist. "You can say 'Yes, masturbation is part of our respective sexualities, but let's agree not to go into all the details.'"
For many men, spilling the beans would ruin the fantasy anyway. "I think keeping it to myself is part of the appeal," says Scout (not his real name), a 49-year-old photographer based in New York. For some guys, secretly masturbating is cheating—safely, harmlessly, monogamously. And for those struggling with thoughts of infidelity, the reality that they can't share with their partner is that a little jerking off keeps their marriage on the straight and narrow.
For other couples, though, masturbation levels the sexual playing field. "My wife's desire fluctuates over the course of the month," says Charlie, 29, a chef in the Hudson Valley in upstate New York. "Sometimes all she can think about is being sexy. So when she's insatiable she can [take care of me], and when I'm more interested than she is I can take care of myself."
Colin and Mia resolved the mini-crisis prompted by Colin's jerking off at work by adding masturbation to their bedroom menu, and they've now been together for seven years and married for three. Colin assured Mia that his preference was to be with her and that masturbation was just an act of release when she wasn't around. "Then I showed her that this was something we could do together," Colin says.
Their sex life has improved, and the added benefit is that Mia no longer has to worry about why he's staying late at work.
-By Em & Lo (Details - October 2008)
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Step Off, Gerry!
As if an outbreak of a deadly disease isn't bad enough, but add the Canadian Minister of Agriculture's idiotic and insensitive comments to it and you've got a recipe for disaster.
Gerry Ritz's first major gaff, which he said during a conference call:
"This is like a death by a thousand cuts. Or should I say cold cuts."
And when told about a new death in PEI, he also voiced this blunder: "Please tell me it's (Liberal MP) Wayne Easter."
The outbreak of listeriosis caused a recall and health hazard warning to be posted by the government. The highly publicized and very scary outbreak within Canada, which was linked to meat products from Maple Leaf, caused deaths and all this guy can do is joke about it.
Amazingly enough, he wasn't fired. However, there is an outcry by the public for this man to step down. He made a formal apology, but clearly that isn't enough. He definitely crossed a line and let's face it, others working within the government have been fired for a lot less in the past. Why he's received a "get out of jail free card" on this is beyond me.
Gerry Ritz's first major gaff, which he said during a conference call:
"This is like a death by a thousand cuts. Or should I say cold cuts."
And when told about a new death in PEI, he also voiced this blunder: "Please tell me it's (Liberal MP) Wayne Easter."
The outbreak of listeriosis caused a recall and health hazard warning to be posted by the government. The highly publicized and very scary outbreak within Canada, which was linked to meat products from Maple Leaf, caused deaths and all this guy can do is joke about it.
Amazingly enough, he wasn't fired. However, there is an outcry by the public for this man to step down. He made a formal apology, but clearly that isn't enough. He definitely crossed a line and let's face it, others working within the government have been fired for a lot less in the past. Why he's received a "get out of jail free card" on this is beyond me.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The sky is falling!
What year is this? Are we on the bread lines? Is it 1930?
That's it, the great depression is coming!
The livelihood of every person who ever thought that their assets were protected by the banks have woken up in the last few days to a new nightmare.
The US government have basically done their public wrong.
One of the biggest failures in history is down to the US governments inability to put any kind of regulation into place that would guard against market instability.
The fed apparently has committed over a trillion dollars to bailing out several financial institutions. Just how much money does the fed have? How long can this go on?
Subprime mortgages, commercial real estate, car loans, credit terms...these all exist as fuel for the banks, but when money is borrowed and can't be paid back, what happens?
Well, you have monster Wall Street companies like Lehman closing, AIG requiring help from the government in order not to become defunct and so on and so on.
As the media has been saying all week From Wall Street to Main Street is inevitable.
That's it, the great depression is coming!
The livelihood of every person who ever thought that their assets were protected by the banks have woken up in the last few days to a new nightmare.
The US government have basically done their public wrong.
One of the biggest failures in history is down to the US governments inability to put any kind of regulation into place that would guard against market instability.
The fed apparently has committed over a trillion dollars to bailing out several financial institutions. Just how much money does the fed have? How long can this go on?
Subprime mortgages, commercial real estate, car loans, credit terms...these all exist as fuel for the banks, but when money is borrowed and can't be paid back, what happens?
Well, you have monster Wall Street companies like Lehman closing, AIG requiring help from the government in order not to become defunct and so on and so on.
As the media has been saying all week From Wall Street to Main Street is inevitable.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The future is now
I have discovered Whirlpool's recently unveiled green kitchen design concept and it is truly amazing. They've thought of everything! This kitchen is smart and super energy efficient. I want one now!
Monday, September 15, 2008
Shaken, not stirred
I've always had a crush on Rick Mercer and watching him experience ice racing in Thunderbay, I like him even more! I love the crack about Montreal, especially since it's true.
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Ready, Steady, Elect!
Against his original law, Stephen Harper has decided to hold an early federal election come October 14th. It will pit the conservatives against the liberals.
In past years, I can openly admit that I never voted for any party other than the liberals. This time round, the thought is inconceivable. Stephane Dion is, in a word, shifty.
His reactionary style to the leadership of Harper is hard to fathom. He speaks constantly about creating a greener nation and family values. Yet, the biggest gray cloud that looms over the liberal party is their ideas on the economy and increasing taxes. As a Canadian first but a Quebecer nonetheless, I am skeptical to trust the under dog, which clearly Dion is. And let's face it, you can't really understand a single word the man says!
It's hard to trust him, in that, he's a known separatist, which has always made any Anglo Quebecers very nervous. I'll always be under the assumption that he's got a hidden agenda. I don't believe in his politics and although he says a lot, it all sounds like a lot of filibustering to me.
In past years, I can openly admit that I never voted for any party other than the liberals. This time round, the thought is inconceivable. Stephane Dion is, in a word, shifty.
His reactionary style to the leadership of Harper is hard to fathom. He speaks constantly about creating a greener nation and family values. Yet, the biggest gray cloud that looms over the liberal party is their ideas on the economy and increasing taxes. As a Canadian first but a Quebecer nonetheless, I am skeptical to trust the under dog, which clearly Dion is. And let's face it, you can't really understand a single word the man says!
It's hard to trust him, in that, he's a known separatist, which has always made any Anglo Quebecers very nervous. I'll always be under the assumption that he's got a hidden agenda. I don't believe in his politics and although he says a lot, it all sounds like a lot of filibustering to me.
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Puppet Masters
If you buy just one album this year, let it be The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of Understatement...and here's why
Friday, September 05, 2008
Reality Check
Ok, so I'll admit it, I have a guilty pleasure, just like so many other millions of people. I love The Hills!
The drama, the clothes, the ridiculous conversations, the seemingly never ending cash-flow of the cast, the bitchiness...it's completely addictive!
I find myself waiting with bated breath for every juicy episode.
Once again, I don't know what it is with these millennial kids, but there is something very intriguing about their lives. They have things that most people only dream of, they are clearly treated differently than most (whether this actually has something to do with their parents bringing them up in privilege or creative writing on behalf of the show, is certainly up for debate) and they actually think that the "issues" they are going through now really matter. LC, Lo, Audrina, "Speidi", Brody...this cast of new reality stars have no clue what it's like to live in the real world and the beauty is, they really don't care! There are many critics of the show, espousing their views on the cast, coming down hard on them for being so clueless and focusing on nonsense. Come on, it's not like any of us are tuning into the show to see where their political affiliations lie, if they are pro choice or if they even know that there is a war going on in the Middle East. This is pure escapism and I can dig it!
The drama, the clothes, the ridiculous conversations, the seemingly never ending cash-flow of the cast, the bitchiness...it's completely addictive!
I find myself waiting with bated breath for every juicy episode.
Once again, I don't know what it is with these millennial kids, but there is something very intriguing about their lives. They have things that most people only dream of, they are clearly treated differently than most (whether this actually has something to do with their parents bringing them up in privilege or creative writing on behalf of the show, is certainly up for debate) and they actually think that the "issues" they are going through now really matter. LC, Lo, Audrina, "Speidi", Brody...this cast of new reality stars have no clue what it's like to live in the real world and the beauty is, they really don't care! There are many critics of the show, espousing their views on the cast, coming down hard on them for being so clueless and focusing on nonsense. Come on, it's not like any of us are tuning into the show to see where their political affiliations lie, if they are pro choice or if they even know that there is a war going on in the Middle East. This is pure escapism and I can dig it!
Monday, September 01, 2008
Sex Type Thing
The McCain - Palin ticket is an anomaly to say the least. McCain reportedly met the Governor of Alaska (elected in 2006) only once before it was announced that she would in fact become his running mate. These two are so big on "family values", yet Palin's 17 year old daughter is now pregnant (and unmarried). So it makes things very confusing and wreaking of hypocrisy when the whole abstinence-only agenda has seemingly blown up in their faces. How do you spin this story? I honestly don't think you can. Part of Palin's very strong political agenda is bent on removing women's rights to have abortions. It's staggering that we're even still debating this issue in the 2008.
I read today that the Right has asked that the public and the press give the family some space and privacy during this time.
Give me a fuck'n break!
I read today that the Right has asked that the public and the press give the family some space and privacy during this time.
Give me a fuck'n break!
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