Well one thing is for the sure, the major of London is not repressed. I read the funniest quote recently, Mr. Johnson states he has not had to masturbate in 20 years, because women find his large sexual presence so satisfying. Ok, I have met men like that, I can relate to what other women might be thinking. But here is an accusation he might have heard before, maybe he could be lacking imagination, which is the key to a man’s self pleasure, and less importantly, running London. But good for you, Mr. Johnson, a man with clean hands.
My last pledge to myself in 2008 was to be hedonistic, which lead me up some weird and wonderful avenues. Although, as someone quite rightly pointed out, you cannot count yourself in that club until you have been involved in an orgy! Well I was working on that one, but living in Moscow does not exactly make it easy. With that one allowance to be made for this year, I think everyone is in the process of sobering up to the good news ahead of us. Sadly, I have decided that includes me too. Aside from the usual, “I will read more, work out more, eat less, and drink less”, everyone has the mentality of poverty stricken Dickens’ characters, one step away from the debtors jail. Which could not be further from the truth, an aversion to lavishness is the theme to 2009. I am quite glad sometimes that I could not access the net and buy English newspapers in Moscow, I will be even happier to live in ignorance for a while on my return.
Then there are always more things to think about in a year ahead, you not only have to decide to cut out certain behaviours, but sometimes people have to be left behind too. On occasions, it can be very easily justified and these thoughts take little time to conclude. But sometimes, it takes real turmoil and strength to admit that you have made a misjudgement about a person, that something blinds you to their faults. So many have been there, I am sure. On the upside, with the dead wood chopped aside, there is lot more room and energy for new people and faithful people, that deserve your time and treat all people genuinely, honestly, and with real generosity.
And for me, new people, also means new employers!! So I can no longer have real drive over the year ahead, even my location is in their hands for now, so watch this space.
Saturday, 10 January 2009
Saturday, 15 March 2008
The best sex museum in the world?
I have been to four sex museums now, I think I have found the best one, unless you would like to mail me and tell me otherwise.
Ok. It might seem an obvious place, when I mention Prague, but the reason for my vote is that that they have the world’s first recording of a threesome. That might seem such an amazing thing, but it survived the Second World War and the rule of General Franco and his government, and is currently placed at the sex museum in Prague. At first couples and friends all work in tittering, but they enter the room, settle and stay to watch the video. I was not so sure at first what they were laughing at, the fully rounded female bodies or the plot of the movie. The first, the size of the ladies in the film, well that is much more of a comment on how fashions have changed, they were not unattractive.
As for the plot, well I think we have forgotten that these people are not copying years of a porn movie institution; they are making these movies for the first time. To be honest, it was not that different from some of the films around now, except there is no speaking, and there is music instead, which I am not sure in the scheme of things is that much of a loss. It is much more fun having to imagine what was being said, and less of a distraction.
What was even more amazing given its Spanish origin is that the one movie depicted a Catholic clergy man taking advantage of a female worshipper. The plot was that the female was praying for forgiveness, and the priest tells her that she will be forgiven if she obliges to his requests.
The second, the world’s first recorded threesome in 1925, the plot stems from the wife taking revenge on her husband, who is a doctor, because she views him abusing his patients. So she sleeps with the maid and butler. What was amazing about this video is not only is she not subject to her husband’s requests, in fact he is tired of her requests, but that she is in charge of the threesome in the scene. Perhaps someone would like to inform me, but it was only twenty years before, when Picasso painted his painting, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, which showed females viewing rather than only being viewed in the picture.
Whilst the video held my interest on this basis, after all sex is as much a part of social activity as any other thing that we do, it was actually a turn on to watch this video, to see the real women, although they are probably not alive anymore. I wonder if they knew what was going to follow and what pioneers they were towards the cause of sex and sexual satisfaction.
Ok. It might seem an obvious place, when I mention Prague, but the reason for my vote is that that they have the world’s first recording of a threesome. That might seem such an amazing thing, but it survived the Second World War and the rule of General Franco and his government, and is currently placed at the sex museum in Prague. At first couples and friends all work in tittering, but they enter the room, settle and stay to watch the video. I was not so sure at first what they were laughing at, the fully rounded female bodies or the plot of the movie. The first, the size of the ladies in the film, well that is much more of a comment on how fashions have changed, they were not unattractive.
As for the plot, well I think we have forgotten that these people are not copying years of a porn movie institution; they are making these movies for the first time. To be honest, it was not that different from some of the films around now, except there is no speaking, and there is music instead, which I am not sure in the scheme of things is that much of a loss. It is much more fun having to imagine what was being said, and less of a distraction.
What was even more amazing given its Spanish origin is that the one movie depicted a Catholic clergy man taking advantage of a female worshipper. The plot was that the female was praying for forgiveness, and the priest tells her that she will be forgiven if she obliges to his requests.
The second, the world’s first recorded threesome in 1925, the plot stems from the wife taking revenge on her husband, who is a doctor, because she views him abusing his patients. So she sleeps with the maid and butler. What was amazing about this video is not only is she not subject to her husband’s requests, in fact he is tired of her requests, but that she is in charge of the threesome in the scene. Perhaps someone would like to inform me, but it was only twenty years before, when Picasso painted his painting, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, which showed females viewing rather than only being viewed in the picture.
Whilst the video held my interest on this basis, after all sex is as much a part of social activity as any other thing that we do, it was actually a turn on to watch this video, to see the real women, although they are probably not alive anymore. I wonder if they knew what was going to follow and what pioneers they were towards the cause of sex and sexual satisfaction.
Maybe I am fickle
Maybe I am fickle, but it seems I am in love, with a country, doubt-less until the next beautiful one comes alone, so let’s say at least for the time being, Austria and I, we are enjoying a good relationship. The only downside is that I am a diet similar to that of a toddler due to a problem with my wisdom tooth. I am enjoying soup, yogurt and milk rice as I take the identity of the bride of Frankenstein’s monster, so that means no dates at the moment of course. But I had thought about the raging bull sketch,since I am not the usual pretty sight. And, no, I do not think anyone is talking to me at all right now! Which is fine by me, as I am in a bit of pain at the moment, but just guess, I also love the fact that Austria has high strength painkillers.
There are a few things which I have feel I have had the private privilege of experiencing. But all of them took the extra effort to receive them, but rewards are better than gifts. Aside from money and booking early, which meant I was sat in the front row at a string quartet this week, the only other way you will be rewarded here in Austria is to get up early and walk everywhere. The lazy option of taking lifts is just not the way to go, as when you get to the top of a pick of numerous hills you really feel elated at having made it to the top ready to collapse in time for the view.
My only concern about my stay in Austria is that I can visualise on returning to the U.K, desperately trying to pull open a door which opens inwards, only to go flying through when a person on the other side pulls it towards them. The only other downside is the usual hazard of hotel living, and the “in-room” entertainment, depending on how loud that entertainment is. Sometimes, I almost feel like knocking on the door and introducing myself.
There are a few things which I have feel I have had the private privilege of experiencing. But all of them took the extra effort to receive them, but rewards are better than gifts. Aside from money and booking early, which meant I was sat in the front row at a string quartet this week, the only other way you will be rewarded here in Austria is to get up early and walk everywhere. The lazy option of taking lifts is just not the way to go, as when you get to the top of a pick of numerous hills you really feel elated at having made it to the top ready to collapse in time for the view.
My only concern about my stay in Austria is that I can visualise on returning to the U.K, desperately trying to pull open a door which opens inwards, only to go flying through when a person on the other side pulls it towards them. The only other downside is the usual hazard of hotel living, and the “in-room” entertainment, depending on how loud that entertainment is. Sometimes, I almost feel like knocking on the door and introducing myself.
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