September 2009
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Moon Disaster Speech, by William Safire. →
watergate.info
In 1969, William Safire* wrote a speech for Nixon which was to be delivered in the event that Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin would find themselves stranded on the moon.
— In Watergate.info via Seed Magazine, from London.
* I confess that when Jason told me Safire had died, I went “who?” Let this serve as a retroactive homage (she said, sheepishly).
wow.
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The mystery of why women have sex, and what they want out of it, has long been an elusive study—something even Sigmund Freud called “the great question.” Researchers have historically theorized that women’s motives lie in love and commitment, while newer studies have shown they do it for pleasure, just like men. But women are complicated creatures: their sexual health is determined as much by their emotions as by their physical state, which might help explain why as many as 50 percent of women have trouble getting aroused. Yet while scientists, in recent years, have labored over the “how” of female desire, no major study, until now, has actually asked women to describe why they have sex in the first place.
In their new book, Why Women Have Sex,University of Texas psychologists Cindy Meston and David Buss aim to illuminate the complexities of women’s sexual motivations through women’s own words—an important step, they say, to better understanding how women can achieve sexual satisfaction. Based on five years of research and an online survey of 1,000 women, the authors consider motivation ranging from altruistic sex (“I felt sorry for the guy”) to revengeful sex (“I wanted to get back at my partner”) to palliative sex (“I had a migraine”). We hear from women who’ve had sex to boost their confidence, even if it’s with a man (or woman) they find repulsive, and from those who’ve used sex to barter for gifts or household chores (9 percent of us have used this form of economic sex, according to a University of Michigan study). We learn that 31 percent of women have had sex to evoke jealousy in the ones they love, while others have done it to protect themselves from getting hurt. Some, like the 25-year-old woman we described earlier, have had sex to boost their self-esteem, and 84 percent of women report they’ve done it simply to “keep the peace” at home. “I think the stereotype tends to be that women have sex for love and men have sex for pleasure,” says Meston, director of the Sexual Psychophysiology Lab at UT Austin. “But in reality, women’s sexual motivations are vastly complex.”
” —Jess Bennett kills this story (via newsweek)formspring: styling and tumblr info
what sort of outfit should one wear with bold floral leggings?
a bold pattern is best combined with something solid. since they’re leggings, the best thing to wear them with for the fall would be a simple knit dress and a pair of tall boots. i’ve found the most knit dresses in the world for the lowest prices ever can be found online or in the store at forever 21. (this dress shows how you can add elements that are interesting, like the white cowl-neck top, that can make it interesting without being too much with the leggings).
motorcycle boots. other than jeans, what else can you wear them with?
motorcycle boots are actually a lot more versatile than you think. for example, they can be paired with a dress and leggings or tights (like in the previous post). additionally, they can be worn with a pair of skinny cut pair of slacks and a loose fitting top or long cardigan. my friend morgan wears her boots with her american apparel fine jersey drape skirts and a fun top and snazzy jewelry.
when you take pictures you put — what i assume are — abbreviations in the description. what do they mean? did i miss something? i’m confused and so badly wish to understand!
dpoym – drunk picture of yourself Monday
on tuesdays, i celebrate “gratuitous picture of brad goreski tuesday”
gpoyw – gratuitous picture of yourself wednesday
snpd – semi-nude picture day
HA i’m wearing that outfit tomorrow actually! olive green t shirt, black ap jersey skirt, purple tights and boots! aaaand leopard print bangle and feather earrings!
