This and Mostly That

One of the problems with having been unable to effectively post anything for so long is that I’ve accumulated so many bookmarks of things I wanted to share over the last umpteen months. Now is as good a time as any to clear a few of those out. Spring cleaning! First up, I’m sure there are lots more, but Melissa Gira of (the mostly defunct) Sexerati lists 10 Reasons Why Sex Nerds Make Better Lovers. Here is my favorite of the ten:

Sex nerds know the difference between qualitative and quantitative measures. That is, if you’ve been holding out on tabulating your personal sexual metrics (how many, how much, how often), a sex nerd lover can assist you in taking other data into account (how good, how cute, how skilled) and with way less judgment than your (doctor/ex/weird uncle/editor).

If you don’t buy this excellent line of reasoning, then clearly you haven’t yet enjoyed the attentions of a sex nerd and need to do so. Soon. And for amusement while you’re looking for one, you really need to just go listen to the song “Nerdy Boys” by Candypants. It’ll make you smile.

Speaking of nerdy things to do, Shay from the The S Spot is doing a little scientific study on the effects of watching pornography before bedtime on a person’s dreams. Participants are asked to watch (view online, etc.) two or more hours of porn before bedtime. Some participants might naturally then choose to masturbate or grab someone for a quickie. Those people are members of the “release group.” Others go to bed still horny. Those people are members of the “non-release group.” The research looks to compare the dreams experienced by members of both groups. Care to participate? You can find a better description of Shay’s project and a form for reporting your results here. While you’re there, ask her why she doesn’t list me in her Daisy Chain link list. Sniff. 

Lastly and without comment, I just wanted to make sure you saw this article on the researchers who filmed a young male fur seal trying to have sex with a king penguin. That’s right.We’re going well beyond cross-species antics here. Kingdom, phylum, class… that’s it! Class. Mammal on bird is cross-class boinking. And apparently that’s a new one, even for the jaded scientists.