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MOVED!

Toygirl — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:32:10 +0000

Update your links! I’ve moved to my new domain! I can now be found rambling at The Outspoken Clitic. It’s not entirely finished yet, but head on over and let me know what you think!

Blog Update!

Toygirl — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:43:16 +0000

Good news! I got my own domain and will soon be moving! (I’ll be changing the name of the site, too, but I’m not telling you what it’s going to be yet.) So look for spiffy new upgraded stuff and things! And new reviews!

Interview!

Toygirl — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:54:53 +0000

In which I am interviewed by the lovely Miss KissThis:

1. What is the best gift you’ve ever been given, and why? And the worst?

The best gift I’ve ever been given, hands down, was a six-foot long, iron tipped spear from the mom of a friend for my college graduation. I majored in Classics, and this friend and I had a running joke about me doing all sorts of “classical” things like dressing up in armor and walking around campus (which I never did, by the way). His mom’s family runs a landfill, and someone apparently threw this awesome spear out, so she grabbed it and they gave it to me for graduation. They followed it up this past Christmas with a Greek-style bronze helmet! All I need now are greaves and I’ll be all set.

The worst gift… I dunno. Probably some generic bath products from someone who didn’t really put any thought into it. That happens a lot in middle school.

2. What is one sexual thing that you have never done but want to do?

This is going to sound totally lame, but the I really want to be able to spend the night with someone I’m in love with. With my ex, circumstances made is such that I could go over to his place and we’d have sex, but I’d always have to leave afterwards.

3. Pick one deceased famous person to bring back to life. Who are they, and why did you pick them?

Hmmm….I think I’d probably bring back Hammurabi. He was a total neurotic mess and micro-manager, which I think is hilarious. We’d probably get along really well.

Also possibly Aaron Burr. He was an alumnus of my university, and as we like to say there, “Alexander Hamilton had it coming.”

4. Describe the time and place of your best sexual encounter.

I lost my virginity at a conference, in a hotel room where the power had gone out. (The hotel was in Ohio, but that’s not all that great, haha.) My ex was very gentle and affectionate, and it was the nicest time I’ve ever had.

5. What is the very first website you check when you get online, and why?

I’d say the websites I check immediately (with the exception of my gmail, of course), are Shakesville and ThinkProgress. I’m an outspoken feminist and political news junkie, and during the election I was checking these sites (and others) literally every ten minutes.

Want to be part of it? Follow these instructions:
1. Leave me a comment saying, “Interview me.”
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

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Pleasurists # 12

Toygirl — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:08:06 +0000

Geisha by Steal Your Soul Photography

Pleasurists is your round-up of the adult product reviews that came out in the last seven days from bloggers all around the sex blogosphere. Did you miss Pleasurists #11? Read it all here. Do you have a review for Pleasurists #13? Submit it here before Sunday January 26th at 11:59pm PST. Note: there will be no Pleasurists next week, January 19th due to the editrix moving to Seattle. Please re-post this list on your own blog if listed.

Want to be part of the Best Sex Toy Reviewers List of 2008?

Nominate your favorite Sex Toy Reviewers! Deadline: January 25th at 11:59pm PST.

Want to win some free swag? All you’ve got to do is enter.

Win a Pink Kink Kit! Deadline: January 26th, 2009
Win a Hot New Sex Toy! Deadline: February 1st.

On to the reviews…

Editor’s Pick

Fun Factory Laya Spot by Thursday’s Child

I think I might finally understand all of the buzz surrounding the Laya Spot! I’m a fan of strong vibrators, and most of the battery powered vibrators just can’t compare to my go-to vibrator, the Hitachi Magic Wand. But this funny little vibrator is strong! Really strong. And quiet, too!

Madame Editrix

Scarlet Lotus Sexgeek

Vibrators

Dildos

Ella by Carnivalesq
Phallix Cobalt Twister by Epiphora

Anal Toys

Wanda Anal Probe by Shasta Gibson

Toys for Boys

Lube/Massage Oil/Bath Stuff

BDSM/Fetish

Adult Books/Games

Adult Movies/Porn

Girl Train (disc 1) by J.D. Bauchery
Horat by The Porn Librarian
Lex on Blondes Volume 4 by The Porn Librarian
Upload by Sienna
The Elegant Spanking by Domina Doll

Toy Storage

Adult Toybox by Syntax

Miscellaneous

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Done-ish

Toygirl — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:31:42 +0000

Whew. I’m not entirely finished (I still have an exam and a few more papers), but the big crunch is over and now everything can proceed at a more reasonable pace. That means I’ll be able to get back to reviewing and posting more regularly (oh, and also finding a job for next semester…).

Thoughts

Toygirl — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:20:30 +0000

I’m taking a quick break from my papers. Whew. I’ve decided that my post-finals resolution will be to give my blog a visual overhaul. I’d like to make it look snazzier, maybe get my own domain. Mostly I just have to give myself something to look forward to so I get all my work out of the way.

I’ve also decided I’d like to do some more serious posts about PTSD and getting through my hangups about sex. Part of the point of me doing this is to help me get over stuff, and how better to get over things than by talking about them?

Anyway, just some thoughts. Back to papers.

Update: After deciding I’d be up pretty much all night writing, instead of working I took a 20 minute break, grabbed my Sharpies, and made myself this motivational sign (because I make poor life choices). Eight hundred million points to whoever gets the reference.

Random fact about me: I’m obsessed with Sharpies. Don’t ask why, because I have no idea. But I love them.

So…clearly I don’t want to write any more papers

Toygirl — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:38:56 +0000

So I’m going to post! I’m in increasingly bad shape paper-wise, but for some reason it just isn’t bothering me all that much.

In other news, the lovely Miss KissThis bought me a Xtreme Pack G-Spot bullet, which I have been lusting after for months. Basically, she’s awesome. It should be here tomorrow and I’m *so* excited.

Also, I’ve been poking around on Eden to avoid doing real work, and I’ve come to realize that I really, really want a harness. Specifically, the Jaguar harness. Now, this is a little strange because I’m currently partner-less, and thus have no one to use it on. But I’m just ridiculously attracted to the Jaguar: it looks so cool. I don’t really know what I’d do with it at this point, but I want it.

Frustrated

Toygirl — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:01:07 +0000

So, I’m in the middle of finals. I only have one exam, on the 20th, so that’s no big deal. However, on the 12th, I have like, 8 pieces of written work due (three 5-7 pagers, 2 20-pagers, 2 10-pagers, and 1 of indeterminate length). Add to this the fact that I’ve been sick and horribly unproductive (because I’m asleep like, 14 hours a day and the rest of the time I can’t focus), and you get one cranky Toygirl. I should be panicking at this point, but I’m not, which is frustrating in and of itself because the panic makes you get more stuff done. Arrrgh.

Anyway, sorry to bitch. The next couple of days are not going to be fun, and my papers are not going to turn out well. Sigh.

Update: Oh yeah, and a lot of what I’m working on has to do with Binding Theory. Sadly, this is not as much fun as it sounds.

Pleasurists # 11

Toygirl — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:38:45 +0000

From Scaudon Photodesign

Pleasurists is your round-up of the adult product reviews that came out in the last seven days from bloggers all around the sex blogosphere. Did you miss Pleasurists #10? Read it all here. Do you have a review for Pleasurists #12? Submit it here before Sunday January 11th at 11:59pm PST. Please re-post this list on your own blog if listed.

Want to be part of the Best Sex Toy Reviewers List of 2008?

Nominate your favorite Sex Toy Reviewers! Deadline: January 25th at 11:59pm PST.

Want to win some free swag? All you’ve got to do is enter.

Win a Hot New Sex Toy! Deadline: February 1st.

On to the reviews…

Editor’s Pick

Madame Editrix

Scarlet Lotus Sexgeek

Vibrators

Dildos

Pure Wand by Ansley Agnello

Anal Toys

Toys for Boys

One for the Men – The Fleshlight by hedonisticbitch

Sex Kits

Shunga Carnal Pleasures Collection by Beautiful Dreamer

Lube/Massage Oil/Bath Stuff

BDSM/Fetish

Adult Books/Games

Adult Movies/Porn

Toy Storage

Miscellaneous

Best Sex Toy Reviewers of 2008 Nominations!

Toygirl — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:28:22 +0000

Go forth and NOMINATE!

Domina Doll and Scarlet Lotus Sexgeek are teaming up to put together the (first annual?) Best Sex Toy Reviewers List for 2008 which will be featured right here on Pleasurists!

We know a lot of reviewers, but we don’t know all of you out there, so that’s where you come in! We have many reviewers in mind already, but we are also looking for nominations from you all to give us a good idea of who you think is fit to be on the list of the best sex toy reviewers of 2008!

The nomination information:

You can’t nominate yourself, but feel free to (and please do!) re-post this on your blog, that way your readers may want to nominate you for the list.
If someone is already nominated you can nominate them as well. The nominations someone receives may factor in to the final listing, so nominate everyone, even if someone’s already mentioned them.
To qualify the person must have reviews up (well, obviously). Preferably multiple reviews not just one or two.
You can nominate as many reviewers as you’d like, but please keep in mind this is a list of the best of the best. So, try to give me the absolute best five or ten reviewers rather than a huge long list.
Nominations are open until January 25th and the list of reviewers will be posted January 31st.

Nominate your choices in the comments of this post! Or, if you would prefer your nominations to be private feel free to send an email to scarletsexgeek at gmail dot com.

Be sure to go leave nominations!

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