I know I will regret this..................

Shankara20 said:

some of the horrible things you saw last night were real - not everything was an erotic dream gone very very bad

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:chuckles: They were bizarre yet comforting compared the challenged volition of nightmares I was subject to. Erotica played no part. Had there been a smattering I may have been inclined to dislike them less........lol

I was thinking later it's quite amazing how much latex you can get in your mouth Fu.

Just sayun

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I was thinking later it's quite amazing how much latex you can get in your mouth Fu.

Just sayun

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I prefer flesh *sigh*

oh well

and, aaaa, thanks

The Globe and Mail

Good Lawd there is an atrocious amount of revolting stereotyping in this article and some very very naughty mistruths. Who is up for spanking the Author ? I can't do it I am way too busy being childlike and charming to compensate for scoring an honest 27....

A little S&M on the job can take you a long way
No whips or chains are needed, but women with fantasies of getting ahead can put role-playing to smart use, a new book suggests


Her co-worker was being bad again, so Lisa Robyn set out to punish him.

Tired of his habit of keeping work-related problems a secret -- and then letting everyone else clean up his mess -- Ms. Robyn shamed him into 'fessing up at the next meeting.

Exposed and penitent, her colleague fell to his knees in front of everyone, and begged Ms. Robyn's forgiveness.

"That kneeling part made me laugh, because he was actually just joking," Ms. Robyn recalls. "But the power -- the feeling that I had complete domination over him -- that was real."

Ladies, say hello to the corporate dominatrix.

It doesn't require whips, chains or leather boots, but if you're harbouring fantasies about getting ahead in your career, it may be time to assume the position of corporate dominatrix, and engage in a little workplace S&M, argues Ms. Robyn, the author of a new book called The Corporate Dominatrix: Six Roles to Play to Get Your Way at Work.

Beneath the suits and civilities, workplaces really are dens of sadomasochism, where bosses and workers unwittingly act out three basic S&M roles: dominants, submissives and switchables, who move back and forth between the first two roles, Ms. Robyn says.

The result of these three groups of players interacting daily in the workplace is a constant surge of pleasure and pain, she says.

For instance, think back to the last time your boss called you in for your annual spanking -- err, performance review.

Did he start sadistically by rhyming off all of the mistakes you made last year, only to tell you in the end that you did a great job over all and deserve a generous raise? And did you come out of that meeting feeling incredibly good, and thinking what a great chap that boss of yours is?

Yup, S&M.

Even the words people use at work suggest the sadomasochistic dynamic. Ms. Robyn recalls a former boss suggesting her work life would improve dramatically if she simply "surrendered" to authority -- a remark that sparked the idea for her book.

"People say things like 'they're slaving away at their jobs,' " says Ms. Robyn, who researched her book by spending time with professional dominatrices. "There's an undeniable pleasure-pain component in the workplace that makes the connection to sadomasochism a fair one."

To survive and succeed in this command-and-control environment, women need to arm themselves with the psychology-based tools of the professional dominatrix, Ms. Robyn says.

But that doesn't necessarily mean putting on the leather and cracking the whip. Like the professional dominatrix, the corporate dominatrix plays different roles to achieve desired outcomes.

"A professional dominatrix assumes different roles to help other people realize their fantasies," Ms. Robyn explains. "A corporate dominatrix, on the other hand, role-plays to realize her own fantasy, whether that's to become head of a department or president of a company."

Ms. Robyn has identified six roles for the corporate dominatrix. Most women will identify with at least one of them, Ms. Robyn says, but the trick is to pick the right role for the right situation.

The goddess

Who she is: The dominatrix as goddess is confident, independent and thrives on the admiration of others.

While some women may be too modest or shy to acknowledge praise, the goddess knows how to accept the worship of her superiors and peers.

She takes the high road in tough situations, often choosing to respond to hostile co-workers with composed indifference.

The goddess is magnanimous, granting favours without expecting repayment -- although she inevitably gets repaid, because people naturally want to lay offerings at her feet.

When to play goddess: The confident and unflappable nature of the goddess can be a godsend in situations where your abilities are thrown into question.

For instance, say a co-worker is trying to make his star brighter by tarnishing yours. Instead of getting defensive, get your inner goddess to tell everyone on the team, in a calm and dignified manner, how you've contributed to the department. And then thank your jealous co-worker sincerely for reminding you of the importance of blowing your own horn every once in a while.

The queen

Who she is: The queen rules with impunity. Forget about pussyfooting around your subordinates; when you play queen, you should have no problem using your position to get what you want.

But like a true monarch, you are also keenly aware of the organizational hierarchy and know that management has power over you. You also know that it's best to rule with a velvet glove instead of an iron fist.

As queen, you don't micro-manage or allow yourself to get bogged down in administrative details. Instead, you focus on the big picture and let someone else sweat the small stuff.

When to play queen: The queen rules best in times of great change, when it seems like no one else but you can see the big picture.

Say you've just announced plans to introduce a new project management system in your department. You know that, in the long run, the new system will save time and money but your subordinates insist it will slow down their productivity.

Play the regal role: Pull rank and tell your team to accept the change. Period. (Although as a fair and credible ruler, you may want to explain the strategic thinking behind this decision).

The governess

Who she is: The governess is a strict teacher who expects everyone to be on their best behaviour.

She's the one who can silence trouble-makers with a steely glare and who makes sure meetings run on time and projects on schedule.

The governess is the perfect supervisor or project manager -- the efficient right hand who assigns tasks, troubleshoots faulty systems and remembers the birthdays and anniversaries of everyone on her team.

Want to be the go-to person in your company? Be a governess. But keep in mind that the governess doesn't just do, she also teaches. If you're going to take on the governess role, be prepared to be a mentor to your colleagues.

When to play governess: Sometimes you just need to give someone a lesson in manners -- and who better to teach that lesson than the governess? For instance, is there a sadist at work who enjoys tormenting you and other co-workers by making off-colour remarks? Channel Deborah Kerr in The King and I and reprimand this person for lacking good manners.

The Amazon

Who she is: The Amazon knows how to use coercive power and manipulation to get her way. But she operates on the principle that it's good to "use might, but only when you're in the right."

Even the meekest woman can become an Amazon warrior when she knows she's got a great idea worth fighting for. However, the Amazon is by no means stubborn.

If Plan A doesn't work, she's happy to move on to Plan B, as long the outcome stays the same.

When to play Amazon: Can't seem to get ahead at work even though you're doing a great job and playing by all the rules? You may need the Amazon to shake things up in the office.

Ms. Robyn recounts the story of "Abbey," a senior executive for a financial firm who was passed over for a promotion she had long been promised.

Instead of being stoic about it, Abbey called her boss and told her she wasn't coming back to work unless she was given the promotion. Her boss leaned on upper management and Abbey eventually got a fancier job title.

The nurse

Who she is: The nurse is the workplace healer, providing moral support and soothing bruised egos. She's a natural team player and peace maker, who diffuses tense moments in meetings and calms nerves in the midst of a downsizing campaign.

To play the nurse role, you need to be able to step back from a crisis and review the situation with clinical detachment. A caveat: while it's good to tend to your team, make sure you're not neglecting your own interests.

When to play nurse: When other people's personal problems start becoming a workplace problem, then it's time to put on your candy stripes. Ms. Robyn tells the story of one textile firm, where two designers who were competing for the same client were creating tension in the office. Their boss, Stacy, sent each of them a dinner invitation for the same night -- and then didn't show up, leaving the two to face each other. The designers made up over dinner, to the relief of everyone at the office.

The schoolgirl

Who she is: Childlike and submissive, the schoolgirl defers to authority and knows when and how to stroke the egos of subordinates or peers to get what she wants from them.

But while she may seem subservient, the schoolgirl is far from powerless. Quite the opposite: She uses her obedience to gain power. Think of Anne Hathaway's character in The Devil Wears Prada, who caters to her boss's every whim knowing that her lowly position is a actually a gateway to greater things.

When to play schoolgirl: Turning on the schoolgirl charm can work wonders with overbearing managers or colleagues, who can charge like bulls when you resist them but become putty in your hands when you submit to them -- or at least pretend to submit.

Ms. Robyn tells of Amy, an on-line marketing manager with a nitpicky boss. Whenever Amy tried to explain her actions to her boss, he would get angry.

So she decided to stop explaining and instead began asking him how he liked things done. As soon as she did this, her boss stopped picking on her and started sharing his business know-how.

By switching between these roles as the situation warrants, women can gain greater control in the workplace and of their careers, Ms. Robyn says.

She acknowledges that role-playing may not be easy for some people, "but it gets easier over time, to the point where you're able to make the decision to switch to a certain mistress archetype in a split-second."

*****

WHAT'S YOUR DOMINANCE QUOTIENT?

Test it with the Corporate Dominatrix Quiz:

1. It's a month past your annual review, and you're still waiting to set up a meeting with your supervisor. You:

a) remain in a holding pattern, since no news is probably good news.

b) Contact human resources to see if they can jump-start your boss into action.

c) speak to your boss about arranging an immediate appointment to discuss your review and your retroactive raise.



2. The word at your company is that promotions are being held back for budgetary reasons. You:

a) try to remain a company gal and ride out this bad patch.

b) Point out all the great work you're doing for further consideration when the freeze lifts.

c) send your boss a memo outlining all your successes, and proceed with your promotion campaign undeterred, since rules are made to be broken.



3. Your supervisor always calls you in for a preparatory briefing before big meetings. Usually, your best ideas become hers once you enter the conference room. This causes you to:

a) bitch and moan to all your colleagues.

b) plan to share only mediocre suggestions in advance.

c) tell your boss you'll present your ideas in the meeting.



4. An important client has a habit of making impromptu conference calls. Your immediate response is:

a) to drop everything and take the call.

b) talk for a few minutes, and then ask if you can call back.

c) refuse the call and schedule a mutually convenient time to speak later that day.



5. One of your direct reports is shamelessly playing up to your boss at your department's expense. You:

a) ignore it, since anyone can spot a kiss-ass.

b) explain to the employee that his behaviour is bad for morale.

c) tell the employee to spend more time working and less time sucking up since his review is imminent.



6. Your company is poised for a radical reorganization. You:

a) feel assured when your boss says your job is safe.

b) start contacting executive recruiters for insurance.

c) ask your boss for a contract.



7. The director of another department is angling to take over your plum account. You decide to:

a) let it go so you're not as overwhelmed.

b) talk to your supervisor about it.

c) confront the director and tell her to back off your turf.



8. When senior executives interrupt you in meetings, you're most likely to:

a) completely hold back your comments.

b) wait till they've done talking, then finish your train of thought.

c) ask that you not be cut off.



9. Your expense report from a company retreat gets returned with a question mark next to a massage. You:

a) decide to pay for it yourself.

b) point to other executives who charge massages to the company.

c) get a doctor's note and resend to accounts payable.



10. The chief financial officer wants you to cut one hundred thousand dollars from your already diminished budget. You:

a) ask what you have to do.

b) ask your boss to speak to the chief financial officer directly.

c) appeal to the chief financial officer.



Corporate Dominatrix Matrix Scoring:

Give yourself one point for every a, two points for every b, and three points for every c.

If you got a score of 25 or more, you're highly dominant - an Amazon or a Queen.

If you got a score between 15 to 25, you're moderately dominant- a Goddess, Governess or Nurse.

If you got a score between 15 or lower, you're imperceptibly dominant - a seemingly submissive Schoolgirl.

Cool article Miss Rebecca!



Fury

FurryFury said:

Cool article Miss Rebecca!



Fury

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Thank you darlun Miss Fury . Did you score yourself may I ask ?

Wired

Is 'Internet Normal' the New 'Sex Normal'?

Regina Lynn

During a Playboy radio interview earlier this week, show host Tiffany Granath asked me, the producers and the listeners whether we would allow our children to be in a class with a teacher if we knew that teacher was into heavy BDSM, including cutting or "hanging by his skin."

I said sure I would. I said the teacher shouldn't discuss his sex life with students; a teacher is not a student's friend or peer. But having a sex life, whether it is 100 percent vanilla or kinkier than even I want to think about, is every adult's right.

Tiffany and her producers were more cautious. They said if they didn't share the teacher's proclivities and weren't in the same scene, the only way they would learn about his behavior is if he wasn't discreet enough. And in that case, the kids could find out. And that would apparently be bad.

It was interesting to hear what sexual activities a Playboy radio host might consider beyond the pale; I'm not sure cutting has become mainstream enough for everyone to know what it means, and all I can think of when I hear "hanging from the skin" is the Cheyenne Sun Dance.

But the conversation revealed the social importance of being sexually "normal." No parents would yank their kids out of a teacher's class because he liked oral sex. Even other forms of BDSM might be okay with Playboy's staff. But blood? Too extreme, too strange, too abnormal.

Given the explosion of sexual expression online, I'm not sure that Americans know what "normal" is anymore. Whatever it is, we want to be it. Especially when we post personal ads to attract sexual partners.

I was astonished at how many craiglist personals -- in flavors ranging from "casual encounters" to "erotic services" to "men seeking women" -- included reassurance from the author that he was normal, no matter what sexual desires he had just described.

Why? It doesn't mean anything. Even an ax murderer can type "I'm a normal guy." And why would you want to present yourself as ordinary and average instead of unique and extraordinary?

"Public perception is still that the internet is full of creeps, weirdos, psychos and perverts, much more so than the 'real' world," a friend explained to me. "'Normal' is an attempt to say I'm Not One Of Them."

I suppose it is important to distinguish yourself from psychos and perverts when you are asking someone to join you in your sexual desires in lieu of "Hi, my name's Lyle."

I just don't know that "I'm normal" is an effective way to do it. It is too close to an apology. You've just described your most personal longings and then you quickly about-face and reassure the reader that you're just like everyone else.

It's not something we worry about in other contexts, either. You don't see "I'm a database architect, but I'm normal" on professional networking sites like LinkedIn. Or "I'm selling this collection of pink porcelain pigs, but I'm normal" on eBay.

You don't even see it that much in social-networking communities. But it is almost mandatory in a sexual context, suggesting that our assumptions about internet users being weirdos are more about sex than the internet.

A random sweep through craigslist personals from two metropolitan areas (San Francisco and Atlanta) exposed a wide range of sexual interests, sometimes described in voluminous and impressive detail, and almost always accompanied by a declaration of normality:

• I'm looking for a woman that would be interested in having me over her lap or a chair and give me a good warming spanking, take it out on my butt…. I'm a totally safe, normal, athletic and handsome...

• Looking to chat/cam with another cool, normal, bored, hung and horny guy.

• I require no reciprocation and have no physical requirement. Just oral for you. I’m a pretty normal guy.…

• The majority of the women I've dated have been somewhat BBWs and they've always been more intelligent and enjoyable when around than any of the others. Now I find myself searching for another person to help satisfy my needs…. I assure you that I am a very normal kind of guy.…

• 25yo dominant, athletic white grad student here looking for a submissive girl 18-25 who's into being trained, tied up, ordered around, totally dominated while you're with me in private…. totally normal, intelligent, successful guy….

The overall impression is a large number of men who know what they want (yay!) but who worry that a potential partner will think their penchant for anal/oral/bi/domination/spanking/group/tortilla soup makes them creepy.

But anyone who thinks you're creepy because of your sexual tastes is not a potential partner. And those who share your sexual tastes are (probably) not going to assume you are creepy because of them.

On the other hand, the more we learn about other people's sexual interests, the more we realize just how much "normal" encompasses. Certainly the more often we associate "normal" with a comprehensive spectrum of sexual desires -- and the more we reconcile our societal assumptions about sex with our actual behavior -- the healthier our culture will be.

It's already happening. Think about what you considered sexually normal when you were growing up; what do you believe today?

As loudly as some people decry the normalizing of formerly unconventional sexual practices, millions more are exploring and expressing their desires in creative ways. And that critical mass of expression in turn helps foster acceptance in the larger culture. (Which can be a bummer if your greatest turn-on is to be outré -- but I’m sure you can still think of something that would startle the horses. Figuratively speaking.)

As sex therapist Dr. Marty Klein says, "The only way to escape Normality Anxiety is deciding that 'normal' is irrelevant."

Americans prize individualism, but we also face overwhelming social pressure to fit in. Expanding the cultural definition of "normal sex" allows us to do both.

See you next Friday,

Phew what a close call........

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@}-}rebecca---- said:

Thank you darlun Miss Fury . Did you score yourself may I ask ?

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No, I didn't. Lately I find such quizzes exceeding hard. I don't know why but nothing seems to apply to me.

Also, I find I could go either one of several ways in most situations and wouldn't know exactly what I did until it played out with all the nuances the moment held.

I think I must be in a transition phase or something. I dunno. It's kind of disconcerting. I used to be able to answer these things so easily.

Fury

FurryFury said:

No, I didn't. Lately I find such quizzes exceeding hard. I don't know why but nothing seems to apply to me.

Also, I find I could go either one of several ways in most situations and wouldn't know exactly what I did until it played out with all the nuances the moment held.

I think I must be in a transition phase or something. I dunno. It's kind of disconcerting. I used to be able to answer these things so easily.

Fury

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I hear you. As far as the quiz is concerned it was a stretch to decide on the most relevant option in a sincere manner. The dynamics of each situation would certainly influence my choice. The massage charge never would have happened in the first place . I felt obligated to do it as I posted it.

Transition phases Miss Fury though disconcerting at times often lead to growth or at least self knowledge. I have a friend that says 'when the wind blows too hard just adjust the sails'. I should have rope burns......

Sx

BDSM EVERYWHERE

Bondage, Domination, Sado-Masochism, or its acronym BDSM, is popping up all over the place. As my alter-ego, Kitty Minge, says, "You can't even pay your bills online without being forced to press a button telling you to 'Submit'." Even the Sydney Morning Herald published a sensitive article about a study which found that 2 per cent of Australian men and 1.4 per cent of women enjoyed dominance, submission and sado-masochistic sex practices in the past year. Not only that, but lead researcher Dr Juliet Richters of the University of NSW, said that such practices are good for you. "Men into BDSM scored significantly better on a scale of psychological wellbeing than other men. This seems to imply that these men are actually happier as a result of their behaviour."

Interestingly, Richters and her team found that out of the survey of 20,000 people, these fetishes were most common among gay, lesbian and bisexual people and heterosexuals who are "bi-interested"; and in women, BDSM was most popular among under 20-year-olds. (Well, who didn't play tie-up and spanking games with their best friends as kids? Or did I just live in a kinky neighbourhood?).

The whole women doing the submissive thing has, of course, been an issue over the years for some lesbians and feminists. SM dykes were accused of engaging in the patriarchal oppression of their 'sisters', although this didn't stop a group of supposedly anti-violence champions smashing up a lesbian fetish club with crowbars and injuring the women who got in their way (Chain Reaction, London, 1980s). The Michigan Womyn's Music Festival in the US, notorious for its policy on not allowing transwomen into its hallowed grounds, begrudgingly sets aside a spot in the woods each year for women-loving-women who want to thrash the hell out of each other, much to the consternation of certain lesbian 'feminists' who obviously don't believe in a woman's right to choose how she gets off.

Women being dominant has been perceived by feminists as somewhat less controversial, and now, even China - whose reputation for being anti-women (footbinding, killing girl children) is legendary - has recognised the benefits of dominant women as a tourist attraction, bless it. Reuters reported this week that Chinese tourist authorities are seeking investment to build the world's first 'women's town', where men get punished for disobedience. The 2.3sqm Longshuihu village is based on the local traditional concept of "women rule and men obey". The motto of the new town would be "women never make mistakes, and men can never refuse women's requests", Chinese media have reported. When tour groups enter the town, female tourists would play the dominant role when shopping or choosing a place to stay, and a disobedient man would be punished by "kneeling on an uneven board" or washing dishes in a restaurant.

See, it's bloody everywhere. How much is the airfare to China?

Katrina Fox

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I hear you. As far as the quiz is concerned it was a stretch to decide on the most relevant option in a sincere manner. The dynamics of each situation would certainly influence my choice. The massage charge never would have happened in the first place . I felt obligated to do it as I posted it.

Transition phases Miss Fury though disconcerting at times often lead to growth or at least self knowledge. I have a friend that says 'when the wind blows too hard just adjust the sails'. I should have rope burns......

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*HUGS*

Fury

Erotic art seeks to shatter Arab taboos

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BEIRUT: Two women painters in Lebanon are pushing the boundaries with a new exhibition called “Erotika,” in which their depictions of female sexuality have sparked mixed reactions.

Using vivid colours, the pair are showing images of fetishism, homosexuality and even masturbation in a Beirut art show. They hope this will help to break taboos in the usually conservative Arab world.

Artists Nayla Karam and Maria Sarkis are displaying their Warhol-like pop art in a joint exhibition at a gallery in the Lebanese capital’s northern Christian suburbs. In “Auto-eroticism” for example, Sarkis presents a sensual depiction in green and pink of a woman who may be masturbating, a hand under her panties. In yet brighter colours but smooth lines, another painting called “The Mirror” shows a close encounter between the faces and breasts of two apparent lesbians.

“I’ve been working on the theme of eroticism for a year. The ‘morally correct’ is a relative question which changes with time,” said Sarkis. The fine arts graduate from the Lebanese University, who is in her twenties, said: “In the 19th century French artist Gustave Courbet was banned from the universal exhibition of 1855. “Today, he is considered one of the great masters of the Realist movement”, she added, referring to Courbet’s “The Origin of the World” which shocked many people of the time with its graphic depiction of female genitalia.

Another painting by Sarkis called “Submission” portrays the face of a woman wearing a black harness. “Sado-masochism” shows a torso with coloured stripes. “Our paintings are not pornographic, this is modern art. Sexuality and fantasies are part of reality. Why hide them?” Sarkis asked.

Karam’s paintings are more symbolic. “I have been inspired by eroticism for the past five years,” the 27-year-old said. In “Drained,” a naked woman presses her thighs against her chest and her forehead against her knees, resting after sexual intercourse. “Second journey” shows a double image of the body of a woman, in an apparent reference to multiple orgasms. “We do not want to shock people. One of our greatest pleasures is to see the different reactions of people, depending on their own fantasies,” Karam said.

She explained that her painting “Flesh Out” represented a navel pressed by two hands. “Some people saw it as buttocks, others as a hole, and some others as lips,” she said. The exhibition has triggered conflicting reactions among visitors. Dana Dennawi, a 22-year-old student at the Arab University, called the paintings “beautiful, without even a hint of vulgarity.”

Leon Khanamirian, a 25-year-old banker, said that in the Middle East, men are allowed to express their sexual fantasies in a vulgar manner, but when women artists paint sexuality, it suddenly becomes a scandal.

Abdallad Dadur, owner of the “Surface” gallery said he was “proud of these young people who are expressing themselves without any complexes. Hassan Mekdad, 52, called the paintings shocking. “The artists would have been killed if they lived in an Islamic neighbourhood,” he said.

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BDSM EVERYWHERE
these fetishes were most common among gay, lesbian and bisexual people and heterosexuals who are "bi-interested";

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That just leaves the 423 only true het men in the world



great post, Sister Rebbeca


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Miss Rebecca, I've been coming back to this thread all day, reading when able. Thank you for all, as always! Between you and Fu, there is always something interesting to think about.

Now, a little something for you, my favorite love aria sung by one of my favorite sopranos (certainly sad, but I also find it very beautiful, and so a fitting tribute...)

neonflux said:

Miss Rebecca, I've been coming back to this thread all day, reading when able. Thank you for all, as always! Between you and Fu, there is always something interesting to think about.

Now, a little something for you, my favorite love aria sung by one of my favorite sopranos (certainly sad, but I also find it very beautiful, and so a fitting tribute...)

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this is the one that puts me on the floor in tears...

excuse me while I go cry myself to sleep

neonflux said:

Miss Rebecca, I've been coming back to this thread all day, reading when able. Thank you for all, as always! Between you and Fu, there is always something interesting to think about.

Now, a little something for you, my favorite love aria sung by one of my favorite sopranos (certainly sad, but I also find it very beautiful, and so a fitting tribute...)

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Awww Miss Neon we are simpatico on this, I adore this aria . Thank you so much for thinking of me

Now can we find out where she bought that dress. I am seriously liking that as well

Better hide it from Fu though.

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Awww Miss Neon we are simpatico on this, I adore this aria . Thank you so much for thinking of me

Now can we find out where she bought that dress. I am seriously liking that as well

Better hide it from Fu though.

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Quick, while he's still sleeping!

Shankara20 said:

this is the one that puts me on the floor in tears...

excuse me while I go cry myself to sleep

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And Shank, I love that one, too. Thank you! (I also tried to find some Janacek but was unable...)

Shankara20 said:

this is the one that puts me on the floor in tears...

excuse me while I go cry myself to sleep

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:chuckles: Thanks you two , make my thread the Opera Luvin Manic Depressive Home-ground !!

Another great dress also !
Hmmmn actually I am liking it ........
I love it , thank you Fu

Guess I better throw one in. How about this interesting version

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Quick, while he's still sleeping!

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Good Idea Miss Neon !!

:reaches carefully into Fu's wallet for the Mastercard :

YAY : orders 3 dresses :
That's one each.
That's what you meant huh Miss Neon .... Fu is going to be well pleased with this idea of yours when he wakes up.

: bliss :

Oh, blame it all on me now! I guess that means that I get the 3 dresses? Although they must be appropriate for either the dungeon or the opera, as that is the ONLY time I wear clothing without legs!

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Good Idea Miss Neon !!

:reaches carefully into Fu's wallet for the Mastercard :

YAY : orders 3 dresses :
That's one each.
That's what you meant huh Miss Neon .... Fu is going to be well pleased with this idea of yours when he wakes up.

: bliss :

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That was amazing... It reminds me of something I've seen snippets of on PBS...

@}-}rebecca---- said:

:chuckles: Thanks you two , make my thread the Opera Luvin Manic Depressive Home-ground !!

Another great dress also !
Hmmmn actually I am liking it ........
I love it , thank you Fu

Guess I better throw one in. How about this interesting version

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neonflux said:

Oh, blame it all on me now! I guess that means that I get the 3 dresses? Although they must be appropriate for either the dungeon or the opera, as that is the ONLY time I wear clothing without legs!

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:looks at the time: Apologies Miss Neon , small matter of my apartment being on fire diverted my attention briefly from you . I kept typing 911 then realized the futility ....

While we are at it , why are Fireman so damn hawt . They are always totally charming and have a twinkle in the eye . I am not joking , I know because I saw it firsthand and less than an hour ago. I like it when there is a flock of firemen in my apartment. It's like holding court in a sea of testosterone.

Now back to more important things. Miss Neon as the facilitator of Fu's wallet removal ( referring to you ) , I take it to understand that any unpleasant recourse will actually fall to me .

Cool and as it should be .

There is no place like home.

@}-}rebecca---- said:

How about this interesting version

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the music is lovingly haunting in the very early a.m. and strangle comforting...




what the hell do you think the UPS can be delivering now? I do not have anything on order.