The NYC Sex Blogger Calendar party was fabulous! It was such a delight to meet so many bloggers that I’ve been reading online for years.
Our cover girl, Nina Hartley, looked gorgeous. I only got to talk to her for a tiny moment because she was swamped by many, many fans.
I was humbled to get my own little taste of celebrity. Lots of people came up to me and asked me to sign their calendar. Thank you to all who did! I was quite flattered. Here’s me signing one:
At first I was tempted to write something like “kill your TV” or “buy guns while you can” with my autograph. But my picture is nature based and looks really spiritual (well to me at least). So instead I went with “Blessed Be” and “Viva Revolution!”
The raffle prizes were impressive. This is only a fraction-the entire table was covered in prizes:
As drool worthy as the toys were there were two stacks of books as prizes that got me really excited. I bought tickets myself but didn’t win. But I got a gift bag which was a prize in and of itself.
What an awesome night-Brandon B.was the first fellow model I met, hanging out with Mollena in the model balcony, talking to Jason-the guy who put the calendar together-he was so funny, meeting Bad Bad Girl who is all sorts of adorable, Matthew Lawrence who was a joy to chat with, chatting with Audacia about $pread, Lillith Grey, Luna-actually here’s a quicker way, the list of models. The majority of us were there which was quite a treat.
I’d like to send out a BIG thank you to Tess and Diva for including me in this year’s calendar! I’m honored, I’m humbled and I love being Miss March 2011!
Oh and if you haven’t already-BUY A CALENDAR! Proceeds go to the Woodhill Foundation. Members of WF were there and I got to meet a few. It’s a good group and could use the support. Plus this calendar is all sorts of sexy.
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From Prison Planet:
Naked Body Scanners: Monumental Cover Up Exposed
“Feds admit they lied over storing images, why trust them over safety, functionality and efficiency of radiation-firing machines?
At the height of the furor over airport body scanners earlier this year, the TSA publicly stated that it was not possible to store, record, transmit or print out the images that show in detail the naked bodies of men, women and children that have passed through them. At the time we presented evidence to the contrary. Now it has been conclusively proven that the TSA and other federal agencies using the scanners flat out lied to an unwitting public.”
From Bloomberg:
Airport `Naked Image’ Scanners May Get Privacy Upgrades
“The concerns of travelers such as Powell, which led privacy advocates to sue the government, may soon be eased. L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. and OSI Systems Inc.’s Rapiscan, makers of the scanners for U.S. airports, are delivering software upgrades that show a generic figure rather than an actual image of a passenger’s body parts. The new display would mark sections of a person’s body that need to be checked.
The revisions “certainly address most of the privacy concerns,” Peter Kant, a Rapiscan executive vice president, said in an interview. Every passenger will generate an avatar that “looks like a guy wearing a baseball cap,” he said.”
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During my NYC trip there were body scanners at one airport I went through. They look eery. I didn’t see anyone else opting out but then again I was feeling nervous so may have missed it.
Why was I nervous? Well, I had to walk up to a bunch of grumpy looking TSA agents and ask for a pat down. The reports of the pat downs have been creepy. I didn’t want to be groped at the airport but figure therapy could mend me up. If the reports are true about these machines fucking with people’s DNA then that’s worse than being groped. I don’t know of any therapy that can fix that.
But I calmed myself down and went up to say hello. I explained that I was “new agey” and was nervous about the body scanners. “Are those the ones that scan you and take your picture?” I asked. One TSA agent answered me by telling me that no they weren’t the ones that took my picture but that they did scan my picture. That made no sense but I hadn’t planned on trusting their answer anyway. I recognized the machines from pictures I’d seen online.
I said the machines creeped me out and that I’d like the pat down please. I smiled and was polite. The TSA agent said the machines weren’t dangerous. I said I understood but that they creeped me out and that I’d like the pat down please. (I didn’t want to argue I just wanted to request the opt out alternative.) He sighed and pointed me over to another TSA agent that was supervising the metal detectors for carry ons.
I walked over and said hello. Again I was polite and smiled. I said that the body scanners freaked me out and that I’d like the pat down please. She frowned and said they weren’t any more dangerous than a cell phone’s radiation. I said I understood but that the body scanners freaked me out and that I’d like the pat down please.
She sighed and looked around. Then she told me to go through the old metal detector. I said thank you and did just that. And that was it. I was through security. I picked up my bags and walked off to find breakfast.
If you don’t want to go through the body scanners know your rights. I knew I could ask for a pat down. They were annoyed but complied. I purposely arrived extra early in case the pat down took awhile. But the whole incident took maybe three extra minutes if that.
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Wow what a trip! I’m back home now and am catching up on sleep. I’d like to send out a special thank you to my friends M and R who were my hosts in the city. What a fun mini-vacation!
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I’m headed to NYC! Look for me at the calendar release party. I’ll be the hippie in glasses. Really, I shouldn’t be hard to find. Last time I was in Manhattan the only tie dye I saw was the shirt I was wearing.
Fearless Press will be covering the party. You can follow the festivities via the Twitter hashtag #nysbcp
Most likely I’ll take a few days off from blogging while I’m playing tourist. But I’ll write up a recap when I return.
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I finally watched Transamerica this month.
From it’s Wiki page:
“Transamerica is a 2005 independent comedy-drama film produced by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company. The film tells the story of Bree, a transsexual woman (Felicity Huffman), who goes on a road trip with her long-lost son Toby (Kevin Zegers).
(snip)
One of the major themes of the film is the personal journey toward self-discovery, according to interviews with the director and actors.”
Wow this is a great movie! I was especially impressed by how normal they portrayed the main character Bree. It sounds so simple doesn’t it-that transsexuals are just like everyone else. One of my F2M friends is just that-he’s just a dude living his life. But too often transsexual people have been portrayed as monsters and freaks.
So it was a joy to watch this movie. Bree is a very compelling character. You want her to triumph-well at least that’s how I felt. I also liked how there wasn’t a cliched Hollywood happy ending. It’s not a sad ending by any means but it’s a realistic one.
Another nice surprise is how realistic the movie portrayed a sex change. It’s a long process-lots of surgeries, lots of doctor visits, lots of therapy and practice. A cliched movie would just have a montage and poof Bree would become a woman in three minutes. But Transamerica really showed her long journey.
It’s an impressive film and I recommend it.
Posted by Vixen as Musings at 11:29 PM CDT
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Either I don’t know my own strength-
or Mr. Radical has buns of steel. Remember, this isn’t the first time this has happened.
After it broke he said, “Did you just break the cane on my ass?”
“Yes. Yes I did,” I told him. He said, “when the cane breaks, the thrashing stops.”
I laughingly agreed.
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I just bought my plane tickets to NYC today. So it’s official-I’m coming to the NYC Sex Blogger Calendar release party. Woot! Got a tip on something I should check out while there? Email me at radicalvixenatgmaildotcm
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“There’s one advantage of being a member of the wrong group. Nothing you do is exactly right. This frees you to do whatever you want.”
-Gloria Steinem
From this Katie Couric interview.
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Shanna is the winner. Congrats! I’ve sent you an email.
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My Bon Bon Vibe contest ends July 31st. Want to win it? Buy a day on the Sex Blogger Calendar. Details here.
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see more Lolcats and funny pictures
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The NYC Sex Blogger Calendar is now a group on FetLife. You can find it here. Sign up if you’re planning on going to the release party as they’re taking a headcount. I’m hoping to go!
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Doug Stanhope is one of my favorite comics. He’s hilarious and his political commentary is right up my alley. The Onion’s AV Club did an interview with him last month that I’ve been meaning to blog.
From the AV Club:
Doug Stanhope has a great fist-fuck joke for you
“Striking a tone somewhere between ironic bemusement and outright disgust, comedian Doug Stanhope traffics in the sort of caustic social commentary plied by George Carlin and Bill Hicks—though neither Carlin nor Hicks ever incited actual riots, as Stanhope has been known to do.
(snip)
He’s puts his money where his foul mouth is, whether it’s seriously considering a 2008 presidential run or offering $25,000 toward an abortion for Bristol Palin.”
Stanhope was recently on The Alex Jones show. It’s pretty funny but if you’re a fan of either it’s hilarious. He even got Alex to talk about pleasant things which was surprising. He also riles him up some which is enjoyable. You can watch it on YouTube here.
If you get a chance to see Stanhope in person I recommend it. I have and loved it! His fans are pretty rowdy and he’s usually drunk on stage. But that just makes the whole show better somehow.
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From this gallery. There’s more action in the gallery but I chose this picture because of the eye make-up. As a girl I tried wearing blue eyeshadow but it never looked this cool.
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