Thursday, January 22, 2004

• Argh! 

(Posted by TwiddlyBits)
R accepted my invitation to come here for dinner tomorrow night, but something came up at the last minute so I had to cancel. We've rescheduled for mid-February.

*sigh*

Hopefully I'll have more to post about this weekend.


Monday, January 19, 2004

• Miscellaneous 

(Posted by TwiddlyBits)
It seems as if this blog got mentioned on the Our Hot Wives Forum (although the specific post mentioning it has been deleted for some reason). They must have a helluva lotta readers because the hit count SPIKED! 2077 people on Thursday alone! Wow. So, here's a big WELCOME! to all of you who are visiting from there. I hope you enjoy what you read here.

I saw this comic strip last week. How sad! How incredibly sad that these women are characterized as mocking what men might like in bed!
(Granted, many of those lists are laughable, but that's not my point!)


Friday, January 16, 2004

• Updates 

(Posted by TwiddlyBits)
Sorry I didn't update y'all when I got home on Wednesday - I had to run some errands after lunch, etc., etc., yada yada.

Lunch with N was nice. I had a really nice time. He seemed like a really nice person - a real mensch - a real person, if you know what I mean. We had a great conversation - he has lived near many of the same places I have. He even picked up the tab for the meal even though I was the one who made the invitation! However, Dangly asked me, "Does he turn your crank?" and I had to honestly answer, "I don't know." Don't get me wrong - there's nothing about him that screams, "Eww! NO!" but on the other hand, I didn't feel sparks or fireworks, either. Maybe it's just because we were both a little nervous. I am willing to try again and see if anything develops. I'll let y'all know either way.

***

Lunch with R today was also nice. R *does* turn my crank. After we finished eating, Dangly had to go back to work, but he said that if I wanted to stay and hang out with R, that was ok with him. So that's what we did. We walked from the restaurant over to the ocean and back again (about a 3 mile walk - a good way for me to walk off the bagel I cheated with this morning), chatting the whole way. He's quite an attractive man, although totally different in looks from Dangly, and I found his nervousness endearing. I just sent him an email inviting him over for dinner next weekend. More news as it develops.

***

Speaking of bagels & what I meant by "the bagel I cheated with this morning": if you've read this blog for any length of time, you know I am on the Atkins plan. I started in mid-June at 170 lbs (I'm 5'7" tall.), which was a lifetime high weight for me. By my birthday in August, I had lost 25 pounds, then another 5 by the end of September. Of course, by that time, I was well into the final stages of the "Ongoing Weight Loss" phase of the plan, bordering on the "Lifetime Maintenance" phase. I believe I've followed the diet correctly - when it was time to start adding carbs back into my diet, I didn't do it via sugar and refined carbs, I did it via veggies and whole grains, the higher the fiber, the better. I continued to lose weight, ever so slowly, just the way you're supposed to.

When we were in Asia, I tried really hard to stay on the diet, but the bottom line is, if you don't eat rice & noodles, you don't eat. So, I ate rice and noodles - and the best lasagna I've ever had, and Baskin-Robbins ice cream - but I also walked my ass off - to the train station, from the train station, up the stairs, down the stairs, etc. All in all, after two weeks, I had only gained 5 pounds - less than I expected after the way I ate there!

When we got home, I went back into a strict phase of the Atkins plan & promptly lost those 5 pounds - AND have lost 5 more! Yes, I have now lost 35 pounds! I feel great; I look great! I'm back in the meat, cheese, veggies and moderate intake of whole grains phase now because I'm not *trying* to lose any more weight.

So this morning, I had a bagel. It was terribly sweet & I really shouldn't have had it, but I feel far less guilty about it now after having done all that walking after lunch!

OrdinaryJoe over at Memoirs of a Married Mad Man is also trying the Atkins program. I wish him luck & hope he enjoys as much success as I have!

***

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go drag my husband to bed....



Wednesday, January 14, 2004

• Prospects... 

(Posted by TwiddlyBits)
..., as I said, are good.

I've got a lunch date today with N, a man I've corresponded with via AFF. He lives nearby & I've got the early afternoon free, so I invited him to lunch. I'll let you know all about it when I get back home this afternoon.

On Friday, Dangly gets off of work early, so we are trekking down the coast a little bit to have lunch with R (also met via AFF).

K is out of town on business this week, so I don't know when we'll get a chance to get together.

***

Las Vegas was fun, even if I didn't get to go to the AVN Expo. At the airport and on the Strip, I kept trying to determine if I could see any porn stars! Is *she* dressed slutty enough? No, it's always the quiet ones, maybe it's the librarian-esque one over there...." LOL!

***

I got home late on Sunday evening & was so exhausted from my weekend that Dangly & I just fell into bed, snuggled a bit and drifted off to sleep. Same thing Monday night, just from staying up too late doing household stuff. We both lamented the fact that I had been home 2 nights already and we hadn't yet made love! Not to mention that we didn't do much the week before I left because I was on my period and had terrible cramping. So, last night, when we got into bed, I sat on Dangly's lap facing him with my legs wrapped around him & his extended behind me. While we lazed and chatted, he leaned me back so he could suck on my nipples - oh, how I missed that! - and I could feel his erection growing and pressing against my pussy. I dipped my fingers to spread my wetness around and squirmed to get into position until he could slide his cock into my bijou. I wriggled myself further onto his lap so I was able to thrust my hips back and forth while he continued to play with my breasts. He leaned back when I started teasing his nipples then I leaned back and reached for my G Candy vibe. With both of us leaning back with our legs extended, there was plenty of room to place the vibe so that the tip touched his cock while the shaft of the vibe rested on my clit. I continued to move around to increase the sensation until finally the vibrations tossed me over the edge and I gasped & shuddered as I came hard and clamped down on Dangly's cock. He grinned as I recovered. "What are you grinning at?" I asked. "I love it when you come all over me like that," he answered. I set the vibe aside and he leaned forward and moved his legs behind him so that we ended up in missionary position. He thrust his hips into mine as I played with his nipples and nibbled on his shoulder. His eyes rolled back into his head as he thrust one last time and came in me. It seemed as if he was trying to crawl inside of me as his orgasm washed over him. Afterward, we snuggled and kissed and finally went to sleep.


Wednesday, January 07, 2004

• Clarification 

(Posted by TwiddlyBits)
I feel like I need to clarify something regarding my post on Bunny Money.

WM over at Wanton Maleness posted about how he has begun saving this way, too. In his post, he asks,
"We need to figure out what constitutes a dollar worthy submission though. Will just a blow job count?"
I answered in his comments, but I thought I'd do it here, too.

I think the confusion arises from when I said,
"Every time Dangly & I have sex (with each other), we put a dollar in the jar."
I guess I forgot that some people think "have sex" = "penis in vagina". I certainly didn't mean it that way! To us, "sex" is just about any kind of sustained genital contact. So, in my comments to WM, I said,
"Yes, a blow job counts, as does mutual masturbation & muff diving. Solo masturbation does NOT count, unless it's for the viewing pleasure of the other partner."
So, to expand on what our rules are, when I video tape myself masturbating (either with or without toys) for Dangly, that counts. Masturbation without recording does NOT count. (Consider it "rehearsal"!) Showertime fun also doesn't count because we consider that "too easy". Playing with others also doesn't count, whether we're both involved or not.

All the "standard stuff" - vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse, etc. - counts, too.

Of course, anybody else is free to make their *own* rules, but this is what we've worked out for us.

*****

I'll be in Las Vegas this weekend. No, not for the AVN Adult Video Awards! I did have an opportunity to get a VIP pass for that event, but unfortunately, won't be able to go.

I just think it's funny that I'll be there but can't go to the porn shingig. *pout*

*****

ps. Have I mentioned the wonderful people at Indecent Blogging? They're now hosting this site, so please, pay them a visit.


Tuesday, January 06, 2004

• Archives... 

(Posted by TwiddlyBits)
... does anybody know an easy way to go through my archives on blogspot and change all the references from blogspot.com to twiddlybits.net? Is there a "search & replace" function?

If I modify the actual .html files & ftp them, then the changes are over-written when I publish from blogger.com.

Speak geek to me....


UPDATE: I'm going to try a procedure from blogger's KB. Wish me luck. I have to temporarily reset my blog to publish back on blogspot, then massage the code a bit, then do a search/replace, then set everything back so that it publishes properly here. Ugh. Wish me luck!!

UPDATE #2: Rats! All that does is give me an easily-downloadable html file. There's no way to load it back into blogger & keep the changes - at least not that I can see. *sigh* Back to the drawing board.


Monday, January 05, 2004

• Welcome! 

(Posted by TwiddlyBits)
Hi, everyone! Welcome to the new digs!

I guess you saw the note I left on the door of the old place, eh?

Here we are at http://www.twiddlybits.net, hosted by the wonderful people at Indecent Blogging. From now on, all content will be posted here.

In the meantime, please be patient with me while I sort out all the internal links, meters, etc., etc., that I've built up back on ol' blogspot during the past 6 or so months. I don't intend to actually delete anything at the old site (at least not yet!) but I want to transfer over my images, archives, etc., etc.

If you notice that something doesn't work, please let me know.

And most important of all, please update your bookmarks & blogrolls!!!


• 'Tis the season... 

(Posted by TwiddlyBits)
... to go vote in the Bloggies!

Do sex blogs ever win these things?


Thursday, January 01, 2004

• Changing host? 

(Posted by TwiddlyBits)
I'm thinking of buying a domain name & moving this blog to another host. Can anybody recommend a host? Obviously, they'd have to allow adult-themed material.

I'd also appreciate recommendations for a low-cost domain registrar.

Thanks!