This post is part of my Sexual Saturday series. Check out my page dedicated to these posts.

Baltimore has its very own sex columnist, and because this post is late (only my second week and already late!) and school starts tomorrow, we are keeping this simple.

Sex in Baltimore is one of my favorite people. She keeps her identity a secret, and I can’t blame her, but she’s still awesome. She writes a very frank column about the BDSM lifestyle, and sex in general.

Look her up on these cool places;

Gutter Magazine

Her blog

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Twitter

Ch-ch-check her out!

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As promised, we have our second sex toy review, as well!

I gave friend the other one, and because she’s an awesome writer, said ‘take it and give me a review’ below is her review of the Ladygasm Vice.

The toy arrived in an attractive, sleek packaging that upon opening readily displayed the brightly colored and unique device within. I have never owned a vibrating toy before but was immediately impressed by the quality of this device. It is smooth, sleek and flawless. The molding and coating had no blemishes or faults that could cause discomfort in more sensitive areas.

The controls are rapid, efficient, and easy to use needing no instructions to figure out. It has a highly unique design, giving an impression of alienness but when in use the reasons for its curves and bulges become apparent. It is relatively large but I doubt it would be uncomfortable for even a small woman. Its waterproof design easily allows for lubrication if required. The motors are relatively quiet yet still powerful. Its battery life (tested by leaving the device on its highest setting in a drawer until it simply stopped) is pretty impressive, topping out at six hours on a full charge. It can be used while plugged into a wall outlet, though the cord is not particularly long.

The vibration is effectively powerful in the large end while the shape strikes several areas of pleasure within. For a taller woman or one with a long vaginal canal (like myself) the “arm” with the clitoral stimulator actually gets in the way of the deeper penetration needed, make a wand-type toy a better choice. If I could make one valid complaint about this toy it would be that I wish there was a way to turn off the clitoral motor.

(Alright, she may be better at reviewing this than me. Wow.)

Ladygasm gave me two products in exchange for writing this review. They didn’t influence my opinion in any way, but they are awesome people. Hi FCC!

License and registration? (a statue from my favorite store in Baltimore)

Cop Statue

The Grand Prix of Baltimore is coming and I had a chance to take a picture of one of the IndyCars at a festival in Little Italy this weekend. Cool, huh?

For tickets, there’s a sweet deal running on Living Social.

I’m not saying bloggers are predictable…..

This post is the first in my Sexual Saturday series. Check out my page dedicated to these posts.

Alright, we are going to start off easy. Toys. There are LOT of them out there and they run from the tame to the bizarre. I have seen some that REALLY make me take a step back, but then I think – well, they are selling it, so someone may enjoy it. And then I try to think WHAT might be enjoyable about it.

But first I had to break my own embargo with toys.

Yep, you read that right. Up until six months ago I had never owned any type of sex toy. *gasp*

Why? No real reason, I just hadn’t.

I have three now. Plus, other toys as well. I keep a board on Pinterest called, ‘Sex’ and you can see some of my toys. Pretty cool, eh? And I am on the lookout for so much more. All it took was one vibrator and it’s like this door opened and, look at tall the things you can buy and use and….oh yessss.

The other day I bought a vintage train case (that locks, I still have kids around the house) and have placed my nice collection of toys inside it.

Which brings me to ACTUALLY reviewing a vibrator. I mean, what do  you say? Yep, it works. Review over.

Remember, I write a LOT of smut, writing about things like this isn’t hard. In third person. First, person? Eek!

Alright, the one I am reviewing is the cici. First off, it has a really nice feel, and not one, but TWO motors. It runs on batteries, but ladygasm has come cool rechargeable ones (more on that next week), and it supposed to run three hours on on set of batteries. It easy to hold and use, but really, for me, it’s that little clitoral stimulator that seals the deal with this one. It has all these different modes and speeds, and really, I just need one. But that doesn’t stop me from trying all the others.

Ready for the best part? It’s 25.00 bucks. You can’t beat that.

Toys, if you don’t have them, get ‘em. If you only have vibrators, get out there and get something different. You won’t be sorry.

Ladygasm gave me two products in exchange for writing this review. They didn’t influence my opinion in any way, but they are awesome people. Hi FCC!

Like most bloggers, I get PR pitches all the time. 90% are utter crap and don’t even get a response. About 9% are actually heartfelt well- researched pitches, but still I turn them down. I just don’t do reviews, giveaways, or sponsored posts. Not my thing, but thank you very much anyway.

Such was the case when I received an email from Ladygasm. I even hit reply and started my standard, “Thank you, but no thank you” email. Then I stopped. Maybe this might be a good fit, and let me tell you why.

First the person who reached out to me, said something that kind of drew me in. He said; “I in fact don’t believe that pleasure as it pertains to women’s sexuality is a luxury – I feel it is a right. So [most companies]  price their products out of the reach of most women, or at least they attach a luxury price tag that makes buying the products a stretch for normal people’s budgets. In response, I developed a line of toys that is equally beautiful and useful, but with non-luxury price-tags.” OK, some of that is marketing speak, but look at the part I bolded. That should be a sexual mantra. Seriously, folks.

Second. I absolutely, whole-heartedly believe in being ‘Sex Positive’. This doesn’t mean I just talk frankly with my children about sex, but I accept sex as normal, non-shameful part of life – including fetishes. GASP! I know fetishes have gotten a lot press lately with the bucket o’crap that is 50 Shades of Grey. Perhaps this is the one good thing the book has done – women are finally starting to re-frame the discussion on sexual pleasure.  We are going beyond headlines that scream “10 ways to please your man!” to ‘Hey, what do you REALLY like in the bedroom.’

Recently, I have got to meet a lot of people who are willing to talk about sex and fetishes in a very frank and open way. It was an amazing experience, and I was inspired! I want to join the conversation, very much. That is why I will be doing a new feature on my blog – “Saturday Sex” – and it will be AWESOME.

I want you to be involved. Email me, give me ideas, share a story, whatever you have. First the boring rules!

• Nothing is off limits, as long it is between consenting adults.
• However, I am not here to ‘out’ people either, so if you wish to remain anonymous, then you will.
• Neither will I write stories about people who haven’t given their consent to be written about.

Don’t mistake me, this is kind of hard for me. I have parents, family members, and co-workers who read this blog. My grandmother referred to sex as ‘Wifely Duty’. But I feel that I need to ‘walk the walk’ if I am going to ‘talk the talk’.

We start tomorrow! Woo!

The first two weeks will be sponsored by Ladygasm, who sent me some products to review. Remember when I confessed I had never owned a vibrator? Well, that’s changed, and let me tell you I am a convert. More about that tomorrow.

So thanks to Ladygasm for the inspiration, and the products, and now….let’s talk sex.

this post is not sponsored so no FCC declaration, but you will see one tomorrow

The Hobbit in 3-D?

No.

Just……………….no.

The Hobbit is a sacred text. You do not fuck it up by slapping your 3-D on it. Peter Jackson, I am narrowing my eyes at you in disapproval. I know TONS of people super excited for this movie, and not ONE plans to see it in 3-D.

And let me just say….(courtesy of my friend over at (aka Laverne);