Happy Happy Holidays!

As I'm spending my first Christmas with my boyfriend in Los Angeles, surrounded by my loud and obnoxious yet wonderful Filipino family, I wanted to share some sentiments from John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

Tagalog

I love giving gifts.

So, interwebs, this post is a gift to you.  A wish that you have a happy holiday and a reminder that even the most unattainable things are within reach (if you want it).

Happy Holidays!

p.s. Yoko is looking for more languages!  So click on the link at the beginning of the post to see if a language you're familiar with is missing!

Euphemisms

My boyfriend has taken to telling people that I sell "marital aids."

For some reason, that euphemism makes me cringe.

At first, he used it to explain my Goddess job to his family.  Now he just does it to mess with me.

For one thing, I feel like it just sounds gross for some reason.  Maybe it's the fact that it's a euphemism makes me feel that I'm being sneaky.  Then, there's the implications.

Let's break it down, shall we?

Calling them "marital aids" implies that ONLY heterosexual married couple can purchase and use them.  What a way to pigeonhole the product!!!  You can't even just be committed...you have to be in a legal union.

When I Googled "marital aids," the first site listed implicitly says "If you are 18 years of age or older AND married, please enter. Browse the many selections for both you and your marriage covenant lover."

I almost wasn't sure if they were going to ask for a marriage certificate.  The website focuses on the fact that romance is only allowed if Christ is part of the marriage, and they even offer a complete package of goodies that includes "Intimate Bible Studies."  Oh, my!
 
Interestingly, this just doesn't seem the case with me.  I don't often do co-ed parties, and usually the co-ed parties aren't just for couples.

For the most part, people assume that I'm out to replace a partner.  I often explain that I'm not out to replace anybody, but that we're enhancing the situation.  How will you know how to please your partner if your partner doesn't even know how to please themselves?

So, I'm done ranting now.  I've also convinced my boyfriend to us "adult toy" instead.

Your 2nd Chance to Be the Mystery Hostess!

YOU could be the Mystery Hostess!

 

Here's how it works:

• Place an order with me (via email or phone).
• If you place a $50 order, you will get 1 entry to win the 10-15% discount.
• If you place a $100 order, you will get 4 entries to win the 10-15% discount!

There is one more deadline (I will be sending out reminder emails in the days leading up to the deadlines):

• Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 11:59pm

I pick the winner on the Sunday following the deadline, and will contact the winner by phone and announce the winner on my Facebook, Twitter, and Blog!

So, gather your friends together in an email message or Facebook page or what have you!  Contact me by email or phone!  Get something back just for your own self-pleasure! ;)

Lesson Learned? - texts from last night

texts from last night

(412): Vibrator and massage oils got stopped at security. Super.

Well...I'm personally hoping that they had lube somewhere else and weren't using the massage oils for lube!

Is it obvious that I think too much like a Goddess?

Also, they probably should have taken the batteries out of the vibrator...that might help depending on how "dangerous" it looks in the X-Ray.  That way, the batteries won't be losing power when they're not in use on the plane ride. ;)

The Social Worker and Goddess Collide

Living the double life has been tough in the past couple of weeks.

In my day job, I've engaged in multiple conversations about the state of the middle school students.

Things have been getting excessively rowdy, lots of walking out of class, lots of snide comments from the kids, lots of dating and sexual insinuations.

The hardest part about working in a school system is seeing where the system is failing.  And truth be told, the system is failing the kids in three-fold.

Several years ago, you'd think you were walking onto the set of a movie or t.v. show.  Strange announcements were being made on the PA system.  Kids were running rampant around the halls.  The older male gym teacher (who was really quite a pleasant person..at least to me...) was in charge of teaching Health (and possibly Sex Ed) to the middle school students.

Well, while things have changed, they've only become slightly better.  The announcements are no longer strange, but are followed by strange crackling and beeping noises (a la LOST).  Kids are strolling around the halls now, but there's a slightly faster response to it.  And the older male gym teacher was replaced by a younger more active female gym teacher (I've never seen the kids do jumping jacks...it was awesome!!!!). 

BUT, there's no Health or Sex Ed.

Education is Broken

In the 4 years that I've been at this school, I've seen a lot of things that just wasn't right.  But I feel like the lack of sex education is possibly one of the things I struggle with on a daily basis.

Part of what I do with the students is turn them into little activists and help them find their voices.  We work on "community service" projects together that they are able to choose and implement.  Almost every year, I can bet that one of the projects that students will suggest will have something to do with sex ed.

One year, a class wanted to set up some AIDS/HIV prevention, but that idea was shot down by the principal.  Another year, a class wrote and performed a skit about teen pregnancy.  This year, a class suggested distributing condoms in Downtown Boston, and a separate class suggested implementing a sex ed class.

This was the final scene of the play where the main character did a monologue speaking with her newborn daughter, 

talking about the possible difficulties she would be facing.  

I teared up something fierce.

Amazingly, these ideas came straight from the students themselves.  The struggle I feel comes from wanting to be able to provide accurate information, but knowing that it's not my job to do so and I could possibly get in deep trouble.

So, where does that leave us?  It's possible that the kids will be receiving health or sex ed in the spring (perhaps because spring is the only time they'll really need it?).  Regardless, the kids are basically begging to be educated.

Meanwhile, I've heard all kinds of stories, mainly from the adults in the building, about kids fooling around with each other, making out in the stairway, or having sex over the weekend just to have the male talk smack about the female on Monday.  It's horrifying really.

I'd love to be able to distribute information to the students.  A pamphlet.  A website.  Something.  Anything!

On one point, of course kids shouldn't be having sex.  I personally believe that if you don't even know your basic anatomy, you probably shouldn't be engaging in any sexual behavior.  I wouldn't be surprised if the middle school kids (ranging from age 11-14) wouldn't know their anything about their clitorises (clitori?) or their prostates. 

But why don't we start there?  Why don't we start at basic anatomy?

In fact, why don't we just start with sitting down to have a conversation?

*Le sigh*

I wish I had an answer.  I wish I was able to do something about this major issue before I move on to a different job.  But this is systematic.

Now, don't get me wrong.  I'm not giving up quite yet.

It has made me consider how to combine my day and night jobs to benefit children and families.  It's still a work in progress, but the spark is there.  Oh, yes...the spark is there.

And the Mystery Hostess is.....

Karly B!

Congratulations!!

She gets 10% off her total order!

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There's one more chance to be the Mystery Hostess!

Email or call in your orders by December 19th, at 11:59pm!
$50 orders get one entry, $100 orders get four entries!

(More information in the previous post.)

Video: Alf Leyla Wa Leyla

After more than a year, I've finally uploaded a video of myself dancing.

This was the first time I asked to be part of a Talent Show that was separate from my dance classes.  I was so nervous!  But it was a great experience.

It was awesome to have people recognize me throughout this weekend and compliment me on my dancing, asking me questions and such.

So, I hope you enjoy this video :)