After all these years, it stopped working between us. I just couldn't take the new changes. It was time to split up.
I dropped out of Weight Watchers.
The new "Points Plus" plan doesn't work. I put on weight. The other people I know who were in WW are having exactly the same problem. Points Plus turned out to be Pounds Plus.
What can I say, I am not a slavishly loyal consumer. I drop products if they don't work for me, even if I bought them for a really long time.
And it seems I am not the only one. There may be people Pounds Plus... umm Points Plus works for. I haven't met any.
So... moving on, I picked up a Body Bugg. I'm a geek, I am taking a geek approach now. I got used to it rather quickly, much to my surprise. We shall see how well it works. Counting calories in is rather simple. This helps me really track calories out. From there on it, its a matter of simple math.
And its the perfect diet management approach for a slave. At any point during the day, my owner can text me to update my Bugg and he can log on and see how much I have eaten and what my calorie output for the day is. Good data management makes for good slave management.
And come on... its just hot!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Mental Notes
1. Gypsy Jewelry is my favorite and if they ever stop doing FLARF I will probably stop going to FLARF alltogether.
2. Mead is yummy.
3. I really wish Tucker and Dale Fight Evil would get an American distributor already.
4. If you put on a canceled show that only had one season and put it on the science channel with a physicist talking about the science behind the ideas, it tickles my geeky happy spot.
5. We will never catch up with the stuff on the DVR.
6. Master ROCKS. I <3 my new washer and refrigerator.
7. Yes, I am apparently domesticated sufficiently to be excited by household appliances.
8. It gets REALLY gross under said appliances.
9. At this point I carry a Droid phone, a nook and an iPod on me almost all the time. I am turning into a fucking cyborg. A fucking cyborg with a 37 pound purse.
10. 37! In a row?
2. Mead is yummy.
3. I really wish Tucker and Dale Fight Evil would get an American distributor already.
4. If you put on a canceled show that only had one season and put it on the science channel with a physicist talking about the science behind the ideas, it tickles my geeky happy spot.
5. We will never catch up with the stuff on the DVR.
6. Master ROCKS. I <3 my new washer and refrigerator.
7. Yes, I am apparently domesticated sufficiently to be excited by household appliances.
8. It gets REALLY gross under said appliances.
9. At this point I carry a Droid phone, a nook and an iPod on me almost all the time. I am turning into a fucking cyborg. A fucking cyborg with a 37 pound purse.
10. 37! In a row?
Monday, February 21, 2011
Quiet Time?
Day off. No kids. Finished the chores I needed finish.
So...
Faire? Shop at my pace?
Or more WoW?
Movie?
New tattoo?
So many options!
So...
Faire? Shop at my pace?
Or more WoW?
Movie?
New tattoo?
So many options!
Friday, February 18, 2011
The Inherent Failure Within the Gorean Community
I've been asked a few times why I no longer use the label "Gorean" to describe our lifestyle.
While the ideals portrayed in the Gor novels are no different than the underlying ideals of any dogmatic culture, in practice, the Gorean subculture employs an instant effortless position of power over others approach towards males that, ultimately, results in the community acting as a haven for the inherently inferior males unable to scramble to a position of power elsewhere, weakening the community as a whole. Association with an increasingly inferior community grows less, not more, attractive with time.
The predominant Gorean subculture viewpoint of the underlying philosophy of the Gor novels interprets the meaning as male supremacy. This would be a "cliff notes" version of the actual philosophical content of the series with regard to the balance of Master and slave in each individual and in the community as a whole. An easier source for the direct ideals is found in Aristotle's writings on the Natural Slave, which addresses the philosophy without the fictional trappings. It also allows for a hierarchy determined not solely by sex, but also taking into account intelligence and natural ability. This key aspect, missing from the Gorean lifestyle, is the fundamental flaw in the Gorean lifestyle as practiced.
Losers can, and do, thrive in the Gorean community.
The Gorean lifestyle does not require any showing of intelligence or ability to become "Master". Rather, one must simply be male, or as the majority of the "Gorean community" takes place solely online, one may simply claim to be male, and they will be treated as inherently "superior" to the females of the community. The net effect of this effortless "superiority" approach is that it is more frequent to come across those that were rejected from other communities that employed some minimum standard or vetting process, or those that are too lazy to put any actual thought into their "Mastery", than those that have a working understanding of the philosophy that they claim to follow. It is notable that it is often the case that those that claim to follow Gorean philosophy are intellectually incapable of understanding Aristotle, or even Lange, and simply follow a simplified dogmatic structure dictated by other members of the Gorean community without ever actually internalizing the philosophy on any level whatsoever. Much like parrots, they can quote the books ad nauseum, but very few are capable of actually understanding them on anything but a superficial level.
Many that do quickly choose to disassociate themselves with the "Gorean" community in time. Not necessarily the underlying philosophy itself, but rather is legion of misguided substandard losers.
You will often hear i't said by Gorean "free" in their instruction to slaves that the reason you refer to all "free" as "Master/Mistress" is a reflection of the slave's position rather than a reflection of anything about the "free" in question. The follow up concept "because there is a better than slight chance that there isn't anything to respect about said 'free' that would cause you to do so for any reason except social expectation" is rarely expressed, and quickly and loudly shouted down when it is. Were that concept to be expressed too often, the house of cards falls.
This is the last thing you want if you do not like Goreans. Without that social group, those from the bottom of the barrel get mixed back in with the rest of us. Goreans can generally be avoided now by not intentionally venturing into their circle. But much like the death of Jerry Garcia caused a flood of Deadheads back into the world, were the Gorean culture to fall apart, the wider BDSM community would suddenly find itself swamped with Goreans with nowhere else to go.
Right now, they are wearing the sign, and doing so voluntarily. If you look at it like a warning label, the existence of the Gorean community is a great boon.
While the ideals portrayed in the Gor novels are no different than the underlying ideals of any dogmatic culture, in practice, the Gorean subculture employs an instant effortless position of power over others approach towards males that, ultimately, results in the community acting as a haven for the inherently inferior males unable to scramble to a position of power elsewhere, weakening the community as a whole. Association with an increasingly inferior community grows less, not more, attractive with time.
The predominant Gorean subculture viewpoint of the underlying philosophy of the Gor novels interprets the meaning as male supremacy. This would be a "cliff notes" version of the actual philosophical content of the series with regard to the balance of Master and slave in each individual and in the community as a whole. An easier source for the direct ideals is found in Aristotle's writings on the Natural Slave, which addresses the philosophy without the fictional trappings. It also allows for a hierarchy determined not solely by sex, but also taking into account intelligence and natural ability. This key aspect, missing from the Gorean lifestyle, is the fundamental flaw in the Gorean lifestyle as practiced.
Losers can, and do, thrive in the Gorean community.
The Gorean lifestyle does not require any showing of intelligence or ability to become "Master". Rather, one must simply be male, or as the majority of the "Gorean community" takes place solely online, one may simply claim to be male, and they will be treated as inherently "superior" to the females of the community. The net effect of this effortless "superiority" approach is that it is more frequent to come across those that were rejected from other communities that employed some minimum standard or vetting process, or those that are too lazy to put any actual thought into their "Mastery", than those that have a working understanding of the philosophy that they claim to follow. It is notable that it is often the case that those that claim to follow Gorean philosophy are intellectually incapable of understanding Aristotle, or even Lange, and simply follow a simplified dogmatic structure dictated by other members of the Gorean community without ever actually internalizing the philosophy on any level whatsoever. Much like parrots, they can quote the books ad nauseum, but very few are capable of actually understanding them on anything but a superficial level.
Many that do quickly choose to disassociate themselves with the "Gorean" community in time. Not necessarily the underlying philosophy itself, but rather is legion of misguided substandard losers.
You will often hear i't said by Gorean "free" in their instruction to slaves that the reason you refer to all "free" as "Master/Mistress" is a reflection of the slave's position rather than a reflection of anything about the "free" in question. The follow up concept "because there is a better than slight chance that there isn't anything to respect about said 'free' that would cause you to do so for any reason except social expectation" is rarely expressed, and quickly and loudly shouted down when it is. Were that concept to be expressed too often, the house of cards falls.
This is the last thing you want if you do not like Goreans. Without that social group, those from the bottom of the barrel get mixed back in with the rest of us. Goreans can generally be avoided now by not intentionally venturing into their circle. But much like the death of Jerry Garcia caused a flood of Deadheads back into the world, were the Gorean culture to fall apart, the wider BDSM community would suddenly find itself swamped with Goreans with nowhere else to go.
Right now, they are wearing the sign, and doing so voluntarily. If you look at it like a warning label, the existence of the Gorean community is a great boon.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
So what did you do for Valentine's Day?
He rocks a LOT.
Not to mention the 100 year old fortune cards for my tarot collection.
Sometimes I am a very spoiled pet.
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