love and birthdays.

Middles School Troublestarter

In middle school, especially 7th grade I got in heaps of trouble and did spend my fair share time outside dusting chalk erasers. This video reminds me of those days.

Firekites - AUTUMN STORY - chalk animation from Lucinda Schreiber on Vimeo.

I wish I was friends with Tim Burton

And that I had Alice's dress.

Of course Disney won't let anyone embed this video. Sigh.

Remember when I said I wanted to be an advice columinst?

And I said I would make questions up if no one sent me any? well, someone did. and i thank her. here's my crack at helping:

kathleen,

i have a problem. the thing about this problem is, it's going to sound like a joke, but it is really very real. here we go:i like rough sex. i'm into that sort of thing in a major way. my current boyfriend, who is totally my soul mate, completely satisfies me in every way, BUT he is too large in the penis to engage in the sort of rough and tumble sex i crave without there being dire consequences (last time i bruised my cervix). what do i do?

sincerely,sore in the south

Faced with my first opportunity to offer some advice, I obviously had no idea what to do and turned immediately to this generation's true Ann Landers, the internet. I must say, you’ve posed an interesting question in that while I was able to find lots of testimonials of women who’d felt pain after rough sex, most of them just wanted to know what was going on or what to do, not how to fix the problem long term. Usually anyone responding to them told them that they had probably been torn or bruised and said to take some Tylenol.

So first things first, the responsible advising thing to do, as garnered from trolling the internet and also years of devotion to Dan Savage (who surprisingly offered little help on this particular problem) is to recommend that you take a trip to the gyno first if you haven’t in a while. Considering you know you bruised your cervix, you may well have done this already. If not, it might be a good idea just to make sure nothing else is going on that could be exacerbating the pain. I read some real horror stories on all sorts of sites dedicated to lady parts that made me want to run to the doctor as well.

Next, let’s talk about the bruised cervix because that’s a specific we know. The other dire consequences we can go into later. One thing that might be helpful is to keep track of your menstrual cycle so you can gauge the position of your cervix. At times when it sits lower, like at the beginning of your cycle and after ovulation, you’ll know to be especially careful.

As for other consequences, such as pain, tearing or bleeding, there are several things that might help. If your partner feels to big, work slowly (and with a lot of lube) on easing into different angles and positions that hurt less. The lube thing may be important, as the number one reason for tearing (and consequently bleeding) is a lack of proper lubrication. Make sure you’re good and turned on (foreplay, boys!) before you start and if you’re going to be having sex for a while, make sure you stay, for lack of a better term, oiled up. Another frequent cause for pain and tearing is tension. You may not even realize you’re tensing up, but your body may be doing it in response to remembering former pain. So maybe a glass of wine first.
Another thing worth considering, and you may well have already, is toys. If your boyfriend is just too big, maybe invest in something that isn't, either to get you going or just to use once in a while.

And the most important bit of advice, and the something that actually comes from me, is to just keep talking about it and working on it with your partner. All the message board ladies were willing to testify that there is no such thing as too big, it just takes time and effort and communication (and, again, angling). C'mon, with love anything is possible.

Ellen Page and Drew Barrymore

I think Ellen Page and Drew Barrymore would be my first picks of awesome chicks in Hollywood I would like to emulate in life. Oh and this movie is going to be AWESOME!

Tarot Compatibility with my crush

I am the Priestess and my crush is The Magician.

A match made in heaven best describes the connubial bliss of a duo that moves through the world with the grace of dance partners Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The active yang principle of the Magician meets with the receptive yin of the Priestess like a hand fits in a glove. Each of you instinctively understands how to complement the other. And while the Magician usually takes the lead in financial and domestic decisions, the Priestess is the one who most naturally knows how to attract those changes in an effortless and flowing way. This is one of those rare combinations where lovers can also become successful business partners as the Priestess intuitively knows how to best execute the Magician's grand schemes. The challenge in this union lies in the Magician's thoughtless trampling of the Priestesses' highly psychic feelings. For this union to work, the Magician needs to remember that there is strength in the intuitive softness of the Priestess. And the priestess benefits by learning that even though the Magician failed diplomacy school, it's often by actions not words that a magician shows his love.

In major need of some Romance.

I need to be held. I need to be kissed. I need to breath passionately.

This intensity I've felt the past few days has been multiplied by my trip to the fabric store today. The lady cutting my fabric had some helpful advice about switching to a size 16 needle and getting better thread. Then told me about her night, "...I walked in and my Cat was sleeping on my bed, yes I sleep with a cat and not a man, I don't have a husband."

I had a longing in my heart for someone who loves me to pick up my other items off the fabric cutting station, kiss me tenderly and assure me that we didn't have to rush out of JoAnne's if I wanted to stay.

Sigh.

Call me crazy but...

If you get to the chorus of Jordin Spark's new single Battlefield (on this YouTube link its around 50 seconds in) if you listen closely it sounds like the music to "Our God is an Awesome God"

Kinda creepy!

what i do in my spare time.

it would be  a lot cooler if by my caption i meant i was the bassist in this band, named SHREDDER, but instead i just draw pictures of them- Tag is on the electric guitar and everyone's secret crush Elder Whip is on drums- and watch Jurassic Park and eat honey nut cheerios. 

A star is born a star burns out.

The unexpected passing of my Grandad left me at a loss. I had all my Grandparents, up until last Wednesday. Grandad and my Grandma are the heart of our Oklahoma Brady Bunch Family. When my Grandparents got married Dick had four kids and my Grandma Betty Rae had five kids, but the only distinction of this difference is our skin and hair colors. Otherwise we are all for one and one for all: Duty / Rogers clan.

The only memorial service I have been too has been Kathleen's Grandmother Betty Jo. I have not seen a dead person until two days ago walking into the Funeral Home viewing of my Grandad laying there in the coffin. My grand mother buckled at the knees and would have fallen if her two sisters hadn't held her up. I don't think I've ever seen my Grandmother even cry at a movie. Seeing the sobs make her whole body convluse made me break down too. I kept waiting for my Grandad to sit up and say "Nownownow Betty Rae, its okay."

I am sadden for the reason we all came together, but we did laugh and celebrate too. I am forever changed. With mortality on my forefront of my mind, I think I will shift my wellbeing focus from mental to physical.

Here is my wonderful Grandad's obituary:

Memorial services for Richard Duty, 80, Ada, are 11 a.m. Monday at First Christian Church, the Rev. Vicki Crooks will officiate. Friends and family may call at Criswell Funeral Home on Sunday from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m.Mr. Duty died Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born Dec. 19, 1928, at Pontotoc, Okla., to Richard J. and Mae Stewart Duty.He graduated from Tishomingo High School and the University of Oklahoma. He lived in the Ada area most of his life.He married Sue M. Smith in 1951 at Tishomingo. She died in 1969. He later married Betty Rae Thompson on Oct. 26, 1972. Mr. Duty was a professional chemical engineer at Kerr Lab and for the Environmental Protection Agency in water pollution control until his retirement. He was a member of the Disciples of Christ (First Christian Church) where he served as an elder and trustee. He was a member of the Gideon's International and had served in the U.S. Army.Survivors include his wife, Betty Duty, of the home; five sons, Stan Rogers and wife Vicki, Mechanicsville, Va., Steve Rogers and wife Patty, Stillwater, Sam Rogers and wife Mary Anne, Santa Fe, N.M., Scott Rogers and wife Nicole, Albuquerque, N.M., and Clint Duty and wife Beth, Tulsa; three daughters, Susan Rogers, Ada, Teresa Duty, Santa Fe, N.M., and Holly Easterling, Ada; a daughter-in-law, Kathleen Duty, Ada; grandchildren, Samantha Sanders and husband Ryan, Sarah Rogers, Claire Snelson and husband Joe, Stephanie Rogers, Seth Rogers, Michael Smola and Julia Smola, Cedar Easterling, Justin Vigil, Cory Rogers and Kayla Rogers, Andrew Duty, Kate Duty, Madelyn Duty, Emily Duty, and Hannah Duty, Zach Duty and wife Sarah, and Quinton Duty and Karlee Duty; and great grandchildren, Caden and Kylee Duty, Jameson Snelson and Rylee Sanders.He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard J. and Mae Stewart Duty, a son, David L. Duty; two sisters, Mary Gayle Reynolds and Dana Blair; and a brother, Michael S. Duty. Honorary bearers will be Bert Bledsoe, Jack Keeley, Kennett Ball, Dick Scalf, Jim Green, Ed Paulsen, Bill Baker, Jack Witherow, Clint Hall and Lowell Leach.The family says those who wish may make memorials to the Youth Fund of the First Christian Church, 101 E. 13th, Ada, OK 74820.Online guest book is available at www.adaeveningnews.com.Criswell Funeral Home, Ada

TA DA!

It works everytime!

So my parents are coming in to town Saturday and I am trying to convience them that I don't live in a bad part of town. Despite having my door kicked in and the domestic disputes outside. I really do live in a good part of town. Though the recent Colt 45 billboards and Advertising may point to a diffrent conclusion. Every bus stop in St. Louis and several billboards have popped up with this refreshing malt liquor ad. Classic!

today i want to be an advice columnist.

you know that old adage "those who can do, those who can't, teach" Well i've always thought that was horseshit, but the sentiment might ring true as far as my brand new life goal for the day. as of ten minutes ago i wanna be an advice columnist. how does one do that? i guess i should solicit problems first. anyone got a problem? please submit it to this blog or email me. (you are all my friends, so you know my email address and i probably know all your problems already. this is like advice columning with training wheels. ) and don't anyone get snippy with me, i haven't watched season 7 of sex and the city in like a month. if you don't give me any questions, i 'll just make some up as if i'd been e-mailed. 

Molehill to you but Mountain to me.

I have always found real people more appealing than celeberties. I do have to keep up with celeberties because otherwise I wouldn't have anything funny for my co-workers. But I consider those jokes are "for the man."

If you know me well enough you know I have several online blogs/web series that I'm obsessed with. Like Indy Mogul. Bobby Miller, host of The Best Short Films in the World, just announced a new show that is premiering on Indy Mogul July 9th "The Reel Good Show." Of course you can follow the status of this show by Twittering. Which me and Kathleen do NOT do.

My comment to this was: I still have never even been to twitters page. I hate how there are so many things invovle twitter. I made a promise of abstience with God against twitter. I screwed up that whole waiting for marriage thing, so I atleast owe it to the big guy to not twitter. Its the devil.

Bobby Miller actually responded to my comment with "This comment is amazing." Like a school girl I'm so stoked. O-m-g he actually responded. Awesome.