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I'm officially one year older. Well, almost, since I was born at midday.

But this is just another day. Turning 41 isn't exactly something I want to celebrate. I haven't scheduled anything fancy. I will just have a drink later in the evening, with my pals.

Today, I'm thinking of my birthday buddy, caliente_uk . I know this is not a good birthday for you, sweetie. I couldn't look at the picture that you posted (my issues, not yours), but you are in my thoughts. Time is a killer, making us all older, but it also soothes the pain, eventually.

*sends heart-healing vibes*

Do you know who is my exact birthday twin? Alison Krauss. Same day, same year. Unfortunately, the similarity ends there. I wish I had her musical skills.


PS: Thank you fragrantwoods  for the virtual gift!

Happy birthday to kick_galvanic !!!

Here's a treat under the cut:

( EJO in Miami Vice )

because it's jamalov29  's birthday !

J'espère que tu as passé un bel anniversaire, chère Caroline, et comme le jour n'est pas encore terminé je te souhaite de vivre encore des heures aussi belles que douces pour célébrer le jour de ta naissance.

I dislike the new LJ look, a lot.

And the sending comment button doesn't work.

or am I the only one who can't leave comments on LJ?

Nicked from almost everyone on my reading list. I haven't done a meme for ages so here we go, even though those lists are always a problem and I am not very happy with the mixing of Science Fiction and Fantasy, especially since the definition of Fantasy seems to include fables (Animal Farm?).


Bold for books I have read, underlined if I loved them

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Three things made me think of masturbation lately...

Yesterday, stormwreath  called for a beta reader for a fic and mentioned it was pervy and had female characters masturbating in it; I watched Mad Men episode named “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword”, in which there's a masturbation scene, and read reactions on the A.V club and other online blogs afterwards; and a comment by sc_literati  led me to re-read a review I wrote about The White Ribbon.

It seems to me that, although we live in a time that considers masturbation (either adults' masturbation or children's masturbation) perfectly normal and healthy, and  American Pie overused the topic, we're still quite uncomfortable when it comes to masturbation in fiction. It's more taboo than sexual intercourse, more embarrassing for the viewers or the readers.
In other words, we don't mind talking about it, obviously!– in general or even with personal information– but seeing a fictional characters masturbate is another matter.

Is it because it's the ultimate form of voyeurism since there's hardly something more private than self-pleasuring ––with the exception of relieving oneself in the loo which btw isn't a scene we often see on the screen or that is often described in books/fanfics (and when it is, it's considered very weird stuff)? 

Or is it because in the back of our mind still lies the fear of being caught doing so?

Do you remember that scene in Mulholland Drive ? I found it more disturbing than most of Lynch's usual stuff.

I've read many Spuffy fanfictions in which Spike was masturbating, usually either for the viewing pleasure of Buffy and the readers or for the readers only. But those fics were written by women and mostly addressed to women...

I think that, unless you're in pure porn mode ( meaning you aim at sexual satisfaction rather than fantasy) , it's easier to write and read about masturbation when it's the other gender doing it which is funny given that we know better "how it works and feels" when it's our gender.

In Mad Men and The White Ribbon there's another embarrassing factor, for the masturbators are children.

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PS: You won't believe me but I left this post unfinished this morning for I had to go to my mother's in the suburb and guess what happened in the train? I swear it's true!
A man sat down next to me, in front of another woman (she was black, young and pretty so it's probably she who was his David McCallum!). I was reading the newspaper but something caught my attention finally, I probably sensed the move of his hand or saw it in my peripheral vision.  He was jerking off under his shirt (that wasn't tucked in his pants). First off I thought I was wrong (it couldn't happen just after this post I had begun on LJ. No way!); I tried not to look and focuse on the political article in the newspaper (the Pope's speech admonesting Sarkozy's policy), but a few minutes later I caught the other woman staring at his crotch while talking on her mobile phone and it was obvious that she thought he was really doing it! She left the train then (perhaps it was her stop anyway), and I got up too, pretending to check on the sign showing the stations. I noticed he had taken the woman's place so if I had returned to my seat he would have been in front of me. So I went and sat elsewhere in the car, far from the wanker.

As soon as I was seated, I saw him passing by and going to the next car!

Either he was seeking new inspiration or he had realised he had been caught and prefered to leave. I think it's the former. Of course there's also the possibility that the whole point, the stuff that really got him off, was to be caught and make women uncomfortable, and there were more cars to try on...

Do you think I am a psychic or something?

I've just seen the Glee episode that Joss Whedon directed and two things struck me.

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