Tuesday, March 31, 2009

HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY, MOM


Four-Generation photo: Gramma, Mom, Me and Kdawg

IT'S NO WONDER PEOPLE ARE DYING...




The freakin' speed limit is FORTY-FIVE people...

*eyeroll*

A woman from out of town died on a local highway over the weekend in an area where lanes are blocked off and construction is taking place. They have opened the breakdown lane and closed the fast lane and pushed all the lanes to the right in order to start repaving from the innermost lanes, out- on BOTH sides of the highway. A woman lost control of her Sienna and veered into the "breakdown" lane that people were actually now driving in, only there was a parked car there with a man inside. She was wearing a seatbelt and died as a result of the crash. He is in the hospital.

Today I was telling my daughter the story about the crash and how dangerous "this" strip of road was right now during construction as we were driving thru it. Even after it made news on every station and every nearby newspapers front page, people still think they are invincible. I could hardly do the speed limit (45mph) without getting rear-ended. I am rarely scared when I drive and I was LITERALLY horrified to go any slower than 55 with people/traffic all around me. It was ridiculous, really. People were flying by me veering in and out of lanes around people (mind you they've painted SOLID lines) with not a care in the world of the construction taking place and the danger they could've caused for themselves or others. Do people NOT know what SOLID LINES mean??? Seriously? I mean it's sad enough they have to announce on the radios and newspapers and even the news that you are supposed to STOP and/or pull over and/or slow down for emergency vehicles (ie. ambulance, police, etc). Are you flippin kidding me? Do we really need a drivers education refresher course? Is anyone still taking an actual TEST to get their license anymore.

One of my biggest pet peeves is horrible drivers. Mind you, I am not the SLOWEST driver, and I take ALOT of risks when I'm driving and my daughter is not in the car, but I am not a stupid driver. I know the rules of the road, even though I don't abide by the one about speeding LOL. Hey, I'm paying dearly for that one. Alright, I am not one to talk.

*sigh*

In further news, I called and got my insurance quote yesterday for my homeowners. Oddly enough my insurance agent has a lady that handles homeowners in their office. Well, turns out she is my new neighbor. I find that quite interesting. Heheh!

I also decided since I was now within the 45 day mark of my closing and that I could lock in a finance rate as of Monday, that I wasn't going to fuck with fate and I just locked it in right away. This way I get a good rate- 4.875% fixed for 30 yrs- and I don't have to sweat it out over the next 45 days if this stupid market changes so drastically and goes back up to 5.25% where it started when I first began this adventure. I am happy and I'm not looking back.

Now for your TMI Tuedsay- I haven't stopped- I just take a break every now and again. LOL

1. Have you ever sent or recieved a sext message?
*Yes. Both sent and recieved. Not a big deal, really.

2. Have you ever made or recieved a booty call?
*Yup. Again, both. Mostly it was to an ex tho. I know a few dirty whores who call a different guy every night, sometimes in the same day. They should be ashamed of themselves. Fucking dirty bitches!

3. Have you ever added or edited a word/entry to Wikipedia or Urban Dictionary or any other online reference?
*Nope.

4. At what age did you have your first consensual sexual experience?
*Probaby 15? I would say anything that *I* would consider and "experience".

5. What has been the greatest age difference between you a consensual sexual partner?
*10 years both up and down.

Bonus (as in optional): Why do you blog?
*The number one reason that I blog is because I have a lot of great readers who come by and give feedback and help out when I ask for it. It's nice to get an opinion from someone who is not in the middle of a situation, kinda like a jury. I appreciate all my readers, even the ones that rarely delurk and post comments. I catch a lot of you by email even though you don't speak up on here. I love ya all, well...almost all of ya. HA! I also blog to scream in excitement and vent to get stuff off my chest. It helps, really...and it's WAY easier than actually writing!

Happy TMI!

Friday, March 27, 2009

MOVIN' ON UP

I have learned in recent years that you cannot help everyone. Even as much as you try to do for them, they are gonna do what the hell they want no matter what. Even when they know you're heart is in the right place they are selfish and just set in their ways. I think I am learning to accept that. I am no longer routing for the underdog either.

I try and do nice things to HELP people. I think I am alot like my father in that way. When I go camping every year, I take one of Kdawg's friends who doesn't necessarily get to do alot, whether it be just because their families DON'T do anything with them, or they're just not well off, but often BOTH. It's over $150.00 to go camping for labor day weekend- it's an entire music festival and the kids always have a blast. Most of the time people really appreciate that, mainly because it gives them time away from their kids, (lol) but in the case of bringing Kels camping 2 years ago- her mom was overly grateful AND thankful. I bring my neighbor's son and a few of Kdawgs other friends to the movies, roller skating, ice skating and alot of the time if I have extra money, I'll pay if I can. Last weekend her and her two friends went to a magic show with us at the Z. They giggled the whole time.

Some people just don't appreciate that. Perhaps it's because they are selfish and never got to do that stuff as a child, or maybe their jealous that they want THAT with their kids (or perhaps AS kids) or moreso that they don't want YOU to have that with THEIR, often because THEY don't. Maybe I'm totally off course here, but I don't get it at all. People instill alot of trust in me with their kids and I've never proved that I deserve any less. I am good to them, they behave with me and I love having kids around and at the same time Kdawg benefits from it- she gets to have fun with her friends and I get to keep an eye out. Her and her friends never mind having "Kdawg's mom" around. Even tho Ape got on my nerves that same year camping (lol) it was fun to have her to laugh with. She was 16 at the time, she has a dirtbag father and a mother who could care less about her and 5 siblings. She was DELIGHTED to go- SO happy. What a great feeling it was for ME for her to come back and talk about how much fun she had.

Tonight a bunch of us (family) are going to see Monsters Vs. Aliens in 3D at the IMAX. We bought the tickets yesterday so they wouldn't sell out and they are assigned seats. I am bringing our neighbor, L along with us. He doesn't get to do much it seems and he is also an only child (12 y/o). His mom, however is the sweetest lady in the world and really would do anything for you. I am doing it because Kdawg enjoys his company and they go rollerblading together, but I also know he will appreciate it and most of all say a simple "thank you" and that will make me feel good. I like kids with manners, but the story does NOT hold true that you learn alot from one's child by watching their parents. Although my daughter is like me in alot of ways as far as her habits go, it's not always the case. I know several people who have the sweetest kids and they are just rotten and miserable people.

In further news, all the paperwork is in on the house and we are moving forward. I am excited about picking out colors, redoing the kitchen, eventually (after move in) also the bathroom, installing a rug and I have all the money saved that I have to use for all the fixing up. I am SO anxious to get shit done over there! I have all my colors picked out (a general idea not actual names of colors) except Kdawg's room
and I am up in the air about my kitchen color. I am not sure if I want to go light or dark. I know I want a berber rug and I know I want stainless steel appliances. It is going to look wonderful and I can't wait to decorate my fireplace for the holidays and have my family over. OH! And I'm having a big July BBQ and everyone is coming! :)

*jumps up and down*

I need to buy new appliances- the ones in the house are from the 60's- ya know the colors back then? Pea green? Well, mine are that mustardy yellow LOL! The dishwasher and some of the pilots on the stove don't work. I have a stove here, but I'm leaving it cuz it's gas here and not there (yet). Depending on my budget and what Nstar rebates, I may be installing gas as well eventually (summertime). It's going to be a rough May, but I'll get thru it and good things are to come in the end. I am so happy to finally be able to call something "my own" and "home"! Kdawg could not be happier as she's already found there are at least 5 of her friends RIGHT in the general neighborhood! That makes me happy. I have a great kid and I just really want her to be happy.

Saturday we are volunteering at the shelter again, and had I mentioned yet that Kdawg is back in karate? Yeah, wicked pissah! She started last week and the new Sensei let her keep her advanced Greenbelt rank. Lots of things going on in the house these days but they're all positive things! :)

And Saturday night I'm out on the town to Newport, haven't been there in awhile and I know I always have fun going out with Alicia so NO worries there!

Happy Friday!!

Sunday, March 22, 2009

I SURVIVED ST. LOUIS


St. Louis was probably one of my favorite vacations ever withOUT kids! :) St. Louis doesn't have coffee syrup to go in their milk and they've never even heard of linguica. They are absolutely fascinated by the Boston area accent and it just made our 4 day weekend all that much more fun! It actually made me feel like a sort of celebrity to all Mandy's friends. The parade was great, Hooters was fun and we went up in the #8 time capsule *wink* to the top of the Arch- which was a smashin' good time! LOL!

I had so much fun and am already planning a trip back sometime this year for the party bus, which happens on Halloween and Mandy's bday and sometimes on St. Patty's Day- not this year. Unfortunately it won't be in June for StL Mandy's and Kdawgs bday (a day after one another) as intended because *drumroll* that is our tentative move-in weekend.

I am 53 days away from being the proud owner of my own home. Yup, all by myself I have managed to keep my financial status in order enough to buy my own home. When I lay in bed at night and really start to put the pieces of my life today together with this house and all, it has made me not only proud of my accomplishments but also a little bitter sweet. I think of what my ex the terd gave away, and how even though parts of our life were miserable together, parts of our time together the most memorable I've ever had on this journey called life. Oh, how that hurts.

I know I'm stronger because of all of it, even going back him OR to Kdawg's father before him...however I feel sometimes a bit beat down. I feel like now that I have everything I've worked so hard for there is only one thing missing- and that's a good man to share it all with. Although I KNOW my ex the terd is not the one nor do I WANT him to be the one to share that in any way shape or form, the whole thing still makes me think about how happy I was coming home every day to a housefull of people/kids (his and/or my own) and cooking dinner and all the things we hate so much at the end of the day. There's still something about that comfort that I miss.

But imma go at it alone and I'm gonna suck in every minute of it. I know with any luck someday I'll be complaining about my significant other in the same ways I used to gripe about not having a break from everyday life when there was always someone waiting for me at home. Until then I am enjoying being able to pack up and go wherever I want at any time without having to answer to anyone, laying on the couch with a good book and a cup of tea with dead silence in the room, even if I still have to cut my own lawn and take out the garbage.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

BY THE TIME I GOT HOME TO PASTE THIS FROM MY EMAIL, I HAD GOTTEN MY ANSWER...


Things are going well. I put a bid in yesterday on another house in this general vicinity and am waiting on an answer. I didn't come down too much from their asking price because of a potential other bid, instead I decided to max out (well, it was still 13k less and the price had just been reduced by 10k a week ago) at what I knew I could pay...and let the Gods decide. We shall see.

THEY SAID YES!!!!!!!!!

WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

*jumps up and down*
*collects self*

Friday I leave for St. Louis. *now i have ALL the more reason to 'celebrate'.* I have not been having much luck with my ITouch. I cannot get it to work anywhere. I am not even sure the internet works in my house. The music is all I've really used it for, but I have twitter and facebook and so on that I just cannot seem to mingle with. I use my phone most often but it's tiny! : ( I am not sure if there is a setting I am missing or if it's JUST the internet connection. I'll bring it with me anyway, but it would've been nice to tweet from my trip, and check email and stuff, ya know....mess around when I don't feel like killing my phone.

Kdawg is all packed for her weekend at Gramma's. I am not packed but I pretty much have all my stuff together, have to locate my luggage and put it all together. I made a list, cuz I suck and I will get on the plane and realize SHIT i forgot something, and normally it'll be something WAY important, like my camera- and I'll hate myself.

I have to be up before 3am Friday morning. I am flying out of the New Hampshire aiport which is 2 hours away and my flight is at 7am. :( I will have to leave my house before 330! wah! I am going to be a hurtin' unit. And Monday night I land at 10pm and have to drive the 2 hours home. Ugh! AND work tuesday Morning!!!

Manda has already decided since I will be meeting just about every friend she has this time around now cuz we're all meeting at the St. Louis parade, that she's going to take full advantage of making fun of my Bawstin accent. Great! I guess I better start practicin' my caah paakin. : )


TMI Tuesday
1. Are you pro-marriage? Why or why not?
*Pro marriage? I think if you feel like you are in love and want to get married-
go for it!


2. Have you ever invented or thought you invented a sexual position?
*No but I've definately tried a few and said to myself...'people actually do this?' and then pictured what I'd look like had I been watching myself from the ceiling! Yikes!

3. Do you like to be tied up? Always or sometimes?
*Hmm, never been tied up...can't say I haven't thought about it. ; 0) But I think if someone tickled my feet I would just die right there from lack of oxygen. *shivers*

4. Do you consider online cybering adultery?
* I think adultery would depend on the extend, but it's definately "cheatnig" your significant other out of your time, your emotion and definately scattering your attention to someone who hasn't earned it like your spouse has/does.

I will add that there is NO excuse for cheating. I think it's disgusting and humiliating to not only the other person but also yourself and your "other" lover. Cheating isn't necessarily sleeping together. I just think it's sad all around and I don't know how people don't feel disgusted with themselves. They need cheater
rehab cuz as far as I'm concerned, once, twice, three times a cheater...always a cheater. (being a teenager doesn't count!) Sometimes you just have to grow up! Cheating is selfish and immature and the main reason people cheat without ending their current relationship is because they have security at home (whether financial, emotional, whatever) and they are afraid to lose it. Toughen up!

5. Do you prefer masturbation over real sex?
*wtf? That is obsurd. I can do THAT anytime!!! Sex please and thank you.

6. Do you want sex more times a day than your partner?
*Usually, the guy I'm with- we are about on the same page. I could
do it once a day, but there are those days where I would just prefer
to be left alone, ya know? (hormones) lol


7. Do you get offended when your partner openly flirts with others or are you okay with it?
* Again, there is an boundary...a line you draw. My ex was a huge cheater, but when I walked away in a bar, and someone approached him because of course that's what whores do, they wait til the woman leaves...he'd introduce me when I came back as his girlfriend and bring me into the conversation, put his arm around me, whatever. For all I know he was winking at her behind my back and getting her number. I think if that's your S/O's personality, you deal with it from the beginnning and you "know" already. That's who he/she is. If you cant' deal with it, they change or you leave. Simple.

8. Do you think you are flirty by nature?
* I *LOVE* to flirt. I flirt all day. I don't do it to hurt anyone and I know my boundaries if I am in a relationship or I am flirting with someone else's S/O. I don't cross the line...

Saturday, March 07, 2009

ANOTHER GETAWAY

Tomorrow another house viewing bright and early, an hour early even...cuz of stupid daylight savings! Whoever thought of that anyhow? Dumbasses!! I guess I'll feel better about it when I'm almost all the way home from work and it's still bright enough outside to walk the dog! Anyhow, this is the 2nd viewing of this house, and even though it needs some work...it's growing on me. It's a cape, only it's one level- the ceilings are very high so they never made anything more than storage space attic upstairs. 3 bedrooms and a fireplaced living room, a quarter acre of grassy yard and fenced in on 3 sides with stockade. Like I said it will at least need a months worth of work before I would want to move in, however if I kept it as is (cosmetic updates aside) it is in move in condition! And I do like it.

I have been to shitty house viewing after shitty house viewing this week. They look so great from the outside, then when you get in and people are living there, it just throws you all off. All that aside, the basic structures of the houses have been just miserable. Today I saw a house that was lived in by a family with a few teens...the house was TAH-RASHED!!!! I could not believe people LIVE that way. Same last week on another street- although only the teenage son was home, it was just disasterous. His room was a typical video came/pc room freak, wires hanging out of every crevice of his room AND him, and just trash everywhere. I'm sorry, I think sometimes with dust on my hardwood floor floating by and a sink overflowing with dishes my house is a mess. Oh, HELL no!

The offer on the initial (first house I ever viewed) fell thru. The only offer they had ever gotten was $64,000 less than what they were ASKING! What an insult. I offered $34,000 less, it needed some updates- floors, bathroom and such. They came down 9k from where we started on their original price. Phoey. I went up 5k more and walked away leaving the cards in their hands. I don't think the agent was very aggressive and the seller was not very motivated either, it being an estate left to the brothers. We shall see what tomorrow brings. *fingers crossed* Everyone I speak to says, "Oh, house hunting...how exciting!" I am guessing they don't mean the "sunshine and rainbows" exciting that I was picturing. It's stressful and I can't wait for it to be over and me be cozying up worrying about my OWN mortgage payment.

Friday bright and early (4am) I will be on my way to the airport and off to St. Louis to visit my friend Amanda a.k.a. News Chickie (she works for a news station) for a four day St. Patty's Day (you know what that means *waggles eyebrows*) weekend!

She's quite the spitfire, can't ya tell?

(The shirt is actually a shirt from a well-known restaurant near her called 'Peckers'. Quite fitting actually...I'm hoping to wear one on the plane ride home. How do ya think that'll go over in baggage claims?)

Anyhow, she's alot like me, thinking and speaking, and I know that's why we get along so well. 4 days will never be enough time, but if all goes well we're planning Mardi Gras in New Orleans NEXT year together. I figure I gotta take little trips here and there just to keep my sanity. Plus I miss my friends that lived/moved far away and it gives us fun memories together.

Speaking of, Sissy and I are already planning another extravaganza, only we're gonna meet halfway this time for a weekend, and stay in the londonderry NH area and go shopping and to some show/concert or SOMEthing for the night. Can't wait. She'll be here in April for Easter so we're spoiling eachother this spring. With any luck she'll have moved back home in time for fall! Yaayee.

Nonetheless, I'll have plenty of pics to post sooner than not. I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. For me it's movie & pizza night with Kdawg and we're having a wonderful time. Life is good and I couldn't have asked for a better kid. Even though sometimes I NEED my time away to myself from EVERYONE- not just her...I still cherish every moment and I wouldn't change for the world.

Thursday, March 05, 2009

MO' MONEY MO' MONEY NO MONEY


I have to get my car fixed AGAIN. In case you didn't know, when I first got my car I scraped over a high parking curb at Bertucci's and the underneath of my front bumper was cracked and scraped. THEN to top THAT off, coming out of a club one night two guys messin' around leaned on my quarter panel and left a huge dent in it. Fortunately I knew one of the guys and he agreed to pay the $200.00 to get it fixed, so it was $400.00 total out of pocket to get it all done, only I was so STUPID to go to HIS body shop, not mine. Fucker took my car for an extra week and a half JUST for a bumper job because one of his re re worker didn't put some coat on prior (like a primer I assume) to hold the paint on. So they had to DO it over. Now, I scraped some snow and I checked the front end right corner afterwards this weekend. Well, when I did I found paint bubbling up underneath my entire bumper. This guy did a real hack job.

I got an estimate yesterday. Another $374.00 from my body shop. I am going to have it done while I'm on vacation in St. Louis next week and tell my guy if there is any evidence of a SHIT job I want it in writing and I'm billing this other guy. There is NO NEED for this crap. If you can't do your job right, find another. AND HE WAS THE OWNER!

*sigh*

On top of that, my excise tax for my car this year was $347.00 and I need to clean the throw up from my pregnant dog that stained my NEW backseat out- $60.00, on top of the euthenasia (sp) bill for Kobi bear that came in - $85.00 and every time I turn around it seems anther bill is thrown in my face. I am STILL putting money away, which is a surprise within itself, but every time I get some in there, I have to withdraw it for something STUPID like this.

Damnit all to hell it just pisses me right the Eff off!

Happy days are comin' I just know it!

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

AI spoiler

As much as I love Danny Gokey and Lil' Rounds...

Something about him absolutely inspires me.

What is it? His perseverence? He is humble. His personality? His passion? I'm not sure, but he makes me shiver, smile and want to cry all at once.

TUESDAY WAS YESTERDAY

I used some of my gift cards from Christmas last weekend when I had some time to myself, and I happened to stop by Old Navy. Now, you've all seen the ads haven't you? The new ON commercials where the mannequins are talking to eachother and explain how they are fortunate enough to be able to spin their heads around like the exorcist so they can see their own boom booms? "Cute butt!" etc? Well, those mannequins are in the ON store as soon as you walk in. Apparently they are more fun than your own family, cuz this little girl wanted to go home with them.


Really she was holding the man-nequins hand! lol. I thought it was the cutest thing ever she actually looked up at his face and nodded her head like she was ready to go.

I went to see my BFF in Maine a couple weekends ago. Man, I dunno how she does it, living there when they get about a foot of snow every friggin day. It just never seems to go away. I went just for 2 days, most of which was spent snowmobiling if we weren't drinking if we weren't snowmobiling. Sunday we planned to leave to come home around 2pm so we woke up early to go snowmobiling with Kdawg cuz she'd never been (all saturday night just the adults went out). So we did just that.

Kdawg and I on one sled, Sissy and her daughter on another and Sissy's bf on a third. We followed thru trails and over the lake which seemed like forever. Now of course I'm not from Maine and I've never really been snowmobiling, but 40mph on a snowmobile is kinda fast, or at least Kdawg thought so. And even though the lake is totally frozen over solid, it was eerie to see the ice underneath where the snow had been blown away from the wind in some parts of the lake. Kinda creeped me out and gave me visions of falling thru, kid in tow. Yikes!

Anyhow, we wanted to go up Bald Mtn (i think that's what it's called) but there really aren't any 'groomed' trails for snowmobiles, so it's a free for all, if you dare. Well, it's literally STRAIGHT up. We started along, kids on the back, and I got about half way up and hit a rut with rock sticking out of the snow on either side and leaned into it and we both dumped over. We had had about enough of that so we took a break and rested our bodies.

We took off and went another way down about an hour of trails (fun fun!) until we came to this area where you could see over part of the lake. With the snow, it was just beautiful. (the pic does it NO justice)

After a 5 1/2 hour ride home we were both pooped. I left everything packed and went to bed, and after work the next day (monday) I could not move. I fell onto the toliet my thighs hurt so bad, between tubing all afternoon saturday and snowmobiling all night saturday and all day sunday (literally) my body was beat up! It was so worth it I drove all the way home thinking when I could plan to come back up before the snow is all gone. Luckily they have snow 10 months out of the year so I have plenty of time.

Next week I am off to St. Louis to stay with my friend Manda for a 4-day weekend. St. Louis has a huge St. Patty's day parade and Manda and her hubs (no kids- just a pooch) are big partiers. I am flying out on a friday am and back on the monday night. It's going to be a blast. I'll be sure to take lots of pics, and Manda, like me- is a camera whore! She gets a huge group together and gives them special surprise bags (coozies, beads, glasses, etc.) She's just fabulous and gorgeous and I can't wait to get out there. It will be a nice weekend away.

I am hoping one of these days I can get down to PA to visit my ladies Sue and Charlotte! *sigh* Oh, how I miss them on the 1st anniversary of Sue's big birthday bash in Disney! *pouts* Soon, I promise. Very soon.

I have been quite busy house hunting now, got my pre-approval and have been visiting the insides of various houses in the area, looking for something suitable to settle myself and my daughter in so that I don't have to pay someone ELSE's mortgage anymore. Sounds fun and everyone says it's "so exciting" but I'm just not seeing it, yet. I guess "winning" and settling in will finally be the exciting part! So, as much as I don't keep up with blogging, which I really should start doing, I have to catch you all up and blow up the page all in one post so you all get an idea of what is going on with me. I miss your comments. I'm going to do my bestest I swear.

The new addition to the family (for some of you this is news) has been getting along quite well. She' a wonderful addition and she is just cozy and loveable and fun! She has a lot to learn, being a 'shelter' dog, but she's well on her way. She fetches a stuffed peep...

...however she will not fetch a tennis ball or any other ball. And although she is not fetching in that photo, you cannot get that peep away from her unless you are within 3 feet of her head, so I decided I'd just put it ON her head!

I have microchipped her and the week before I went to Maine I brought her back to the shelter to have her spayed. Sadly, her paperwork came back with some heartbreaking news- she had been carrying a litter of pups (5) that were about to be born and the shelter gave their vet the ok to abort. Of course I called hysterically crying on the phone the following monday to inform them they had no right to do that to my dog as they no longer "owned" her. Shelter dogs, if they come in pregnant, are always aborted unless they are RIGHT about to give birth. Apparently they just didn't take notice nor did I know by the size of her that she was pregnant. I honestly thought she was just in heat. Going thru that was as hard for her as it was for us, she cried all week searching the house day and night, waking up crying and whining all night for a week and a half. It was horrible and I will never forget it.

Kdawg and I are going to a seminar this weekend at the Humane Society, Animal Rescue League in our town and we will be volunteering starting next week a few hours at a time: walking dogs, socializing cats, cleaning out cages, etc. I actually prefer to work with the bully breeds and I am working on that as well - soon...even if just once a week! It's nice to know that you can take a dog out of the "pits" and train them to be wonderful, loving creatures. Rescues are my favorite breed.


TMI:

1. Is there a sexual act/position/practice that you were sure in advance you would hate (or never try) and then discovered to your surprise you loved?
*reverse cowgirl

2. Is there a sexual act/position/practice that proved a lot less interesting in practice than you thought it would be beforehand?
*hmm, not really. LOL i think it all depends on the person who's performing.

3. How do you let your significant other know you're in the mood? How do you let a new person in your life know?
*i think it's all about the vibes you give. If I'm not in the mood, it's clear. I know if i am, i'm not afraid to make a move.

4. How does your significant other let you know he/she is in the mood?
***

5. Is there one that got away - a sexual opportunity you didn't realise was one at the time, or weren't ready for and regret missing ever since?
*i don't think so. I think you pretty much KNOW!