I want to kick your body all over

I was recently dirty texting with a girl friend (Naomi for purpose of the story) of mine.  Back and forth we kept sending naughty messages to one another while i was riding the train back home.  I love dirty texting with Naomi because she has an active imagination and is very kinky thus i am always amused while being turned on.  I will admit that even sometimes i am quite astounded by the things she writes.  I don't know if she would ever even imagine doing half the things that comes across our phones but its fun to read them and on lonely days does the trick.  

But this time specifically i think i took it to a whole different level.  It always starts mildly but heats up rather quickly.  Texts about appearances and kissing shortly thereafter become quite graphic.  I forget exactly what she said but i responded to her with "I want to lick your body all over." I sat there on a packed train glancing over my shoulder, half expecting someone to know but not wanting to be exposed for the pervert that i really am.  Something about engaging in dirty text in a public arena is scintillating.  You are not such a deviant that you are engaging in any physical act open to everyone around you yet you are exercising your hormones discreetly.  I was surprised when she responded "wtf? thats some weird ass kinky shit."  Confused, eyes squinting, neck straining back a little ... i pondered.  Ive seen Naomi type some freaky shit before... believe me, freaky ass shit so i couldn't imagine what she was talking about.  Curious, i went through my sent messages and had seen that the actual text i sent was a misunderstanding via the T9 option on my phone.  Thus instead of typing "lick" i actually wrote "kick".  In actuality i had sent her "I want to kick your body all over."  

A blunder of Atonement proportions.  Certainly i was not confusing graphic letters describing dirty cunts for confessions of love but still, who knows what type of repercussions could have resulted.  Perhaps i finally would have freaked her out.  Perhaps it would have opened up a door to some sexually violently texts discussing slapping, fantasy rape, asphyxiation or something involving 2girls1cup.  But i do have to admit the image of me sitting there kicking her body all over did make me smirk a little and once i explained it to Naomi, she found it entertaining as well.  

 

The Value of a Life

Yesterday i woke up to a world without Heath Ledger.  I know this to be true because within a few minutes of his death around 3.30 est pm i received numerous texts alerting me to the news.  Friends from all over sent me texts, "OMG! Heath Ledger Dead!!!!"  My contacts raced from all over the globe to deliver this bit of information not because i have any affinity for Heath Ledger myself but more because they wanted to be the bearer of breaking news.  Its as if we have become our own news organization with the abilities to email, text, IM, phone (trade) information through various formats at the press of a button. 

So as i awoke and signed on to CNN.com i saw the headlines splattered all over their front page "Heath Ledger Autopsy Inconclusive" accompanied by a handsome picture of the recently deceased.  I though to myself that celebrities who die always have "inconclusive" autopsies.  Its as if no autopsy in the history of celebridom have ever bore immediate results.  Thus now we are sitting on the edge of our seats eagerly awaiting the news, the sequel of Mr. Ledgers Death.

"Stay tuned to see if it was a tragic mistake, a drug overdose, a bad heart"  etc etc... 

Then it dawned on me... This must be considered rather big news for it to be the major headline from all over the world that it landed on the CNN.com.  I then signed on to BBC.co.uk to see what their coverage was like.  Immediately i was bombarded with news regarding the rigged elections in Kenya and ensuing violent demonstrations, violence in the middle east, italian politics, democrats debate in south carolina, sporting news regarding football (soccer) and cricket.  I was beginning to think that the callous international community didn't care about this tragic loss of life.  Considering he is one of theirs, an Aussie, not even and American - i was quite surprised.  Just as i was about to give up, scrolling down various other news feeds, i found what i was looking for; A small headline that read "Memorial: Heath Ledger in Pictures" with a small accompanying thumbnail.  You could only imagine my relief.  The Brits aren't so callous after all. 

So then i wondered... out of all the things going on in out country, in our world, what is it that makes us value the loss of one life as valuable information over the loss of 50 Africans who were most recently burned alive in a church in Kenya?  What makes his death more valuable then a debate amongst our potential national leaders that will hopefully begin to drag us out of the monumental hole that we have dug ourselves in over the last decade? 

There is something to be said for ledgers role in Brokeback Mountain but i think there is something more to be said about us that we value his death more then those numerous deaths in Africa and more importantly those who are still alive and need our help. 

Welcome

Alas i now i have my own blog.  This blog wont be about anything specific.  It will just be me, writing and sharing my thoughts on anything that inspires me to write at that given moment.  It could be politics, sports, creative stories and poetry, sex, culture, arts, friends, personal etc etc... I will not put any limits or boundaries yet instead will embrace the boundless form and hope that some of you will come along for the ride... see you soon