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California Fishing

Fishing is most definitely one of THE pastimes in California, and it's almost certain that people will come from all over the place in order to indulge in this activity. It's just that the climate, the weather, and the general proximity to the ocean of t... Read >

A Note on Nude Beaches

There is something I would like to get off my chest: why is it that when someone, anyone, utters the words “clothing-optional beach” a good number of men get this grin on their faces? You know the one that I mean. It's the one filled with so m... Read >

Lost Love's Labour

I have always been fascinated by the idea of love between a man and a woman being so powerful that it would actually inspire a post-mortem tribute that would draw in the fascination of many. The story of the Taj Mahal is my favorite, of course. I had co... Read >

Full Frontal Nudity

I have nothing against nudity, especially if there is no specific law that states nudity is illegal. As far as I could figure, the only laws that may affect anyone's right to wear (or in this case, not wear) anything they please would be the laws regardi... Read >

The Sweetest Things

Like many girls (or indeed, like many women) I am not ashamed to admit that every once in a while, I would find myself craving for sweets. Chocolates, are, of course, a given, but I have to say that sometimes even chocolates just don't cut it - I find my... Read >

The Sound of Bakersfield

I am quite intrigued by the idea that is Bakersfield. The first time I ever heard of that place, it was back when I was much younger and my father was trying to share with me the joys of horror novels - specifically, horror novels by Stephen King. For s... Read >

Something in the Water (or Why Rhode Island Rules)

It's quite simple really, my reason for wanting to move to (or at the very least, visit) the ocean state. It's all because of "There's Something About Mary", and then "Family Guy". Yes, I am not ashamed to admit it: I want to move to Rhode Island becaus... Read >

The Down and the Dirty

It is perplexing how most men seem to think that women can't take dirty jokes. Admittedly, we tend to draw the line at certain things (anything devaluing women can't be funny...unless we're talking about women who ALREADY demean themselves - like Paris H... Read >

Attention to All Infatuated

Dear Sir, I notice that you have been stalking me. I can tell by the way I always see you at the corner of my eye. I'm not stupid. Simply observant. And the fact that you're always ducking or turning your head away whenever I look your way is a dea... Read >

Bangles and Crafted Beauty

Even as a child, I had always been fascinated with casual jewelry. While most girls like the diamond-encrusted bangles or the more intricate golden earrings, I was contented with silver rings and necklaces, and even leather strings that could be braided.... Read >

The Journal of Exam Jitters

It's a well known fact that right after being an irresponsible brat who doesn't care for his or her lessons and being a person who as actual learning difficulties and disabilities, being incredibly, superfluously nervous right before and during an exam is... Read >

Scribbles and Margins

Even though it may not seem like it, the times wherein I have the opportunity to write - simply write! - for my own pleasure, for the sheer love of it, have been getting fewer and fewer as the days go by. It used to be that I had the time and the energy ... Read >

Picking Up Prescience

Like any other girl, I was fascinated with astrology as a teenager. I distinctly remember buying books (which I only partially read) and jumping from website to website, trying to discover more things that apply to being a Gemini - I was born on June thi... Read >

Kitschy Coo

I am a self-confessed kitsch fan. There is, I suppose, no point in denying my irresistible compulsion to use my free time to commute all over the city, trying to find bargain bins or second-hand stores to find items that are charming, but bordering on ta... Read >

How to Eat a Bar of Chocolate

It's so incredibly pleasant to know that nowadays, nobody thinks of hedonism - that is to say, the pursuit of the pleasure of the senses - as all that bad. Decades ago, any act that gives you sensual (it need not be erotic; sensuality should not be limit... Read >