1. Hurty Brain – Hurty Brain stems from the repeated misfiring of synapses that occurs when a question is asked of a geek that is light years behind what they specialize in..
2. Geek Males need play time. Whether it’s Xbox, Warcraft, or building PC’s from parts, geek guys need time to engage in said activities. Without harassment.
3. Watch movies he likes i.e. “Buckaroo Banzai”.
4. Buying him a present? Giftcards. Giftcards. Giftcards.
5. Lastly, and perhaps the most challenging…engaging the geek male in conversation….
“We can’t imagine ourselves without the alphabet and writing, and so in the same way we’re going to not be able to imagine ourselves without this other machine…”
Thus is the central question of the film “Shall We Kiss“ (“Un baiser s’il vous plaît”). Sometimes a kiss is just not worth the risk. Many times it is.
This is a 2007 French comedy with english subtitles, so immediately I hate it. But it’s cute, in a french Woody Allen-ish sorta way. It has some of the least sexy sex scenes I’ve ever seen, including Woody Allen’s entire body of work. But I think that’s the point.
The “story within a story within a story” technique was clever but perhaps a bit tedious. There’s probably nobody in it that you’ll recognize. But the classical soundtrack was fantastic (but only if you’re into Schubert and Tchaikovsky).
Really, if you’re only going to see one French film with English subtitles this year, this is probably the one to see. It’s playing at the Enzian this weekend…I’d check the movie website to see if it’s coming anywhere near you. Shall We Kiss Website
Naughty Science day marches onward! Here’s the Diggz condensed version:
1) The G spot is real
In 2008, an Italian research team found anatomical differences between women who could have G-spot orgasms and women who couldn’t
2) The brain switches off
A brain scanning study showed that many areas of women’s brains were deactivated during orgasm, including those involved in emotion.
3) Many women can’t have orgasms
Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is so common that the very idea that it is a medical disorder has come under attack. If nearly half the female population has a problem, say critics, does that mean it is our society that is dysfunctional?
4) Genes affect orgasm frequency
According to the first genetic study of the female orgasm, up to 45 per cent of the variation in women’s ability to have them could be down to genes.
5) Technology can help
Perhaps the most extreme solution is the so-called “orgasmatron“; an implant inserted into the spinal cord, which stimulates the user when switched on via a remote control. Less drastic ones are available as well.
6) Some mystery remains
It is unclear why women should have orgasms at all, and it is particularly baffling that so many women should be unable to have orgasms during penetrative sex, but able to have them by masturbation.
Men and and women read and rated erotic vignettes in which they either dominated or submitted to an opposite-sex partner.
Here are samples of what the women read:
“…Your breathing quickens as you attempt to draw away, but he grasps your arm like a vice and it sends a shudder through your body. He pins you against the wall and presses his mouth firmly against yours. As your resistance fades, it becomes clear to you that this is only going one way…”
“…His breathing quickens as he attempts to draw away, but you grasp his arm like a vice…”
Among women, everyone rated domination fantasies equally, but the socially dominant women especially enjoyed fantasies of submission. This is science I can really wrap my mind around.
I’ve often thought about writing some good science studies. I have some samples of my work available to select viewers upon request.
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