“…what on Earth did they do?” asked the countess. Continue reading
Policemen, Bears and Brothels
Posted in Reading with tags bears, brothels, policemen, Tolstoy, War and Peace on September 16, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle
Dirty Joke
Posted in Jokes on September 15, 2011 by Jarrod BoylePeurile, but effective! With thanks to Ian Rizzo.
A School Girl says, “Mummy, I know where
babies come from!”
The Mum replies’ “Where’s that then, Sweetie?”
The girl says, “Mummy and Daddy take their clothes off and daddy’s thingy sort of sticks out and mummy puts it in her mouth and
sucks it and that is how you get babies!”
Shaking her head, the Mum says, “Darling that is so sweet, but that’s not how we get babies; that’s how we get flowers, jewelry,
clothes and shoes!”
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Story of O
Posted in Pornography, Reading with tags A Book of Five Rings, Eugen Herrigel, Guernica Magazine, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Miyamoto Musashi, Pauline Reage, Story of O, Zen, Zen in the Art of Archery on September 14, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle
‘…for as a matter of principle he was participating in whatever might be demanded of or inflicted on her, and that it was he who possessed and enjoyed her through those into whose hands she had been given, by the simple fact he had given her to them.
‘She must greet them and submit to them with the same respect with which she greeted him, as though they were so many reflections of him. Thus he would possess her as a god possesses his creatures, who he lays hold of in the guise of a monster or a bird, of an invisible spirit or a state of ecstasy.
‘He gave her only to… reclaim her enriched in his eyes, like some common object which had been used for some divine purpose and has thus been consecrated.’
Story of O, P.31.
There is a special category of books I love into which Story of O falls, along with Hubert Selby Junior’s Last Exit to Brooklyn. These are books I HATED the first time I read them, went away and thought about, re-read and then discovered they had completely rewrought the way I thought. As books, they actually pushed me out of one phase of psychological maturity and into another. Continue reading
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Ivan Turgenev's 'First Love'
Posted in Journalism, Reading with tags First Love, Ivan Turgenev on September 6, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle
I have no intention of being mistaken for a feminist, but this short story has stirred a few different things in me.
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Soren Mongkontong Retires!
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Bruce 'Peacher' McPhee, Buakaw, Dzabar Askerov, Eminent Air Gym, Evolution, Jomhod, K1 Max, Masato, Nugget McNaught, Orono, Santi, The Contender Asia on September 6, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Vol.19, no.3
At age 31, Soren Mongkongtong has spent fifteen years in Muay Thai, which equates to very nearly half his life in the sport. Continue reading
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Frank Giorgi – Streetfighter!
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags 'John' Wayne Parr, Arslan Magamedov, Bruce 'Preacher' McPhee, Frank Giorgi, Nathan 'Carnage' Corbett, Om Noi Stadium, Ray Matsamura, Richard Walsh, Tum Marsui on September 6, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Vol. 19, no.3
“When I fight, I don’t look at it as a sport – I fight with intent and anger. Like a streetfight.” Watching footage of Giorgi on the internet is about as much convincing as any Australian fight fan needs. Continue reading
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The Internet is for Porn!
Posted in Music, Pornography, Ridiculous curiosity with tags Avenue Q, Internet, Kate Monster, Porn, Trekkie Monster on September 2, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle…as if we didn’t know.
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Marital Advice from Russia, circa 1860
Posted in Reading with tags First Love, Ivan Turgenev on August 27, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle
‘If we are to have made-up stories,’ said [Zinaida], ‘then let everyone quite definitely invent something and tell us that.’
Byelovzorov again was obliged to begin. The young hussar was acutely embarrassed. ‘I can’t think of anything to say,’ he cried. Continue reading
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Romanticism
Posted in Love letters, Pornography with tags Byron, Rodney Hall, Romanticism, Vico on August 25, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle
Tuning Your Brain
Posted in Fitness with tags Binaural beats, Holosync, The Meditation Program on August 20, 2011 by Jarrod BoyleI made an amazing discovery recently; the brain can (and needs to) be tuned, just like a car engine. Meditation is the practise of tuning your brain. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 