As my fave holiday approaches--Halloweeeeeeeeeen--the plan this year is NOT to get dressed up like a Britney on crack but to do some spooky shit. Turns out that there's this haunted cave in a nearby Belgian town. No flammable costumes, as this is a carry-your-own torch event. Sneakers a must for fleeing in a Blair Witch type panic. Shit. Maybe I should film it.
Dan and his friends told me that this is serious and I should be mentally prepared for what we'll see. They're just freaking me out. Fun!
Dan and his friends told me that this is serious and I should be mentally prepared for what we'll see. They're just freaking me out. Fun!
Hey y'all. I'm taking a short break from my Tattoo Law book (forever in progress) to research a topic much more fun but just as kinky: Tattoos & Sex. Specifically, I'm looking into aspects such as tattoos in relation to sexual attractiveness to sexual arousal during tattooing to specific tattoo fetishes. This is limited to tattoos and does not include piercings and other forms of body modification. It does include all communities: gay/lesbian/bi/straight/transgendered/BDSM/all-funkiness-in-between.
If you'd like to take part in my study, please email me at marisa[at]needled[dot]com with the subject line sex study. If you have any ideas related to the topic, hell, send 'em along as well.
If you'd like to take part in my study, please email me at marisa[at]needled[dot]com with the subject line sex study. If you have any ideas related to the topic, hell, send 'em along as well.
The London Convention was a great time despite my jetlag from NY. I was fabulously positioned near the SG booth where those gorgeous ladies in attendance posed for the crowd and signed up new members. Unfortch, I didnt take pix except with my crazy macbook photobooth cam. Luckily, the equally fabulous Tim Kern helped with the photography, which I'll post to Needled soon. Here are some Needled.com booth cam pix:
Happy Friday the 13th!
Last night Dan and I were collapsed on our couch back home in Belgium when we started talking about Michael Moore's Sicko and how we cant wait until it comes to Europe. Well, instead of waiting we downloaded it for FREE and I'm thrilled we did.
But it left me anxious as to how to actually change things in the US. What could I do? I'm still thinking of creative revolutionary ways to act using the film as a catalyst.
Thing is that I have universal health care in Belgium. Like the movie shows, I do not wait for my doctor's appointments, doctors do make house calls, hospitals are state of the art, and yes, doctors still make a great living as evidenced by Dan's cousin who's a GP.
The catch: high taxes. I'm actually in the highest tax bracket paying astronomical sums, but you know what -- it's worth it. Worth it to know that I have health care, a pension, I can get another degree at a fraction of US university costs, that single mothers have support, and homeless can get actual housing instead of shoved into vile shelters ... it's basic humanity. Even paying over 50% taxes--yup, 50%--I still live very well, traveling back to Brooklyn 3-4 times a year as well as tattoo conventions, we have our own home mortgage free, two cars and lots of shiny things. We are not "rich" by any means but we also dont need that much more than what we have.
That's what universal health care is. Now what should we do about getting it?
Last night Dan and I were collapsed on our couch back home in Belgium when we started talking about Michael Moore's Sicko and how we cant wait until it comes to Europe. Well, instead of waiting we downloaded it for FREE and I'm thrilled we did.
But it left me anxious as to how to actually change things in the US. What could I do? I'm still thinking of creative revolutionary ways to act using the film as a catalyst.
Thing is that I have universal health care in Belgium. Like the movie shows, I do not wait for my doctor's appointments, doctors do make house calls, hospitals are state of the art, and yes, doctors still make a great living as evidenced by Dan's cousin who's a GP.
The catch: high taxes. I'm actually in the highest tax bracket paying astronomical sums, but you know what -- it's worth it. Worth it to know that I have health care, a pension, I can get another degree at a fraction of US university costs, that single mothers have support, and homeless can get actual housing instead of shoved into vile shelters ... it's basic humanity. Even paying over 50% taxes--yup, 50%--I still live very well, traveling back to Brooklyn 3-4 times a year as well as tattoo conventions, we have our own home mortgage free, two cars and lots of shiny things. We are not "rich" by any means but we also dont need that much more than what we have.
That's what universal health care is. Now what should we do about getting it?
Warren Ellis on SG.
Now, that's bad ass!
Even though I'm not writing for SG anymore, I remain an lover of the essays. Yup, all this nakkidness and I still read the articles.
Now, that's bad ass!
Even though I'm not writing for SG anymore, I remain an lover of the essays. Yup, all this nakkidness and I still read the articles.
