Dangerous Letters, Vol. 20

Let me first start by saying, VOLUME 20?  It's been 20 weeks since I started this thing?  Wow, time flies when you're having fun!  Thank you all for making this a blast.

Second: HOLY COW was this week better than last week!  My laptop worked for the ENTIRE week, none of my children were seriously injured and work was only moderately terrible.  WHOO HOO! 

#Blogher is this weekend and I'm pea green with envy that I'm not going - even though it's totally my fault because I could go jump in my car and drive to NYC and be sleeping on my friend's couch by 1am.  But I'm not going because I'm not sure what I want to get out of it, and I'm not sure that I'm ready to be not anonymous and weekends with my kids are precious and I'm not sure I want to leave them to go to NY when I'm not sure what I want to get out of it.  Lather, rinse, repeat.

Next year, if I'm still writing this blog and there's a REASON to go, then I'll go.  PROBABLY.

Anyway, I wanted to get back to highlighting your comments because I think they totally rock and, as I frequently point out, they're the best part of this blog.  So, without further ado...

On the post, Forgetting Himself:

First and foremost, I read your blog everyday and you are awesome. I'm sorry I don't comment as much as I would like! Second, not only have you inspired me to purchase my very first vibrator (as I informed you awhile back, signed "The Vibrator Virgin", but I'm off to get a Brazilian tomorrow morning! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?! Any words of advice? I'm terrified. I hope they don't burn my taint. Love your posts. Keeps me laughing. I look forward to the years ahead of me.

signed, The Vibrator Non-Virgin

Kit: First and Foremost, THANK YOU.  Also, HOORAY for experimentation!  As long as you're comfortable with it I say, give it a try!  Regarding the Brazilian: I would like to say that NO WHERE in my posts do I actually RECOMMEND getting one.  But since this comment was from earlier in the week I'm assuming the deed is done.  How'd it go?

does your husband ever think it's strange that you are using Carmen when he is right there???

signed, Anomes

Kit:  I think if my husband were ready for love and I ditched him for Carmen, he'd be put out but I don't do that.  If I'm in the mood and he's in the mood then we take care of it together.  If one of us feels like adding Carmen to the mix (usually me) then she's a welcome 3rd.  If he's bowed out because he's too tired then he doesn't mind if I turn to Carmen - except that we usually inspire him to jump in and then he doesn't get to sleep.

On the post, Progressive Post, The Outcome:

steamy!

where *are* all these gay men anyway? I am sorely lacking a fab gay man in my life and here they all are swarming around Flora. bitch. hogging all the gays.

maybe I should hang out in ATM vestibules more. (quote: I'm stuck in an ATM vestibule with Jill Goodacre)

signed, andygirl

Kit: I don't know but they certainly don't hang out in ATM vestibules in suburbia.

On the post, Housewife 101:

Last night I told my wife about your quip that your husband is "easier than a two-piece puzzle." That led to a teasing debate about whether or not I was that easy, too, which in turn led to a very good time.

Turns out that I am.

Keep up the inspiration, please!

signed, JM Black

Kit: In my experience most men are "Easier than a 2 piece puzzle."  Have fun.

I'm sorry that I haven't provided much inspiration lately. But you should know that it's mostly because of the inspiration that you provide. How much inspiration? Well, we have a new rule: if either person has to get up early, then no tongue in the good night kiss. No joke, that's all it takes lately to start the engines (for both of us). And I mean rocket engines, because once they're lit, blast off is a fait accompli.

signed, AlexanderDope

Kit: Well I have to say that there's apparently such thing as doing a job TOO well because now that you're all inspired I miss your comments.  Alas.  Regardless I am happy for you and may steal your "no tongue rule."

On the post, Ten Things That Have Made Me Laugh Lately:

So hard to choose which is funniest. But your son definitely topped off the funny week with a moon wave :)

signed, Paxochka

Kit: Not so funny, he got a HUGE timeout the following day when he mooned his friend during a playdate.  That boy can not keep his private parts private.  He's only 6!  What happens in 10 years? or 20?

"Are you a DWAGON?!?"

that was really cool!

signed, Vanilla North

Kit: You should have seen my baby girl's face before she said it.  Her eyes nearly popped out of her head!

Thanks for the comment love this week everyone.  I hope all of you people in NY are having a FABULOUS TIME!  I hope to see the rest of you at a #BLOGHER BOYCOTT #WINEPARTY tonight (Friday) at 9pm (Eastern) on Twitter.

Have a great weekend!

Love,

Kit

Comments

[Paxochka]

I totally get you on the wanting to stay anonymous thing.

Sometimes I find it hard to balance being anonymous and how much I adore my new friends. I know I share secrets with the people I adore, but then it becomes a case of "well I should also tell this person because I like them too". And before you know it... anonymity is a thing of the past.

No Blogher for you.

[Cat]

re: gay men. english departments. that's where i seem to find them...*sigh* but they make AWESOME friends!

[Newest Bloggin Ho']

So I stumbled across your Twitter #wineparty last night, and just HAD to come visit the blog with such an alluring name! After my visit here, I will be sure to stumble back to future wine parties! Here's my ode to your blog (no offense is intended, so I hope none is taken!):

Dear Miss Kit,
Blogger Extraordinaire,
You cheat on your first blog,
But you just don't care!

You're tired of the pretense;
The rules must be broken,
Polite society abandoned,
And nothing left unspoken!

So "Blogging Dangerously,"
Your "other blog" was born,
Where you can just be your witty self,
Unafraid of public scorn.

In the process of participating
In your year-long experiment,
You've inspired many people
To just "get over it!"

We tend to clam up
About any "unmentionable" thing,
But here you're showing us
That to talk is very freeing!

So now I willingly join
This place for "blogging ho's,"
And participate in the blogging brothel
My true self to expose!

[Shan]

BlogHer 2011 is in San Diego.

Yes, they have already released tickets to be sold.

I can tell you that you are not missing much as BlogHer is all about the cool kids looking down (or not looking at all) upon the peons. It is a very elitist group and if you aren't with the in crowd you are not going to really have a good time.

Oh and swag. Last year there was tons of swag. Apparently this year was supposed to be less on the brands, but I haven't heard any reports back yet. I do know there were supposed to be protesters because of one of the sponsors of Blogher is an affiliate of Nestle or something and Nestle supposedly kills babies in 3rd world countries...or some shit like that. Last year some blogger threatened the Crocs rep because she didn't get any shoes in the swag bag.

It's a real interesting time there at BlogHer. And the classes...well if you are already a blogger, you will already know most of it. So the only reason to go to BlogHer is to be with your friends in real life for a couple days. That is about it. LOL

[TechyDad]

Shan,

I went to BlogHer this year and didn't find it to be elitist at all. I met a lot of great people, got to have some fun times (including a "decorating session" thanks to Eden Fantasy's the photos from which my wife is refusing to let me publish online ;-) ) and made some contacts with company reps.

I wish Kit did go because I would have loved to have met her in person.

Oh and, Kit, about "That boy can not keep his private parts private. He's only 6!" Last week I opened our car door to let my 6 year old (soon to be 7 year old) out and saw that he had hiked his shorts up, taken "himself" out and was playing with "himself." We had a little chat about how that wasn't a bad thing to do, but a bad place to do it in. He now knows (and hopefully remembers) that he can do that in his bedroom by himself or in the bathroom, but not in a public place. Just wanted to let you know you're not alone with private-part-flashing kids.