Loud and proud!
“The next time anyone tells you that only losers masturbate, or that they don’t, and never would, bear this in mind: according to most studies and surveys, about 95% of adults have masturbated or continue to do so. Were many falsehoods and misconceptions about masturbation true, it would mean that 95 out of every 100 people would be blind, infertile, drooling psychopaths with hair on their palms and shrunken genitals.” – scarleteen
Despite the fact that nearly everyone does it, there are still many people who are uncomfortable and embarrassed about their own natural urges. Not to mention those who think that it’s wrong or say it goes against their religion! In the mid 20th century, only half of all men asked owned up to masturbating and far fewer women did. It’s a lot less taboo now, but many of us still have preconceptions and old-fashioned views when it comes to playing with ourselves.
Well girls and boys, today we’re going to have a bit of sex education! It’s important to learn as much as you can about sex, even if you don’t plan on having sex or having a partner in the near future. The ‘Sexperts’ at Scarleteen have possibly the most comprehensive guides to all things kinky all in one place, alongside a message board and book recommendations.
According to Heather Corinna of Scarleteen, one of the most important things for your sexual self is to choose yourself as your first partner.
“We hear a whole lot about who should be our first partner. Most of the time, we’re told it should be someone we love and who loves us back, someone committed to us long-term, perhaps even someone we plan to spend the rest of our lives with. I agree completely, because you, all by yourself, have all of those qualities, more than any other person ever can.”
So why is it so important to do anything for your sexuality when it doesn’t involve another person? Sex is all about reproduction, right? Furthering the species and all that.
No way. Not only is that absolutely no fun whatsoever, but masturbation has a lot of health benefits, physical and mental. Don’t believe me? Let’s have a look at what masturbation can do for you.
Firstly, it’s exercise! If you do it rigorously enough, you can be burning well over 100 calories every 20 minutes. And feel that heart pumping! Your circulatory system will thank you.
Regular ejaculation has been proven to decrease prostate cancer in men, and orgasming releases endorphins, making you feel less stressed and sad, and giving you an overall feeling of wellness. Now isn’t that wonderful? It can also cure a headache or any other achey feeling.
Not only that, but by keeping an eye on your down-belows, you’ll be able to detect any health problems you might not have noticed without having a good feel down there.
Furthermore, it helps you discover what you like. You can explore and experiment as much as you like without the pressure of needing to perform for someone else. Then when you’ve found out what makes you go ‘WOW’, you’ll be able to tell your future partner so that both of you can have as much fun as possible.
Finally, even if you are religious, there is no proof that masturbation is evil or wrong. Upon further research, I discovered a page for Christian masturbators. Now you have no excuse!
So, my dears, what’s stopping you? Oh, you don’t know how to do it? Don’t worry, it’s really quite simple. Just do whatever feels best. And if you really don’t know, there are plenty of guides on the internet! Just be careful what you’re clicking on…
Anyway, masturbation can do wonders for everyone. Be proud, loud and not too embarrassed to admit to your hot masturbation skills. I think you’ll find you’re not alone. If you still need more convincing, I really do recommend Scarleteen, guys and girls alike. Sex ed, self-esteem, pregnancy, relationships, everything.
Right, I’ll be back after I get off to some hot gay porn.
Excuses and looking ahead
Yeah, it’s been a while since I updated, a while since I even bothered about this blog. Not that anyone reads it, but that doesn’t matter. So here’s my excuses. A helluva lot has happened to me! Firstly, I was pretty damn busy with speaking exams for French and German and after that thought, “I need to take a rest from all this!”
So I did. And then I had to go visit my relatives in Musselburgh, see my Dad, the usual. That took a week, no internet, no friends, just old people and museums. I can’t even remember what happened, but what I do know is that I bought a lot of books and suchlike.
I still haven’t done my homework, and school starts on Monday. Deal with that later. Anyway. Got back home on Wednesday, lazed about. Next morning, I spot an envelope in the hall. Then I see who it’s from. Oh crap. The German scholarship people that I signed up with to go to Germany. Chances are they didn’t pick me. There’s bound to be loads more people better at German in the UK than me. I didn’t even try hard at the application since I was in the middle of my exams, and I sent it in late. Open envelope. Put it down and give the cat some milk. Pick it up again and take out letter.
“Herzlichen Glückwunsch, du bist ausgewählt für das diesjährige internationale Preisträgerprogramm in Deutschland!”
You must be kidding me. If my German is any good, that means:
“Congratulations, you have been selected for this year’s international Preisträgerprogramm (winner’s programme) in Germany!”
Oh my God. They chose me. I’m going to Germany. But I’ve never been abroad! This is what I’ve always wanted! And it’s not with family!
Yeah at first I didn’t believe it. But it really happened, and I’m now going through countless forms and passport thingies and health checks.
Enough of the excuses. Enough about me and my incredible luck and pride.
Today I’m going to discuss the importance of keeping a journal and/or notepad with you at all times.
It’s difficult to begin keeping something up like that, particularly if you’re busy or a complete procrastinator like me. But something I really hate is forgetting things that have happened to me. I don’t like not being able to tell someone what I did the day before yesterday. And something incredibly annoying is seeing a word I don’t understand or a quote or phrase I like and not writing it down and not remembering it. Keeping a journal is one of the wisest things you can do. Not only can you look back and see when you did or thought something, but you can solve problems a lot easier. That’s because when everything is crammed into your head, it’s difficult to sort out problems and solutions, things you need to remember and things you want to think about later. Minds can’t cope with that. So you write it down or type it up and there you go! Don’t need to think about it till later!
Although it can be exciting to start a journal and the first entry is huge and full of all sorts of things, after some time you stop being so bothered or you forget or whatever. So I think the best thing to do is, and I got this from a Murakami book, that you should write down little key words and important things every day, and then after a couple days, write it all up when you have time. The key words will make everything come back to you and the important things will be there. Unless you spend all your days at a computer, it’s best to carry a book around for that, so that as soon as something comes to you, you can write it down.
Notepads can be equally important. I keep one with me, A6 size, fits in my pocket. When I see a word I don’t understand, I write it down and find the definition later. When I see something I want to remember, or use later, like a clever phrase or quote, I write it down. It can help your writing skills, your general knowledge, and really makes your mind more organised. You can make it more personal by naming your notepad or journal, but then, I name all my inanimate objects. My computer is called Seaweed! And all my plants have names too.
Anyway, this can be a really quick and amazing way to make your life that little bit easier to handle. Try it.
Another thing is, carry novels with you wherever you go. There’s so much time wasted waiting for buses and people and life in general that could be better spent… reading!! I’ve become an obsessive reader of recent. Read on all your journeys (unless you’re driving), read on the street, though not whilst crossing the road. Of course you could carry a DS or PSP with you too. I just think books are more convenient and less likely to be stolen. Although I do love games. I’m rambling. Life is great right now, I’m so cheerful. But that homework is sitting at the back of my mind like a raincloud. One day to do it. 
To finish off, let me tell you some things I have in my notepad.
Smorgasbord- n: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things (assortment, mixture, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi)
Mind like a kaleidoscope.
Sapiosexuality- Attraction to intelligence
Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz- longest German word meaning ‘beef labeling regulations and delegation of supervision law’.
Why is abbreviation such a long word?
Why do people have fluffy dice in their cars, out of all the fluffy things you can hang in a car?
Hehe.
