The New Isolated Blurt BDSM Thread

[desertslave]

I have read salt! I didn't know about spice... I have also read a history of tea, and I love the books by the guy who wrote The Botany of Desire.

Michael Pollan! I love his books.

I'm a food history geek, mainly medieval for our SCA feasts, but I've wandered into other areas.

Some more fun books, food and botany:

http://smile.amazon.com/How-Carrots...r=1-1&keywords=how+carrots+won+the+trojan+war

http://smile.amazon.com/Wicked-Plan...r=1-2&keywords=how+carrots+won+the+trojan+war

And one needs a drink to wash down the food:
http://smile.amazon.com/The-Drunken...sim_351_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1K8AA5V778RXT2WYANFB

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[seela]

I've read the Spice one too, but I liked Salt better for some reason. Or at least the Salt one left an imprint whereas I remember very little about the Spice book.

I've been dissing non-fiction for a long time now for some reason. It's like I just don't have the brain capacity for it anymore.

 

[desertslave]

I just discovered that there's a Pepper book, too. Makes sense!

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1250048664?refRID=1RNEMQWS7TWTYP04GNSZ&ref_=pd_rhf_eetyp_s_cp_3

And I have to thank all of you for this conversation. It made me take a look at my cookbook wishlist (which I haven't done in quite a while) and I discovered that two of my books have come up with cheap used copies.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[IrisAlthea]

The fear/hatred of MSG came about when a guy correlated eating Chinese food with headaches. He attributed it to the MSG they added to the food. There's no scientific evidence for the claim, but he caused such an uproar about it. It's been continued by companies that claim they don't add MSG to their products/food and that further fuels the fear/hatred.

The truth is, MSG is a naturally occurring protein in many foods. So even if it's not specifically added, people are still consuming it. Some of what I've said here may be wrong as I am writing this from memory and haven't done any research on the subject recently.

Being the kid that put Aromat spice by the shovel on the instant mashed potatoes they served in school, I'm pretty sure I don't have any sensitivity problems with it.

Using it as an additive, is a sign of short cut food production for me though. Much like when I made the bad cafeteria food edible with Aromat.

 

[MeekMe]

Being the kid that put Aromat spice by the shovel on the instant mashed potatoes they served in school, I'm pretty sure I don't have any sensitivity problems with it.

Using it as an additive, is a sign of short cut food production for me though. Much like when I made the bad cafeteria food edible with Aromat.

I'm not familiar with aromat. Is it like adobo? I knew someone that would put adobo on everything. She said it could make any food taste better.

I have been curious about buying a package of MSG just to see what it tastes like alone. I never do, though. This discussion may push my curiosity.

As a kid, mustard was my flavor of choice. Though, school food didn't bother me because it was often better than what I could get at home. If I have kids, they may end up embarrassed by the lack of gummy snacks and lunch meat in their lunch box.

 

[IrisAlthea]

I'm not familiar with aromat. Is it like adobo? I knew someone that would put adobo on everything. She said it could make any food taste better.

I have been curious about buying a package of MSG just to see what it tastes like alone. I never do, though. This discussion may push my curiosity.

As a kid, mustard was my flavor of choice. Though, school food didn't bother me because it was often better than what I could get at home. If I have kids, they may end up embarrassed by the lack of gummy snacks and lunch meat in their lunch box.

It's a bright neon yellow powder, 50% salt, MSG and some other things you'd probably find in stock cubes.

 

[LallyH]

I've just been watching a detective series and one episode had a couple of characters in a bdsm relationship. It said that the sub (who'd been murdered) must have been a masochist because she had a callous on her labia caused by having a knot in her panties.

I lost track of the rest of the plot because I was trying to figure out HOW she managed to get a knot in the gusset?? Surely there isn't enough material to tie in a knot and for them still to fit in any kind of way? And if she got a bigger size to allow for a knot, they'd be so loose that the knot wouldn't rub, would it? f anyone has the answer, please excuse my ignorance/lack of imagination and explain please?

 

[Sweetdaisymae]

I've just been watching a detective series and one episode had a couple of characters in a bdsm relationship. It said that the sub (who'd been murdered) must have been a masochist because she had a callous on her labia caused by having a knot in her panties.

I lost track of the rest of the plot because I was trying to figure out HOW she managed to get a knot in the gusset?? Surely there isn't enough material to tie in a knot and for them still to fit in any kind of way? And if she got a bigger size to allow for a knot, they'd be so loose that the knot wouldn't rub, would it? f anyone has the answer, please excuse my ignorance/lack of imagination and explain please?

I would hazard a guess at her having a shibari crotch knot under her "regular" panties, or a shibari styled arrangement instead of panties.
Crotch knots are..... interesting!

MSG isn't the root of all evil, aspartame is!! Have you seen the side effects of that stuff? Why on earth would anyone ditch naturally occurring sugars in favour of that stuff?
Master started having cyclical, cluster headaches. Proper, full on suicide headaches, one a day, every day for 2 weeks. We cut aspartame from his diet completely, and not a single one since.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

I've just been watching a detective series and one episode had a couple of characters in a bdsm relationship. It said that the sub (who'd been murdered) must have been a masochist because she had a callous on her labia caused by having a knot in her panties.

I lost track of the rest of the plot because I was trying to figure out HOW she managed to get a knot in the gusset?? Surely there isn't enough material to tie in a knot and for them still to fit in any kind of way? And if she got a bigger size to allow for a knot, they'd be so loose that the knot wouldn't rub, would it? f anyone has the answer, please excuse my ignorance/lack of imagination and explain please?

You could just cut your panties, and then tie them back together in a knot ?

 

[desertslave]

I see a couple of medical consultants who both would agree that sweeteners are very dodgy things. My concern is mainly that our palate has adjusted to such a 'sweet' taste in general that all our food is sweeter, even 'savoury' and sweeteners 'encourage' this.

I eat sugars, and like sweet food, but do think the odd sugar and sweet food ( what ever the source) vacation is a pretty good idea to reset the taste buds. To taste how sweet vegetables can be when not cooked with honey or maple or pinches or sugar etc.



Edit: actually, I think this is a parallel for life. Often people don't want to take life without a spoon ful of sugar these days. Or accept the full spectrum of flavours of life. There is Elle's philosophy on sweeteners...

I'm allergic to aspartame and sucralose (Splenda), and never cared for saccharine. The only artificial sweetener I could tolerate was the long-maligned cyclamate, which was taken off the market in the 70s but later absolved due to poor research. That said, I just stick with sugar and use it in careful moderation. My gripe his how damned hard label-reading is at times. I have to take my reading glasses along to the supermarket so I don't poison myself.

I'm allergic to milk chocolate, too, so that saves me from a lot of sugar issues. I'd much rather have a piece of fruit than a piece of candy or cake, anyway. We have red plums up from South America right now, and they are delicious. My dad loved plums, so they make me think of him.

 

[SassyKatz71]

Loving the less anxiety, panic and stress in my life.. Feeling much better since I switched the times I take my Blood pressure pills.(works good for panic n anxiety ) from daytime to before bed, around 11 to midnight, then again around noon. Has me feeling 100 percent better for the most part.except 1 small issue.

I cant seem to fall asleep now at night . Exhausted,I toss and turn till around 3 to 4:30 a.m. every friggin night. Which has my schedule all sorts of messed up. Maybe if I take it around 8 pm it will make a difference ? Im so tired, but feel emotionally and mentally a heck of a lot better than I did before. I need to get back on my schedule of waking up early. I dont like sleeping in like that.

And Im so happy a family member is gone from my household. I got tired of being bullied and the partying was too much for me. If I went the rest of my life without seeing them. I'd be fine. I know other family members get mad at me for saying that.But its how I feel. When I lived out of state before,I wasnt homesick at all. I missed my mom n friends,sure. But not anything else. I should never of come back. But I can do it again. And I will. I can't find myself again,here.disappearing is what's best for me. A step at a time. Job search and job, saving money, another vehicle. And when im situated with those. POOF... I want my piece of mind back and my small family. Just me n my kids starting fresh. Only a select few will know where we'll be.

Pardon any improper grammar. I didnt feel like GAF about whether it was correct or not

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[BiBunny]

Why do people get so creepy when they're going to have kids? *Shudder*

 

[cfuhrer]

You could just cut your panties, and then tie them back together in a knot ?

My thought was to rip the seam, tie the knot, then re-stitch the seam.

 

[desertslave]

I so love afternoon quickies!

The pause that truly refreshes.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Why do people get so creepy when they're going to have kids? *Shudder*

Tellme about it! And after.. I had to stop this lady three times as she tried to tell me a story about how she chewed her her little girl's food for her She just couldn't understand that I really, really, REALLY didn't want to hear the details! Only when I stood up and threatened to walk off would she shut up about it.

 

[LallyH]

My thought was to rip the seam, tie the knot, then re-stitch the seam.

I can advise from today's personal experience that going for a 4 mile run with badly adjusted panties will work, too

 

[BiBunny]

Tellme about it! And after.. I had to stop this lady three times as she tried to tell me a story about how she chewed her her little girl's food for her She just couldn't understand that I really, really, REALLY didn't want to hear the details! Only when I stood up and threatened to walk off would she shut up about it.

It's bad enough that she did that. What on earth possessed her to think it was a good idea to TELL people about it? Ewwwwww.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[LallyH]

I'm over pensive this morning. Thinking about self acceptance, and how maybe want I want is tied up with how I feel about myself these days. . And how confusing life is. Its true that liking myself, accepting myself, has been good for me in the past, and periods of less affectionate self regard have been negative.

I pondered this in beautifully scented bath, which for once I got to take by myself, no cats, no phone ringing, no husband jumping in . I often long for uninterrupted baths. But .....it was really lonely, and it couldn't settle and got out of the lemon verbena scented water while it was still hot. Cannot stand to be alone with myself? Unsettled? Muggy weather? I don't know. There is something wrong anyway. My blurt is with out conclusion.

I'm sorry you're feeling unsettled *hug* There have been times when I have felt I needed some time alone too, to think and consider and relax and not have to do anything or be anything to anyone, and then disappointingly found myself unhappy with that, that the self doubt piles on even more with solitude. So I understand how you feel, but cannot help you *not* feel it.

But we have all seen your posts on here, where you have offered advice, comfort, humour and gentle support to what amounts to virtual strangers. You have a generous heart and a caring soul. You might not see what strengths these are, because they are *you*, and part of your nature. It's very easy to dwell negatively on those things that we think we ought to change about ourselves - that's when we need the objective and supportive view from the outside - you know, the kind of advice and caring, gentle support that I've seen you give to others here, including me

I hope your unsettled mood passes soon

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[desertslave]

Hugs and roses for Elle

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