tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127237700870712536.post7798171642652846020..comments2014-04-18T01:36:41.357-07:00Comments on Stircrazy: Stircrazy: Sex, intimacy & the G20Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127237700870712536.post-88576130409928817802010-12-02T22:19:35.400-08:002010-12-02T22:19:35.400-08:00The Invitation
by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
It doe...The Invitation<br /><br />by Oriah Mountain Dreamer<br /><br /><br />It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.<br /><br />It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.<br /><br />It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shrivelled and closed from fear of further pain! I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it, or fix it.<br /><br />I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, to be realistic, to remember the limitations of being human.<br /><br />I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day, and if you can source your own life from its presence.<br /><br />I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, "Yes!"<br /><br />It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up, after a night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children. <br /><br />It doesn't interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.<br /><br />It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you, from the inside, when all else falls away.<br /><br />I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127237700870712536.post-35337552978985761722010-11-28T21:06:20.080-08:002010-11-28T21:06:20.080-08:00Speaking of sex and radicals, have a look at this ...Speaking of sex and radicals, have a look at this blog post, from someone under house arrest for, among other things, G20 related activities. <br /><br />Could it be true? With all they’ve had to endure, now G20 organizers have to be on high alert for potential lovers seeking “celebrity activist sex”?<br /><br />This is terrible news. I thought one of the unspoken allures of being an activist was all the sex you could have with people who got off on how strident and confident and ethical you were.<br /><br />Dear Stircrazy, as if you don’t have enough to worry about. I wouldn’t be so impudent as to offer you my ass but you are more than welcome to some of the sex toys I receive for review this season should they be deemed up to your political standards. Keep in mind they've been (not so) gently used by me, a woman who up until about two months ago thought when people talked about Turtle Island, they meant the recycling company."<br /><br />from Sasha Von Bon Bon: http://www.nowtoronto.com/columns/sasha.cfm?content=178064Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127237700870712536.post-45859964741775108602010-11-25T17:56:59.078-08:002010-11-25T17:56:59.078-08:00funny how trauma from the g20 made me unable to ha...funny how trauma from the g20 made me unable to have sex/be intimate with my partner for a few months. the feelings of being isolated from 'normals', and yet being in the spotlight for 'normals', cops, and former allies, to see and critique and spit on.... i didn't want anyone to look at me, much less touch me, ever again. the paranoia and hurt was an ache that pushed everything else out. i'm better now. i hope you get some relief soon. xo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127237700870712536.post-39329645178267180552010-11-24T14:18:29.650-08:002010-11-24T14:18:29.650-08:00classic.classic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127237700870712536.post-69946338094668157612010-11-23T21:41:59.504-08:002010-11-23T21:41:59.504-08:00received via email..
Dear Stircrazy,
Thank you f...received via email..<br /><br />Dear Stircrazy,<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your thoughts and frustrations about getting down while on house arrest.<br /><br />I thought maybe some 'sexy' photos would be welcomed. If not, pitch 'em.<br /><br />Sending virtual support, warmth, and sexy vibes.<br /><br />(ps - they are very hot)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127237700870712536.post-48504800056423870552010-11-23T13:37:28.752-08:002010-11-23T13:37:28.752-08:00this really speaks to me, your sexual frustration ...this really speaks to me, your sexual frustration is palpable! it makes me feel restless<br /><br />honestly, deprivation of sex/sexuality/sexual spaces disempowers me more than almost anything else- especially because it is such an important part of my personal identity/how I express/define/release myself. what makes me so fucking grossed out is that yeah, it is the state that is exercising this control over your sexual expression, and taking away this essential aspect of (my) life- it is such an invisible impact of your bail conditions, but is so clearly an anticipated and planned out aspect of this 'punishment'<br /><br />(but presumably abstinence plays a huge role in the rehabilitation process, no? JOKES)<br /><br />in the weeks post detention/g20 aside from wanting to cry all the time all i wanted to do was fuck (even more than usual, which is saying a lot), because like you said, it really is cathartic, reformulating power dynamics and taking control over parts of my body and life... shit i have so much personal analysis on this, i can't even really write it out.<br /><br />thanks for sharing...actually for me is really great to hear honest talk about these needs, because i think it is an essential part of moving forward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127237700870712536.post-9948649750512960762010-11-23T04:58:05.436-08:002010-11-23T04:58:05.436-08:00Amazing post and so very sexy! Hope you get the re...Amazing post and so very sexy! Hope you get the relief you're looking for real soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127237700870712536.post-40557316482037886422010-11-23T04:57:51.415-08:002010-11-23T04:57:51.415-08:00So wait --
Is this an actual personal ad, the mu...So wait -- <br /><br />Is this an actual personal ad, the musings of boredom, or a political commentary?<br /><br />Or perhaps, tis all three? <br /><br />Isn't it fucking horrifying though? Raring to go though I may be, I just can't bring myself to get fun and fanciful with (rather, to conjure up the attraction to get thus) with someone who asked what the theorist who said something about the 'borg-ys" (bourgeoisie?). He was really nice, though. <br /><br />And I'm not even under house arrest!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127237700870712536.post-41495866761512394842010-11-23T04:56:36.851-08:002010-11-23T04:56:36.851-08:00Hey,
I don't know who you are, but the first ...Hey,<br /><br />I don't know who you are, but the first part of your stircrazy article reminded me of this<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqgXzPfAxjo<br /><br />I want you to know that most people actually share similar values to yours. The only difference is that they don't think it's radical to have those ideas. Maybe that idea will help. Maybe it'll just make you mad!<br /><br />If you don't believe me, just talk to old people on Cape Breton Island. Everybody agrees. But what can anybody do, when faced with an enemy such as the one we have?<br /><br />I'm not a radical. Every day I burn inside with wishes. I wish I could do things to defend the Boreal Forest. I wish I could defend the ecosystem, ocean, and rivers. I wish I could defend my own home and community!<br /><br />But the things I would have to do, if I were to take action in isolation - as an individual - are all terribly destructive and criminal. I ache in my soul to commit these crimes. I fantasize day and night of taking these actions. In dreams I tear apart the mining and logging machinery that threatens my home.<br /><br />I rarely have opportunities to do such things when I am awake. I have to live simply, work.<br /><br />The violence, that is the right of the state to commit, would crush me like a bug, were I to commit such crimes. To defend the world in which I live. I've seen how Canadian scientists are crushed. I've seen how activists in Canada are crushed. I've seen how homeless people and Native People and others are targeted and detained and ruined.<br /><br />my sympathy, whoever you are,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127237700870712536.post-84123884278179223972010-11-22T22:12:53.737-08:002010-11-22T22:12:53.737-08:00Just wanted you to know how hard I thought about t...Just wanted you to know how hard I thought about this! You've given me a whole new perspective on everything that went on and how it's still affecting so many people. I have my fingers crossed; you've inspired me to do something -- I'm going to start with letters to my MP's, then try and figure something out from there. Good luck in your personal situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127237700870712536.post-14784388260628367782010-11-22T19:07:35.237-08:002010-11-22T19:07:35.237-08:00I love you with all my fucking heart!I love you with all my fucking heart!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127237700870712536.post-24759783545348161912010-11-22T18:24:19.838-08:002010-11-22T18:24:19.838-08:00Just wanted you to know how hard I laughed at this...Just wanted you to know how hard I laughed at this! What a terrific posting. I know this must be a shitty time on the restrictive conditions, but I'm in full support and hope that your court matter is heard SOON. Thanks for writing something truly subversive!Helps Law Officeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619527871450339905noreply@blogger.com