Life in the Fast Lane

So, I'm still five different kinds of busy with this new business. When i have some time i promise i'll pop back over here and delve with you into the folds and curvatures of philosophies concerning the female orgasm. Until then, I leave you with a question.

Is it horrible that I just described my business venture (first vegan bakery in the PRC, w00t) to my mother as "manifest destiny, but fewer dead indians"?

with this i leave you.

<3

ps. for whatever reason, similes that implicitly or explicitly reference cocaine are very appealing to me. this is odd, because cocaine is really really not (appealing to me).

Whom?

I'm sorry about the silence, guys. Jessie has been super super busy. With what?

With this:

www.wholesoulbakery.weebly.com

Thats right. First vegan bakery in China. Want a bite?

love&luz
jess

Lovely.

It's ok. Crisis averted. Passport located.

I know you were all terribly worried. Couldnt sleep. Hives. Nightsweats. I'm glad to be able to to soothe your worries and calm your fears.

but more to the point...you all totally dropped the ball. i mean, i leave an engaging conversation sparking topic, tell you that i'm giving away huge hugs for the first person to form and leave a thought out opinion, and what do i get? nothing. I mean, really people. Not one of you left something? What, you think this blog is a one way street? (for those of you who are answering either A) "yes, i do think it's a one way street. thats why its a blog and not a forum, jessie." OR B) "no, i dont think its a one way street. I think it's a webpage. Nothing to do with traffic or cars." you are both correct. but thats not the point.)

you may be curious about the advancements that I've made on uncovering traditional chinese philosophical views on female orgasm. you might not care. either way, you're going to learn. And youre going to learn in installments.

Fleshing out the Myth, Part One

From my perspective, this issue of avoiding orgasm is extremely interesting (and the issue of specifically avoiding female orgasm even more so). It comes to me, at this time, from the Chinese philosophical tradition of males avoiding orgasm to preserve their ‘jing’, their essence, an immutable and irreplaceable energy (one of three kinds: jing, qi, and shen). Built into this are the obvious complications that arise in applying the same practices prescribed for males to females, and the complications in considering spiritual or intellectual ramifications of such applications. The difficulty in truly exploring such an issue lies in separating the massive weight of cultural and social opinion from your rational mind, and considering the situation from a stance hindered by nothing more than common sense. In this global society, we are all so bombarded with opinions and ideals about sexuality from such early ages that coming to a place of clear minded un-blinkered consideration is extremely difficult, in fact, I’ve often argued that it’s impossible.

I’d like to start by saying that the reason that my exploration of this is so involved is that I don’t believe any one thing can exist without consideration of all the things that came before it- each concept and idea we hold today is shaped by the myriad of opinions and climates (social, political, environmental) that predate it. Those ideals of our parents, our respective cultures, those of conquering foreign lands and domineering religions play a large role in the perceptions that are subsequently formed by us as individuals. Hell, even the whispered utterances of the kid next door effect the opinions of the matured mind. All these influences leave an indelible mark on personal theories, whether it is realized it or not. In this way, pre-conceived notions contribute to the evolution of theories and the actions of the people those theories live within. This is why as I consider the concept of male orgasm as a release of non-renewable energy sources, a dilution of the seed, even, and the connotations of this theory on female orgasm, I insist on first acknowledging the primary influences on my own sexual knowledge.

You dig?

In re-reading this, I realize that one thing I like about blogging is that I can get away with the kind of rambling that no self-respecting professor or editor would allow into a term paper or article. Take that, sentence cutters! Hoho!

And that concludes our lecture for today. Stay tuned for more riveting forays into the deep, murky universe of withholding orgasm. To come or not to come, that is the question.

Haha, ha.

jess

Well, isn't that interesting...

What do you do when you live in beijing, and realize that at the beginning of next month you need to leave china keep your 3 month multiple entry visa happy? You scan around for the cheapest flights to really cool places.

What do you do when you see a ticket to Bangkok for 200 dollars? You freak out, call your roommate, convince him to go with you, and get really excited.

What do you do when your roommate, looking through your room for your passport to tell you the expry, can't seem to find said passport? You keep calm, and go home to look yourself.

What do you do when you yourself can't find said passport? Three things, in quick concession.

1. You don't cry.
2. You don't cry.
3. OMG WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

jess.

(ps, no one tell the chinese government.)

Well look at that.

Just a little addendum for my 101th post (I didn't even realize the last one was #100). I'm trying to research the views of Daoism, Buddhism, and various assorted other Eastern Spiritual religions/ideas/concepts on the female orgasm. I've gotten onto this because all of these different schools of thought make a huge deal out of the male orgasm and the release of what is considered to be a vital life force. It's the subject of tomes and aims at conservation are the goal of many a grueling meditation regeme. But I can find scant information on the female orgasm. I've been talking about it and thinking it over a lot with various friends and teachers, because i find it interesting for a variety of reasons. Some you may be able to guess. Some you probably can't. The conclusions I've drawn thus far, I'm sure would leave you intrigued.

But, what I'm really trying to share right now is that, for some odd reason, each and everyone of the 13 links I tried to follow off of Google on this topic wouldn't open. Coincidence, or Chinese Government Fucking with Jessie's Learning Process? You decide.

On that note, I'm not going to elaborate on the various ideas I have about female orgasm and it's place in spirituality, Eastern or Western (or Northern or Southern for that matter). I'd like to hear some of you weigh in first.

(a huge hug to the first person to leave a rational, well thought opinion.)
(a hug and a cookie)
(two cookies.)

Jess

(for some reason i feel this won't get many hits....)

My my.

Hello one, hello all. I know i've been away for a few days now, but what can i say? I'm just so busy, too busy to spend my time in front of a little screen.

Now, you may say to yourself , "what the hell. I thought she was unemployed. how is she so busy? She's a liar, that Jessie! a liar!!"

And my response is, you want to know what I have been so busy with? I'll tell you.

This month is Jessie-doesnt-eat-things-she-doesnt-cook-month. So i know what i'm eating. All the time. As a vegan, distrustfulness of eating establishments is part of my nature. Coming right down to it, as a person living in China distrustfulness of eating establishments is part of my nature. So now I'm taking matters into my own hands. And bowls. And spoons. Something I've tried to do before, but I'm commiting to now. In front of all you. And my roommates. And the stray cat we've taken in. You are all my witnesses! In this same vein, it is also Jessie-doesn't-spend-over-33-kuai(about 4.50 dollars)-a-day-month. You may think this helps your argument (because you, dear reader, are now engaged in an argument that you had NO IDEA you were entering into when you started reading this) that I'm lazy and have nothing to do, because what could someone possibly do on 33 kuai a day, but it in fact supports MY argument (hoho!) that i'm sick busy. Now I'm busy walking/subwaying/busing/bike riding it everywhere. And scampering around for the best deals. And scampering in general.

In addition to these things, I've started studying taijichuan with my roomie Scott. Now we go to Beihai park (largest, oldest imperial park in China) and get our asses kicked by taiji masters every other day. I forsee a few months of crippling thigh pain in the future. It's been less than a week and after my daily workout I can barely limp back to my room. Discipline! Thighs of steel, here i come. To add to the coolness factor, the master we study with is a direct, thats right, direct descendant of the original Chen family, and he's teaching me the pure Chen style. As though this makes him better than someone from a different country who was equally dedicated and possessed equal patience and wisdom. Which is doesnt. But it does make him sound cool.

Everyone go 'OooO'.

I've also started practicing Reiki. Everybody's doing it, right? No, in all honesty, I met a really awesome teacher who is getting me going on not only Reiki but Qigong as well. I'm excited to start Qigong. I'm just really happy in general. And I'm getting healthy and active and all kinds of fabulous things of that nature. So i'm busy. Busy utilizing all my time in productive ways. Studying. Taiqi-ing (you may have noticed various spellings of Taiqi/Taiji through this post. you may do your own research and pick the one that you like best when you want to start typing it out.). Reiki-ing. You know, the general awesome-ing that you can dependly expect from Jessie.

Oh, I forgot the naked tanning on our roof. Cause it's warm enough, unless the wind is blowing. It's important to ensure my poor, malnourished and mislead vegan body receives adequate nutrients. Serious!

And with that, I love you all and I'll talk to you soon.

Jess