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Maybe you’ve heard about Eden Fantasys new sex-positive online magazine venture, Sex Is, or SexIs, however you want to spell it. It’s all about sex education. And we’re not talking 5th grade bullshit here.
Now you’re probably thinking, WTF does “sex-positive” mean??? Well, it means that sex is natural, sex is good, or something like what George Michael said once. Sang once? Whatever.
Obviously this is a mommy blog. Which means, DUH, I’VE HAD SEX BEFORE. Cuz, um, to have a kid? Ya kinda gotta have sex. Or magically get semen in your uterus via IUI or other complicated procedures. Which probably means you HAD sex to TRY to get that semen in your uterus, but we’re getting off track here.
Sex Is has an AWESOME column by the one, the only, The Bloggess. Her tagline? “Sex is funny. Except clown sex. That’s fucking terrifying.”
Jenny (The Bloggess if ya don’t know) writes a weekly piece of sexy or disturbing sex(y) randomness and brilliance. Sometimes it’s about Clown Porn, sometimes it’s about who would do who and why, sometimes it’s about Blind Porn, but it is ALWAYS funny.
Another column on Sex Is that I like is called “Sex in the Suburbs.” Wise Young Mommy proselytizes that, “Moms have sex, too…” Which, see above. Homegirl writes about taboo subjects like butt sex with such hilarity and grace, you’d think EVERYONE in the suburbs was doing it (doggy style). The reader can’t help but laugh at such an, um, *uncomfortable* topic.
Sex Is also contains great articles about sexual health, sexual safety precautions, condoms, couples & romance, and almost anything else you can think of relating to sex-positiveness. Or sex. Yannow. Cuz it’s called SEX IS. Get it? Heh.
I’d recommend reading SexIs when you’re bored on the Internet and want to have a good laugh. Or when you want to, um, yannow, learn something. Heh.
**This is not a sponsored post, however, Room 704 Media, LLC DID receive monetary compensation for this review. All content is my own, and I’ve been recommending SexIs to my friends before this opportunity came up because I truly enjoy the content and am impressed with the quality of information available on the site. The money went directly to the Room 704 Party fund. You’re welcome.**
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We are Queens of Procrastination here at Room 704, and the lovely ladies we align ourselves with love them some procrastination, too. SO. Without further ado, I present to you: THE OFFICIAL ROOM 704 PARTY PIMPAGE POST (in it’s full glory): 
DRINKS sponsored by:
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And of course, drinks paid for by YOU!!!
AWESOME swag from: 
PLUS MANY, MANY MORE!!! (We can’t give away ALL our surprises! But oh yes! Eden Fantasys and GoGirl are BRINGIN’ IT.)
Here’s how it’s going to go down – as best as we can tell anyway. Remember – we’re as transparent as saran wrap. No, we will not model the saran wrap for you.
10:30pm you will begin leaving the awesome People’s Party and making your way to “Java East.” Now, we are not encouraging you to dump another party for ours, NAY, we are encouraging you to make your way to us so the faboo ladies hosting the People’s Party can head on up to us as well, take a sigh of relief, relax, put their feet up and revel in a job well done; a party well thrown.
About the location – “Java East”….. oh Java East. Through a series of … interesting communications we have a very casual layout. We have easy accessibility, we have comfy couches…. we have a section of the first floor lobby. We feel for the people who decided *this* was a great idea, they’ll learn. They should consider themselves fortunate we are not decorating with inflatable penises …. Anyway. We will be very easy to find. Want to see it? Java East/Lobby Level/Sheraton Chicago. When it starts the 360 sweep and you see the fountain, hit pause. There is our area.
Hour One – 10:30pm-11:30pm
About the drinks: The first 200 people to make it to the bar at our party will get a tasty vodka drink on us. No tickets, no bracelets, whatever Hotel pricing for drinks is … WOW. So ask for your drinks without ice, and be sure to say big fat THANK YOUS to sponsors of *all* the parties at BlogHer. If you are potential sponsor reading this who would like to buy a round of drinks? Feel free to reach out to us at contact at room704 dot us. If you are still thirsty after our drinks run out, head to the ChiBar right next to us, get a drink and come back out to the party (yes, we’ve cleared that with the Sheraton big wigs, and yes, you can get “light fare” there too (aka FOOD) FYI).
About the swag: As a great big thank you to those who purchased ads from us — we are putting a sticker on a swag bag with your name on it. One bag per person, so yes, even if you ordered multiple ads/spots, it’s still gonna be one bag. Since we can’t figure out a good way to make sure you get a drink, we’ll make sure you get a swag bag. (We will also be posting the catalog at Room704 so everyone can see the awesome.) The rest of the bags will go out on a first come first served basis. If you would like a “vanilla” bag (i.e., one that doesn’t go “buzz” in the night) – be sure to grab one of the ‘ProtectABed’ bags and not the brown bags 
Hour Two – 11:30pm-12:30am
You can continue to get drinks from the ChiBar – and we will begin our giveaways. We have a LOT to giveaway. A LOT. So be sure to drop us your card when you get to the party so you are entered! We plan to have a place set up between the columns in front of the fountains. We’ll be the ones in the purple feather boas.
At some point we will be pimping and honoring our special guests — Stefania Pomponi Butler, a “Very Clever Girl(tm),” aka CityMama, and Michelle Lamar, aka White Trash Mom, who will be selling & signing copies of her book, The White Trash Mom’s Handbook. So don’t forget to bring some cash money for your book (and to buy something from ANOTHER special guest, yet to be announced!).
Last but not least, if you would like the latest in the series of buttons for the party – here it is!
Whaaaat is uuuhhp with all these Blogging (slash social media) conferences??
Since I talk about breast feeding and potty training, supposedly that makes me a “Mommy Blogger.” So I figure any conference with the word “mom” or “her” in it would be targeted towards me.
But I swear there’s like, at LEAST five new “MomCons” this year ALONE. Or it just seems that way. It’s like one of those late night infomercial get-rich-quick! schemes. “Throw a blogging conference and make it BIG!!” It’s like the in-crowd got sent complimentary “conference in a box” kits from ACME or some shit.
Now, don’t get me wrong. I pimp, too. Pimpin’ ain’t easy, as Jay-Z once said. I gots me my Room 704 Media, LLC n shit. I werk the PR and marketing for dat bitch. AND!! For the LOW, LOW price of only $18.95, you too can own your VERY OWN Room 704 t-shirt!!
From Mom 2.0 to BlissDom to SITScation to Type-A Mom to MomItForward/Evo’09 to GodKnowsWhat’sNext, I am OH-VER-WHELMED. Why not just conglomerate all these and make it a MOMapalooza? Women’s BlogConApalooza? (Let’s call the whole thing off?)
Of course, I would LOVE to attend all of these conferences, but it’s just not possible. And sure, one could say that, well, each serves a different demographic. Or at least a different geographical area (from Houston to Nashville to Vegas to Asheville to Park City and back down). But when the speakers for these conferences have so much overlap? It’s like The Real World Alumni going to speak at colleges around the US. Same content, different location.
What really makes all these conferences different? How do I know which conference is for me? With all the assumptions being made about who is throwing what and who is speaking at what — how do I find my people? I certainly can’t go to ALL of them. Admission price for the five conferences I just listed — Mom 2.0, BlissDom, SITScation, Type-A Mom and Evo’09 — would total *with early bird pricing* over one thousand dollars. (I’m not sure you heard me — ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS!!) Add in plane tickets and hotel, and hot dayum, we’re talking mucho dinero.
Now, you’re thinking, “VDog, you just be a jealous beesh.” But you’d be wrong. Well, mostly wrong.
Envious that I can’t attend all of these events? Surely. Jealous that I’m not speaking at any of them? No, not really. Either my time will come or it won’t. That part doesn’t bother me. Despite appearances I’m a fairly patient person and I try to celebrate other people’s successes — especially other *women’s* successes.
Remember the Low-Carb Diet craze of, what, five, six years ago? Sure there are still people living a low-carb lifestyle and trying low-carb diets, but the explosion of products and magazines and the downright *fervor* over the topic has all but crashed and burned.
One can make the argument that this is not what we eat — BUT it IS what we consume — how we choose to spend our time and money. So, just about the same, yes? As the cliche goes, the cream rises to the top. But what happens when SO many amazing women are putting together SO many fabulous events? What happens when you know and love the women that are throwing these conferences, and you attend one but not another? BlissDom this year, but Mom2.0 next? It’s enough to cause heart palpitations.
My point here is that this is becoming a “fad” (a “trend?”). Sure, it’s an “emerging market” that companies and individuals are looking to capitalize on. I can’t blame them a bit for trying.
But let’s look ahead to next year, or the year after. Come 2011 how many of these conferences can really survive? What will the market hold up as valuable and effective time and money-wise?
It’s hard NOT to feel like you want to go. It is, as my husband astutely observed, a way for us moms to get away from our families and just enjoy ourselves. Perhaps there SHOULD be this many opportunities to get mom away from the family? Would we be on fewer crazy pills?
Here I stand, shouting, “STOP THE INSANITY!!” We already have SO many obligations in our lives; why add in blog conference overload stress? I *know* they’re fun. I *know* it’s a chance to get away. But as of now, I am committed to BlogHer and BlogHer only, for the rest of the year. Yes, I attended BlissDom and had a FANTASTIC time. But I don’t think I can handle any more.
ZOMG NO MORE MomCons!!!! We’re FULL UP! If I see ONE more MomCon, I SWEAR TO GOD WE *WILL* THROW A FlingHer!!! DON’T MAKE US HIT YOU BABY, ONE MORE TIME!!!!
Now go buy a t-shirt.
I am adding the disclaimer that *should* someone *want* to hire me to *speak* at one or more of these lovely conferences, I will go. I’m no fool.
I will also add ZOMG ENOUGH WITH THE BLOG(her) PARTIES!!! And yes, I am TOTES guilty. Let me have it.
And got stuck in an #elevator. But we’ll cover that later.
I met got licked by famous people…
VDog & Redneck Mommy
Fell in love with this girl (and not because she groped me)…
VDog & Anissa
Met these lovely ladies…
The Caffeinatrix & Mother Bumper
Reconnected with my bloggy soulmate…
VDog & White Trash Mom
Had a sexy movie star photo taken of me…
Fell in love with another girl….
Shash & VDog
Was surgically attached to these two beeshes…
Mrs. Flinger & Dawn
Met a chick as crazy as I am…
VDog & Sugar Jones
Got confused by bathroom signs…
And got stuck in an elevator with 12 other women and sweated up against these walls…
And in true Cracker fashion, I need to hit publish before this post is actually done. Because if I don’t, this thing is gonna come out like, three years too late.
More to come if I can muster it up.
I totally stole these pictures from Anissa and Shash. Because this Cracker “Photographer” didn’t bring her camera. (WHAT?? I had to fly, like, A REALLY LONG WAY.) (GEEZ.)
**Ok i have to add more links later because I’m super late to a Dr. appt. WHEE! Check back later for more! k, luvs ya bye**
Or Kitchen for that matter (for the Cookie Sutra, people!! Geez!).
The winners of my Eden Fantasys ‘adult store‘ giveaway and complimentary Cookie Sutra giveaway courtesy of the very lovely ZoeyJane are:
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Heather as the grand prize winner and my very own Rice Cracker, BusyDad!! Woot, woot!
If you didn’t win and would still like to find a sexy or romantic gift, check out the gifts and kits for couples section! Or if you’re more of a solo (or single) gal, check this out. Happy Valentine’s Day everybody!
Now! Take 15% off your purchase with the code MOM691 thanks to Eden Fantasys! (Through 2/27/09!)
As Mamas and parents we tend to let things slide when it comes to romance in the bedroom. It can be hard to feel sexy and in the mood when you’re elbow deep in baby poop and puke for the majority of your day.
Since Valentine’s Day is coming up, Eden Fantasys and I thought we would give away a little romance inducer to help one lucky winner get in the mood.
Behold, the Kama Sutra Earthly Delights Kit:
A little bit of everything to help get you in the mood and ready to maybe make another baby? Or maybe not. Ha.
The second place winner will receive a copy of Cookie Sutra courtesy of ZoeyJane of Mommy Is Moody, without whom this giveaway would not be possible. Thanks, ZJ!
What I like about Eden Fantasys is that it is a female friendly sex positive adult store that carries products from very sweet to very sexy. They didn’t pay me to say that. 
To enter:
1) Leave a comment here stating why you could use a little romance in your life (keep it clean people!) [1 entry]
2) Twitter about the giveaway, with a link back to this post. Be sure to leave your Tweet’s permalink in your comment (ask me how if you don’t know). [1 entry]
3) Write a post about why you need to get your sexy back. Link back to this post and Eden Fantasys. Please let me know about your post as the ‘link back’ function does not always work properly. [2 entries]
Winner will be chosen by Random Number Generator.
Deadline is this Thursday, January 29, 11:59pm PST. Winner will be announced Friday, January 30.
Good luck everyone! I hope we all have very sexy Valentine’s Days this year!
UPDATE: To include your Tweet’s permalink, go to your profile and click on the time stamp of the specific tweet. It will then take you to the individual page for that tweet. Copy the address bar and paste into your comment here! Easy-peasy. Sort of. Let me know if you need help.
I still catch myself wanting to say that, ‘but he was two months early,’ twenty-one months later. Is it an excuse? A reason? A justification? Do I feel the need to defend my son to others? (Or is that really just defending myself??)
Are they thinking that he’s behind, or slow in some way? It still stings a little, this whole preemie thing. I almost never acknowledge Little Man’s prematurity anymore. But the feeling and knee-jerk reaction to do so is still there, ever present in my mind when the possibility of comparison comes up.
This is still hurting me. But it’s not hurting my son.
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If you couldn’t tell, VDog has been living too much in her head, and not enough on paper. Or blog. Whatever.
I know this is just a tiny tidbit, but it’s all I’ve got for right now.
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Many, many heartfelt thanks to Miss for blogsitting for me. She rawks, and you should all go tell her so. 
We finally weaned
Guess I won’t be needing this
Nursing tank top now!
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I guess I shouldn’t say finally but well, sometimes it felt like that. Now that he is weaned, I sometimes wish I could still nurse him. Funny how that works.
I have this black Bravado nursing tank top that I never opened (because I’m a Cracker) to give away as part of National Breastfeeding Awareness Week and the final day of Bloggy Giveaways. It is a size 38D/E and I comfortably wore my blue one when I was a 38H/36G (though I was boobalicious).
So, you know, Warrior and I being Crackers and all…sometimes we let things slip. For a while we had NO smoke detectors up because we thought the ones we had were broken.
So we bought a bunch of new ones. Only the old ones weren’t broken. Huh. Strange.
So here we have a family four pack of wire-in smoke detectors (i.e., you have to have the electric wiring installed or install it for them to work), with a battery back up in case the power goes out.
All four for one lucky family, all part of Bloggy Giveaways. You’re welcome.
There’s still time to win a sling or one of TWO handbags!
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