S3

In prep for the sex toy post of 2 weeks ago I went to S3: Safe Sex Store my local toy store. It turned out that I loved the store. I thought I'd share it, and what a good toy store should be like.

To say that S3: Safe Sex Store is the best brick and mortar sex toy store I have ever been to is a bit of a understatement. I have never even been to a store that compares. The store in no way feels like dudgeon, as every other toy store I have visited has felt. The location, big windows and natural lighting help to aide that feeling. S3 is located I the center of downtown Ann Arbor, MI sandwiched between a Jimmy Johns and a trinket shop, which normalizes the experience tremendously. When you walk in a friendly face, and two walls filled with all manner of sex toys and aides greets you. For such a small store, they are able to pack in a large amount of items, but all of the items are of high quality. According to storeowner Beth, every single one of their products is screened and must meet all of their requirements before it will ever go on their shelves. One of my favorite features of the store is the over 100 different condoms options they offer.  All of their condoms are kept in a temperature safe area of the store as to make sure the condoms integrity isn't damaged They not only have great products but also great prices, with many items available in the $15-$35 range, which is a sweet spot for us broke college students. One thing Beth really wanted to get across was that their store is place for education. She hosts several seminars all year round, both in store and in other venues. Their website is dedicated to education and you can find a mass of information there. All in all S3 is clearly the best choice for your sex toy needs in all of Washtenaw county, going anywhere else would be as criminal as most M. Night Shamalan movies.

For more info on S3 visit  their website at http://www.s3safesexstore.com/ 

Summer Sex

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Dildos, Butt Plugs and Fleshlights oh my!

Walking into a adult toy store for the first time can be very intimidating. Even the best, most open, and welcoming toy store can be overwhelming. I have already shown you how to pick a good store now I am going to show you how to pick a good toy for you. 

There are several things you need to consider before you put down the cash for your new best friend. Answer these 5 questions and come back tomorrow for my sex toy flow chart.

1. What part of your body are you trying to stimulate?  Figure out where on your body you are going to be using your toy, ie anal, vaginal, oral, internal, or external.

2. How do you want that part to be stimulated? What feels good to you? Do you like thrusting, vibration, pressure, fullness etc.

3. Who will you be using this toy with? Are you going to be using this alone, with a partner, many partners?

4. What's your living situation? Keep in mind that you will not only need to use this toy but be able to clean it and store it. You may not want a 24in double dong to have to put away if your in a dorm situation. You may not want a loud, plug in vibrator if you use the shower as your masturbatory hang out.

5. What is your experience level? If this is your first sex toy you do NOT want to jump into the deep end, trust me. You may be able to take a fist in your vagina but the materials used for sex toys are very different from flesh. They have different level of pliability and give. No two materials are alike.

Now that you've answered those questions take your answers and apply them to these flow charts. There is one for anal, vaginal, and penile toys.

 

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Friday Advice: Love Lockdown

Is it wrong to choose to avoid any kind of opportunity to see someone since I have so much trouble with school? I would also like to have a job first and pay my own rent. Lastly I also find it really awkward to have people I'm close to know about my personal life, or anyone really.

Sincerely

Mike K.

Mike,

Let me start by saying you are never wrong when you make decision that only affects yourself. You have the right to do or not do anything you damn well please. That being said,you are wrong. Well, you're wrong in the since of avoiding ALL romantic opportunities until you are living on your own.  

If you had not said "all" I would be 100% on your side. You have got to interact with men/women, what ever your pref, in a romantic way or else you won't learn. You're writing me so I am going to assume you're college age, and college is where you should be making your mistakes and perfecting your seduction and hunting tactics. Once we get to a age where we are financially stable and self sufficient most mates will not be open to helping you catch up. Would you want to date the emotional equivalent of Sarah Palin's Down Syndrome baby? 

Regarding your openness issue, it is ok to have secrets to yourself. However you should take note to the fact that sharing becomes less awkward the more you do it. I suggest you try taking a leap of faith. Hell an easy way to do it would be to simply send your confidant this link, they'll understand.

It seems to me, more than anything, you have some intimacy problems that are connected to your lack of dating and you lack of openness and I wonder if you have many close relationships at all. Regardless (I'm about to get my Oprah on) you really should be opening up and letting people into your world. It is important for all of us to have close relationships that we look to as a study guide for how a good romantic relationship should work. After all a girlfriend/boyfriend is nothing more than a best friend that you can have sex with.

J

From Miley To Paris

Apparently you guys are are a bunch of exhibitionists! Good stuff!  Well since you've asked here you go. As a follow up to the sexting post, here is a survivor's guide to video recording your sex life. 

So you want to tape yourself having sex? Well you're not alone. Millions of Americans just like you pull out their cell phones or or their Flip video camera and call action of their intimate moments. Then "OH NO! They took my LapTop."

What do you do? Well at this point there is nothing you can do. Which is why you should be doing things before.

1. Get Lo Jack! For an annual $40 fee you get peace of mind. LoJack can track your laptop or desktop, remotely delete your data, and contact law enforcement. Yeah... I don't have it but now I'm sold!
2. Lock Your Private Data. Both Windows Vista, 7, XP and MacOS all have security features to password protect your private data.
3. Keep you video off your portable devices. It is so easy for someone to pocket your new Kodak Zi8 HD that your Girlfriend got you for your special birthday sex exploits. It is also easy for them to then take that and upload it to XTube without you ever even knowing.

Of course these tips are for those who don't want to have their private moments distributed. If you do want your moments distributed throw DVDs out the window for all I care. 

Oh one little anecdote, new video recoding devices are in HD. This means that every nook and cranny will be shown in clear crisp 1080p. 

1. Make sure the lights are on. 
2. Use dark bedding if you are fairer skinned and lighter bedding if you are darker skinned. 
3. Make sure you are vocal, but only if it's real.
4. Get a tripod. No one, not even you wants to see a Cloverfield style porno.
5. Please don't rotate the camera. TVs, computer screens, and camcorders are made a certain way for a reason!

Use these tips and your own discretion and you can navigate the digital waters with ease.

Got any tips or tricks for aspiring pornographers? Leave a comment below send an email to ltasexinfo@gmail.com or hit us on twitter @ltasex

Site Updates

So thus far the site is doing well. I have a few steady readers but not a lot. For those few I would just like to say many thanks to you. Thanks for sticking in with me while I work this all out. Running a professional level site is way more work than any other web stuff I have ever done. So here is what is going on I have decided to go to a once weekly posting scheme(usually on a Monday). I have had way to many emails saying that they are missing posts because they are coming too fast, and I am inclined to agree. In April alone there have been 16 posts in 21 days, which is a lot! So that's what's good with that.

Also I will be doing product reviews all summer, so let me know if you see a sex toy want me to review. Lastly I am running out of advice queries so don't forget to send in your relationship/sex advice questions to ltasexinfo@gmail.com so I can feature them on the site. Oh and one last thing, Facebook sucks! They disabed my account and won't say why. So if you want to interact with me become a fan at our new fan page. Link Below.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lets-Talk-About-Sex/367652350817?v=wall&viewas=728608968

Ok zat es all me zexy bishes. Oh I lied before this is the last thing. The Monday posts won't go into affect for a little bit. The next 2 weeks still have multi day posts. Also for the future I'm going to experimenting with different styles so I will be needing your feedback people.

Laters
Jason