Review: Bend Over Boyfriend
I was looking forward to reviewing Carol Queen's Bend Over Boyfriend DVD from Babeland.com both because of my interest in strap-on sex, and because I've been interested in seeing more of Carol Queen's work.
Bend Over Boyfriend is a part instructional, part erotic DVD that was released in 1998. (A follow-up DVD was released after, with more focus on the erotic.) It was a bestseller when it first came out, during a time period where (I'm under the impression that) not many resources related to sexuality were readily available. Carol and her partner Dr. Robert Morgan spend 30 minutes talking about why people find pegging sexy and how to do it right, and then spend the next 30 minutes giving us a live demo. Interspersed with Carol and Robert's material is footage of two couples, first sitting attentively and watching their own copies of BOB, then trying out the techniques themselves.
Carol and Robert clearly know their stuff. First, they each talk about why a person would find pegging hot, and what they would potentially take away from the experience. Then they delve further into some of its mechanics (which are applicable to couples of any gender combination, but are aimed at opposite sex couples here):
- Common myths about anal sex
- Communication with your partner and why its important
- The prostate gland and how to play with it
- Cleanliness and safety
- Foreplay and prepping (for both the pegger and the... peggee?)
- Choosing lubes, butt toys (plugs, etc), dildoes and harnesses
I know most of the material already, since I've come across it in other writings about anal sex and BDSM, but they go into amazing detail, and I really appreciate that. Their presentation, though, leaves much to be desired. The video quality isn't very good, and at times the camera isn't even in focus (!!!). (The video was independently produced, which might have something to do with it.) Carol and Robert don't really do anything except look directly into the camera and talk. I felt like I was watching a sex-ed video, or was being lectured at by two professors, not unlike those at my college classes:

Carol attempts to change things up interspersing their dialogue with scenes of the couples watching the video, interacting with each other, and prepping each other for sex. This doesn't really help break the monotony, and actually ends up being distracting. I mean, first off, there are a few idiosyncracies from the 90s that I couldn't not notice:

Wha?
And then there's the weird pink or green tint that randomly appears:

Not to mention this babe dressed in nothing but a doctor's coat who pops up every now and then to feed us cheesy one-liners like "A finger a day keeps the doctor away! *WINK*":

???
And, finally, it's just plain distracting to watch people flirt, lick and get fingered, when I'm trying to listen and pay attention to whether I can use oil-based lube with a silicone dildo or not.
Besides those little snatches of erotic scenes, the action doesn't really start until halfway through the DVD. Rapt attention is paid to safe sex in all of the scenes - no one is rimmed, fingered, or fucked without latex gloves, condoms, or cling film (did they not have dental dams back then?). Again, all the scenes are all interspersed with each other. I really would have preferred watching them one by one.
Anyway, first Carol straps on and fucks Robert while he's bent over. It was an interesting scene for me to watch, because Carol and Robert are quite a bit older than me, and when I'm watching porn I don't usually look for people in their age group. The scene didn't make me feel uncomfortable or anything, it was just... interesting. Carol and Robert have wonderful chemistry and obviously get very into the scene. Carol makes sure to keep checking how Robert is doing, and Robert assents breathlessly at things he enjoys. They both reach explosive orgasms at the end. It's very authentic, and their passion made me smile.

And then the two couples, who I creatively dub Couple #1 and Couple #2. I don't think any of them are very experienced with acting in porn. The little dialogue they have sounds contrived, and the sex scenes are awkward at times. But there's something charming about how they aren't pornstars. Since this DVD is aimed at the average Joe, and its message is that anal sex isn't just some crazy thing you see in porn - that anyone can do it - it's kind of appropriate that the actors don't look like they just walked off of a centerfold. That said, I am as superficial as the next person, and certain things about the actors did get in the way of my enjoyment of the scenes.
I wasn't a big fan of Couple #1. I didn't find either of them particularly attractive, and Guy #1 just plain annoyed me. He looks bored the entire time, whether he's watching the video, or watching his girlfriend get naked and try on a strap-on, even when he gets fucked hard up the ass. The height of his excitement is when he says: "oh. Oh yeah." Girl #2 is cute and giggly and a little awkward - quite endearing - but Guy #1's lack of emotion basically ruined the scene for me. I can't even remember much about it now, except that they switch positions a few times, and Guy #1 tells Girl #1 what he wants her to do.

Bored...

Slightly less bored
On the other hand, I really liked Couple #2. Girl #2 is butchyfemmeish and curvy and tasty, and I found Guy #2 so attractive. I think it was the combination of his long hair, slim body, nice ass and air of ambiguous sexual orientation mixed with a healthy dash of expressive sexuality that did it. He's easily the most natural out of the four. He moans and asks for more, and at one point gets on top of Girl #2, grinding himself down on her strap-on and flinging his hair back in rapture. He also plays more with Girl #2's strap on, rubbing against it and giving her a blowjob (yum). They also seem more engaged with each other than couple #1: they look at each other, smile at each other, and seem to be enjoying themselves a great deal. Girl #2 kind of loses interest as the scene wears on, but Guy #2 more than makes up for it. Eventually, Guy #2 comes all over Girl #2's tits.


I really would have liked to see the girls orgasm or get more obvious pleasure out of it, especially since Carol made sure to accentuate that women can get pleasure from pegging as well as the men.
Pegging is already sold on me, so I wouldn't recommend using this DVD as a way to try and convince your lover(s) to try it out with you. Carol and Robert delve very thoroughly into all aspects of anal sex with little or no fluffing. Some would say they're a little bit too thorough. (Did you know anal sex is actually good for hemorrhoids because it increases the blood flow in the rectal area? Or that vegetable shortenings can be used as lube, but smell really bad if you leave a stain?) If you and your partner(s) already want to try it, or if you just want to educate yourself, then go for it.
Personally, I'm happy that I watched it, but would prefer to find something more current. Maybe another one of Tristan Taormino's guides, for instance.
Specs:
- Type: Instructional / porn
- Length: 60 minutes
- Release date: 1998
- Directed by: Carol Queen
- Featuring: Carol Queen and Robert Morgan
- Price @ Babeland.com: $34.95
Three hearts out of five.
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Lessons Learned (1/2)
Btw, a big thank you to Champagne and Benzedrine for putting my last HNT on his sexiest posts list

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Lesson #1: The Actor
For once, height difference does matter.
His long legs are draped loosely over your shoulders as you try and push into him, but you can't get enough leverage. If you could just actually raise yourself up a little... but then you'd be on your feet, and how uncomfortable would that be? Still, the impulse to get on your feet and fuck him with your whole body is almost instinctive.
(More than anything else, you wish you could feel; not just because it would make everything so much hotter, but because you want to be able to tell what the hell is going on down there.)
You're pushing forward but you don't feel like you're moving at all; and still he asks you to move "slower, slower."
Finally you feel the head pop in - a sudden release of pressure - and then:
"Wait. Hold still," he says -
"OK. Go."
"More lube."
"You can move faster now."
"More lube."
- and after you've managed to hit a brisk rhythm, you have to keep pulling out to lube yourself back up, and the same dance starts all over again.
Soon you learn to make up for the lack of nerve endings in your silicone prick by using your thumb & fingers: holding your cock in your hand, feeling the place where his entrance is with your thumb, and then guiding yourself forward.
(The smooth act of penetrating someone else - the gasps and swiftly shifting facial expressions - is almost addictive.)
After you're done, you look at the splotches of lube on your harness and make a mental note to look up how to properly take care of leather.
HNT: Lady

This is what I like to call goth-lite.



Also, meet my new cock. The Tantus Echo, in peacock, and I think he's gorgeous.
HHNT!
Review: Tantus Feeldoe Original
Reviewing the Tantus Feeldoe Original from Pinkcherry.com sex toys! Originally I was supposed to use it on the Actor when he came to visit me but we... didn't manage, for one reason or another. Hence this review isn't as complete as it could be, but I'll post a follow up review when I'm able to.
* A couple things I forgot to mention: it's designed by women, for women, specifically to fit the contours of the female body, which is full of win; but men can (supposedly?) use it by inserting the bulb anally for some hot double-penetration action, or if you... can't get it up, I guess? The bulb also doubles up as a nice handle.
This was my first video review so I sound really monotonous! But I do like the Feeldoe a lot, the head and the slight curve feel great
~
Addendum [06/21/09] :
So I'm visiting the Actor right now and it's making for a lot of fun, wonderfulness and sexytimes. We finally got to using the Feeldoe together! Obviously using the Feeldoe with someone else was much different from using it alone. I'll talk about the Actor's experience with it first and then move on to my own perspective.
The Actor regularly has anal sex and is pretty experienced. He found the size of the shaft to be fine, but he didn't like how it was angled slightly upwards. The vibrations were pleasant, but not really a big deal. The biggest problem with the Feeldoe's shaft was its head - or lack thereof. I never really noticed before the Actor pointed it out, but the head of the Feeldoe is quite small/narrow compared to the head of a penis. When I used the Feeldoe vaginally on myself, that was actually a bit of a plus. With other dildos I've used, the feeling of the bulbous head popping in has always been intense - sometimes in an awesome, pleasurable way, but at other times uncomfortably so. It's definitely a plus to have a dildo in my arsenal that has less of a head, since sometimes I'm in the mood for a dildo that smoothly slides into me. While I was fucking the Actor with it, however, the lack of a head was irritating because the dildo kept sliding out of him. Since I obviously couldn't feel how far I was pulling out while thrusting, feeling the "catch" of a head when I was about to pull out would have been really useful.
For me, the Feeldoe was both an improvement on your typical strapon harness + dildo, as well as a regression. The "straplessness" of the Feeldoe generally worked quite well: the bulb didn't fall out during sex, and the strapon didn't get jostled out of place at all. However, using the Feeldoe made thrusting a lot more difficult, and I found that using a harness gave me a lot more control. Using a harness also meant that the ridges were pressed up against my clit at least 80% of the time, when without a harness the ridges were hardly pressed close to my body at all. Having the ridges against my clit was a huge plus because I could feel the vibrations. Vibrations against my clit while thrusting into someone is a pretty addicting feeling, let me tell you. The bulb, on the other hand, I pretty much forgot was there; it didn't really add or take away from the experience.
So, overall, I'd say the Feeldoe isn't mindblowing, but as a strapless-strapon it works pretty well and I'm glad that I own it purely because of the dual-stimulation function. It doesn't feel like "my" cock when I wear it though, so generally I'll prbably eschew the Feeldoe for more traditional strapons and get off in other ways
4/5 stars.
The Stage: Act 1
More about my fraternity
Every term, we have a "big weekend" where there are a ton of parties, events, fun activities; alums come up to visit; it gives everyone an excuse to drink (like we need another one?). A few days before each "big weekend", my frat does a runway show of sorts where people get onstage and strip, dance, perform... Anyone can participate, it's an event that's open to campus, and no pictures are allowed to be taken. It may sound kind of strange, but it can be a really fun, liberating experience.
Here's my (first) performance.
You're backstage, and you're crinkling with nerves and sparkling with excitement as you watch the performances. The room is packed and everyone is shouting, cheering. You're in a black, lacy miniskirt and bright red stiletto pumps, with the remnants of red lipstick on your lips.
And then your names are announced. It's your turn to take the stage.
You walk onto one side of the narrow, T-shaped platform with K, while the other pair you're performing with takes the opposite side. Whatever nervousness you were feeling melts away in the spotlight. You and K face each other, and you run your hands from his shoulders down his body.
"Shall I take your shirt off?" he asks over the music, you nod, and your black tank top comes over your head, to rowdy cheers from the audience. Then he simultaneously unzips your skirt, and releases your cock from where it's uncomfortably tied to your thigh, and you're suddenly standing in nothing but your heels, lacy underwear, and strap-on.
The other couple is probably doing the same - the boy dropping the girl's black slacks to expose her bright red cock - but you really can't pay attention to anything else besides the mesmerizing sight of K getting on his knees in front of you and putting your cock in his mouth.
You put your hand behind his head and hold him there, watching him worship you, wishing you could see more, feel more... The other girl sinks down into the chair behind her and you mirror her actions, pulling K in between your legs and pushing his head into your lap, arching your back.
All too soon, the song is over and K is standing up. You undo one of the buckles of your harness and step out of it before you walk off, perfectionistic to the last, not wanting the audience to witness the undignity of your cock bobbing as you walk.
Backstage, K gives your discarded clothes back to you and, over the applause of the crowd, says "That was awesome!"
You just smile.
HNT: Cock

Almost a year ago now (!), the Actor wanted me to fuck him with a strap-on. So he offered to buy me one. We cheerfully bounced onto Babeland.com and he ordered me the awesome Jaguar harness + Leo dildo set.
I only had strap-on sex with him once before he left. It took a while to happen. We were both nervous, I hadn't quite gotten the hang of all the thrusting, and at one point his roommate drunkenly walked in and we both were forced to dive under the blankets in the dark in a very undignified manner.
When he left, he took the Leo with him (!) and managed to lose the harness after going through my stored boxes to retrieve something of his. Sigh. I was incredibly frustrated when I realized it was gone. I asked him to give me the Leo back once, only to hear back in response:
Him: No, me and my boyfriend use it.
Me: But you already have two penises between you! What do you do with an extra one?!
Him: Well... we use it. We call it 'Barney.'
Me: *shudder*
Anyway, he eventually impulsively bought me another set right before he came to visit. So I'm content again, hehe.

How can I best describe how it feels to wear a cock, and why I wanted one so badly for so long? It definitely doesn't have anything to do with wanting to be male, or wanting to have a cock all the time. (Although I do still want to adopt 'pieces' of masculinity.) I definitely don't feel any need to wear a packing cock, for example. But I've wanted to be able to penetrate my partners; fuck them with a cock, my cock. Certain 'male' fucking behaviors came somewhat naturally to me, I think. During trysts with... various partners, of varying genders, I couldn't help but spread their legs apart, kneel in between them, and rub myself against them. Grind up against them from behind. Fingerfuck boys until they're gasping. I wanted to be able to have a penis, and then not have one again when I didn't feel like it anymore. So, obviously, a strap-on was perfect.
So it definitely is a sexual desire. But it's not just the desire to penetrate - wearing a cock gives me pleasure as well. I like the way it makes me feel about myself. The first time I strapped the Leo on, and when I finished fucking the Actor, and lay back with the Leo standing proud and constantly-erect, I felt an instant rush of confidence. It's kind of hard to explain.
The Leo probably also marks the first time I ever understood why someone would want their strap-on sucked. When I first took it out of it's container, it felt so smooth and perfectly textured in my hands that I almost wanted to suck on it myself
Imagining a beautiful person on their knees in front of me, my cock slipping in and out between their lips... omg.
I also know that not just any cock can feel like 'my' cock. I don't want one that looks absolutely realistic, for example, but neither can it be purely abstract and impossible. In that sense, the Leo is a perfect balance - it's elegant, pretty, but thick and undoubtedly penis-like, without the veins, the balls and the skin-tone. I don't want one that stimulates me at the same time, which is why something like the Tantus Feeldoe or harnesses with slots for vibes would be exceptions, or special, but never consistent, never mine. When I'm wearing a strap-on, I want to be the one giving the pleasure, and I don't want anything to distract from that. Except maybe the pressure of dildo's base against my clit...
I haven't tried this new cock on anyone yet, sadly, but hope I will soon.
HHNT!
Microfantasy Monday: Strap-on
More like Microfantasy Tuesday
Sorry - very late on account of life getting in the way...
"Bend over the desk."
She swallows nervously - a barely discernible movement. She moistens her red-lipsticked and now-dry lips with her tongue, turns around, and bends over.
You've been wanting this for a long time.
So has she.
She delicately rests her hands, palm-down, on the surface of the desk. The room is almost silent.
For a while you do nothing but appraise her from a small distance away. You can't see it now, but her face is perfectly made-up. Her long hair is in a high ponytail and her clothes are simple, but obviously expensive. Her skirt is so short that you can almost see her panties, what with her bending over like that.
She's one of those blonde, bratty, thin girls with a glaring type A personality. Merely one of many such girls in your competitive college, but somehow different from the others. Well - she's in your room bent over your desk and probably sweating with anticipation and apprehension - call that "different" for want of a better term.
She begins to fidget a little from impatience and sneaks a glance at you over her shoulder.
"Keep still," you say, irritably, and she freezes.
You unzip your jeans noisily and take them off. Then you pull on the harness. The black leather still inexplicably thrills you, just like when you first laid your hands on it.
Finally you walk up to her and gently lift up her skirt. You run your hands over the soft, smooth skin of her ass and then rub her through her panties. Her loud intake of breath cuts through the silence.
She's already wet. You grab the lube from the desk drawer and squirt it liberally over your cock and fingers. You pull her panties to one side and she squeals when you slide one - then two - fingers into her waiting ass.
You guide your cock towards her hole, grab her hips and push forward...
A big thanks to Ang for running the prompt I requested very enthusiastically
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Coming into Queerness – Toybox
Some updates: Recently, F (Phage) stumbled upon this blog, and I told Christopher about it, too. A bit relieved since now I don't have to worry about privacy issues, since he says writing about him is okay =) Edited Adventures in Digital 1 so it's slightly longer. Will also be internet-less until Sunday.
This post continued from here.
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Being with K opened so many things up for me.
K helped me determine that I actually was pretty fucking queer. He helped me determine that I was - not bisexual, not heteroflexible - but pansexual. And he helped me realize just how attractive I found androgyny. (Not entirely a surprise, considering my high school celebrity crushes and fascination with pretty anime-boys...)
Being with K also lead to many 'firsts' as well. Walking back to the cabin at 3am for him to suddenly ask, "hey, do you want to swim in the river?", stripping down to nothing, and submerging my shivering body in the swirling water. Lounging and walking around his room naked, and being completely comfortable with my nakedness. Using sex toys.
Especially using sex toys.
Much like any other horny college-aged person, I masturbate. However - I pretty much only used my hands, the internets, and an active imagination. I didn't even do the grind-against-a-pillow thing until a couple months ago.
So one night, when K nonchalantly pulled out a box of dildos and strappy-looking things, I almost fell over.
He showed me how the wrist restraints worked; running belts through them and tying the belts in turn securely to other stationary items. Strap-on harness (I was extremely interested in the harness) and how the dildo fit; how there was a pocket at the back where a vibe could slide in. And then he grinned at me and said "For later... when we have more time."
"Later" came that weekend, when us and a couple of his other friends drove into the woods to spend the night at one of the college-owned cabins. The sun was setting by the time we got there. We (i.e. K, since the rest of us had no idea what we were doing) lit the oil-lamps, started a fire outside, and set some pasta down to cook on the stove inside the cabin.
The night is gorgeous and fun. The sky is full of stars, nothing is around us except the trees... and we sit around the fire and drink and talk and laugh for hours... K drums and we randomly sing Christian songs (for some reason me and K both know a ton. Yay for Christian families...).
The weed and the gin make me talkative and giggly and affectionate. If K's friends didn't know 'something was going on' between us, they definitely do now. I lean onto him, nuzzle him and kiss his cheek...
Eventually, I go inside for more booze or something, and K makes some excuse to come with me. We kiss, grope each other playfully and his hand ends up down the back of my jeans. "We'll have to find a way to sneak off later," he tells me.
Later. "Later" is when we're all about to go to sleep and K says that we want to go 'for a walk.' We walk with a flashlight. Everything looks (and feels) surreal. The flashlight gives everything a white glow and random details stand out to me in my hazy state - the bright white of a mushroom, the sensuous squish of mud on my now-bare feet. He leads me over rocks and tree roots and I hear the familiar rush of a river. I gingerly pick over the rocks on the bank and we find a smooth, flat surface. He has his messenger bag with him, pulls a towel out of it and lays it down. And then pulls out the strap-on.
I almost fall over again.
We mess around for a bit, and soon he asks if we can use the toy. I stall... nervous.
[K: *asking if I'd want it used on me or to use it on him*
[Me: Um... Probably on me, first, since I wouldn't know what to do... *secretly wants to use it on him but won't say*
[Him: What? You just have to do this a lot *makes humping motions*
I laugh at him and realize... he wants me to fuck him.
[Him: You might have to take your pants off for this...
He guides me through it, like he guided me over the rocks... He shows me how to pull it over my legs and adjust the straps so it fits. I decline the vibe. I don't want to be distracted. And then I'm on top of him, sliding a lubed hand into him. I want to get to it as soon as possible, before the nerves take over...
[Him: Whoa, hold on! You have to make love...
(Such a K thing to say ~ ) I guess I'm being too eager. I go back to kissing and rubbing him and soon I'm grasping the phallic object between my legs, this time, and lubing it up. The dildo is neon blue, and long, and thin, and zigzagged. It feels interesting sliding between my hands. Merely wearing the strap-on is an odd egostroke (and no, no penis envy, goddamnit!).
And then I'm easing into him; feeling the pressure give way as his lips part and let the dildo in; hearing him draw in a deep, satisfied breath. I find a purchase for my feet and knees and hands on the rock and start pumping. I move with my whole body - my legs, my pelvis. It's more complicated and difficult than I expected.
[Him: Listen, you can lay on top of me, you just need to move your hips...
I do that but the thrusts feel too shallow, so I move, move... trying to find the 'right' position. At some point he exclaims "oh, a shooting star!" and in my alcohol-addled mind, that's extremely funny, and I floomp on top of him and start laughing.
[Him: Hey... don't stop!
K's gasps and almost-joyful mantra of yes, yes, and the heady feeling of pumping into him are insane. They almost make me forget the soreness that's building up in my muscles. (Guys - I easily see how sex is such a workout for you, now. Whoa.) K can tell that I'm tired and he tells me to stop, and flips us so I'm laying down. Then he sinks down onto the dildo, and rides me.
I rest my hands on his hips and watch his body move in the scant starlight. Listen to him pant and gasp and murmer under his breath. Feel him come.
He lies on top of me. Asks if he's too heavy, but he isn't at all. His wiry body is slim and soft and he rests comfortably on top of me.
[Him: Did that turn you on?
[Me: ...Yes. Very. It's such a fucking... power trip!
[Him: *laughing* I know, right??
We talk more and he rolls off me. I take the harness off, and I fidget. Yes - I was extremely turned on by what we did. And I couldn't wait to do it again. But at the moment... I needed him to get me off. And I ask him. Hesitant and embarrassed.
[Him: Oh... you should have said something earlier!
(To me, the odd thing about K is that he's such a verbal and expressive person, but nonverbally seems to be a lot more restrained, and picks up on much less...)
He reaches into my underwear and has me coming in a matter of minutes, just by teasing my clit with his fingertips... didn't even have to pull my panties off. I gasp, and my body arches, and I clutch at him, digging my fingers into his shoulders.
We walk back to the cabin and share sleeping bags - using one as a 'sheet' and one as a 'blanket' and fall asleep coiled around each other.
The next day, after we get back to campus, I'm extremely happy and giddy... We spend the rest of the day together, as well. The day after, he leaves for his two-week long trip... and I'm left to process all that had happened. We had spent masses of time together throughout the short space of a week, and I had yet to determine what that meant.
He wouldn't use the dildo on me until he came back... or the wrist restraints. But more on that later, perhaps =)

























