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#Workshop - December 28th @ 7pm "Looking forward to the new year: Things I want to improve on"

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Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
I think it's a nod to Hunter Thompson
still lost. guess i'm not in the cool kids club.
12/28/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
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Originally posted by aliceinthehole
oh! got it. gonzo.. why the heck would it be called that?


and by POV do you mean like.. the kardashian porn? like handheld, i'm fucking this dude and holding the camera myself porn?
It refers to gonzo journalism, which is a reporting style without being objective in the first person and often involved the reporter. With porn, it's with the camera trying to mimic someone's perspective in the movie so the viewer feels like a part of the scene.
12/28/2011
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
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Originally posted by aliceinthehole
still lost. guess i'm not in the cool kids club.
nah, you just need to shed some vanilla jk jk
12/28/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
I have *so much* to learn about porn. I only own two, Upload which I got because of Pixel's review, and this Historic Erotica boxed set that doesn't actually have any sex in it, just sexy men showering and carving "sculptures" and looking seductively at the camera.
12/28/2011
Contributor: wrmbreze wrmbreze
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Originally posted by aliceinthehole
still lost. guess i'm not in the cool kids club.
me too, I have no clue who that is.
12/28/2011
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
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Originally posted by Kindred
It refers to gonzo journalism, which is a reporting style without being objective in the first person and often involved the reporter. With porn, it's with the camera trying to mimic someone's perspective in the movie so the viewer feels ... more
a la Hunter S. Thompson (Where the Buffalo roam, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas)
12/28/2011
Contributor: ~LaUr3n~ ~LaUr3n~
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Originally posted by Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
Will you be having any spots open up in January? Or is my writing too difficult to deal with since I'm not overly scientific and do more of a story approach?
Absolutely not too difficult! I've had almost a hundred students at some point, each very different. I am available after the first week on January.
12/28/2011
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
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Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
Absolutely not too difficult! I've had almost a hundred students at some point, each very different. I am available after the first week on January.
damn! 79 students! That's a LOT!
12/28/2011
Contributor: Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
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Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
Absolutely not too difficult! I've had almost a hundred students at some point, each very different. I am available after the first week on January.
Yippee!
12/28/2011
Contributor: wrmbreze wrmbreze
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
a la Hunter S. Thompson (Where the Buffalo roam, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas)
I guess its my age, if you said Marilyn Chambers I would know who it was.
12/28/2011
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
Where do you think we should focus on, for reviews, for improvement in the next year?
12/28/2011
Contributor: GonetoLovehoney GonetoLovehoney
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
I'm Mentoring AnotherRandomPervert now. Here is their review that just came out today.
I almost forgot about this workshop until now. I'm surprised that you're sort of showing off my writing. *goes back to reading the thread*
12/28/2011
Contributor: Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
I'm too vanilla to get the references but that's ok. I like vanilla sometimes!
12/28/2011
Contributor: Diabolical Kitty Diabolical Kitty
Gotta run. Visitors coming!
12/28/2011
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
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Originally posted by GonetoLovehoney
I almost forgot about this workshop until now. I'm surprised that you're sort of showing off my writing. *goes back to reading the thread*
You put in a lot of work in it! It's a great review too!
12/28/2011
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
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Originally posted by Diabolical Kitty
Gotta run. Visitors coming!
Laters DK! Thanks for coming around!
12/28/2011
Contributor: wrmbreze wrmbreze
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
Where do you think we should focus on, for reviews, for improvement in the next year?
I think I should focus on rating more reviews as well as giving more details in my reviews. I am also gonna add pictures.
12/28/2011
Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
nah, you just need to shed some vanilla jk jk
12/28/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
a la Hunter S. Thompson (Where the Buffalo roam, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas)
I read F&LiLV like twice a week for two months in my high school spanish class... we had tables with seatmates, and apparently the girl I sat next to was a very slow reader. I never bothered to bring my own book, so she just let me borrow it, over and over... I think the teacher might have been a little annoyed after a while, but every time he asked me a question (as long as he addressed me verbally instead of by pointing) I was always able to answer seamlessly, and he never had the guts to make me stop reading when I was still acing all the tests and never missing a question during class.
12/28/2011
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
Laters DK! Thanks for coming around!
got your email too!
12/28/2011
Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
a la Hunter S. Thompson (Where the Buffalo roam, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas)
couldnt watch fear and loathing... was too high. freaked me out.
12/28/2011
Contributor: Nothere Nothere
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
Where do you think we should focus on, for reviews, for improvement in the next year?
I'm not sure if this counts, but for silicone dildos and vibrators, I'd like to see more about flexibility and rigidity. It's hard without feeling it to know how hard the silicone is and how much it will bend. With glass, plastic and metals there really isn't this problem, but there is such variation with silicones.
12/28/2011
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
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Originally posted by wrmbreze
I think I should focus on rating more reviews as well as giving more details in my reviews. I am also gonna add pictures.
Rating reviews is important for everyone. I'm always a fan of people adding pictures to their reviews.
12/28/2011
Contributor: Silverdrop Silverdrop
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
Where do you think we should focus on, for reviews, for improvement in the next year?
Personally, I'm working to find a voice. I don't have difficulty with getting the facts on the page, I just want it to not be boring.
12/28/2011
Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
Where do you think we should focus on, for reviews, for improvement in the next year?
i should maybe focus on reading more reviews. i'm bad at skimming. i could learn alot more if i fully read them. i'm so mcdonalds.
12/28/2011
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
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Originally posted by Nothere
I'm not sure if this counts, but for silicone dildos and vibrators, I'd like to see more about flexibility and rigidity. It's hard without feeling it to know how hard the silicone is and how much it will bend. With glass, plastic and ... more
good call!

Silicone does have a wide range of flexibility.
12/28/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
Where do you think we should focus on, for reviews, for improvement in the next year?
I'd like to start being a little more consistent... some of my reviews are ultra-scientific, and others are ultra-flowery. I don't really know which style suits me better... some reviews are crossovers or in the middle, too.

I wonder if I should try to balance overall, or try to lean more toward prosaic or more toward poetic?

Any suggestions, crowd? What do you like to read more, when you're choosing a toy?
12/28/2011
Contributor: ~LaUr3n~ ~LaUr3n~
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Originally posted by Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
JR - do lingerie items have descriptive reviews also - or just regular reviews done on them?
Nope.
12/28/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
Quote:
Originally posted by Nothere
I'm not sure if this counts, but for silicone dildos and vibrators, I'd like to see more about flexibility and rigidity. It's hard without feeling it to know how hard the silicone is and how much it will bend. With glass, plastic and ... more
Yes yes yes.
12/28/2011
Contributor: GonetoLovehoney GonetoLovehoney
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
You put in a lot of work in it! It's a great review too!
Aw, thank you.
Regarding the focus: I think more people should be encouraged to add pictures and write more than the bare minimum per section. (I've come across quite a few annoyingly short and uninformative reviews in my random site dalliances.)
12/28/2011