Another Saturday morning rolls around. Another hangover is in progress. Going for the fags and coffee cure. Yep, I know it's bad for me and yes, I know fags increase my risk of dying but at the moment, it's strangely comforting.
Keep meaning to give up smoking. The government ads don't scare me cos it's all people who are alive saying why smoking is bad. It's the one for Imperial Cancer that does my head in, with the 'magic mirror' showing all the people who've died. Although the one for Bupa terrifies me too. Woman saying "I had lung cancer but thanks to Bupa, I'm alive". Strongly disagree with the emotional thing going on there though; get health cover or you'll die and your children will cry and it will all be your own fault, you heartless bitch.
Have been sitting round with Phil while he scribbles cartoons. Spending a hungover morning watching someone draw cartoons of women masturbating, pants on fire and sticks of dynamite is just another indication of the weird week I've been having. When we were free associating to figure out how to symbolise masturbation, did come up with a new euphemism though. Rather than the male 'bashing the bishop', the more female friendly 'stunning the nun' (as Phil said,"It's a dirty habit...")
One of the first pieces about sex I got published was about female masturbation being taboo partly because there are nowhere near enough words for it. Whereas men have got thousands of expressions for it; 'shaking hands with Pam', 'the five finger shuffle', 'spanking the monkey' etc etc etc, women have the clinical sounding 'masturbation', the nasty sounding 'frig' and the potentially inaccurate 'finger' (assuming toys are sometimes involved). We need new words. A female friend came up with 'whipping up the fanny batter' but it's not exactly sexy.
Going to collapse on the sofa and recover. Have good trashy novel which I'm looking forward to finishing - Getting Personal by Chris Manby. Saw it advertised on TV which I was really impressed by. Would have bought it anyway cos her previous books rock but still, nice to see books advertised on TV.
Really must finish writing one of my novels. But not today.
Posted by emilyd at July 27, 2002 03:37 PM