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February 1, 2008

1. VALENTINES - CAN GOOD SEX REALLY MAKE A BETTER WORLD?

I have to confess that I'm conflicted about Valentines Day - To be specific I'm uncomfortable about the commercialization and performance expectations created by the various industries. While a Hallmark card might be just to thing for me to send to my eighty some year old great Aunt Margaret, it's not right for those who feed my heart and soul.

A dear friend of mine feels the same way, so her and her boyfriend decided to create Random Acts of Valentines. They decide between the two of them to declare some specific day in the future as their personal Valentines, and to do so frequently. This is fantastic! So I've decided that I need to change my curmudgeonly attitude about Valentines and make it more personal... Now that I'm teaching a class on Love Letter Writing, I need to write a stack of them as well. First to my beloved spouse... and then love letters to my friends. No, these are not "those" kind of friends, but to thank those who love and support me as who I am... Let's all thank the ones who love us for who we are!

Speaking of Valentines and things sexual, the San Francisco Chronicle did a nice feature on my classes in their Sunday Style section. It was a charming little pre-Valentines cute piece. They also posted it on their web site with a podcast of an interview. It's always interesting to see the public's reaction to article on sexuality education classes in the mainstream media. There are the supporters, the curious, the embarrassed and the mortally offended - even in the Bay Area. So can good sex make the world a better place? Yes, I believe this. Good sex isn't just about getting off. It's not about acting on compulsions. It's not about guilt. Good sex is about loving one's self, respecting one self, knowing oneself, about loving others, respecting others, and reaching out to know others. It's about being mindful and authentic, and recognizing that sexuality is part of the healthy whole person. And I'd think mindfulness, authenticity, kindness, health and happiness are all pretty fine stuff to make the world a better place. Don't you?

Happy Valentines,

Wishing you peace, pleasure and joy!

Midori

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2. BANG 4 THE BUCK WOMEN'S PARTIES - EARLY WARNING!

It's back! That sexy, naughty and notorious party for women and transfolk. All for the great cause of AIDS LifeCycle

Seattle: Friday, February 29th
San Francisco: Friday, April 25th

Once again we have amazing sponsors so we can give away tons of prizes, raffles and more. (Pleasure Chest, Stockroom, Stormy Leather, Syren, Good Vibrations, Babeland, Twisted Monk, SocialKink, Desire and ID Lube)

Shake your booty or cheer on and wave the bucks during the no-holds-barred amateur strip contest, after learning the finest moves from Miss Indigo Blue. Lydia McLane will tally-mistress till the winners the lap-dance-off. Then there's Auntie Midori's Meat market and the debauched actions after that!

More info at www.Bang4TheBuck.org

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3. UPCOMING CLASSES / EVENTS (Detail always available at www.PlanetMidori.com)

LOS ANGELES
• Sun 2/10 Free class at Babeland "Love Letter Workshop" 7007 Melrose Avenue (east of La Brea) tel. (323) 634-9480

TORONTO
Sat 2/16 Two classes through Lord Morpheous Send e-mail to register
• "Wrapped for Pleasure: Easy Bondage for Steamy Sex" 11am - 1pm (Great for couples or friends who don't mind practicing as a pair.)
• "Beyond Twisted: Kink Outside the Box" 1:30pm - 4pm (The web site has an error. This class is just fine for solos. It's not a couples only class)

Dallas
Fri 2/22 through Sat 2/23. Two classes at South Plains Leatherfest
• "Asian Rituals for Western Lovers"
• "Rope Dance: Dynamic Passion Movements"

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
• Sun 2/24 Asian Art Museum " Sexuality and Japanese Art: A Panel Discussion in Conjunction with the Exhibition Drama and Desire: Japanese Paintings from the Floating World, 1690-1850

SAN RAFAEL, CA
• Tues 2/26 Class at Pleasures of the Heart "Aural Sex: Seduction by Voice"

SEATTLE, WA
• Thr 2/28 "An Intimate Evening with Midori" bondagelessons.com
• Bang 4 The Buck women's wild and wicked party! A good cause never felt so sexy!

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4. MARCH PREVIEW

SEATTLE, WA
Three classes through bondagelessons.com.
• Sat 3/1 "Mapping Your D/s Archetype" 1pm - 3pm
• Sat 3/1 "Pink Japan: Contemporary Sex Culture" 4pm - 6pm
• Sun 3/2 "Predicament Bondage" 2:30pm - 5:30pm

Attending the Gala for Seattle Erotic Art Festival
• Sat 3/1 Seattle Erotic Art Festival

Babeland class
• Sun 3/2 "Aural Sex: Seduction by Voice" 7:30pm

ON LINE
• Registration for April's Philadelphia Rope Bondage Dojo opens in mid March. Stay tuned!

SAN FRANCISCO
• Fri 3/7 Performing "Elements of Suffering"with Kumi at Club Enslaved pre party for SF Fetish Ball

TULSA
• Sat 3/8 - Sun 3/9 Two classes in Tulsa OK. Stay tuned for info

LOS ANGELES
3 classes at the Pleasure Chest • Mon 3/10 "Hands-on Rope Body Harness"
• Tue 3/11 "Back Door Betty: Everything about Anal Sex"
• Wed 3/12 "Make 'em Blush, Make 'em Squirm: Erotic Humiliation Play"

3 classes at the Coco De Mer • Mon 3/17 "Joy Stick Secrets"
• Tue 3/18 "Become the Fantasy: Erotic Role Play for Couples"
• Wed 3/19 "How to Eat a Peach"

SAN RAFAEL, CA
• Wed 3/26 Class at Pleasures of the Heart "How to Eat a Peach"

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5. BIRTHDAY BASH AT BEACH BLANKET BABYLON

I'm turning 42 this May. I figured I'd throw a very special birthday party and make it a fun gathering and a super cool fundraiser for my AIDS Life Cycle journey this year. If you've not heard of Beach Blanket Babylon you know it's a fun, cheeky theater show that's been going on in San Francisco for ages. It's fun for everyone. I'd even happily take my mom this! (I wonder if I can get her over from Japan?)

I'm encouraging fun outfits… Fancy dinner wear, cycle gear, drag, wacky costumes, fet wear… (You must be street legal, of course.

Tickets: PLanetMidori.com/bbb $58 front cabaret, $50 rear cabaret
When: Friday, May 2nd. 9:30pm
Where: Club Fugazi, 678 Beach Blanket Babylon Boulevard, (Green Street), San Francisco. (In the heart of North Beach)

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6. HANG OUT WITH ME!

Come and hang out with me at my various on-line haunts! I run two really good sexuality discussion groups, have some blogs at LiveJournal and MySpace as well. They're all listed www.PlanetMidori.com
Live Journal
KinkWire.com
Yahoo Diva Midori Group
My Space

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