Let It Snow

We're having our first real snow day in what's been a mild Midwest winter so far. I Googled "sexy snowman" for the heck of it. After sifting through a few snow-women with sizable breasts, I finally found what I had in mind courtesy of artist Isaiah Shackelford:

Copyright 2006 Isaiah Shackelford

I couldn't seem to track down a homepage for Shackelford, but to see more of his beautifully-drawn men, view his flickr gallery here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36098847@N08/sets/72157624216875822/with/4675829414/

Hope the above warms everyone up a bit on this cold winter day.

Hot Links

I've been mostly offline lately, and today's blog date kind of sneaked up on me. So when all else fails, hey, post links to other blogs! Though in my defense, these blogs are chock-full of eye candy, manlove, and more, while each has inspired my work at one time or other:

Hot male strippers! Eye candy aside, this blog is also informative on the industry front for both customers and dancers:
http://malesinmotion.blogspot.com/

Hot illustrated men, many of them from manga and anime:
http://hotfictionalguys.blogspot.com/

Hot submissive men! Some femdom, but lovely M/m scenes as well. The focus is primarily on the submissive, not the Dom/me, and in deliciously compromising situations:
http://malesubmissionart.com/

Hot alternative boys!
http://fuckyeahhotweirdguys.tumblr.com/

Hot twinkie boys!
http://itsaboysworld.tumblr.com/

And all sorts of hot men doing hot things together:
http://fuckyeahsodomites.tumblr.com/

Yes, the unifying element here is H-O-T, but with plenty of variety. I hope you'll find these blogs as inspirational as I have. Enjoy!

A Friday visual treat...with culture!

Far be it for me to just throw some eye candy at my favorite peeps, but I recently discovered the phenomenon known as Roberto Bolle. Not only is this Italian native completely and utterly gorgeous, he's a fantastic ballet dancer. I almost had the chance to see him perform this summer, and I'm extremly envious of anyone who's had the chance to attend one of his performances. Not only does he move with the requisite grace befitting those in ballet, he has the stage presence (and beauty!) to captivate audiences. He's run away with my imagination, along with that of most other gals...and guys!

RobertoBolle.com

With the record selection and the mirror's reflection...

Why yes, I'm quoting Billy Idol in the subject line. Surely you know what "Dancing With Myself" is really about? Oh, and the above photo isn't an ad for hand lotion. Well, okay, maybe in a way it is...

For my upcoming Christmas novel Sagittarius Blues, I needed creative euphemisms for dancing with oneself, or what one character refers to as "the art of self-pleasure." My, um, research turned up this most excellent and extensive list of slang terms for male masturbation, even if the actual word itself is misspelled in the URL. (Write this stuff for a living, and you remember how to spell all manner of interesting terms!)

http://www.dirtyslang.com/malemasterbation.htm

So many amusing ways to describe a simple yet gratifying act. My favorite has to be "tuning the organ", which I used in my book. Speaking of playing one's, erm, instrument, I also came across this list of 10 songs about masturbation:

http://www.soundproofmagazine.com/United_States/SoundBytes/Ten_Songs_About_Masturbation.html

Nice list, but they left out Cyndi Lauper's "She Bop". (Surely you knew what that one was about, too?)

What's your favorite slang term and/or song about pumping gas at the self-service island? Do you find it hot to imagine Han Solo stroking his own Wookie? Humor aside, I find it not only sexy but beautiful to describe a man in the throes of pleasure at his own hand. So while two guys are better than one, readers will definitely encounter the topic of self-loving at least a few times in my male/male stories. Hey, as Ms. Lauper sang, there "ain't no law against it yet"!

Artsy Friday

Woohoo! The weekend is here! And for your Friday enjoyment, I thought I'd share a drawing I've been working on for a while. Most of my work tends to be made digitally these days, or at least drawn on paper first and then painted in Photoshop, but I love working with color pencils.

Adam

19"x25"
pencils