UPCOMING BLISS WARRIOR EVENTS IN SAN DIEGO, SEATTLE & TORONTO
Written by Miss Bliss on July 17, 2008 – 3:15 pm -
Dearest Readers,
July is shaping up to be a marvelously steamy month. Enjoy the Summer sun and come out to a Bliss Warrior event near you. Don’t be shy. So many of you girls write to me saying you would love to attend an event, so here is your chance.
Looking forward to meeting all of you…
XOXOXOXOXO
BLISS WARRIOR
SAN DIEGO - SATURDAY, JULY 26TH AT NOON
Come and brunch with Bliss in San Diego! I am thrilled to be rejoining the amazing girls in SD and hope you all come out and join us for conversation and flirtatious fun.
- FOR THE LOCATION, YOU MUST BECOME A MEMBER OF LBGT FRIENDS & HERE’S HOW:
- The LBGT Friends are an inclusive, diverse and fun group where bi women can meet, socialize and network with other bi women in San Diego County and beyond. We’ve organized several brunches, a happy hour, and art events, and have more events in the works. You can attend an event on our calendar or organize your own event.
- When you request to join the group ladies, please include a photo of yourself (or yourself and your partner) or your request will be denied–this is the only mandatory requirement for membership. Also, please note that a bi-girl’s male partner cannot join independently–the bi-girl must join on behalf of the couple and her photo or a photo of the couple must be posted in the member profile.
- Please join us for conversation, friendship and fun! For more information and to RSVP, CLICK HERE. You can also RSVP by e-mailing me at bliss@blisswarrior.com.
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SEATTLE - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND AT 12 NOON - I am making my very first trip to Seattle and am delighted that I’ve already had lots of girls write me, eager to come to brunch. I will be staying in the Seattle Center area, and would love help from a Seattle native to find the perfect restaurant for our brunch. Do you know a place that would take a reservation for 10, has a full bar, and - preferably - serves brunch on a Saturday? If you do, please e-mail me at bliss@blisswarrior.com.
- Are you in the Seattle area and interested in joining me for brunch? Send me an e-mail, doll, I can’t wait to meet you.
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TORONTO - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2nd at 2pm - Sadly, I will be missing this marvelous event as I will be in Seattle. But if you are in Toronto, I highly recommend joining this delicious group of girls. You will have a marvelous time.
Toronto Bi-Girls are invited to meet in a back alley restaurant for lunch.
Bring your favorite sexy books to share and swap!
Please RSVP to Bliss at bliss@blisswarrior.com for what promises to be a scintillating experience… If you are a member of Hotel Bliss, you can RSVP directly to Water Lily.
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- HAVE AN EVENT YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO PROMOTE? E-MAIL ME AT BLISS@BLISSWARRIOR.COM
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UPCOMING EVENTS FOR BI-GIRLS IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW YORK, TORONTO & SAN DIEGO
Written by Miss Bliss on July 4, 2008 – 10:10 am -
ALBUQUERQUE:
TOMORROW, Saturday July 5 - Celebrate your bi-independence!
(1) Bi-Freedom Day beginning with a Bliss Brunch 12 noon Flying Star on Silver ave downtown.
(2) Dancing at Exhale Bar & Grill 10 pm
6132 4th St NW / Los Ranchos de Albuquerque / (505) 342-0049
Visit http://www.myspace.com/lacivia for more information.
NEW YORK:
Sunday July 6, 2pm - Central Park Picnic
Bi Women Of All Colors is having a picnic on Sunday and are already taking RSVP’s. The raindate is Sunday July 13, just in case.
Relax in Central Park on a Sunday afternoon with your bi & bi-friendly sisters. Bring food, drinks, musical instruments, poems, sunblock, beach blanket. Last year was a blast, let’s do it again!
Date/Time: Sunday July 6, 2pm (Raindate Sun July 13)
Location: Central Park on grass across road from Boathouse Express Café.
Enter Park: 72 St & 5th Ave
Admission: Free, just bring or buy your own food or food to share. Picnic food & drinks can be purchased at Boathouse Express Café: http://www.thecentralparkboathouse.com/sections/food/menu-quick.htmDirections from East Side: Take 6 train to 68 St. Enter park at 72nd St & 5th Ave, make a R, walk left around the sailboat pond (official name: Conservatory Water), pass the Hans Christian Anderson statue, take path up towards Boathouse Café. We will be on grass before you cross the road to the café, several yards back from the road, under shade trees if it’s hot.
Directions from West Side: Take C train to 72 St. Walk E. across park to Boathouse Café. (Unless you know the way and the forks in the road, we advise starting from 72nd & 5th Ave.)
TO RSVP, PLEASE VISIT BI WOMEN OF ALL COLORS ON YAHOO GROUPS AT : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BiWomenofAllColors/
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Sunday July 20, 6:30pm Grape Arbor Italian Dinner
Hey Ladies, want to hang out with a cool bunch of bi women of all colors, ages and diversities? Join us for a delicious Italian dinner in a lovely backyard garden with grape arbor and make new friends!
LOCATION: Backyard garden at Bello Giardino
ADDRESS: 71 W. 71 St, corner Columbus Ave
ADMISSION: Free, just buy your own dinner.
SUBWAYS: C or 1, 2, 3 to 72 St.
TO RSVP, PLEASE VISIT BI WOMEN OF ALL COLORS ON YAHOO GROUPS AT : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BiWomenofAllColors/
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SAN DIEGO:
Saturday, July 19th at 8:00pm - PRIDE GIRL DANCE AT THE ABBEY
Location:
The Abbey
2825 Fifth Ave
San Diego, CA 92103….an incredible atmosphere, wall to wall women, VIP service and top-notch entertainment, plus celebrity appearances, including Danielle Egnew. Entertainment includes tight mixes on the turntables, and of course MILK is best known for is the sexy Lipstik Inc. dancers. These girls are the hottest go-go dancers on the West Coast. Be sure to bring plenty of ones for their seductive bar show every half hour. There will be a surprise midnight show. Celebrity appearances to be dropped at thelavenderlens.com on Tuesday before Pride.
For more info and to RSVP visit The San Diego Bisexual Women’s Group at http://lgbtfriends.meetup.com/200/
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Saturday, July 26th at 12 noon - BLISS WARRIOR RETURNS TO BRUNCH WITH THE SD BI WOMEN
- Location : Hash House a Go Go
3628 5th Ave
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 298-4646- An inclusive, diverse and fun group where bi women can meet, socialize and network with other bi women in San Diego County and beyond. We’ve organized several brunches, a happy hour, and art events, and have more events in the works. You can attend an event on our calendar or organize your own event. When you request to join the group ladies, please include a photo of yourself (or yourself and your partner) or your request will be denied–this is the only mandatory requirement for membership. Also, please note that a bi girl’s male partner cannot join independently–the bi girl must join on behalf of the couple and her photo or a photo of the couple must be posted in the member profile. Please join us for conversation, friendship and fun!
- For more information and to RSVP, visit The San Diego Bisexual Women’s Group at http://lgbtfriends.meetup.com/200/
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TORONTO:
Saturday, August 2, 12 noon: Back Alley Sexy Book Swap and Lunch!
Toronto Bi-Girls are invited to meet in a back alley restaurant for lunch.
Bring your favorite sexy books to share and swap!
Please RSVP to Waterlily on Hotel Bliss for what promises to be a scintillating experience or e-mail me at bliss@blisswarrior.com for more information…
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HAVE AN EVENT FOR BI-WOMEN YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO PROMOTE? E-MAIL ME AT BLISS@BLISSWARRIOR.COM.
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WHY INVITING BI-GIRLS TO BRUNCH IS THE BEST
Written by Miss Bliss on July 1, 2008 – 8:59 am -Lovely and luminous readers,
In the last year, as you know, I have sponsored or attended brunches in Los Angeles, San Diego, New York, Albuquerque, Miami, and most recently, Toronto. At these meetings, bi-women come together to share stories, meet others like them, and build community. But what you may not know, is after those initial brunches, amazing bi-girls emerge to organize and coordinate future events.
In San Diego, we originally met with 8 women and now, thanks to the diligent hard work of our dear “Do It In the Dirt” (her Hotel Bliss handle) that group has 87 members and is growing. Each month they host events in S.D. and are amazing, wonderful, sweet and sexy girls. If you are interested in joining them, please CLICK HERE to be added to their mailing list, or visit Do It In the Dirt at Hotel Bliss.
On Saturday the 26th of July at noon, I will be joining the group for brunch and truly hope all S.D. girls reading this will join us for community and flirtatious fun.
Last month, I met the marvelous Water Lily (her Hotel Bliss handle) when the gorgeous Gryphon co-hosted my first brunch in Canada. Water Lily had such a good time, she immediately planned the group’s second brunch which happened this past weekend. Yesterday, she posted a blog about the brunch on the Hotel Bliss Guest Blog and I realized it would be a great idea to repost the blog here, so you could read about it, and perhaps, be inspired to have a brunch in your hometown.
Toronto Brunch Reflections (June 28, 2008)
by Water Lily
10 brilliant and brave bi-women met in Toronto today for brunch. There were no shy ladies in this gathering of open-mindedness. Within a short span of 2 hours our conversations covered all things sexual. What is it with straight friends? we wonder. Why can’t we talk like this all the time? Why are straight women so boxed in? we ask. Having already established that we are bi-friendly, bi-curious, and bi-sexual just by showing up allowed us to open up the floodgates of our thoughts and feelings…
10 minutes into our brunch we were sharing body art, lifting up skirts and pulling off sleeves to gaze at each others’ tattoos. Each adornment had a story to share, offering a window to look into each others’ memories. What about childhood? we asked each other. It was plain to see that we were all highly sexual beings from the very start. One woman shared a story about playing ‘Man and Lady’ when she was a youngster…she always wanted to be the lady, of course. Masturbation was a most popular memory. Stories about playing, in an era of innocence, long before we were made to feel that masturbating should be kept secret.
Then we shared our ‘Top Drawer’ stories. Common, ladies, you know what the ‘Top Drawer’ is…….that special place where you stash your sex toys! And how it all goes to waste just sitting there, when we all wish that we could play dress-up and have a play-date with another like-minded woman. Mmmmmm.
Suddenly, we discover that one of the ladies has a $150 gift certificate for ‘Seductions’, a sex shop on Yonge Street. Woah! We want to help her spend it…
The Brunch sadly ends, with hugs and kisses, and excitement for the upcoming Ladies Nite Out.
But, wait! A smaller group of us branches off and we head down to Seductions. We want to spend that gift certificate on something very special, of course. My fantasy suddenly becomes a reality. One of our gorgeous ladies is trying on corsets, and I get to go in the changing room with her and pull in her strings! Another beautiful babe finds a great book on bisexual erotica for women. One other luscious lady purchases a mini-vibrator, for keeping herself charged when she’s on the go! I buy a sexy pair of black high heels, and a glass cock.
This brunch went from hot, to hotter, to super-hot! I can’t wait to meet these gorgeous babes again…
Thank you Bliss Warrior for starting something super sexy in Canada. We adore you, honey!
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And thank you, Water Lily, for being a bi-leader and for taking the time out of your busy schedule to organize such wonderful events. I cannot wait until life brings me back to Toronto!
See all of you gorgeous ladies in San Diego in just a few short weeks! Need more information about the San Diego brunch? E-mail me at bliss@blisswarrior.com.
XOXOXOXO
BLISS WARRIOR
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CURIOUS ABOUT PAST BLISS WARRIOR BRUNCHES AND EVENTS? READ MORE ABOUT IT IN THESE BLOGS:
FROM TOMBOYS TO FAB FEMME GIRLS - TALES FROM TORONTO, PART 1
GET OUT OF YOUR HOUSE AND MAKE A BI-GIRL FRIEND
AN ODD PLACE TO MEET A BI-GIRL
THE STRANGE FOLKS ON CRAIGSLIST
THERE IS NO “ONE-TYPE” OF BI-GIRL
SHE’S A PERFECT GENTLEMAN AND SHE’S PACKIN’
I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE
MY MOM OUTED ME OVER THANKSGIVING DINNER
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WANT TO JOIN HOTEL BLISS AND MEET OTHER BI-GIRLS? CLICK HERE
DID YOU SEND IN A HOTEL BLISS APPLICATION AND NEVER GOT A RESPONSE? CHANCES ARE YOU WERE APPROVED AND THE INVITATION WENT INTO YOUR SPAM FOLDER. E-MAIL ME AT BLISS@BLISSWARRIOR.COM WITH THE E-MAIL ADDRESS YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE AND I WILL SEND YOU ANOTHER INVITATION. ****************************************************************************************************
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SHALL WE PLAY A GAME? - ROUND 2
Written by Miss Bliss on June 26, 2008 – 11:26 am -
Darling Bliss Warriors,
Hotel Bliss is almost ready for its public launch. After months of hard work and tireless dedication from the Hotel Bliss Team, we are weeks away from the site being completed.
I wanted to take a moment to appreciate the amazing, beautiful, sweet girls who have taken time out of their busy lives to help test, use, develop, and create the first private community for bi and bi-friendly girls.
In the last month, I have been traveling a great deal, which is bad for consistent blog writing, but great for meeting the lovely women who have joined Hotel Bliss. In Toronto, I hosted a brunch with the marvelous, Gryphon (her Hotel Bliss alias). We posted ads on Craigslist, and many bi women came out to dine with us for community and conversation who were not familiar with the Bliss Warrior blog or Hotel Bliss. One of the highlights of the meal, was hearing Gryphon describe her experience using the blossoming site.
“One of the things I love,” she said, “is the diversity of women. There’s everyone from the young goth chick who’s super sweet to the joyful woman in her 40s bouncing on a ball topless. Everyone is super sweet. In fact, what is surprising about the site is how kind and friendly all the girls are to one another.”
Shortly after the brunch, I was delighted to see how many of the girls I met joined the site and became active members. One lovely blonde with the alias, Water Lily, has already organized two more events for bi-girls to meet in Toronto and is using the site to organize, plan, and keep the community growing.
In Los Angeles last week, the luminous Beverly Fairfax and I hosted a brunch where half the women were Hotel Bliss users and the other half were girls new to Bliss Warrior who found us through Craigslist or Myspace. This was the first time where women who had met online at the Hotel, got to meet one another in person. There is something funny when girls only know each other through aliases. When one gorgeous curly-haired fox was sharing a hysterically funny story, Beverly turned to her and said, “Are you Double Entendre?”
She said, “Yes, I am. You’re Beverly Fairfax, right? Hi!” Already online acquaintances, now they were becoming real life friends.
Later, when the brunch was ending and we were paying the bill, one of our new friends asked how we would all connect or stay in touch and I promoted the site. Right away, Beverly said, “One of the nicest aspects about the Hotel is how intelligent the girls are on the site. It is not just a kind community, but a thoughtful one, too.”
IF YOU HAVEN’T JOINED YET DUE TO SHYNESS OR CONCERNS OVER THE SITE BEING IN ITS BETA-TESTING PHASE, NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO JOIN HOTEL BLISS AND MEET OTHER BI-GIRLS
1. Next Monday, we are starting Round Two of Bliss Warrior’s Slumber Party Game (CLICK HERE to read more about the game). Round One helped many bi-girls to become new friends when they each answered the question, “What is the naughtiest thing you’ve ever done?” Each day, I posted a naughty answer on the Hotel Bliss site with three names of girls who may have written the answer. Users had 24 hours to guess who they thought wrote the answer and why. When I posted the winner of the last game, I posted a new naughty answer with three new naughty girls. As one user wrote me during the game, “Hotel Bliss is changing my life - I’m not kidding!” I think she was delighted by the many girls who got to know and adore her gorgeous self after reading her naughty answer.
2. Round Two is a little different from Round One because you can choose to answer one of two questions. The first is, “Describe a first time.” A first time can be with a boy or a girl, it can be sexual or not. As long as it is a first time, it qualifies you for the game. The second question you can choose to answer is, “Describe a fantasy you have masturbated to.” Already, many girls have have written to me with their answers and are excited for Monday when the game begins.
DON’T MISS OUT AND JOIN THE SLUMBER PARTY GAME!
1. If you are not a member of Hotel Bliss yet, CLICK HERE to fill out a membership application or email me on myspace at www.myspace.com/theblisswarrior with your e-mail address and I will send you an invitation to join. [PLEASE NOTE: HOTEL BLISS DOES NOT WORK ON INTERNET EXPLORER. PLEASE USE SAFARI OR FIREFOX TO ACCESS THE HOTEL.]
2. Once you are a member, e-mail me your (1) first time story OR (2) a fantasy you’ve masturbated to through the Hotel Bliss site.
3. On Monday, join in the fun by trying each day to guess who wrote which story.
THERE IS NO REASON FOR BI-GIRLS TO FEEL ALONE WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY OF US MAGICAL CREATURES OUT THERE. JOIN THE HOTEL AND JOIN THE SLUMBER PARTY. YOU WILL NOT REGRET THE DECISION.
XOXOXOXOXO
BLISS WARRIOR
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IF YOU ENJOYED THIS BLOG, YOU MAY WANT TO READ MORE ABOUT HOTEL BLISS:
SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?
THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION, HOW DO I MEET BI-GIRLS?
THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION, HOW DO I MEET BI-GIRLS? PART TWO
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BLISS IS ATTENDING THE NYC PRIDE PARADE. WHO ELSE WILL BE IN THE VILLAGE SHOWING THEIR BI-PRIDE???
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EVEN CANADIANS WATCH THE L-WORD - TALES FROM TORONTO, PART 2
Written by Miss Bliss on June 11, 2008 – 10:49 am -“Do you watch the L-Word,” asks the lovely Marcela, a German-Spanish Canadian.
“I certainly do,” I say. “There’s nothing I love to hate more than the L-Word.” Seven bi-girls have met on a sunny Saturday in June for conversation, community and fun. Already, the food has been eaten, drinks have been downed, and strangers have become friends.
“Come on, now. It’s a fun show to watch,” Marcela says.
“Look, I would watch anything Jennifer Beals does. Ever since Flashdance, I just love her. I think she’s great on the show and I am so glad her marriage with Tina ended so we could see her seducing new girls.”
“I love her and Shane,” says the pretty blonde to my right.
“Everyone’s in love with Shane,” I say.
“The scenes with Shane and Paige were just gorgeous,” says the beautiful brunette to my left. “I’m sorry that relationship ended. Paige has the greatest tits, don’t you think? And I heard Shane’s a real lesbian, and I think Max is, too.”
“I saw Shane once at NY Pride,” I say. “She’s definitely gay. I’m bummed they took Max’s character and made the only pretty butch on the show a pre-op transgender. Why couldn’t she just be the hot butch? Does every lesbian have to be an uber-femme super model?”
Marcela says, “I think they’re trying to bring awareness to transgender issues, which is good. Whatever they can do to create drama they will do because it’s a soap opera.” She turns to her auburn-haired friend on her left and asks, “Do you watch the L-Word?”
“I don’t have cable,” she says.
“My man is a computer guy,” says the asian beauty across from her, “we just download the episodes and watch them for free.”
“I love Cybill Shepard on the show. I thought she was just terrific,” the girl next to me says, and the table agrees.
“I hated Jenny so much until the end of this season,” says Marcela. “I just felt so bad for her when her assistant took over her whole film and her life. It was so sad.”
“Jenny deserves to be hated,” I say. “The best part of this season was when the writers realized that these girls would HATE Jenny and NEVER hang out with someone that self-absorbed and annoying.”
“And she’s the Canadian on the show,” says my co-host, Harper, and the table laughs.
“I’ve read some articles written by bisexuals about the show and they have many valid critiques,” I say.
“Like what,” asks Marcela.
“Well, Tina and Jenny both dated men at some point in the show, but they are also the most annoying characters. They always talk about Alice being bi, but she’s only interested in lesbian relationships,” I say. “I remember there was this one episode that started with each of them pointing a ‘gay-dar’ at each other. When it pointed at Alice it read ‘bisexual’ but nothing about her behavior seems bi to me.”
“Just because she’s only dating women now doesn’t mean she’s a lesbian,” says Marcela.
“True,” I say, “but the writers seem to critique any type of relationship that is not strictly monogamous. This season they had the sexiest scene when Shane met a lesbian couple that was in an open relationship. They invited Shane to join them for a threesome which was incredibly hot. But in the next episode, they punished their audience for enjoying the hot scene when they showed one of the girls lying to be with Shane behind her partner’s back. So, the message was, girls in open relationships are liars.”
“Whatever creates drama,” says Marcela. “Can you believe there are only 8 episodes left?”
“Only eight,” asks the brunette next to me.
“Next season is the last season.”
“Let’s just pray that Bette doesn’t get back together with Tina,” I say, “and let’s hope there’s a lot more sex and a lot LESS talking.”
Canadians should watch The L-Word, I think, as the conversation switches once again. After all, it is shot in Vancouver, the Los Angeles of Canada. And, no matter who I am with - bi-girls, lesbians or straight girls - everyone loves to hate it and can’t stop watching it. But then again, who wouldn’t want to watch beautiful women make love?
Are you a fan of the L-Word? What do you love about the show? Are you someone who loves to hate the show like me? What drives you crazy and what keeps you watching? Let me know!
XOXOXOXOXO
BLISS WARRIOR
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IF YOU ENJOYED THIS BLOG, YOU MIGHT ENJOY READING ABOUT OTHER BLISS BRUNCHES:
FROM TOMBOYS TO FAB FEMME GIRLS - TALES FROM TORONTO, PART 1
GET OUT OF YOUR HOUSE AND MAKE A BI-GIRL FRIEND
AN ODD PLACE TO MEET A BI-GIRL
THE STRANGE FOLKS ON CRAIGSLIST
THERE IS NO “ONE-TYPE” OF BI-GIRL
SHE’S A PERFECT GENTLEMAN AND SHE’S PACKIN’
I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE
MY MOM OUTED ME OVER THANKSGIVING DINNER
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COMING UP ON BLISS WARRIOR:
THURSDAY - THE BEST FROM THE HOTEL BLISS GUEST BLOG - Read what other bi-girls are writing!
FRIDAY - SPIN THE BOTTLE, PART 2 - Bliss brings you the second part of this Friday Night Bedtime Story. Did you miss Spin the Bottle, Part 1? CLICK HERE to catch up. ****************************************************************************************************
LOS ANGELES GIRLS WHO WANT TO TEA:
GUESS WHAT? I DID NOT REALIZE THAT I SCHEDULED OUR HIGH TEA DURING NEW YORK’S PRIDE WEEKEND. I WILL BE IN NYC TO PROMOTE BLISS WARRIOR AND HOTEL BLISS SO I NEED TO RESCHEDULE OUR TEA. THE FIRST WEEKEND IN JULY IS THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND, SO I AM WONDERING IF JUNE 21ST IS BETTER THAN MID-JULY? PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.
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FROM TOMBOYS TO FAB FEMME GIRLS - TALES FROM TORONTO, PART 1
Written by Miss Bliss on June 9, 2008 – 10:20 am -“Growing up, I always felt more comfortable with the boys. I guess it’s no surprise I ended up being the only girl working with the tech guys in IT. They were so surprised I never said, ‘I can’t lift that - I’m a girl.’ I would just lift the box or the couch or whatever - do all the work the guys did - while still being the gorgeous girl you see here.” The lovely girl with a ponytail of long dark hair floating down her back smiles. She obviously knows the power many bi-girls have discovered: it is even easier to run with the boys when you are a confident, femme, brilliant girl who loves being a woman as much as she loves being equal to the men.
Seven women have come together for brunch on a bright, hot day in Toronto, Canada. A lovely girl named Harper, with short cropped ringlets and porcelain skin, has helped me organize the first International Bliss Brunch, and seven bi and bi-friendly women have come together for friendship, community and fun flirtation. “I definitely was a tomboy growing up. I always wanted to play with the boys and only had 1 or 2 really good girlfriends.”
“As I have gone around the US meeting bi-girls for brunch,” I say, “it’s been fascinating to see how many bi-women were tomboys growing up and felt that when they came into their bisexuality they also learned to enjoy being feminine for the first time.”
“I definitely was a tomboy growing up,” says a luminous auburn haired girl with blunt bangs that highlight her almond shaped eyes. “I mostly had guy friends growing up. But I may still be a tomboy. You’re lucky I put on mascara! That’s a lot of effort for me.”
“Oh my gosh,” says the fetching blonde next to me, decked out in an animal print dress trimmed with black lace, “I was such a tomboy! Always out playing sports with the boys. Then I went through a granola stage where I never shaved or anything. Can you imagine?” And it is hard to imagine, seeing her in a sharp fitted black jacket and sexy heels. “When I knew I loved women, everything changed. I suddenly loved being a girly-girl and all the things that come with being femme. Waxing, jewelry, lingerie, make-up - I love all of it now.”
The brunette sitting to my left has large, pretty eyes and a sharp, sexy presence. She muses, “I think that’s because girls can be so mean to each other. It made it easier to just play with the boys.”
Harper looks up brightly. “Absolutely. During college I decided to live with four other women in a house and at first, I thought, this is just going to be a house full of drama. But it ended up being great. All of the girls got along (well, except for two and that fight only started when I was about to move out.) The girls came up with quote boards that we hung on our own kitchen cabinet doors. You couldn’t write on your own quote board, but you could write on the all the other girls’ boards. To this day, I still have my quote board. It makes me so happy to read it and remember that women really can get along without being catty or mean to each other.”
The conversation moves away from the tomboy topic, but I quietly wonder about this pattern among bi-girls. So many of us felt growing up that we were the outsider to girls and chose to spend more time with boys because they were “easier”. Sometime later, each of us learned to embrace our femininity and our sexual desire for both men and women. Is the desire to have a female lover tied to these early feelings of separateness from girls? Does loving women help us to love ourselves? Does celebrating the beauty of the female form encourage us to celebrate our own girly beauty? Or, had we been accepted by the girls early on, would we desire female love in adulthood?
Let me know what you think. Were you a tomboy who grew up into a fab, femme, girly-girl? Share your story here.
XOXOXOXOXOOX
BLISS WARRIOR
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IF YOU ARE (WERE) A TOMBOY, YOU MAY ENJOY READING:
ASK MISS BLISS - A TOMBOY HANDLES JEALOUSY
IF YOU ENJOYED THIS BLOG, YOU MIGHT ENJOY READING STORIES FROM OTHER BLISS BRUNCHES:
GET OUT OF YOUR HOUSE AND MAKE A BI-GIRL FRIEND
AN ODD PLACE TO MEET A BI-GIRL
THE STRANGE FOLKS ON CRAIGSLIST
THERE IS NO “ONE-TYPE” OF BI-GIRL
SHE’S A PERFECT GENTLEMAN AND SHE’S PACKIN’
I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE
MY MOM OUTED ME OVER THANKSGIVING DINNER
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COMING UP THIS WEEK ON BLISS WARRIOR:
TUESDAY - AND THEN THERE WERE TWO, PART III - Our guest blogger, V. returns with this true, serialized story of her, her man, and the female lover he introduced her to.
WEDNESDAY - TALES FROM TORONTO, PART 2 - More stories from the first fantastic international Bliss Brunch
THURSDAY - THE BEST FROM THE HOTEL BLISS GUEST BLOG - Read what other bi-girls are writing!
FRIDAY - SPIN THE BOTTLE, PART 2 - Bliss brings you the second part of this Friday Night Bedtime Story.
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NEW FEATURES ON HOTEL BLISS:
Thanks to the hard work of the Hotel Bliss Team, you can now chat live in the Laundry Room!
Also, the Hotel Bliss Boutique will OPEN for sales and flirtation with artists this week!
The Penthouse has been upgraded. Now you will be notified when your pictures receive comments AND you can organize your photos into albums.
COMING SOON - The Basement. The place for your naughtier photos is almost done. Share that devilish side of yourself with your friends.
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UPCOMING EVENTS FOR BI-GIRLS IN TORONTO, NY, ALBUQUERQUE, SAN DIEGO & LA
Written by Miss Bliss on May 29, 2008 – 1:21 pm -Dearest Bliss Warriors,
As many of you know, I have been working hard to get Hotel Bliss - the first community site for bi-girls - ready for its public launch next month. Thanks to the contribution of our amazing beta-testers, our team has been able to work out the bugs and create the features you want to develop friendships and flirtations with other bi-girls near you.
What makes the site different from other online communities is not just that it is private and for women-only, it is also meant to get you out of your house and meeting bi-girls in your area. In the last year, I have traveled around the country, meeting other brilliant, beautiful bisexual women for brunch. Many of the girls I have met have created vibrant bi-girl groups and meet regularly for conversation, fun, flirtation and support. Here is a quick overview of the many activities for bi-girls happening in America and Canada in the next few weeks:
BLISS IS COMING TO TORONTO, CANADA FOR BRUNCH!
A gorgeous Canadian friend and I are hosting the first Bliss Brunch in Toronto on Saturday, June 7th at noon. Downtown and on the water, we are dining outside with a menu full of fabulous brunch items - including healthy vegetarian food. Interested in joining other beautiful, bright bi-girls for friendship and conversation? CLICK HERE to RSVP and I will send you the location.
THE NYC BI-WOMEN OF ALL COLORS ARE DINING FOR PRIDE
RSVP’s are open for our Bi Pride Dinner on Sunday, June 1st at 6:30pm. Celebrate Bi Pride! Join a group of bi and bi-friendly women in a lovely backyard garden. Make new friends! Please also let us know if you’re interested in going to Sex and the City at the movie theater next door right after. To RSVP, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BiWomenofAllColors/
Location: East of Eighth Restaurant, 23 St. 8-7 Ave
Admission: No fee, just buy your own dinner
Menu: www.eastofeighth.com
Subway: E,C,1,F to 23 St.
BLISS BRUNCH IN ALBUQUERQUE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH
I was lucky enough to have work bring me to Albuquerque this winter, and brunched with this fabulous girls. Since that time, they have organized monthly brunches for bi-girls and been incredibly active at Hotel Bliss. Feeling alone in Albuquerque? Come out and meet other magical bi-girls. Visit http://www.myspace.com/durtygurrl for more information or JOIN Hotel Bliss and visit http://hotel.blisswarrior.com/lacivia. And, you can always RSVP through e-mail by CLICKING HERE.
MEET OTHER BI-GIRLS IN SAN DIEGO AND SUPPORT EQUALITY
Announcing a new meeting for The San Diego Bisexual Women Meetup!
What: HRC-San Diego June CONNECT!
When: Tuesday, June 3, 7:00 PM
Where: Click the link below to find out!
Who should come: Everyone plus guests! Membership is not required, so bring your friends!
Why: HRC CONNECT is a great way for the San Diego GLBT community and our straight allies to come together in a social environment for a worthy cause: equality.
Meeting Description: Get to know San Diego’s Emerging Community and learn more about the HRC, the largest national civil rights organization working for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equality.
Learn more here: http://lgbtfriends.meetup.com/200/calendar/8033457/
TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES! MISERY LOVES COMPANY
Come to a reading of my dear friend Andrea Askowitz’s new memoir, My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy, and hear 5 other talented writers perform. You will get a FREE copy of her book with the low admission price. I am going! JOIN ME AND ANDREA ON THURSDAY, MAY 29TH AT 8PM, WHEN THE MISERY LOVES COMPANY WORLD TOUR PRESENTS READINGS FROM ANDREA AND THESE QUIRKY, HILARIOUS, AND POIGNANT STORYTELLERS: JOHN FUGELSANG, SUSAN ISAACS, MAGGIE ROWE and TERRIE SILVERMAN, plus special guest dancer Michael Arbizo. CLICK HERE for tickets. Under Upcoming Shows, click MISERY LOVES COMPANY. Hurry, only 99 seats. It will sell out fast! Want to know more about Andrea’s book? CLICK HERE to read an excerpt.
ALSO - COMING IN LATE JUNE IN LOS ANGELES -
Bliss is hosting the first High Tea for Bi and Bi-friendly girls on Saturday, June 28th. Want to join us for tea, champagne, sandwiches and cakes? We will be having High Tea at a fabulous Hotel in Beverly Hills. Trust me, you do not want to miss this. For more information, e-mail me at bliss@blisswarrior.com.
HAVE AN EVENT FOR BISEXUAL WOMEN YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO PROMOTE? E-MAIL ME AT BLISS@BLISSWARRIOR.COM!
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IF YOU ARE CURIOUS ABOUT PAST BLISS BRUNCHES, PLEASE READ THESE BLOGS:
GET OUT OF YOUR HOUSE AND MAKE A BI-GIRL FRIEND
AN ODD PLACE TO MEET A BI-GIRL
THE STRANGE FOLKS ON CRAIGSLIST
THERE IS NO “ONE-TYPE” OF BI-GIRL
SHE’S A PERFECT GENTLEMAN AND SHE’S PACKIN’
I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE
MY MOM OUTED ME OVER THANKSGIVING DINNER
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