text: Cracked Ribs, Staph Infections, And Poked Eyes: What It's Like To Train MMAMatthew Polly11/21/11 1:40pmFiled to: MMANewstweet12EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Last week, we brought you an excerpt from Matthew Polly's new book, Tapped Out, which chronicles his two-year journey to prepare himself for a pro MMA fight. Today, Polly tells us about the various injuries he sustained during that process. MMA fighters don't fear pain. It's such a constant in their lives that they are inured to it. They fear injury. That's because, as one veteran explained to me, "There ain't no DL in MMA." An aging, overpaid Mets player (are there any other kind?) pulls a groin muscle, that's a four-week paid vacation. A UFC fighter has to pull out of a match, it might be a year before he gets another gig. That's a long time to explain to an angry wife why you can't afford to fix her car. Advertisement Advertisement Much has been made of the brevity of UFC on Fox's heavyweight fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos—one minute and four seconds. The simplest explanation came after the match. Dos Santos had torn a meniscus in his knee so badly he was still on crutches a week out. He couldn't afford to withdraw; he couldn't afford to let the match go into the later rounds. So he took the highly risky strategy of going all out from the opening bell and TKO'ed his opponent.Injuries are a part of every fighter's lore. They might forget their wedding anniversary, but they remember every detail of every injury. And as a kind of gallows humor, they delight in recounting them in detail.I spent two years training to be an MMA fighter for my new book, Tapped Out. As an out-of-shape, overweight, 38-year-old writer, I lived in terror of an injury that would ruin my project. So I was extra cautious, or as my wife would say "lazy." Luckily I avoided major injuries, but it is impossible in MMA to avoid at least some minor ones. And they are as vivid to me today as they were when they happened. Sponsored CRACKED RIBS: Concussions are, rightly, the talk of the sports world for their debilitating long-term damage. But for short-term pain and suffering, a headshot is nothing compared to a brutal body blow. In a Muay Thai clinch lesson, my coach dug a sharp knee into the left side of my ribs. I collapsed to my knees. "I'll avoid your left side," he said. So then he dug a sharp knee into my right side, leaving me unable to move.With injured ribs, it is nearly impossible to draw in a deep breath without howling in pain—so no running, and especially, no laughing. My jiu-jitsu coach John Danaher made a joke about how my training—given my pear shaped body—was the Battle of the Bulge. I laughed until I cried. That was only the daytime. At night, I couldn't sleep. Every time I'd doze and roll to my side I'd wake up screaming. It took three weeks before my ribs healed and I could stop sleeping on my back. STAPH INFECTIONS: In a sport where sweaty men spend hours trying to dislocate each other's limbs, abrasions are inevitable. Roll with the wrong guy and you'll get the gift that keeps on giving: an antibiotic-resistant infection. I spent several weeks training jiu-jitsu in Brazil. When I returned home I noticed an eight-point rash on my right thigh—tiny red pustules. Uncertain what it was, I went to my lesson with Danaher, and showed it to him. He jumped back like I had leprosy. "That's staph, mate," he said. "Don't come back until it goes away."Not only was it good, precautionary advice, it was necessary. Staph infections attack the immune system. For two weeks I lay on my couch watching reruns of CSI Miami, completely spent, suffering from chills and fevers. I could barely move. My white blood cells finally won the battle and the rash went away, but the fear of catching another one never left. Advertisement BROKEN NOSE: By far the most common injury in MMA is a broken hand. Skulls are hard; the 27 bones in the human hand are exceedingly fragile. Padded gloves are not to protect the face; they are to protect the fists. (If sports commission really wanted to protect fighters from concussions, they'd ban gloves. They don't, so they won't.)After hands, the most common broken bone is the nose. Mine was busted by a left cross from my Southpaw opponent at a kickboxing smoker in Las Vegas. Blood was pouring out of my nose, but I didn't realize the extent of the damage at the time. It didn't look any different, so for days I couldn't figure out why I suddenly needed to eat with my mouth open. Broken noses turn you into a literal mouth breather. I'd wake up each morning with my face pressed into a drool-covered pillow. Advertisement I went to a doctor recommended to me by my MMA coach and he said, "We could re-break and reset your nose. But I'll tell you what I tell the other fighters. You're just going to have it broken again, so what's the point?" After about two weeks my nose seemed to reset itself, and I stopped drooling into my pillow.EYE POKE: Boxing gloves are closed and rounded; MMA gloves are fingered for grappling. It is a necessity for the sport of MMA, but it comes with this caveat: a jab in the eye. The most famous case was between Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture (UFC 52). I asked Randy about it several years later and he was still angry.At my MMA match, my opponent either poked me in the eye or grazed it with a right-hook. (In the middle of a fight it's impossible to tell.) The contact lens in my left eye popped out. For the rest of the match, I had no peripheral vision on my left side and zero depth perception. The poke changed how I had to fight. I needed to finish or I knew I'd be lost. Advertisement STUBBED TOE: Of all the injuries I sustained, and this is only a partial list, the worst was a jammed toe. Let me explain. I was throwing a high right roundhouse at a teammate's head and twisted my left big toe on the mat. Stubbed toes are tricky bastards, because they don't hurt all the time, so you forget about them. And then when you try to kick or run or shoot in for a takedown, a jolt of pain lights up your entire body.I was working on some ground and pound with a top pro fighter in Vegas when I made the mistake of trying to push forward with my left foot. Before I could stop myself, I groaned involuntarily. "What's wrong?" he asked. "Should we take a break?" "It's just a stubbed toe," I said, trying to play it off. He shook his head derisively and said, "Yeah, I don't stop for toes." And that's the most upsetting thing about toe injuries. You get no sympathy for them. Advertisement Fighters are never 100 percent. If you are, you didn't train hard enough. There will always be the nagging injuries. The difference between a good fighter and a great one is the ability—given how masochistic the profession is—to discard those concerns. Matthew Polly is the author of American Shaolin, which documents the two years he spent learning kung fu in the Shaolin Temple in China. Polly's new book, Tapped Out, is about the two years he trained to become an MMA fighter. That's Polly getting punched in the face to the left. That's also him getting poked in the eye up top. Reply12 repliesLeave a reply


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The Raw Deal(cont.)
Raw foodists talk about how they don't need sleep. They feel light. They glow. They heal themselves from fatal illnesses. Ann Wigmore wrote about successfully treating her colon cancer by eating weeds she'd foraged in a vacant lot.
Unlike vegetarianism or even veganism, raw foodism has a halo effect that often feels divorced from a scientific understanding of nutrition. Sarma Melngailis, who owns New York's Pure Food
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Raw foodists claim that when plants are cooked, their enzymes are broken down so that the body must use its own enzymes to digest the food. This, raw foodists say, overtaxes the body. But scientists have not found this to be true.
"This is nonsense," says David A. Levinsky, professor of nutritional sciences and psychology at Cornell University. "One of the first things our body does when a particular food is ingested is break the proteins down anyway, so we can absorb them." The body produces more than enough enzymes, say scientists, to digest food without the help of the plants' enzymes.
Though some vitamins and minerals—folic acid, for instance—are sensitive to heat and can be destroyed by cooking, studies have shown that letting vegetables sit for a week or two in your fridge before eating them will cause them to lose more nutritional value than steaming or lightly sautéing them.
"If you boil vegetables to death, you'll lose some of the vitamins, but most people don't do it this way," says Bruce N. Ames, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of California–Berkeley.
However the persistence of this belief about cooking and enzymes serves the gourmet raw foods movement well. Like the label organic, the term raw has begun to stretch to include not just caloric restaurant food but also packaged energy bars, granola, candy, and other questionably healthy items.
The same old rules apply to raw foods as they do to any kind of diet: Fats, sugars, and even protein should be consumed in extreme moderation, and one should eat as many water- and fiber-rich fruits and vegetables as possible. But the consumer can justify eating a candy bar, and even think it's healthy, because it hasn't been cooked and therefore contains magical, life-giving enzymes.
Rick Dina, a Northern California chiropractor and raw foods educator who teaches at Living Light, has an office close to where Roxanne's restaurant was. "My wife and I would meet [fans of the restaurant] who said, 'I went on a raw food diet, and I gained weight!'" says Dina. "Well, they went on a gourmet raw food diet, which is rich, creamy, and dehydrated. They kind of defeated the purpose."
Dina is one of the purists: For breakfast he has a few cantaloupes; for lunch, salad; for dinner, salad. But he thinks eating lots of vegetables, even if you're also eating cooked grains and the occasional piece of meat, is better than eating a bunch of sweet, processed foods that just happen to be raw. He jokingly calls people who go raw, only to eat packaged foods and restaurant dishes, productarians.
Purist Douglas Graham authored a book called The 80/10/10 Diet, which refers to the percentage of carbohydrates to fat to protein he believes should comprise one's daily caloric intake. A typical breakfast consists of eight peaches. Lunch or dinner might be a bowl of soup made from three tomatoes blended up with two cucumbers.
"So far, at least in the last 20 years that I have been talking about 80/10/10, nobody has wanted to follow suit," says Graham, referring to the world of raw foods cookbook authors, chefs, and entrepreneurs. "There's no product associated with it. Nothing to sell. People can do it on their own."
And therein lies the conundrum for the raw foods movement. How do you commercialize vegetable matter in its natural state? How do you sell a diet that's founded on the idea that you can do nothing better for your health than picking and eating weeds from a vacant lot? The answer is, you can't.


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When I was in high school, I loved to go cliff jumping. My friends and I would spend entire summers exploring the natural pools and waterfalls of Vermont. We'd jump off of cliff after cliff, whistling and cheering for each other, laughing and surprising ourselves and one another with our own bravery.
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But I also learned one very important life lesson each and every single time I stood at the top of a cliff.
The longer you stand at the top looking down, the less likely you'll be to ever jump off.
The thing is, the human mind is both complex and simple. Our thoughts both influential, and simultaneously powerless. We can talk ourselves in or out of anything. The moment we stand up there, looking down is the moment that defines what will happen next. We can either think to ourselves about what might go wrong, or we can jump and enjoy the freedom of the fall. But getting lost in our thoughts and in entertaining doubt is what will stop us from ever knowing the difference.
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It's looking like a limb torn off
Or all together just, taken apart
We're willing through an endless fog
We are the everliving, ghost of what once was
But no onnnnnnnnnnne
Is ever gonna love you more than I do
No one's gonna love you more than I do
[Cee-Lo Green]
And anything to make you smile
It's a better side of, of you to admire
But they should never take so long
Just to be over then, back to another one
[Cee-Lo Green]
Someone should have warned you
When things start splitting at the seams and now
The whole thing's tumbling, down
Things start splitting at the seams and now...
If things start splitting at the seams and now
It's tumbling, dowwwwwwwwn, hard
[Cee-Lo Green]
Did anything to make you smile
You are, the everliving, ghost of what once was
I never want to hear you sayyyyyyyy
That you're better off, or you liked it that way
[Hook] - change "but no one" to "cause no one"
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They really should have warned you
No One's Gonna Love You is a cover. Band of Horses released the song in 2008 off their second album
If nothing else, Cee Lo Green's voice is impressive on the track. It's a tremendous instrument that hits notes with an amazing force and intensity. It's a well-oiled machine, traversing the song with the deftness and skill of a maestro. Ben Bridwell's voice, on the other hand, is not. It's a little nasal, a little rougher around the edges, a little more man on the street. But what he lacks in raw tools, he makes up for in inflection, in emotion, and in strain. Cee Lo Green's take is flawless in its perfection.


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Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes of the innate immune system that are involved in early defenses against both allogeneic (nonself) cells and autologous cells undergoing various forms of stress, such as infection with viruses, bacteria, or parasites or malignant transformation. Although NK cells do not express classical antigen receptors of the immunoglobulin gene family, such as the antibodies produced by B cells or the T cell receptor expressed by T cells, they are equipped with various receptors whose engagement allows them to discriminate between target and nontarget cells. Activating receptors bind ligands on the target cell surface and trigger NK cell activation and target cell lysis. However Inhibitory receptors recognize MHC class I molecules (HLA) and inhibit killing by NK cells by overruling the actions of the activating receptors. This inhibitory signal is lost when the target cells do not express MHC class I and perhaps also in cells infected with virus, which might inhibit MHC class I exprssion or alter its conformation. The mechanism of NK cell killing is the same as that used by the cytotoxic T cells generated in an adaptive immune response; cytotoxic granules are released onto the surface of the bound target cell, and the effector proteins they contain penetrate the cell membrane and induce programmed cell death.
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The best of [Nabokov's] humor is not inflicted upon us. It appears thinly, a condensate, like something in our breath. It is humor that points at something unseen and unfunny. "Speaking of old men … an eccentric librarian called Porlock … in the last years of his dusty life had been engaged in examining old books for miraculous misprints such as the substitution of 'l' for the second 'h' in the word 'hither.'… all he sought was the freak itself, the chance that mimics choice …" (from "The Vane Sisters").
Out of the comic practice of individuals arises the tragic condition of man. Accepting this as a premise of Nabokov's art, the reader finds no surprises in [Tyrants Destroyed And Other Stories]. Politicans pursued (perhaps), lovers missed at railroad stops because of the chance shunting of a car, a child's prank. Finally, death. These are some of the colors of...
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April 13th, 2008, 12:04 AM | #1 |
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winches PLEASE HELP ASAP
i need to buy a winch for my cj5
looking for a 8000pd have a few in mind but want to see what people have and like and dont like #1 harbor freight 8000pd $300 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=40764 #2 tractor supply company 399$ its a champion http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp/...g=true&cFlag=1 #3 mile marker 450$ http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku #4 summit made 450$ http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku #5 smitty built 300$ http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.as...0&partID=40271 some of these look like the same winch just diffrent sticker and im sure thats the case has any one boughten any of these or used them or heard any thing and whers the best place for pricing ive heard 4wd.com and costco and a few others please let me know what u know i need one asap thanks chubs |
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April 13th, 2008, 08:11 AM | #4 |
I'm not old, honest...
The only downside to the cheaper winches is that they are quite slow. If you plan to winch alot, it may be an issue for you. If you plan to use it more frequently you may get frustrated with the speed. Check out Ironman for the T-max winch.
April 13th, 2008, 08:18 AM | #5 |
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I had a Champian for a summer that worked great, but like stated above is on the slow side. You also gotta look at all that you get for $400 though. That winch mount , which is universal for most winches is about $125 by its self. Snatch block is also included soooo ....
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i just have a cj5 33s v8 dont run the mud alot more of the woods but mainly get stuck in mud holes no problems climbing shit and biggest adventure i do is the mounds so im not going up mountains
line speed dont really bother me i just want to make sure what ever it is works i dont want to take it back every two weeks how do u know the harbor freight and mile marker are the same mile marker seems like it looks laid out better but havint seen harbor freight one in person gotta get this ASAP so i can finish my bumper so u guys are really helping me out chubs |
April 13th, 2008, 11:25 AM | #7 |
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a couple guys in my club have the champions and are very happy with them, i have the harbor frieght in 10k for almost 4 years and its been a good winch for me, if you just need a basic winch either would be good
April 13th, 2008, 11:50 AM | #8 |
Wasn't this attached?
I just got a Summit Tools catalog. They have a rebadged T-max in there for reasonable price. Still like 600 though.
I bought the Harbor Frieght 10k. I was hesitant, but I did a bunch of searching the net and the new ones people seem to be pretty pleased with. Slow, but they work and are cheap. I like mine so far. I also bought the extended warranty so I'm covered for 3 years. They'll give me a new winch for anything. Heck, if my cable breaks, I get a new winch. I figured what the hell. |
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ok so ive been driving around all day trying to look at winch's
here is what i have found 100% truth harbor freight 8k is 300$ on sale normaly 399$ does not have water proof cylinoids so need to be replaced asap but it is the same winch as a ramsey and a mile marker 100% for sure just rebadged guy who had one was ther says it works ok on his jeep just slow but works summit racing they make a rebadge t maxx i called summit they told me thats what it is. the summit brand is about 200 or more dollors cheaper then any wher i can find a tmaxx for sale so i think im gonna get a 10k tmaxx thru summit its like 490$ and its the sumergabel one ther site dont say that but if u do your research and look at the case sense thers non and sumergabel ones u can see it is then thers smitty built i think that is a tmaxx also but cant be sure couldint get to see one at tractor supply company they have none 500 on order none in stock but its a champion and it runs 399$ for a 8k sams club website and some stores carry them in stock same winch but a 10k for 360$ so hmm lets see more pulling power for less money thats a hard one what ever i end up with i will put up my findings but think im gonna do the summit 10k inless i hear bad about tmaxx chubs |
April 13th, 2008, 09:04 PM | #11 |
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There was a thread on pirate about the smittybilt xrc8 sharing parts with milemarker. Guy had tore into his to check it out and found mile marker stamped on many of the wires....He had posted pictures but I can't remember which part of the board I seen it on
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from what u hear smitty built is still pretty good correct??
im gonna by a 10k summit or t maxx but my buddy wants a cheaper one so from what i have found i think he should probly buy the 8k smitty for 300$ inless u guys say other wise think its best bang for buck i dont like the plastic engagment for the gear to free spin or engage on the mile markers/ramseys/harbor freight i can just see that breaking chubs |
April 13th, 2008, 10:51 PM | #13 |
Wasn't this attached?
I agree with the plastic engagement lever, but it hasn't broke on mine yet so that must mean something. Besides, it's covered under warranty! lol
Then again I guess if you plan on the winch pulling you up waterfalls and potentially not killing you, spend the money. If your main goal is a stuck here and there and maybe some obstacles, then I'm ok with my harbor frieght because I'm poor. Probably in another year or two though I plan to upgrade to a better/faster winch. |
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basically it works great for what i use it for |
April 14th, 2008, 09:02 AM | #16 |
my roommate and I both have harbor freight winches, his a 8000# and mine the 10000#. hes had his for nearly 4 years now and it hasnt coughed once though its starting to get tired. He used it while wheeling rocks in MA for two years and it dragged his rig sideways without much issue. the 10000# for $400 at harbor freight is an awesome deal too. put it on my '75 F250 and it pulled it sideways through 15" of heavy snow on 36" tires this past winter.
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April 15th, 2008, 09:29 AM | #17 |
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I have a Champion 8000# which was $300 at Costco with a mount plate roller fairlead and a snatch block. Works great so far. I was in a pretty bad accident and the winch broke so I called them and I had the replacement part in 3 days with no charge.
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I held her hand and kissed the back of it softly; it made her rosy cheeks tinge a deeper pink color. My other hand circled her waist and I pulled her into my lap gently so not to cause her any pain at all. Her beauty couldn't be wasted on something like injury. My hand slowly moved down, then deliciously stroked her thigh. It made her jump and blush hotly. My stomach was in knots, and my heart was skipping two beats where it felt to be in my throat.
Slowly, I pulled the waist of her jeans down. The pale beautiful skin of her hips was visible to my hungry eyes. I pulled the jeans the rest of the way down and smiled when they fell to the floor in a pile of denim. Her face became softer as I stared at her body. "Baby, what's wrong?" My voice wasn't nearly as soft as hers, but it was quiet, and somewhat the same.
"I...well I'm a virgin," she whispered in my ear. I smiled and wrapped my arms around her beautiful waist. She melted into my chest in seconds, squishing my breasts against her back. "Don't do it too hard baby. I don't want this to hurt." I kissed her neck slowly and started to lift the hem of her shirt. She squeaked in protest and nuzzled her nose against my neck. "I don't want you to see that. I'm so gross..."
My hands ran up her torso and I smiled softly. "Baby, you're wrong. You're fucking gorgeous. Please let me?" I nipped gently at the pulse in her neck and she moaned then nodded. I lifted her shirt off and laid her down on her back. Her cheeks turned red, and I giggled. "You look beautiful baby girl." I always called her that. That was the nickname I called her most, despite the fact that SHE was the older girl, and I was younger by a year and a half.
"Thank you sweetheart," she whispered into my ear. I leaned over her and had one knee on each side of her left leg. I had no intentions of taking ANY article of clothing off. I was very, very unattractive underneath my clothes and I didn't want her to see that. I kissed her on the lips fully, and ran my fingers through her shoulder length black hair.
Her hands rested on my shoulder blades and I pulled my lips from hers gently. My mouth moved down her neck, biting and sucking and licking every inch of skin I could get to. She was already wet, that much I knew. My right thigh was resting between her legs, pressed gently against her heated pussy. It made me giggle in slight triumph to know I was making her so wet; so ready. "I love you baby girl," I mumbled into her chest, as I kissed softly over her boobs.
"I love you too." Her eyes were closed, her back was arched, and she was grinding her hips down against my thigh. I smiled and unsnapped her bra, throwing it on the floor with her other clothes. Her breasts were large and round and pale. I loved them the second I saw them, and I knew I always would. She gasped at the cold air moving over her body and I realized it was way too cold to have my girlfriend laying here in the bare while it was so cold. I bit my lip and looked around the room, then spotted the blanket at the end of the bed.
I pulled it over her torso and around her shoulders. She instantly smiled and I smiled back at her. Then I remembered what we were about to do. I pulled the blanket up over her pelvis and licked my lips slowly. I reached forward and ran a finger over her thighs. "Spread your legs sugar," I whispered. She did what I asked and I giggled loud enough for her to hear when I saw the wet spot on her panties. I heard her squeak in embarrassment, and I kissed on the inside of her thighs. "Cutie," I giggled.
Her cheeks became even pinker than they had been and I smiled. "If you say so baby." I nodded and pulled her panties down off of her. When I looked back at her pussy, I groaned. It was pink and wet, and I wanted to know the taste of it. I reached out and put a finger to her clit. It was easy to get to, and there was no hair anywhere on her labia. I loved it. Her back arched and she moaned. "Ohh, baby..." I scraped my nail against her sensitive skin and smiled as she bucked her hips up. "Mm, fuck."
I didn't want to just keep teasing her. I put my hands under her hips and laid on my stomach then ran my fingers down her thighs. She shivered, and I stared as the muscles in her pussy twitched a little. I blew at her hole softly and then my fingers held her open as I let my tongue lick inside of her. It tasted amazing, and by the way she was acting, it felt just as amazing. I licked from her hole, up to her clit, and pressed my tongue flat against the soft pink skin.
My tongue made her moan quietly. I knew she liked it by the way she moved her hips. It was a slow movement, and she did it every time I as much as touched her clit. I could tell she wanted more, and she wanted a lot more at that. I pushed my tongue up into her hole and licked slowly, waiting for her moan. Her hands gripped at my shoulders and I giggled, then pulled my tongue back. I rubbed my mouth against her soft skin and then bit down on her clit and pulled with my teeth. She whimpered and I let go of it when I tasted the blood.
My heart jumped when I saw what I had done on accident. There was a bit of torn tissue where I'd bitten and it was bleeding. "Aww, baby girl. I'm so so so sorry," I whispered. I licked at the blood and she jumped. After I blew air across it I heard sniffs and sobbing, then my heart jumped again. She was crying. I licked my lips and pulled the blanket back down over her legs. "Are you okay baby girl? Does it hurt a lot?" She nodded and I choked out sob. "Baby, I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I know you didn't mean to do it." Her eyes were tear filled and she was biting her lip hard. It made me feel awful. My hand traveled down her body to her clit, and I put a cold finger to it. She shivered and squeaked quietly as I continued to rub over it. "Mmh, It feels kinda good now...Oh god...fuck it....it hurts. Oh god. Please stop." I pulled my finger away and ran it back up her body. My eyes went wide when I saw all the blood on my hand.
"Oh angel. I love you, and I'm so sorry." I felt horrible for making her bleed. She was so sweet...so beautiful! Never again in my life would I love anyone else as much as I loved the beautiful creature laying in my bed. She wrapped her arms around my neck and I cringed. I was terrified to touch her...what if I hurt her again? Her icy blue eyes stared at me and I kissed against her neck gently; I was submissive to her when it really mattered. I snaked my arms around her milky pale shoulders and lapped at her pretty little neck. I could've bitten her, I could've made her a monster; but I loved her and I chose not to.
I looked at the blanket as she slowly wiggled her hips. I smiled at this and kissed her on her beautiful plush lips. Her cheeks flushed and I stroked her hair from her eyes. "Thank you for being so sweet to me sweetheart...You're really too nice sometimes." I smiled and thought for a moment. Only if she knew the things I thought about doing to her...she wouldn't find me sweet. She'd probably be shocked...and a little scared to death. Courtney pulled the blanket off of her and took my hand in hers. I started to shake, because I knew what was about to happen.
My hand rested on her very, very wet pussy. Her clit had stopped bleeding all together and she apparently wasn't sore. She removed her hand and I sighed softly. I sat up on my knees between her legs and she wiggled her curvy little hips. My mouth had started watering earlier when I actually SAW her pink pussy. Just thinking about it then was proving to be quite nice. I leaned over to the nightstand and pulled a small tube of lube from the drawer. It was water-based and I figured that if I used a ton of it I could do what I wished.
I licked her right down the middle and she gasped. "Oh my god, that feels good." Her words made my stomach flip and I palmed her creamy hips. She was so amazingly wet that I gave lube a second thought, but in the end, I figured I wouldn't risk hurting her. I opened the bottle and squeezed a good amount out on my palm. I slowly worked it over the rest of my hand and I blew over her clit, then watched her muscles move. I smiled and kissed her on the stomach, as her hands went down to her thighs. "Do it softly. I want this to be good," she whispered.
Slowly, I nodded. I kissed her hole and gave it a few long slow licks. Her body was shaking by the time I'd put one finger in. Of course, she was stretched enough to take three, maybe four of my fingers, but I didn't feel like doing that at the moment.
After a while, I'd managed to work up to three fingers. She was shaking harshly while I nudged a fourth finger inside of her now tight hole. I licked around the stretched skin and kissed it softly so she would still feel love. Slowly, I pulled what was practically my whole hand out and examined it. There was a little blood here and there, but it just meant she needed more lube.
I put a ton more on my hand and squirted some on her little hole then spread it. She sighed and closed her eyes. It probably felt really good since her pussy was practically burning hot, and the lube was so cool. Slowly, I slipped four fingers in her again, and she arched her back to take it in more. "M-more ple-ease," she begged, her fingers tangling in my hair. I smiled and kissed her stomach as I put my pinky and index finger under my middle and ring fingers. I put my thumb under them and slipped the fingers in, then my hand went in.
She started to whine and pull her hips back, trying to get my hand out. I put my hand on her hip and kissed her breasts. "Shh, baby it's alright. I won't hurt you." She started to cry as I moved my hand a little. "Shh shh.." I made my hand into a fist and pressed in softly, only going up to my wrist. She started to relax and let out a small hiccup, making me smile. "You're doing so well beautiful. But does it hurt a lot?"
She nodded slightly and then took a deep breath. "I-It's tight. I feel so...vulnerable." I slowly wiggled each finger as I waited for her hips to stop jerking back. I kissed down her thighs softly, watching her muscles flutter. My hand moved and she groaned. "That...that feels good."
"Does it?" She nodded. I smiled and licked my lips before speaking again. "You're doing good baby. Just try to stretch with me and move with me. I don't want to hurt you."
She blushed. I smiled and licked her clit, taking it between my lips and rolling my tongue over it. She gasped. "Oh FUCK." I felt something wet flooding her insides, and trickling down my arm.
I bit my lip and moved my hand in and out a bit more, feeling her insides move around me. It felt amazing, and she was tight. That may sound weird; her being tight even though my whole hand was inside her. But still, my hands were fairly small and she was the love of my life anyway. I didn't care if she was stretched or not.
I felt my hand go a little deeper and we both gasped, in shock. "Oh...baby. Are you okay?" She nodded rapidly and worked her hips in small thrusts. I smiled and just moved my wrist a little, twisting it to the left, and to the right. Her insides were so slick...creamy. The walls felt like silk against my skin. "I love you baby. I hope I'm not hurting you."
"No baby. I'm okay," she whispered, then she whimpered. "But we need to stop. That's a little deep for something so...big."
I smiled and slowly started to pull my hand out. "Push me out angel," I whispered. She started to push and I pulled my hand back slowly, waiting for her to push me out. When she finally did, come started flooding out. I giggled and bent my head, licking all of her liquids out. "You were so good baby girl. I'm so happy you tried that for me..."
"I-I-I ohh!" She wiggled her hips and more come came out of her. I licked that up too and swallowed every bit of it. "Mm, thank you. That was so intense."
Slowly, I kissed up her torso to her neck, and I sank my teeth in. She screamed and I stroked her side. "Shh, it's alright. It will stop hurting soon baby doll." She started to cry hard...harder than I thought healthy for this. I pulled my fangs out and licked at the wound. "Come 'ere," I whispered to her.
She grabbed me and sobbed into my neck. "You're a vampire...oh my god. Why didn't you tell me?"
I rubbed her stomach and kissed her slowly. "I'm not supposed to tell you sugar. I love you angel, and I want to spend the rest of forever with you." I kissed her more and massaged her hips as gently as I could.
"Wh-what?" Her eyes went wide and she looked at me in shock. "Do you want to...turn me?"
I smiled ear to ear and held her. "Baby, you're turning right now. It started when I bit you, and it'll start burning soon..."
Tears spilled from her eyes again as she muttered incoherently about how she couldn't be a vampire. I rubbed at her shoulders and she gasped. "Oh...oh it...burns." My arms wrapped around her shoulder and I calmed her down a little.
"It's going to be alright baby girl. Breathe." Her chest started to heave up and down quickly and my hands went to her hips. "Are you okay?"
"I-it's blurry." Her tears poured like a waterfall over her snow white jaw; down her rosy pink cheeks. My lips caressed hers in a fluid movement of comfort that would probably only work for god knows how long. Slowly, her eyes shut and my un beating heart ached to see her so frail.
"Are you okay baby?" My voice had turned to satin...silk. She didn't make any noise...she just kept breathing and smiled a little. I stroked her cheek and breathed in her intoxicating scent. I wanted to smell her, taste her, hold her. My arms went around her neck and I laid there. Every once in a while she whimpered and wiggled a little, but it just made me hold her tighter. My body was warm compared to her dying one and that was a change for me.
Slowly, I saw the rosy color come back to her cheeks. I didn't know how long we'd been laying there. Neither of us were breathing after she'd taken 670,000 breaths. Maybe a day? Two? Three, even? Then I've listened to the clock tick. Six days since she stopped breathing. Then I thought of something. There hadn't been enough venom. I sat up in shock; my dead heart tearing in two. What if she was dead? Not even un-dead, but just dead?
I leaned over her body, breathing on her neck. Why I couldn't let go of breathing my useless air, I would never know. I kissed her lips. They were cold, but still pink. She wasn't turning blue...
I put my lips to her neck and scraped my fangs over the skin to see what happened. It barely made a scratch. I smiled in pride. She was alive...or undead, rather.
"Baby girl? Can you hear me?" I stared unblinking at her lips, her neck. She nodded and I gasped. Her beautiful blue eyes opened, causing me to break down into tears. "Oh angel. I thought I'd lost you. I love you angel, I love you."
She smiled and grasped at my hand. I laced our fingers together and kissed her beautiful lips. She let a hot sound pass through her lips and I almost jumped on her again. She opened her mouth and licked my lips, but I had to pull back. It was too much. "N-no."
"But…why?" Her eyes pierced mine as she stared at me. I shuddered. What was she thinking, looking at me like that? She licked her lips and took my hand in hers, moving it lower. I shook my head and pulled back with much force. She let go, and pouted. "Please?"
"I-" I could only look at her. Her eyes became more pleading and I sat next to her, pulling her body onto my lap. "Not right now…later. I promise you."
She sighed and leaned back into my chest, whining. "I'm really wet though…and I want-"
"Baaaaby." I bit my lip and glared at the wall. "Don't say that."
"What? That I'm wet?" She turned in my lap and straddled my thighs. I inwardly groaned. She had me pretty much paralyzed. She shifted and straddled one thigh. I could feel it then, the plain heat radiating from between her legs. My breath caught and I gripped her hips, moving them softly. She gasped and shook in my arms as I tried to hold her still. "N-now I'm not just wet…" I believed her… "I'm beyond wet…my panties are drenched…"
My mouth opened in shock. I wanted to taste it; I was sure. She looked at me and pleaded with her beautiful crystal eyes. I smirked at her and tugged her jeans down slowly, brushing my knuckles against her soft skin. She started to breathe hard and I giggled softly, lifting her up to pull the jeans off. Her body squirmed and I grasped her hips again. "Shush now angel," I whispered, stroking the soft skin with my thumbs. She let out a breath and a soft groan escaped her lips.
"B-baby…you're just teasing me." Her eyes widened as I slipped my hand between her thighs and stroked my palm over her labia. Her hips jerked and I laughed. "F-fuck…stop! Just fuck me already…" She grabbed my shoulders and pulled me back on top of her. I gasped when we landed on the floor, her back pressed into the soft carpet of my room. "Plea-please."
I nodded and sat up on my knees, stroking my fingers over her wet and sensitive clit. "Mm, I bet it's yummy baby girl," I whispered, pressing my finger nail over the small nub and scraping it. Her hips lifted and I smiled, bringing my hand up and sucking my finger into my mouth, tasting her. I knew her taste distinctly already. It was sweet like cotton candy, with a slight salty, sour taste. I loved it so much. "Hmm," I mumbled, pulling my finger from my mouth. "I think you should have a taste." Her cheeks went pink and I smiled. "Don't be embarrassed. Really. It's just me and you here."
She nodded and her eyes watered a little. "Mm, okay." I slipped my fingers up into her vagina and her back arched, causing them to go deeper. She started to whine as she rocked her hips down onto my digits, her warmth becoming stronger. I pulled my fingers out and she whined, moving her hips. "Damn it…no. Don't stop." I giggled and held her hand in mine as I turned and searched my drawer for…yes. I found it. I pulled the vibrator out of the black box and she gasped. "Mm, god damn…"
I pulled a small tube of lube from the box and giggled as I read the scent and flavor. It was chocolate brownie. I squeezed a bit of it onto the end of the hot pink silicone, and poured it down over her hole. She shook terribly, but she managed to stay composed. I nudged it against her and she whimpered. "Are you too sore angel? Is it too much?"
"N-no…" She sighed and spread her legs just a bit wider. "Just…be gen-"
"Oh no…I'm sorry baby doll," I whispered. I was now laying on my stomach and I could see plainly that she was ripped and bleeding slightly…why hadn't she told me? "Sugar, I'm not going to do this to you." Her muscles twitched and I blew on the abused skin. I sat up and crawled up her body, holding myself up by my arms. "Are you alright?"
She whimpered and closed her legs as I sat down on her thighs. "I didn't want to say anything." I nodded and let my fingers dance over her clothed torso, lifting the end of her shirt up as I did so. Her cheeks went light pink and I smiled warmly. "I love you," she whispered. I smiled and leaned forward, laying myself down on her. My arms wrapped around her neck and I kissed her slowly, taking in her sweet taste.
As we pulled back, I nipped at her lip and licked across it. "I love you too baby." My lips attached to her neck and I sucked on the mark I'd left there. Her mouth opened and a loud moan passed her lips. My head shot up and I held her tighter. "You're so beautiful. I want to be with you for the rest of forever. Don't forget that." Her eyes started to water and a few tears slipped down her face. I leaned forward and caressed them away with my nose. "Hey…don't cry baby."
She breathed deeply and I stroked her sides. "D-do you r-really feel that way?" I nodded and pressed my hand against her stomach. She began to cry more, and I kissed the tears away. "I…I…"
I smiled and kissed up and down her jaw, massaging her thighs with my palms. I sat back up and smiled as she stopped crying, and started purring. I knew she was sore from the slightly pained look on her face, but I wouldn't hurt her. I then thought about something. "I…well I'm a virgin…." I knew then what had happened. She hadn't yet broken her hymen and I…well I broke it for her. My lips touched her neck and I smiled. "Baby, I know what happened…"
She looked at me oddly and quirked her eyebrow. "What?"
"I broke your virginity." She blushed and her eyes went wide as she bit her lip. "I'm sorry it hurt so much. It'll feel fine in a little while." I smiled at her and kissed her soft lips. She purred and curled up next to me. "I love you so, so much baby."
She giggled. "I love you too. Now…please fuck me until I come at least three times…" I paled and kissed her stomach as I moved down on her. I sat up on my knees and she spread her thighs, lifting her hips. I sighed and licked my lips, bending down and licking inside her. She started to pant and shake, and I licked faster, biting at her labia every once in a while. I smiled when she began to moan and pant, grabbing at the floor. I pulled my mouth back and looked at the ripped skin. It had to come out and since she was now a vampire…it would be hard to get rid of. So I grabbed it with my teeth, and she whimpered.
"Don't worry baby. I'm just pulling the left over skin out," I whispered softly. She whined and I smiled, stroking her stomach. "Okay, just breathe sugar. It'll only hurt for a second." Courtney nodded and I giggled, pulling the skin between my teeth again and pulling back.
"Ah! N-no. Please, no!" I stopped and looked up at her. Tears were spilling from her icy blue eyes. "Please don't. It hurts."
I sighed and crawled up her body, laying on top of her. "Listen sweetie. If I don't get that out, it'll cause problems. It can't kill you of course but…you'll get very sick. I don't want that at all." She nodded and closed her eyes. I knew she was terrified. I crawled between her thighs again and held her open as I grasped the skin once again with my teeth. I could easily see she was in pain. "Shh," I whispered, "It's okay. It'll be over in just a minute." She nodded and I began to pull, hard. I could hear her screams but I had to ignore them, though it was heart breaking. I was glad I had no neighbors, or they would probably say I was killing someone.
I pulled back more and I felt it begin to move. She was now crying and shaking. I knew how it hurt, but I had to do it. My hand went up to cautiously stroke her hips, calming her down. As I pulled more, I could feel it coming out of her. After ten minutes or so, it was out, hanging between my teeth. I spit it out and pulled her up into a tight hug. She sobbed into my shoulder and spread her legs, in pain. "Oh my god," she whispered, threading her fingers through my hair and clinging to me like a leech.
"I'm so sorry sweetie pie. I love you. You know that…" I sighed and kissed her exposed neck. Her body wracked with sobs and I held her a bit tighter. "Come on baby. It's alright. Breathe. You're okay." She nodded and shook a little more. "I love you," I whispered in her ear.
She smiled against my shoulder and bit down. I groaned and moved my shirt out of the way so she could sink her teeth in easier. I hadn't been bitten since I'd been turned when I was fourteen…three hundred years ago. It felt so amazing…I started to moan. She pulled back and giggled. "I love you too." I gasped when I saw the blood dribbling down her chin and looked at my shoulder. Lo and behold, there was a deep bite.
My dead heart began to beat fast. I knew I was bound to freak out soon. I had mental disorders that she didn't know about. But I quickly suppressed them and moved my shoulders as the skin healed. She smiled and tackled me onto my back. "Woah. Easy baby girl." I smiled up at her and she leaned forward, kissing me hungrily. My stomach flipped and I gently pushed her off. "Not now angel…"
"Why? I want to taste-"
"No…just…no." I flushed and sat up, pushing her up with me. "I can't do that. There're a lot of reasons I cant do that, really…" I sighed and pulled her to my lap again, stroking the backs of her thighs. She sighed and crossed her arms over her chest. I felt my heart drop and I opened my mouth before I thought.
"I…I'm sorry."
I laughed and tilted her chin up. "It's alright sugar. I'm alright…" She nodded and kissed me briefly. Her hands moved to my stomach and she massaged it. "Mm, angel. That feels good." I gave her a small smile and she blushed. I grasped her hips and pulled our bodies flush. "Will you marry me?" I looked her in the eyes and searched for the answer. Tears started to fall and I stroked her hair. "Say something…please…"
Slowly, she nodded and wrapped her arms around my neck, crying into my shoulder. "Y-yes." I began to rub her back under her shirt, and she shivered. "Mm, lower," she whispered, licking my neck.
She kissed every inch of my skin she could get to with my clothes on. The next thing I knew, she was pulling my hoodie up and licking my stomach. I shook and moaned quietly. I didn't want THIS. I wanted her tongue inside me…
As if she read my mind she pulled my hoodie back down and started RIPPING my jeans off. I was shocked at first but got over it very soon. Her tongue plunged into me and I gasped. It felt so amazing. I realized something though, only seconds later. She had fangs…and they hadn't been filed down. They were ripping into my skin in places, but I wasn't complaining. It felt orgasmic. "Oh! Fuck…ugh…baby girl…more." Her fingers entered me and I gasped loudly, arching my back.
"Mmhm, you taste good," she whispered. My eyes closed and I stroked her hair. I could feel her push more fingers in but I shook my head. She looked at me. "What?"
"I'm a virgin too. It's easier to break it with a vibrator…" I bit my lip and she nodded. You see, I had the vibrator for her…but I planned on using it on myself so I wouldn't cry in front of anyone. However, I was so comfortable with Courtney, that I didn't care to cry. She sucked on the silicone and I smirked at her. "You're sure you like girls?" She blushed and pulled it out with a 'POP' noise. I laughed and arched my back, making her lick her lips.
"Lube?" I shrugged and she smiled, sucking the vibrator back into her mouth. She'd rather use her spit…and I was okay with that, because I loved her. She pulled it from her mouth and placed her hand on my stomach, before pushing it in. I gasped and closed my eyes in pain. You see, with my disease, I wasn't supposed to have anything in my vagina…but now I did…and it HURT. She bit her lip and stroked my thighs. "Are you okay?" I nodded and she smiled. "Alright." She pushed it deeper and I bit my arm, drawing blood. It was bound to scar. Her head shot up when she heard my teeth sink in, and she started to pull it out, but I shook my head no.
"Don't stop until you…break it." I blushed and she sighed, pushing it in as deep as it would go and turning it on. I started to scream and her eyes widened. "I-I-I….I'm fine. It just b-broke." It had snapped…I felt the penetration. It was like a needle through paper. She gasped and pulled it back out. I groaned and looked down, seeing her hands and thighs splattered with blood…so was her shirt…so was my carpet. I was bleeding pretty bad. Her fingers slipped into me and she pulled the skin out, holding it in her hands. I gasped and looked away. She tossed it away and it landed in the garbage.
"God, that's bloody," she whispered. I nodded and sat up, hissing in pain. "Lay down babe…" I shook my head and clung to her. She sighed, pulling me onto her lap and letting me lie down there. I purred and spread my legs. "I love you baby," she whispered. I smiled and licked my dry lips.
"I love you too angel." My smile grew as I looked over at the table next to my bed. I sat up and crawled over, painfully, to it. I opened the drawer and grabbed a small box. I carried it back with me and sat straddling her thighs. "Here sugar…this is…" I opened it. "your engagement ring." Her eyes widened and she plucked the ring up, slipping it onto her finger. It was a huge, crystal clear diamond with a single drop of blood in the center of it. It, of course, was my blood.
"This is beautiful," she whispered. I smiled and kissed her nose. My lips stroked over her jaw and she purred, leaning into me. I began to lick a small trail down her neck and I kissed the marks I'd left with my teeth. "Hmm," she laid on her back and pulled me on top of her. "I didn't get to finish fucking you," she whispered.
I groaned and looked at her, blinking. "Then fuck me…hard." She rolled us over and pinned me under her. I giggled and she sat up on my thighs, pulling her shirt off. I licked my lips and stared up at her breasts. They were fucking hot.
She stared down at me and blinked a few times. "Can I…your….shirt?" I bit my lip and nodded, lifting my arms up over my head. She quickly pulled it up and I squeezed my eyes shut. "Don't close your eyes. Come on. You're beautiful." I took a breath and opened my eyes. She leaned down and pressed our completely unclothed bodies against each other. I groaned and wrapped my arms around her and kissed her slowly, licking her lips. She wrapped a leg around me, and I wrapped one around her. She gasped and I smiled, tugging at her lip with my teeth. She opened her mouth and I stroked her tongue with mine. She sighed and she scraped her fangs over my tongue, cutting it. I moaned and she began to suck back the blood.
I smiled as it healed quicker than my other wounds had. I guessed she didn't know how vampire venom worked. She whined and pulled back, moving her hips. I smiled again and unwrapped my leg from her waist, letting her move down between my legs. She started to finger me and I sighed contently. Her hands felt kind of warm, in contrast to my cold skin. I didn't know how. She was a vampire, too. Either way, it was so fucking good. I could feel her slip in three fingers and I felt her stretching me with them. I couldn't say it didn't hurt….but I couldn't say that it did. I began to pant and I managed to move my hips against her fingers slowly. "Mph…c-Courtney," I'd managed to squeak out her name. She giggled and stroked a cool hand across my face….wait…what? Inside of me she felt…warm. But just now…her hand was cold.
I reached up to touch my face, and what my fingers felt…was like fire. She gave me a worried expression and kissed me on the stomach. "Are you okay baby?" I nodded and bit my lip, smiling a little. She licked her lips and kissed down my stomach, licking at my labia and sucking on my clit. It felt amazing. As she pulled back with a 'pop', she smirked. "I…want to do what you did to me…"
My face paled and I looked up at her. "Do you know how?" She shook her head and pulled her fingers out of me. "Okay," I whispered, sitting up. I took the time to show her what to do, using her as an example and putting a mirror between her legs so she could look. "And you see…your thumb goes under them. But you have to use lube and be gentle." She nodded and I kissed her pussy. "Okay, there. You know how, now."
She nodded and sat up, hugging me. "I won't hurt you. I promise." I smiled and climbed up onto the bed, laying down. She grabbed the lube and sat next to me, squirting it over my hole and all over her hand. She slowly pushed in three fingers and I purred, feeling her touches heat up. I liked that the lube warmed when it got wet. She worked in a fourth finger and I hissed. I could feel my hole stretch. It hurt a little, but I was fine. She began to pet my thigh with her free hand, and she slowly pulled her hand back out. I licked my lips and readied myself mentally for what was about to happen. She positioned her fingers and poured more lube over them, as well as my hole, before pushing them in. I panted and pushed my hips down onto them, feeling her knuckles slide in. "Oh…oh it's…wow." She gasped in surprise and I clenched my jaw. Regardless of race, vampires could feel pain. I was feeling a lot of it.
"Mm, my hips. They're…ah," I arched my back up and her hand went in deeper, enveloping it all inside me. I closed my eyes and rocked my hips up and down. I couldn't complain about the way it felt. It was amazing. "Fuck baby girl." I wasn't breathing properly. But of course, I didn't necessarily need to breathe. She smiled and pulled her hand back a little, pouring more lube over it before pushing it back in. I couldn't help but feel pain though. I mean, you're only meant to be stretched that big during pregnancy. I could feel a tightness in my lower stomach. It really, really hurt.
She leaned forward and kissed me sweetly on the lips. I started to calm down but the pain still remained. I knew she could sense the tension. "Are you alright?" I bit my lip but didn't move. "Baby? I'll stop. I'll stop…" I shook my head and she raised an eyebrow. My lips curled up into a smile, then she sucked my clit into her mouth. I started to scream and lifted my hips from the bed. "I love you beautiful," she whispered. I smiled and nodded, trying to talk but only managing a moan. She slowly started to pull her hand out, and I looked at her pitifully. "Push sweetheart."
I whined but began to push her out. When it got to her knuckles again, I gasped in pain. "Oh!" She stared at me apologetically. I bit my lip and began to push again until her hand was out. She spread her fingers and slipped them into her mouth, tasting. She smiled and I blushed until I couldn't feel blood anywhere on my body but my face. I could feel everything else though. I could feel the soreness in my hips, the pain in my stomach, and the small bit of blood seeping from within me. Of course I'd bled. she'd had her whole hand in me.
She laid down on top of me and pushed my hair back, away from my forehead. Her lips pressed against my skin and I smiled. I loved the feel of her skin on mine. "I love you," she whispered again.
I looked up at her with teary eyes and smiled wide. " I love you too sugar." I licked my lips and began to rock her side to side. She closed her eyes and yawned, laying her head on my neck and shoulder. I smiled and pet her hair as I held her there, protecting her and loving her with everything in me. "I can't wait to spend forever with you," I whispered.
She whimpered and snuggled closer to me as I pulled a warm blanket over us both and tucked it around her. "Me either."
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Mike Ditka is a man known for his passion for the game of football. His outspoken, fiery attitude and brutal honesty have made him what he is today: a household name in the world of sports. When the Chicago Bears retired the icon's number, 89, at Soldier Field on Monday, it was a great way to pay tribute to a storied career. The honor mostly revolves around his contributions as a player, but a lot people got to know Ditka as the head coach behind the legendary 1985 Bears team that is still considered by many to be one of the greatest National Football League teams of all time.
Ditka's accomplishments are not modest by any means. Drafted fifth overall by Chicago in the 1961 NFL draft, he immediately redefined the tight end position by catching 58 passes and scoring 12 touchdowns as a rookie. In a role that was normally used for blocking, his style of play allowed him to be a groundbreaking receiver who notched five Pro Bowl selections. In fact, he's on the Bears' all-time receiving list, ranking first among tight ends and fourth overall with 4,503 yards. Throughout an 11-year playing career and 14 seasons as a head coach, Ditka has won some of the most important games in NFL history.
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September 13, 2013 BIKING IN VEGAS – RALEIGH INTERBIKE EVENTS Ah, Vegas. There's nothing quite like it – massive casinos, extravagant shows forall interests, neon sunsets, clubbing until 4 a.m. But biking and Vegas, now that seems like a strange vacation. Unless you're Raleigh, who does it every year at Interbike, the largest bike industry tradeshow in North America. Battling through the Strip and attempting to avoid the nightclubs, Raleigh will set up shop at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, booth BN #24098 from September 18-20. If you're attending Interbike, stop by to see the new line of 2014 bikes or attend the number of fun events before and during the show. Read More Posted by Brita as Editor Categories: Cyclocross Interbike Ride2Recovery
August 16, 2013 R2R: US PARALYMPIC TRIATHLETE GOT HIS START WITH RIDE 2 RECOVERY Nathan DeWalt was awaiting his deployment to Afghanistan when he was hit by a car on his motorcycle and paralyzed from the waist down, severing his spinal cord. He was in the US Navy, an avid competitor in many Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation events and hoped to qualify for SEAL training. But instead of lying low after his injury, Nate wouldn't let himself stay still and forget his passions. Read More Posted by Brita as Editor Categories: Ride2Recovery
August 08, 2013 RIDE 2 RECOVERY VETERAN ENTERS LEADVILLE TRAIL 100 Matt DeWitt, a native New Hampshire resident and a former competitive mountain biker, joined the US Army in 1998. Part of the initial invasion of Iraq, DeWitt was on duty in Khalidiyah in 2003 when a rocket-propelled grenade hit him. He lost both of his arms below the elbow. Read More Posted by Brita as Editor Categories: Ride2Recovery
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"To convert somebody, go and take them by the hand and guide them."
St. Thomas Aquinas
"In converting Jews to Christians, you raise the price of pork."
William Shakespeare
"An overflow of good converts to bad."
"Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependant upon popular opinion?"
William Lloyd Garrison
"The church is only a secular institution in which the half-educated speak to the half-converted"
W. R. Inge
"It is extremely difficult for a Jew to be converted, for how can he bring himself to believe in the divinity of - another Jew?"
Heinrich Heine
"When he threw the rock, I just converted on it."
Alan Zemaitis
"The laws of each are convertible into the laws of any other."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"We convert the college rooms to kid-friendly environments [that] contribute to learning. Many large universities have similar programs."
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"As man sows, so shall he reap. In works of fiction, such men are sometimes converted. More often, in real life, they do not change their natures until they are converted into dust."
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The Department of Veterans Affairs and other agencies have launched a Web site to help veterans calculate how far their post-9/11 GI benefits will go toward paying for college.
The Web site provides information such as graduation rates, average student loan rates, and default rates for colleges and universities around the country.
The Web site is: http://department-of-veterans-affairs.github.io/gi-bill-comparison-tool/


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Look beyond the brickbats, the critics, and know within you that you always have a choice between barter and creation. Life as a creator will always be a tightrope. So…
1) Do not try to feed your stomach with creativity, it is food for your soul, not your stomach.
2) Do not be afraid to defy conventions.
3) Do not be afraid to destroy systems that kill art and your souls.
4) Do not be afraid to be hungry.
5) Do not be afraid to walk alone if necessary. Because on a tightrope we all walk alone. Remember, if you are a creator, you are a funambulist, and not very many people know that word, let alone be it.
Just as my life has centered around creativity, like every fellow human being's, it has also centered around the wish to find happiness. Your age is the age when we most confuse happiness with gratification, so I will say quite plainly: if you are smart, if you want to survive life's relentless onslaught of challenges, you will sooner or later understand that the things that made you happy ten years ago will end up being the ones that make you happy when you hit the geriatric superhero stage. Kids, start collecting your action figures now!
I have everything I could have aspired for at your age. I have success, I have fame, I have wealth and I have three Playstations – one for the house, one for shootings and one just because I can have it. But none of these have any consequence to my happiness; the only thing that does is the love of my children. You don't have children (I hope), but you have parents, you have people you love and nothing in this world of everythings means more than that.
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text: The Latest Steve Jobs Action Figure Is a Horrifying MutantSam Biddle11/05/12 11:36amFiled to: Steve JobsToysJapanAction FigureApple52EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink The Japanese Jobs fanboys at Legend Toys absolutely nailed the face of the late Apple tycoon on its newest action figure. It's a phenomenal job. But, quick question—why are his hands the size of skateboards? Really! The stubble, the glasses, the nose—it's like the toymakers scanned his face before he was sent to the Foxconn cryochamber. Bravo. Even the apple in his hand looks real. But those fingers are something out of a horror move. They're tentacles. This is Tentacle Nightmare Steve Jobs. AND HIS HANDS. They are not human. They are not of this earth. They are larger than his face. No hands are that big—even those of The Creator. Jonny Ive would spit on those hands. At least they got that Steve Jobs ass down. Advertisement Advertisement If you'd like to pre-order a Cyborg Prototype Steve Jobs Monster, you can do so here for $200. But be careful: "final product appearance and colours may vary," says the site, so brace yourselves for Blue Steve. [Legend Toys]Reply52 repliesLeave a reply


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Stupid video-game logic, rule No. 154: When thousands of fugly, bloodthirsty aliens take over a spaceship, it's best to send in a lone woman with a flamethrower.
That's the entire plot of Alien Syndrome, a pseudo-sequel to Sega's 1987 "run 'n' gun" arcade game of the same name. And despite landing with little fanfare during the Wii's summer-release slump, this resurrected space franchise deserves sleeper-hit status.
The basic architecture of Alien Syndromelooks the same as it did more than 20 years ago. But despite the passing of decades, it still works. Similar to such recent favorites as X-Men Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Alien Syndrome once again employs a three-quarter overhead view as you dart from room to room, fragging slimeballs and grabbing power-ups.
At the start, you'll choose between four fighter classes, which is a fancy way of saying, "Do you want to use a laser gun or a grenade launcher?" Each weapon has pros and cons, but munitions strategy is a moot point. They all go "boom."
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Scant role-playing elements are tossed into the mix, as you're only allowed to tote so much weight. This makes sense to anyone who's ever wondered how the hell Mario can carry 100 giant coins.
The weight restrictions force players to juggle inventory on the fly ("Should I ditch an ammo pack for a health pack?"). Sorting your gear and distributing experience points becomes a little tedious but adds a tactical element to an otherwise-basic-shooter game.
And that's what Alien Syndrome is at heart: a mindless shoot-'em-up with passable graphics and a dull design that features battles with endless waves of similar-looking creatures. So why is it so damn addictive?
Alien Syndrome is as enjoyable as similar, white-knuckle arcade games such as the long-running Gauntlet series. For many gamers, this tried-and-true genre still sparks an obsessive need to destroy every last inch of the landscape as they run through hordes of enemies. In this respect, Alien Syndrome delivers, but it won't win innovation points.
Even if you feel overhead shooter games are as played-out as plots involving evil aliens, the Wii controls are light-years ahead of the curve. Players run with the Wii nunchaku, and shooting is as simple as aiming the Wiimote and holding down a button. Likewise, melee attacks mean slashing the remote through the air. The controls are organic and unparalleled in their ease of use—a reason in itself to give this genre one more try. The PSP controls, however, are as fun as a French kiss from an alien face-hugger. Stick to the Wii.
Because you never can have too many friends join you for some old-fashioned carnage, Alien Syndrome includes a four-player mode. However, the screen becomes so crowded with monsters, explosions and players it soon becomes impossible to tell what's going on. Factor in the time players will need to organize their inventory, and you're actually looking at less action than the first hour of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
While some will find this game as bland as astronaut ice cream, others will play it like Grand Theft Auto: "Sometimes it's just good to blow shit up." Alien Syndrome's old-school approach and Wii controls make this terror title worth spacing-out to—at least until Sigourney Weaver's lawyers come knocking.
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The long-term goal of this project is to define molecular mechanisms that control synaptic strength. Synapses are dynamic. Once formed, neural circuits evolve by the addition and elimination of synaptic connections and the modification of their strength. Setting and modifying the strength of synapses is important for refining developing circuits, and defects in these mechanisms are a likely etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and mental retardation. To define molecular mechanisms that control synaptic strength, this study uses genetic, anatomical, and electrophysiological analysis in fruit flies. In screens that searched for genes required for efficient synaptic transmission, four mutants were identified. These mutants will be characterized to uncover the molecular mechanisms that form and maintain the active zone sites that release neurotransmitters in synapses. This research will improve understanding of how nerve cells connect and communicate in the brain, which could aid in the future development of new therapies for neurological diseases. This is a supplement to a previously awarded grant with the same title. | Project Status NEW 2009 |
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While the subject matter is heavy, Rescue Me is seldom heavy-going. It still makes times to revel in the boisterous camaraderie of its firefighters, and it still takes great advantage of one of the sexiest, funniest casts on television.
The drama can be over the top, and sometimes it feels like one big ego trip for Leary.... But the show is like the comic: imperfect but lovable.
There are no actual fires involved, and several key scenes are played in near-silence. The emotional intensity, though, rips right through the screen.
Rescue Me remains a crazy mix of drama and comedy that's heart-wrenching and hilarious. Can't wait to see how it ends.
What Rescue Me has shined and polished to a high gloss, though, is those scenes of aggressive camaraderie between men. They're smart, funny and utterly realistic in terms of the ways that men relate to each other.
The comic relief we have come to rely on in the macho camaraderie has more of a tinge of gallows humor this season, which isn't to say that Rescue Me feels like a show on its last legs, more like it's nearing its natural (or, given the frequency of Tommy's post-traumatic hallucinations, unnatural) end.
Uneven but irreverent, Rescue Me manages to rescue itself, immersing us in the tumultuous firefighting life that is the reason we watch the show.
Can Rescue Me wrap all this up in the short time left? I hope so, but this episode feels like so much temporizing.
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The 12th Annual IHA Health Literacy Conference, "Operational Solutions to Low Health Literacy," is scheduled for May 8-10, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency, Irvine, California.
Our Call for Poster Abstracts will open next week. We will accept poster abstract submissions until February 28, 2013. Instructions will be posted next week about how to submit your abstract on your research project or a program you have implemented. This is a great venue for you to share information with your peers about your hard work and successes!
Folks who have attended our conference tell us what really sets the IHA Health Literacy Conference apart is that you can attend four, 1.5-hour skill-building sessions. Roll up your sleeves and learn specific skills to help you function more efficiently and better understand and meet your clients' and patients' needs.
These sessions provide a wide selection of choices, from tools you can use and programs you can replicate to practicing new skill sets, and more.
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