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One of my favorite aspects of product design is the feedback mechanism. When I think of feedback, I think fundamentally about the car dashboard. Nearly every action that a driver makes in a car is responded to with one or more forms of feedback whether audible, tactile or visual.
When turning into a left lane, the driver will (hopefully) use the turn signal lever to indicate the change of lanes. Pulling the lever anti-clockwise will activate the turn signal on the exterior of the car, but will also offer the following feedback:
- Audible: The dashboard will emit a clicking sound
- Visual: A green arrow will flash on and off in the dashboard
- Tactile: The lever will click or nudge over
All of these feedback mechanisms work in tandem to communicate with the driver that the turn signal is active and working. As a side note, if you've ever activated your turn signal and it emitted a clicking sound at double the normal rate, it usually means that one of your lights is dead (this is considered negative audible feedback). That's great design when you consider how impossible it would be to turn on your signal indicator, get out of the car, run around it to check all the lights are working and then jump back in again, all at 30 miles an hour!
But does every feedback mechanism have to activate in response to a user? Absolutely not. Consider the car dashboard again. If your car's engine starts acting up, you usually see a light turn on in the dashboard to indicate it's near empty. The driver hasn't performed a specific action in the car to make this happen, making it modeless.
In interface design, we call that Rich Visual Modeless Feedback, or RVMF for short (pronounced riv mof). Let's break this down:
- Rich: It gives in-depth information about the status or attributes of a process or object
- Visual: Because you can see it
- Modeless: It requires no special action or mode shift from the user (it doesn't interrupt)
- Feedback: Because it is communicating information
Common forms of RVMF
Probably one of the most commonly accepted forms of rich visual modeless feedback can be found in the email inbox. When you receive new emails you see RVMF in the left panel and in the inbox list. Users see RVMF when a new message is received in most email applications.
This is indicated in Microsoft Outlook's left pane with bold text and a blue number. Users can also quickly scan a list of emails to see which are unread. Unread emails are indicated by bold text and a closed envelope icon.
Similarly, Apple Mail highlights new messages with a number and graphic background. Instead of bolding text, which can be less readable, the Mail interface highlights new messages in the inbox with a blue circle. In the title bar, the number of unread messages is stated in text.
Alerting is another behavior in interface design where RVMF can be effectively used. Often, alerts such as errors may occur in other tabs, but can still be communicated to users where they are given the choice of breaking their workflow or ignoring the alert until later.
Progress bars frequently show RVMF like in this example for GoldMail. The bar in progress provides feedback and can change once completed. In the event of a stall or error then the progress bar can change color, the text could change, or an icon could be presented in front of the bar. The bar could disappear completely and be replaced by an error statement also.
This iPhone productivity application called reQall shows RVMF via a progress bar to indicate that the user is currently recording and how much time is left to record a message. The green synthesizer bar also uses RVMF to let the user know that their voice is being heard and the volume at which it's being recorded. This can be helpful to understand whether to get close or further away from the microphone.
Communicating status
RVMF can be used in all types of controls including tables. In this example, color, iconography and shape are used to highlight state at the row, as well as the individual cell level.
Red is used to indicate that the currently entered data will affect the analysis of the system. The table row has a light red background. The table cell contains a thick dark red outline and the first cell in the table highlights that there is missing information with a number and triangle shaped icon. It's helpful to include multiple types of RVMF in tables as a cell may not be visible on screen at all times.
Yellow indicates that data should be filled in, but won't break the analysis. This status has contains the same style of RVMF but is colored differently. Remember that it's always best to differentiate states with more than just color, since it can not be depended on to display consistently and to accommodate users with a color blindness condition.
Subtle forms of modeless feedback
RVMF can be light in visual weight as is illustrated in this Firefox form field example:
The browser is able to identify that text is misspelled and highlights this error with a red dotted underline. It's subtle but noticeable and doesn't interfere with the user's workflow.
RVMF and errors
Many sites, including Mint, now provide inline feedback that is both positive and negative.
The positive feedback is highlighted with a subtle graphic to the right of the field and errors result in bright red text, a red outline around the text field and a bright X.
RVMF and complex applications
Complex applications like NetApp's Data Protection Manager may sometimes need to display multiple status signals at one time, as is shown in the example here:
High density screens like this make it harder to scan information for signals. It is imperative to selectively determine what information is critical and requires the user's immediate attention, versus information that is simply helpful and can viewed later. The protection status in the left column plays a big role in determining the health of backed up data in the system, so the different status types are very bright and each type is visually weighted according to severity. Lag errors and lag warnings are the most critical and are accompanied by bold colorful text. Policies in the right column may also indicate status but it's less critical so RVMF icons here are significantly smaller.
Animated RVMF
Yahoo! Finance displays whether the stock markets are up or down for the day, but also uses RVMF in the form of animation to indicate recent changes by altering the color of the background behind the text. This transition highlights that data has changed.
The Mac OS X dock also uses RVMF with iconography and animation in some cases:
When software updates are available, the software update icon bounces in the dock to get attention. This kind of animation can be used to great effect to get attention. But beware, as animations can be an annoying distraction if they are not matched with information that deserves this level of highlighting.
RVMF is most effective at presenting changes in status, progress, or displaying errors.
Use the same visual design principles when considering RVMF as with other forms of interface design:
- Use visual hierarchy to insure that the critical RVMF data stands out on the screen
- Use more than just color as a vector to represent RVMF
- Use color consistently and meaningfully to represent status and create a learnable color system (the Yahoo! Finance example utilizes commonly accepted color codes to represent direction)
- Use animation consciously and sparingly
RVMF is a great technique to be used in interface design, but it's not generally appropriate for experiences that target beginners. Some standard design patterns, such as progress bars, are generally well-known and understood but custom controls always require some decoding by users at first.
There are many examples of RVMF in use today. Please let me know if you have other good examples and I'll add screenshots to this journal post.

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Artist: The Setup
Released: 28th March 2010
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1: "Lizard"
2: "Lizard (Ronin Reconstruction)"
3: "Lizard (Tactus rmx)"
Paul Reset's notes:
The Setup are a duo from Edinburgh comprising of DD and Big Fats and can be found punting their wares at various night around the city including Split and their own venture – Dirt. While their live set focuses mainly on techno and electro – "Lizard" sees them wander into the world of dubstep. It's a cracking 4 minutes of dark dubstep goodness and I'm hoping they'll produce more of this type of material in the future – so if ya like it – let em know!
Remixes come from two of the finest producers that Scotland has to offer – first up is Glasgow's Ronin. With his Best Laid Plans LP and Battledrums EP establishing him as a versatile producer, this remix sees him in harsh breaks mode, notching up the noise factor and coating the track in trademark Ronin high quality dirt.
Edinburgh's Tactus is up next and with a top quality catalogue of dubstep beats behind him on his own Abaga imprint, this remix sees him take the original down an even darker route and churn out a big dancefloor dubstep number in the process.
Ronin's up next on Nerve Breaks with his "Battledrums 2 EP", this'll be the final release on Nerve Breaks as it morphs into a new project but more on that later…


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"X-Men: Days of Future Past" won't bring the two Charles Xaviers together
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While there are still many reasons to be excited for "X-Men: Days of Future Past," we have to take one off the list: Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy won't have a scene together.
Despite the fact that the actors playing both the young and old Professor Xaviers will be together in the same movie, McAvoy admitted in a new interview with Empire (via Coming Soon) that they likely won't share screentime. He said he doesn't "think we get any scenes together, sadly. I don't think there's any future self talking to past self."
That's disappointing, but it does make sense in the context of the comic that "Days of Future Past" is based on. In that, there is the present day that McAvoy would be in and a dystopian future that houses all the X-Men we came to know in the original "X-Men" trilogy. Beyond Ellen Page's Kitty Pryde, there isn't supposed to be much overlap between the characters.
"X-Men: Days of Future Past" stars McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, Stewart, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage and Shawn Ashmore, and is due in theaters on July 18, 2014.
The official plot synopsis says "the storyline alternates between present day, in which the X-Men fight Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and a future timeline caused by the X-Men's failure to prevent the Brotherhood from assassinating Senator Robert Kelly. In this future universe, Sentinels rule the United States, and mutants live in internment camps. The present-day X-Men are forewarned of the possible future by a future version of their teammate Kitty Pryde, whose mind traveled back in time and possessed her younger self to warn the X-Men."
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TOPEKA (AP) � The Kansas Senate will not pass a bill in its current form that would prevent lawsuits against someone who refuses, for religious reasons, to provide services to gays and lesbians, the chamber's president said Friday.
Senate President Susan Wagle said the bill, which was approved Wednesday in the Kansas House, goes beyond protecting religious freedom. She raised concerns about how the measure could impact businesses that would refuse services to gay couples.
"I believe the intent of the House was to protect religious liberties. We respect that, but the business implications are going to harm the practice of employment in Kansas," said Wagle, a Wichita Republican.
The measure would prohibit government sanctions or lawsuits over faith-based refusals to recognize same-sex unions or to provide goods, services, accommodations or employment benefits to couples.
The House's passage of the measure prompted strong reactions across the country and from several businesses organizations and employers in Kansas, including AT&T, who issued statements urging legislators to stop the measure or rework it. The businesses said the provisions would hurt them and in some cases place them at odds with their own nondiscrimination policies.
What Wagle said she wants to see emerging from the Senate is a measure that removes the language extending protections to individual state and local government employees, allowing them because of religious beliefs to refuse to provide services, such as fire and police protection, in certain circumstances to gays and lesbians.
"Public service needs to remain public service for the entire public," she said.
House Speaker Ray Merrick said he has spoken with Wagle about working on new language, and noted the intent of the measure was never to discriminate but to protect religious liberties.
"The system is working," said Merrick, a Stilwell Republican. "They're going to make the changes they want."
Merrick also acknowledged it'd be unlikely the bill could pass the House in its present form if the vote were held again.
Senate leaders said it could be several weeks before a new version of the bill was ready, citing legislative schedules and a desire to take time to iron out all concerns.
Wagle said most Republican senators support traditional marriage and protecting religious freedom.
She also said that there's a concern the federal 10th Circuit Court of Appeals will overturn the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Recently, federal judges in Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Utah have ruled those states' bans unconstitutional.
The executive director of the state's leading gay rights group welcomed Wagle's words about the bill's language.
Thomas Witt, executive director of Equality Kansas, said the group sent proposed changes to a House committee before the chamber's vote that could have addressed some of the current concerns.
"If the Senate chooses to move forward with hearings, we look forward to working with them to draft language that will protect the religious liberties of all Kansans, while at the same time ensuring the dignity of gay and lesbian couples across the state," Witt said.
The state nondiscrimination law prohibits bias in employment and housing based on race, gender, ethnic origin and religion, but it doesn't cover sexual orientation or gender identity. Proposals from Witt's group to change that have failed to come to a vote in the Legislature.
Most Senate Democrats oppose the House bill and think the issue should be left alone this session.
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I've been saying this for a while: if you're want to play in the Internet ballpark, you have to learn the rules. In his recent post, 5 East Ways to Get Sued on Facebook, Jonathan Bailey of Plagiarism Today clearly outlines, as the title promises, five ways you can get yourself in trouble on Facebook. You need to be aware of these issues if you're engaging in social media . . . and ignorance is not an excuse. So read his post.
The five pitfalls include:
- Libel (defamation): making false statements about someone else that tarnish their reputation
- Copyright infringement: taking/using what doesn't belong to you
- Privacy: are you tagging people without their consent?
- Harrassment: not taking "no" for an answer
- Breach of contract: improperl;y sharing confidential informsation, for example
Disclaimer: Bailey is not a lawyer, but it's a good article and a cogent summary of the issues.


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As a person who was had the pleasure of being involved with two separate productions of Guys and Dolls, I find myself really, ridiculously irritated when people misuse the phrase, "luck be a lady tonight." No, seriously. And it happens more often than you'd think, too!
Over the years, on numerous occasions I've heard men use that phrase in a context that implies they hope to meet a woman and hook up. But really, if people would just listen to the damn song lyrics they would understand that it has nothing to do with taking some chick home at the end of the night. What "luck be a lady" really means is that luck has been on your side lately and you want it to be ladylike and stick with you, loyally and faithfully. Maybe the song should have been called, "luck be a golden retriever" or, "luck don't run out on me now," except those phrases don't have quite the same ring to them.
In conclusion, based on what I know about the meaning of the phrase, I can only assume these people prefer their luck cold, creamy and delicious:


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Citation: Social media effects our lives, choices & experiences more than we all care to admit. Asking the question of how is this spatialised, 'Beyond the Selfie' samples & re-assembles Melbourne our collective memories on her own City Square site. This hyper normalised project is both propositional and conclusionary in nature. With an on point graphic thematic, the audience is invited to search for the familiar and take delight in what isn't.
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Many thanks to the jury: Laura Held (Studio One One), Professor Des Smith (Deakin University), & Diana Panagakis (2017 SuperStudio Winner), and well done to the SONA Victoria team on a fantastic weekend!
2018 Winners
1st – I Breathe - Diana Ong, Daisy Zheng & Sebastian Tan, from the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne.
2017 Student Ideas Prize
The Australian Institute of Architect Student Ideas Prize is a Victorian initiative that is held every two years. The 2017 Student Ideas Prize asked entrants to consider the design possibilities for the public land, and space that will be liberated by the creation of the elevated railway line, the Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project through the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
The competition was open to all currently enrolled students from the Schools of Architecture at Deakin, Monash, RMIT and Melbourne Universities.
Individual and/or group entries are acceptable, either within the earmarked studios, or independently.
On the 7th September, the Institute held a presentation evening at supporter of the prize, Creffields Digital Print where this year's winner was announced. An exhibition was created at Creffields Digital Print in West Melbourne showcasing all the entries submissions.
The winners for 2017 were Alexander Lytas, Kyla Sabrina, Yadamsuren Idenbayar of Monash University for 'The Place of Transport- A Community's Right to its City'. Thanks to our sponsor Canon, the winning team each received a Canon EOS DSLR camera.
The Panel selected two other exceptional entries for commendation; Xiao Zhang (Melbourne University) and Kayden Lau Khoon Yaw (RMIT.) The judges congratulate all entrants.
The exhibition is to remain on display for the viewing of the general public until Friday 15th September.
Thank you to our Sponsors Creffields Digital Print and Canon, our Jury and the universities.
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Greetings, fellow Disney fans! It's Monday, which means it's time for your roundup of Disney news. Take a look:
- We saw the new poster for Coco, which features Mexican folk art, an adorable dog, and a gorgeous guitar.
- Although he's as buff as ever, Thor changed things up with his hair. Discuss.
- Beauty and the Beast comes out this Friday (!!), but if you're like us, you've already listened to the new soundtrack about a thousand times, and have memorized all the lyrics to "Evermore."
Design of the week
We are in love with this image of Tiana for International Women's Day.
Item of the week
Who doesn't love a little snail mail? Impress your friends by sending them a postcard from The Art of Disney: The Golden Age (1937-1961).
Quote of the week
"Belle, you're different. Ahead of your time. Fearless." – Maurice
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You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Matthew 5:14 (NIV)
Officially halfway through this challenge! 🙂
I chose this passage in Matthew following on from Devon Franklin's quote that I've been internalising last week. This first verse reinforces that God has created us to stand out. Light certainly does not blend in and anything on a hill can be seen from miles away.
When I lived in Scotland, I lived about 25 miles from the city of Stirling where there is the famous National Wallace Monument and Stirling Castle both of which are on hills. From the roof of Gartmore House, we could see these two iconic landmarks which have formed such a crucial part of Scottish history. Some nights, we could also see a bright light from Glengoyne distillery. It was like a beacon compared to its dark surroundings.
In this verse, Jesus calls us as his followers light of the world. We therefore have no option but to stand out from the world around us, we have been called in this way. As much as we may want to remain hidden, truly following Jesus makes this impossible.
Let's embrace our true calling and follow where Jesus leads us on this journey.
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I've been blogging on and off since 2007. I knew I didn't have a lot readers back then, and that was fine. I stopped completely after leaving Hawaii in 2008. Somewhere in 2010 several people I know said around the same time that I should blog what I was cooking. So, bowing to peer pressure I started up again.
Over the years, I'll admit some envy creeping in when blogs I read and blogger friends got shipped boxes of goods to evaluate and blog about. Who wouldn't want to get a box of high end cheeses? Well, the saying goes good things come to those who wait. It certainly came true this time.
A few days ago Sean of Punk Domestics, Hedonia and About.com, added me to the Facebook Bay Area Food Bloggers page. (Sean's blog Hedonia is actually what started me blogging in the first place.) Within minutes I was connected with Lisa Q. Fetterman the CEO of Nomiku. They make immersion circulators for Sous-Vide cooking. They were Kickstarter funded and are aimed at the home cook market. They sent me a refurbished unit. It arrived yesterday.
I've been cooking Sous-Vide since 2008. Back then the only choice to buy was a very expensive restaurant grade immersion circulator. They were thousands of dollars, even used. But someone somewhere on the internet showed me how to use a greenhouse temperature controller to turn on and off my crockpot to do sous-vide. You can read my blog post from back then here. It worked well enough, but was a lot of equipment on the counter: the crock pot, the controller and heavy wires. So, I was a bit remiss in using it much. I found that meats did the best, finally settling on always doing my tri-tip roasts in it. A more recent blog post about that is here.
So, the Nomiku unit arrived yesterday and I just so happened to have lamb chops selected for dinner. I tore open the box and put it right to work. The manual is very small, with good reason, it's super easy to use. Clip it to a pot, fill with water to level of between the two indicated lines, plug it in, turn the dial to the desired temperature and that's it. A press of the dial switches between Celsius and Fahrenheit. It heated the water quickly and I vacuum sealed the chops with my Foodsaver, putting some Basque Marinade in. If you don't have a vacuum sealer, you can just use zip lock bags, sealing them pressing out as much air as possible.
The recipes that came with the Nomiku suggested two hours at 55°C for lamb chops and that's what I did. It gurgles away like the sound of an aquarium while it's running. Far from loud or annoying. If you're playing music I doubt you'll even notice it.
After the two hours I seared the chops in a pan on the stove. They were perfect. Medium rare from edge to edge and delicious. Here's the result:
This morning I made a sous-vide egg for breakfast, one hour at 65°C. The yolk was like custard and amazing. The whites were still a little runny, which I've been told can be solved by dunking in boiling water for a few seconds. I will try that the next time. Theres also an iPhone/iPad app that I may try that takes another way to cook the perfect sous-vide egg.
You'll notice I've been sticking with Celsius. Most of the recipes out there are for Celsius. The Nomiku is easy to switch back and forth though.
The bottom line is that this unit is easy to use and works very well. This version is $299. A new Wi-Fi version is coming and will be $199. Both can be ordered at nomiku.com.
I was given a refurbished Nomiku. There was no request for me to write a review. The opinions are mine alone and based on having the unit for a day, using it twice.


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Manchester United 4-1 Aston Villa: Rooney scores timely brace as Moyes' boys deliver for under-fire manager
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On a dramatic day at Old Trafford, David Moyes turned on his tormentors. After enduring weeks and months of mockery and abuse, the United manager finally took his stand. And the relief which flooded his face announced how well he had succeeded.
A marginally flattering victory over Villa had aided his cause. Indeed, another home defeat might have damaged him beyond repair. But it was his decision to face his public, to assert his authority, to demand the support he feels he deserves that carried such significance.
He made his entrance a couple of minutes before his team, consciously seeking the spotlight. The Stretford End greeted him with a standing ovation to indicate where their loyalties lay.
Another eruption of allegiance greeted him at half time, and third, still more thunderous, rewarded him at the close. Throughout the match, he made repeated visits to the edge of the technical area; waving arms, issuing orders, reminding a congregation 75,368 strong just who is in charge of this parish.
'I just wanted everyone to know that I'm the manager of this club and you know where I stand', he explained. 'It was a show of support for the club and the team.'
VIDEO Scroll down to watch post-match reaction and to see the 'Moyes Out banner'
Pumped: Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United beat Aston Villa 4-1 in their must-win clash
Tribute: Heavily criticised pre-match David Moyes applauds the Old Trafford crowd after the victory over Villa
Match facts
Manchester United: De Gea 6, Rafael 5.5 (Carrick, 45), Jones 6.5, Vidic 6.5, Buttner 6; Fletcher 7, Fellaini 6; Kagawa 7.5 (Januzaj, 67), Mata 7.5, Young 5.5; Rooney 8 (Hernandez, 74).
Subs not used: Amos, Giggs, Nani, Welbeck,
Goals: Rooney 20, (pen) 45, Mata 57, Hernandez 90
Booked: Rafael, Buttner
Aston Villa: Guzan 6; Bacuna 5, Clark 6, Vlaar 5.5, Bertrand 6; Westwood 7, Delph 5.5, Albrighton 6.5 (Lowton, 78); Weimann 5, Benteke 5.5, Agbonlahor 5 (Tonev, 71)
Subs not used: Steer, Sylla, Holt, Bennett, Robinson
Goal: Westwood 13
Booked: Bacuna, Bertrand, Clark
Man of the Match: Wayne Rooney
Attendance: 75,368
Player ratings by Sportsmail's ADAM CRAFTON at Old Trafford
In electing to adopt a high profile, he effectively scuppered the publicity stunt involving a light plane, a protest banner and a small bunch of clowns desperate to make the television news bulletins.
Several pairs of eyes had searched the skies before the match, but it was swiftly ignored, a distant insect, vaguely buzzing. At a reported cost of £840, it was the greatest waste of money that Old Trafford has seen since the signing of Eric Djemba – Djemba.
But the perils of Moyes' gesture were fraught with risk, and within 11 minutes it started to resemble a calamitous miscalculation.
Ashley Young meekly surrendered possession, Gabriel Agbonlahor responded at pace and Rafael – too often an accident waiting to happen – toppled the forward just outside the box. Ashley Westwood's free kick was impeccably struck, and David De Gea could do no more than nudge it into his own net.
A television monitor, high in the main stand, saw the director instantly cutting to a shot of The Chosen One banner just above the United goal. We were invited to draw our own conclusions.
It was at this stage that the fans could have withdrawn their support for the manager. A concerted burst of derision might well have told him that the experiment was over, that his time was up. In fact, the noise swelled up, more raucous than ever. The club so often mocked for the fickleness of its following was lining up behind the team and its leader.
Slowly, United began to do themselves justice. Villa's charge was repelled, the midfield was recaptured, Juan Mata began to lay the passes and make the runs for which he was so expensively acquired. And, of course, there was Wayne Rooney.
Perfect start: Ashley Westwood's impressive free-kick gave Aston Villa the ideal opening after 13 minutes
Whipped: Villa's Westwood beats the wall and keeper David De Gea to give his side the lead
Pinpoint: Westwood's powerful free-kick got up and down quickly to fly into the corner off De Gea's right hand
Nudged: Gabriel Agbonlahor is brought down by Rafael to concede the foul that led to the first goal
Through all the tribulations of United's wretched season, Rooney has been a constantly challenging presence; running the extra mile, making the draining tackle, searching for the rewarding goal. His latest reward arrived in the 19th minute.
Shinji Kagawa moved into threatening territory on the left and flighted an incisive cross which discovered Rooney in extravagant space eight yards out. He took the chance with the assurance of the born goalscorer; planting his feet, inclining his head and brushing the ball meticulously past Brad Guzan. It was a textbook operation.
Still it felt like a significant day for Moyes, with two or three extra stewards hovering near the dugout; all hi – viz jackets and discouraging stares. The manager seemed not to noticed them, as he tried to organise responses to the influential midfield surges of Fabian Delph.
Again, United responded, and their efforts brought them the lead in 44 minutes. It carried echoes of the old United, a move involving Darren Fletcher, Kagawa and finally Mata, running with intent into the box where Leandro Bacuna swept his his legs away. Rooney battered the penalty, while Moyes sat and clapped his hands.
Free header: Rooney clinically heads home off the inside of the post to bring United back level at 1-1
Service: Rooney shows gratitude to Shinji Kagawa for the perfect cross that led to his first goal
Relief: Rooney and his teammates' muted celebration after the talisman scores their equaliser
Double time: Rooney shows his dleight after slotting Manchester United's second goal from the penalty spot
Too slick: Juan Mata (right) finds space on the left and has the goal in his sights as Leandro Bacuna closes in
Inside out: As Mata turns inside Bacuna the defender takes the Spanish midfielder's legs out
Clear cut: Referee Martin Atkinson had an easy decision to award the spot kick and book Bacuna
Cool and calm: Rooney powered the penalty into the side netting with precision leaving Brad Guzan no chance
Leaders: Ashley Young and Darren Fletcher race in to congratulate Rooney as Guzan's head drops
Rafael retired hurt at half time, and Michael Jones moved to right back while Michael Carrick took his place in central defence.
But the impetus was with United, aided in no small measure by the profligate finishing of Christian Benteke, who was offered a whole string of chances, and declined them all.
Eventually, in 57 minutes, the pressure on United and their manager eased enormously. It was a resourceful goal, with Alex Buttner winning a heaving header, Marouane Fellaini battling to control the chance, and the admirable Mata arriving to thrust the dagger, inserting his shot into a corner of the Villa net. Titles have been won at Old Trafford with less relief.
Frustration: Villa striker Christian Benteke shows his disappointment after missing a quality chance
Close call: Benteke almost finds the net for Villa in spite Michael Carrick's challenge
Penalty shout: Benteke goes down after Nemanja Vidic stretched out his arm in the area
Triple threat: Mata adds a goal to his contribution for the day, picking up a loose ball from Marouane Fellaini
Sweeped home: Mata rolls the ball well to Guzan's right to give United a two-goal buffer
Debut: Mata celebrates his first goal in a Manchester United shirt after his 57th minute finish
Rested: Man of the match Rooney is replaced by Javier Hernandez after 75 minutes
Man United - total 110.9 68.9
Juan Mata 90 12.1 7.5
Marouane Fellaini 90 11.7 7.3
Darren Fletcher 90 10.9 6.8
Aston Villa - total 109.3 67.9
Ashley Westwood 90 11.1 6.9
Andreas Weimann 90 11.0 6.8
Fabian Delph 90 10.9 6.8
Data courtesy of EA SPORTS, Official Sports Technology Partner of the Premier League
There was time for Benteke to squander yet another chance, for Rooney to miss the opportunity for a worthy hat – trick, and finally for United to decorate their afternoon with a fourth goal, probably the best of all.
The substitute Adnan Januzaj scampered down the left wing, rode a flailing tackle and drove a fine cross to the far post, where another sub Javier Hernandez appeared to devour the chance. Cue another love – in between Moyes and his newly adoring public.
Of course, it could disappear as quickly as it arrived, this new surge of form. On Tuesday, Bayern come to Manchester for the Champions' League quarter final. Bayern are surely the best team in Europe, while Aston Villa are possibly the best side in the West Midlands. The test will be somewhat stiffer.
But Moyes says he is ready for anything. 'Bayern?', he says. 'Why not?'. After the season he had suffered, we really wanted to believe him.
Speedster: Adnan Januzaj is too quick for Fabian Delph as he prepares to deliver the cross for the fourth goal
On the end: Javier Hernandez is as ever on the spot to finish the sublime ball whipped in by Januzaj
Job done: Hernandez celebrates putting the cherry on top of United's performance with his injury time effort
In protest: A group of Manchester United fans raised funds to pay for this sign to fly over the stadium
Statement: The banner mocking the 'Chosen One' sign floats high above the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand
Popular: Despite the protests, Moyes arrived on the field to a standing ovation and signed fan autographs
Watching over: Ferguson, the boss who set the impossible standard for Moyes, looks on during the match
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After many months of eagerly waiting, finally all but three of the cards of core set of Doomtown:Reloaded have been spoiled for a while now, and with Gencon only one month away, I think it's about time DTR becomes available for online play.
To that end, I've published the first version of the game definition for OCTGN. I'm also repurposing this page for Doomtown:Reloaded since it's pretty much the same game anyway. The sets and installation instructions pages will include details on both DTR and Classic Doomtown.
Once you've installed the game and installed the image pack, you'll want to host a game in the main OCTGN lobby to find some players. Initially available opponents might be few, as people still discover there's the version available, so you might want to arrange a game via the Facebook group or some friends of yours.
Once you are in the game, you may be tempted to start manually dragging cards around. Don't! The game has been built with a significant amount of scripts and automations to ease up tedium, speed up play and avoid mistakes. I'm going to recird and post a proper use tutorial at some point, but until then, here's some basic instructions.
- First Go to Game > Load Deck (Ctrl+L) and load one of your decks (or use the included starters/intermediates in the "Doomtown-Reloaded" folder)
- Once the cards are in your hand, wait until every player has loaded a deck, then right click anywhere on the table to get the context menu, then go to Game > Setup Starting cards (or just press Ctrl+Shift+S) to setup you side. This will place the cards on your side of the table. The game can seamlessly handle up to 4 players at the same time. Just remember to hit Setup after they all loaded a deck (game will warn you about it).
- Remember the table context menu (right click on any spot on the table). This will provide most of everything you need to do in the course of the game.
- Ctrl+Enter cycles through phases. Gamblin' > Upkeep > High Noon > Sundown > Gamblin' etc
- When in Gamblin, press Ctrl+Q to quickly ante up and reveal the top 5 cards of your deck. Whoever is the winner can press Ctrl+W to pick up the pot and get the "Winner" marker on their home.
- When in Upkeep, press Ctrl+U to have the game auto-calculate your production – upkeep for the turn. Discard any dudes you don't want to pay for before you do so.
- Most things can be done via Double-Click.
- Double-Click a card in your hand to play it. This will pay any costs. If the card is a goods or spell, target one of your dudes first (see below).
- If the card you play requires a target (such as a job, or most shootout actions), select a target by Shift-Clicking on the card. Shift-Click again to clear it.
- Double-Click on a card on the table to take a Smart Action. The smart action will do something depending on the state of the game and what you've got targeted
- When you're clicking one of your dudes and you've got someone targeted: Call Out target dude
- When you've been called out: Accept call out
- On a dude while a shootout is ongoing: Join shootout
- On a Spell: Cast Spell
- Any other case: Boo/Unboot card.
- In High Noon: To move around the table, you can just drag the cards around. The game doesn't keep track of location or influence totals though, so if you take control of a location, Right-Click on it and select "take control". Remember that only locations you own and control will give you production, so double check you control all your deeds before you go to upkeep.
- To trade goods, target the dude you want to trade TO and then right click the dude that is GIVING the goods and select "trade goods"
- If you want to manually start a shootout, press F10. Press F10 again to end it.
- In Shootouts:
- After the shootout actions phase, Right-Click on your deck and select "Draw Cards to Draw hand". Select 5 + you current stud bonus.
- Right-Click on your draw hand and select "Look at > all cards"
- To perform a redraw, target a number of your cards equal to your draw bonus and then Double-Click one of them. This will discard all targeted cards and redraw the same amount. If you've got any Auto-Revolvers at this point, manually drag a card from the top of your deck in your hand)
- To discard unwanted cards, just Double-Click them.
- On your draw hand is ready, close this window and Double-Click you draw hand. The game will reveal the cards and announce your draw hand rank.
- Play/Activate any Resolution abilities or Reacts and then take casualties (see below)
- To discard a card, mouse over it and press Del (You can also drag select multiple cards. This works in your hand as well)
- To ace a card, mouse over it and press Ctrl+A (this works in your hand as well)
- In Sundown, discard up to one card (or more if you have special allowance like lady luck) and then press Ctrl+S to refill your hand to your maximum (remember to take control of the 1st baptist Church) and unboot all your cards.
Finally, almost all cards are scripted in some way. Actions generally tend to do something when they come into play, so you'll see it as long as you played them automatically by double-clicking them. Cards on the table need a special activation though. To use the ability of a card on the table, simply right-click it and select "Use Card Ability" (or press Ctrl+Z). If the card requires a target or it's not scripted it will let you know, otherwise it will fire.
Most scripts work intuitively. Just get in the habit of targeting appropriate cards before you use abilities and you should be fine 95% of the time. For example, to play Pistol Whip properly, target your participating Dude and an Opposing participating dude (they should have a blue or red highlight to be considered participating) and play the card. To use Micah Ryse' ability, target one of his spells (if he has more then one, otherwise the game will autoselect it) and the location you want him to move, then press Ctrl+Z on him. Easy Peasy.
If you do a mistake, don't panic. You can easily manually reverse any action, and the chat box records everything happening, so you can see where it went wrong. The game also contains some meta-functions to further help
- To recalculate your influence and control totals, press Ctrl+C
- To Inspect a card, press Ctrl+I.
- To see the hand ranks Right-Click on the table and "Show Hand Rank Guide"
- To manually add a marker on a card, go to the table context menu > Markers… You'll find a big collection there.
And that is the basic controls. It may seem like a lot of things to memorize but once you played a couple of times, you won't even think of it anymore. I plan in the future to also publish a shortcuts cheat-sheet to have easily open.
Have fun!


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It didn't take long after we were married for Mattie or me to realize that I was not the man she needed to satisfy her needs. Our age difference was a key factor, I was 51 and Mattie was 28. I knew all along that she was marrying me for my money, but that was all right. I was deeply in love with her, she made me the envy of all of my friends, and I had millions from the sale of my company, so if it was money she wanted, there was plenty for both of us.
There was also my concern over the size and effectiveness of my penis and my ability to fulfill her needs. Even in using Viagra, my erect penis is small and wilts far too fast. In fact it would all too often go from a dinky erection into a shriveled up piece of flesh before I could get it inside of her or worse and most humiliating was when it would wilt inside her, before I ejaculated. I knew it was frustrating for her. After only a few attempts at intercourse, Mattie rejected all of my advances and any demonstration of affection.
My first indication of her frustration and what was to come, occurred on our honeymoon. I had booked a ten-day cruise of the Caribbean. Right after boarding the ship, Mattie unpacked and decided to explore the ship before I was ready. After she left, I ordered Champagne and caviar to be delivered to the room to celebrate our first night of marriage and then went about looking for her. After an hour or so, I found her in one of the lounges. She was snuggling up to a deeply tanned young man in his swimming trunks and I couldn't help but see her hand stroking his naked thigh. I was outraged!
I heard myself scream "Mattie!" in much too loud a voice.
Mattie only smiled and said, "Kenny! Come on over, I want you to meet someone."
As I approached the table she said, "Kenny, I want you to meet Thad. Thad's a broker in New York."
"What the fuck are you doing?" I asked, filled with anger.
"Hey buddy, watch you language!" Thad responded as he jumped to his feet.
"Look fella, this is my…"
Mattie interrupted me, "Kenny is my husband, Thad. He gets very jealous of my time."
"Husband?" Thad said. His voice filled with amazement. "You and this old guy?"
"Only on paper. It hasn't been consummated and it never will be! Kenny is a dear, but he can't get it up! You know what I mean?" Her eyes shot back to me, a stern, hard look replaced the warm lovely face I cherished. "Kenny, I think you better leave!" Her voice was quiet, but firm. "We'll discuss this later. Now, be nice and get the fuck out of here!"
"I'm not leaving without you!" I said, with as stern a voice as I could muster.
She glared back at me with an anger I had not seen before. Then smiling she turned to Thad and said, "It's not really his fault. Kenny gets very jealous whenever I look at a real man. Poor dear!" She spoke quietly. Her voice filled with sarcasm.
I was dumbfounded, angry and I know I looked stupid. I could not believe what she was telling a total stranger.
Smiling she added, "Why don't you go have some fun sweetie? Remember, you said you wanted our honeymoon to be fun. Well, I'm having fun and there has to be some dried up old hag aboard who would love to spend the afternoon with a guy who only has a shriveled up sack of prunes to prove he's still a man!"
"You heard the lady, get the fuck out of here old man!" Thad said as if dismissing a dog that had been riding his leg.
"I won't be back to the cabin for sometime honey, why don't you go back and play with yourself, if you like!"
"You bitch!" I mumbled. "You fucking slut bitch!"
Mattie remained silent for a long moment, then, allowing an even smile to cross her lips she said, "We'll talk about this later darling. Now, I think it's best if you leave."
I found myself backing away from these two lovers, feeling empty and stupid. Mattie waved a couple of fingers at me and said, "Bye. Bye, bye."
"I'll… I'll… see you at dinner." I countered, feeling so alone, humiliated and embarrassed.
"Dinner… Yes, dinner… okay, maybe dinner."
"Hey Kenny!" Thad said in a loud whisper. "Look!" He pointed to an old woman in her sixties using a cane to make her way through the ship. "She looks just about right for you!"
Mattie broke out in laughter. "She's perfect Darling! But on second thought, maybe she's too much for you. You'd just embarrass yourself! I'd suggest you go back to the room or find a john and play with yourself!"
I turned and walked away feeling small and insignificant. However, as I walked through the ship I found myself getting excited about my wife being with another man and humiliating me. After a quick drink at one of the other bars aboard ship I found myself back in our cabin. I stripped and began to masturbate in front of the lavatory mirror. I stroked the gray hairs on my chest and abdomen, calling myself names and cursing myself! "You're an impotent old faggot!"
"You fucking cowered! You let her fuck other men you stupid shit!" I pumped frantically attempting to revive the erotic feelings of humiliation that had filled my loins only moments before. "You're not a man! What the fuck are you, a Queer? A fucking old queer? You must be a fucking faggot queer you impotent son-of-a-bitch! Yes! Yes, I'm nothing more than an old queen impersonating a man!"
I slapped my penis and scolded it for being so small! I squeezed my testicles and fantasized as to what it would be like to watch Mattie make love to Thad, as she teased me about not being a real man! My index finger and thumb worked feverishly on my wilted cock to provoke any semblance of an erection and an orgasm. "Your wife doesn't want you! Fuck you old man!" I barked at the image in the mirror, "Fuck you!"
Finally my small, half hard penis spit for joy! The fire, the warmth, the exhilaration of an orgasm! My body jerked in pleasure, as a few small droplets of thick white cream spilled from the opening of my penis into my cupped hand. There it was, proof! Proof I was a man! A sick demented old man whose wife was with another man while he stood in a bathroom jacking off like some adolescent kid! I looked at the old man in the mirror and said, "Eat it you impotent asshole! Eat it!" As I licked my sperm from my hand, praying it would find its way back to my testicles.
As I suspected, I sat alone in the dining room that night. The waiter asked if I would be dining alone. A lump in my throat and choking back tears I told him Mattie was under the weather and unable to attend dinner. He smiled courteously and I noticed his glance to the other side of the room. There was Mattie laughing and joking with Thad and two other young men!
I tried to watch without being conspicuous. Thad was dressed in a tuxedo with a white dinner jacket. I had to admit he was an incredibly attractive man. Across the table from he and Mattie was a very Mediterranean looking man with smooth oily back hair combed straight back. Like Thad, he had a deep tan. A black mustache fell on the side of his lips to meet a thick goatee.
"Your daughter has found friends for dinner." The waiter commented, quite courteously.
"Ahhhh, yes… Yes, I see she has!" I replied, swallowing the lump that filled my throat. I watched them intently, feeling blood flow once again into my groin. She was publicly humiliating me and just as in my youth and my relationship with my first wife, I was beginning to relish the sensations humiliation brought to me! The third gentleman at their table appeared to be African-American, although he could be Jamaican or Mayan or whatever. He was shaved bald and dressed in a totally black tuxedo including black shirt and a diamond stud rather than a bow tie. When he laughed or smiled he exposed a mouth full of wonderful white teeth! I felt the ugliness of racism spill into my gut as murmured to myself, "You gonna fuck my wife you nigger motherfucker?!"
I must have been too obvious as Mattie began to wave in my direction. She didn't want me over there for any other reason than to further humiliate me. I knew it, but I had to go. As I weaved my way through the tables to their side of the ship Mattie was pointing at me, and they were all looking my way and laughing. As I approached the table I swore I would remain civil.
"Mattie… Thad… enjoying dinner?" I said attempting to maintain my composure.
"Oh yes, it was scrumptious!" Mattie responded wearing a huge smile. God she was gorgeous! "Kenny, I'd like you to meet Musaffa Kinbadda, from Uganda."
"(Fucking nigger)!" Ran through my mind as I reached out my hand, Musaffa. "How do you do?"
"I do very fine sir. I was just telling your wife here that she's a lovely piece of ass and you are a very lucky man!"
Everyone broke out in laughter.
"He's just teasing darling…" She paused, looked at Musaffa and added, "Isn't he the sexiest man you've ever seen darling?" Chuckles continued around the table, before Mattie said, "And this is Carlos Ramirez."
"Mr. Ramirez."
"Honey," The sugar in her voice was like a tablespoon of Nutra Sweet. "Are you going to the casino or the bars tonight?"
"I don't know, why?"
"Well, I've asked the boys to come see our beautiful suite and have a little party and I just thought it would be best if you, you know what I mean… It won't be any fun for you and I don't want you to get in the way… You know…"
"No, quite frankly I don't! We were just married. This is our honeymoon. This is our first night aboard ship! I expected to spend it with my wife! What the fuck you mean you're having a party with these guys?"
Mattie's eyes turned cold. Her lips were pursed as she bit down and clenched her teeth. "Kenny, not now! Behave yourself!"
Thad turned to me. "Look buddy, we know she's your wife, and I feel real sorry for you, but face facts old man, she doesn't want to be with you! Take a hint. She's hot, we're hot, and you're not! !"
Mattie took hold of Thad's arm and planted a kiss on his cheek. "I don't want him there. He's such a drag! He'll get in the way and spoil our fun… After all, it is MY honeymoon! Make him go away!"
She then turned and smiled at me. "It's my honeymoon and I'm going to get fucked on my honeymoon by a real man… or…" Laughing she corrected herself… "by real men!" Everyone at the table chuckled.
Musaffa exposed his mouthful of teeth as he added. "Look mister. The lady tells us you got a dick so small it looks like a tiny dinosaur head peaking through a pubic bush! Well, I ain't never seen a dick that small! Why don't you come join us?" He laughed. "You come join us old man! I'll so you what a real man's dick looks like… If you're nice, I'll stick it up your tight old ass and then let you suck your shit off of it!"
"Ewwwhhhhh! I'd like that! Would you like that Honey?" Mattie cooed. "I'll bet you'd be a good cocksucker honey!"
Thad and Carlos joined in the jibing.
"Yeah old man, you can suck my dick!" Thad said grabbing his crotch. "I bet you eat your own cum, don't you old man? How bout tasting some fresh young cum rather than that stale old shit of yours?"
My face felt flush as I thought of my masturbatory session of less than an hour before.
Carlos reached out and put his hand on my ass causing me to jerk backwards. "Ohhhhh, a tender ass. You a virgin? I like old men with virgin asses!"
"Maybe you should come, Sweetheart." Mattie said teasingly. "I think he already has!" said Carlos, pointing to a wet spot on my trousers. I had gotten excited at the humiliation and pre-cum had soaked through my slacks exposing my arousal.
I looked down and saw the cum stain on my tuxedo trousers. Brushing at it I stupidly replied: "It's just coffee or something I spilled at dinner! Yeah, something I spilled at dinner!" The whole idea of Mattie being fucked by this trio did excite me only I hadn't expected it to show!
Before I could react Carlos reach out and touched the spot. "Oh, Mr. Kenny, it is sticky like cum and I think that little bump in there must be an erection! Right? Mr. Kenny not wearing any under pants, I think."
Damn, I was exposed. I never wore them; they kept my balls scrunched up and were uncomfortable.
"I think your husband likes the idea of you getting screwed by other men!" Thad said, turning to Mattie.
"You like the idea, honey of watching me get fucked Honey? You want to come and play with yourself while you watch?" Mattie responded.
"It's okay. In my country we have many wives and girl friends. They love to watch me make love!" Musaffa said, flashing his broad smile.
"Maybe you learn something… maybe you play with yourself while we fuck your wife, is okay!" Carlos added.
"No! No, I won't be a party to this!" I responded, even though my groin was saying, "Yes! Yes! Yes!"
"Well, we're going up to the suite now and start partying!" Mattie said, rising from the table. The trio rose with her. "If you want to come and watch fine! But don't even think I'm going to let you try to fuck me. I got all the cock I need right here!"
They all joined together in laughter as they left me standing alone and embarrassed at their table.
With that the three of them departed. I wanted to go. I wanted to go so bad it hurt and I could sense semen seeping out of my penis, but I couldn't, I just couldn't! Could I?
I headed for the bar and within minutes downed three double scotches and a Viagra. I couldn't shake the vision of those four naked bodies, sweating, humping, groaning, laughing and fucking each other! The thought of her sucking Masuffa's black penis, drinking his sperm found me rubbing my crotch as I downed each drink. It may not be big, but I had a hard-on and it was stiff and in need of gratification! I bought the bottle from the bartender. He didn't want to sell it, but the hundred I slid to him provoked an instant divorce.
I found a spot on the aft upper deck that was empty. I grabbed a deck chair and settled down with my bottle. I couldn't erase the images that were running through my mind. Mattie, Thad, Musaffa and Carlos twisting and turning, intermingling their naked bodies, cum squirting all over Mattie's body! The small tent in my slacks was burning with desire. I unzipped my fly, stuck my hand inside my slacks and began to fondle myself. I looked around; I was still alone, so I pulled my tiny erection out of my slacks and began to pump it vigorously, trying to place myself with the four of them.
What would I do if they tried to fuck me or make me suck their cocks? Would it make Mattie happy? I envisioned her laughing and teasing as these young men fucked me in the ass and made me suck their thick swollen cocks! I could see Mattie laughing and coaxing him to fuck me good! I tried to imagine Musaffa's huge black cock stuck in my mouth! Jesus, what if he came in my mouth?
"Hey man! What the fuck you doin?"
I turned to find a huge black steward standing next to me. "You can't do that shit on deck man! You drunk? Hell man, what's your cabin? You do this shit in your cabin not out here on deck!"
"No! No, I can't go to my cabin! I can't!" I stammered. I was in shock!
The steward picked me up by the scruff of the neck and shoved me to toward the door. "Now I'm asking nice, what the fuck cabin are you in?"
"Luxury cabin 4, but I can't go there! I can't!"
"Well, that's exactly where you're going and I'm afraid I'm gonna have to report you to the Captain!"
"No, God no! I can't go there and please, please don't report this! I won't do it again, I swear! You just don't understand!"
"I understand that you is goin to your cabin sir and you is going right now!" He pushed me through the door and towards the bow of the ship where my cabin was located. I beg and pleaded with him, but I couldn't tell him the truth. When we got to the cabin he asked for my key. I reluctantly pulled the plastic card out and gave it to him. He slipped in into the slot and opened the door. There was no one in the living room, but when we looked in the master bedroom, "I'll be a motherfucker!" He blurted, as his eyes fixed on the activity in the room.
Musaffa was lying on his back on the bed, with Mattie sitting on his cock. As she bounced on his abdomen she was bending over sucking Carlos cock, who was straddling Musaffa's head, his balls bouncing off Musaffa's forehead. Thad was at the foot of the bed and had his penis buried in my wife's rectum! He was fucking her in the ass!
"What the fuck is goin' on here?" The steward said.
"That's my wife! This is our honeymoon!" I blurted, realizing how stupid that made me look as well as sound.
Mattie took her mouth off of Carlos' swollen cock and smiled saying; "What the fuck are you doing here Kenny? God damit, I told you to stay the fuck away from here! Whose your friend?"
The steward responded. "Excuse me ma'am, but ah, I found this man playing with himself on deck. Is this his room?"
"Yes, well, sometimes. I'm sorry to say he is my husband" She turned her attention directly at me; "You pervert!" She looked at Carlos' cock and began stroking it while looking at the two of us. "Can you lock him up someplace so he won't bother us or others? A brig, jail, something?"
"Yes ma'am, but…"
Then her eyes lighted up! Wait! "You got any crew members who would like to fuck an old queen like him?"
"Ma'am?" The steward was quite confused and I was terrified at what she was suggesting.
"Shit! You know, you got some gay black boys, cooks, dishwashers, garbage crew, who would like to fuck an old queen like him, maybe get a cheap blowjob?"
The steward paused. It was obvious he was contemplating if I was worth the effort.
"Please! Look he's a fucking pervert! Likes to play with himself in public! Maybe some of your black boys down in the hole would like to fuck him up a little. Listen there's a hundred dollar bill on the dresser, get him fucked real good and there will be another five hundred in it for you in the morning!"
"Hey bitch! You gonna suck or shoot the shit?" Our interruption was irritating Carlos.
Mattie turned back to Carlos and smile as she responded, "Hummmm… I want to suck you baby!" Then, turning back to the Steward and me she added, "Get him out of here and fuck him good!" Mattie added as she slipped his cock back into her mouth.
"It's good Kenny, Hmmmmm real good!" Slobbering as she moved her mouth from Carlos cock to us and back again, licking his enormous shaft! You handle this for me ah…"
"Victor Ma'am. Victor."
"You handle that for me Victor?"
"No problem. No problem Ma'am." He took the hundred and stuffed it in his slacks. "Ma'am?"
"Yes?" Mattie replied.
"My compliments, Ma'am."
"Thank you Victor, Maybe before the cruise is over we can have some fun together!"
"Yes Ma'am! I'd like that Ma'am!"
"Bye Kenny! Have fun!" She waved as she stuffed Carlos penis back into her mouth.
Victor grabbed me by the collar and pulled me back into the hall, closing the door. "I don't know man, but you must be some dumb mother fucker, but whatever you are, for six hundred big ones, you gonna get your ass and face pounded good tonight!"
He pushed me down to stairwells to the lower decks, through boiler rooms with numerous dirty, sweaty people working to keep the ship running. As we walked he kept announcing, "I'm paying ten bucks to anyone who wants to fuck this white man or wants to have his cock sucked! Got me a pervert here who wants some cock!" We went through kitchens and into a narrow barracks type area lined with numerous bunks of metal and canvas. Finally we came to what looked to be a laundry room. As we traversed the ship men and women laughed and joked as they indicated they would take him up on the deal!
Mostly black and Hispanic people were working down there. It was hot and steam was everywhere. He finally opened a door and shoved me inside. It looked like a brig. Gray walls, a commode, a single metal bed and a metal folding chair. He pushed me down on the cot and ordered me to strip. I was so scared I immediately obeyed the command. When I stood there naked before him he too laughed.
"Shit! You ain't no man! What the fuck's that thing between your legs? Ain't no man thing and it sure ain't no pussy! No wonder your old lady don't want you!" He took my clothes outside and returned moments later. "First ten goes to me! You cherry or you been fucked before?"
"Please no! Please, I'll pay you a thousand dollars, just let me go!"
"You could have paid me a thousand dollars up on the deck, but you didn't… Your wife paying me and I gets the feeling you're gonna' contribute before we finished doing what she asked." His laugh was big and low pitched! He unzipped his pants and pulled out a black cock that looked like a thick black and blue snake. As he stroked it he smiled and said, "Victor make you feel good. First time always most difficult, but someday you look back on Victor with fond memories. Here honky, you suck, make hard then Victor take you to new world."
I was so scared I felt myself urinating down my legs. Victor burst out laughing.
"I'm so scared! This is my honeymoon, I'm supposed to be with my wife! Please don't, I'll pay you, honest! Whatever you want. Please!"
He laughed a deep masculine laugh. "Look man, your wife don't want old man with little dick, but Victor don't mind." He said holding his smile. "Tonight, you be Victor's wife. Tomorrow you go back to cabin and talk to wife. Now Mr. Kenny you suck Victor, make him hard." He reached out and pulled my head to his huge penis.
I instinctively opened my mouth and Victor filled it with his penis. I was hesitant to do anything, but Victor said; "You suck now!" As he grabbed me by the ears and started my head in motion. The musky smell was not like anything I had ever smelled on a woman. I opened my eyes and saw the end of the shaft nearest his body slipping in and out of my sight. He had tight curly black pubic hair, which I found fascinating and his huge balls were rocking back and forth. They too were blue black and so large, covered with tight black curls of hair. "You suck good, you make Victor feel like you want to make him come in your mouth!"
I continued until I realized Victor had released his grip and I was moving on my own accord. It was my only choice! I was surprised that I did not find the taste of his flesh repulsive. I reached out and touched his testicles. They were huge sacks, swollen and firm, full of what he was attempting to put into me! They felt good in my hands. I had never touched another man before. He began to moan and stroke my head as his penis grew larger in my mouth. I gagged and he chuckled, encouraging me to continue. I was getting into pleasing him. Instinctively, I reached under his sack and pressed his flesh provoking a moan of ecstasy to escape his lips. I felt drool run down my chin and the slurping sound of my sucking filled my ears. I reached around and pulled him to me by his buttocks. They were firm and hard. I was pleased with myself.
"Good! You like Victor's cock, that good! Mr. Kenny good queer man!"
The word reverberated through my brain. "Queer? Me, a Queer? Queer! My God was I a queer?"
Occasionally his penis slipped out of my mouth and I grabbed it and stuck it back in without hesitation. Oh Jesus, I was enjoying this! Saliva and pre-cum oozed from my mouth as I devoured his magnificent manhood!
Ultimately Victor pulled away, taking over the stroking of his penis. "Alright Mr. Kenny, it's time!"
"What do I do? What am I suppose to do?" Something in me was anxious and terrified at the same instant. "Are you… are you going to fuck me? Will it hurt? I 'm scared Victor!"
"If you are virgin, it will hurt, but like Victor said, someday you will look back on Victor with fondness."
"Don't hurt me Victor, Please!!!!"
Victor chuckled as he pushed me aside. He threw the pillow on the center of the bunk and told me to lay down with my stomach on the pillow. I did. I shuttered as I felt him climb behind me between my legs. He fumbled with his penis as he spread the cheeks of my ass. I felt him spread his pre-cum into my anus and spit on my butt! Then terror ran through my body as I felt the pressure of his penis attempting to penetrate my rectum. He pushed and I let out a moan. He continued. I felt like I was eliminating a huge turd only it was going in, rather than coming out. It started to hurt as he coaxed me to relax. I felt like skin was tearing and I let out a yelp! Finally he was in deep enough to begin pumping. He pumped and as he did he probed deeper and deeper.
"You got shit in your hole! I feel shit in your asshole! Why you not shit before Victor fuck you!?"
I heard myself murmur; "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"
The pain grew intense and I began to whimper, tears were rolling down my cheeks. Suddenly he lunged forward driving his beautiful cock deep in my rectum! My scream was deafening to my own ears! Victor kept telling me to relax and that this had to happen before I could ever really enjoy it! Finally I felt his groin touch my ass. He was all the way in! He pumped and moaned. I could smell the stench of my own shit which must have been squeezed out of my rectum by his penetration. He was breathing hard.
"Fuck you! Fuck you, you white trash motherfucker!" He obviously felt no pain, but only pleasure. The pain was mine and mine alone! I felt like my rectum had been torn to shreds and the pain was incredible, but the pumping in and out of me was at the same time very erotic!
He forgot about me and was lost in only in his search for gratification. He slammed his body against me, ignoring my pleas and suffering! His hands held my hips up in the air but my face was buried in the cot and I felt as if I was suffocating. Finally, with a pause and then several hard lunges, slamming me into the bunk, he dumped his load in my rectum! The warm soothing cream from his testicles brought warmth and healing.
"Ohhhhhhhh!" I heard the moan of ecstasy escape my lips.
He kept pumping his penis in and out of my anus, spreading his sperm throughout my shit tunnel. Then he stopped and his body collapsed on top of me. His weight was oppressive, but the warm liquid seeping from my rectum seemed to heal the wounds he had inflicted. He pulled himself up and lent me his hand to sit up.
As he stood before me he grasped his penis and spoke to me. "Shit! Mr. Kenny's shit!"
"Ah, I… I never had time… I…" I responded as intelligently as possible.
"Mr. Kenny left his shit on Victor's penis! Shit and blood! Mr. Kenny is a dirty pig! You clean Victor's penis."
"Ah, sure ah, you got a wash cloth or something?"
He smiled. "No wash cloth. Mr. Kenny clean Victor with his mouth." He grabbed my head and pushed his filthy shit-blood laden cock into my mouth. The taste of my own bowels filled my mouth and permeated my nostrils. I wanted to vomit as I gagged and spit out the small pieces of my own waste, but I couldn't erase the taste or the smell! I had finally reached the depths of depravity, perversity and masochistic ecstasy! It truly surprised me. I found myself with an erection, playing with myself, as I eagerly sucked my own shit off another man's penis!
I pumped like crazy relishing the erotic emasculation I had just incurred. Victor laughed! "You like Victor!"
"Yea… yes… Yes! Yes, Victor! Oh God it was… it was so exciting! Was it… was it… well, was it good for you? Did I do Okay? Huh? Did I?" I was at the same time pumping my own penis!
I was excited and scared, but it didn't seem to matter to Victor. He patted my head as if I were his sex pet and said; "Kenny was good cocksucker! Tonight, Victor sell Kenny to his friends, like wife says… You please Victor's friends, you not make Victor angry, yes? His hand stopped caressing my head as he grabbed a handful of hair and yanked my head backwards. "You be good whore, so Victor earn money wife promise, yes!"
"Yes," I mumbled in response. Tears were welling up in my eyes.
Victor stuffed his beautiful large penis back into his white slacks and pulled up the zipper. Walking to the commode he grabbed a roll of toilet paper and instructed me to clean myself. "Wipe dirty ass! I send in friends."
I wiped my rectum. It was so sore. Glancing at the toilet paper before disposing of it I was shocked at he amount of blood that was mixed with my shit and Victor's cum. I couldn't help thinking about the possibility of contracting some terrible venereal disease as a result of this rape of my body! Jesus, what if I contracted AIDS?! I started to cry, but the door opened and my second rapist entered.
He was a short man with a pencil thin moustache. His white uniform was dirty and covered with stains. He smiled and instructed me to lie on my back on the cot. Straddling my chest he removed a large flaccid penis from his dirty white trousers. I could see red sores on the shaft and terror filled me. "Pedro need good suck job. You suck Pedro real good, huh?!" I tried to push him off, but he hit me in the face with his fist! The taste of blood filled my mouth as he took me by the throat and told me he'd kill me if I tried that again! He then stuck his diseased penis in my mouth and instructed me to suck!
He grew hard and grabbing my head, pumped until he was ready to explode! He pulled his cock from my mouth and pumped his blood red penis until he spurted his thick yellow cum onto my face. Oh God how his cum stunk! As his weight sunk down on my chest he laughed as he said; "I wash you face you gringo motherfucker!" With that he let his bladder flow and a hard stream of yellow piss splashed off my face as he roared with laughter.
I hadn't noticed, but during my rape Victor had returned and he was taking pictures of the entire scene. He instructed me to wash my face and ass before my next "Lover".
I hadn't thought of these men as lovers.
Moments later my third rapist entered the room. He was a fat, black cook. I was ordered to sit up on the edge of the bed as he dropped his slacks, pulled down yellow boxer shorts and exposed a small penis buried in the fat of his lower abdomen. He fondled himself and chuckled, "You suck me off good honky fuck! Armando cum in your white trash mouth you mother fucker!"
As Victor was clicking frames I complied with my orders.
I put my mouth on his penis and began to suck. It took a long time before he grew hard, but he moaned and groaned as if he was ready to explode any minute! I could taste the sweat and salt of his unwashed body and the musky smell of his filthy crotch! "Suck me you white trash queer! Suck Armando dry! Oh yes! Oh yes!" He kept repeating the same phrase over and over! I worked hard, but he wouldn't cum! He began to slap my head and curse! My jaw grew sore, but I couldn't relax. Finally, he jerked! I felt him spasm and then he spilled his small about of cum into my mouth! He kept pumping as if he had a gallon, but he was dry. Finally he pulled away, slapped me across the face, sending me down onto the cot screaming "Filthy fucking queer pig! I piss on your white ass, you son-of-a-bitch!" With that he let another torrent of yellow piss flow onto my face and all over the rest of my body!
My next rapist was a thin Mexican or some sort of Hispanic man. He was lean and looked gay. He smiled at me and asked if this was my first time. I nodded affirmatively and he chuckled. Then he unzipped his pants and out came the longest, thickest, most beautiful cock I could have ever imagined. He instructed me to kiss it. I saw Victor continuing to take pictures. I cupped the head of his penis in my hand, lifted it to my lips and kissed it tenderly. He then lifted his penis and told be to kiss and lick his balls! Oh god they were so swollen, so large so fucking beautiful. If I was a queer, and I was beginning to believe I was, I wanted a lover with these attributes. As I pulled back from him I looked up and said; "You are so beautiful!"
He smiled at me and stroked my face as Victor laughed. "You two queers were made for each other!"
"Pay no attention to Victor. He fucks boys too, but he thinks he's not like us."
"(Us? Us?)" My mind was racing. "Us". He thinks I'm gay too. Oh God he's right isn't he! I am gay! I am a queer! I'm a homosexual! Oh Jesus! Being raped is one thing, but acknowledging the fact that I really am queer!
He told me his name was Jamie and told me I could suck his dick for a while, if I liked. Oh Jesus God, I liked! I sucked and fondled and caressed. It was a beautiful cock and I loved sucking it! I thought of Mattie being fucked and I wished she could have been here to see me devour this beautiful young boy. I could hear Victor clicking off shots with his camera but I didn't care.
When he was ready to fuck me, Jamie lifted my head up and kissed me on the lips, forcing my mouth open and exploring my mouth with his tongue. I instinctively responded. I was being made love to by a man! A beautiful young man! Finally he stood up and told me to lie on my back on the cot. I complied. He lifted my legs up on his shoulders and placed his penis at the entrance to my rectum. "You ask Jamie to fuck you, yes?"
"Huh?" I responded.
"Jamie not rape. Jamie fuck for pleasure of both. You ask Jamie to fuck you! You tell Jamie 'I am gay, I want Jamie to fuck me good', Yes?"
After a long moment of looking up into his deep almond eyes, soft facial features and dark black hair I felt a smile cross my face. "Yes Jamie, Yes! Fuck me Jamie! Fuck my queer ass butt real good!" I tried to lift and spread my legs even further to allow him total and complete penetration of my rectum!
He fucked my ass with the vigor that I had hoped to fuck Mattie on our wedding night. Oh God he was wonderful! I wished I was a woman and he could make me pregnant! His beautiful penis slammed in and out of my rectum, as sweat poured from his body! I was in heaven! Unlike the fat cook, it felt like he had gallons of sperm when he finally exploded in my ass! Lowering my legs and moving up my body, he wiped my face with his cock spreading shit and his cum all over it. Then, like Victor, he instructed me to clean his penis with my mouth! His penis was so big I couldn't get it all in my mouth so he held it up and instructed me to lick the under side and his balls clean! His balls were huge and I ache to cradle them in my hands and feel the texture! I ran my tongue against the swollen hairy sacks and found myself kissing them! I was doing every thing a good queer submissive should do for his master! I kissed his penis and ran my tongue up and down the shaft!
"You like Jamie?"
I didn't think before responding, but heard myself saying, "Oh yes, God, you have such a beautiful penis! I've never seen such large round balls! Would you like me to suck it again? I'll make you come again! Please let me suck it some more!"
He turned around and put his rectum towards my face. "No, I like queer old man to lick my ass!" He placed his rectum in my face and my tongue reached our to taste the dark brown tunnel. I licked him as I fondled myself. He was so beautiful, but even though my cock was burning with excitement I couldn't get an erection. Then, suddenly, he then blew a juicy fart in my face, splattering droplets of shit on my face! He laughed, climbed off me, and left.
I had to move my bowels and I couldn't wait any longer so I went over to the commode. The next man came in before I finished. He cursed at me as he took out his penis and proceeded to piss on me as I sat on the toilet! He aimed at my face and told me to drink! I had a turd hanging out of my ass and couldn't move! My face was soaked and the hot urine ran down my chest and stomach soaking the gray hairs that covered my body! He then kicked me in the stomach! As I doubled over he picked me up and turned me around, pushing my head into the toilet and shoving my face into my shit water! As I struggled for breath he buried his penis in my ass and fucked me! I managed to pull my head out of the water and brace myself with my hands on the side of the bowl as he pissed into my rectum! When he had finished he pushed my head back into the water and ordered me to drink! I was crying and begging him to have mercy, but he just laughed and cursed me as a "Stupid shit-eating gringo, queer!"
As he left I collapsed on the floor sick of my own smell, the foul taste in my mouth and filled with rectal pain.
The next man found me lying on the floor in pain. He cursed me and kicked me then he straddled my head, masturbating until he dumped thick globs of white and yellow cum on my face!
One after another they came and took their pleasure with me. I had no idea how many there were. They didn't seem to care that I was covered with piss and shit! They fucked me, beat me and ordered me to suck their cocks! I tried to wash off my face a few times, but soon I grew to tired and too sore to move. I worked my way to the cot and fell on my face. I remember vomiting over the edge before I passed out. I vaguely recall men and women coming into the room. Occasionally one of my captures would douse me with a bucket of cold water.
There was one woman who slapped me back into consciousness until I responded. She then straddled my face, calling me a "Dirty, queer slut!" and proceeded to shit on my face and then soaked her excrement with her piss! She smeared her waste all over my face laughing and spitting on me!
Finally, when I woke up, Victor was sitting in the chair smoking a cigarette. He smiled and said, "Mr. Kenny get fucked good on his honeymoon?" He chuckled a deep menacing laugh.
I was filled with cum and having consumed what seemed like gallons of piss and shit, my ass bleeding and sore, Victor pulled me off the cot and shoved me toward the sink! He ordered me to wash up. My adventure into homosexual depravity had ended. At least for this night.
I washed the urine and shit off my body, but the smell lingered in my nostrils. I slipped into my white slacks, shirt and jacket. It was hard to move, the pain in my rectum and throughout my body from being kicked and abused was rampant. Victor finally opened the door and shoved me out into the corridor and back towards my suite.
I could feel the wetness of blood seeping from my asshole. Glancing at my watch I saw it was after 4 a.m. As Victor pushed me down the corridor I recognized all too familiar faces. Some smiled, some swore at me and one spit on me. I wanted to go slower, but Victor showed little compassion and kept pushing and pulling me.
Finally, we arrived at my cabin suite. He inserted his pass key card into the lock and opened the door. Thad and Carlos were asleep on the couch, locked in each other's arms. We entered the bedroom and Victor turned on the lights. Mattie was sleeping in the arms of Mustafa. God she was beautiful! As the light split the darkness, Mustafa raised his head. He smiled and shook Mattie awake.
Mattie opened her bleary eyes and stared at the two of us for a long moment before speaking; "Oh God, it's you! Well… ahhh…"
"Victore, Ma'am."
"Yes, of course, Victor. Well, how did he do?"
"Quite well, Ma'am, if I do say so myself. I believe we have a brand new queen on board!"
Wiping the sleep from her eyes she continued; "He got fucked? You found someone to fuck him?"
"Fourteen, Yes Ma'am."
"Holy shit! Fourteen?
"Yes Ma'am, counting myself Ma'am. And may I say he has real promise Ma'am."
"Did they all fuck him?"
"They had their own way of finding pleasure with him Ma'am."
"Yes? Yes?"
"Maybe Mr. Kenny should tell you Ma'am," He replied pushing me forward towards the two lovers in bed.
"No, please!" I begged.
"Common Kenny, tell me! What did you do? Was it fun? Did you like it?"
"Mattie, please!"
"Jesus, you think I'm not going to find out? C'mon, out with it!"
"Well, I had to… you know…"
"No, I don't know, what?"
"Cock Mattie! I had to suck cock! That's what you wanted, isn't it?"
"Oh God, I wish I could have been there to see it!"
"I took pictures Ma'am." Victor said with obvious pride. "I can have them for you this afternoon. Of course there is a nominal…"
Mattie didn't let him finish. "Who gives a shit what it cost! Damn, I'm dying to see them!"
"Yes Ma'am."
"Go on Kenny, tell me more! What else did you do? What did they do?"
"Do I have to Mattie?"
"Goddamn it! Of course you have to! This is going to cost you a fortune; you might as well fill me in on all the gory details! Tell me did you like it? Was it a real kick? How did it feel to be fucked in the ass? Oh God, I wish I could have seen you suck a big black cock! Jesus, this is exciting!"
"They peed on me."
"Ohhhhh… They pissed on you? Oh god this is better than I had hoped!"
"And in him, I may add." Victor interjected.
"In him? They piss in your faggot mouth, Kenny?"
"And in his rectum." Victor again interrupted.
"No shit? They gave you a piss enema? You got pictures Victor?"
"Yes Ma'am."
"They ahhhh… also did the other thing on and in your husband Ma'am."
"The other thing?"
"Yes Ma'am!"
"Shit? They shit on him?"
"And in him Ma'am. Mr. Kenny is a real shit eater Ma'am!"
"And you got pictures?"
"Yes Ma'am."
"Name your fucking price Victor! Oh this is too, too fucking great! What was it like Kenny? What the fuck was it like to eat shit you perverted motherfucker? Oh God this is so much better than I had hoped for! Pictures! Jesus can you imagine how much fun I'm going to have showing them to all your stuffy fucking friends! Oh Motherfucking shit! Who would have believed?"
"Mattie please, I'm… I'm bleeding!"
Victor turned me around and lifted my jacket to expose my blood soak slacks.
"Oh God that makes me so fucking hot! Oh Honey, how did it feel to be raped? Did they hurt you real bad?"
"Couple kicked him and slapped him around quite a bit. They don't really like Americans that much and this was too much of an opportunity to pass up." Victor explained.
"Did he cry out? Did he scream?"
"Yes Ma'am."
"Oh Jesus, I wish I had been there!"
"One man beat him up pretty bad and then stuck his head in the toilet and made him eat his own shit while he fucked him and then pissed up his rectum." Victor went on to explain.
Mattie was fingering her clitoris as she begged for more clarity. "You liked it didn't you? Didn't you, you faggot fuck?"
I turned back toward her and heard myself scream, "YES! Goddamit, YES! I enjoyed it! I enjoyed knowing that my humiliation would excite you! I enjoyed knowing that I was being forced to subject myself to abuse and humiliation. And… YES, I enjoyed sucking cock, being fucked and being forced to eat shit and drink piss! Happy? Are you fucking happy now? You bitch! You motherfucking bitch!"
Silence fell upon the room for a very long moment. Finally, Mattie let a smile cross her lips as she said; "Well, my little homo has a little gumption after all."
Victor leaned forward and in a loud whispering voice added: "I think we touched a nerve. I think your husband fell in love with a cute boy from Cancun."
"Really?" Mattie was enthralled by the revelation. "Why you old dog you!"
"He did ask me for seconds and I do believe our boy Jamie made a lasting impression on your husband."
"Tell me more." Mattie urged.
"You want to tell her about Jamie, or should I?" Victor asked of me.
I didn't respond; the confession I had just expressed still rang in my ears. I could not believe I had heard myself make such a confession.
"Well, Mr. Kenny begged a young man aboard ship, who works as a purser, to fuck him. Even begged him to make him pregnant! Then he suck him off, licked his balls and sucked his ass until Jamie blew a big one right in his face!"
"I knew it! I fucking knew it! My little old Kenny is a fucking faggot queen! Son-of-a-bitch! You cocksucking, shit eating, piss drinking old faggot! I knew it, but I didn't know you would go that fucking far! You old slut! I'll be a motherfucker!"
"You don't understand!"
"Oh, I think we understand." Mattie responded.
"Jesus Mattie, I never would have if you hadn't forced me into… One after another they came! They fucked me, beat me, shit on me! They didn't give a damn about me they only wanted to gratify their lust or their hate! Then, in came Jamie. He was so sweet. So, so fucking beautiful! His cock is something I can only dream about. He makes Mustafa's look like a baby! His balls, Jesus, you should have seen and felt and tasted his balls! I swear to God they were big enough to be on a bull or a horse! Christ, they were beautiful. And Jamie. He was so gentle. So fucking kind. He said he wouldn't rape me if I asked him to fuck me, so I did! I asked him to fuck me and… and… and it was good! It was motherfucking good! Jesus, if I could have a baby I would love to have his! Anybody would. He was so smooth… His eyes so deep and beautiful… his body was like Adonis. Lean and muscular and tight! Yes! I liked it! I fucking loved it Mattie and I'd let him fuck me again right now! I'd eat his shit and worship his asshole if he'd allow me! Fuck you Mattie! Fuck you!"
Mattie rolled back onto the bed laughing hysterically! When she caught a breath she told Victor to go to the second draw of the dresser and take out two thousand dollars. She said it was worth every penny of it. Victor complied, thanked Mattie and left our suite.
Amid her continued laughter Mattie told me to go take a bath and get rid of my soiled slacks. I ran a hot tub and sank into the warm soapy solution. Within minutes I was fast asleep.
When I awoke it was daylight and the water had turned ice cold. I slipped out of the tub, my body filled with pain. I dried myself off and made my way into the bedroom. No one was there and the bed was still a mess. I made my way to the living room area and found it also empty, but there was a note on the desk from Mattie:
Hello Kenny, I'm so glad you had a good time last night! The box on the desk is Tampons, you might want to stick one up your new pussy-ass if you are still bleeding, we girls have to stick together and help each other from time to time!
Oh I wish I could have been there to see all the fun! I'm going to pick up the photos at 1:00 from Victor. He called and said they turned out beautiful! He made several copies! The boys are as anxious as me to see them.
Sweetie, I'm moving in with Mustafa, I hope you understand, you being a homo and all. It just doesn't seem right for a decent girl to shack up with an old queen who's on the prowl for cock! You sly old devil you! Now you can invite your gay friends in for the rest of the cruise! Listen, I know you will understand, but if we see each other on deck, let's just pretend we don't know each other, okay? God forbid anyone else knows I married an old queen who not only sucks cock and takes it up the ass, but also eats poop and drinks pee! Ish! You are so disgusting Kenny! It's a shame the people at home don't really know you for who you really are. But, maybe I can enlighten them, given the pictures and all… I'm going to destroy you Kenny, you know that don't you! If not, you should.
Listen, I think when we do get home we should think about a divorce. Doesn't have to be messy. I think we can resolve everything in a reasonable manner, don't you? We can spend the rest of the honeymoon thinking about the settlement. My thoughts are simple, I'll trade you the pictures for, let's say… everything you own! Sounds like a plan to me!


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|Moses and Jake 1986
I've been occupied with so many other things lately. Lost picture books being scanned, preserved. Walking, swimming, writing..anything other than picking up cloth and stitch. Is there an aversion there? I'm thinking maybe. I open the door to the studio and all I can see is the past. Nothing potential calls me.
Big changes? The summer weather? Who knows. It is what it is. No apologies here. Just Life.


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Youth Talk
Youth talk It is currently happening in your area and this week we will be visiting your school.
Youth talk aims to get young people's views and use them to improve local activities for young people. These services include things like youth clubs, access to sports club /Gyms & activities in libraries. Youth talk is about young people "having a say".
To find out more, or to take part there will be a stall in the café at lunchtime on Tuesday 4th December, where you can complete short questionnaires. You can also access the library in the mornings to take part. It will only take 2mins of your time and it will help to provide more things to do where you live.