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Vaginismus has two major classifications.
Vaginismus can be experienced by women at any age or time in life. It has two major classifications; primary vaginismus and secondary vaginismus. The medical community typically uses these terms to indicate the time of onset. The labels assist the medical community and researchers in diagnosis and classification. For the individual woman, the distinction between the two types tends to be of less importance. Whether it is primary or secondary, it is highly treatable and in either case can be successfully overcome in almost all cases.
Primary Vaginismus
Primary vaginismus usually refers to the experience of vaginismus with ‘first-time’ intercourse attempts. Typically, primary vaginismus will be discovered when a woman attempts to have sex for the very first time. The spouse/partner is unable to achieve penetration and it is like he just hits a ‘wall’ where there should be the opening to the vagina and entry is impossible or extremely difficult for the woman. Primary vaginismus is the common cause of sexless, unconsummated marriages. Some women with primary vaginismus will also experience problems with tampon insertion or gynecological exams.
Secondary Vaginismus
Secondary vaginismus usually refers to the experience of vaginismus a little later in life, after a period of pain-free intercourse, and typically following temporary pelvic problems. A woman may have had a number of years of being able to have normal, pain-free intercourse and then experience a temporary pain-causing problem such as a yeast infection (or any of a wide range of physical problems - see Causes for more examples). The initial pain problem may have been addressed medically, healed, or been managed, and yet the woman continues to experience ongoing troubles with sexual pain. In some cases, the severity of secondary vaginismus could escalate to the level that penetration becomes difficult, painful, or impossible. It can also impede a woman’s ability to experience orgasms, as a sudden pain spasm may abruptly terminate the arousal buildup toward orgasm. Some women with secondary vaginismus will also experience difficulty with gynecological exams or tampon insertion to due involuntary tightness.
Variations in the classifications
Note that these definitions can be a bit restrictive in some cases. For example, some women are able to tolerate years of uncomfortable intercourse with gradually increasing pain and discomfort that eventually interrupts sex. Women may also experience years of intermittent difficulty with entry or movement and have to constantly be on their guard to try to control and relax their pelvic area when it suddenly ‘acts up’. Vaginismus has a wide range of manifestations, from impossible penetration, to intercourse with discomfort, pain or burning, all resulting from involuntary pelvic tightness (see Symptoms). Depending upon the classification, there may also be some minor differences in the way in which vaginismus is treated.
Other Classifications
Beyond the above basic classifications, physicians and specialists may use other medical terms referring to vaginismus such as:
Apareunia
Apareunia is a general term that refers to a condition where one is unable to have sexual intercourse. Vaginismus is one type of apareunia (if it is completely preventing penetrative intercourse).
Dyspareunia
Dyspareunia is a general term that refers to a condition where there is pain during sexual intercourse. Vaginismus is considered to be one type of dyspareunia, but is closely associated with all types of sexual pain.
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A film review by Jesse Hassenger
I can attest first-hand that there are certain facts about Let’s Go to Prison that might make it seem worthwhile. It was directed by Bob Odenkirk, the "Bob" half of the sometimes brilliant sketch comedy show Mr. Show with Bob & David; it was written by other sketch-comedy veterans, driving forces behind The State and, more recently, Reno 911; and it stars Will Arnett from Arrested Development, a show that was not sketch comedy but still favored by comedy connoisseurs. Other loose-collective comedies of this time period, like Talladega Nights or The 40-Year-Old Virgin, pool comedy’s best and brightest to thoroughly entertaining results. Why should this lower-wattage but still talent-heavy film be any different?
Well, Let’s Go to Prison also stars Dax Shepard, so maybe that should sound the alarm. But Prison is actually too mediocre to explain away by the presence of one guy from Punk’d. In fact, Shepard isn’t a problem at all. He plays John Lyshitski (the film nicks one of the saddest Farrelly brothers trademarks — non-jokes where the very presence of the S-word functions as a de facto punchline), a career petty criminal plagued by his own ineptitude and a hardass judge. Before he can get revenge, the judge dies — so naturally he frames the judge’s spoiled son, Nelson Biederman IV (Arnett), and gets himself thrown back in jail, pretending to befriend Biederman but tormenting him behind his back.
The film trips up immediately by refusing the utilize the vastness of Arnett’s talent for creating hilariously entitled boors. Maybe the idea was to avoid reprising his Arrested Development character — also a spoiled jackass — but Nelson Biederman IV is too pathetic, too fast. There are some solid laughs rooted in his privileged naiveté, but when you should start getting caught up in farce, you feel sorry for him instead, and annoyed at Lyshitski’s dopey plan.
Indeed, it’s the kind of punchy but thin story that might work as a comic short subject, but seems ill-conceived once it passes the thirty-minute mark. Co-screenwriters Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon have made a side career writing blueprints for studio dreck like The Pacifier or Herbie: Fully Loaded, but Let’s Go to Prison has a whole different kind of crumminess. Their screenplay seems curiously, well, if not personal, of a particular sensibility. It is crude and plodding, yes, but also dark, and cheerful about its darkness — there are a wealth of jokes about suicide, rape, and other horrors of life in the joint. From these depths come the occasional funny one-liners. Describing the prison’s resident white supremacist, for example, Shepard tells Arnett not to be fooled: "Underneath all the swastikas, he’s a real prick." Odd that this off-kilter wit is displayed with such stinginess (or is it laziness?).
Odder still, the screenplay is supposedly an adapted one — Lyshitski’s voiceover narration shoehorns in some factoids about prison life taken from a nonfiction book called You Are Going to Prison, by Jim Hogshire. I guess the filmmakers thought using some real-life statistics would make crude comedy into satire. But the film’s occasional chuckles have more to do with sketch-style absurdity, such as Biederman’s mumbling, absent-minded affection for the song "Move This" by Technotronic. Moments like that — powered by Arnett’s flawless delivery — keep Let’s Go to Prison from comedy death row. But if disappointing alt-comedy fans is ever made illegal, the filmmakers will have to start looking over their shoulders.
Stop, hammer time.
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I have added a new photo album titled Manila. It contains pictures of metro manila and some tourist destinations. Enjoy.
The capital of the Philippines is technically known as Metro Manila - a grouping of ten smaller urban areas - but is usually referred to simply as MANILA . Today’s accepted wisdom is that Manila will never be a serious tourist destination until the authorities deal with the twin evils of traffic and pollution. Most tourists are in the capital because they have a day or two to kill either at the beginning or the end of a trip to the rest of the country. But all is not lost. In its favour, Manila has friendly people, some excellent nightlife, a few sights that are worth the effort, plus some of the biggest and ritziest shopping malls in Asia. At first sight, Manila may seem clamorous, unkempt and a bit rough around the edges, but what it lacks in architectural sophistication it makes up for with an accessible chaotic charm. The way to enjoy it is to step into the fray and go with the flow, which is exactly what Manilenos have learned to do.
Manila started life as a tiny settlement around the banks of the Pasig River. The name comes from the words may ("there is") and nilad (a type of plant that grew near the Pasig). With Spanish colonization, Manila grew into an important port. King Philip II of Spain called it Insigne y Siempre Leal Ciudad (Distinguished and Ever Loyal City). Images of the city in the eighteenth century show grand merchants’ houses and schooners moored in the Pasig. The area around Bindondo, later to become Chinatown, was alive with mercantile activity. Before World War II, Manila was one of the most elegant and cosmopolitan cities in the Orient. But when the smoke cleared at the end of Japanese occupation in March 1945, it was in ruins, having undergone relentless shelling from American howitzers and been set alight by remaining Japanese troops. The Battle of Manila lasted 29 days and claimed 100,000 civilian lives. Rebuilding was slow and plagued by corruption and government inertia. As a consequence, the city that greets visitors today is one of emotional counterpoints, with areas of extreme poverty and degradation lying cheek by jowl with tower blocks and designer boutiques.
ABU SOLAIMAN, a senior leader of the extremist group Abu Sayyaf and alleged mastermind of high-profile kidnappings and deadly bomb attacks in Mindanao, has met his end in a Sulu jungle, the Armed Forces announced yesterday.
Solaiman, whose real name was Jainal Antel Sali, was killed by elite Army troops in Talipao, Sulu, on Tuesday but officials only confirmed it yesterday. They said he was the brains behind the 2001 Dos Palmas kidnapping, the 2004 SuperFerry 14 bombing and the 2005 Valentine’s Day bomb attacks.
“He is called The Engineer. He is the logistics and supply officer and overall leader of the [Abu Sayyaf’s] urban terrorist group. He is known to have direct links with the al-Qaeda,” Esperon said of Solaiman.
“I recall that when we were operating in Basilan, many of the reports that I received were about him, including the collection of ransom money,” Esperon added.
The AFP chief of staff said one of Solaiman’s wives and a military informant who had known him for five years identified the body, which troops reported was left behind when about 60 Abu Sayyaf fighters fled their camp during a military raid.
No other body was recovered at the site after the gun battle that reportedly lasted for about three hours.
Brig. Gen. Arturo Ortiz, commander of the Special Forces Regiment, said operatives identified Solaiman based on distinguishing marks on his face — a mole on his left cheek, his distinctive eyelashes, and the gap between his two front teeth.
“Our intelligence operatives have confirmed that Abu Solaiman was killed in the encounter yesterday (Tuesday),” Ortiz said.
In the initial reports after the raid, the military said Solaiman was believed to be among those wounded. It said one body had been found at the site.
Esperon said the military was able to confirm on Tuesday night that the body was Solaiman’s.
He said troops had earlier buried the body “out of respect” after taking photos, but that it was immediately dug up when people who had known Solaiman recognized him from the pictures.
The body is now at Camp Teodulfo Bautista in Jolo, Sulu, the headquarters of the 104th Army Brigade.
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