tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64933862300538182602023-11-18T18:52:39.249+00:00Having my cake and eating it tooFrom Vanilla to Tutti Frutti - the Revelations of 40 Confused YearsJoanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.comBlogger699125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-11476020628454977212010-02-07T03:01:00.001+00:002010-02-07T03:02:51.946+00:00THIS BLOG HAS MOVED......To a new home: http://andeatingit2.com/
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Thank you for visiting!Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-990969077717848452010-02-05T20:47:00.003+00:002010-02-05T20:47:00.284+00:00Toyota Recall - In Car Entertainment RevisitedIt was about this time last year that I traded in my lovely old Range Rover for a Toyota.
With all the current problems, I can't help but be reminded of the fun I had in the old girl and, in particular, this little gem:
During the libel trial, the entire court moved out to the car park to watch reconstructions of the alleged sexual act in the front of a Range Rover – once with the central Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-22264767531609249302010-02-04T00:10:00.010+00:002010-02-04T00:15:39.579+00:00HNT: The Secret of My SuccessLooking back, I suppose any popularity that this blog may have achieved has always been down to the appeal of my fabulous arse, which featured whenever I commented.
This is really strange when you consider that I had spent the previous three decades locked into a mindset where I loathed it. But you people seemed to like coming over to have a look at it and spending a short while reading some Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-10250724917656912442010-02-02T04:59:00.002+00:002010-02-02T13:56:36.636+00:00Mo MowlamI watched 'Mo' last night on Channel 4.
According to Wikipedia:
Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam (18 September 1949 – 19 August 2005) was a British Labour politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Redcar from 1987 to 2001, and served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Mowlam's time as Northern Ireland Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-4172095290748446882010-02-01T08:49:00.000+00:002010-02-01T08:49:00.298+00:00Red Star TrekJoanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-24257134132209704622010-01-31T13:47:00.003+00:002010-01-31T14:06:52.891+00:00Bedtime StoriesLast night, Ruf and I watched The Reader, the film that won Kate Winslet her Oscar recently. It's such a strange tale, but so beautifully acted by all the protagonists.
And it got me to thinking.
I know that I love it when Ruf reads me my bedtime story over the telephone when we're apart.
To be able to just lie there, in the darkness, listening to the sound of his voice, the words filtering Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-62815938548217288602010-01-31T05:56:00.002+00:002010-01-31T05:56:00.195+00:00UnderRated: Learning F.A.S.T.
I have two friends who have had strokes and both have made a good recovery thanks to the prompt actions of those who were around them.
If you notice any of the symptoms listed, it's time to dial 999.
As mentioned in the recent FAST campaign on television, a stroke acts like a fire within the brain. There are drugs that can be given which will stop the spread of the damage. The FASTer you Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-24806734282447796362010-01-30T13:56:00.000+00:002010-01-30T13:56:29.286+00:00Drowning in Silence... RevisitedAfter my shower with the Mystic Wand, I was reminded of this:
The final night of that weekend is one that will stay with me for the rest of my life.
After the hustle and bustle of our friends had gone, it was just the two of us left in that big house. We are used to being together within the confines of a four-room flat and the volume that suddenly surrounded us was quite strange, especially Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-43420024422618986462010-01-29T21:12:00.002+00:002010-01-29T21:12:00.280+00:00HNT: MysticalI suspect that many of you will remember my test drive of the MyPleasure Fairy Mini Wand at the end of last year. It became, very definitely, my favourite toy of the year.
However, the problem with it was that it was not available in the UK. I spoke to LoveHoney, but there were problems with making the plug suitable for the UK's electrical current. 'But,' they said, 'We do have something Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-86496302016910845192010-01-29T12:12:00.002+00:002010-01-29T13:17:36.638+00:00Alter EgoPlease can I remind you to change your links and feeds to http://andeatingit2.com
Reading MKL's post about <a href="http://mykafkaesquelife.blogspot.com/2010/01/hanna-taiwanese-fairy-tale.html">Hannah</a> and then contrasting it with the pictures of celebs without make-up, made me think about the situation from a slightly different perspective to my normal zealous schadenfreude at theJoanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-42714606125814420172010-01-27T16:00:00.000+00:002010-01-27T16:00:34.230+00:00An Inconvenient TruthSo, ladies, let's get it out in the open!
You've just returned from a long weekend with your husband/lover. For two nights and two days, you've made love, you've slept, you've made love, you've eaten and then you've repeated the cycle, over and over again.
The following morning, or maybe the day after that, you start to become aware that all is not well 'down there'. It just doesn'tJoanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-17471739744078148252010-01-26T00:45:00.002+00:002010-01-26T00:45:00.126+00:00Abortion - A RetrospectiveI often find myself thinking about that baby... that time.
It can be the most unlikely things that trigger the memory... and sometimes the most obvious.
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Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-67020374893483247352010-01-25T00:03:00.002+00:002010-01-25T00:03:00.593+00:00Mute Monday: White HorsesIf you're seeing this, then you haven't updated your feed or link to my new home at
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Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-83564596795842697212010-01-24T00:57:00.002+00:002010-01-24T00:57:00.171+00:00CineKinkHi Guys
If you've arrived here, it means that you haven't updated your feed reader or link page to my new home at:
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Co-founder and director of CineKink Lisa Vandever is looking for a group of kinky film-lovers to help spread the word about the kinky film festival. I’d love it if you’d read below about her work and check out the website for more information.
I’d Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-68673358289117222692010-01-22T17:37:00.000+00:002010-01-22T17:37:15.022+00:00Iris vs GigiI held them. One in either hand, vibrating on maximum and they seemed pretty much identical for power. It's only by doing so that you can appreciate the difference in their physical sizes. And then I realised that I'd never be able to photograph them for you this way....
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Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-3656861006155800442010-01-21T00:10:00.001+00:002010-01-21T00:10:00.119+00:00HNT: Losing My Blogspot
Joanna Cake is moving house!!!
After three years with Blogger, Ive decided to become an independent woman with my own domain.
Lose the blogspot and come see my lilac HNT over at:
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And don't forget to alter your bookmarks and feedreaders too!
Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-44794600723896771952010-01-20T10:48:00.002+00:002010-01-20T10:48:00.097+00:00Coming Soon...It won't be long now...
Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-15459992319701155122010-01-19T03:50:00.000+00:002010-01-19T03:50:00.551+00:00Letter From America - And How UK Customs Charge You To Receive a GiftI had a nasty shock recently, courtesy of Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs.
A very kind friend in the United States had sent me a beautiful gift - an Alaskan Ulu and chopping board.
It really is the most wonderfully crafted piece of kit and Ruf absolutely adores it. My friend carefully chose the handle to be made from Alaskan wood, rather than the normal bone so it is completely vegan Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-21363788751047750362010-01-18T00:06:00.002+00:002010-01-22T13:58:05.217+00:00Mute Monday: Chase
http://www.dl.ket.org/webmuseum/wm/paint/auth/desportes/desportes.fox-hunt.jpg
Sorry, not many pics this week, guys.
Been working on SOMETHING BIG!!! Hopefully to be revealed later in the week :)
Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-27467795343517647962010-01-17T00:03:00.001+00:002010-01-17T00:03:00.324+00:00OverRated: Laxatives for Anorexics and BulimicsIt was in the news a few weeks ago that moves were afoot to stop laxatives from being available off the shelf in pharmacies and, presumably, supermarkets.
Apparently, as with paracetamol-based products and cough medicines, we need to be protected from ourselves and our addictions.
I fail to see how taking it off the shelf and making it dispensary-only is really going to stop people from using Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-16488472579858964242010-01-15T23:43:00.001+00:002010-01-15T23:43:00.105+00:00A Scandalous Love AffairTo A:
I shall miss you so much when I'm dead
The loveliest of smiles
The softness of your body in our bed
My everlasting bride
Remember that when I am dead
You are forever alive in my heart and in my head
Harold Pinter to Lady Antonia Fraser
Written in the summer before he died
In all this snow, I've had time to catch up on this week's newspapers and I found this article in The Times on Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-92080598677907183932010-01-14T10:47:00.006+00:002010-01-26T23:51:26.284+00:00HNT: Bottoms UpHey Guys!!!
Come and see more like this at my new domain over at:
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"Why do you insist on viewing the anus as some kind of human USB port just waiting to have all kinds of hardware plugged into it?"
Mark Corrigan, Peepshow
Ruf fell about laughing when he heard this quote.
He always views my bottom as his own personal property.
He was first in there and it's Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-60001593040576271252010-01-13T22:56:00.003+00:002010-01-13T22:56:00.497+00:00e[lust]#5Welcome to e[lust] - your source for sexual intelligence and inspirations of lust from the smartest & sexiest bloggers! Whether you're looking for hot steamy smut, thought-provoking opinions or expert information, you're going to find it here. Want to be included in e[lust] #6? Start with the rules, check out the schedule in the site's sidebar and subscribe to the RSS feed for updates!
♦ Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-3266761680722155142010-01-13T14:22:00.000+00:002010-01-13T14:22:00.135+00:00Problems CommentingI don't know if anyone can help me, but I don't seem to be able to comment on a lot of people's blogs when I'm using my laptop.
The blogs in question have a comments box like this
As you will notice, they are blogspot blogs and I am signed in on my blogspot account. If I use the broadband PC at the house, I am able to comment, but not when I'm using my laptop.
Some people have managed to Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-57563634112984160662010-01-12T00:20:00.001+00:002010-01-12T00:20:00.210+00:00Joanna Cake's Secrets To Achieving A Healthy Body WeightAs a recovering anorexic, I could tell you the most successful fast diets, but they won't help you to stay slim unless you have the willpower to continue with ever more restrictive regimes, until finally you have beaten the sensation of hunger and are eating virtually nothing.
In other words, you're an anorexic too.
What happens with most people who diet is that their weight yo-yos. This is Joanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com7