I posted this yesterday in Natter:

For decades Japan's love hotels have provided a place for couples to enjoy anonymous, uninterrupted sex. Politician and secretary, teacher and student, husband and hooker -- all are welcome, as long as they pay in cash and leave when the time limit is up. But 2006 spawned a new type of love hotel. Decorated with theme park interiors and equipped with game consoles, karaoke boxes and sex machines -- these establishments provide kinky fun for all types, from fetishists and sadomasochists to the ordinary couple seeking sexual adventure.

Caption for one of the pictures:

The pink-and-white cherry-covered bedspread creates a kinky contrast with the blood red cuffs that adorn its four corners in the Hello Kitty S&M Room. A stuffed version of the celebrated pussy watches voyeuristically from her swing above.

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Worksafe, although some of the thumbnails, when clicked, are not.

eta: Larger image of the HK S&M room: [link]

Pete, what time of day were you X-Box Live Fragging again? Will Jilli require rescue? Should I have Certain People Re-Up their sub?

I did not know that this year was the year to give nieces giant Hello Kitty dolls.

You must have missed the memo!

t stink-eyes connie's memo-eating plush cthulu

Hivemind question: There are two little girls in TCG's extended family that he doesn't usually buy for, but we are going to get them chocolate santas this year as a just a though gift. The girls have an older sister who is a teenager? Would giving her a chocolate santa be lame or does the chocolate win over the lameness?

I think it's a safe purchase because it's chocolate. And the thing is, she might think it's kind of lame, but that's better than feeling left out or unfavored in some way.

Were it me, I would buy her something chocolate that's a little more grown up, a teeny box of Dove or something.

Pete, what time of day were you X-Box Live Fragging again?

I don't remember, but will ask him.

Will Jilli require rescue?

Yespleasegetmeoutofthehouse.

the HK S&M room

I get all the wrong kind of shivers looking at that room.

stink-eyes connie's memo-eating plush cthulu

When the Goat with a Thousand Young comes tripping through your door, you'll change your tune, missy.

Edit: And my Plush 'Thulu was my friend and companion when I was in the hospital. 'Thulu loves me.

Congratulations brenda! A new job is a terrific Christmas present.

Thanks again for the ~ma, everyone. She's now got one pin and a few wires in her finger, and she's gleeful that she's going to be setting off airport security detectors willy-nilly. Physical therapy starts the day after Christmas at 7 am. She's not so gleeful about that.

::smooches all of the Bitches, because they are the most wonderful people in the world::

Congrats brenda!

Glad your sis is patched up, Maria.

Where is my Cthulhu! I might need to buy a HK figurine solely for the purpose of feeding it to my Great Green Plush Old One.

Should I link you to the HK-style drawings of Chtulhu?

Should I link you to the HK-style drawings of Chtulhu?

If you do, I might have to send you voice files chanting the names of Elder Gods on continuous loop. You don't want them showing up in the middle of the Acropolis, now, do you?