I'll have to head over to the Dress Barn in Palatine, then--thanks, ChiKat! (BTW, we really should get together some weekend soon.)

Did the 8th graders get down to Springfield, or is that not a regular thing anymore like it was when I was a kid? I remember when we went, we took a side trip to the Six Flags in St. Louis as well.

I read something on livejournal about asexuality recently. I think I was skimming around through different people's friends lists so I'm not exactly sure where I read it. But it was talking about asexuality and how being asexual doesn't exactly mean the same thing to everyone. Which makes sense - like there are some people who are asexual and don't want romantic relationships at all, but some asexuals do want a romantic relationship.

It also had links to fanfic that dealt with asexuality. A lot of it was SGA based with Sheppard being asexual.

NillyBaby is too cute for words!

Congrats Jon and FAQWife!

I just got my walking papers from the Radiology doctor. One more doctor/department down! YAY.

But it was talking about asexuality and how being asexual doesn't exactly mean the same thing to everyone.

If I can tweak this a little -- asexuality doesn't *look* the same in every asexual person (as you said, some are aromantic, some are heteroromantic/biromantic/homoromantic), but overall, the common characteristic is that, regardless of romantic orientation, asexual people don't experience primary sexual attraction. If a person experiences primary sexual attraction, "asexual" is very likely not the right descriptor for them.

(Granted that people can and will and do choose to identify in all kinds of ways that don't always make sense -- obviously there are going to be people who, for instance, *do* experience primary sexual attraction and yet call themselves asexual -- in order to make some kind of sense of "asexual" as an orientation, then I'm sticking with "for the vast goddamn majority, 'asexual' = 'does not experience primary sexual attraction'.")

Asexuality has nothing to do with sexual activity, and aces can and do have sex, often quite a lot, as ita noted. (That gets into the areas of demisexuality and gray-A, which have both gotten slammed recently in certain areas of LJ as "slut-shaming" and not "true" orientations. Stay classy, LJ.)

Don't let the radiology door hit ya where the good lord split ya!

Excellent news, Perkins.

asexual people don't experience primary sexual attraction

So they might have sex as a biological feels-good function, but they're not attracted to one specific partner or type of partner?

Good news, Perkins!

Yay Perkins!

Great news, Perkins!

asexual people don't experience primary sexual attraction

So they might have sex as a biological feels-good function, but they're not attracted to one specific partner or type of partner?

Damn it, my dad literally just showed up to take me to lunch, so I have to go. I'll answer this anon. (Short answer: yes. Long answer: it's more complicated than that, as most things are. Hi, I'm more asexual than not. Or, if you will, demisexual.)