Sex Ed Video Channels You Should Watch

Please excuse my absence yesterday. I was taking a day-long break from the internet so I could get some writing done and exercise my broken wrist (it’s doing much better now! I can now pick up teacups and write for two hours before stopping, and I can open doors again).

Today’s post is going to be different. Usually I blog about comics, my art, inspiration, etc.

But I wanted to share these sex ed channels with you for many reasons, which I will detail in a minute.

I love good sex education. I especially love those kinds of shows with a sense of humor that’s not insufferable to sit through. Sex is a hard topic to take seriously, but there are times when some sex educators try to make jokes to lighten it up and it just makes it even worse.

Thankfully I found two channels that not only share sex knowledge, but also make it fun and hilarious.

First is the MidWest Teen Sex Show.

Image courtesy of this link.

This was the first ever channel I watched about teen sex education. They have their own website, especially since many of their videos don’t seem to appear on YouTube.

They have since stopped updating, but the videos they did share were both semi-educational and entertaining.

They cover topics from condom use to fetishes, orgasms and the older boyfriend.

I would start with those four videos first, though the orgasm video is highly recommended for the skit involving Detective Boobowski trying to find the criminal Orgasm (it’s hilarious).

The other highly recommended channel in my arsenal is the YouTube channel Sexplanations.

Image courtesy of this link.

This channel is run by Dr. Doe, clinical sexologist and HUGE Firefly fan (she references the show often, especially in her video about How To Get The Sex You Want).

Of course she discusses the obvious topics, like orgasms and both female and male anatomy, but she also does things like interview an intersex person, answer questions about lesbianism, and even provide a rough A to Z of sexual terms.

Dr. Doe’s channel is relatively new and is still updating, so you should subscribe!

She also has a Tumblr, so you should follow her there, too.

“So,” you’re probably wondering, “Why did you make a post about sex ed videos? Sex is weird.”

First, it’s only weird if you think it’s weird.

Second, not only do I enjoy these on an entertainment and intellectual level, but I enjoy what they stand for, which is sex education and healthier living for teens and young adults.

Too often I see awful headlines about how another school has adopted an abstinence-only form of sex education, and too often I meet people who don’t know what’s going on with their own bodies.

(Like, one of my friends was roommates with a girl who thought periods were her baby bleeding out once a month. Hearing that makes me want to slap her parents in the face for teaching her that. This and other awful stories are what I witness from real people in the real world.)

Another thing, too, is that I am aware that a lot of you reading this are either young adults or teenagers, and some of you have not been adequately prepared in this sense. I don’t want to finger-point and say your lack of knowledge is someone else’s fault, because that’s probably already going on.

I would rather be constructive and point you in the right direction so that you can learn about your body and yourself in a constructive, but entertaining, way.

Because having knowledge can make you safe and help you enjoy the experience more.

Thank you for your support, and for remembering to be awesome!

The Notorious Wal-Mart Blackout Video and Print Pre-Orders

In the last blog post, I mentioned that Marc and I witnessed a black out at Wal-Mart, but I was unable to share the video.

Well now I can!

And in a more official announcement…

In Her Wildest Dreams and Validation Print are now available as prints on pre-order. If you order either of these prints before September 1st (their official launch date), you’ll get your poster autographed by myself and Christian! It’s really cool.

And don’t forget to like Validation’s Facebook Page or My Page to keep up with the latest news from us.

Thank you for your support, and for remembering to be awesome!

Day 10 of Recovery: Prints, Blackouts, and Chicken Pipes

Here’s a couple of awesome news announcements:

First, you can now pre-order prints of Validation artwork over at my Storenvy! They officially launch next week, but get your pre-order in and you can get it autographed!

You can pre-order either of the two prints below now (click the images to be taken to an order page):

       

Also, Validation got a feature in the Daily Xtra! They even add that it’s “what happens when the internet gets it right” and calls it “fresh and witty.” But why am I still blabbing about it? Go read the article!

So this evening Marc and I went to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things after work, when the power unexpectedly went out. I took video of it, but for reasons unknown, the internet gods have bequeathed that the video must not be posted tonight.

So here are some pictures of Marc eating a chicken pipe:

It’s like Colonel Sanders meets Sherlock.

Thank you for your support, and for remembering to be awesome!

My May Sketchbook Videos

Back in May, I finished a sketchbook, and made several videos out of it.

Today, I’d like to share them all here, so you don’t have to spend forever trying to find them.

I’ll put them in sequential order as well. Tada!

Altogether, it’ll take about twenty to thirty minutes to watch all of them, but of course you can pick and choose which videos you’d like to watch. But I hope you enjoy the sketches shown.

Thank you for your support, and for remembering to be awesome!

Why I Want to Move to Arizona

I currently live in Ohio.

I’ve been in may different parts of Ohio, too. I grew up in the southeast hills by the Ohio River, went to high school in central Ohio, studied art and business in the Northwest, worked in the Northeast, and moved back Southeast. I’ve visited the southwest a few times, but no one wants to live there.

This was my view during the first 14 years of my life.

Cedar Point at Night, before Disaster Transport was torn down to be replaced with Gatekeeper.

Some Bowling Green State University

Ok this is West Virginia, but it’s a ten-minute drive outside of my house, that’s how close to the river I am.

And while I grew up, I visited so many states and cities. New York, Key West, Virginia Beach, New Jersey, Milwaukee, Chicago, Cadillac Ranch, the Navajo Reservation, and so many other places that if I listed them all the blog would be too long.

My crew and I stopped at the bottom of Canyon du Chelley in Arizona to wade in the “river”.
Of all the places I have been to, though, Arizona was what captured me the most. The heat I could tolerate, but most of all it was the beauty of the place and the kindness of so many of the people I met when I was out there.
But the decision to move out there didn’t come immediately. I first worked my last summer at Cedar Point, then moved back to the Southeast and took up several part-time jobs because there was no other work available.
Until I went out on a limb, sent my portfolio, and got my current gig drawing comics for Validation.
It’s all online, so I don’t have to be in Ohio to keep working on the comic.
At the same time, my older sister came up to Ohio to stay for two months while her husband did training for a new Air Force job in Mississippi. Once he was done, they were going to buy a house and get stationed in Phoenix, Arizona, which is precisely what happened.
While Kristen (my big sis) was up here, I bitched a lot about how there’s absolutely no artistic work to be found in Ohio (which is true). And we spoke about the possibility of me coming out to Phoenix once Kristen and her husband were settled.
I immediately went into fangirl mode and accepted the idea because:
  1. I love Arizona, and I missed the scenery and the inspiration of travel. Here in the Southeast portion of Ohio, I felt stuck, especially since this was my childhood home. It was easy to fall back into old patterns I thought I had outgrown.
  2. There’s work in Phoenix. Even if I can’t get an art-related day job right away out there, I can get other work and volunteer at wherever it is I want to work until a position is open, if I so choose. And with a bigger city comes more clients when freelancing (and one client of mine is based out in that direction already), so win-win.
  3. Kristen is willing to help out. She’s willing to let me crash in her guest room until I find a job and a place of my own, and that is so immensely helpful. Because I don’t like the possibility of being homeless.
  4. Los Angeles and other entertainment industry work is half-a-day’s drive away, so if I wanted to try out for companies like Archaia comics or Oni Press, their headquarters are much closer to get to. And if I wanted to move out that direction instead of staying in Phoenix, the option is easier to execute because I’m closer to the action.
However, I needed to talk to the one person that was most important to me (other than immediate members of the family)…Marc the Boyfriend.
That’s when it got trickier.
Marc is in the National Guard, currently stationed in Morgantown, West Virginia. He’s here in town with me because it was more affordable for him to stay close to home than get a place out in the city. 
(Plus the commute isn’t too far: again, right now I can get in my car and drive into West Virginia in ten minutes, because we’re right next door to the state.)
Anyway, if any of you are in the military or have friends or family who are, you know this: the military does not move fast. Their work is a lot like insurance; it’s slow, inefficient, and requires entirely too much paperwork.
Which is why, when Marc put in a request to transfer to Phoenix two months ago, he STILL hasn’t heard from them today.
Kristen (who’s handled enough military paperwork shenanigans to know this) says a typical turn around time on these decisions is 3 months. So hopefully we’ll hear something soon.
But Marc is willing to move out west with me, and is REALLY excited! The only question now is if he is able.
The original plan was to move out to Phoenix between August 24th (my birthday) and September 1st.
Unfortunately, with the broken wrist I won’t be moving anytime soon. My appointment to get the cast off is at the beginning of September.
So we’ll see what happens then.
Thank you for reading and for your support! And thanks for not forgetting to be awesome.