A Friday five

Here's that Friday Five that I remembered. I tried to post last night, but I think blogger was down, 'cause I couldn't access ANYbody's blog.

Nudity/Body awareness
How comfortable are you in your skin, or with others?

1.) Have you ever gone skinny-dipping?
Yes. The hot tubbing experiences probably count. My parents also had a cottage on a small lake in N. Michigan. Last cottage on the road, next to a nature preserve/swamp (ie. no neighbors on one side). Whenever I was up there alone, I would occasionally skinny dip (a mis-nomer in my case!). And for the record, sex in a lake/pool is overrated. Water makes lubrication go away.

2.) When you're home alone, do you strip down to get comfortable? Do you ever go out without underwear (bra and/or panties) because it's more comfortable?
Yes. No. (I always wear a bra and panties! Just kidding.) I sleep nude when I can, and am often running around the house nude as well (window peepers beware). However, when wearing clothes, it is more comfortable for a man to wear underwear (something about a furry, sweaty, bag dangling down between your legs...). Not to say that I haven't, but it's a laundry issue, not one of comfort.

3.) Have you ever/Do you use the bathroom with the door open? Are you comfortable using public facilities?
Yes, and yes. Though if I'm going to make a stink, I prefer to not share it with others. See? I know my shit stinks.

4.) When getting intimate with your significant other, lights on or off?
I don't remember. Just kidding. Either, really. On mostly. I like seeing my partner. I love eye contact (when we're both at eye level)

5.) How comfortable are you with body exposure/nudity of others? Group shower rooms?, topless/nude beaches?, breastfeeding in public?
I'm very comfortable with others nudity. It's usually partial clothing that turns me on more than nudity. For the most part, parts is parts. After seeing so much internet porn, you kind of get inured to nudity. But likewise, it's very erotic to see natural bodies of real people. Not the airbrushed, anorexic, silicone enhanced*, models they foist off as the "person-next-door". I love bulges, stretch marks and other marks of being human. Though I do realize that not everybody shares my acceptance of the non-model ideal, I am hesitant to inflict my imperfection on others. I don't like being nude around strangers. I've dealt with the usual teasing and taunting of schoolchildren for being fat all my life, and I see the same sort of bias in everyday life. I sweat a lot (being overweight and nordic both contributing to that, I think), and know that nobody pays to see a wet tee shirt contest for fat men, I always try to wear an over-shirt to attempt a modicum of decency for others. As for breast feeding, I think it's great. I think the stigma should be removed. I've had one or two friends who were comfortable enough with me, if not watching, then at least being present during feeding. It's amazing. They also give milk? :o)
Enough rambling? More than you wanted to know yet?

*a link: SAy No TO SIlicone Breasts SnotsiKim's site. NSFW, a humorous site by a woman obsessed with breasts. Real ones at least.