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Today I learned what a “fluffer” is thanks to someone commenting that a fluffernutter sounds like something from 70’s porn.

So what is a fluffer? A fluffer is someone on the set of a porn and will help to keep the male actors aroused just before scenes that require erections. They’re not used much anymore thanks to boner pills and everything being shot digitally. They also helped with the clean up of the actors between takes so they wouldn’t have to move from their positions.

A fluffer is also the name given to someone that prepares a house for sale, a figure skating team that isn’t preforming in a major part of the programme, a staff officer that won’t let an issue go or someone that constantly exaggerates event in their life to make them sound more exciting.

All those are great but not nearly as awesome as the first definition I learned about.

So other then what you just read… what did you learn today that you didn’t know before.

What’s the strangest thing you eat, but absolutely love. Me? I loves me some peanut butter and marshmallow sandwiches. I remember my Dad making me one when I was a kid and man was I hooked. Fluffernutters is what they’re called and man are they good.

So what’s the strangest thing you put in your face?

Here’s an interesting fact.  I don’t use a sketchbook.  Oh I have them, but I don’t draw in them.  For some reason I just can’t bring myself to draw in an actual sketchbook.  I feel pressure to draw awesome doodles and such in them.  Why?  I guess because most people love to see sketchbooks, or they catch you drawing in yours, and so they want to see what you have in them, and for what ever reason I feel like a tard if I have bad art in them.  I know, I know… that’s what they’re for.  But you know what’s even stranger?  I draw in my notebook all the time.  The one I take to meetings.  It has my game design notes and is all lined paper but I love to draw in them.

Strange eh?

Oh, I did make it through one sketch book, and I do think it’s full of great sketches.  Now that I think of it.  It has the Ubisoft logo on each page (I got it when I used to work in the Ubi building in Montreal).  Maybe I just can’t draw on a page unless it has something on it already like a logo or lines.  Hmmm…

Do you have a sketchbook and do you use it often?

What are your preferences?

Natural boobs or fake boobs?

Circumscribed or uncut?

Large vaginal lips or small ones?

Today I’ve started to paint a picture for my son’s second birthday.  Not a digital painting… a real paint on canvas picture.  I haven’t done something like this since college.  It’s going to be a challenge that’s for sure.  Wish me luck.

When was the last time you did a real medium piece of art… and what was it?

Today at my house it was baking day.  I made a maple, cinnamon, raisin bread.  My wife made a pumpkin loaf and some peanut butter and chocolate treats made with what ever cereal was left in our cupboard.  Then for supper we had a homemade beef stir fry that was just awesome!  Oh, and for lunch we had leftover spaghetti with, of course, a homemade sauce.

In my opinion, you just can’t beat homemade anything.  Sure, if it comes out of a box it’s fast and easy, but the flavors and the pride that you get when you’ve hand crafted your meal just can’t compare. I’m not nearly as talented as my wife is on this topic, but I do find myself flipping though recipe magazines looking for things to make.  It makes me warm a fuzzy just thinking about it. ^_^

On a side note in regards to yesterday.  Never do a home project with a spouse…  I’ll leave it at that.