Okay, a question for all of those tech-savvy readers out there:
So if one shares a google calendar with one's spouse, and the calendar is starting to fill up quickly (meaning, very few nights at home together in the next few weeks), is it appropriate to 'calendar' sex? And if so, does one make it a one-time appointment or a repeating event?
[So I was going to include an image of a blackberry (aka handheld organizer thingy) with this post, but the only image that appealed to me, was this one...]
7 comments:
And you label it "deep thoughts?"
I always calendar sex. In fact, I have separate iCal Calendars for different types: shallow, meaningful, and oh here, I have something scheduled for 13:10 today on my calendar for "vaguely inappropriate comments on friends' blog entries."
And what happens when such calendaring occurs on the family's shared Google calendar? Do the parents need a code word for 'sex date'?
(hmmmm...perhaps something topiarily-related?)
Come on, John. Didn't you used to creep about in the business world? You use the Alan Greenspan euphemism:
Irrational Exuberance
BTW, I was inspired to post my own, personal Sex Zeitgeist.
As always, Jana, thanks for the inspiration, stimulation, self-doubt, and questions about my self-worth.
I'm pretty sure "scheduled sex" is one of those healthy relationship tips that shows up in all of the standard advice columns, especially in the post-kids phase of life.
As far as a shared family calendar accessible by said kids.....they'll figure out code words sooner or later. Kids are very smart that way. ;-) My parents always thought we were much more naive than we really were!
John White: You are funny! Your post cracked me up. :-)
Elise: I'm not sure if scheduling sex makes it more exciting (ah, that google reminder building the anticipation...) or if it makes it feel mundane (Honey, we have 20 min to get this done...).
I wrote this post mostly in jest, but also with a curiosity about the ways that technology changes our relationships--trying to figure out how the increased communication via such formats as google calendar enhances or distances intimacy in all its guises.
As I was looking for photos to accompany this post I came to the conclusion that the co-opting of blackberries (a perfectly sexy fruit) is somehow emblematic of our society's disconnect from sensuality. For me, I crave the serendipity of the natural world. I don't do well with to-do lists and such.
Allright, 'nuff of that rambling...
thanks for making me smile! :o)
i knew i could count on a visit to your blog tonight to either give me something profound to think about as i fall asleep or something to smile about or both!
Okay, I just got sent an automatic reminder for "Companion Prayer"...I guess I'd better get ready to worship!
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