#christopher quinn

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I have zero idea what PB’s trying to do, but there’s differing opinions on Romanichal. Although originally descended from India, centuries of assimilation have made many of them genetically “white,” which is why racial constructs don’t work so great in these conversations. Scroll down to Christopher Quinn’s detailed answer—3rd down--on this Quora link for a better explanation than I am giving lol (he’s Romani and from the UK):--quora(.)com/What-is-a-romanichal-gypsy

“The Romanichal are a legitimate Romani subgroup, but they are not Roma and do not face the same levels of persecution as the Roma, Sinti and Iberian Kale.“ says Quinn’s reply, to which I say:

I’m not Romani, so I really can’t comment at all and frankly I’d feel bad essentially recruiting thedaisyweaver into becoming a mod and going back and forth with a bunch of responses when I only originally asked her to answer one question. For really detailed stuff on the classifications and subgroups of Romani people and Romanichal in particular, and how Romani people do or do not relate to whiteness as individuals and as a group, you’re going to have to go elsewhere, I cannot confirm or reject this Quora reply you’ve pointed out because this is so far out of my league.

The original PB point, which is that Romani actors should be hired to play Romani roles, still stands, I think. Especially considering that SK has essentially created a show that throws around racial slurs in an ignorant way (not just period accurate g slur use, but also c*gani) and literally portrays every Romani character in it as criminals of some sort, mostly violent criminals. 

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Directed and produced by Christopher Quinn (Sundance award winner God Grew Tired of Us), Eating Animals tells the story of the beginning of the end of factory farming. Produced with Academy Award winner Natalie Portman and Jonathan Safran Foer, the film is the feature-length adaptation of Foer's critically acclaimed book of the same name that starts out with a simple question - where do our eggs, dairy and meat come from? Through the intimate narratives of several farmers dedicated to bringing their trade - and the way we eat - back to its roots, the film explores the notion of stepping away from the practices of the past 40 years that have polluted our environment, endangered our health, and caused us all to be complicit in the inhumane treatment of animals. Looking at the costs we've incurred as our country has become dominated by massive industrial complexes designed to feed the masses, Eating Animals paints a picture of a future where traditional farming is no longer a distant memory, but is instead the only way forward. Release Date: June 15, 2018 (NY), June 22, 2018 (LA) Distributor: Sundance Selects Directed by: Christopher Quinn Narrated By: Natalie Portman Producers: Natalie Portman, Jonathan Safran Foer, Christopher Quinn Running Time: 95 Minutes Narrated & Produced by Natalie Portman Produced by Jonathan Safran Foer (Author of "Eating Animals") Directed by Christopher Quinn (God Grew Tired of Us) ***Official Selection - 2017 Telluride Film Festival***

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NGEN Survery

1) What is your biggest fear? Shane: That someday I’ll be unable to go adventuring and be stuck in a nursing home or confined to bed rest. Zane: That I’ll end up being a burden somehow to my mum. She’s had so much to deal with and so I’m worried that maybe someday I’ll get into an accident and she’ll need to be a caregiver to me. Matthew: That somehow, someday I’ll force a girl into a situation that she’s not comfortable with by accident and she won’t tell me but that she’ll feel the same way I felt. I don’t ever want to be that person. Christopher: Dying young. I’ve got so much so much yet to do and not being able to do it is terrifying. Kelsey: That Isabella will die way before me. I don’t want to die second cause I don’t want her to do have go through that sort of hurt without me able to comfort her, but I don’t want to live more than a few weeks without her either. Natalie: Failure. The thought of being someone that my parents can be proud of, or that people use as a cautionary tale is horrifying. Karen: Becoming ugly. I know that sounds terrible, but I couldn’t imagine being like deformed or something and I don’t know how I’d survive if I was. Tamara: Not being remembered by anyone. I’m pretty scared of just like dying having no one around to care about me being gone. 

2) Do you have any special objects from your childhood? Shane: I’ve got a whole twin brother from my childhood. Crazy, right?  Zane: Not really. I kind of left the one special thing I had in England. It was a program from a play I’d gone to with my dad, but I didn’t want to be reminded of him. Matthew: I got a toy car that could be worked on when I was around ten for my birthday and it was really when I started looking into being a mechanic, even if it wasn’t serious. I keep it still though, since it was my start in the industry. Christopher: I have a signed jersey that I got from a football game I went to with my dad for my 8th birthday and he arranged for me to be able to meet a few of the players. Or maybe my Mom did, either way, it was really great. Kelsey: I’ve got a friendship bracelet that Isabella made me. It’s too small to wear now, but I still keep it in my jewelry box. Natalie: I have the first book I ever learned to read all the way through. It’s also what I made my first film on too, so it’s kind of important for me.  Karen: I have a stuffed doll that stays on my bed at home, when I was really little I brought her everywhere and used to make her sit at the table and stuff with me.  Tamara: I have this little pinky sparkly microphone that my older brother gave me when I said I wanted to be a singer at like age 4. I keep it on a shelf to remind me of my dreams.

3) What is your idea of perfect happiness? Shane: Out adventuring with Thomas and Kylee, making videos of our antics and getting paid to do it. Thomas admits me stole Emily from me, we get matching tattoos and bond over it. Kylee wears my shirts and looks cute, we have a happy an active sex life. I have all the money to travel whenever I want. Zane: Perfect happiness is a flawed concept that is unrealistic. There will always be something wrong in some capacity. I suppose perfect happiness is then just ignoring those things and focusing on the good things happening. In my case, I’d like to have a steady job where I save people’s lives and have a home life that makes my job’s difficulties much more bearable. Matthew: I live close to my family, I have my own garage and a loving relationship. I mean, probably, ideally with Mia, if things continue as they are. Christopher: Being able to take photos for a living. really, that’s all I’d need. Kelsey: Shopping out and about with Isabella, knowing I’ll be able to see my boyfriend later and having the money to buy what I want. Natalie: Making a film and having everything come together perfectly in the exact way I imagined it. It lets me know that my vision was a great one and that it translates how I was wanting it to. Karen: Dancing for an audience and having them enjoy it. That feeling of being lost in art and bringing everyone with you, it’s perfect. Tamara: Spending time with my friends at the mall or the beach and not having any responsibilities.

4) Give an unpopular opinion that you believe. Shane: There’s a thing as being too much in shape. Zane: There isn’t any such thing as soulmates. Matthew: Siblings make the best friends. Christopher: It’s better to be an only child than to have siblings. Kelsey: Star Wars is completely overrated. Natalie: Video games are a waste of time. Karen: Small boobs are way hotter than bigger boobs. Tamara: Redheaded girls aren’t that attractive.

5) On what occasions do you lie? Shane: To get out of trouble. Zane: I try not to lie that much, but I do lie to patients from time to time as part of the job. If they ask for test results or if there has been a diagnosis and the doctor hasn’t discussed it, I actually can’t tell them. Matthew: Sometimes to make people feel better. Sometimes when I don’t feel like talking about something. Christopher: I lie to keep my ass out of a situation I don’t want to be in. Kelsey: To my parents, mostly when I know they won’t approve of what I’m doing. Natalie: I mean everyone lies to keep things from being too awkward. So, that’s where I try to contain my lies Karen: I lie to my parents when I know they won’t like my choice in activities. Well, mostly my mom because my dad is pretty cool about most things I do. Tamara: Sometimes I lie about my feelings to people. I don’t like looking weak, so if I’m going to I try and avoid it at any costs.

6) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Shane: I'm not going to change anything, I’m awesome. Zane: I'd like to have a better memory, it’d make things easier for both school and just on the job in general. I do have charts that I can look at, but sometimes I waste time having to look up a medication that I’ve seen before but just can’t remember. Matthew: Being a bit taller would be nice. It doesn’t even have to be a lot taller, but a couple of extra inches wouldn’t hurt. Christopher: I'd like to be able to grow facial hair a bit better. Maybe time will fix that one. Kelsey: Uh, there’s like nothing because Isabella is perfect and that means I am too. Oh, like not physically? Nah, still not going to change anything. I like who I am. Natalie: I’d like to have a bit more curves. I’ve got an okay amount right now, but it all depends on angling and what I’m wearing. I’d like to have enough that it wouldn’t so drastically depend on those factors. Karen: If I was taller then I’d have a better shot at being a dancer. Well and if I had less boobs. Basically. I just need my mother’s figure. Tamara: I’d have bigger boobs. Not like huge, but just a nice C cup to fill out everything I wear better.

7) What is the most embarrassing thing ever to happen to you? Shane: I’m not easily embarrassed, but I guess the most embarrassing thing is that I once got drunk and started having a conversation with my reflection, thinking it was Thomas. A friend took a video and sent it to me and everyone else later. Zane: I spilled my lunch all over myself my first day at school in the United States. There was a weird step up and I started to trip, but I managed to right myself. In doing so though, I tipped my tray toward me and my whole lunch went on me. Part of it was soup and it just looked like a pissed myself. Of course my mum was too busy working to come bring me a change of clothes, so I had to go around in those clothes all day. Matthew: Like most teenage guys, at one point I’d gotten an erection randomly but it was during gym and there was really no hiding it. Of course someone had to go and point it out to everyone. Christopher: I cried on my first day of kindergarten so hard that they had to call my dad to come and get me. For the rest of the year, I was known as the class crybaby and some unoriginal kids even continued that trend all the way through third grade. Kelsey: I was in the third grade and I really had to go to the bathroom, but the line was too long and I did not make it. All the other kids saw and called me Kelsey Tinklepants for months. Natalie: When I was around 13, I went to tell a guy that I liked him and he asked if I was joking. When I said he wasn’t, he laughed and called all his friends over to tell them what happened.  Karen: I tripped down the stairs and fell with my skirt up in front of a bunch of people. And I was like probably 10 at the time, so my underwear were a ten year old’s and they had princesses but apparently that was uncool, so I got double teased. Tamara: Once I got sick on my teacher in front of the whole class. I was probably around eight and I just wasn’t feeling good,  so I went up to tell my teacher that I had to go to the bathroom during silent reading and halfway through my explanation I just puked all over her. She was not pleased and I cried.

8) Who is the most important person in your life, and why?

Shane: Thomas. I don’t think it really needs an explanation. Zane: I guess at this point it’s my mum still. We’ve gotten so close after everything that we’ve been through together and I’d do anything for her. Maybe with more time that’ll change though. Matthew: I don’t know if there is a single most important person. I think right now it’s a tie between Noah and Mia. Though Mia is pulling ahead slightly in that race but if it ever came down to both of them needing me at the same time for something, I’d have a really hard time choosing. Christopher: I can’t try and pretend it isn’t to the point where it’s Eloise. I picked my school because of her. Juan is hanging in a close second though. Kelsey: There has never been a more obvious answer to a question in the history of the universe.  Natalie: Lydia. I know I can go to her with anything and I have come to depend on that, on her being around. Karen: Me. I’m a person and I’m the most important one. I don’t do things for other people, I do them for myself. Tamara: Camilla. I’d be lost without her, I wouldn’t even really know how to function even.

9) If you could choose, how would you want to die?

Shane: I’d want to be doing something awesome. I don’t want to be wasting away of disease or whatever, I want to be living life. Zane: With dignity. People say that a lot, but it’s something I understand a lot better after being in the hospital. I want to die with my mental facilities about me, making my own choices until the end without everyone telling me how tragic my death is. Matthew: I guess I’d just want a death that isn’t too painful. Partly because I’m not big on pain and partly because I don’t want my family to have to watch me suffer. I’d want a death everyone can be at peace with. Christopher: Just give me something quick. I don’t want drawn out nonsense where everyone has to gather around for days just waiting for the moment. Get to the point, death. Kelsey: Everyone always says in their sleep, right? But like, then I’d be in my bedclothes and people would find me like that? I want to be looking damn good, so people will be like, oh no, double tragedy. She’s dead and she looked fabulous right before she died and no one got to enjoy it properly. Natalie: I’d like to die while I still understand the world around me. I never want to get to a point where I’m not sure of who I am or where I am. If I don’t have my mental faculties about me, I don’t want to keep going. Karen: I want to still be attractive looking. You know those old people where you’re like, wow she’s really put together? Yeah, if I get to the point where I can’t be put together it’d be horrible. So, I want to die while I’m still able to be put together. Tamara: Definitely in my sleep. I don’t want to be aware and in pain. Just take me while I’m dreaming about something and make sure I’m not suffering.

10) What was the wildest thing you've ever done, sexually?

Shane: So this girl I was with was like, you’re great with a camera right and I was like, yeah that’s what I do. So she was all, let’s make our own pron movie and I was like, okay yeah let’s do it. But she brought some props and costumes. She was very prepared for this.. Like, it ended up being hot to make, but not hot to watch back. Definitely not hot to watch back, it was really strange to watch back. Zane: I haven't been that wild of a sex partner. I guess once we left the curtains open and there was an apartment building not too far away with a window at the same level so they could have seen. Matthew: Once Mia and I had sex in my truck when it was in a parking lot at night. That was kinda wild. Christopher: I had a girlfriend who liked to have people watch, so like once we just invited someone in to watch us have sex. That was pretty wild, and a little awkward when I’d sometimes forgot we were being watched and then suddenly remember. Kelsey: I had sex in a classroom last year really close to when classes were about to start, so that was a rush. We definitely could have gotten caught. Natalie: I’m a virgin and I’m pretty tame when it comes to masturbation. Karen: I'd say that a threesome is definitely the wildest thing. Tamara: Nothing. I'm still a virgin.

11) When was the last time you cried?

Shane: I got drunk and saw this really cute video of a cat that was best friends with a tiger and I couldn’t help it. Zane: I made a mistake in the clinical setting and it left a patient in a lot of pain. It was fixable but it would take an hour and she was in extreme pain the whole time. Matthew: I hit my head on the bottom of a car the other day while working on it and it hurt like hell. Christopher: I don’t actually remember the last time I cried. Kelsey: I was watching a really sad movie and it just hit me really hard. Natalie: The last time I got sick, I was just feeling really terrible and I cried. Karen: I was having a really rough week at school and then I messed up some dance  steps and got told off by my teacher. It was too much, I couldn’t help but cry. Tamara: I shed a few tears when I heard Victoria was going to go to prom with someone else.

12) Do you have any vices?

Shane: I can’t resist a joke, even if it isn’t the best of timing. Zane: None that I can think of. Maybe I can be a bit insensitive. Matthew: I don’t think so. I try not to have moral weaknesses. Christopher: I smoke from time to time. Kelsey: I am a gossip. Can’t help it, gossip is great. Natalie: I can’t think of any. Maybe I’m a bit prideful at times. Karen: I'm a vain person. So, yeah, my vice is vanity.   Tamara: I might be a tad vain and prideful. 

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NSFW Sex Survey

When was the last time that you were noticeably turned on? Emma: Underwear soaked turned on? Cause I woke up from a super vivid sex dream a few nights back right before one of my exams and of course I was at the sorority house and not with Brant so it sucked because my panties were just not even wearable anymore. If just normal wet to the touch it was yesterday right before we had sex. Christopher: For a specific reason, I'm assuming is what is meant here. I was spooning Eloise and she was shifting around to get comfortable which caused her to rub her ass against me and it was done. I was turned on like that. Aryana: Guess it depends. My nipples can get hard way quicker than I can be noticeably wet. Probably though when I came home to Elizabeth changing into her nightgown and she just looked super incredible for whatever reason and her skin was just so soft looking and exposed... Zane: Uh, I was hanging out with some friends and this girl, Shawna, came on to me pretty hard and though I'm not interested in her it happens that when someone just slides their hand up and down your thigh you can get turned on. Emily: Oh. I suppose it was the last time Thomas and I had sex? I don't really recall it happening since then, but after some kissing and foreplay, yeah I was turned on. Shane: Dude, twenty minutes ago I was in the shower and my thoughts drifted to showering with Kylee and I was so turned on I just jacked off then and there. Anna: Noticeably? I'm not sure. I mean, I know when I was last turned on and it was when I was making out with Noah and just pressed so close to him and his hands were on my thighs and I just kept thinking about how easy it'd be to have sex with him.   Matthew: I mean, how noticeably? Like, I'm a guy so I do tend to get random erections during the day? I woke up hard this morning if that counts. Otherwise, I don't know, probably the last time Mia and I were making out.

How do you feel about threesomes? Emma: They could be fun if they were done with the right people and everyone was chill about it. I think it might be easier to be the third person than to be one of the people in a couple if it's that sort of situation. Christopher: I'm an only child and I've never been very good with sharing so I can't imagine that sexually I'd be any different. Aryana: Sounds like fun to me. Unless of course, someone would neglect me because I am not about to be tossed aside for anyone. I deserve to have a lot of attention and I wouldn't surrender any for anyone else. Zane: I don't think that they're anything I'd be interested in. As long as people are safe then they can do as they wish, but for me, I don't see the appeal. Emily: I could never have one. It's hard for me to share myself with people and to be expected to do so with two people at once, one or more of whom I'm not in a relationship with, would be simply impossible. Shane: I mean, I've never really had serious thoughts about having one because I feel like it'd just be a lot of work and I'm not ready for that. Maybe with some training or something I'd be in a position to have one, but it's not a bucket list item of anything. Anna: To be honest... I think the idea is pretty hot. Maybe a bit technically challenging depending on the arrangement of people, but I'd be interested in it if my partner was interested. Matthew: I don't have any inclination toward having one but if it was something that was really important to my partner I probably could if there were some ground rules set down. If it's not a deal breaker for them though, I'd rather not.

What do you usually think about when you masturbate? Emma: Wow, that depends on the day and what turned me on. If I'm turned on by a movie or a dream or a person, I'll think of it or them. If I'm just randomly horny, I'll think of past really great sex encounters that I've had and try to picture myself there again. Christopher: Sometimes I watch porn so I'm thinking of that, sometimes I'm fantasizing about the sex I wish I could be having instead and sometimes I'm not thinking about all that much other than wanting to cum. Aryana: Usually I imagine that someone else is touching me or using a toy on me (depending on how I'm getting off), usually merging those thoughts with previous times I've had sex with other people. Of course that's assuming I'm not watching porn and masturbating because then it's obvious. Zane: Whatever helps? I fantasize a lot, I suppose about girls I want to be having sex with or about exes. On occasion I watch porn at the same time and think about that situation. Emily: Thomas. Kissing him, feeling him touch me, having sex with him, just him in general. Shane: I'd say probably 75% of the time I'm thinking about getting head. Then maybe 15% I'm thinking about whatever girl I'm currently interested in, naked (so currently, Kylee). 5% I'm thinking about porn. 5% I don't even know. Sometimes I'm just bored and so I'm just thinking about being bored. Anna: Okay I guess it's dependent on where I am. At that Academy it's hard to have a lot of alone time and so it's riskier to masturbate in bed where I prefer to do so and I like to pretend I'm sort of putting on a show for someone and maybe they're taping it or something. When I'm just in a hurry I just think about having sex. Matthew: I've never really thought that much about it. I think about Mia a lot right now, about wanting to have sex with her or how her hand would feel instead of mine. On occasion I think about dreams I've had or whatever. I've read erotica too and sometimes it's that.

Would you like to be/like to degrade someone else in bed verbally? Emma: Not particularly. I can handle certain things like being called a  hot bitch or whatever, but I'm not turned on being called a slut or a whore or being insulted. Christopher: I've done it at the request of some girls but it never came naturally to me. Probably because I've been told half a million times not to degrade women and I was a little afraid my mom was going to show up and smack me across the head or something. Aryana: If the mood is right. I don't want someone calling me a filthy whore out of nowhere but if it's fitting with what we've been doing and they pull it off it can be a turn on. Likewise, I have no problems doing so if it's what the other person is into. Zane: Not something I'm interested in doing. I know it's a turn on for some but it's a bit of a turn off for me. Emily: I don't have any interest in it and that's probably good because I can't picture Thomas being anything but a sweetheart to me even when things get rougher. Shane: To each their own. I'm indifferent to the matter but if I'm asked I'll go along with it and if someone wants to throw some words at me, I'm cool with that too. Anna: It sounds pretty hot actually. Like the idea of someone just being that much in control that they don't even have to be nice to you (of course I'd want someone like Noah who'd be nice to be afterward) is hot. Matthew: I'm almost 100% sure that I'd mess that up. I can't imagine being mean to someone I'm having sex with? I'd probably end up trying to be and chickening out to end up with some weird halfway nice halfway mean thing.

Most embarrassing sex or masturbation story? Emma: I was having sex with a guy and I was on top but due to positioning he'd been looking at me while I was kissing his chest and I brought my head up too quickly and basically, I broke his nose. That ended that relationship and he bled on me. Christopher: The first time a girl is going down on me she's all for swallowing but then at the last second she changes her mind and doesn't want me to cum in her mouth but it's too late so I am already gone and have to try and stop (not possible) and instead I end up pretty much just hosing her down. She wasn't impressed. Aryana: Last year I was handcuffed to some guy's bed and his roommate just bursts in without knocking and I'm just splayed out not able to move or cover myself. Not that I've got anything to be ashamed of, but no one wants random people seeing them handcuffed to the bed. Zane: It's a long story but my girlfriend wanted to incorporate grapes into sex for some reason and asked me to tease her with it by pushing it a little inside of her with my tongue and pulling it out but.. I lost the grape and I tried to fish it out and it didn't happen. It came out the next day but I still cannot. Emily: Paxton once got a little ugh rough during oral sex and tried to help me some with how much I could take in but I have a pretty sensitive gag reflex and I ended up throwing up all over the floor. Shane: This girl I'm having sex with is super cool, super flexible it's all going well and then all of a sudden, she decides to switch up positions. Except she doesn't warn me and she's moving pretty interestingly, but ends up kicking me in the face and giving me a black eye which I then had to try and explain.   Anna: I got walked in on by my roommate but it was like as I was just reaching orgasm and I couldn't stop so it was like slow motion where I just came and she was watching and like questioning why I hadn't stopped and I wanted to sort of die. Matthew: One time I was home alone and masturbating but I didn't close the door all the way and so I'm about halfway through and our dog comes running in and jumps on me. Of course his nails just scraped along my penis and then my Dad comes home and finds me in the bathroom trying to bandage myself.

How likely are you to send someone nudes? Emma: If they're not a total asshole and I'm attracted to them then I'm very likely to send them nudes. Christopher: No one has ever asked me for them and I'm not just going to send them unsolicited. If Eloise wanted them though I would happily supply. Aryana: My body is pretty fantastic so I'll send nudes to anyone I feel like deserves them. But they have to deserve them. Or I have to be horny enough. Zane: I've done it at the request of a girlfriend but I'm not an expert at good angles and I'll be honest when I say I don't have the most photogenic body. Especially not my penis. Emily: I've been asked for them but I never have felt comfortable with the idea. For one thing, until recently I've been underage, and for another, I just don't feel like it's how I want to be sharing myself. Shane: Very likely if they're wanted. If a girl wants some of this who am I to deny her? Of course since I'm dating Kylee at the moment she's the only one who I'd send them to. Anna: My moms have been pretty clear that taking nudes would be a bad idea so long as I'm under eighteen. However, once I'm legal, I have no qualms about sharing naked pictures of myself with people I trust. I'd probably send one to Noah now if he asked, I could trust him not to show anyone. Matthew: I'm pretty sure that no one has ever wanted a naked picture of me so I've never entertained the thought and now that I am, I still don't think it's really something that I'd do.

Would you or have you given or received road head? Emma: I've given and I'd give again. Not on the highway or something because that's too much risk of me ending up dead with mouth on some guy's dick and then the news telling everyone about it, but in a city setting it's fine. Christopher: I have never received it but I'm not sure I'd be good enough at paying attention to driving while getting a blowjob to consider that it'd be a good idea. I'd probably cause an accident. Aryana: Sure I've given it and I've given handjobs to guys or girls behind the wheel too. It's sort of fun to be so naughty in such a vulnerable area. Zane: If you're not supposed to drive drunk or high or sleepy, why would you think it's okay to drive while being gotten off? It seems like common sense that you should put all your focus on driving. Emily: It was suggested to me but I could never get past my fears of it and I don't think I'll ever be able to. It just seems like too much can go wrong. Shane: Once, just once a girl gave me road head and I had to pull over after I almost ran a red light because she was so good that I could only focus on her and I didn't want to kill us both. Anna: In theory it seems sort of exciting and dangerous and sexy but I don't know if it'd be all that much of any of it in real life. Somehow I think Noah would have more respect for traffic laws than to allow it too. Matthew: My dad is a cop, I think if I ever got caught in such a position I'd get a 'I'm not mad just disappointed' speech about how I should know better with road safety and I should.

Are you open to using toys? Emma: Uh, yes, I use toys on myself when I'm not involved with any guys. I've got a pretty handy vibrator that I've had guys use on me even and it's nice. Christopher: I'd prefer not to have them used on me but I have no issues using them on a girl if that's what she likes or if I am otherwise unable to help her out properly in a way she's comfortable with. Aryana: Toys make everything more fun and I've used several of them. Strap-ons can be really nice, but I tend to prefer vibrators and dildos. Zane: I've seen girlfriends use them on themselves and it was great to watch so if a girl I'm dating wants to bring in another element and we're still getting to have sex, I'm happy to go along with it. Emily: While I've used one on myself, they're not my preferred method and not really worth the money (in my opinion) for how often I feel the need to use them. Shane: Being open to trying things sexually is always a good idea so yeah, I'm willing to use any toys that seem like they'd make things more fun for one or both of us. Anna: I do have a vibrator which I asked my moms to get me which was a slightly embarrassing conversation but I couldn't pass for eighteen and they've always been really open about sex with us and they didn't make it weird so... it could have been worse? Matthew: Are there toys for guys? I mean not designed for anal? I could use one on a girl, I suppose, though I've never used one before.

When you first lost your virginity was it planned or an in the moment situation? Emma: It was an in the moment situation completely. I was alone at this guy Craig's house and I really liked him and we were making out and had sort of been creeping toward the line of full out having sex though we'd always kept our underwear on but that day we just decided to go for it. He was good to me and helped me orgasm so I don't have any regrets. Christopher: Planned, though not really on my doing but Cynthia was the planning type and she had to get her roommate out for the evening and make sure she'd stay out and that I'd bring protection that fit and we'd both be sufficiently in the mood so she set the date and I showed up. Aryana: Heat of the moment, definitely. One minute I'm making out with this super hot girl named Laklynn and then next she's got her hands inside of me and I'm rolling against her hand. So, sometimes these things just happen. She was hot. Zane: It was sort of planned. We'd brought up the possibility of it when we knew that we'd have alone time but decided not to fully commit to having sex until we were in the moment and if we were feeling it then. As it turned out, we were both feeling it and we had sex. Emily: I planned it. I wasn't comfortable having sex before I was in love and Paxton had known that so he let me pick when I was ready and even though sometimes I could tell he was getting impatient, he never fully said so. It hurt some but it was nice still. Shane: We planned it like a day in advance where I was talking to my girlfriend and she was like, hey my roommate is going to be out tomorrow night, you should come over and we can finally get closer for real and I was one hundred percent on board with that. I brought the condoms, I brought some chocolate strawberries, I brought flowers. I was not risking anything. Anna: I haven't had sex yet, but I'm sort of planning it already? So I think it'll definitely be a planned thing where I show up with a plan and tell Noah. I'm not sure he'll be in on the plan as far in advance. Maybe just if I text and ask if he's alone at his place. Matthew: I'm hoping that when it does happen it'll be well though out by myself and uh, hopefully Mia, but it'll happen in the moment where we both just know it's what we want and we're comfortable proceeding.

How often do you masturbate? Emma: I'd say solidly three times a week no matter what my relationship status is. If I'm not getting laid consistently, I'd estimate the number to probably be five or six depending on my time management. Christopher: On average? Once a day? Yeah, sometimes I skip days but sometimes there are days when I do it more than once, so I'll say a solid once a day. Aryana: If I'm getting fucked on the regular it's about once a week or less. If I'm not, then probably four times a week on average. The week before my period I'm probably having sex/masturbating a minimum of once a day and a maximum of three times a day. Zane: Five times a week? Maybe more if I'm in the mood, maybe less if it's finales time or I've got a lot of work to be done that can kill a boner pretty quickly. Emily: Maybe twice a month? I don't have a high sex drive in the slightest and now that I'm able to have sex with Thomas when I want... I can't remember the last time I did masturbate. Shane: I don't know, between eight and ten times a week I'd guess. I can't be sure. I've never counted. Anna: Between one and five times a week depending on a number of things. I don't tend to masturbate during my period though so that's a dead week. Matthew: I've never stopped to keep track but I'd guess it usually averages around four times a week? Obviously that number can go higher, but I don't think it often goes lower.

Have you or would you masturbate in front of someone? Emma: I have before and I found it a little creepy but I think that's cause the guy was just a little off and creepy. I'd consider doing so again for the right guy. If Brant asked I'd go ahead. Christopher: If some girl I'm into wants to watch me jack off I'm going go ahead and let her watch and hope she returns the favor. Aryana: More than once and I find it really hot to turn someone on just by getting myself off. I also enjoy watching other people get themselves off. It's telling. Zane: Not a request that's been made of me yet and I'd be a little hesitant to do so because sometimes I can't always get it back up right away and if I wanted to have sex afterward it might not make it possible. I guess it really depends on the situation. Maybe if she got herself off after that I'd be ready to go. Emily: I might, if Thomas really wanted to see if I could but I'm not going to suggest it and I don't know that I've really got a huge interest in seeing him get himself off either; I'd rather do it for him. Shane: I think I probably look a little ridiculous when I'm jacking off but hey, if that's what the lady wants, I'm very accommodating. Especially if she's going to return the favor. Anna: Yes. I mean... wow that came out really fast. But it'd be like taunting them and getting pleasure and getting to see them turned on as a result and the sex afterward would probably just be amazing? Ya know. I'd totally jump someone after seeing them get themselves off or start to. Matthew: Sure? Is that a thing? I could see the appeal for watching a girl and sort of learning what she likes best but I feel like guys are self explanatory.

Describe your last wet dream. Emma: Brant and I are at his place, he picks me up, I start ripping off his clothes, he rips off my clothes and pushes me against the wall and he's just pounding away and I'm screaming practically in pleasure and he just keeps making everything feel more amazing and starts flicking my nipples with his tongue and I'm pulling his hair and we're both sweating and moaning and swearing and it was just great. Christopher: I asked Eloise to be a model for a photography project and we finish the project but then she decides she wants to take some more pictures and she just strips off her clothes and tells me to keep taking pictures so I do and then she's unbuttoning my pants and telling me to keep taking pictures and I do even as she starts giving me a really fantastic blowjob. Aryana: I've got Elizabeth tied to a bed and she's so wet and needy and just begging me to fuck her but I'm not. I'm putting a finger inside of her and demanding her to tell me what she wants and she keeps giving answers but not enough and finally she says she wants me to sit on her face so I go ahead and do just that and turn so that I can reward her for being so good. Zane: Fine. It was about Andrea and it wasn't really that much of a stretch from what happened in reality. We were at her place, left alone, we stumble into each other and start having sex in the middle of the living room and she's kind of noisy and I'm kind of noisy and we just have a great shag. Emily: I'm afraid it's not very interesting. It was just me and Thomas having sex in my room and he was really making me feel great and I was doing the same based on how he kept saying my name over and over again and uh that's it. It was missionary and everything but it was hot for me. Shane: I'm making out with Kylee, my hands are slipping under her skirt and she's making no complaint so I push aside her underwear and she's soaked. I get down on my knees, take off the underwear, eat her out with her surprised cries of pleasure and then she begs to suck me off when she's done and she does. Anna: Noah and I are at his place, we're making out and I'm straddling him and I can feel him get so turned on so I just unzip his pants and ask if he'd like to fuck me. He turns the conversation around and asks if it isn't me who wants him and I agree that it is and we get undressed and we start but he tells me that he won't continue if I don't tell him how long I've been thinking about this and what I've been wanting him to do and all that so I tell him and he goes slowly and just pretty much tortures me with the slowness until I'm actually like crying and begging him just to let me have it... Matthew: Mia and I were out and about playing some version of strip paintball alone together? I'm not sure, it doesn't make sense outside the context of the dream. Anyway, we come out almost in a tie but she's left in her bra and underwear and I'm naked and so turned on since she's only in her bra and underwear. She tells me that since she won she's entitled to a prize and that prize is that I give her oral and then I'm allowed to have sex with her.

Ever though about or had phone/cyber sex? Emma: Had phone sex, it was pretty underwhelming because a poet the guy was not. Like, he just simply didn't know how to say anything to get me turned on. Christopher: I've had cybersex in the past with a girl over a break and it was better than masturbating alone but definitely not at league with even a handjob. Aryana: I've done both and I have to say I prefer cybersex. As long as it's accompanied with video because being able to see and hear someone beats just being able to hear them, especially if they're not very vocal. Zane: I tried the phone sex thing one time and it didn't go well, neither of us knew how to start it out or keep it going. I wasn't even turned on for most of it and she wasn't either. Emily: Again, not something I've had interest in trying simply because it feels too... anonymous in a way. It's not intimate enough. Shane: I've cybersexed with a girl before and seeing a girl orgasm even through a screen is better than not seeing a girl orgasm. Anna: Haven't done either but would be open to either. Long distance can be tough and having a way to feel sexually connected to someone so far away would be helpful. Matthew: As you might imagine, this is again something I've never been asked to do but I don't see a problem with doing it either.

What do you do with your pubic hair for upkeep (if there is any)? Emma: I like to keep pretty bare for the most part with a nice little triangle up top. Christopher: I'll trim when things start getting too unruly but otherwise I keep things pretty natural. Aryana: I do a lot of maintenance to keep most of my hair away. I like to be smooth. Zane: I tend to keep my hair at a reasonable length. I don't like hair growing out too much because it can get a little uncomfortable. Emily: I'm pretty natural, actually. Paxton had mentioned the idea of me maybe trimming or shaving and I tried it once but I didn't like it. So I tend not to mess around with anything. Shane: I'll trim now and again if I look down and just feel like there's too much there. Also, I ask girls when I'm involved with them what they're comfortable with. I want them to be comfortable if they want to give me blowjobs. Anna: I trim but I don't shave. I got really irritated the one time I shaved so now I just keep things short and keep on top of it. Matthew: I've heard people mention uh- ‘manscaping’ but it's not something I've ever done.

What is the maximum number of orgasms you've had in one day? Emma: Four. Brant actually helped shatter my previous record of three when I mentioned to him (which may or may not have been exactly why I mentioned it to him). Christopher: Seven. I'd just discovered porn and I was like, damn this is great, I wonder how many times I can get off. The number is seven, apparently. Aryana: Three is my max. After that my body tends to reject attention, which is just so sad for me. Zane: Twice? I've never really tried to go that much or test my limits. Emily: Once. I can't let go more than once in a day and that's fine by me. Shane: Once my roommate at the Academy and I decided to have a fap-off. I won. Just so you know. It was ten times. Anna: Uh- five. I don't really want to go into it. Matthew: Three. I was just really horny that day for some reason.

[willcoxgossip]

Who do you think the new guys would be good with?

They have just arrived, but I suppose I can throw some wild guesses around, won’t hurt anyone. By guys, I’m taking it that you mean everybody, not only our male new-comers.

Christopher Quinn with Blaine Anderson. Seems to me like these two have got some history.

Tobias Anderson with anyone that knows how to have a good time. He seems to enjoy that.

Peyton Bentley with anyone as beautiful as her. 

Gavin Blackwood with Sunny Sinclair. It seems like they’re hitting it off pretty well already.

Devorit Janeski with anyone. She seems to be such a captivating flirt, it’s amazing.

Carter Ranson with no idea. Maybe Shayla, but that’s a long shot.

Rosalie Lopez with no idea, either. She seems very friendly, so maybe anyone that is as nice as her?

As I said, too soon to be knowing much, so let’s wait and see.

[gpamoments]

NGen Survey

1) How did your last kiss happen? Audrey: I was leaving for class and I kissed Shawn goodbye, same as I do every morning. Claire: I went on a date with a guy a few weeks ago and we did some goodnight kissing before we parted. However, it wasn't that great. Hence why there wasn't anymore kissing. Natalie: My only kiss happened during a game of truth or dare with a guy I wasn't even that interested in. Christopher: I was hanging out in Eloise's room tonight and we were making out. I guess the last kiss was the one she gave when I left though. Dean: It was with Yasmin. We're friends and were hanging out, doing a little bit of drinking and decided, hey, let's see how making out goes. It went really well, in case you're wondering. Really well. Felix: I was my date Katie and she slipped on some ice, I tried to catch her and she fell on top of me and we just figured what the hell, let's make out while we're here.

2) What is something that you're bad at? Audrey: I can't tie knots for the life of me. I buy shoes where I don't have to tie the laces because I end up with untied laces after like two minutes. I don't know what it is about them but I struggle. Claire: Scrabble. I'm dyslexic. I mean, I've worked on it a lot so it isn't a huge deal when reading if the font isn't terrible but games where I have to make words out of letters are terrible. Natalie: Basketball. I miss the hoop every single time, by an embarrassing amount. Christopher: Encouragement. Don't come to me to be the person that will tell you everything is okay or that it will be. I also won't tell you can do something if you can't. Dean: I'm color blind, so anything that requires colors to be matched together I can't do for the life of me. Sometimes I volunteer to do it just for the hell of it though. Once I called all the Twister colors to make people uncomfortable. Felix: Accents. I had to try and fake one for a role once and it was a terrible mistake. I was so bad at it that the teacher literally uncast me from the part.

3) What is the meanest thing anyone has ever said to you? Audrey: I used to volunteer on a suicide helpline and one of the people I talked to shot themselves on the line with me. One of the other volunteers told me, "If you weren't such a stupid optimistic bitch maybe you could have actually helped him." Clarie: "Did you actually think anyone would want to be friends with you if your dad wasn't famous? You're annoying, boring and ugly. No one really likes you." Natalie: "You're just another bitch from the projects trying to take what belongs to others." Christopher: I had a friend tell me after a fight, "Not only are you a shitty friend, but you're a shitty child. No wonder your mom was depressed after having you, you must have been a hell of a disappointment." Dean: "If I could go back in time and change one thing, I'd have your mom miscarry you." I mean, that's just really cruel. And also to my Mom. She would have been devastated. It's like, if you want to be an ass to me, go ahead but you don't have to bring my Mom into this. Felix: "I understand why your Mom has a drug problem. If I had to watch over you all the time, I'd have one too."

4) How many kids do you want to have? Audrey: Probably three. That's the number Shawn and I have talked about. We're both one of three, so it seems like a good amount. Claire: I'm thinking three or four would be a good number. Two just seems like too little and anything more than four seems like way too many. Besides, with a big enough age difference it wouldn't have to be all that stressful. Natalie: I don't know. I haven't given it a lot of thought. It depends, I suppose, on if my husband even wants to have children. Ideally I'd prefer to have at least one. Christopher: Geez, I have no clue. Probably just one if I have any. I mean, I wanted a sibling growing up, but I was never really lonely. Don't tell my Mom but the cat did end up being a good substitute. Dean: I have zero idea. Kids are in the distant future for me, if they're in the future. Felix: I'm not even sure I should be having children at all. So I definitely haven't thought about a number.

5) Ever had a crush on your neighbor? Audrey: No. None of my neighbors were ever in my age range in any shape or fashion. Claire: I don't even know my neighbors. Our house is on a pretty sizable property and so are most of the neighbors, we don't exactly mingle. Natalie: Yes. When I was 7 and my neighbor was 12 I was super into him. Turns out he was gay so I had even less chance that originally anticipated. Christopher: I haven't ever talked enough to my neighbors to get a crush on them. Dean: Sure did. Serena lived across the street and gave me my first kiss. She was super cute. Pity she moved away. Felix: Once but before I could get anywhere with that I was taken away from my Mom again, so there really wasn't anything that happened.

6) Ever snuck out of the house? Audrey: Never needed to. I wasn't there often enough and when I was I never wanted to do anything that would have required it. Claire: Sneaking out of my house would be next to impossible. There is a gate that requires a code and makes a sound inside the house when it's open. Not that I'd ever need to sneak out anyway. Natalie: People only need to sneak out if their parents don't trust them and mine trust me. Christopher: Nah, my parents are pretty chill and I'm usually at the Academy anyway. Dean: Just last week when I was grounded I snuck out to go out with this girl. I totally got caught when I got home but let me tell you, she was worth it. Felix: Quite a few times. Though, is it sneaking out if no one cares that much that you're gone?

7) Have you ever liked someone when you were dating someone else? Audrey: Not liked, no. I mean, I've been attracted to people or rather noticed that they were attractive but I've never been interested in someone else past that while dating Shawn. Claire: No. I believe in loyalty and if you're to the point of liking someone else, then you probably aren't that interested in the person in the first place anymore and just call it off. Natalie: I've never dated anyone. Let's move on. Christopher: This is literally the reason I broke up with a girl in my Sophomore year. Sometimes you just find someone you like more. Dean: I haven't really dated anyone seriously so this isn't really applicable. I mean, I've liked girls other than the one I've been involved with. Felix: I don't do the exclusive dating thing, so I avoid this.

8) Are you afraid of walking alone at night? Audrey: Depends on the situation. How late it is at night, where I am, how far I have to go, the weather, etc. I try not to be, but I'm not ignorant to the dangers that I could face either if I came across the wrong person. Claire: I don't walk alone at night because I'm afraid of it. I'm very aware of everything that could go wrong. Natalie: Truthfully, yes and that's why I don't do it. Christopher: No. Then again, there's a reason for that. Most people aren't going to attack me anymore at night than they would during the day. Dean: I've never thought about it before, so no. There isn't much to be afraid of. Felix: Sometimes, if I know I'm in a bad neighborhood. When I'm living with my Mom there'll be times when I won't go out at night because of it.

9) Are you a very open or private person? Audrey: I tend to be more open, but I do believe that there are certain aspects of a person's life that simply don't need to be shared. Claire: I'm fairly open I'd say. I don't have much to hide and if someone is showing interest I'll gladly tell them about myself. However, I'm not one to broadcast everything either. Natalie: Private. My business doesn't need to be anyone else's. Christopher: Open. Why shouldn't I be? It's easier to be up front with people and I don't have anything I'm ashamed with. Dean: A mix of both. There's some things I'm not so eager to share with certain people but I don't keep everything to myself either. It depends on the person more than anything. Felix: About my personal life? I'm private. No one needs to know anything about it if I don't want them to.

10) What is the biggest injury you’ve ever had and how did you get it? Audrey: When I was probably around six or seven, I slipped and fell on a patch of ice, biting through my bottom lip in the process. I had to get stitches for it. Clarie: I tore off my little toe nail when I was five in a freak accident playing outside, catching it on a rock when I slipped and fell. Natalie: I haven't had any injuries. I did have the chicken pox though and I have a few scars from it on my stomach. Christopher: I tried to do a trick on my bike and fell off, spraining my wrist in the process. Dean: I have a burn scar on my foot from when I was ten and setting off fireworks with friends and then stepped on one that was still hot. Felix: I broke two fingers playing football when I was in middle school..

11) What do you believe we as human beings take most for granted in this world? Audrey: Other people. Especially people who help us in the smallest ways because we don't consciously think of what they're doing for us. Small acts of kindness are often overlooked. Claire: Nature. It's so beautiful and balanced by itself but we destroy it all the time for selfish reasons. And even when we're not actively destroying it, we don't give it enough praise or attention. Natalie: Diversity. People all over the world have so many things to offer from their different experiences and instead of wanting to learn from others, humans tend to shun the differences and cling to what they know. It's extremely narrow. Christopher: Simple pleasures. There are so many things that are just great little moments and most people just act like they don't happen or don't allow themselves to enjoy it. Dean: Travel. I mean, there's so many places people can go so easily and yet most people barely venture anywhere new. The world is accessible and not enough people take advantage of that. Felix: Humor. People don't even realize how helpful it can be for others in their darkest times and often think it's only usable in specific situations when really it should be used often.

12) Would you ever give up your life to save someone else’s? Audrey: Of course. Not just anyone but if I could save someone I cared about by giving up my life then I wouldn't hesitate to do so. Claire: I want to say yes but I guess it really depended on the situation. I hate to sound like I value more people over others but it's true. I'd have to really love someone to be selfless enough to give up my life. Natalie: I don't have anyone who I'd do so for right now. I'd rather try and help in whatever way I could but I hope to have a long life ahead of me. Christopher: Maybe someday. Not currently. I value my own life. Dean: This will sound bad but there's no way that I'd die for anyone I know. I want to live. Felix: Probably in the right set of circumstances for the right person. Those are very specific circumstances though and I don't think that they would be reached easily.

13) Would you ever settle for someone you didn’t feel was “the one”? Audrey: Luckily this isn't a problem for me. I've already found the one for me and I know I'm going to spend the rest of my life with him. Claire: No. I believe there is someone for everyone and I won't settle for anyone who is less than my soulmate. I've seen what it's like when two people are really in love and right for each other, why would I want anything less than that? Natalie: This implies that people who require more than one person are somehow just not with 'the one'. Polyamory is real and proves the idea of 'the one' wrong. Everyone has multiple people that can be right for them at different times. Christopher: This 'the one' thing is a bit of nonsense. If I'm with a girl and she makes me happy and she's happy who cares if she's not 'the one' who would be most perfect for me? Dean: I am not the kind of person who believes in 'the one'. I get why some people do, but that's definitely not me. Felix: 'The one'? The one what? The one who wants to be married to be with me forever? I mean, I commend that girl, whoever she may be.

14) What makes you uncomfortable? Audrey: Strangers who decide to hit on me or catcall me. Even more so when they keep pushing after I've made it quite clear I'm uninterested. Claire: People who feel the need to be overly blunt, like to the point of jumping into conversations that they just aren't a part of before that. I don't really know how to tell a complete stranger that I don't care what they think without coming off super rude. You know what I'm saying? Natalie: Being stared at when I'm in a bikini. I'm not wearing one to be stared at, I'm wearing one to go swimming but it just makes me really self conscious. Christopher: Any time anyone makes a comment about wanting to have sex with either of my parents. Like, that's really not necessary. Dean: My Mom does this thing when I bring girls around - usually because I think she won't be there - where she just like starts asking all these questions and then tells every story from my childhood to the point where the girl is pretty much over wanting to be involved with me. Felix: Supervised visits with my Mom. I mean, visits or living with her always sucks, but when they're supervised she tries too hard and then it just gets... it sucks, basically.

15) Are you health conscious? Audrey: Yes. Mental and physical health are important and with Shawn needing to keep in good shape with his job, I keep in good shape too. I want to be able to lead a long life with him. Claire: I try to eat well and be active but I don't go out of my way to make sure that I'm always keeping busy, or deny myself anything when I want it. Natalie: In the sense that I try not to eat too many fried or greasy foods. However, I'm not so much into a lot of exercise. Christopher: I try and keep in good shape, but I believe in eating whatever I want when I want to. Dean: No. Why do I need to be at this age? I'm still young enough that I won't start seeing any negative effects until much later. Felix: If I could live off of oreos, onion rings and soda I would. I do like being active though. That counts, right? That's health conscious if I've ever seen it.

[satyamurthy]

Short Film - Cubicle Life

Have you ever worked in a cubicle? I mean really worked in a cubicle? Where self-expression is squashed and individuality is frowned upon? I have. And it was awful.