February Newsletter for LesbianFunWorld, from Sue the t-shirt obsessed lesbian

At any given moment, Toronto is magical. I love graffiti alley so much I take most of my tshirt product photos there. Half way between the Gay Ghetto and Queer West Village is a really amazing place during the winter time. And the colder it, the better.

Tucked away below street level is this awesome water garden at the Sheraton Centre. In summer, you can walk across the bridge and hang out in the area, in winter it's locked off.

Steam rises in huge waves from the artificial pond and flows over the three levels of water falls. The warm mist hits the cold air, and hoar frost forms on everything. It's an amazing thing to see, especially from the Centre lobby. You can stay warm and watch this magical dance of water and ice for hours.

Keeping with the snow theme, I recently purchased this Blue Snowball USB microphone. The quality of this mic soars above the headset I was using. This mic has three settings: one for up close and personal, one for really really up close and personal, and one for garage band. Okay, that isn't really what they are called, but that's what they do.

I won't be doing any crooning any time soon, but you will hear a dramatic improvement in the radio broadcasts and the CD recordings from now on.

I sure hope you listen, at least once in a while, to either of my radio stations. You can hear women performers and bands on LesbianFunWorld Radio and my spoken meditations, and words of Goddess worship on SilverFox Radio (yes, I am the Silver Fox). It's free, although you do have to sign up and listen to their advertisements.

Our congratulations to Ulla from Denmark, the winner of our inaugural free t-shirt draw. Ulla was kind enough to send along a snapshot of herself in the Be Yourself t-shirt she won. Ulla, thanks for entering!

If you haven't entered for our draw for this month's t-shirt, the fabulous Speak Act Transform design, then drop by the website and give it a try!

We have some great new t-shirts available, some in their own online store. This one, "Why do we so often become

the kind of person we hate?" comes from Sue Wonders (my LFW riff on life). I wrote it after a hard day at work in which I purposefully was a bitch to someone. I was fully aware of what I was doing, and I thought, you know, I'd really hate it if someone did this to me. That made me wonder what it is about us humans that causes us to behave in ways we know are petty, stupid or cruel. There are people we hate in this world: bullies, cowards, bitches, jerks, whatever. They are us, but I wonder why. Yes, it's a little existential, but it's a vital philosophical, spiritual and emotional question.

I've re-created a classic, What part of lesbian don't you understand? This features rainbow colours for lesbian. It comes from a sense of frustration that people don't get it. I remember telling one woman I was a lesbian (she'd already met Kelly). She said that was fine until a man came along. No, I explained, Kelly and I would be together forever. She frowned and said it was nice that I had such a good friend. Arrgh! What part of lesbian don't you understand? Don't negate and belittle who I am just because it makes you feel a little more comfortable.

	Love may be in the air, but right now it is crapping all over my head! A great anti-Valentine's Day tshirt, or for a divorce or break up. Complete with crap!
	Hate clowns? Show your disdain with this "Everyone loves a clown funeral" tshirt, complete with goofy clown with black x-es over his eyes. Down with clowns!
	Wow! And I thought I was fucked up! Show the world your shock and awe at stupidity and fucked up behavior with this unique, awesome design. There's someone even more screwed up than you!

I love red wine (although it does ruin a t-shirt if you spill it!), and I love affordable red wine even more. Normally, I avoid Canadian wines as many follow the German traditions of wine making, and I don't care for German wines. But Pelee Island's Cabernet Franc VQA 2007 is a big exception. It's a great tasting, drinkable and affordable wine on sale at the LCBO (liquor store) for under $10. That's a big bonus, as far as I am concerned!

Cab franc is a casual wine, good for your basic hamburger dinner, or some not-too-spicy take out. We ate it with grilled seasoned pork chops, and it provided a nice contrast without being overwhelming. We were both pleased with it, and it's a safe buy for casual dinners with un-snobby people.

If you're a novice at wines, Pelee Island is the name of the winery, and the wine is made up of 2 grape varieties: cabernet (pronounced cab-er-nay) and franc (sounds like frawnk). The VQA stands for "Vintners Quality Alliance". A vintner is a wine maker, so this is just an association of wine makers. I've had good and bad VQA wines, so don't think of it as a 100% reliable guarantee of quality.

If you haven't seen it, go find The Perfect Valentine from Bella Books. Check out the contributing authors for these erotic short stories... yep, that's me! It's my one and only erotic lesbian story. Well, my one and only erotic story period. You know you want it. And so does she... So why not give in? Indulge yourself in the hottest lesbian fantasies ever, and make believe its February 14th - every day of the year! Compiled especially for you by bestselling authors Barbara Johnson and Therese Szymanski, this steamy sampler of Sapphic confections is guaranteed to melt in your mouth - and in your hands.

Whether you're craving sweet kisses or forbidden pleasures - A Perfect Valentine is packed with tasty turn-ons to match your every mood.

Authors contributing to this anthology: Karin Kallmaker, Radclyffe, Heather Osborne, Rachel Kramer Bussel, krysia lycette villon, Jennifer Lawicki, Vicky "Dylan" Wagstaff, M.C. Ammerman, Melinda Johnston, Lynne Jamneck, Therese Szymanski, MJ Williamz, Ellen Tevault, Joy Parks, Cherokee Echols, Kristina Wright, Pam Graham, Nicolette Rivers, Cleo Dare, D.D. Cummings, Denny Evans, Sue Molyneaux, Barbara Johnson

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