Icebreaker

(The) Birds - Hitchcock movie

Zardoz (1973) obscure sci-fi film with Sean Connery

For me the reasons are: While I did have fun with conventional dating up to my early 30's however the years since it has been more hit and miss. Life will always carry some drama but dating drama began to overtake dating fun. For that reason I decided to step away from dating for the time being. Remembering all of the money spent on bad dates and on party girl bar tabs I would have been better off to have started this lifestyle 10 years ago - would have spent half the money and easily had 5 times the fun. I am a quiet and shy by nature so the bar scene was never my natural habitat. The opportunity to get to read the ladies posts, meet at the socials etc makes for a much more fun and comfortable interaction. Most importantly the ladies of CERB are far and away more fun and have more depth, honesty, respect and intelligence and are more beautiful than any lady I could hope to meet in a bar.

Thank you very much Angela for all of your great work in organizing the social, a great success :-) I had a fantastic evening

Anatomy of a Murder (1959) James Stewart

Never Say Never Again (1983) Connery's last Bond film

Once I finally took the CERB plunge last June, I went to the bookshelf and looked through the various book titles and came up with one that was distinct from my other online user names but still had a very very subtle connection. Ironically though there are other CERB members with similar user names that I would have chosen for myself under normal circumstances but would have been a dead give away to anyone who knows me personally.

Kung Fu Panda

The more time I spend in this lifestyle, the more definitely I can say that I could picture myself falling in love with an SP (providing the feelings were genuinely mutual) and still accept the lifestyle. I agree that you fall in love with the person not their profession. The only qualifiers to that statemet are: - Communication has to be there (about boundaries etc...) - Honesty has to be there - Mutual Respect has to be there. If I had met a special someone and found out later they were an SP I would still stick to the points above. Depending how we were to have met, I would completely understand if the lady were hesitant to disclose being an SP up front (I realize that it is not an easy conversation to initiate). However I would hope she would tell me in the early stages of a potential relationship (if being an SP happened in the past that would not bother me as my belief is that "the past is the past"). If I may seem too tolerant by some, that may stem from many bad experiences in conventional dating situations (the ladies from CERB have been far and away more honest and up front than the past few civilian girlfriends I've had where honesty and mutual respect on their part was very much lacking). Having said that I find myself more open-minded and not solely focussed on conventional dating.

Hellraiser

For Your Eyes Only

I had the extreme pleasure of meeting Emily J the other evening at her west end location and I can definitely see what all the great reviews are about :-) By nature I tend to be a bit shy and nervous when meeting a lady for the first time so seeing the humour in her posts was evident when actually meeting in person was appreciated and helped put me at ease. Emily was very approachable and easy to communicate with in a fun way (great kisser by the way). Without getting into too much detail, I can attest to the compliments on her oral skills which were wonderful. When it came time for me to return the favour Emily was very responsive in a very genuine way (the quote of "it is better to give than to recieve" may well become my motto :-) Everything was great and I had a fantastic time and would definitely recommend Emily as the hour flew by before I knew it. Looking forward to visiting again.

You Only Live Twice

Return of the Jedi

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Old Dog

Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock film)

The Rock (Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage)

Ocean's 11

(The) Living Daylights

Hi Nicki - Happy Birthday and Best Wishes

Octopussy (James Bond movie)

I would agree with the group on this one. A social drink would not put me off. However I would be concerned meeting a lady who was visibly intoxicated. As backrubman mentioned would the encounter still be considered consentual if one party were visibly intoxicated. I think this would be more of a safety issue as Emily mentioned - is a person's judgement still as sharp after several drinks. If there is the perception that a lady is a bit tipsy then that could invite some less than gentlemanly behavior from a client who thinks he can take advantage. This would be totally and utterly wrong in everyway and should never happen - but there is always a potential for a bad date. Although not likely but still possible, should some sort of emergency happen during the appointment and for example there is a need to drive to the hospital, would someone after having several drinks be in a condidtion to drive? This works both ways whether it be the lady or the gentleman. In moderation the scenarios I've illustrated above are not likely but one should always be aware of their situation and their safety. Just my 2 cents worth (and I'm not trying to be the resident party-pooper)

For a place to have tech work done I would highly recommend the Trailing Edge in Bells Corners. Their techs seem to know their stuff and I've used them several times over the years. I recently was considering replacing my laptop as it was getting a bit sluggish but to their credit they did not try to pressure me into a new laptop. They suggested expanding the memory and some minor clean ups and some free advice as to some stuff I could do myself. Now my laptop is working much better.

I always thought one classic film that has been underrated over the years has been "Notorious" starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman directed by Alfred Hitchcock. IMHO the pairing of Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman was even stronger than her and Boggie in Casablanca. Not only was the chemistry of the 2 stars fantastic the script and direction were unbeatable. Critics always seem to mention "To Catch a Thief" when they talk about the teamings of Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock although I always thought this was the better of the two films. Both are great movies but one was a triumph of style over substance and the other a triumph of substance and style combined.

Happy Birthday Malika, best wishes for a wonderful birthday