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Woman Saves Money by Not Using Toilet Paper or Doing Laundry
Japanese Mother Uses Sleeping Toddler to Unleash Her Creativity
Bar Devoted to Female Self-Pleasuring Opens in Tokyo

Woman Saves Money by Not Using Toilet Paper or Doing Laundry

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:00 AM PDT

Kay, a woman from New York who’s going to be featured on TLC’s upcoming series Extreme Cheapskates, uses a combination of soap and water to rinse her private parts after using the restroom, instead of spending money on toilet paper, like the rest of us.

In the first episode of TLC’s new series, Kay explains how she uses a simple bar of soap and a bottle of water to clean herself up after using the bathroom. After she urinates, the woman says she just dries herself up with some paper towels, but”If I took a dump then I also grab soap, wipe myself down with the soap, then I take the water and rinse off the soap”, she explains in the recently-released trailer, making us all count the days until October 16 when the show airs. “I don't believe in spending money on something that you're just going to throw away such as toilet paper or paper towels,” she says, trying to explain her bizarre behavior.

But her refusal to spend money on toilet paper isn’t the only thing that makes Kay an extreme cheapskate. She also reveals she hasn’t done laundry in the last three years, which she reckons has helped her save $6 a month. It’s not a fortune, but when you set a strict budget for yourself like she has, every cent counts. Instead she washes all her clothes by hand, while she takes a shower. Kay then hangs them up in the shower and lets them dry naturally, which she claims helps keeps clothes looking newer for longer than if you were using a dryer.

I’m having a hard time believing everything this woman says… I mean, she gives the term “cheapskate” a whole new meaning.

via Gothamist

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Japanese Mother Uses Sleeping Toddler to Unleash Her Creativity

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 03:01 AM PDT

While other mothers use their baby’s nap time to catch up on house chores or get some shuteye themselves, 41-year-old Mami Koide likes to turn her sleeping daughter Nuno into a living, breathing work of art.

When the sun sets over Tokyo, and it’s time for baby Nuno to go to bed, her mother, cartoonist Mami Koide, gets ready for work. After making sure the toddler is sound asleep she sets her on a canvas improvised from two mattresses covered with a fluffy blanket and makes her the protagonist in various artistic installations. The creative mother uses everyday items like clothes, socks and even vegetables to create fantastic sceneries around Nuno, who is always the center star. Once everything is in place, she climbs onto a chair and takes a bird’s eye photo of the artwork. Koide created he first art piece to send to her husband, who works as a bartender and is away from home during the night, but as the ritual continued, she put together a collection of around 200 images, which eventually became an illustrated book, and a best seller on Amazon Japan just a week after it was released.

Nuno seems to be happy in the land of dreams while her mother builds fairy-tale settings around her, but Mami Koide is still not sure if her daughter will approve of what she’s doing while she’s asleep. “I’m still not confident if she’ll be satisfied and happy with what I’m doing without her permission, while she is sleeping”, the talented cartoonist says. Katsunori Sunami, Nuno’s father, couldn’t be happier about his wife’s hobby. ”When I look at these pictures during my work at night, I’m assured that she’s fine, and I think that I should work hard to make this girl happy,” he said in an interview with NTD. But, Mami says Nuno is outgrowing her canvas and 200 photos are enough.

Sources: NTD and Reuters

Mami Koide’s blog

Japanese Mother Uses Sleeping Toddler to Unleash Her Creativity was originally posted at OddityCentral.com

Bar Devoted to Female Self-Pleasuring Opens in Tokyo

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 01:43 AM PDT

If you’re a woman looking for a girls-only bar where you can talk about love and sex without any inhibitions, the Love Joule female self-pleasuring bar in Tokyo’s Shibuya entertainment district might be the perfect place.

Japan is known for its wide array of weird bars and restaurants, so it should come as no surprise it now has its very own “love and sex bar dedicated to women”. It’s known as Tokyo’s masturbation bar, and judging by the female self-pleasuring toys put on display behind the bar, you’d be tempted to think it’s nothing but a fancy sex shop. In reality, Love Joule is just a place where women can come and talk about topics that have long been regarded as taboo in the Japanese culture, without feeling embarrassed or worrying about social repercussions. ”Once they take a seat, customers are able to experience a pleasant place in which they can openly discuss masturbation," says owner Megumi Nakagawa. "Since most people view female masturbation as something of a mystery or taboo, it is not a usual topic at typical bars."

Love Joule has already become a popular Tokyo venue for women looking for a place that encourages them to be more open about their sexuality, but also for those looking to avoid getting hit-on by men. "I go because it is a safe place and I don't have to worry about trying to brush off men all the time,” one visitor said. ”Add in that it is also a great place to drink and talk about what we women love to talk about, sex and guys, that's also a big pull.” That’s actually one of the most appealing things about this offbeat bar – there are no men allowed, unless they’re accompanying a woman. So single men will just have to wonder what’s going on inside every time they pass by Love Joule.