Hotel Bliss Guest Blog

SHALL WE PLAY A GAME RETURNS TO HOTEL BLISS!

Darling Hotel Bliss Guests,

Each day more and more girls are discovering and checking in to Hotel Bliss. To make it easier for you to meet girls and initiate friendships, we are bringing back the fun and wonderful Slumber Party Game to the Hotel.

How does the game work?

First, to qualify for participation in the game, you must email me the answer to ONE of the following questions by next Friday, November 21st. (Please email me within the hotel by CLICKING HERE) :

1. Describe a girl you have (or had) a crush on. What did you like about her? What qualities made her so attractive to you?
2. Describe a time a girl flirted with you. How did you know she was flirting? What did you do when you realized she might like you? (If this hasn’t happened, describe a time you flirted with a girl. What happened?)
3. Describe your dream night with a girl. Does she take you out for dinner? Do you cook for her? What happens after dessert? [This is a very powerful question... The more detailed you are the more likely this night will materialize.]

Second, each Monday I will post one of the answers I received and give you links to three girls’ pages at Hotel Bliss. You must guess who wrote the answer and give me your reason why you think she is the author. When I receive a correct answer, I will post another answer to a question…

There is no officially prize to win, although the game will introduce you to many new bi friends which may lead to some fabulous flirtatious fun. So join the party! E-mail me your answer by CLICKING HERE.

XOXOXOXOX
BLISS WARRIOR

SHALL WE PLAY A GAME? PART TWO

Darling Bliss Warriors,

Hotel Bliss is almost ready for its public launch. After months of hard work and tireless dedication from the Hotel Bliss Team, we are weeks away from the site being completed.

I wanted to take a moment to appreciate the amazing, beautiful, sweet girls who have taken time out of their busy lives to help test, use, develop, and create the first private community for bi and bi-friendly girls.

In the last month, I have been traveling a great deal, which is bad for consistent blog writing, but great for meeting the lovely women who have joined Hotel Bliss. In Toronto, I hosted a brunch with the marvelous, Gryphon (her Hotel Bliss alias). We posted ads on Craigslist, and many bi women came out to dine with us for community and conversation who were not familiar with the Bliss Warrior blog or Hotel Bliss. One of the highlights of the meal, was hearing Gryphon describe her experience using the blossoming site.

“One of the things I love,” she said, “is the diversity of women. There’s everyone from the young goth chick who’s super sweet to the joyful woman in her 40s bouncing on a ball topless. Everyone is super sweet. In fact, what is surprising about the site is how kind and friendly all the girls are to one another.”

Shortly after the brunch, I was delighted to see how many of the girls I met joined the site and became active members. One lovely blonde with the alias, Water Lily, has already organized two more events for bi-girls to meet in Toronto and is using the site to organize, plan, and keep the community growing.

In Los Angeles last week, the luminous Beverly Fairfax and I hosted a brunch where half the women were Hotel Bliss users and the other half were girls new to Bliss Warrior who found us through Craigslist or Myspace. This was the first time where women who had met online at the Hotel, got to meet one another in person. There is something funny when girls only know each other through aliases. When one gorgeous curly-haired fox was sharing a hysterically funny story, Beverly turned to her and said, “Are you Double Entendre?”

She said, “Yes, I am. You’re Beverly Fairfax, right? Hi!” Already online acquaintances, now they were becoming real life friends.

Later, when the brunch was ending and we were paying the bill, one of our new friends asked how we would all connect or stay in touch and I promoted the site. Right away, Beverly said, “One of the nicest aspects about the Hotel is how intelligent the girls are on the site. It is not just a kind community, but a thoughtful one, too.”

IF YOU HAVEN’T JOINED YET DUE TO SHYNESS OR CONCERNS OVER THE SITE BEING IN IT’S BETA-TESTING PHASE, NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO JOIN HOTEL BLISS AND MEET OTHER BI-GIRLS

1. Next Monday, we are starting Round Two of Bliss Warrior’s Slumber Party Game (CLICK HERE to read more about the game). Round One helped many bi-girls to become new friends when they each answered the question, “What is the naughtiest thing you’ve ever done?” Each day, I posted a naughty answer on the Hotel Bliss site with three names of girls who may have written the answer. Users had 24 hours to guess who they thought wrote the answer and why. When I posted the winner of the last game, I posted a new naughty answer with three new naughty girls. As one user wrote me during the game, “Hotel Bliss is changing my life - I’m not kidding!” I think she was delighted by the many girls who got to know and adore her gorgeous self after reading her naughty answer.

2. Round Two is a little different from Round One because you can choose to answer one of two questions. The first is, “Describe a first time.” A first time can be with a boy or a girl, it can be sexual or not. As long as it is a first time, it qualifies you for the game. The second question you can choose to answer is, “Describe a fantasy you have masturbated to.” Already, many girls have have written to me with their answers and are excited for Monday when the game begins.

DON’T MISS OUT AND JOIN THE SLUMBER PARTY GAME!

1. If you are not a member of Hotel Bliss yet, CLICK HERE to fill out a membership application or email me on myspace at www.myspace.com/theblisswarrior with your e-mail address and I will send you an invitation to join. [PLEASE NOTE: HOTEL BLISS DOES NOT WORK ON INTERNET EXPLORER. PLEASE USE SAFARI OR FIREFOX TO ACCESS THE HOTEL.]

2. Once you are a member, e-mail me your (1) first time story OR (2) a fantasy you’ve masturbated to through the Hotel Bliss site.

3. On Monday, join in the fun by trying each day to guess who wrote which story.

THERE IS NO REASON FOR BI-GIRLS TO FEEL ALONE WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY OF US MAGICAL CREATURES OUT THERE. JOIN THE HOTEL AND JOIN THE SLUMBER PARTY. YOU WILL NOT REGRET THE DECISION.

XOXOXOXOXO
BLISS WARRIOR
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IF YOU ENJOYED THIS BLOG, YOU MAY WANT TO READ MORE ABOUT HOTEL BLISS:
SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?
THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION, HOW DO I MEET BI-GIRLS?
THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION, HOW DO I MEET BI-GIRLS? PART TWO
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BLISS IS ATTENDING THE NYC PRIDE PARADE. WHO ELSE WILL BE IN THE VILLAGE SHOWING THEIR BI-PRIDE???
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Chit Chattin’ in the Hotel Bliss Laundry Room

Aloha Ladies,

I am thrilled to announce the newest addition to Hotel Bliss…drumroll….
The Laundry Room!

Myself and the lovely Miss Shocka designed and built a beautiful room for us ladies to chat! I wanna say thank you to the brilliant Shocka who took my Photoshop documented rough draft and ran with it. Perfecto! And I don’t use that word loosely, do I Bliss?

I started noticing that there were many of us online at the same time. I thought how nice it would be to talk in real time! Maybe get to know some of you a little more personally?! Now we can do just that from the privacy of our Hotel Bliss!

How, you ask? Just like this…

1. From your ‘Home’ page click on ‘chat in the laundry room’ under ‘post on the guest blog’
2. You may have to download the chat tool. You may not! I didn’t have to.
3. Login with whatever username you want!
4. You’re in! Start typing away in the bottom shaded box, to the left of send.
5. You can use the ‘return’ button on your keyboard for ’send’ as well.

Another fun option is a private chat. You can do that by double clicking on the girl’s name whom you wanna privately chat with in the right hand column.
A pop out chat box will happen and you’re off!

Wanna navigate away from the chat room, but not miss any messages? Click the ‘float and dock’ button on the bottom menu to the right of the speaker button and the left of the question mark button. This makes the chat box pop out of your browser and live in separate window. So now you can cruise around the net and have your conversation in a nice tidy box wherever you like.

Wanna make a ‘crack the whip’ sound and hear it? First click on the speaker button to allow sound. Next, click on the music note and double click on one of the sound effects. Press send, and there it is! Hear it? coooool.

My hopes are, as the Hotel grows, we can host events. Maybe q&a with authors and artisans? Lots of possibilities here. Wanna get to know that foxy girl whose photos you have been drooling over in the Penthouse? Make a date with her in the Laundry Room! Could be fun!

Let me know what you think ladies. Any suggestions? Questions? Just send me an email. I’m on everyday and LOVE/ need the feedback.

xoxoxox,
Jungle Jane

THE NEW AND IMPROVED HOTEL BLISS BLOG EDITOR

Darling Bliss Girls,

Christian our brilliant programmer finally found the bug that was disrupting our new blog editor and it is FIXED!

We still recommend that if you are writing a long, detailed blog to make sure to save it to Word or another program and copy and paste it into the editor, just in case. Plus, to protect your privacy, Hotel Bliss does log you out automatically if you have not “used” the site. So protect your work and always save it so you do not lose any of your creative inspirations.

I ALSO HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMEND HITTING THE SAVE BUTTON BEFORE YOU HIT PUBLISH. FOR SOME REASON, IT WILL BE SAVED, YOU CAN STILL EDIT IT IF YOU WANT, AND YOU WILL KNOW IT HAS BEEN SAVED ON THE HOTEL BLISS SERVER.

Just so you know, here are some key functions below to make your blog look nicer:

If you want to BOLD your type, just click the B and type, or highlight what you would like to bold, then click the B. Click it again to turn it off.

If you want to ITALICIZE your type, just click the I and type, or highlight what you would like to italicize and click the I. Click it again to turn it off.

If you want to UNDERLINE your type, just click the U and type, or highlight what you would like to italicize and click the U. Click it again to turn it off.

If you want to STRIKE-THROUGH your type, just click the ABC and type, or highlight what you would like to italicize and click the ABC. Click it again to turn it off.

Those lines next to the ABC allow you to choose left, center, right or justify alignment for your paragraphs.

Below the I is the bulletin button to make a list

• look
• like
• this

Want to make a numerical list? Click on the 1,2,3 button and it will make a list

1. that
2. looks
3. like this.

To add a picture, click on the little tree picture. Make sure to have a photo URL to add. Don’t know how to get a photo URL? CLICK HERE and read my blog “HOW TO ADD PICTURES TO YOUR HOTEL ROOM”. The process for getting a free photo hosting account is there.

Want to add a link? First type what you want to become a link. (I often type “CLICK HERE” before I add the link, but you can type whatever you want to become a link.) Highlight the words and you will notice the little chain icon becomes active. Click on the chain and insert the URL address you want that link to connect to. Click on the broken link to disable the link.

There are more things you can do, but that is a basic overview.

Hope to read many more blog posts now that it is working!

XOXOXOXOXO

BLISS WARRIOR

“The Girl”

Before the story, some background information:

I was raised in a very strict fundamental Christian family, and was home schooled all of my “growing up” years. All things not strictly following the laws laid down by our church or the Bible were to be dealt with immediately and harshly. Obviously, this included bisexuality. Guess I’m outta luck!

Her name was Emilie, and I was in love. She was “The Girl” – the one that made me realize my blessing and my curse, the one that brought everything into focus just for a little while. I adored her. We had met through a mutual friend at church, and there was instantly a connection. There was so much to like! She was outrageous, blasphemous, daring – everything I wasn’t allowed to be.

I was 13 at the time, and was just becoming aware of my sexuality. As a young girl, I had no real idea what the difference was between a boy and a girl, and to be honest, I didn’t care. Isn’t that the way everybody is as a little kid? By this time, I think part of me knew I liked girls more than boys, but I was trying so hard to be the good girl, the one that my mom could be proud of (i.e. …not bisexual!), that I stifled my feelings for girls and instead went crazy for boys- but that story is for another time. Back to Emilie.

We instantly bonded and became fast friends over a single summer. We shared everything – all our girl secrets, our clothes, our lives, really. We even pretended like we were lesbians (to make the guys jealous, was our logic). Eventually, I became comfortable enough with her to share the one secret I’d kept.

I was going to spend the night at her house that evening, and was ready – even excited - to tell her. That evening was a tumultuous affair… I eventually did tell her, and she told me she was too. What terrific things I was told that night. We were made for each other; this was right, she loved me so much and had been dying to tell me. I was delighted! I had found a true confidant, and perhaps something more (in my innocence, I really wasn’t sure what more there could be, but I was sure there was something). We didn’t do anything sexually that night; we just enjoyed one another’s company and I fell even more in love. There was so much to explore with her, I couldn’t get over the depths of her personality.

About a week after I told her, we still hadn’t talked about it – which seemed a little odd. She had invited me up to her house again that weekend, and I was excited for “us time.” When I got there, she seemed so excited to see me. She even greeted me with a kiss on the lips, which was a first. We talked, watched movies, gossiped; it was just like always. The next morning, I said goodbye, still without a word about our supposed similarities in the sexual orientation department.

A few days later, she called me to tell me she wouldn’t be my friend anymore – a childish thing to do, in hindsight, but it broke my heart. She told me she didn’t really love me. She was scared of what I could make her become. I thought she was kidding. I could understand it if she’d just realized she wasn’t bi and didn’t want anything more than friendship to come of our relationship, I could even understand if she was nervous and wanted time to think. But she didn’t love me? We couldn’t be friends?

From then on, we saw each other a few times in passing – I by myself, the loner, she her true, bubbly and vivacious self, always surrounded by a half dozen or so adoring fans. On the occasions we saw each other, she would either go out of her way to avoid me or come right up to be and be so rude. It was ironic; the traits I loved most about her, her daring, her zest for everything, even her cruelty, were the things that hurt me so deeply after our short friendship ended.

Did I get over her? Yes. Have I moved on? Yes. Does it still hurt? Most certainly yes. For a long time after her, I never told anyone else my secret. I reverted back to pretending it didn’t exist – pretending I was normal. Eventually, I felt safe enough to tell again…but that story is for another time as well, maybe soon.

In all honesty, it wasn’t until the amazingly brilliant and talented Bliss Warrior befriended me on myspace that I was able to face my personal fears about bisexuality and embrace the beautiful being that I truly am.

I am still terrified of “straight” girls, though. I am constantly worrying about their every thought – do they really like me? Friends? More? Love? Nope, guess not.

To this day, I find it nearly impossible to hit on a girl; even in a bi and gay friendly atmosphere, I am nervous that I am going to find someone who gets me, only to realize they don’t, they were just pretending. Since Bliss Warrior, all that has begun to change. Every day is a new step towards what I desire to be, and every step is an exciting new adventure. Who will I meet this day? If I allow myself to be swept away, where will it take me? Now that Hotel Bliss is here, I know I have the community to fall back on, the support system I needed before I would be willing to jump. Thank you to all the wonderful girls on this site – may it bring all of you courage to take whatever steps you’ve been afraid of most. No matter what, know that we all are here, behind you, pulling you up when you fall, embracing you when you need love, sharing our hearts with you as you share yours with us.

That’s all for now…check back later for the next chapter in the life of me: The Lesbians Attack! 

Until then, my love to all of you!

Sybaritic

Coming out of the Compliment Closet

I’m carrying a pile of dirty plates into the dish area at the restaurant and a group of girls I work with are blocking my way. One of my male coworkers grabs two plates from me, “Let me get this for you.” After I set the rest down, the girls are still talking. I overhear them complaining about another girl we work with who is on the floor talking to a table. When the girl walks in, the others fall silent. It’s always like this; there is always one girl who is on the bad side of the rest for the week.

In college, I learned that girls are socialized to cooperate. Our childhood games, like playing house, are collaborative and involve reaching compromises. We are taught to be social and nurturing. My professors may be satisfied with that description of female behavior, but my coworkers and my high school friends tell a far different tale. When we grow out of pigtails, we enter a world in which competition vies with cooperation in the form of temporary alliances and enmity.

I brought this up to ask a simple question: when was the last time another woman complimented you? When was the last time a woman looked you in the eye and sincerely admitted to admiring something about you? When was the last time you complimented another woman? When was the last time you did it without comparing yourself to them (i.e. I wish I had such smooth skin as you do)?

I love to notice details about women. How the shade of a blouse brings out the color of her eyes, how lovely the necklace she’s wearing is, how silky her hair looks, how sensual her perfume is. I notice how graceful she moves, the notes of her laughter, the shape of her hips. Yet somehow, giving a simple compliment feels taboo. Even with your closest friends. It feels almost like too much intimacy; that I am showing a weakness or baring my heart.

How many of us only hear negative comments from other women? How does this help our self esteem? How does this help us empower one another? How can we have any sort of sisterhood when we have nothing good to say to one another?

How do we break away from this?

It’s time we invest in our self esteem enough to allow ourselves to like other women without fear that we will like ourselves less.

It’s time to come out of the “Compliment Closet” and stop being afraid of saying nice things to other women. We’re afraid they’ll think we’re coming on to them or we’re weird. We’re afraid of rejection or of our own words being used against us, but something has got to change.

I urge you to compliment one another sincerely. If you don’t feel it, then don’t say it, but if you think the shade she dyed her hair is amazing, say so. If you find yourself admiring her strength or passion, say so. Don’t be afraid of seeming silly. The genuine smile that lights her face is worth the risk.

Try to find something nice to say about every woman you meet. You don’t have to constantly be saying it out loud, but keep it in mind. You may assume your friends know you like them. It may be that they don’t know that you think that they are a great friend. Or maybe they just want to hear it. Tell them how lovely they are and how much you appreciate them. The positivity that you radiate will be reciprocated.

I say this as much for my benefit as for yours, and I am so grateful I now have a community like Hotel Bliss that exudes such positivity and admiration for one another. I hope we can maintain that attitude as we grow. I get perverse pleasure from quoting a Puritan but we are a city upon a hill. You ladies are shining examples for me and for others, so let’s show how wonderful, uplifting, creative, beautiful, and ethical bi girls can be.

No, you can’t watch!

I had just started dating someone, when I made a big mistake. I mentioned my ex girlfriend. You could see the wheels in his mind crashing to a grinding halt. I blushed in the silence and said, “I’m bi…..” Then I added, “But I don’t do threesomes!”

His answer, “Well then, what’s the point?”

I rarely get a negative response from a man for being openly bisexual. This response really struck me. It reminds me of another, more common response: “Can I watch?”

I don’t do threesomes, and no you can’t watch. And so, the appeal of my bisexuality is lost completely on most men.

Sometimes it’s hard being a bisexual woman. We are seen as promiscuous, attention-starved means for men to live out their fantasies of two girls at once. We are seen as dishonest and that we have it “easy” because we can “masquerade” as straight and don’t have people railing against a bisexual agenda. Yet let me tell you, when a man sees no point and no beauty in your bisexuality because it isn’t serving his own sexual needs, it can make you question the point of it all and whether bisexual women have it all that “easy”.

I’m bisexual, but that doesn’t mean I am incapable of devoting myself to one person.

I’m bisexual but that doesn’t mean I want my intimate moments with the man or woman I choose to love to be put on display for someone else.

If only he knew then how much his comment had hurt me. And how often I heard it echoed in the responses of other men.

That is part of the appeal of joining a website like Hotel Bliss. Instead of having your sexuality treated like a tool for other men, it is celebrated and enshrined for what it is by other women who have been made to feel as isolated and objectified as you, yourself, have felt at times. You are not alone and you are not an object. The beauty and openness you show by being bisexual is amazing. We need more ethical, honest, lovely bi-girls like yourselves in the world.

HOW TO CHANGE YOUR USER NAME

At anytime, you may change your user name to anything you want.

To change your name, first go to your Hotel Bliss control page.

Next to your profile picture, you will see Account Settings.

When you click on Account Settings, the first box you will see is Change Your Display Name. It looks like this:

Enter your new Display Name and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click SAVE.

Your new Display Name should now work.

XOXOXOXOXOXO

BLISS WARRIOR

HOW TO ADD PICTURES TO YOUR HOTEL ROOM

At Hotel Bliss, bi-girls and bi-friendly girls get to know you by visiting your Hotel Room. By using the profile editor, you can add text and change the colors of your room. One thing that you may not know, is you can decorate your hotel room with pictures and this blog will show you how.

1. CREATE A FREE PHOTO HOSTING ACCOUNT ON FLICKR.COM

2. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A YAHOO ADDRESS, CLICK ON THE LINK TO SIGN UP BELOW THE LOG IN BOX.

3. SIGN INTO FLICKR.COM AND THIS WINDOW WILL APPEAR.

4. CLICK ON UPLOAD YOUR FIRST PHOTO. NOW YOU CAN UPLOAD THE IMAGES YOU WANT TO DECORATE YOUR ROOM WITH.

5. ONCE YOUR PHOTOS ARE UPLOADED, CLICK ON THE IMAGE YOU WANT TO ADD TO YOUR ROOM. ABOVE THE IMAGE, YOU WILL SEE A LINK CALLED “ALL SIZES”. CLICK ON “ALL SIZES” TO SEE THE DIFFERENT SIZES YOUR IMAGE WILL BE ON YOUR PAGE.

6. PICK THE IMAGE SIZE YOU WANT. IN THIS EXAMPLE, WE PICKED THE MEDIUM SIZE.

7. UNDER THE IMAGE IT SAYS, COPY AND PASTE THIS HTML INTO YOUR WEBPAGE. COPY THE CODE AND GO BACK TO YOUR HOTEL BLISS PROFILE EDITOR.

8. IN YOUR PROFILE EDITOR, YOU CAN ADD IMAGES TO ANY OF THE PROFILE BOXES. JUST PAST THE HTML CODE FROM FLICKR.COM INTO THE BOX, LIKE THIS:

9. SAVE YOUR PROFILE AND THEN CLICK VIEW PROFILE. YOUR HOTEL ROOM WILL NOW HAVE PICTURES AND LOOK LIKE THIS:

REMEMBER: YOU CAN ADD AS MANY IMAGES TO YOUR ROOM AS YOU WANT.
ENJOY! BE CREATIVE! HAVE FUN!
IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER DESIGN TIPS OR PROBLEMS, COMMENT BACK HERE.
XOXOXOXO
BLISS WARRIOR

BLISS WARRIOR’S GUIDE TO A QUICK, PRETTY PROFILE

To make it easy for you to get started at Hotel Bliss, we have created some sample profile pages. If you like them, simply copy our codes into your profile editor.

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PURPLE PASSION PARTY

Profile Background: Magenta

Module Background Color: 3E0E37

Text Color: F470E9

Link Color: D91B9D

Header’s Color: F322C9

Font for profile: Verdana

Button Color: FEB0EB

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LOVE IN LAVENDER

Profile Background: Lavender

Module Background Color: FEC1EF

Text Color: 660099

Link Color: FF00CC

Header’s Color: FF00CC

Font for profile: Georgia

Button Color: FE83DE

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CRAZY FOR CRANBERRY

Profile Background: Light Pink

Module Background Color: 99144c

Text Color: FFFFFF

Link Color: FAAAEA

Header’s Color: FAAAEA

Font for profile: Arial

Button Color: 871A93

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PURPLE AND PINK POSIES

Profile Background: Blue & Purple

Module Background Color: D580FE

Text Color: 24006B

Link Color: 600236

Header’s Color: 24006B

Font for profile: Courier New

Button Color: F96EBB

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BLUEBERRY BEAUTY

Profile Background: Dark Blue

Module Background Color: 291984

Text Color: FFFFFF

Link Color: D3CBFE

Header’s Color: A798FE

Font for profile: Verdana

Button Color: 150D40

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SKY BLUE MAGIC

Profile Background: Light Blue

Module Background Color: B6CAF6

Text Color: 260844

Link Color: 4F108D

Header’s Color: 4F108D

Font for profile: Comic Sans Serif

Button Color: FFFFFF

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SUNSHINE & NO SHADOWS

Profile Background: Yellow

Module Background Color: EEFA95

Text Color: 040E93

Link Color: CD7A05

Header’s Color: 040E93

Font for profile: Times New Roman

Button Color: FFFFFF

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RAVISHINGLY RUSTIC

Profile Background: Sepia

Module Background Color: 852505

Text Color: F5DA60

Link Color: CD7A05

Header’s Color: F5DA60

Font for profile: Trebuchet

Button Color: 4E0903

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THE NEON NIGHTS OF 1985

Profile Background: Purple

Module Background Color: 000000

Text Color: F5DA60

Link Color: 22E8F3

Header’s Color: F322C9

Font for profile: Verdana
Button Color: F322C9

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MADE A GORGEOUS PROFILE PAGE?
COMMENT BELOW AND SHARE YOUR PROFILE WITH OTHER BLISS WARRIORS!

To make a picture of the profile on your screen on a MAC, click apple + shift + 4.
A cursor will appear.
Place the cursor on the top left corner and while holding the mouse button, drag it until the picture you want to see is highlighted.
Release the cursor and a picture of your screen will appear on your desktop.

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