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Welcome to the Orgasm of the Week! I'm psyched to say that in this column I'll be trying out sex toys and sex tips, taking notes and letting you all know how it goes.

So's you know who you're dealing with: I'm experienced but no expert. I know my way around a sex-toy drawer, but I'm often overwhelmed when I go to a sex shop: all the colorful silicone shapes, ridged vibrators, other customers and those goofy smiling dolphin faces. Who wants a dolphin face down there?

Click here to read more about Sadie's favorite vibes.

My first unofficial sex toy was a lavender vibrating pen I got when I was about 10. It was regular height but funnel-shaped, with a weight at the top that spun around and made your writing squiggly. Something in my perverted pre-adolescent brain knew it was well-suited for solo fun when I was too old to play doctor.

My first official sex toy was a purple jelly vibrator that my high-school boyfriend gave me on an ill-timed occasion: a birthday after we'd broken up. Despite its dubious origins, it's served me well over the years.

In my 28 years, I've learned that masturbation cures boredom better than watching TV and puts me to sleep more soundly than a glass of wine. Trying new things with my partner makes me shy, but is almost always a good thing. And a perfectly placed vibrator is an awesome, stupendous thing.

In this column, I hope to have some amazing orgasms, try some weird sex tips and get inappropriately turned on. Nice to meet you.

Sadie Faye reviews sex advice and products each week on Lemondrop. Got orgasm questions? Is there a product or technique you've been curious about but want someone to try out first? Ask in the comments or e-mail her.