Monday, June 23, 2008

Leather Pride Weekend

Ahh, Leather Pride weekend.... where do i even start? The week was
really awful. i felt like crap (fighting a cold, maybe?) my broken toe
sucks major butt, Master was a terrible monster all week (which He
admits, so i am not speaking out of turn!) and there are some annoying
work issues going on. So, overall, i would have rather spent the
weekend in bed, feeling sorry for my self.


Hiding in bed was not an option, so i put on my game face and
ventured out with Master. i got permission to wear the fantastic
uniform that i was gifted in Dallas. It was a huge hit and i think i
pulled it off well - sweaty but well. (After all, it's June, the Jacket
is heavy and i'm going thru a cycle of hot flashes. Sweaty gal!) i got
to spend some time re-connecting with 2 gentlemen who i would like to
spend more time with. One i've played with before and need to again.
The other i've never played with but the flirting is hot and heavy - i
think he'd be loverly to spend some time with. As the schedule is
lightening up and travel is more local, i think i'll be making some
plans with them.


So, then we head out after LPN to another location and i got to see
the person who just absolutely gets my panties in a twist. Yeah, that
person. Master was so with me and backing me up to stick to my guns and
i held fast, not turning in to a gibbering idiot. It was delicious to
watch them spot me in the crowd, stand stock still and then run away -
only to circle around a few more times trying to figure out how to
approach me. It ended up being a sneak attack, fingers caressing the
back of my neck, ruffling my hair from behind. (smart person, this one
- i once let them in on that being a weakness of mine when they did it
and it was used against me!) Yeah, so.... i stood up straight and
accepted whatever stammered apologies came my way. Later, when Master
and left, i made sure to say good night and return the favor of a
caress in the dark. However, when all was said and done... very
unsatisfying. It was delightfully interesting using the beautiful uniform
as a weapon, a torture device with someone who clearly has a fetish for
that kind of thing. *grin* But better than that was the time spent with
my friends and Master, smoking cigars in the clear night air, enjoying
the Solstice with my loved ones. Knowing that my brothers were keeping
an eye on me.


Sunday... well, Sunday was again spent with my loved ones but also
in the *brief* company of That One. Ugh, you know, it's amazing how
some one can have the body of an adult and still have the mind of an
adolescent. i'm lucky though to have a Master who desires my company
and after this weekend, enough offers for play, play dates, and just
plain old loverly dates that i'm not too hurt. Well, no... that's not
true. i *am* hurt. (scuffs her toe on the ground) Why is sex & relationships so
freakin' complicated? Why don't they teach this stuff in school?


Overall review of the weekend: i got to spend time with JC &
Sinn from Nekked building a friendship, i got to *finally* spend a
little more time with Double Dragon Dave (grin) and Ray, both of whom i
like a lot but don't get to talk to as often as i'd like. i got to
pretend to meet Terrance for the first time at least 55 times, i got to
meet a fantastic man from Idaho, i stayed connected to Atlanta, i met a
wonderful slave now living in DC, i had a random beautiful stranger
tell me that our website is great and has made a difference in his life
(what!), and one poopie experience with a dork. So, my weekend was
wonderful. Capped off by a rainbow over the street fair. i am blessed!

Friday, June 20, 2008

Atlanta, my toe and a wallet

i had a blast in Atlanta. So much fun getting to know Sir Nick & slave kathleen. i usually take a while to warm up to people and start talking sassy but for some reason, i just took to these guys like a Fred to a countertop. (ok, duck to water for those of you not in the know!)

Came home, promptly had Taybor break my toe for me. (usually he drops his empty food bowl on my foot. This time he brought me his food scoop which i decided would be good to wear as a shoe so i could skate across the floor and crash in to the wall. Yeah... nice)

Then some scumbag stole Master's wallet from His gym locker yesterday. (along with 6 other wallets from other people!) Like all that isn't bad enough, they also got his free oil change card from our car dealership. Son's of bees! Angry isn't even to word for it. i've rarely felt so useless as i did last night. There wasn't any comfort i could give (or that was wanted) so i just hid out in my studio, feeling like crap. Funny, although Master wasn't raving or being mean, the dogs stayed away from Him too. They pick up that anger vibe, i guess.

It looks like all will turn out well. Credit cards canceled in time, no damage done to the bank accounts... Drivers license replaced quickly today and Master called the car dealer with His tale of woe and they came though for Him and will still do the oil change for free! Go Saturn!

Tonight we're going out with some new friends to talk about music and give them any tips we have towards getting them a recording contract/better tours/success/fame/money/glory.... i look forward to getting to know them better.

Leather Pride Night tomorrow, Folsom East on Sunday....i should be happier about those things but i really just want to stay home with a pillow over my head. Maybe if i get some quality time with some of my beloved Peeps i'll feel happier. i hope....

Oh, yeah... Happy Solstice!

Weird gay news?

OK, so i saw this on our local NBC affiliate website.
Here's a screen shot of the website with the thing that bothered me:

















i was pretty horrified by this story being classified under "weird news". So i wrote brief email of complaint. As you can see, although there's an admission of an error being made, there's really not an apology. Feel free, intrepid readers, to email Mr Scott himself.

Here's what i wrote:
Hello:

I'd love an explanation as to why Gay Marriage in California was listed under "weird news"... Is this in the same category as a free-roaming alligator terrorizing the neighborhood? Or lucky dog in a trash compactor? I don't think so and I for one find it offensive. There's nothing "weird" about it. Shame on you!

Here's his response:

Thanks for the email! That was an accidental mistake on my part.
Jim Scott
Senior Editor, WNBC.com

And here's his email address: James.Scott@nbcuni.com

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

time flies...

Oy... where *does* the time go? How did it get to be the middle of June already? i feel like i've been moving in fits and starts, getting nothing accomplished. If it wasn't for my "to-do-list" that Master gives me, with all the things that i *must* get done, i swear i got nothing done. But since i have to cross off each task as i go along, i know i'm getting things done. After all, we've gotten another class written so i must be doing something, right?
i've been spending some time contemplating whether or not my new thyroid meds are doing anything for me. i was on Levoxyl for years, never felt a change, still tired and crappy all the time. With the Synthroid... well, the weirdest thing i've noticed is i think my vision is clearer. What? Yeah, weird i know. Other than a few very minor heart palpations the first few days (and probably only because the dr. said i'd have them!) i've had no negative reactions. But i still don't feel all that different. Maybe i expect too much, but i'd like to not feel so darn tired all the time. Maybe everyone is exhausted all the time and never mentions it.Either way, i'm only on half the dose i should be until i get another check up... which is *after* the biopsy.

Tonight, finish packing. Tomorrow, Atlanta for SELF. Getting to spend some time with some Quality Peoples! Hurray! :-) and perhaps some good Jamaican food at Miss Julies (sweet tea in the South!) and brunch at Sweet Melissa's! For some reason the trip to Atlanta revolves around food. i love the location of this event, everything is easy walking distance (and by everything i mean good restaurants!) so there's not this tummult of trying to find someone who's rented a car so we can drive to the super walmart so i can buy cheese and eat in the room! Ack!

Post trip, i'm looking forward to getting some art time in so i can practice what i learned at Art & Soul. We also have a dinner date planned with some new friends (ahh, musicians! Feed my music starved mind!) and i'm going to invite my self over to another new friends house to see his new puppy. (you hear that? yeah, i'm comming over!) *grin*