Posted to Fet and taken down but saved for posterity....
Let me preface this by saying one thing. What happened last night was my fault for not speaking up at the time. My fault for letting it get out of hand.
Howfuckingever.... It was also completely unacceptable.
Lets get something straight. First and foremost. Just because I'm not beating someone's ass, just because i'm not making the other person ooze sexy juices, just because there's not blood splurting all over the place....
DOES NOT MEAN THAT TO ME THAT WHEN I'M BOOTBLACKING I DON'T SPACE.
Does that mean its a scene? That's your call, I fucking hate labels ... but when ... in the middle of me working on someone's boots, I have to stop and tell everyone to shut up because I can't have a conversation with a girl sitting down trying to learn from me, just a few feet from where I am - a line has been crossed.
I appreciate that everyone likes to be in the room with me when I'm blacking and I absolutely do not want anyone to think they are unwelcome.
*I LOVE it when people WATCH me black ....*
However, here's the fucking caveat. If you're not talking about what I'm doing, If you're not talking about leather, and if you're not talking to ME.....
DO NOT COME IN MY FUCKING ROOM. And yes, when I'm in there, with someone in MY chair its MY room. The second I leave, that's different.
Second, When I'm cleaning up my kit.... the same applies. There's a reason I go into a room and I do not do it in the social area.
So consider this your warning. Next time, I will get ugly, I will ask you to leave. Either come in, and quietly watch, come in ask questions, come in and appreciate what I'm doing ... or go out in the social area.
And yes, it fucked with my headspace. Yes, when I was done I was so pissed off I had to rant to someone who would listen. No, for those in there last night, an apology is not necessary as I realize there were a *LOT* of you.
Just do me one favor. Learn from this and don't do it again.
Howfuckingever.... It was also completely unacceptable.
Lets get something straight. First and foremost. Just because I'm not beating someone's ass, just because i'm not making the other person ooze sexy juices, just because there's not blood splurting all over the place....
DOES NOT MEAN THAT TO ME THAT WHEN I'M BOOTBLACKING I DON'T SPACE.
Does that mean its a scene? That's your call, I fucking hate labels ... but when ... in the middle of me working on someone's boots, I have to stop and tell everyone to shut up because I can't have a conversation with a girl sitting down trying to learn from me, just a few feet from where I am - a line has been crossed.
I appreciate that everyone likes to be in the room with me when I'm blacking and I absolutely do not want anyone to think they are unwelcome.
*I LOVE it when people WATCH me black ....*
However, here's the fucking caveat. If you're not talking about what I'm doing, If you're not talking about leather, and if you're not talking to ME.....
DO NOT COME IN MY FUCKING ROOM. And yes, when I'm in there, with someone in MY chair its MY room. The second I leave, that's different.
Second, When I'm cleaning up my kit.... the same applies. There's a reason I go into a room and I do not do it in the social area.
So consider this your warning. Next time, I will get ugly, I will ask you to leave. Either come in, and quietly watch, come in ask questions, come in and appreciate what I'm doing ... or go out in the social area.
And yes, it fucked with my headspace. Yes, when I was done I was so pissed off I had to rant to someone who would listen. No, for those in there last night, an apology is not necessary as I realize there were a *LOT* of you.
Just do me one favor. Learn from this and don't do it again.