Camp post
This year's Dark Odyssey may have been the best I've ever been to. Great schedule, great classes, great events. More sex, all over camp. No mosquitoes. Oink Cabin rocked. Best cabin at Camp! Lousy weather and lousy food. It was also one of the most stressful D.O.s for me. I went on Tuesday and stayed until Monday. Due to the constraints of her new job, wolf_cub was unable to take the usual long vacation required to work the full staff shift. wolf_cub and adorable_man left NYC right after work and arrived at Camp during the last minutes of Friday night and left before dinner and Camp Awards on Sunday. It was so weird to set up and tear down Sex-O-Rama (SOR) and Cirkus Erotikus without her by my side. It was weird doing anything that we usually do together. I was fortunate to have two extremely capable, intelligent and dedicated people to help me through this event. One was sparkytheboy, and the other, on loan to me for a week, was tatsumi_girl.
And it wasn't just wolf_cub. Many key people didn't come to camp this year. I'm not going to point them out. But their absence was very noticeable; their spirit contributes greatly to the mood and energy of Camp. They were missed. And other people came late and left early!
Once again, I was working a freelance gig with an insane deadline through the weekend and up to the day before departure. Packing was frenzied. Bought a folding shelf unit and a folding clothes dryer for the trip. Both were extremely useful. sparkytheboy shows up a tad late on Tues. I'm 90 min behind schedule when we load the car and take off.
sparkytheboy and I are both embroiled in personal and unrelated drama before we leave for camp; our own personal dark clouds involving our separate, primary relationships. This factor will haunt us both throughout the span of time that we're at Camp.
Our drive was uneventful. Pit stop at a really good cigar store in NJ. Arrive at camp and SOR is already being erected. ass_whisperer and 3dogcircus have a big jump on things and their hard work sped up the entire process and helped fill in some of the gaps for me. Thank you two for all the help. We literally get out of the car and start working. Work until dinner, then back and do some more. I think it was after 11pm when we cut off and staggered to our cabin. sparkytheboy was in his bed and I still had to set up mine. I think I went to bed after 1am. It was really cold that night and I discovered that my electric blanket never survived the gentle hand-wash I gave it after Leather Retreat. I froze my ass that night.
A few travelers had car trouble coming to camp. The dungeon trailer was heavily affected by this curse and was delayed in arriving. The freed-up dungeon crew helped us get SOR up fast. sparkytheboy is a hard worker and a trooper but neither he nor tatsumi_girl had ever been to camp before and they were getting the lay of the land as they were working. tatsumi_girl arrived mid-afternoon. SOR was mostly finished by that night and that's when I got a chance to unpack a little. Went ton an excursion to the local Super-Walmart. That took a few hours. Got a replacement electric blanket. I think that's the night sparkytheboy was taken out of action with a migraine. I tip-toed out of the room and went to hunt down some medicine for him. By the time I found some (thanks to the kind and generous kmorris1177), sparkytheboy was already asleep. There was no further unpacking or cabin set-up that night.
Our cabin was finally prepped for habitation and we set up and decorated. It rained. It rained from Tuesday night until Saturday morning. It wasn't awful. But I never got to go into the pool. It was too soggy for bonfires. Cruising the Woods was discouraged by mud and chilly wetness. And it was harder to extricate out of a funk when there is no sunshine.
I went to a couple of classes on Friday. It wasn't raining during Cirkus Eroticus. That event was very fun and it seemed to be well-received. I was tense and nervous. People were great. The "audience" stepped up to try things like fire play, knife play, and even stun gun play! I couldn't believe that! Quite a few brave people actually wanted to try getting shocked with 100,00 volts of electricity. Just to try it. Wow!
It was a very sexy Cirkus. Kundalini Kash was given to folks who stepped into the rings to try things. There was also a clown. A naughty, lascivious, licentious, lewd, lecherous and depraved clown. She would say things that I wouldn't repeat here on LiveJournal. And she'd lift up her skirt. And people would do things. For money. For fun. wolf_cub didn't get to see any of it. That breaks my heart. She would've loved it so much.
After that, The Hawaiian Luau party was in full swing, and I mean swing. That was fun, too, though I didn't stay too long. sirkenandsubg throw a kick-ass party. We were cabin mates. I never got a chance to play with them. I was all set, too.
Then wolf_cub and adorable_man arrived, in time for midnite-snack. But by then, I had lost all my perkiness and my ears were drooping. I was struggling not to let that mood take me over.
Saturday is a blur. I remember sparkytheboy spending much of the day doing laundry. Sunday, too. I went to a couple of classes instead of taking a badly needed nap. wolf_cub and I had some intense moments of bonding and reconnecting. It was good to do that. I don't want to feel disconnected from her and she made the effort to initiate a narrowing of the gap. I remember an abbreviated attendance at the informal Cigar and Chocolate Party. I had to run and coordinate volunteer helpers do the last minute fluffing of SOR minutes before showtime, so I couldn't stay. I totally missed the Dark Odyssey Sex Idol Competition. The Garden of Carnal Delights @ SOR was a hit again. Strangers and friends thanked us the next day for engineering that fantasy space. People get cold feet just before it opens. I've been telling friends that I feel that The Garden of Carnal Delights is edge-play without any techniques or tools or toys. It all mental. I was able to relax a little and play a bit. I'd played here and there before that too. I experienced my first play ever with sparkytheboy in the dungeon. And I got to try some stuff with tatsumi_girl. Oddly, I didn't cum once during the entire time I was at camp. But I still had fun. I didn't play with wolf_cub at all during the 42 hours that she was there.
Sunday was a gorgeous day and our lightest day, work-wise. Except for sparkytheboy in the laundry room. I went to bbjim and sweetambiguity's Heavy Impact Play class. adorable_man and wolf_cub packed up their stuff. They initially seemed like they'd be there for dinner and the Awards, but plans changed abruptly and they said their good-byes. I didn't need to be able to taste that food anyway. sparkytheboy and tatsumi_girl both won awards. Our cabin raked in the most awards.
Monday was another pretty day. We worked to tear down everything. I think we were among of the last to leave. I was so tired, I nodded at least 2x while driving home in daylight. That's when I asked sparkytheboy to hand me the caffeine gum and all was back to normal. I dropped him off in Chinatown with cab money to get over the bridge. wolf_cub helps me unload the car. I return said car to the rental place. Home, eat, bathe, sleep. Working the next day. Still haven't unpacked anything.
Looking back, I feel, again, that I didn't spend enough time with people I wanted to spend time with. I didn't get to play with all the people that I wanted to play with. I did get a chance to have some brief but intense conversations with people and strengthened some connections.
I doubt if sparkytheboy will ever go to Camp again. I wonder if he'll even approach the state of Maryland again. And tatsumi_girl seems satisfied with having had the experience and may not feel compelled to do it again, at least not as staff. I totally appreciate their presence and assistance at Camp. I couldn't have picked better people. Without them, I wouldn't have been able to do what I needed to do. Thank you both.
And it wasn't just wolf_cub. Many key people didn't come to camp this year. I'm not going to point them out. But their absence was very noticeable; their spirit contributes greatly to the mood and energy of Camp. They were missed. And other people came late and left early!
Once again, I was working a freelance gig with an insane deadline through the weekend and up to the day before departure. Packing was frenzied. Bought a folding shelf unit and a folding clothes dryer for the trip. Both were extremely useful. sparkytheboy shows up a tad late on Tues. I'm 90 min behind schedule when we load the car and take off.
sparkytheboy and I are both embroiled in personal and unrelated drama before we leave for camp; our own personal dark clouds involving our separate, primary relationships. This factor will haunt us both throughout the span of time that we're at Camp.
Our drive was uneventful. Pit stop at a really good cigar store in NJ. Arrive at camp and SOR is already being erected. ass_whisperer and 3dogcircus have a big jump on things and their hard work sped up the entire process and helped fill in some of the gaps for me. Thank you two for all the help. We literally get out of the car and start working. Work until dinner, then back and do some more. I think it was after 11pm when we cut off and staggered to our cabin. sparkytheboy was in his bed and I still had to set up mine. I think I went to bed after 1am. It was really cold that night and I discovered that my electric blanket never survived the gentle hand-wash I gave it after Leather Retreat. I froze my ass that night.
A few travelers had car trouble coming to camp. The dungeon trailer was heavily affected by this curse and was delayed in arriving. The freed-up dungeon crew helped us get SOR up fast. sparkytheboy is a hard worker and a trooper but neither he nor tatsumi_girl had ever been to camp before and they were getting the lay of the land as they were working. tatsumi_girl arrived mid-afternoon. SOR was mostly finished by that night and that's when I got a chance to unpack a little. Went ton an excursion to the local Super-Walmart. That took a few hours. Got a replacement electric blanket. I think that's the night sparkytheboy was taken out of action with a migraine. I tip-toed out of the room and went to hunt down some medicine for him. By the time I found some (thanks to the kind and generous kmorris1177), sparkytheboy was already asleep. There was no further unpacking or cabin set-up that night.
Our cabin was finally prepped for habitation and we set up and decorated. It rained. It rained from Tuesday night until Saturday morning. It wasn't awful. But I never got to go into the pool. It was too soggy for bonfires. Cruising the Woods was discouraged by mud and chilly wetness. And it was harder to extricate out of a funk when there is no sunshine.
I went to a couple of classes on Friday. It wasn't raining during Cirkus Eroticus. That event was very fun and it seemed to be well-received. I was tense and nervous. People were great. The "audience" stepped up to try things like fire play, knife play, and even stun gun play! I couldn't believe that! Quite a few brave people actually wanted to try getting shocked with 100,00 volts of electricity. Just to try it. Wow!
It was a very sexy Cirkus. Kundalini Kash was given to folks who stepped into the rings to try things. There was also a clown. A naughty, lascivious, licentious, lewd, lecherous and depraved clown. She would say things that I wouldn't repeat here on LiveJournal. And she'd lift up her skirt. And people would do things. For money. For fun. wolf_cub didn't get to see any of it. That breaks my heart. She would've loved it so much.
After that, The Hawaiian Luau party was in full swing, and I mean swing. That was fun, too, though I didn't stay too long. sirkenandsubg throw a kick-ass party. We were cabin mates. I never got a chance to play with them. I was all set, too.
Then wolf_cub and adorable_man arrived, in time for midnite-snack. But by then, I had lost all my perkiness and my ears were drooping. I was struggling not to let that mood take me over.
Saturday is a blur. I remember sparkytheboy spending much of the day doing laundry. Sunday, too. I went to a couple of classes instead of taking a badly needed nap. wolf_cub and I had some intense moments of bonding and reconnecting. It was good to do that. I don't want to feel disconnected from her and she made the effort to initiate a narrowing of the gap. I remember an abbreviated attendance at the informal Cigar and Chocolate Party. I had to run and coordinate volunteer helpers do the last minute fluffing of SOR minutes before showtime, so I couldn't stay. I totally missed the Dark Odyssey Sex Idol Competition. The Garden of Carnal Delights @ SOR was a hit again. Strangers and friends thanked us the next day for engineering that fantasy space. People get cold feet just before it opens. I've been telling friends that I feel that The Garden of Carnal Delights is edge-play without any techniques or tools or toys. It all mental. I was able to relax a little and play a bit. I'd played here and there before that too. I experienced my first play ever with sparkytheboy in the dungeon. And I got to try some stuff with tatsumi_girl. Oddly, I didn't cum once during the entire time I was at camp. But I still had fun. I didn't play with wolf_cub at all during the 42 hours that she was there.
Sunday was a gorgeous day and our lightest day, work-wise. Except for sparkytheboy in the laundry room. I went to bbjim and sweetambiguity's Heavy Impact Play class. adorable_man and wolf_cub packed up their stuff. They initially seemed like they'd be there for dinner and the Awards, but plans changed abruptly and they said their good-byes. I didn't need to be able to taste that food anyway. sparkytheboy and tatsumi_girl both won awards. Our cabin raked in the most awards.
Monday was another pretty day. We worked to tear down everything. I think we were among of the last to leave. I was so tired, I nodded at least 2x while driving home in daylight. That's when I asked sparkytheboy to hand me the caffeine gum and all was back to normal. I dropped him off in Chinatown with cab money to get over the bridge. wolf_cub helps me unload the car. I return said car to the rental place. Home, eat, bathe, sleep. Working the next day. Still haven't unpacked anything.
Looking back, I feel, again, that I didn't spend enough time with people I wanted to spend time with. I didn't get to play with all the people that I wanted to play with. I did get a chance to have some brief but intense conversations with people and strengthened some connections.
I doubt if sparkytheboy will ever go to Camp again. I wonder if he'll even approach the state of Maryland again. And tatsumi_girl seems satisfied with having had the experience and may not feel compelled to do it again, at least not as staff. I totally appreciate their presence and assistance at Camp. I couldn't have picked better people. Without them, I wouldn't have been able to do what I needed to do. Thank you both.