Wow... it was quite a long weekend for me... a joyous one. I've heard some of the trials and tribulations from friends, other family, and coworkers. I don't know who was watching over me, but I had a fabulous time.

( THURSDAY )

It had been many months since some of the Lodge usuals had gotten together. L serves as a kind of social focal point of our troupe and she'd been on a ship for several months. But having decided to retire and come home, we agreed this would be a good time for a nice welcome home celebration, kink style ( Read more... )

In my post about last night's scene with Courtney, I recalled that it had been two years between this and our previous bonafide scene. It got me to thinking about a writing assignment I was given soon after a group of us first attended Folsom Fringe in 2006. The intent of the assignment was to start me off on doing a journal/blog to capture my ( Read more... )

It happened almost without my noticing... an effortless synchronicity that happens between two unexpectedly, yet with the all the force of Nature. I had known of Him because of his relationship with sharon_masters. I had enjoyed having conversations with Him over the phone and IM. I was sorry that I didn't have the pleasure when He took my breath away from afar ( Read more... )

We had our last Subspace discussion in the current Edges location on Tuesday. I agree with H that it is nice we're seeing some regular faces there. It helps build rapport amongst those attending and adds continuity to the discussions.

( DS vs The Real World )

In a couple of different conversations lately, this one thread keeps popping up. Last night at dinner -- yeah, she won the bet -- S asked "So, you have all this insight... so why aren't you writing about the stuff going on inside?" Of course the question was rhetorical, and she's absolutely correct.

Oh, the thread, if you were wondering, revolves ( Read more... )

This is a minor adaptation of a comment I posted to another LJ post. I found I couldn't keep myself from going back and re-reading it. So instead I've decided to repost it in my own blog for the potential enjoyment of others, and so i won't lose it in the mists of time. I adore Sharon Masters and her ability to express so succinctly complex BDSM ( Read more... )