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One London Tanner Is Not Enough 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I promised Ian (of The London Tanner
s) that I would write about the three LT implements I ... err... let's say enjoyed ... at ShadowLane and in the days since. Two of them (the Nanny Paddle and the CP Ruler Paddle - Long) Chris purchased at the Saturday vendor fair. The third (the pocket lochgelly tawse) was used by my friend Davo on my backside at the party.
All three of the products are Read more:Enough
Growing Up ... In Every Way 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Earlier this evening, the princess came out of her room, naked from eyes to toes, a purple purse on each arm, her security toy under one arm, a sparkling set of beads she got as a Christmas present around her neck, and a second set of the same beads... dangling between her legs. Yes, that's right. She has mastered the art of removing her own diapers and the art of clenching something ... well, Read more:Growing
Flying High 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Last night, I went to bed. This morning, I woke up in a different relationship.
Now, I don't mean to overstate here, really. I'm still married to Chris. And he still spanks me. Indeed, I am still slightly in shock over the whole thing, if you want to know the truth. I've been told to write about it all, and I'm having a little trouble figuring out where to start - except to start with something Read more:Flying
, Flying High
Ends with Reassurance # 18 1970-01-01 00:59:59 For those who follow my fiction blog, I've put up a new entry in the ongoing story I've just labeled B.A.B.E.S., which stands for Be Aware of Bookstore Erotica Shelves.
Since it's been more than a month since I published a new entry, I've decided to not pretend I'm going to finish a 6th section right away. Instead, I'm going to start posting 'episodes' of an 8-part story I wrote with the help of
I am not dead. I am overwhelmed and the kink life ... 2007-03-11 08:19:00 I am not dead. I am overwhelmed and the kink life is the only thing that is even possible for me to let go (temporarily). When I come back, I'll try to comment on everyone's blog and make myself visible.
How long will I be gone? I don't know. It might be that this will be a good place to chronicle the upcoming separation that Chris and I will face. Or it might be that I can't write about missing
it's Early. I'm Not Motivated. 2007-05-25 08:35:00 US 'sex addict' sues over firing ... (can we be addicted to sex? well, I go into withdrawal when I don't get it. don't I? *starts taking off my clothes for Chris and wondering when he'll check my blog again*)
NY to get shoe store so big it has own ZIP code ... (add THIS to my list of tourist destinations in New York - and no, Chris, you may not hold my credit card for me!) Read more:Early
A New Start 2007-05-24 19:16:00 I'm not going to try anything, but let's see if I can just point out interesting somethings that I come across when I read current events to forget about personal frustrations. I need to get back to expressing myself somehow, but don't really have the time to write anything authentic or even rantish... and no, I won't back over the things that I've found interesting or have affected me over the Read more:Start
Deep Breath 2007-06-27 01:26:00 I've been told (repeatedly) during the last three months that I need to remember to
... breathe
... sit down for 5 minutes
... sit down and DO NOTHING for 5 minutes
... sit down and DO NOTHING for AT LEAST 5 minutes MORE THAN once a day
... not carry anything heavy (have you ever met a 3-year-old who WASN'T heavy?)
... take care of myself
... eat better
.. Read more:Breath
Ten Reasons to Spank Iris 2007-07-12 02:28:00 1. Iris got out of the line to go play outside while playing (pre-)school with the princess. (The princess was the teacher.) Any excuse is a good excuse for spanking Iris.
2. Iris needs discipline ... in all its connotations "subtleties". (In other words, she needs spanked for making me want to laugh at the most inappropriate times ever!)
3. Iris has fabulous new red shoes. They are definitely Read more:Reasons
Return to the Living (Online) 2007-07-13 09:37:00 For those of you who enjoyed my entry about reasons to spank Iris, Chris wrote a long reply / comment and posted it on his own blog. Also, Shade mentioned my post about spanking Iris on his charming description of his ongoing car trip (see entry from July 23, 2007). I would remind everyone that this is not an exclusive list of reasons, nor perhaps even the TOP ten reasons to spank her - they are Read more:Return
, Living
Confessions 2007-07-26 09:55:00 Two things...
First, New blog (for me) this week: Becoming Adam's Angel ... so far I love it!
Secondly, I started a thoughtful, long-winded post on Punishment Book but as there really is no hope of me finishing it anytime soon, here is one thing I need to say before I lose my nerve...
Chris, Remember the last time several days ago when you asked me I'd taken
a vitamin and I said yes? That was
D/s - Does that mean Discipline & Spanking? 2007-07-31 22:40:00 Today's mention of another excellent blogging entry? Bonnie's post about the Top Ten Spanking
Myths is great!
# # #
I don't think I've ever written about the rules I live by (i.e. the ones I actually try not to break because I don't want to be punished). Chris and I have always had an element of D/s in our relationship and marriage, though it has not always been at the forefront of our lives. I Read more:Discipline
Random Thoughts 2007-08-03 09:51:00 Kudos of the day go to Raven at Skin Prayers for her flights of fancy. Yum.
Also, Eva (from Nothing Random
) is having weight-loss surgery imminently. Please follow her excitement if you can.
# # #
So Chris and I are going to the ShadowLane party in September. I hope it's lots of fun... I'm looking forward to seeing people I know, spending time with them, meeting more people. But me, I've Read more:Random Thoughts
The Princess Diaries 2007-08-11 01:57:00 The princess had a little fit this morning because she wanted to finish her breakfast on the living room sofa. "No, sweetheart, we eat eggs at the table, not on the couch." She didn't like being told no, but a little probing on my part brought out the real problem: she didn't want to sit on the dining room chairs because they "give my bottom an ow-ie."
I had to restrain myself from laughing. Read more:Princess
, Diaries
Minutes Across the Day 2007-08-17 13:52:00 I've mostly been trying to put something intensely stressful out of my mind. Waiting is not a good thing for me, you know? And the thing is, I did a pretty good job last night and early this morning at not thinking about it all. I even had moments of utter forgetfulness.
Being taken into the closet as soon as I stepped out of the shower and toweled off, by a man in uniform, to find a waiting Read more:Across
Surprise! 2007-08-16 01:26:00 A few days ago, Chris took the princess to the mall, primarily so that I could work. Also on my list of things to do was to walk the dog. Now, walking D isn't a bad thing - it's rather pleasant for me, actually, at least when it's not super-hot. But it's not something that easier to do with the princess - she wants to be carried, she wants to go to the playground for an hour, she wants to stay Read more:Surprise
Who Is Sparkle, Anyway? 2007-08-11 21:54:00 I am... a somewhat typical Leo.
"Determined Leo, a fixed sign, can be rather stubborn and resistant to imposed changes. In many ways this is a plus, for it gives you the stamina to accomplish things in life, due to your tenacity. --You can stick with projects when other more easily distracted souls lose concentration or interest. This stubbornness, which you prefer to think of as consistency and Read more:Sparkle
, Anyway
For those of you who do not regularly read The Pun... 2007-08-21 01:56:00 For those of you who do not regularly
read The Punishment Book, I've written a rather lengthy and rambling examination of parenting issues. The article is called Navigating the Parent Trap. Chris told me he wasn't sure it would 'fit' PB and maybe it doesn't, but I had to have a good rant somewhere, you know?
(Comments disabled so that you'll comment on PB - maybe.)
I am SO horny... 2007-08-23 13:58:00 My body has been struck by something wonderful and worth cursing at the same time. My hormones are out of control, and in a good way.
Every which way I look, I see sex, kink, spanking, punishment...
All of it is hot.
Things that would normally squick me... well, right now it looks hot. (Don't follow the link if you think blood play is icky.)
Things that would usually elicit a wince of
Viva Las Vegas! 2007-08-30 10:39:00 So, my dear friends, the friendly UPS delivery man brought a long, narrow Adam & Gilliam's box yesterday (return address? Gilliam Boardman. Ha!).
Okay, so he wasn't that friendly. He rang the doorbell and left it at the door, D started barking, the princess yelled loudly, "Who's THERE???" and I immediately started to apologize to my boss, who happened to be on the phone at that exact moment. Read more:Vegas
, Viva Las Vegas
Fair Warning 2007-09-19 16:55:00 It is 7.9 miles from the princess's preschool in SoCal to the nearest Toys 'R Us. I Googled it just now, recalling the conversation the princess and I had on Monday. She'd spent the day with her former teacher and classmates, as I had a meeting in town. And yes, I'd promised her a visit to the toy store after I picked her up.
"Are we there yet?"
"No, not yet."
"Are we there yet?"
"What do you
Favorite Lines 2007-09-13 09:16:00 I've added a comment widget. I'm open to UN-adding the comment widget, or changing to a different one - but this is the first one I found that was free and easy to apply to Blogger.
You can read the directions yourself here. It's not too complicated, but not exactly a walk in the park either.
~o~
We are moving. By that, I mean we took some of our things and abandoned our house in Los Angeles Read more:Favorite
, Lines
Raising Cane 2007-09-10 23:25:00 You can read about the funniest ShadowLane moment (and I missed it!) here at Mija's blog.
Like Niki, I will point out to Tony and Ian both that I'm not the one who wrote about it. After all, I didn't even get to see it. But I wish I had!
~o~
We weren't even out of Vegas - just off the interstate to get gas, water, soda, and other non-essential junk foods - when we spotted this charming Read more:Raising
Mind Boggled 2007-09-06 19:34:00 We left Los Angeles for Las Vegas mid-morning on Friday. We'd have liked to have left sooner, but there were a couple of things to do first - namely explain the document carrier to the tree trimmers occupying our front yard.
There I went, last one out the door, a large black document tube with its red strap hung over my shoulder. The tree trimmers were in our yard (our neighbor was doing the
School Starts Tomorrow!!! 2007-09-04 22:55:00 I have LOTS to talk and/or write about. Here's a list. I'll try to knock them off one by one, but I have lots of READING to do too!
1) New story. Had it in my journal for about a month, have finally typed it in. Will post soon. (Thanks Iris, for letting me borrow your power cord.)
UPDATE 9/06/07: Done! On my fiction blog. If you comment about the story, please comment there!
2) ShadowLane
3) Read more:School
Do You Know About Ko Htike's Prosaic Collection? 2007-09-28 10:53:00 I am literally nauseous every time I open up a news site or see it online.
For those of us in the United States, it's fairly easy to overlook the headlines from Burma if we choose. We're not watching our religious leaders being killed, arrested or dragged off in the dead of night. We're not watching Burmese soldiers drag off people whose primary objective and commitment is to improving life -
A Navel Gazer's Dictionary 2007-09-20 02:47:00 This week, I'm reading Carnal Knowledge by Charles Hodgson. Despite the title, it's not all about sex. The Boston Globe gave it this review (quoted from Amazon.com):"BODY LANGUAGE: It’s bold to give a word book the lip-smacking title “Carnal
Knowledge,” and indeed, Charles Hodgson’s new book is more accurately described
by its subtitle: “A Navel
Gazer’s Dictionary
of Anatomy, Etymology, and
Don't Make Us Crazy 2007-10-10 11:17:00 Let's go over the rules again, I say. Briefly. There is a point, I promise :).
1. Take care of myself. Do not endanger life, limb, or health.
2. Ask permission to orgasm. Only orgasm if permission is granted. If permission is not granted... suffer.
3. No panties in bed.
4. Keep a hairbrush in the car at all times.
5. Take multivitamin every day.
6. After the princess is asleep (and we're alone), Read more:Crazy
Dances with Werewolves 2007-10-09 09:00:00 Niki Flynn's new book - Dances with Werewolves
- is on the shelves in Britain. For those poor Americans who have to wait, it's set to release on November 27, which means that if I pre-order it I might get it in time to take on vacation in December.
There aren't any reviews up yet on the U.S. version of Amazon. There isn't even a summary of the book yet, although they have mostly managed to
We Heard Wally 2007-10-07 11:33:00 The princess, Chris and I visited with Iris and M at their new abode this weekend. They've been kind enough to welcome us in even though their home is still filled with boxes, precious collectibles not yet hung or put away, and a variety of kinky things. Helpfully, they put away most of these before we came - the princess often asks questions that are more insightful than one would expect from a Read more:Heard
, Wally
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