So I spent a rainy morning lazing in bed, feeling grateful for a day off to totally relax but missing my sweetheart a bit. I guess it is a good sign that I still miss him after spending seven days & nights together. I think the saddest moment of the week for me was watching him crawl into a cab to head to his airport while I sat waiting for a shuttle bus to take me to mine.
Yeah I know I will see him again next weekend so it isn’t the end of the world, but it is hard sometimes to go from having him so close for so many days and then nothing. I have grown very accustomed to being with him and I miss him when he goes home. I love falling asleep in his arms and then waking up to find him pattering quietly about already placing a perfect cup of Earl Grey tea beside me. It isn’t that he is a doting subbie boy that I love, in fact I don’t see him that way at all, but I do love the way he shows how much he cares for me in so many sweet little ways.
More on that another day… for now .. let’s get back to “rope space” because I am also missing the camaraderie of my “rope clan”. Shibaricon is without a doubt my favorite event of the year and there are many folks like Mark, & Lani (pictured below) and my friend Aleni of DV8 House Australia) that I only get to see at this event.
There were a ton of fabulous shots taken at the event by photographer David Lawrence and his lovely assistant and slave Judy. He released a few photos to me including this one of me and my sweetheart taken early in the weekend.
As for making connections, this year I was especially glad to make the acquaintance of the Two Knotty Boys who made it to Shibaricon for the first time! If you have been into bondage for more than a week and have ever searched for bondage vids on Youtube you know who Dan & JD are! I was thrilled to have Dan stop by my Low Flying Suspension Class and tell me how much he enjoyed it and then later on at a presenter meeting I made a point of thanking them for their videos because I do truly admire and appreciate the effort that they put into them. I also respect the fact that they are providing quality bondage material to 1000s of people that would not otherwise have access to it. Check out some of their awesome videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/2KnottyBoys
I am also really glad that I got to spend more time with Leon & his lovely assistant Cherry. I have seen them in the halls and in passing almost every one of my seven trips to Chicago and never really had the opportunity to visit and get to know them but this time we finally an opportunity to head out of the hotel and grab a bite together.
I also got to sit down and chat to Max of BondageLessons.com over a strawberry daiquiri at the end of the event and found him to be a very charming man as well. He extended an invitation to Seattle that I am going to work on taking him up on hopefully in the next year or so. I have heard fabulous things about his classes and as much as I know about bondage I never tire of watching another artist at work and I simply love picking up tips and tricks from fellow rope enthusiasts.
Which is exactly why I love Shibaricon so much! Rope lovers from all over the world come to Chicago to share their passion and their expertise with each other! But don’t take my word for it .. check out what some of my fellow presenters and rope loving Mistress’ had to say:
GrayDancer – http://www.graydancer.com/2008/05/28/the-most-important-thing-at-shibaricon/
Mark Yu – http://jadegate.blogspot.com/ (several posts from May 21 – on)
Troy Orleans – http://troyorleans.blogspot.com/2008/05/shibaricon-afterglow.html
Mistress Yin – http://mistressyin.livejournal.com/47977.html
And David’s Banner: 
