I had a really good weekend out in CA presenting for “Folsom Fringe 09” and attending the world famous street fair for several hours on Sunday and so here is a recap of thoughts and highlights.
Thursday my sweetie got me off the the airport in plenty of time and I just knew I was going to miss the hell out of him. I don’t do a lot of events “stag” any more. I really love being with my Brett. I love the service and support he gives me. I love his light hearted demeanor and his adorable smiling face. And I love the way we play together. But the air to CA wasn’t in the budget for both of us so off I went on my own.
Smooth trip; direct flight from JFK to San Jose CA. Jet Blue is in my top 5 carriers for a few reasons. Got my bags together and went to the shuttle area and proceeded to spend at least an hour trying to get a reasonably affordable ride to the hotel. Ugh! But in the end M Sol sent me some rescuers that picked me up and brought me over. Yay! Checked in to the host hotel; The Domain – nice place. Dropped my bags and went straight to the bar. 🙂 There were a bunch of folks I knew there and I met several others.
While there I hooked up Mark Yu and Cecily DeVille of The Jade Gatein Portland Oregon. I have known Mark for about 6 years and am very fond of him. He has a vast wealth of knowledge about acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, pressure points, the way chi moves through the body and so much more and he knows and teaches people precisely how to use all of that knowledge to cause pain and suffering that can also be beneficial to the body. I LOVE that and would highly recommend his classes to anyone.
I had called ahead of time as always to book some “needle time” with him and usually get several treatments throughout a weekend. We went up to his room for the first which was the perfect nightcap to the first evening.
Friday morning – still on NY time – woke up way too early. Chilled in my room w/my Ipod, did some email, had breakfast buffet with Mick & Dee Luvbight. God I love those two. 🙂 Got some more needle time with MYu and went to a couple of classes. Jim Duvall and Sophia Sky did a nice class on “Non verbal Communication” which I know a fair bit about but love other people’s takes on familiar topics. And then I went to Mark DV8’s “Advanced Floorwork” class and got to follow along on his wife, my friend Aleni as he did one of his signature ties on his “flygirl” Lani. Wow that is a complex but beautiful tie! Poking around last night I found a gallery on Mick & Dee’s site where they tried it. Check this out: The DV8 Hishi Takote
Anyway after that I did my Intention Connection class and there was a slight irritation as I discovered that they had misnamed the class in the book so people that didn’t read the description had a skewed view of what the class would be about – but the folks that came and stayed seemed to enjoy the class anyway. 🙂 So it’s all good.
There were definitely some organizational glitches for the event and if you were predisposed to be annoyed or pissed you would have had enough to be thoroughly miserable about but I was in my “happy go lucky – polly anna head space” and so I managed to keep my chin up and a smile on for most of the weekend. 🙂
I loved dinner times – Friday Night I went to the sushi house w/a group of really cool folks: Jim Duvall & Sophia Sky, Max and his guest, Adrienne Evey, and Allena Gabosh of The Center for Sex Positive Culture. Great conversations, delicious sushi and excellent prices! Sat and Sunday I had delicious dinners with MYu and Cecily one night at a great little Thai place and one night at a place called the “Fish Market”.
Back to the really main event – playtime. I met and bonded with Jim Duvall a couple of years ago and had a scene where he “beat the crap” out of me with “a big stick” and literally had bruises for at least a month afterwards. He is really damn good at it. He understands the way I use my breath to process pain and reads my body language fabulously so it was as if he could tell exactly how hard to hit me and when. It was amazing and wonderful and so cathartic for me, and I so needed that! He saved a spot in his dance card for me on Friday night and treated me to another very similar scene. Wow! Holy shit and wow again!! I screamed and cursed and laughed and cried and called him names and through it all he kept smiling his sexy “mean man” smile and hitting me with that thick chunk of bamboo. 😀 My thighs are completely black, blue, purple, and magenta, front and back front the curve of my ass to 3 inches above my knees and I will likely still have some evidence of this one for a month. 4 days after the fact .. I feel a bit sore but probably no where near as bad and most folks would assume from the look of it. I considered posting a photo but decided against it for now but I will suffice it to say that it was an amazing release for me and I am really happy and relaxed right now. 🙂
Sat I went to Mark’s trampling class and learned a few new ways to use my feet and places to create sensation. I went to Aleni DV8’s “In’s Outs and Round abouts of CBT” (more on Aleni later) and I went to Jim Duvall’s “Rape and Abduction play” class which confirmed that he is a delisciously “sick fuck” and wished for the first time that I had never met him before which may sound weird considering how much I loved playing with him the night before but anyone that was in the class would understand why I say that. 😉 My “Ecstatic Breathing” class followed and I had a nice turn out of folks that came to learn how to use their breath in different ways which I really love to teach.
Sat night .. I had the distinct honor of playing with Aleni DV8. She is a beautifully expressive and responsive bottom and it didn’t take long for her to get warmed up and wiggling sensually at the end of my favorite 4 foot signal whip! We had a delightful time together and when I returned her to her Master Mark DV8 at the end of the evening I thanked him again for the honour and trust he showed me. I really enjoy knowing the DV8 clan who I met and usually see at Shibaricon. I have wished a few times I could afford travel to Australia to visit them and sight see the “land down under.” Maybe someday huh? 🙂
By the time time Sunday rolled around I was feeling pretty tired. Surprise huh? I had to get my luggage out of my room and my friends Mark and Cecily let me store it in theirs, quick breakfast and onto the bus… 30 mins or so from San Jose to San Fran. Chatted the whole time to a really lovely and sweet girl who goes by “OTK Blondie”. Then I wandered around Folsom Street Fairfor hours, marvelling at the sights like hot naked gay twister, and the amazing costumes! Checking out the fabulous vendors, and although I did almost no shopping I made a nice little mental wish list. 🙂 I also bumped into folks I know here and there and at one point my buddy Charly B offered to let me throw one of the great nylon whips he made at his lovely escort and next thing I know we ended up doing a scene for at least 30 mins right there in the street! She was totally fucking hot and sexy and I loved making her dance too! What a day!
But my early afternoon my feet were really tired and decided to catch the first bus back to the hotel. Relaxed, had some sake, took a shower and enjoyed dinner with my friends and got a ride back to SJC airport with “Smiling Guy Mike”. (Huge thanks again for the shuttle rides!)
Jet Blue did right by me again going home. Breezed through check in with no hassle even though my bag was a couple pounds over. <grin> I must be living right huh? I had fully intended on sleeping the whole way home but they offered the premium movie channels for free since the Direct TV was on the fritz and so I ended up zoning out to a cute little Sandra Bullock flick (I like her a lot) for the first 2 hours or so and then another adorable comedy with Eddie Murphy and a kid and well before I knew it I was almost home.
I started thinking about the fact that I knew my Brett was going to be waiting for me there, I how much I missed him and couldn’t wait to see him to tell him all about my weekend and show him the aftermath of “Hurricane Jim”. I ran to him and he kissed just like in the movies! <grin> Then helped me get my bags and took me home, tucked me in and let me sleep while he unpacked my toys, did my laundry and picked up some groceries. When I woke up I spent a lazy day settling back in and later that night he made me fillet mignon and lobster for dinner and I fell asleep again watching an old British comedy with my sweetie.
Today I am taking my time catching up, checking in with some folks, still a bit sore but really happy. I am so blessed and thank you for caring about me or being curious enough to read this. I wish you the best and will check back in here soon.
