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October 7th, 2008 — BestSexBloggers.com, Ellie Lumpesse, Lochai, Ms Nikki Nefarious, Stuff and Things, Websites, Weight Loss
One of my favorite students from years ago contacted me today - he’s in college now and he’s getting his life together, or at least trying to. I love that kid. He was one of “my” kids. I worked in a boarding school, so the kids naturally gravitated towards the faculty homes where they felt comfortable, and that meant that Jack was at our house a lot! It’s neat to see kids turn into adults. I will miss that about teaching, though I won’t miss teaching. He knew me at 270 lbs., so he saw my new pics and said, “You should be a model!” Funny kid - tomorrow I’m doing a set of art nudes with Nikki and Friday a wedding set with a new photographer. So I guess he’s right! I saw his pics and couldn’t believe that the kid I knew has turned into a man. Weird.
Other interesting things: Violet Blue is joining the BestSexBloggers.com blog. I’m pretty excited about that and owe it all to Lochai, who again has brought me closer yet into his circle. I am very fortunate to have Lochai in my life, even if he is 3 time zones away!
Also of interest: Vladimir Putin is putting out a new Judo DVD. I mention this because Vladimir Putin is on my list of Men I’d Like To Fuck. Yes, I know he’s kind of evil. But he’s also really powerful and that turns me on. He did drop a couple of points in the ranks when he shot a tiger, but even that won’t stop me from wanting to fuck Vlad (and he said he only shot that perfect big kitty because he was protecting the camera crew).
I’m trying to get together an airline ticket to make it to the NYC Sex Blogger 2009 Calendar party on November 14th. I don’t know how it’s going to happen, but I’m really trying to make it happen. I want to hang out with my NYC Blogger friends! I am planning to go to Frolicon in April, but that’s a ways off and the weekend after that is Sex 2.0 in DC. I am planning to carpool with Ellie and Jay and with any luck, we’ll share a room ;-)
Well, it’s time for me to jump in the shower and put on my MILFtastic look. W has a volleyball game today at her school and I plan to be there looking fabulous.
Special good wishes to my friends, The Urban Gypsy and The Urban Rogue, who are both dealing with issues far more serious than whether or not to wear the blue sandals or the high heels to the volleyball game.
October 3rd, 2008 — Audacia Ray, BestSexBloggers.com, Blogs, Bondage, Ellie Lumpesse, FetLife, Fetish, Hogtied, Live Girl Review, Lochai, Movies, Ms Nikki Nefarious, Mz. Berlin, Photos, Recommendations, Satine Phoenix, The Week In Kink, Trufetish.com, Websites
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Catalina’s Favorite Sex Blog Posts Of The Week!
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September 27th, 2008 — Altered Aperture, Audacia Ray, Blogs, Bondage, Books, Ellie Lumpesse, Email, FetLife, Fetish, Hogtied, Interviews, Lochai, Madison Young, Ms Nikki Nefarious, Quid Pro Quo, Reviews, Stuff and Things, The Dude, Websites, Weight Loss
Another Image From "Home" in Oregon
YAY! Ellie is here!
Today was an interesting day. It was supposed to go like this: Fetish Fair Fleamarket, yoga with Susan and The Dude, and then home for an evening with or without Ellie and J, depending on whether or not they attend Purgatory tonight. We figured it made sense for us to try to go on behalf of Quid Pro Quo, good PR for our own PR company. Here’s how it went: I drove to South Carolina to pick up W from a sleepover, canceled yoga with Susan and The Dude, went to the Fetish Flea Market and came home. Ellie and J are still out and about and are thinking about going to Purgatory. I know myself well enough to know that Purgatory isn’t my scene.
It was interesting that at the fetish event there was an entire workshop dedicated to a face-to-face meeting of people from a Fetlife.com group. We didn’t even know that there was a Fetlife centered workshop. We walked through the door, unsure we were in the right place, and introduced ourselves as being a part of Fetlife and sat down to listen to what they had to say. It was neat to hear again and again how Fetlife has become a central part of their lives, a way to keep in touch on a daily basis with their family. It was really quite touching. I came home and told John all about it. He couldn’t believe it, and then he received an email from someone who was at the workshop/meeting who had written to tell him how important Fetlife and how it has really meant a lot to them to have a place to feel at home. Nice! John, you are changing the world!
I found a few nice corsets at the fleamarket, but it was difficult to find my size. Now WTF?! When I was a larger size I couldn’t find a nice corset that fit and now that I am small, I can’t find a corset that fits. Today all the corsets were too big or the few I found that were 22″ were like $500.00. If I’m going to invest that kind of money into a corset it’s going to be custom made for me. Doesn’t it seem to you like someone should make a corset for me so that I can promote the fuck out of their corsetry business? I would work for trade. Hey you corset seamstresses - are you listening? :)
Cleis Press sent me Tristan Taormino’s new book, Opening Up, to review. I have only heard good things about it and as a polyamorous soul married to a monoromantic, an open relationship can be a challenge - so not ony am I looking forward to a good read for the review, but also I am hoping to get something out of it personally. Well, that’s where the best reviews come from, anyway - though a book can be good and still not really be appealing to you.
I dd hear from my NYC friends that they are all getting set for tomorrow’s shoot. No alcohol, strict orders by the photographer will make for a less interesting evening, though if you put those 12 women in the same room, I don’t think it matters, the energy alone would be intoxicating!
Next week’s posts on Catalina Loves are going to be really good, if I do say so myself. I have an interview with Kink.com CEO Peter Acworth, a very good toy review on Tuesday, Lochai starts his new job with Hogtied.com Monday, so there will be lots of Lochai news, there is an interview waiting for me to post from Sgt. Major, who is a Kink.com dom, but also owns his own site: BackdoorBondage.com. I also have to write an interview for Madison Young, who sent me her new movie (w00t!) and hopefully Nikki will have some new images ready for me next week from our photoshoot this week. That’s a lot of good stuff, and that’s off the top of my head, so set make sure you subscribe and get all the goodness that there is.
Alright, enough babble for now. I swear upon all things holy that I will get through my email this weekend. It’s become a huge priority at this point!
September 25th, 2008 — Andreas Troeger, Blogs, Books, Ellie Lumpesse, Madison Young, Movies, Mz. Berlin, Recommendations, Stuff and Things, The Femme's Guide, Trufetish.com, Websites, Weight Loss
Click The Pic For The Secret To How I Lost Weight
So I went to the new yoga class today and it was terribly disappointing. I felt like I was in an hour long stretch class, very gentle yoga with a nap at the end. There was no shakti in the room, no energy to go with it. Just a sterile gym with a lady who knows some poses. I’m sure she’s a certified yoga instructor, but I think that if a yoga instructor can’t do downward dog with her feet flat on the floor, she probably shouldn’t be instructing. I am a yoga snob, so it seems. Back to Power Basics Vinyasa hot yoga on Saturday with the nice vibe at Yoga One. I love the challenge of it, how I have to push my body beyond where I thought I could go because my mind limited me. To overcome mental obstacles in yoga manifests in every day life all the time. On a positive note about today’s adventure out to the new gym - the facility itself is really nice and I got to run for 2 miles after the yoga class, so I do feel like I got the energy boost I needed.
I’m really into reading Andreas Troeger’s books and watching his DVDs. Take a look at TechnologyArtist.com and click on Buy DVDs. No, it won’t automatically debit your account a bajillion dollars, it will just take you to the two DVDs that I’m going to watch and review for my blog. I just need kid-free focus time to watch them, they look intense! Included in my little surprise package (Thanks!!) were Troeger’s two books. Click on Books on the left and you’ll find Anti Biography and Which Ones Are The Terrorists? WestBank.cam, which are both equally compelling, but require even more time and focus. So expect to see more about those soon, but not next week soon.
I found this article, called Nine Cold, Hard Weight Loss Truths on Divine Caroline today. I’ve been reading that site a lot lately - like any magazine, there are some things there that I just will probably never read, but today I read this and I thought I would share it with you. One of the most common email questions I get to my inbox is How did you lose all that weight? and the fact is, I did what everybody in the whole world knows how to do - I ate less and I exercised with purpose and intensity. Anyway, take a look at the cold, hard truth. It’s worth reading again.
Well, back to work. W is home from her game tonight and then I have to run across town for an errand and back and then I still need to write something for CatalinaLoves.com and my article for TruFetish.com is due tomorrow. Not to mention that I should write something current for The Femmes Guide and it would be at good manners to comment on a few of my favorite blogs! Tomorrow W stays the night with a friend and we’re expecting Ellie for a visit. She’s here for the Fetish Fair Fleamarket where she’ll be doing a demo. I will also be there, just to wander about and see what’s good. If you’re planning to go, I hope to see you there!
Oh random - a package just arrived in the mail from Madison Young with her movie, Perversions of Lesbian Lust (Volume 1). I’m pretty excited about that - on the back cover is a still from the movie and I said to Marky, “Oh, it’s her infamous ’sex mouth’ that you love.” You have to know the exact look to know what I mean, but Mz Berlin comes close in this image. Anyway, I am so hot for Madison Young I can’t stand it! I know what I’ll be watching tonight!
September 21st, 2008 — BestSexBloggers.com, Blogs, Books, Ellie Lumpesse, Email, Español, Fetish, Lochai, M, Reviews, Shopping, Spanking, Stuff and Things, Toys, Weight Loss
The Alpha-Bit in Mapleton, OR (Click the Pic)
The picture today is of C, who was a student of mine several years ago and has kept in touch. He’s a college junior now and now knows me by my first name. I don’t like it when students who are old enough that I would now consider fucking them call me Señora. Makes me feel old. I always said that my biggest impact in teaching wasn’t teaching Spanish, but planting radical ideas in the minds of my students - that they should travel and explore their world and question everything. Imagine my surprise when C emailed me a couple of months ago and said, “Catalina, I’m in Eugene [Oregon] and so what should I do?” It turns out that he inherited a chunk of cash and was using part of it to travel and based on my influence, he ended up in Eugene. How flattering! It was a piece of cake for me - I sent him across to Florence via Mapleton and then up the coast until crossing back over to Portland, check out the Gorge and Multnomah Falls, and head back down the I-5 corridor to Eugene. I asked him to specifically stop and check out the Alpha-Bit in Mapleton. You can’t miss it. That’s all there is there. The Alpha-Bit is the store/restaurant of the Alpha Farm. You should check out both of those sites. This is worth looking at, because you have to juxtapose this against the logger community in which this place exists and then realize that this is where I grew up! I’m going to post more pictures that C sent from Oregon as the week goes on.
In the news today - I’m sore as hell from yoga yesterday and I love it! I’m dying to go back for more.
I wrote a review for Amazon.com for Spanked: Red-Cheeked Erotica
and then reposted it on CatalinaLoves.com. I posted Marky’s review of The Moon Plug on BestSexBloggers.com. Then I posted an interview Radical Vixen did with Sweat Shop Sissy, who was having trouble getting Wordpress to cooperate with him. I talked to Lochai and posted something for him. I’m waiting on some pictures from his iphone, but they are lost in the nowhereland. If they find their way here, I’ll post them.
I tried out the new Whirl from Liberator last night. Of course I’ve only used it once, so I can’t say for sure, but I’d say it’s a thumbs up. It seems like a really good alternative to the Liberator Ramp if your budget is tight. It did put my hips right up in the air in exactly the right place. Marky and I both agree that we have to play around with it more and figure out all the ways in which we an use it, but our first encounter with it was divine.
I failed to mention it yesterday, all blissed out from yoga and such, but we got a package in the mail yesterday from Narration by D and Thursday’s Child. It was filled with goodies for Marky and I, and also for the girls. It was unbelievably considerate, kind, and thoughtful and they deserve a better thank you than this, but that will have to wait until I meet them in person!
M has been mostly out of touch this weekend. His plans with A were all fucked up and he’s been in a mood. I don’t blame him, I’d be pissed off, too, and my reaction would be the same - he bailed out on me Friday night to stay home and be in a funk, Saturday I didn’t hear from him at all, and today we emailed back and forth a bit and it’s back to a normal week tomorrow. I don’t actually know if we’ll go out next week or not because of the Fetish Flea Market in Charlotte.
Ellie just confirmed with me today that she wants me to be the bottom in her demo. I don’t even know what her demo is (phone sex, but what exactly am I going to do?) but I’m an adventurer, so I said Yes! Anyway that happens on Saturday but Ellie and her man are coming to stay at our house and I’m not sure if they are coming on Friday or Saturday. If they come on Friday, then I’ll take the opportunity to spend time with a friend who doesn’t live in Charlotte - since M lives here, he’ll be here. Ellie will only be here for a short time. Okay, so I was just looking at the Fetish Flea Market website rules and this is my favorite part:
No live animals or non-human pets.
I love it that it has to be clarified since there will be human pets there.
Okay, so I officially am a size 6, though I have to say that when I had to switch to petite, I went back up to an 8. Petites officially run one size larger. WTF?! Why do they fuck with my mind like this? So now I have to be a 4 in order to be a 6P, and yes, I’m crazy enough that it matters. I had a great talk today with a friend who admired my tiny boobies and I’ve decided that I really have to re-think the small boobs thing. The body shape that I want to have is small and lean, the women that I envision when I think about how I want to look don’t have big boobs.
One other strange observation today about losing weight - I have concaves where there weren’t concaves before, so for example, it’s really difficult to shave my underarms because there are these hollows there now. Skinny women, how the fuck do you do it? I am missing something here. I have the same problem with the hollow of my bikini line on the inside of my thighs. Despite my hippie values, I am very much anti-body hair. I did let my “ginger bush” triangle grow back after hearing the pleas of the people who feel it is a crime for a natural redhead to shave it all off. I would otherwise rid my entire body of hair permanently if it were reasonable.
So that’s about all the news fit for print. I’m *still* waiting on those pics from Lochai. I wonder where they go between here and there…
August 13th, 2008 — Altered Aperture, Blogs, Bondage, Books, Claire Adams, Ellie Lumpesse, Fetish, Fundraising, Graydancer, Lochai, Ms Nikki Nefarious, My Naughty Secretary, NCSF, Photos, Politics, Shibari, Shopping, Stuff and Things, Toys, Updates, Websites
I am overwhelmed with emotion and at a loss for words at the outpouring of support that people in our community have shown our family by donating prizes for the raffle, buying tickets, cross posting to spread the word, and the kind words that have gotten us through a very difficult time. We are proud to say that our personal need has been met and good (us, the sinners) triumphs over evil (them, the morally superior). To feed off of Graydancer’s post, we have proven that “a community proving that a community of pervs cares more about her education than an administration full of assholes.”
This means that instead of being my personal mission to fight for my daughter, I am on a bigger mission for the greater cause. I recognize that I am not the only person going through this battle. In fact, it’s a series of small battles that are all a part of a greater war on personal freedom, often with children in the crossfire.
This shouldn’t happen, but if you’re living an alternative lifestyle, it very well could happen to you. The only way to combat it is to put on the armor, link up arm-in-arm, and take them on as a commUNITY. That is exactly what I’ve seen in the last few days and I think we can do more!
The raffle continues, as it is scheduled to end on Sunday (8/17/08) at 10pm, but from this point forward, all proceeds will be going to the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom as a contribution from the community that has stood together and won this battle. This is our way of supporting the war that has been waged in the land of the free against personal and sexual freedom. At the end of the year, the refunded monies will also be donated on behalf of this community.
The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom is a national organization committed to creating a political, legal, and social environment in the United States that advances equal rights of consenting adults who practice forms of alternative sexual expression. NCSF is primarily focused on the rights of consenting adults in the SM-leather-fetish, swing, and polyamory communities, who often face discrimination because of their sexual expression.
My deepest gratitude to those who have supported and continue to support this cause. I have never felt such a sense of community in my entire life. So here is the current prize list for the new official National Coalition for Sexual Freedom raffle. Check back, as we seem to be adding prizes daily.
From Lochai there are three 5×7 museum signed prints from his recent exhibit at the World Erotic Art Museum, two of them are not only museum signed prints, but are also very limited editions.
Alley Bound and Curves are a limited edition of 10 museum signed prints. If you win, you will receive either 6/10 or 7/10. Beach Bound is Lochai’s iconic World’s Most Erotic Photograph winning piece, and is a signed museum print. (Sold normally at $75/print)
Ellie Lumpesse has donated three books:
The Straight Girl’s Guide to Sleeping With Chicks by Jen Sincero
Aqua Erotica by Mary Anne Mohanraj
The Ultimate Guide to Fellatio by Violet Blue
Ellie is also offering:
a 30-minute private phone session (that can include her amazingly sexy man) if you win.
Sam donated:
custom, hand made jewelry (a necklace and earring set) to a runner up. “It’s not a kinky prize, but pretty,” she said. Pretty indeed! Take a look: http://quem98.livejournal.com/306470.html
Thursday and D donated:
a signed 8×10 print of any one of their photographs
a copy of the book, The Mammoth Book of Illustrated Erotic Women.
And Thursday has also offered:
one of her sexy (orgasmic) voicemails to a lucky winner. Let me tell you, that is one hot prize.
The writer of Between My Sheets offered:
A brand new, still in the package, never been used Silver Bullet Vibe.
And just now I heard from my Naughty Secretary who offered:
Her services as a graphic designer. There are two separate prizes - each being two hours of graphic design time (normally charged at $120/hr). In addition to participating in this raffle, she is doing her own auction to raise money. She is sponsoring a silent auction of one of her paintings on her web page.
Edward, from Exjinn.net, the company that hosts all of our blogs and provides us without outstanding support and service, has offered:
A 50 gig hosting plan from Exjinn.net with 1-year of service.
Essin’ Em:
just donated a copy of the book, Wetter, with her story signed personally for you. As if that weren’t generous enough, she has also offered an 8×10 print!
Sabrina Fox - does the name ring a bell?
Sabrina Fox, as in the redhead hot as fuck bondage and fetish model, Sabrina Fox, was chatting with me today and mentioned that she has a few pairs of latex panties that she recently wore for a photoshoot that would offer as prizes. Latex panties worn by Sabrina Fox, anyone? Oh wait until I tell W about this when she is older.
Jeff Mach commented: (THANK YOU, JEFF!) [This is one of those prizes that I would like to know if you would like to be entered to win. If you're not in the area and can't use the tickets, then they would do you no good, but if you are in that area, then it's a great prize!]
I am running a New Year’s Eve fetish event in New Jersey at the end of this year (on NYE itself). I’ll offer a ticket (that is, admission for two people, including gourmet meal and champagne)
and
I run the Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire, now entering its fourth year, every February - again, in Jersey. We’re going to three days this year, and tickets for all three days would usually be at $40; I can donate two pairs of those, as well.
I feel like George from “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Graydancer, who posted a very insightful post about the society that we live in, just twittered me (it sounds dirtier than it is) and said:
I didn’t realize you were adding prizes. Throw in an audiobook version of my novel, “Nawashi“.
Rose Fox offered a very generous and naughty prize — a very good combination for this crowd!:
I used to review DVDs for AVN, and I’m still on Vivid’s mailing list, so now I have a closet full of unopened Vivid porn DVDs. I’ve been trying to figure out how to donate them someplace and would be delighted to offer them for your cause.
There are too many to catalog, so perhaps 10 “grab bags” of ten DVD’s? I’d do my best to include a varied selection so that the winner is fairly likely to get at least a few titles that suit their tastes.
(Just a note on this: because of the laws regarding the selling of pornography, the winners would need to submit a copy of their ID to Rose in order for her to be able to send them to you.)
Beautiful Rebecca has offered:
an original piece of sensual art from the artist. It was scheduled for a gallery show next year but we would much rather have it go to your cause as it hit home. It is 3×4 metal with an object representing a uterus called, “Oikos Cella”.
Alternatively, for those who win, but don’t feel that this art is right for their home, she is an interior designer and has offered to do a consultation for a room re-do. The details are kind of extensive, so I’ll discuss it with the winner personally.
Ms. Nikki Nefarious and AlteredAperture.com) has donated prints and a rope kit:
Collette for TABU Magazine 8 x 12
Jamie in Latex 8 x 12
Girl’s Best Friend 8 x 12
Scream 8 x 10
GarGirl Bound 8 x 10
The Enforcer 8 x 10
Sarah Sealed 8 x 10
Red Hood 8 x 10
and then A Starter Rope Package (4-pack of multi-colored ropes in different lengths and hemp rope cuffs)
Lily, who calls herself Lily (the rope ho) in her comment has donated
3 x 30ft hand-dyed, processed 6mm hemp kit
Radical Vixen, who most of you know as the editor of the weekly sex blog digest, Sugasm, is a very active political advocate. She has offered two books for the raffle:
She’s on Top: Erotic Stories of Female Dominance and Male Submission
Sex and Bacon: Why I Love Things That Are Very, Very Bad For Me
Thank you, so much! I cannot tell you how moved I am by the random kindness of the community. Lochai’s the one who started the commUNITY concept, but I get it better than ever now.
I’m officially re-launching the “Catalina’s Emergency Tuition Fund Raffle” as the “The Battle Is Won, But the War is Not Over” raffle with all remaining proceeds from this point forward going to NCSF.
Tickets are $10.00 each, you can buy as many as you’d like (if you’d like to donate $50.00, for example, I’ll enter your name 5 times). You are not obligated to buy a virtual ticket. You can also just donate to a very worthy cause at any amount.
I really will write down names and put them in a hat, and my daughter can pick the winners. At this point, she is well-aware of what is going on. We’ll choose the winners on August 17th at 10 pm. You will be notified by 10:30 pm by email. Heck, we’ll even try to find someone to film it and show it to you all :)
August 11th, 2008 — Altered Aperture, Bitching, Blogs, Bondage, Books, Claire Adams, Ellie Lumpesse, Fetish, Fundraising, Graydancer, Lochai, Movies, Ms Nikki Nefarious, My Naughty Secretary, Photos, Shibari, Stuff and Things, Toys, Updates
Buy A Raffle Ticket To Win A Limited, Edition, Museum Signed Print From Lochai
I’ve never discussed this on my blog before, but recent developments have prompted me to discuss the reason why I’m no longer a teacher. Being Catalina isn’t always a good thing. I separated early this year with my school as a peaceful way to avoid a public scandal that would ultimately affect my teenage daughter, who attended said school.
Part of my agreement I cannot legally discuss - specifically the reasons and terms of my separation - but use your imaginations. I can say that I agreed to leave quietly and peacefully under the condition that my (straight-a’s, honors courses, award-winning, athlete, without a discipline record) child be allowed to attend her last year of middle school just as if I had resigned at the end of the year. Let me spell this out for you. Faculty receive a substantial tuition discount. I pay 10% of the tuition. This roughly amounts to $1,100. After leaving, all faculty are offered one more year for their children at the faculty tuition discount as a way to avoid disrupting their children’s lives too much.
A few days ago the head of my former school called me to tell me that had rescinded his offer and that she was no longer welcome to attend. In the same phone conversation, he changed his mind and decided to honor our agreement. Well, kind of. I came in with the tuition and they refused to accept my payment.
Later I received an email that stated that on top of the faculty tuition, I am also expected to pay student fees, which are not covered under the faculty discount. Okay, so throw in another $900. I can come up with that, even if it means the car payment doesn’t get paid.
The straw that broke this camel’s back? The additional $1,000 expense account that is being demanded by the 18th of August to cover her lunch account (which was roughly $750 last year) and field trip expenses (which are roughly $250). I requested that she not be allowed to charge a lunch in the cafeteria and that she will bring her lunch, which is an option available to (other) parents, to have this fee waived. The field trip charges, I can’t really object to, that seems fair, so mental tab up to $2,200.
I’ve just been informed that the school is unwilling to waive the expense account fee for her lunch account and demands the entire amount be paid. If it is unused it will be refunded to me at the end of the year. Nice of them to at least offer that. This brings up my new grand total to $3,200 in 8 days.
I went from having her tuition paid to being a mile away.
I have never been as upset as I am right now. For a “Christian” educator to use a child as a pawn in a moral battle against me, and what I represent, is unethical - it’s beyond unethical - it’s reprehensible.
So I’ve played all of my cards, my hands are tied. He wins right now. Because I have been judged a whore, my child loses.
I refuse to allow that to happen. For the first time ever, I am asking my readers to help me. I’ve asked my readers to support the arts (artists, photographers, and other bloggers) but never asked for financial support on my blogs for myself or my family. Today that changes because my child is involved. Today I ask for your support for my daughter’s education and future.
Similar to the project I did for Lochai, I am asking for donations towards my daughter’s education fund. I spoke to Lochai this afternoon, and he has offered to donate three 5×7 museum signed prints from his recent exhibit at the World Erotic Art Museum, two of them are not only museum signed prints, but are also very limited editions.
Alley Bound and Curves are a limited edition of 10 museum signed prints. If you win, you will receive either 6/10 or 7/10. Beach Bound is Lochai’s iconic World’s Most Erotic Photograph winning piece, and is a signed museum print. (Sold normally at $75/print)
On top of Lochai’s unbelievably generous offer, several people have contacted me since posting this and asked to donate items to be raffled off as well. Now, from Ellie Lumpesse we have three books:
The Straight Girl’s Guide to Sleeping With Chicks by Jen Sincero
Aqua Erotica by Mary Anne Mohanraj
The Ultimate Guide to Fellatio by Violet Blue
Ellie is also offering a 30-minute private phone session (that can include her amazingly sexy man) if you win.
And one of Janice’s friends left a comment in my blog that she would donate custom, hand made jewelry (a necklace and earring set) to a runner up.
“It’s not a kinky prize, but pretty,” she said. Pretty indeed! Take a look: http://quem98.livejournal.com/306470.html
Thursday and D have also offered a signed 8×10 print of any one of their photographs and a copy of the book, The Mammoth Book of Illustrated Erotic Women. And Thursday has also offered one of her sexy (orgasmic) voicemails to a lucky winner. Let me tell you, that is one hot prize.
Then I got an email from a total stranger, the writer of Between My Sheets, who offered:
A brand new, still in the package, never been used Silver Bullet Vibe.
And just now I heard from my Naughty Secretary who offered:
Her services as a graphic designer and artist. She is looking into which painting(s) she is going to donate, but she has committed to two separate prizes - each being two hours of graphic design time (normally charged at $120/hr).
Edward, from Exjinn.net, the company that hosts all of our blogs and provides us without outstanding support and service, has offered:
A 50 gig hosting plan from Exjinn.net with 1-year of service.
Thank you, so much! I cannot tell you how moved I am by the random kindness of the community. Lochai’s the one who started the commUNITY concept, but I get it better than ever now.
Essin’ Em, the pansexual feminist sexpert on her way up, just donated a copy of the book, Wetter, with her story signed personally for you. As if that weren’t generous enough, she has also offered an 8×10 print!
Sabrina Fox - does the name ring a bell?
Sabrina Fox, as in the redhead hot as fuck bondage and fetish model, Sabrina Fox, was chatting with me today and mentioned that she has a few pairs of latex panties that she recently wore for a photoshoot that would offer as prizes. Latex panties worn by Sabrina Fox, anyone? Oh wait until I tell W about this when she is older.
Jeff Mach commented: (THANK YOU, JEFF!)
Prize donations, a few: - I am running a New Year’s Eve fetish event in New Jersey at the end of this year (on NYE itself). Tickets are probably going to be something along the lines of $250 per couple - we were actually finalizing that this week. I’ll offer a ticket (that is, admission for two people, including gourmet meal and champagne) for the raffle, if you’d like.
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I run the Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire, now entering its fourth year, every February - again, in Jersey. We’re going to three days this year, and tickets for all three days would usually be at $40; I can donate two pairs of those, as well, if it will assist you.
I feel like George from “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Graydancer, who posted a very insightful post about the society that we live in, just twittered me (it sounds dirtier than it is) and said:
I didn’t realize you were adding prizes. Throw in an audiobook version of my novel, “Nawashi“.
Thanks, Graydancer! I appreciate it! I didn’t know I was going to add prizes either, until people started offering. The outpouring of support in the various ways people have shown it is very moving. Some people can afford to show their support by purchasing a ticket, some people are supporting us by crossposting, some are offering prizes, some are doing all of the above and then some. I even consider it supportive just to see comments from people who happened upon it and have shown emotional support.
In the comments this morning, from a total stranger, Rose Fox, was this offer, which is generous and naughty — a very good combination for this crowd!:
I’m here via the person who donated the jewelry. I used to review DVDs for AVN, and I’m still on Vivid’s mailing list, so now I have a closet full of unopened Vivid porn DVDs. I’ve been trying to figure out how to donate them someplace and would be delighted to offer them for your cause.
There are too many to catalog, so perhaps 10 “grab bags” of ten DVD’s? I’d do my best to include a varied selection so that the winner is fairly likely to get at least a few titles that suit their tastes.
Thank you, Rose — I don’t know anybody, personally, who would turn down a handful of DVD’s. And you’re really giving away 10 prizes, not just one, so thank you x 10! You’re right, there’s got to be something in there that turns that key in the lock. (Just a note on this: because of the laws regarding the selling of pornography, the winners would need to submit a copy of their ID to Rose in order for her to be able to send them to you.)
Also in the comments this morning was a message from Beautiful Rebecca offering a piece of original sensual art:
I have an original piece of sensual art from the artist I live with I would like to donate. It was scheduled for a gallery show next year but we would much rather have it go to your cause as it hit home.
The List Keeps Growing!
Please read this post on CatalinaLoves.com
to see the most recent list. Good stuff! I’m overwhelmed by the contributions people are making to make this raffle a big success.
I’m officially launching the “Catalina’s Emergency Tuition Fund Raffle”, here is the link to buy your virtual ticket. Tickets are $10.00 each, you can buy as many as you’d like (if you’d like to donate $50.00, for example, I’ll enter your name 5 times). I really will write down names and put them in a hat, and my daughter can pick the winners (of course I’ll come up with some vanilla reason why she’s doing it). We’ll choose the winners on August 17th at 10 pm. You will be notified by 10:15 pm.
