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Doorway Butterfly by Lochai

Well, if it’s not evident to everybody in the entire world, I have a thing for Lochai.   I actually fell in love with Lochai’s work long before I developed this thing I have.  I knew the images before I knew the artist.

Anyway, here I am again, writing about Lochai, or “Perfect Lochai” as Marky refers to him whenever I speak of him at home.  This time, I’m writing about his art.  If you read my blog on a regular basis, then you already know that Lochai’s award-winning image, “Beach Bound,” now hangs in the World Erotic Art Museum.

Aside from Beach Bound, which will remain at the WEAM indefinitely, there are several museum prints available to purchase.  Museum prints are special because there is only one, and they are marked (”M”) as museum prints.  I don’t know, I just personally like feeling like I have something special.

Beach Bound is actually available to purchase as a print, but not the museum print copy of it.

You can find all of the images on Kirinawa.com that are being sold.  In my last conversation with Lochai (today) he said that a few have already been sold and so therefore, are not available.  Those that are not available as museum prints are:

• #3 - Aftermath
• #16 - Iris
• #23 - Madison Retro
• #24 - Pony Up
• #34 - Self-Portrait
• #35 - Angela Idles

You should email Lochai directly if you are interested in buying one of the WEAM museum prints - double check that it’s still available and find out about pricing.  Oh, and a little insiders tip:  it’s worth noting that prices will double on the prints after the move to San Francisco.

It’s official. Marky D. Sade and I have accepted a proposal to work with Fetlife.com as their marketing department. We are actively seeking new relationships with companies, large and small, who are interested in advertising their products or events on the best fetish social networking site. What makes Fetlife.com the best adult, fetish, kinky, social networking site on the internet? Well, take a minute to read what Jane’s Guide had to say about it:

Take a moment and imagine a leather Facebook or Myspace, and then imagine it being run by and for kinky folks. That is exactly what Fetlife is! It is the coolest new community site out there for pervs, and it is absolutely 100% free. I had been hearing the buzz about this new spot on the web from a few of my lifestyle friends, and I finally decided to go set up an account and take a look myself. Many years ago I had been on other sites that promised community and allowed free communication, but since those sites have sold to other companies their soul has left the building and communication costs money. It is also communication that is no longer under the nurturing ownership of perverts with a personal interest in our tribe. I’d lost interest, and so had most of my friends. I was hoping that this site could be some of what I was missing on the old ones. Wow, I wasn’t disappointed! I immediately ran into some of my old friends, and then ran off to recruit new ones. It is easy to sign up. Once you have, then you set up a profile. You can add pics to it, and you’ll never run into that “you have to have such and such membership” to view pics or show them to others. There are social groups here with ongoing forum conversations, so you can sign up for topics that interest you (or create your own groups). There is a mail system that acts like a personal bulletin board for private conversations, so you don’t lose track of what has been said to anyone. You can post writing, see what your friends are doing, and a lot more. A lot of talented pervs are posting writing and engaging in conversation here. I’ve met a lot of new friends. There is a small amount of advertising, but it is done really tastefully and never gets in the way. You can write to the folks that run the site, and they will actually write you back. I’ve been in love with this place and raving about it for the last several weeks. This is one of the few sites that didn’t ask for review. I sought out the owner and asked him if I could post one. It is that good. I feel like I’m giving you guys an early Christmas gift. Go check it out! This is the next big kinky community site! They are going to be huge, and they will stay huge as long as they keep the spirit that they have now. - Vamp

To highlight: “There is a small amount of advertising, but it is done really tastefully and never gets in the way.” and “This is the next big kinky community site! They are going to be huge, and they will continue to stay huge…”

We couldn’t be more proud! It’s all true, too. One thing we love about being a part of the Fetlife team is that we are able to work with you, one-on-one, through each step of the way to get your ad placed in just the right spot. You can advertise broadly across the entire network, or we can target by location (country or state) and by gender (M,F,MtF,FtM and or GQ), thereby optimizing your advertising money by targeting your market, the kinksters who are looking for your company or product!

We only display three ads per page, all static and nicely placed in the F-zone. You’re not competing for attention. People will and do see them, but as Vamp pointed out in her review, they aren’t obnoxious and annoying. We’ll keep it that way! We want to continue to build Fetlife the way it was intended - by (real) Kinksters for (real) Kinksters!

For more information on advertising on Fetlife.com, please contact us at mark@fetlife.com or catalina@fetlife.com. And feel free to grab that banner up above and link it from your site to Fetlife.com. :)

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.

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). 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 :)

Become A Patron Of The Arts!  Support Lochai!!

It’s no secret that I have a ridiculous crush on Lochai, and maybe a part of it is because I fell in love with his work as an artist.  On top of all that I got to actually meet him yesterday and put my hands on his…  prints (I know what you thought I was going to say!)

I know a lot of my readers are people who share my opinion about Lochai’s erotic and bondage images and also share my belief in supporting the art and the artists they love.  That’s what this post is all about.  Your opportunity to own real art while supporting the arts. It’s a win-win situation.

Lochai has a few gallery shows coming up.  He talks about them in the interview we did recently here. In response to my question about his upcoming gallery shows, in particular the exhibition at the World Erotic Art Museum in Miami Beach, FL, this is what he had to say:

Wow….  To hang in a Museum is an amazing thing.  To hang in this Museum is even a greater compliment in that the owner/curator, Naomi Wilzig, does not normally collect photography & has only just started to.  She has thousands of painting, sculptures and other various articles that have moved her over the years and only a few photographs including ones from a good friend of mine, BT Charles.  She has had many one person displays exhibited in the galleries in the 3 years WEAM has been open, but she asked me to be the first photographer.  I am also a local so this adds to the pride I feel.  Art gallery shows are wonderful but to say that you are displayed in a museum, for me that is something I am very proud of.  I will also have Beach Bound added to the permanent collection. I was also the first heterosexual male artist to have a special “Guest Gallery” show that lasted a year of 30 of my images in the Leather Archives & Museum in Chicago http://www.leatherarchives.org/ which just came down in May.

So now here we are, it’s almost time for Lochai’s big show and now it’s time for me to get involved in the only way I know how.  I’m holding my own Lochai Pledge Drive to help support Lochai’s upcoming gallery projects.  He has never done this before and he may never do this again, it’s truly exclusive (and it will give your grandkids something to bring onto The Antique’s Roadshow!) Think of it is the kinky version of the PBS Pledge Drive - you know, you donate some money and they give you a nice gift to say thank you.

Here’s the rundown - you donate to Lochai’s upcoming shows.  Donations are simple and easy - log into PayPal and use Lochai’s email address (nawalochai@kirinawa.com).  You can even use your credit card.  In return, as a thank-you gift, you receive one of Lochai’s signed prints.  The print you will receive will be chosen by Lochai and is from his award-winning gallery.

Donate $25 and receive a signed 4×6 print.  This is perfect to frame and put on your nightstand

Donate $50 and receive a signed 5×7 print.  This is a perfect size to have on your desk, no?

Donate $75 and receive two signed 5 x 7 prints - a nice little complimentary set for your boudoir.  I love the idea of having two complimentary, beautiful images, nicely framed and hung next to each other.  MDS says he thinks it would be neat if you’re a couple to frame them and then put one on each of your nightstands.  I love MDS.  He’s so clever!

If you donate $75 or more, Beach Bound will be one of the 2 5×7 prints… ;-)

Donate $100 and receive one signed 8×10 print - perfect to hang on the wall.  Actually Lochai gave me an 8×10 as a gift yesterday and it’s matted, framed, and perfectly placed on my desk, so an 8×10 is really a nice size - you can hang it or place it somewhere special.

For donations more generous than $100.00, please contact Lochai directly.   Those donors will be considered sponsors and will not only have their name associated with the show as a sponsor, but as a thank-you gift will receive a signed 5×7 Beach Bound, as well as a signed, limited edition print (of your choice).  Again, just contact Lochai directly to discuss this option.  He’s a very friendly man!

This week’s Good Things List is brought to you by the letter V (for valium) and the number 10 (for the dose)… and readers like you!  (PS: JOIN FETLIFE!)

A Good Blog To Read

Narration by D is this week’s blog pick.  D is the counterpart of another of my favorite blogs Thursday’s Child.  It says in his profile: “From the male perspective, the exploration of a young married couple beyond vanilla sex.”   D is in my BILF list.  His wife is also in my BILF list.  They as a couple are in my BILF list.  Now we just have to figure out how to get into the same state and city!

A Good Toy

I have just gotten my new shipment of toys to review for Vibe Review and I haven’t even formally reviewed it yet on my blog, but so far I can tell you that I adore the Cyberglass Felicity.  I have just recently gotten into glass/pyrex dildos and this one is a perfect starter because of the low price.  You can warm it under some hot water in the sink or you can cool it in the refrigerator for a while (it comes in a nice case, by the way!).  You can use either end, you can play with it vaginally or anally.  I just love it!  Vibe Review happens to be a great company to do business with - a classy online toy company that has a good reputation.  That matters!

A Good Photographer

Erocrush.  Melvin Moten, Jr. is Erocrush.  His work is special to me.  He is special to me.  I consider him a very good friend.  He allows me to use his images all the time on my blogs.  I know that you have enjoyed them.  Like Lochai, who I’m in love with, Melvin isn’t shooting for the porn content market.  He shoots fetish and erotic art that he enjoys.  With real women, that he enjoys.  With real couples.  One thing I noticed about Melvin’s work is that his models obviously feel so natural with him that they forget he’s even there.  It’s as though you’re actually there, in the scene, a voyeur.  I love Melvin.  I want Melvin to shoot me.  With any luck at all, this fall, he will.  Then I will have my way with him!  If you click on the (perfect) image in this post (by Erocrush) it will magically take you to his site.  Fear not! It will open in a new window and you won’t lose the Good Things List!

A Good Pay Site

Inescapable Bondage is January Seraph’s new content site.  She has been shooting their own content like crazy.  She and her hotter than hell partner-in-crime, Smutty, have been violating all kinds of men and women.  This is Brand Spanking New!  January isn’t, of course.  She’s got a great reputation as a top model and actress already, but this site is so new that you’re probably the first one you know to see it! 

A Good Blogger Resource

The Week In Kink.  Duh.  I sat here and tried to think about this one for a while and then I realized, if you’re a good blogger and you have good posts, then you should send me a little note.  Each week I go through blogs that I like and pick the hottest posts and then publish them on TheWeekInKink.Com.  I just want to be clear that I’m not trying to compete with Sugasm.  It’s not a democracy - it’s just a list of my top favoritest, hottest, made me want to masturbate posts.  :)

A Good Group

It’s widely known that I love FetLife.  I’m an official greeter there now, which makes me feel extra special.  What makes me feel super, duper special, though, is starting a new Charlotte Kinksters group (it’s called Charlotte, NC - The Queen of Kink, since we are the Queen City!)  If you join FetLife you can join the Charlotte Kinky group.  The idea is that we could all get together for informal gatherings and have a little community here that isn’t quite as formal as CAPEX.

A Good Alternative Education Resource/CommUNITY Source

This is the place to go to find professional alternative educators, presenters, event planners, vendors, dm/security/medical, legal, volunteers, and more.  Everybody claims to be a sex educator, but this group is truly respected within the commUNITY as the leaders in their fields.  Now, you can learn from them.  Oh, it’s no coincidence you’ll find Lochai there.  Wouldn’t you die to take a bondage class with Lochai?  Oh my…  You can also take classes with people like Claire Adams.  OMG.  I’m in heaven. 

It’s Monday.  It kind of started off shitty.  I woke up to my shoulder hurting and feeling a little grumpy about the mess our house has become.  I have stressed and stressed about what I’m going to do with my career - do I apply for other teaching positions? do I just look for a secretary (administrative assistant) position? do I pursue translation and interpretation in the legal and medical fields? do I go into human resources?  I *think* I am good a lot of things, so that makes the options almost too prodigious.  On top of it all, I am out of my medicinal marijuana, prescribed originally for the emotional and physical trauma that resulted from my helicopter crash.  This isn’t making for a good morning.

I got online and there was a sweet email from John (FetLife John).  And it made me laugh out loud, for real.  Yay.  Things are looking up.  I got to play on email back and forth with my other FetLife crush about the joys of being in demand (and demanding).  Today might not suck afterall.  And he may even finish my interview before I completely make an ass out of myself worshiping his cock.

Then a knock on the door.  Oh noes!  Monsters!  Actually, it was my friendly UPS man (possibly the only not hot UPS delivery driver in Charlotte) with a nice plain brown box.  Maybe it’s more DVDs and books that Garvey is sending me to review?  Maybe it’s the new corset that a seamstress is sending me to model in for her publicity photos?  The last feasible possibility was my new order from VibeReview.com, but they just sent it on Friday, I swear!  Is the suspense killing you?

It was a nice package from VibeReview.com.  I wrote all about it on Catalina Loves, but to summarize, there is the Iris, the Stubby G, the Corsette Harness (in black), the Magnificent Vibrating Glove, the Cyberglass Felicity, and Liquid Sex Personal Lubricant.

I checked everything out and I put it in nice little spot here on my desk where I can still see each item.  I just can’t decide what to try first!  What a perfect package of goodies!  I’m a lucky, lucky, lucky girl.

Apparently Vibe Review turned my day around because then a bunch of good things happened.  I got in touch with GH, who has an entire scene with MDS fucking me on his voice mail since we called him.  It was good to hear that he’s been enjoying it and is looking forward to the next call.  Hot! I love the idea of him listening as the filth pours out of my slutty mouth…   oh myyyyy.

I also texted my friend and famous fetish model, January Seraph, and asked her if she would be into it if we call one night while we are fucking.  Her response,  “Absofuckinglutely!”  So if we can manage to work out our schedules with a three hour time difference, we’ll have beautiful January Seraph listening as MDS violates me.    With any luck it will turn her on and she’ll end up having her own lovely orgasm on the other end of the phone.  Holy Shit I think I just orgasmed thinking about that.  I also offered to help her out if she ever wants to make use of the phone during one of her scenes she’s shooting for her clips store - I’m always happy to shout out a few commands and humiliate a good subbie over the phone. :)

So I had to go out and about and get some medicine, as previously mentioned, so I kept my collar on and went out with it publicly.  It felt very liberating, actually.  It’s not my new collar, but it is pretty discreet. My friend, who joined me in my car in uptown to give me my medicine is a Dom, actually.  He and I have gone round and round about how I am not his submissive and he does not have the rights he asserted to have had.  This sent a clear signal and he said, “Did He make you wear that?” and I said, “No, He did not Make me wear it.  I Chose to wear it out.”  He told me he was incredibly jealous of my Husband and would not try to cross that boundary again.  Victory is mine!

Then I talked to my friend, the one who asks me every day what I’m wearing.  I haven’t heard from him in a while, so I called him and I said, “What are you wearing?” and he answered, “Nothing.  What about you?” and I answered, “I’m actually fully dressed, collar and all.”  We caught up and then he told me he was standing at the new house he just bought.  Ha, “Standing naked at your new house with the contractor there?”  Ok, so I got him on a technicality, but it was still fun.  I told him that I really liked the idea of him standing there in nothing but a tool belt.  He told me his birthday is Saturday.  I told him that I am a firm believer in birthday blowjobs.  Then I had to go…  suddenly… but I’m not playing hard to get.

The rest of my drive home I spoke with someone I know who owns a chain of McDonald’s stores.  I don’t even want to discuss McDonald’s at all, except to say that they need a manager for one of their stores who speaks Spanish, has management experience, can teach, can communicate, and basically is me.  They pay better and have better benefits than my previous teaching job, and I don’t have to grade papers at night.  I’m thinking it might be a very good solution to my career dilemma. I do make money writing, and we do own a PR business that brings in income, but neither of those provide health and dental benefits and we do have children.  Besides, they don’t pay enough yet to live comfortably in Charlotte with four humans and three cats.  I may have a job!

And Lochai ::dream sequence of Lochai using me like a slut:: texts saying he’ll be in touch tomorrow.  Just to be clear, I’m not stalker-crazy weird over Lochai.  I just have loved him for so long as an artist, and now to know him as a human and a Dom makes me weak in the knees and my mind races with fantasy.

Mr. F. is moving on the first and I’m pretty psyched because after he gets moved in I will be able to meet up with him in his new place and give him a nice housewarming cocksucking.  Yum.  Maybe we’ll even shoot a video of it.  Another friend of mine, Mr. J works for the Panthers.  I talked to him today, too.  He and I have common interests.  One of them includes my his black cock against the white skin of my face.  Um, I am a slut.

D is driving me absolutely insane with desire - every time I get an email or an image from him I want him more.  It doesn’t hurt that Thursday is just every bit as delicious and the two of them drive me more insane than I think either of them realize.

And finally…  Kinkerbelle…  Kinkerbelle I want to hurt.  I want her to hurt me.  I want to fuck her and I want her to fuck me.  I want us each to wear a strap-on while we fuck in ways that only pornochicks fuck for big bucks.  I want MDS to watch.  I want MDS to join.  I want to be fucked by her cock and then his.  I want his cum dripping out of her as I lap it up like honey.  I want Kinkerbelle.  Bad.

Even January Seraph puts on her Martha Stewart look for this week’s Good Things List.

Yes, The Good Things List has an official temporary home on its Wordpress site, but I wanted to copy it here as well.  Take a look at the original.

A Good Blog To Read

Emerging On The Other Side is the blog written by an overeducated skank (former slut) who is proud of it.

A Good Toy

The Black Label Liberator Wedge/Ramp Combo is the best! It seems like a just a pretty little strategically cut out piece of foam with a cover, but it’s sooooo much more! It’s great for people (like me) who have back problems and can’t tolerate a traditional hands and knees position for longer than three minutes. I never ever feel pain (except for the good kind!) when we get out our Liberator set.

A Good Great Photographer

Lochai is not only a good photographer, but he is a great artist! He is the photographer responsible for the image at the top of this post! I recently did an interview with Lochai on Catalina Loves. This bit is From his bio on his website Kirinawa.com:

Lochai is an award winning photographer who’s work appears on gallery walls as well in fine art publications & coffee table books. He “shoots for the walls & not the computer screen”. Presently he has his work on display at the Leather Archive & Museum in Chicago, for sale in brick & mortar galleries from Key West Florida to Cyber fine art galleries based out of London as well on many private collectors walls. His images, rope art & interviews have been published in The British Journal of Photography, Secret, Skin Two, Bizarre, Prometheus, Cherry, A Magazine, Fetish Anthology, Extreme Anthology, New Times and in his own fine art books. His work can also be found on numerous websites from around the world. He is one of the founding directors of PAG, the Photo Artisans Guild, in West Palm Beach Florida. He as also the co-founder & co-curator of the Traveling Erotic Art Show which spent 2 years touring the US.

He feels that the best stories to tell come from the heart and everyone has something hidden that is bursting to come out. “I feel I can touch something inside the heart & head of each person who views my work. For me, I see the real person when I create my images. The real person comes out thru their alter ego.” Starting in Mid June he will be teaching along side David Lawrence & Bobby Knight 3 day intensive workshops on the art of fine art fetish photography. For more information go to http://prophototours.com/

Being an educator & student of bdsm and fetish, Lochai knows how to bring out the look of hidden desires in his models & shows “real” emotions to his audience. He is considered an advanced rope artist who tours the country teaching rope bondage to kinksters from all walks of life & both rigs his own models for his photography as well as for some of the top photographers in the world. “The Art of The Art” is how he looks at his bondage images & he loves to share his knowledge.

On the Bondage side… Lochai has been a student of Japanese inspired rope bondage since a very early age. He has been educating the rope bondage minded in South Florida for the past 8 years as well as across the country for the past 12. He is one of the founding members of the Traveling Rope Troupe comprised of riggers and bottoms who perform theater style aspects of their bondage art as a lead into a series of hands on classes. He can be found on occasion binding beauties and creating living art at local fetish events as well as major exhibitions. “I use the body as a canvas & rope as the medium in creating my art”

A Good Band

I’m partial to this band because it’s my very good friend’s band. Your Dirty Habit is club/dance music and it never leaves my playlist. On their site at Myspace.com/YourDirtyHabit, you can grab the Live Summer 2007 Live Mix - DO IT! I love it!

A Good Pay Site

Backdoor Bondage is the site that belongs to Sgt. Major. His scenes are some of the hottest I’ve seen, ever. Maybe it’s because I’m such a fan of Claire Adams and I’ve seen two scenes with her it them - one where she was being punched in the ass and another where she’s completely suspended upside down being erotically choked. Either way, yum yum.

A Good Webmaster Resource

Kinky Dollars is Kink.com’s affiliate program. We have had great success monetizing our blogs with Kink.com. Click on the little link and you can sign up for your own account.

A Good Non-Sex Science Tattoo Blog

My friend, Zetar, passed this blog along to me and I just have to share it with everyone else. I normally don’t like tattoos, but these tattoos are right up my alley. Nerds meet Ink - Ink meet Nerds. It’s Carl Zimmer’s Science Tattoo Emporium. Frequently when graduate students finish their doctorate (or even Masters) they get a commemorative tattoo. No, not an “I love Betty” tattoo, but cooler. Take a lookee.

A Good Corsetry Site

By now everybody knows that I love corsets. love Love LOVE them! My dream is to have a corset custom made by Isabella Corsetry. Here is some information from her about page:

Isabella Corsetry makes corsets for women, men, and even children (no waist reduction of course), as well as custom bridal gowns, vintage inspired dresses, costumes, and undergarments.

Each corset made by Isabella Costumiere is individually patterned to each customers own measurements . Since no two bodies are exactly the same this means you will get a corset that fits YOUR body. I use a rather long list of measurements and double check each pattern to insure the perfect fit. For long distance customers I can construct a muslin mock up of your corset and mail it to you to try on in the comfort of your own home to make certain your corset is just right. These are inlcuded with every overbust corset.

Well, there you have it - a few new Good Things for you to check out. I’m getting such a backlist that I’m considering doing The Good Things List twice a week instead of just on Saturdays. What do you think?

This week’s Good Things List is brought to you by the letter C and the number 7… and viewers like you.

A Good Blog To Read

Curvaceous Dee.  She is a “fat, poly, pansexual, civilly unioned, submissive, kiwi, and happy to be all of the above.”  She “loves the words ‘fat’, ’slut’, and ‘cunt’, and hates the spelling of the word ‘cum’.”  I’ve read her blog since I first found it back at the inception of Catalina Loves.  Sorry, Dee, I hate the spelling of the word (cum) too… but I use it anyway.

A Good Toy

The VibeReview.com Silver Bullet is my new best friend.  It’s small, but it’s powerful.  I like to be able to just slip it under my panties and have a nice hands-free orgasm.  It’s really inexpensive, but you get a lot of bang for your buck (har de har har har).

A Good Photographer

I can’t do a Good Things List with a good photographer category in it without mentioning Altered Aperture.  I’m ashamed that I didn’t include Altered Aperture in my very first Good Things List, because AA is my photographer.  The majority of the images of me are the work of Altered Aperture.  Nikki has just put up a new website, so take a look.

A Good Social Networking Site

I’m completely, 100% sold, on FetLife.com.  If you join up and make friends, you’ll see why!  It’s a kinky version of Facebook, light years better than Myspace, alt.com, etc.  It’s free… it’s good!

A Good Pay Site

Men In Pain is a super-hot FemDom site — you’ll often find my favorite Dommes there - Princess Donna, Mz. Berlin, Madison Young, Satine Phoenix….the list goes on.  The content is solid, the production is exceptional, the cost is reasonable, and they aren’t a shady company.  They’ve been around long enought to prove that they are the real deal.

A Good Webmaster Resource

Finding a good host for your site can be as important as finding a good play partner.  Trust matters.  You have to trust that that person isn’t going to fuck with your stuff, add a bunch of ads, divert traffic, or just plain fuck up your files!  I have hosted all of my sites with Exjinn Networks for over a year and I am in love with them.  The owner is a lifestyle Dom/Daddy and he specializes in adult content.  In his words, “The more taboo the better.”

A Good Time

Floating World 2008 - August 15-17 in Edison, NJ -Floating world is the largest and most successful BDSM/Fetish/Alt event in the Northeast, and the largest all-indoor event in the United States. Encompassing more than 60,000 SF under one roof, with 140 planned classes, a 6,000 SF fetish fleamarket area, a 40,000 SF playspace and some of the most amazing playgear you’ve ever seen. (Sounds like a good time to me!)

…So there you have it - this week’s Good Things!  If you would like to include your site, event, blog, etc. to the Good Things List, which is seen each week by over 15,000 readers (it gets posted on all of our blogs), you can send me an email or leave a comment.  Whatever you prefer.  If I like it, I’ll include it! :-)

So although I’m no longer a plus-sized woman, I’m still looking out for you. First of all, let me make it clear that I find many BBW’s to be Very B. In fact, most of my female partners have been plus-sized women. Having been a size 26 at one point in my life (and now a size 8) I recognize how difficult it is to find nice, pretty things without paying the sin tax of being fat. It’s so frustrating! I understand if there’s truly more fabric, etc, but most of the time plus-sized women just pay more for quality because they have to — it’s either that or go with the polyester mumu (not that there’s anything wrong with that).

So Secrets In Lace is a site a came across while looking at the Dita line of stockings. While clicking through their product line, I found some pretty (and pretty reasonably priced) lingerie for women size 12 and up.

In case you’re wondering, I’m not associated with Secrets in Lace in any way. I just thought it looked like a good site and thought I’d share the news.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - everybody should have a Hitachi Magic Wand (and spring for the G-spotter attachment). Men and women alike can use the Hitachi for their pleasure or for pleasuring their partner. With the g-spotter attachment, it makes a great prostate massage toy, too.

My first g-spot orgasm was a result of the Hitachi Magic Wand and the g-spot attachment. I became a real fan of masturbating for about six months after discovering that! I was using the Hitachi about three times a day. Seriously. And I still have it! I think I’ve had my Hitachi longer than I’ve had Marky.

Well, I still use it to masturbate - that’s a given, but I also have new uses for it. I use it with clients, especially when there is a woman involved. Few things are better than holding the Hitachi to a submissive and forcing her to cum. With men, aside from using the Hitachi with the attachment for prostate stim, I also use it to put create a vibration in anything - you can hold it against a dildo, touch it against the head of his cock, or even against an inserted sound.

If you don’t own one yet, I can only shake my head and wonder why you would deny yourself. Get one and try it. The only regret you’ll have is not buying it sooner!