We still have no word on when/whether we're doing a full PCS move in the next month, sigh. If we do, we could go anywhere in a very short amount of time.
If we don't move for some reason, then Chael and I are leaning towards me moving to Austin so that we're closer (and I get to nom on the awesome vegan food there). I want to stay in a city but want to be closer to him.
This means more distance between friends I care a lot about, but I could still visit them. I'll work out some schedule with them that I can maybe come stay a couple days here and there. We'll see what works for them.
I found some really nice apartments online for Austin, so am kinda excited about that. We'll see what they *actually* look like on visiting sometime.
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
yoga
Did a regular class today instead of waiting to do the other Intro class later at night. Was good. I didn't have to lay down at all, but did have to modify a lot of the postures.
But that's okay, I'm a newbie.
I got through it well, got a good workout and accomplished being there despite some anxiety.
I can feel it in my arms and just below my breastbone. Feeling a bit tired now, about 4 hours later. Should sleep good again tonight.
Drinking lots of water.
Jennifer from Sunstone left me a message checking up on me and offering any help she can give. She seems very nice.
Tomorrow I'm planning to go to the Intro A class since this one is in the morning and it should be a bit lighter, like the B class, than the regular classes; my body needs a lighter day to recup.
Heard a lot of joint popping in me today during class. Arms and back.
Feet were cramping a lot, too, during the standing poses. It's going to take a while for them to get stronger and to realign from the damage done from the surgeries. It kept interfering with me otherwise doing them, but that's going to be part of my physical journey and I expected to have foot issues so it's no surprise. I just look forward to when my feet get stronger and my balance on them gets better :)
Lying down inside the room before class today was a bit hard... maybe the hardest part of the whole time there! I was trying to relax and let the heat sink into me before class started and I kept having the problem I have meditating where my breathing stops and I have to re-start it... only when I'd restart the humidity and heat of the room would make me feel like I was drowning and couldn't get air. It was a similar sensation to being waterboarded (for those wondering, yes, I've experienced it).
Once I got up and was moving in class and no longer having my breath stop anymore the problem went away. It was just panicky during that pre-class time.
I guess what it comes down to is that I need to get my ass in gear and remember to keep that little part of me up on a high enough level when relaxing/meditating to keep my breathing going... I always forget and have to make adjustments *after* it happens a time or three. It's a flaw in my meditation that I need to work through.
On a totally different subject, should be having at least one friend over this week to play; probably with needles. Maybe two, if schedules work out alright. Yays for making friends.
But that's okay, I'm a newbie.
I got through it well, got a good workout and accomplished being there despite some anxiety.
I can feel it in my arms and just below my breastbone. Feeling a bit tired now, about 4 hours later. Should sleep good again tonight.
Drinking lots of water.
Jennifer from Sunstone left me a message checking up on me and offering any help she can give. She seems very nice.
Tomorrow I'm planning to go to the Intro A class since this one is in the morning and it should be a bit lighter, like the B class, than the regular classes; my body needs a lighter day to recup.
Heard a lot of joint popping in me today during class. Arms and back.
Feet were cramping a lot, too, during the standing poses. It's going to take a while for them to get stronger and to realign from the damage done from the surgeries. It kept interfering with me otherwise doing them, but that's going to be part of my physical journey and I expected to have foot issues so it's no surprise. I just look forward to when my feet get stronger and my balance on them gets better :)
Lying down inside the room before class today was a bit hard... maybe the hardest part of the whole time there! I was trying to relax and let the heat sink into me before class started and I kept having the problem I have meditating where my breathing stops and I have to re-start it... only when I'd restart the humidity and heat of the room would make me feel like I was drowning and couldn't get air. It was a similar sensation to being waterboarded (for those wondering, yes, I've experienced it).
Once I got up and was moving in class and no longer having my breath stop anymore the problem went away. It was just panicky during that pre-class time.
I guess what it comes down to is that I need to get my ass in gear and remember to keep that little part of me up on a high enough level when relaxing/meditating to keep my breathing going... I always forget and have to make adjustments *after* it happens a time or three. It's a flaw in my meditation that I need to work through.
On a totally different subject, should be having at least one friend over this week to play; probably with needles. Maybe two, if schedules work out alright. Yays for making friends.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Weekend
I'd a lovely weekend.
I was (rope)suspended for the first time, which was floaty and fun, by Artemis. I also learned a new chest harness and Chael, my spousal unit, started getting familiar with ropes.
Chael let me cut him for the first time and also tried out play-piercing at my hand. On the cutting, we were tinkering to test how well he could take it as he's volunteered to be my demo-doll in October, he did great... I started with just some light random cuts to let him get the feel and then played around a bit with a pattern once it turned out he was fine with it.
The play piercings, well, he's been excellent in the past allowing me to do permanent-style piercings in him for work practice/experimentation/portfolio-building, but we'd never done just random temporary play before. Again I just stuck a few in, quite shallow but in varying lengths to see how he'd do. Chael didn't like it, but he was okay with it.
He's not so much a bottom as just a good sport, haha.
Saw some old faces, met some new. Enjoyed chatting, laughing and lounging with a few particulars. Not sure who is okay with mentions and linkings so will keep such to myself until a later time.
Lots of other goodness... The only things that marred the time was Chael coming down suddenly with a nasty cold and my kidney pain. Both of which were able to be worked-around: for my part, I "sucked it up and drove on" as the Army saying goes; for his part, Chael slept a lot.
I was (rope)suspended for the first time, which was floaty and fun, by Artemis. I also learned a new chest harness and Chael, my spousal unit, started getting familiar with ropes.
Chael let me cut him for the first time and also tried out play-piercing at my hand. On the cutting, we were tinkering to test how well he could take it as he's volunteered to be my demo-doll in October, he did great... I started with just some light random cuts to let him get the feel and then played around a bit with a pattern once it turned out he was fine with it.
The play piercings, well, he's been excellent in the past allowing me to do permanent-style piercings in him for work practice/experimentation/portfolio-building, but we'd never done just random temporary play before. Again I just stuck a few in, quite shallow but in varying lengths to see how he'd do. Chael didn't like it, but he was okay with it.
He's not so much a bottom as just a good sport, haha.
Saw some old faces, met some new. Enjoyed chatting, laughing and lounging with a few particulars. Not sure who is okay with mentions and linkings so will keep such to myself until a later time.
Lots of other goodness... The only things that marred the time was Chael coming down suddenly with a nasty cold and my kidney pain. Both of which were able to be worked-around: for my part, I "sucked it up and drove on" as the Army saying goes; for his part, Chael slept a lot.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Long time, no update
General update of the last couple months:
I've been ill and largely non-social, and have put pro-d session indefinitely on hold. Am getting back into things and getting back in touch with folks now.
I've attended a couple of local social/BDSM events and am planning to attend one this weekend, it's on fire/ice/wax play. Not sure if I'll be attending the after-party; I'd like to but I still get tired pretty easy yet.
Things have been going well with the domestic and we've made great leaps and bounds recently on the front yard; it should be presentable and just waiting for baby grass to become real grass starting in about a month. He has offered to install a permanent sprinkler system for me and after speaking with my spouse I've told him he is to do so. I mix physical and power play with "normal" everyday activities as my general tendencies, but we've just started specifically with devoted scenes. We've had two so far, only one of any real intensity and that was more a familiarization with his responses (physical and behavioral) for me. We've yet to really get into it at all, but we're moving that way. All together, I am pleased with both his service and the beginnings of our play.
Have thrown out to Moki the idea of a "girly-night", getting together and just chilling, chatting and doing whatever we feel like away from folk over at my place. We've not hung out in months due to my not feeling well. Have another one or two I'm thinking to invite over, too.
I've toyed with but am not serious about the idea of starting a TNG group in the area to extend our local community, since the primary group does not allow anyone lower than age 21 and many in their 20s are uncomfortable joining a group where all adults aren't allowed and where the average member age is older than their parents. I'd not want to have it separate from AIRS, but rather just another group that intermingles those who wish to but is open to all of legal age. But reality is that my life is not such that I could head and arrange such a thing, at minimum with no thought to other considerations I live in a military household where we are in our "window" for orders... meaning we could be told to be ready to move in 30 days or still living here 6 years from now.
Instead, I'm thinking I'll maybe throw an occasional private party/hang-out, with basically the same arrangement as described above since it would be a private party rather than an established group's event; 18+ and just open to anyone I'm okay having visit my home. My house is pretty small so there isn't a huge play available, but with friends who are comfortable and casual such things can be worked out... it's not tiny, just not huge.
I've started learning Spanish plus am refreshing and trying to extend my German.
So that's the randomness of the past 2-3 months. Hopefully I'll soon be back to my normal self and have more interesting things to talk about again. Life has largely been on hold!
I've been ill and largely non-social, and have put pro-d session indefinitely on hold. Am getting back into things and getting back in touch with folks now.
I've attended a couple of local social/BDSM events and am planning to attend one this weekend, it's on fire/ice/wax play. Not sure if I'll be attending the after-party; I'd like to but I still get tired pretty easy yet.
Things have been going well with the domestic and we've made great leaps and bounds recently on the front yard; it should be presentable and just waiting for baby grass to become real grass starting in about a month. He has offered to install a permanent sprinkler system for me and after speaking with my spouse I've told him he is to do so. I mix physical and power play with "normal" everyday activities as my general tendencies, but we've just started specifically with devoted scenes. We've had two so far, only one of any real intensity and that was more a familiarization with his responses (physical and behavioral) for me. We've yet to really get into it at all, but we're moving that way. All together, I am pleased with both his service and the beginnings of our play.
Have thrown out to Moki the idea of a "girly-night", getting together and just chilling, chatting and doing whatever we feel like away from folk over at my place. We've not hung out in months due to my not feeling well. Have another one or two I'm thinking to invite over, too.
I've toyed with but am not serious about the idea of starting a TNG group in the area to extend our local community, since the primary group does not allow anyone lower than age 21 and many in their 20s are uncomfortable joining a group where all adults aren't allowed and where the average member age is older than their parents. I'd not want to have it separate from AIRS, but rather just another group that intermingles those who wish to but is open to all of legal age. But reality is that my life is not such that I could head and arrange such a thing, at minimum with no thought to other considerations I live in a military household where we are in our "window" for orders... meaning we could be told to be ready to move in 30 days or still living here 6 years from now.
Instead, I'm thinking I'll maybe throw an occasional private party/hang-out, with basically the same arrangement as described above since it would be a private party rather than an established group's event; 18+ and just open to anyone I'm okay having visit my home. My house is pretty small so there isn't a huge play available, but with friends who are comfortable and casual such things can be worked out... it's not tiny, just not huge.
I've started learning Spanish plus am refreshing and trying to extend my German.
So that's the randomness of the past 2-3 months. Hopefully I'll soon be back to my normal self and have more interesting things to talk about again. Life has largely been on hold!
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