It's 1:45 in the morning as I start this entry and I'm wide awake, hyper aware of my surroundings and working in the dead quiet of my home, all alone. A single lamp in the corner of the room for light and I'm infront of the computer at my desk still in my summer dress I wore this evening and naked underneath, of course.
The day has been long I should be in my bed, curled up as I like to be and sleeping right about now. Today though is still coursing through my veins like an energy source and I'm using it to my advantage.
At 7 Jim woke me up this morning for acrobatic sex - nope, no bondage just good old bend Jennifer this way and fold her that way rounds of sex a couple of times. It was a good morning together cuddled up in between rounds of sex, foreplay and yup couple talk too.
By 10 I had Jim, my daughter and myself up, dressed and out of the house. Jim was returning to Seattle after being up over night both doing the photo shoot with Midori and I and attending the workshop. My daughter was dropped off at her fathers and I with a head cold called in sick to work.
At 11 Midori and I were sitting outside having a good talk and Doug was sitting with me on an outdoor swing.
Around 12:30 I entered Costco and managed to leave without doing too much damage to the wallet. It sure adds up there quickly but damn do they carry excellent products.
By 2 I was home, unloaded and sitting in a cold tub of water trying to bring down my fever from my head cold and to remove some of the heat from my body due to the outdoor temperature.
Excuse me here for things start going fuzzy for me...
packed the bins for tonight's event
a distressed call on my cell phone from the person driving Midori today and they've had their vehicle towed
Little Sisters needs more tickets for tonight's events Aural Sex: Seduction By Voice as they've sold out.
realization that I need to bring more chairs
cancel the 30 minute date I had booked with Kara so I can go trouble shoot the towed vehicle dilemma - which broke my heart to do as I was in need of some time with her and a cuddle
pick up extra ice for the coolers as it's going to be needed in this heat
Phone rings over and over, and over and over again one thing after another about tonight's event, work, classes, family stuff, WOW!
The it's 5:45 and I'm standing in the middle of the studio all by myself, bare foot in my dress, drinking a Coke slurpee and feeling absolute peace. This is my most favorite time of an event - the standing alone in a space as it's empty and visualizing the event starting. To believe that I can bring it to fruition what ever it may be, and that the event unfolds before my eyes.
Opening and lining up the chairs in rows, makes me feel at peace. I love this part. Hanging the LibidoEvents.com banner and stocking the supplies making it ready for others to use to create good things for themselves.
6:30 and the volunteers, support staff and our vendor all show up for the evening and quickly everyone is briefed. And at 7:00 there is already people waiting at the door and by 7:30 the workshop was getting started and the final few were coming through the doors. Every chair in the place was filled, the futon sofas, 6 stools, 5 yoga mats, 4 office chairs 3 foam blocks, and 1 bench.
The class was great and as always Midori didn't just educate, she entertained as well. Of course everything was going so well in class that instead of ending at 9:30 Midori ended at almost 10 - it was an amazing evening. Watching people learn a new idea feeds my libido - it's a good thing I do what I do.
Then at the end of the night as people were standing around talking to have Doug, Felicity, S, Greg and others be so helpful with take down and clean up was such a blessing to me. Thank you so much as your help made it so I didn't have to lug things out myself.
The final bins were in the hallway and everyone was downstairs save for a couple of us and as I go to lock the studio, I proceed to close my ring finger and my middle finger on my left hand in the door. Closed it right on them and damn it I cried. Hopped up and down and did not like it one bit and could not erotice it either. This was bad pain and as soon as I looked down I knew why. My finger, mainly and particularly my middle one is the one that bled and feels completely numb on top yet hurts like hell to touch.
Greg kissed it better and Felicity tried to convince to go to a hospital and get an x-ray and Doug tried to make me feel better all the while checking out the finger for damage or breakage. (hours later now and it's still killing me, but no, it's not broken)
Off the group of us headed to a local restaurant for some Chinese and Japanese food. Sitting around a big round table, eating food till 12:30 in the morning with other kinky folk made for great conversations. Viagra, HIV, aging in our sex positive culture, stalkers, museums, D/s and story telling.
I rolled in to my parkade at about 1 this morning and then promptly unloaded my entire car back in to my home. Everything came back in so I wouldn't have to deal with it tomorrow aside from repacking it all properly so it can next be returned to storage.
As soon as I walked in the door, took off my flip flops I had to open some windows as it was way to stuffy for me in here with this heat and with my congested head. Finally able to breathe I phone my Daddy and tell him that not only was it a good night at work for me but that I'd been hurt. We talked and had a good visit till we caught up some & I felt better and now here I am blogging.
finally my eye lids are heavy and I know I belong in bed and the time is 3:20am.
Jennifer
Event Producer
Jennifer ... Vancouver's Sex Educator, Sexuality Coach and Activist. The content of this blog is not suited for those under the age of 18. What you'll find here is a written account of my personal journey in sex positive culture both personally and professionally.
