August 4, Libido Events PLAY PARTY

It's our Summer Play Party and it's a big one.


August 4 Saturday 8:00pm - 1:30am
PLAY PARTY- a sex-positive event
brought to you by Libido Events
The Hornby - 3rd Floor 595 Hornby Street Vancouver BC
Cost: $25 Woman / $50 Couples & Single Men

The elevator doors open into a red-carpeted room lit with light bright enough to see by yet dim enough to create an inviting mood. A smiling volunteer offers to check any coats and bags you won't be needing for the evening ahead of you. Then after making your payment, you are finally permitted to see what is behind the screen blocking your view of the rooms and noise beyond.

A full pay bar sits at one side of the main room (you can leave your credit card with them), which holds chairs and candle-lit tables with light snacks for a casual socializing atmosphere. Further on, there is a massive room, 2500 sq. ft set up with BDSM furniture (suspension frames, spanking benches, tables with anchor points, intermixed with massage tables and other naughty sex pieces) and beyond them is a no-voyeurs room for couples only sex play with six queen size beds.

The whole space has music piped in and contains stocked areas of safer sex supplies, fresh bedding, massage oils and cleanup supplies. Even if you are early, you may see someone already at play in the rooms -- people here are keen to have fun and make the most of their night out.

A Libido Events Naughty Party has an atmosphere distinctly different from a fetish night. It shares the no-streetwear rule: wear your fetish wear, sexy clothing or even nothing at all (the temperature on this floor is set to "naked"). No jeans, sweat pants, boxer shorts or flannel pj bottoms. Dress to impress. However, the main difference is that sex and kink are not kept separate. You are as likely to see someone tied to a table and receiving oral sex as you are to see someone bent over getting a spanking or flogging. Swingers, kinksters, voyeurs, exhibitionists and people of every sexuality are welcome. Come see for yourself what a Naughty Party is like.

Orientation

If homosexuality is a disease, let's all call in queer to work.

"Hello, Can't work today, still queer."

Issue # 7

WhipLash Magazine 2002

Now that I've started digging through the archives, I am finding a plethora of really cool old stuff. Next to see if I can make RC's scanner work and if so, I'll scan and post the accompanying article that went with these youthful photos of Reive and I.

Anal Sex Information / Class

JOIN ME THIS EVENING...

July 15 Sunday 7:00 - 9:00pm

Butt Sex & Anal Pleasures

presented by Jennifer
The Love Nest 4687 Kingsway Burnaby
Tickets: $25

Fear not, anal sex advice is here in a practical, fun class to prepare you for the experience of maximum anal pleasure.

Whether you want to dive in deep or be the one to bend over know that this class will discuss anal hygiene & anatomy, positions for play, ideas for seducing our lover to enjoy this treat, products to enhance anal pleasure & orgasms and also cover ways in which you can slowly add butt play into your regular sexual repertoire. The roll of oral-anal stimulation, finger play, butt plugs and finally the cock for those slow to warm to the idea of butt sex will be discussed as a journey.

Bring your questions and as a group we'll discuss our collective experiences with this powerful form of intimacy.

**Please bring a notebook & pen to class.

bare bottom tanning

The sound of the waves rolling in to shore, mixed with the laughter & happy chatter of hundreds upon hundreds of people, the smell of sun screen entangled in the oceans breeze, the heat of the sun, these are the joys of summer that we discovered today.

Today being The 26th Annual Wreck Beach Day, with plenty of activities going on. RC and I made it into the 2007 Annual group photo, something that thrills me to pieces. That I had on my pink hat, will make finding us, at the top of the letter V, in the word LOVE, easy. I can't wait to purchase some of the post cards they print and of course a larger image too.


We spent the better part of the day naked at the beach, it was mental down time for us both. Rejuvenating to be one with nature, sans the restraints of public clothing. Together we played Scrabble, ate good food, sun-bathed, people watched, swam, hiked and for seven hours basked in the beauty of our surroundings. Glorious day!

a butt shot

This is me catching my breath in the parking lot after learning to drive a standard. You can thank RC for the photo.

ring ring

They, as in "The City of Surrey" had told me to expect a call from them by today with news as to the status of the Libido Lounge business license that they are holding out on.

Of course, no call = no news.

Is this a huge surprise? No.

Plan 2, is now in place and motoring along at a good pace.

Good thing for me, I have more resources than I could ever know what to do with.

Plan 2 is equally exciting and far more geographically centered.

Onwards and upwards.

a teaser

Today my car put itself to rest, suddenly.

It was of course a dramatic ending and, at the height of afternoon rush hour.

The Ford Escort was a 93, having 309 thousand on it, a lot of mileage.

I drove it hard, having been the one to put most of the miles on the car as I was the second owner but I cared for it well and I used it to the bitter end. It had a good life and served me well.

Earlier this evening RC took me out to a large parking lot not far from home and patiently taught me how to drive a standard, something I had eluded learning till now.

Can you believe he sat in the passenger seat, smoking a cigar the whole time. A Cuban one none-the-less.

Being able to drive a standard is a necessary skill for me to acquire seeing as my next vehicle is none other than a .......

Gay at Playland

Wear a Red Shirt and show your Pride

Gay Day at Playland

Playland at the PNE - 2901 E. Hastings

Saturday, July 21st 12:00pm-8:00pm

Drag yourself and all of your friends and family to this thrilling Pride event. Ride the wooden roller coaster, play your favourite carnival games, indulge in the food and candy floss and Come OUT to Gay Day at Playland.

The stage offers live entertainment DRAAAGGED out just for you and some of your favourite Drag Queens & Kings will be at this thrilling Pride event.

Tickets are now available at Little Sister's $27 or at the Playland gates. We'll save a seat for you on the rollercoaster....

on the road again

We are safely nestled away in our retreat destination. No one is to know where we are. Jealousy would ensue, for sure.

Last night our evening plans were of a gala evening out, with wonderful hosts and no plans save for basking in the pleasure of the experience. We were successful.

The break thus far has been peaceful and necessary. Today and this evening, brings forth another new adventure.

Friday night at ITW 2007

July is finally here. Would you like to know what your first night at ITW is going to be like? Here is Friday nights schedule and just a little bit about the presenters you can see for the price of registration. Don't know where to register, or haven't registered yet? That's simple, go to Triskelli and download your printable version of the registration and mail it to us at the address provided. While you are there you can check the schedule for the rest of the weekend.

In The Woods will open July 25th, 2007 at Noon for camping. All campers check out time will be Wednesday August 1st, 2007 at Noon. Organized activities will begin at Noon on Friday, July 27th and run thru Sunday, July 29th at 5:00pm.


Boss Bondage Rope Bondage
101 3:00-5:00 pm
Introduction to Bondage Basics and Safety

This class will introduce you to the basic building blocks of rope bondage. If you have been wanting to find out how to do bondage - this class is a must see! Together, we will cover some of the basic knots which we will use and expand upon in the 201 and 301 Bondage level classes. As well as basic materials, we will have a conversation about safety. Then - the fun part - we will dive right in and start tying some rope and getting practical experience! From the novice to the experienced bondage player, this class is recommended for all levels. All three classes will work in conjunction with one another.

John D`Kane Erotic
Suturing 3:00-5:00pm

Designed for both top and bottom to learn, explore, ask questions, and try (if you choose) either by doing or receiving. Come with a partner or come alone, either way you will have an opportunity to learn and experience suturing techniques. Even if you are not interested in a hands on experience, this workshop will be beneficial and informative regarding the facts and issues surrounding this type of play.

Betty Desire Betty Desire Dinner Show - Potluck
5:00-6:30pm

Betty is a Drag Queen/Entertainer/Publisher with a passion for community activism. He is single, lives in beautiful Bellingham Washington, and loves this isolated forgotten city! He has two grown children and one grandchild and hopes to grow up one day, but until then, he will continue the Betty Desire Show and raising as much conscienceness as he can. Betty has performed "The Betty Desire Dinner Show" at ITW every year since the first ITW in 2001 and will be doing the show this year for ITW 2007!

Jennifer Skrukwa Erotic Ice & Wax
Play 6:45-8:15 pm

A hands on, fully interactive class. We will have plenty of erotic fun and play with group sex-energy. Everyone attending will only be paired off with the person they came with and for those who came alone, we'll take care of matching you all up. Temperature is probably the most fascinating sensation to incorporate into erotic play. You can use temperature to focus the attention of your partner on erogenous zones all over their body. Your use of temperature can create a sense of well-being or extreme excitement. This workshop will cover how to use temperature and incorporate both hot and cold sensations into your sex play. The tools will include hot wax, ice, and chilled metal items.

There will be a short demonstration followed by an interactive portion in which everyone will get to practice with the sensations taught in the course.

*Highly recommended: wear under clothing that is suitable for lying on the floor with and which will not be damaged if a small amount of wax happens to get on. Or, go naked.

Allena Gabosch The good, the bad and the Poly
8:30-10:00pm

Polyamory is a much misunderstood lifestyle. This will be an open and honest discussion about Polyamory in all its forms, from someone who has done it for 30 years. Polyamory is an incredible lifestyle, but not always an easy one. It has a lot of rewards, but there are also a lot of pitfalls and potential disasters. Learn Allena's 20 "Relationship Principles" (great for anyone, poly or mono). Find out tips on making it easier to live within your "polycule". Come prepared to be part of this dialogue and share your poly experiences.

Scott Smith Breathe Control Limited attendance
8:30-10:00pm

Scott Smith has graciously volunteered to do a private, limited-number attendee, hands-on class for breath control. This class will be limited to 12 couples (Max 24 people) and will be on a sign-up, first come, first serve basis. We will hold this in the "VIP Specialty Tent" For those who are pondering or performing breath control, this is the workshop that will talk about the techniques and the risks. This class is for the novice to the experienced player. Safety will be talked about at length. Hopefully, allowing you and your partner to make the best decisions possible. Some areas that we will cover are: the types of breath control, the risks inherent with each, the safest methods, and the items to avoid.

Dungeon Dungeon Open with DM's
10:00 pm
The fun begins.....

Is It Time to go yet?

product goodness

Licks and Lashes Gets A New Look!

Licks And Lashes is excited to announce it has a new look! Even more exciting is the ability for you to place your secure order directly through the website.

With a shiny new layout, handy shopping basket and checkout features and personal account tools, ordering your favorite or long awaited toys couldn't be easier.

Check us out and let us know what you think!

Licks and Lashes is a proud sponsor of Libido Events workshops and classes. Some of my very favorite play toys have come from this incredible business.

holiday wishes & cool treats

Happy Fourth of July
to all Americans,
and to those especially whom I know and hold dear.

For Americans and Canadians alike, hell for anyone in the World with access to a 7Eleven, listen up....


On 7/11 (July 11th), you can go to any 7/11 across the world and get a FREE slurpee!! Tell your friends, as slurpees always taste better when they are free!

This is the 80th "official" birthday of our nation's modern convenience store known as 7/11.

In the past, the free slurpee has been a 7.11 oz. cup, so don't expect to waltz in and receive a Super Big Gulp full of your favorite slurpee flavor for free. However, multiple visits to 7/11 on July 11th is allowed.

INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS! EVERYONE LIKES FREE SLURPEES!

JULY 11th!

down time

Without going in to a long list of details, lets just say that the last few days have had me recharging and completing some long over due tasks. I usually accomplish a lot from my never ending To-Do List when under stress that is out of my control.

Due to a number of circumstances that seemed to be "Acts of God", changes have happened in the last week that have left me both elated and devastated all at once.

In a short bit I hope to be able to share what it is that has kept me so quiet as of late. I have no plans of divulging anything further until all the details are handled though.

Princess Notes: RC drove T to work this morning while I slept on. When he returned he brought with him a jumbo size bottle of extra strength Pamprin AND a [3] box of eight hour heating pads for my bloated, crampy belly. I am adored.

Pee & Pansies

RC enjoyed a fine bottle of...

Cat's Pee on a Gooseberry Bush it is a 2005 New Zealand White Wine made as a fund raiser for the SPCA.

In other news, my daughters best friends father passed away rather tragically just over a week ago and the memorial was today. The girl who lost her father and T were given a dozen bouquets of pansies and asked to distribute them amongst the varied guests.

The two girls handed out a number of the arrangements before they reached a couple whom they thought to bestow the next one upon. They walked up to the two men (a gay male couple) and with an outstretched hand offered them a bouquet and a quiet thank you for attending the service.

One of the two men, looks up at the girls and says tongue in cheek, "What are you implying, that we're a bunch of pansies?"

Both girls giggling and chuckling, apologizing with laughter in their voices. Even in the face of grief, sorrow and moving on, it is possible, to find some small comfort in, humour.

News

There has been no decision made
by Surrey City Council
at this time
regarding the business license for
Libido Lounge Ltd.

promotion

Although she finished her exams last week for Grade 8, this morning T left for school for the last day this year. To be precise, she went to school for her last hour, as she only had to attend from 9:30-10:30 in order to be given her final report card.

I felt so proud reading her grades and the glowing positive teacher comments she had obtained, an excellent achievement for her. T has a number of outside of school commitments she has put herself in AND she managed to make the honor roll this term, again.

In fact she was all three terms this year on the Honor Roll. PLUS Student Council, Choir, Girl Guides & The Activism Club. She was promoted to Grade 9 next year, with an advancement to English Honors.

I have raised an awesome young woman; one who is slowly taking the world by storm. The biggest joys I have found in life, have come from being a mother. I know of nothing more rewarding.

Double Flick

Last night we saw Sicko and damn it was another well done, make-you-think type of movie. Michael Moore is excellent at what he does and his ability to give people the space and audience to expose their situation is commendable.




Tonight we went to Metrotown and saw the new Nancy Drew detective mystery, with smuggled in junk-food in our bags. The three of us kicked back to watch this good wholesome rated G family movie together and it turned into a fun evening out.

on maturity

Life can get overwhelming for me at times quickly, even as an adult. Perhaps not as often anymore now that I have gotten older, yet it still does happen from time to time.

I am one of those people who must be cautious not to allow myself to be swept up by ideas or feelings as this can happen fast for me. When younger I had a tendency to jump right into situations with out thinking ahead, now with maturity under my belt I am able to sit back and face a situation head on, reserving my personal knee jerk reaction till a more suitable time can be found.

At a mere youthful thirty four years of age and with an astonishing 13 years of parenting behind me finally I am able to stay grounded in the moment, in the here and now, to deal with things as they happen.

purchases

Shopping is not something that is ever high on my priority list - it happens to be an activity that makes me uncomfortable, it always has. I forever have a list of items that I'm in need of as we all do though. I loathe stores, hate malls and despise seasonal pressure to make just-the-right purchases. However with all that said, even I, now and then need to make my way out to the retail world to make new acquisitions or else I would starve or run around in no clothing all the time. (not just most of the time as is now)

Today was the day I am not so fond of. I managed to find a pair of sporty with a touch of dress up walking shorts and a light-as-a-sheet-of-paper V-neck sleeveless shirt. Layering of T's and tanks is foreign to me, well at least until this past Spring. The warm weather as of late a gentle reminder that I should own a few more summer clothes. There were so few color choices in the stores that I found appealing, I could have looked longer, or harder, but again...I do not like to shop. RC is incredible with a sewing machine - I think it is time to suggest he "fit me" for a pair of shiny PVC shorts, then assemble them one evening for me.

Off next to buy food, a necessary staple of life. Grocery shopping with T to a large box store, before heading to the butchers and then the produce market. I'm not one to make a big deal out of food either. It can be said though, that I have a sensitive palette. Salmon and scallops was the highlight of the tantalizing treats thrown into the cart. That neither T or RC are partial to seafood sucks as when I cook something, I am left to eat it all.

Given the choice, my personal preference for a retail expedition is first thing in the morning, right as the store is opening. It easier for me to navigate a store if it is empty of crowds and loud noise. Upon further reflection I also greatly dislike the fluorescent lights associated with malls along with store associates that feel the need to hover. Both of these, BLAH!

In an effort to ease my tension from the stress accumulated lately, I have booked myself in for a lengthy and rather pricey body massage later today. The girl that does me, is making a small mint from me these past few weeks. My neck and shoulders create most of the ache I suffer, its of course muscle knots.