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MistressDarkArt -> June Roll Call (6/2/2013 8:05:41 PM)
Howdy everybody. Welcome to summer, for better or worse! Here on the central coast, the terribly grievous (literally) May finally ended. My SIL passed, and I've been doing what I can to support my brother from afar while coping with a lot of grief myself. Her memorial is this coming weekend. I generally write/sing/perform a song in tribute for a loved one who's passed, but I won't be able to take the first breath without breaking down so hers will be instrumental. I composed it on my 5-string violin, and it's a tender Air. On a happier note (pun intended), Huck chose to spend his birthday weekend taking care of me while I struggled with a cold and grief. The industrial sized Robitussin. Comfort food. The best massages, foot rubs and head scratches. Just the right amount of talking and companionable silence. I discovered he used to sing bass in a barbershop quartet and man, can he sing. It was fun staying up 'til all hours trading 4's, despite my scratchy throat. I'm really touched he sacrificed his time set aside for celebration on my behalf. The melodeon challenge continues. I can actually play recognizable songs now, though stiltedly. The slightly wet-tuned frequencies of this instrument cut right to my core every time I pick it up. I'm glad I held out for just the box I wanted even though it exceeded my $500 instrument limit by a factor of 5! I also bought a birds-eye maple 4-string violin which is at the luthier's being tricked out. It was so pretty I couldn't pass it up. I need to find a chapter of 'instrument buyer's anonymous'. [8D] Hope everyone has a great summer!

LadyPact -> RE: June Roll Call (6/2/2013 9:02:42 PM)
Thanks for starting up the roll call, Dark Art. I've been so busy getting ready for the camp out (link to event here http://www.collarchat.com/m_4458291/tm.htm ) that I didn't even think about turning the calendar page. I've put in a ton of work getting ready for this event. Probably more than any other presentation I've ever done. Not only did I make over ninety candles (1 3/4" diameter and all at least six inches tall) for others to purchase (about half that number) and what I would need for the demo itself, I also made five different prepped pieces to do full bust waxing. Those are the types that you see that are filled with designs like hearts and stars and lettering to say whatever you want to create on the bottom. I've also done a bunch of wax photo shoots over the last 2-3 weeks and several private lessons. It's official. I'm the wax chick in Alaska. In all honesty, I can't wait to go to this event. Four days of nothing but the outdoors and some wonderful folks in this community. Lots of time to relax. Lots of opportunities to play. Our camp out comes with educational opportunities and a dungeon that never closes. (How else did you think they got Me, of all people, to go camping?) No cell phones. No internet. No disturbances from the outside world. It's going to be heaven. OK. Heaven with mosquitoes, but I'll take it. Sorry to hear for your loss, Dark Art. I hope everyone's world is bringing them good things.

LafayetteLady -> RE: June Roll Call (6/2/2013 11:31:28 PM)
MDA, I've always loved the sound of someone playing the violin (when they know how to play of course!). I, too, offer my continued condolences on your loss. The pain never goes away, but it does become bearable, I'm sure you know. LP, camping is great! I'm sure everyone will enjoy your presentations, as I am sure they always do. As for me, the search for answers to my health problems continues. New month, new problems. I sometimes feel that I will eventually just start dropping body parts in my wake. My granddaughter gets more adorable every day (how could she not? She looks just like her Nana at that age). My son's and my relationship still has its ups and downs, but we are finally seeing more ups than downs. He will be 20 on the 5th! I can hardly believe it. How could he have gotten older when I haven't? I think perhaps he is finally starting to appreciate his poor old mom. He is always good for a laugh when he talks about parenting. A couple of weeks ago, the baby decided to take off her diaper and pooped everywhere. Then in his efforts to get her cleaned up quickly, he stepped in it. He came over that evening, and as he was telling me the story, he said how taking care of her (his fiance works weekends) all day is so hard, and when she did that he just felt like crying. I politely reminded him how easy he has it, since he knows his fiance will be home from work soon, whereas I had no hope of that kind of help with him. Although he never took off his diaper and pooped on the floor, lol. Karma is a bitch! I do have a project that I will be bringing to my community soon helping to bring affordable food to people. It is something I have wanted to do for quite some time, and finally I found the right opportunity. We will begin taking orders this month, and my excitement is difficult to express. But I'll give it a try....I'm fucking stoked! I'm hoping by the end of the year, we will be providing 100 boxes a month. Besides my son's birthday this month, there is also mine and his fiance's. Hers and mine are just two days apart at the end of the month. I will be 49! I hope those two realize that I want a big party next year, lol. So, health ills aside, I have a very positive outlook at this month.

TNDommeK -> RE: June Roll Call (6/3/2013 1:38:28 AM)
Sorry to hear MDA. My prayers are with you. Nothing fancy here, still getting the house nice. It's hot outside!

garyFLR -> RE: June Roll Call (6/3/2013 1:41:27 AM)
I am so sorry, you are going through a bad patch, I don't know the history, but, my thoughts are with you. I'm sure the 'Air' will be beautiful. Huck sounds a real diamond! However, I would recommend hot whisky toddys' for colds, works for me every time, I rarely get colds [:D]. Yes, May was awful wasn't it, June's turning out to be a lot better! Best wishes, Gary.

Ambyant -> RE: June Roll Call (6/3/2013 11:09:22 AM)
In California for My now-continuing Summer Sabbatical.. at this point, no real end in sight! I am now staying at My cousin's property, near Yosemite, she has a little pool and we are setting up her garden. Have had one young submissive brave the drive & heat to be put to good use already - pool boy as well as wheelbarrow driver, good lad! Still sorting out My Painting Party, please stay tuned for info & invites. MistressDarkArt - I feel for you: changes, neh? Still, stronger each time - and the way we overcome obstacles show how great we are as decent people too. Will be terrifficc to meet you; 90's + here, and in Fresno? 100's! At least the little pool is a suit-free zone. and just after sunset the bats flitter about, the stars are glam and typically the company sparkles as well. Always Wikked ~ Always the Lady

SDFemDom4cuck -> RE: June Roll Call (6/3/2013 4:40:31 PM)
It's been a good while since I've even checked in on a Roll Call! Life is wonderful. I continue to be all clear on my check ups. Clear enough that the doc okayed a move. I accepted an offer of work and moved to the Pittsburgh area. I am loving not just the people I am working with but the area as well. Its absolutely gorgeous! Even more good news in that the folks I am working for are just implementing a program I have worked with for years. So they've asked me to be the Trainer for it company wide. Not bad for my first month. I feel well enough that I am searching again for someone to share my life with. Most of all I am happy to be back and easing into the boards again when time and energy permits. DA, if I may call you that, my condolences on your loss. Lady L I hope that you feel better soon or at least find an answer to what is going on so that healing can begin. May I ask if you've considered alternative medicine in any way? Reiki healing?

shivermetimbers -> RE: June Roll Call (6/4/2013 1:24:09 AM)
My older brother moved on short notice. So all the stuff we've had for decades in what used to be my parents house needs to go. Found my old clarinet from when I first started in the third grade. It's now 43 years old! Holy heck! Hoping things are on the rebound for you with the recent passing. Loving the month. It's going to be liberating.

Brutalessons -> RE: June Roll Call (6/4/2013 2:14:07 AM)
This is My first time to a roll call, but the idea of summarizing where I am at and whats up in My life struck me as interesting this morning. 1 year ago I closed on this new house, a fixer upper that needed more "fixer" than upper if you get My drift and have been making steady headway. In Feb. I answered a craigslist ad for a man willing to trade reclaimed lumber for the labor to remove it from an 1890's Victorian home being deconstructed. All the lumber is native Tulip Poplar and by end of month we will have the entire thing down to the foundation. I now have enough 118 year old tongue and groove to put new floors in entire house as well as Old clapboard siding doe exterior and framing lumber for all the interior renovations, an outside woodshop garage and a new deck for the house. Tulip Poplar has a wonderful rich nutty finish and I have plans to be building some dungeon furniture such as Stocks/pillory, St. Andrews cross and will be trying My hand at a few other designs this summer. All in all, Life is good. (Edited to add: I just noticed that this is in the Ask a Mistress section and apologize if i am butting in somewhere unwanted and without the proper... plumbing. Will delete if others find My post intrusive.)

MsSylverdawn -> RE: June Roll Call (6/4/2013 9:27:21 AM)
To MDA... my sincere condolences h To Lady Pact...you rock... and have fun camping out... there isn't enough hard flesh out there to get me to brave bugs and dew soaked toilet facilities to BrutalLessons should feel the need to rehab another house in tx let me know...as Im in the process of purchasing one.. Personally...things are going well... new additions to the family.. in the form of my niece marrying her long time beau...The weather has been unseasonably comfortable in Dallas...so we are blessed

HarryVanWinkle -> RE: June Roll Call (6/4/2013 5:02:17 PM)
I just (finally) received notice that my application for a non-service related disability pension from the VA has been approved. No money yet, but it's coming soon.

TheLilSquaw -> RE: June Roll Call (6/5/2013 7:03:04 AM)
MDA, my condolences LP, the camp sounds like a blast! LL, Happy early birthday! K, I have been in my place since Oct and I still find myself re-arranging to get things put away. Does that ever stop when you move? Lol Ambyant, that's my old neighborhood. I will take that heat over Maryland's humidity any day! Yikes! Ms Jo, I hope you find your feet in Pitts! Harry, That is a step! Congrats. :) Personally, I've been extremely busy the last few months with shoots and trying to open new sites. Which isn't a bad thing. In-fact I think it's a wonderful thing. It's now been a year since I started my journey to be healthy and I can honestly say that physically,mentally, and emotionally I am the healthiest I have been my entire life and I am continuing to get healthier every day.

ShaharThorne -> RE: June Roll Call (6/7/2013 5:18:27 PM)
WTG Harry! I fought for my SSI for 2 and a half years. Can't have a bipolar person with a very short fuse and relapsing fibromyalgia managing customer service, even at the state level. Been wheelchair free for years now but we got one in the house...another paragraph. Well, Mom and I was putting together a swing set for the kiddos on May 4th. As she was grabbing a screwdriver, she started twisting on the steps and fell down. Sprain her left ankle and broke her right fibula. She finally got her cast on the 14th because the doctor wanted the swelling to go down first. I had to be in Austin on the 8th to be with Lizard (had advanced purchased tickets, no refund) but I came home a day early so I could take care of her. She should get a new cast on the 11th, depending on how that bone is healing. I make sure she gets her coffee, pills, oatmeal and meals. On the 5th, our 14yo stove gave out. When you are cooking for 8 people and the stove starts sparking, its time for a new one. Well, the new one gets too hot (lovely girl at Lowes showed me the right stove to get with the proper insulation) so we are getting the newer one on Sunday, when I should be grilling dogs and breasts. Lizard wants to quit getting the Depo shot so August 6th will be her last shot. I already got tickets so no one better fuck me over. She is due for her annual check up anyway. As for me, I am hanging on. P-doc changed my appt. from the 6th to the 24th. Will have to see my doctor later for my regular refills...for some reason, they are not doing refills on my cholesterol and Lasix pills. I usually get 4 refills on these. I spent $150 on groceries today. Food for Sunday's cookout, eggs and other breakfast foods. About 1/3 of the cost was on meds like Miralax, vitamins and krill oil. Phones acting funky so we will probably replace them in the next week or 2. Got Mom the new John Fogerty cd. She is wantiing to know how to operate the computer's media player now...LOL! Now time to listen to the voices in my head and go play Runescape. When it is midnight in London, it is 7 here and that is when I get to do some cool stuff on the game.

MaamJay -> RE: June Roll Call (6/15/2013 2:06:36 AM)
I'm a bit late here, sorry! Dark Art, sorry to hear of your loss, and I totally understand about the instrumental rather than singing - wise choice! I am sure it was very moving for everyone there. LP Hope the camp out went well. Mozzies in Alaska?? I thought it would be too cold for them even in summer! To those who also have birthdays this month, happy birthday! I turned a year older on 5th, another year older and deeper in debt! But still loving My new job, and at 57 I hope I have another happy 10 years working there and climbing back out of debt! Been really busy with research writing, so far 2 book chapters and 2 papers on the go, and an offer to turn My thesis into a book. Don't hold your breaths for that, it will take a while, but it's an exciting prospect. I'm looking forward to being able to rearrange it and tell the story in a different way, rather than the structured thesis approach. My online teaching has gone really well this semester with students even turning up in the last week after the last assignment was handed in, so I'm feeling good about that too. D/s wise not so good, had a flighty experience with a young sub, frustrating after talking with him for over 2 years before I got here, and just got insulted on the other side by a guy old enough to know better, who got pissed off when I said that if he hates cats, he's not a good match for Us! Too right I'm putting My cats who have shared My life for 3 years (one of whom has her face on the edge of the keyboard LOL) before some f'wit I haven't even met yet. However, Master and I will be travelling about an hour to meet one tomorrow (he's travelling the same in the opposite direction) ... fingers crossed he at least shows! However, it's in a café in a museum so the afternoon will not be wasted if he doesn't turn up (I'm starting to get cynical and I don't like it). Hope life is treating others well, and that those with medical woes get the diagnoses, treatments and support they deserve! Maam Jay aka violet[A]

NiceButMeanGirl -> RE: June Roll Call (6/15/2013 1:43:58 PM)
Well, an update on my travels toward weight-loss surgery. I found out that Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle doesn't take my particular insurance, so I'm getting it done at a different hospital in Bellevue, WA. They just sent me the information to fill out before my consultation visit. Nine pages worth for crying out loud! So I will have one, or possibly two, consultation visits with them and then have my surgery shortly after that. My first consultation is set up for July 30. I have never driven in Seattle or Bellevue before, country girl that I am, so I'm going to bite the bullet and just....do it. I'm going to be pushing my own limits. lol Also, I don't know how the heck I did it, but I lost 14.5 lbs in the last month. Must be the new eating plan I'm on that the specialist told me about. [:D] NBMG

MistressDarkArt -> RE: June Roll Call (6/16/2013 9:56:13 AM)
^^^^Woot woot, NBMG! At that rate, maybe the surgery won't be necessary?

NiceButMeanGirl -> RE: June Roll Call (6/16/2013 5:23:53 PM)
MDA, wouldn't that be great!?

MistressDarkArt -> RE: June Roll Call (6/16/2013 6:38:49 PM)
^^^It would! I've had two horrendous surgeries not related to your situation, and if I could turn back the clock and avoid them, I would. I have more difficulties now post-surgery from all their cutting and pasting than the original issues surgery was supposed to fix. So...since you're well on your way with a new eating plan...maybe reconsider? You can always come back to it later if needed. Just a thought.

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