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Have another shoot tomorrow, and I plan on keep doing it consistently until it becomes a snooze again:

Behind the cut...Not w/s

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 Faust: [dancing with the young witch]

A lovely dream I dreamt one day
I saw a green-leaved apple tree,
Two apples swayed upon a stem,
So tempting! I climbed up for them.

The Pretty Witch:
Ever since the days of Eden
Apples have been man's desire.
How overjoyed I am to think, sir,
Apples grow, too, in my garden.

(1992 Greenberg translation, lines 4216 – 4223)

 Sometimes, you have to turn inward in order to carry on outward.

 Having a great time over in Hessen, specifically Wiesbaden. My famiie has been great and accommodating, though I told them that they didn't have to.

I dont have much internet access, or the time, really, but I thought I would inspect briefly what my friends were doing.

On Monday I leave for Berlin. Tomorrow I go back to Heidelberg to see my brother and then will head over to Bruchsal. 

I am glad that I will be making the trip back here in October, as there is a lot of seeing, nostalgia, and catching up to do.


p.s I have the cutest satanic little old lady cat snoring beside me.

I think after I get back from Boston this weekend, I am going to register for a four week class in Swing Dance. Yeah, along with everything else I am doing these days: I gotta teach myself hoop dancing, burlesque routines, and belly dance. 
Next think you know, I'll be walking over a telephone tight wire near you :P

Yeah, I guess I have a thing for being busy. Helps me keep my mind in tact. 

Very excited about getting out of there around the 27th of July for Europe.

After that, I register for a German language intensive, because, you know, I like maintaining fluidity and shit. (oh, and being OCD doesn't help)

So much for an articulate update.

Meine arme muse, ach, was hast du heute morgen? Deine hohlen augen sind bevoelkert von naechtlichen gesichten, und auf deiner haut seh ich den wahnsinn bald widerscheinen Und bald das grauen, beide kalt und verbissen schweigend.
- baudelaire

 
How To Be an Ally To Sex Workers was composed by the members and allies of Sex Workers Outreach Project-Chicago. Visit them on the web at www.swop-chicago.org

1.) Don’t Assume. Don’t assume you know why a person is in the sex industry. We’re not all trafficked or victims of abuse. Some people make a choice to enter this industry because they enjoy it, others may be struggling for money and have less of a choice.

2.) Be Discreet and Respect Personal Boundaries. If you know a sex worker, it’s OK to engage in conversation in dialogue with them in private, but respect their privacy surrounding their work in public settings. Don’t ask personal questions such as “does your family know what you do?” If a sex worker is not “out” to their friends, family, or co-workers, it’s not your place to tell everyone what they do.

3.) Don’t Judge. Know your own prejudices and realize that not everyone shares the same opinions as you. Whether you think sex work is a dangerous and exploitative profession or not is irrelevant compared to the actual experiences of the person who works in the industry. It’s not your place to pass judgment on how another person earns the money they need to survive.

4.) Watch Your Language. Cracking jokes or using derogatory terms such as “hooker”, “whore”, “slut”, or “ho” is not acceptable. While some sex workers have “taken back” these words and use them among themselves, they are usually used to demean sex workers when spoken by outsiders.

5.) Address Your Prejudices. If you have a deep bias or underlying fear that all sex workers are bad people and/or full of diseases, then perhaps these are issues within yourself that you need to address. In fact, the majority of sex workers practice safer sex than their peers and get tested regularly.

6.) Don’t Play Rescuer. Not all sex workers are trying to get out of the industry or in need of help. Ask them what they need, but not everyone is looking for “Captain Save-A-Ho” or the “Pretty Woman” ending.

7.) If you are a client or patron of sex workers, be respectful of boundaries. You’re buying a service, not a person. Don’t ask for real names, call at all hours of the day/night, or think that your favorite sex worker is going to enter into a relationship with you off the clock.

8.) Do Your Own Research. Most mainstream media is biased against sex workers and the statistics you read in the news about the sex industry are usually inaccurate. Be critical of what you read or hear and educate yourself on who exactly is transmitting diseases or being trafficked.

9.) Respect that Sex Work is Real Work. There’s a set of professional skills involved and it’s not necessarily an industry that everyone can enter into. Don’t tell someone to get a “real job” when they already have one that suits them just fine.

10.) Just because someone is a sex worker doesn’t mean they will have sex with you. Not matter what area of the sex industry that someone works in, don’t assume that they are promiscuous and willing to have sex with anyone at any time.

11.) Be Supportive and Share Resources. If you know of someone who is new to the industry or in an abusive situation with an employer, by all means offer advice and support without being condescending. Some people do enter into the sex industry without educating themselves about what they are getting into and may need help. Despite the situation, calling the police is usually never a good option. Try to find other organizations that are sensitive to the needs of sex workers by contacting the organizations listed below.

12.) As you learn the above things, stand up for sex workers when conversations happen. Share your personal stories if you so choose. Don’t let the stigma, bigotry and shame around sex work continue. Remember it’s important that sex workers be allowed to speak for themselves and for allies to not speak for sex workers but to speak with sex workers.

Realize that sex work transcends ‘visible’ notions of race, gender, class, sexuality, education, and identities; sex workers are your sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers, lovers, neighbors, and friends. Respect them!

Get Active! Contact your local SWOP Chapter to find out what you can do or form your own in the city you live in.

 



Show starts around 9:30-10. C'mon. Don't you want to see me put the Barry back in Manilow with my fan dance :P

See ya there.

 Yes. Here we go again, promoting...

No Tell Motel is a weekly burlesque and performance show, happening at the Debonair Social Club.

1575 N Milwaukee Ave

Two shows: 10 p.m and Midnight.

Free Admission.  Champagne Reception at 9. (Must RSVP by calling 312-316-4091)

Yours Truly will be doing two acts. Yeah. C'mon down and see me do the skank dance to the Cramps :P

Free Shows at Exit, this Friday. 10 p.m and Midnight. Rock out with the likes of us....Yours truly will be swinging her hips to deathrock :)


xoxoxo

 


Looks like good times were had last night at the b-day party...:)
I have no idea why I always get guys looking so...uncomfortable :P

 


She's mine...All Mine! 

Proof of Lingerie, as per asked by the lovely and somewhat bossy :P fuckgsus 

 Well, the good news is that no strawberries were stuck in strange places (the strange requests I get being an s-worker, sometimes) and every limb is in tact after burlesque intensives. 
I'm happy about these things. 

The only thing I'm remotely displeased with is myself, as I was finding it excruciatingly difficult to get out of bed this morning. Ah, well, what can you do? I'm not going to beat myself up over not being motivated today, and frankly, I needed to sleep as much as possible-got a late night session tonight that is approximately 4 hours long, if not longer. 

As I am almost out of my favourite perfume: Tierry Muegler's 'Angel' I decided to try something a little different this time; I just ordered to vials from BPAL (or Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab) of oil, one being entitled 'The Sacred Whore of Babylon,' the other 'Tanin'Iver'-named for Lilith's dragon steed. Here's to hoping I like the odours :P

Am going to work out in a bit and read. Reverend Horton Heat is on Stereo :) So far, so good.