Happy New Year... another year comes...

ok.. so I wrote this post yesterday ant mozilla crashed and I lost it. I hope to hell that isn't an indicator of the coming year.. lol.

I do want to send out wishes for everyone's coming year to be bigger and better than the one before.

So, finn's epic is in and I was so thrilled. I set up the moment and got a cup of tea and My favorite blanket and snuggled into My favorite chair just to read it. The boy didn't disappoint Me. I laughed and got teary and enjoyed it all. I knew the parts that he was softening for My benefit. That is what comes from knowing one's property. I know him, I had an idea what things he would find important enough to include. The really good part is how well he knows ME. I can hear his amusement as he describes some of My bells and whistles as only an attentive slave can. We all have our strong points... and even though I would die and starve if I had to remember how to get to the grocery store, I can write piece that ties you to your chair, swing a whip with the best of them and play the chess game of true Ownership like a Pro. So, if I have to make a phone call or two to get us where we were going, so what.. lol. The important thing is that he finds these idiosyncrasies about Me pleasurable. Not so much that I do them, but that he KNOWS them. he has taken the time to study his owner. These are not really things that I taught him. These are things he has learned by watching and making notes in his head. Now let Me say that it's not all magnanimous. The boy doesn't like getting caught off guard so much of that "watching" is to save his own ass. lol I don't really care about his motives as long as he does it.

I plan to post it to The Fungeon website complete with some of the landscapes that he took while he was in NYC as soon as the slut finally gives them to Me. I am so hoping that there is a fitting picture for the moment when We were sitting on the bench in Central Park. The wind was blowing and the trees were on fire with color and there were bright yellow leaves filling the air so thick you had to wonder if We weren't all going to drown in them. finn was brushing My hair which I LOVE. It's My favorite downtime relaxation. It is truly one of those memories that is so strong that even at the time it happens you know it is stamped permanently in your memory.

finn and I have been playing online at the Palace chat as you have seen from the posts from the girl anthea. If it seems as though she seems to have come to the forefront, then you are smart readers indeed. The girl has captured My attention and that can be considered a good or bad thing, depending on who you talk to.. lol. She also "watched" and learned what she knew I would like and made Me a couple of dungeons to play in there. My friends know that I use the online experience to "stay in shape" playwise and to try out new things. The girl has done a wonderful job and now that I have the "fever", I'm afraid she's created a Monster. I now want a dungeon for My every mood.. lol. The girl did a wonderful job and I'm very proud of her. her wonderful surprise to Me is appreciated and noted. she and I also had a chance to have a much needed talk with the girl and now I feel much better about our interactions with each other. I have been a little confused about how to treat her. I have had to really be careful because I feel so naturally Dominant with her and she has taken the collar of another. That is also hard for Me because I haven't really seen that person as a Dominant but a slave. Sometimes the natural tendencies and behaviors of being SO Dominant work against Me.. lol None the less, I think the girl is put at ease and will be accepting and not hurt too much when I do find that girl that I wish to add to My chain. I gave My promise that I would be around if she needed Me and finally the elephant that was always in the room with us was made a mouse.

A moment to talk about My experience with the New Years party we went to. We had been in so many discussions about what to do. We were invited to two different parties plus there was the TES party which is the one that I really wanted to go to. Charles didn't and that is not a night that We can go do our own thing so I gave up on that one. There was a party with a young hot Brazilian musician friend of Charles out on Long island and that was MY choice... he he he. Then Our filmmaker friend called and said there was a party on the upper east side in Manhattan which I promptly xed out... I thought "no way are We going to try to get into the city on this night when over a million people are heading for Time Square but it turns out that is exactly what We did and the evening had it's good points and bad points. I'm a very social person and I enjoy working a room and ferreting out interesting people and personalities for later use of My pen. I am usually a "presence" in a room full of people. We went to Our friends house where his two female roomies were "getting readY" and had a makeup artist friend there to do their makeup. I thought, "how fun, that will be fun". I was wrong. The two females were not very welcoming and I suppose that this comes from the mouth of a Southerner who is trained from a very young age to be hospitable and to even go out of your way to make a stranger feel at home and welcome. They continually spoke Portuguese to each other thus leaving Me out of the conversation. They spoke English, one girl being from Canada but often lapsed into Portuguese with the make up artist. He spoke the least English but made the best attempt at translating the banter for Me. He at least had the class to feel uncomfortable with the rude behavior of the girls. Finally we were all ready to go and since Charles and I had our car they all piled in. I knew that there would be no parking where we were going but oh well.

The minute We crossed the Triborough bridge the city fever hit Me. NYC is such a magnificent place that you can't help but get caught up in the stream of excitement. I finally began to throw off My dark mood and look forward to meeting new interesting people at the party. In NYC you never know what awaits you or what interesting career someone is involved with. I was right and we had to park the car in one of the expensive garages with the promise that the bill could be split amongst us. We went upstairs to meet our host who is in "the Misssion" for the Brazilian Consulate and the Brazilian Ambassador. The door swung open and huggss and the "European" air kiss ensued and much to My Dismay.. PORTUGUESE speech. UH OH... I was in trouble again. At first I was greeted in Portuguese then the speaker would be informed "Americana" which seemed to explain in one word that I did not speak their language. I got that "oh it's ok, we know you are an arrogant American that never bothers to learn any other languages." I can't really dispute that.. Americans really are pretty bad about that. The night found Me for I really do believe for the first time in My life, sitting on the couch in silence. Our friend kept saying... "what is wrong My Lady, You are usually bigger than life... what is wrong." I did speak to the Host as he is required to know some English but I was so surprised to see that Charles's English was light years ahead of his. He was set to move in a couple of days to Israel. He was being transferred which happens a lot in his business. I found his conversation interesting. I met another man that was an assistant to a buyer at Bloomingdales. a note: neither girl that I came to the party with made ONE single effort to come help Me feel more comfortable. Actually with the exception of the two people I talked to and our friend, no one did. I have to say that all the talking Charles has done about how much I would enjoy Brazil just went down the drain. I found the most of them arrogant and cold. But what the heck... No one is going to look down on THIS Texas girl.. time to get out those "Learn Portuguese in 10 days" cd's I bought. tem mais vindo por ai (more to come)