The spirit of the KTB lives on

Owies!

Miss Troy Orleans also has informed me that Dungeon Delights has recently started producing a device very similar to the KTB called "SxySadist Toothed Ring". It comes in a few sizes and variations to the spike length & styles.

I have heard nothing but great things about the customer service of Dungeon Delights so far, and it's obvious that they care about the product, which is named after Mistress Suzanne "SxySadist". You can read a bit more about her and the design of this device on her - blog.

Another style that is available is the Extreme Restraints "Spiked Head Ring". Although the spikes are adjustable on it, it unfortunately only comes in one size, which I think is a major bit of short-sightedness. Though I suspect if they sell well, more options would appear.

For those who are more curious than others, a good friend from the Hang, "Proud2Serve" has decided, since his D/s status has changed, to sell both of his 1.5" diameter size rings (both styles: long & short spikes).

Update: He's sold one, the other one is listed at fetishauctioneer.com, with an opening bid of $9.99

FYI, Dungeon Delights have a Halloween discount of 15% on everything - enter the code "Oct31" at check out for a 15% discount.

And for the women out there who still want to have their fun while denying their man, and perhaps tormenting him at the same time. Extreme Restraints now sells a vacu-lock style strapon harness for men, with or without an optional butt plug.

Female Keyholder Support Group?

Recently an acquaintance (who wants to remain anonymous) asked me if I had any suggestions for where to find other women who are chastity keyholders. I pointed her to the group at the bottom of my Chastity FAQ, but it turns out that the group has shut down :(

I know that there is a keyholder forum on the Lock n' Keep site, however I've been disappointed by the admin there lately... either way, the keyholder group there is supposed to be limited to women only, but it isn't. The admin can't figure out how to stop that forum from listing in the "recent posts" and men can click those links and get right in.

The unfortunate side effects of that are about 50% of the "keyholder" forum posts there are from actually keyholdees and not keyholders. Plus, there isn't any security and privacy for the discussion. And that can be important, as many people are shy about their sexuality.

Anyway, if anyone out there knows of a good forum, or even just an e-mail address of a friendly person, who can help a woman chat with another woman / women about key holder ideas, inspiration and potential hurdles - I'd appreciate if you can e-mail me with a link that I can pass along. I know there used to be another sub-forum on an FLR (Female Led Relationships) board that I had joined, but either it's folded too, or I just can't find it.

Frackin' Apps

If anyone wonders why I didn't respond to their invites to play some MySpace & Facebook games, it's because I already waste too much damned time on line and the last thing I need to do is pretend I'm a gangster/knight/princess/dragon/millionaire/spacecowboy or alien lifeform - though I do reserve the right to pretend I am in real life.

I do not want to list all the movies/books/bands/cities/people/cars/sports/teams/moviestars or playboy bunnies that I read/watched/know/kissed/dated/havebabieswith. I don't want to kiss and tell like that. It's not personal, but this is one of those across the board things. I just decided not to participate.

I do not want to have to send you hugs/kisses/karmas/pullups/pulldowns/underwear or CosmicCoochieRays, because you sent them to me. I appreciate being thought of, and you are thought of too. Even if I don't have time to send you a WillyWonkaWhackerdo.

That is all.
- Aarkey

PS. I reserve the right to change my mind and do these things at a later time or in real life if/when I see you - regardless of how appropriate it may, or may not be.

PPS. I really work hard to keep my kink & vanilla lives fully separate, so odds are good that if you aren't already with me on the My Space / Facebook stuffs, then well... nothing personal, but I probably won't be doing a friend invite.

More kinksters persecuted

Things continue to stay generally ugly in the NYC pro domme scene, with many friends announcing they're not going to continue their businesses in this climate. And I can't blame them. Even if spanking someone for money turns out not to be a crime, having to defend yourself from the prosecution and persecution makes it tough to see it as worth it. Not to mention the fact that the NY rag newspapers are publishing all kinds of crap too (no links to it this week from me, I don't want to reward those asshats.)

This time it was some lifestylers who have been censored.

Two Knotty Boys' YouTube account pulled

Anyone who has an interest in the rope bondage scene probably has seem some of their videos. Always helpful, and informative. Always professional, though they weren't making any money off it at all. But now... well, Mistress Saskia said it better than I could:

"Their how-to rope bondage videos were removed a few months ago, then put back up after enough people wrote in to protest. Now all their stuff has been yanked again. I saw no nudity in any of the clips that were up, and there's plenty of nudity on YouTube. I could be more eloquent, I suppose, but it's 3am. so just sign the petition below if you'd like YouTube to put TKBs' videos back up."

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/tkbyoutube

Technically, they are not ads

See, the thing is... cigarette advertisements are outlawed in the US. They're very naughty bad ya know. We wouldn't want to encourage young people ya know. So, here are some examples of not actually smoking ads:

Example 1) "She Gets what Whe Wants"
The made for TV movie was re-released on video and renamed "Slap Her, She's French" Here's my evidence: You Tube clip as it was shown on ABC Family (for kids) no less!!! It's about as pro smoking as possible. Three are two attractive young women smoke several times. Throw in the hand on hip, sunglasses, high heels, hot pants and an oh so practiced pose with their cigarettes and... well... oi!!!

It is also has a few Fem Dommy remarks. One woman challenges the boy who rejected another woman's advances and says he should be "taken outside and horse whipped" - ya gotta like that ;)

The two young smokers ask a French girl if she wants "a ciggie" she says she doesn't smoke, they reply 'I thought all you Europeans smoked like chimneys' - the French girl says "I used to smoke but it I lost my appetite and the weight dropped like flies" only for the two smokers to look at each other in disbelief, then they say "And?!?"

The coup de grace is the final smoking scene. The girls all wake up in the morning, and the still quite young & attractive mom is downstairs getting ready to leave for work, having a cigarette of her own. One of her daughter's friends sees her pack and asks if she can "bum one of Mrs. Iforgethername" to which the mom replies (with her cigarette bobbing up and down as it dangles from her lip) "Sure honey, they're over there." Nice mom eh?

Example 2) Quotes from Jennifer Aniston's friends:
On 6/27/08, the Enquirer felt it was important to pass along critical news. The topic of importance was that Ms. Aniston is smoking - "Jennifer is still smoking cigarettes?" and then they report that... "Aniston's hooked on Marlboro Lights again..." and then the kicker, for all of those women who might wonder why a super star celeb smokes... "Aniston told pals there's an upside to smoking for her: It calms her nerves, kills her appetite, and keeps her slender"

Example 3) Isla Fisher
A video clip of actress Isla Fisher - from the movie Definitely, Maybe. In this scene, which is generally agreed upon by smoking fetishists as "totally awesome" - Ms Fisher and Ryan Reynolds have a "smoking competition" where she proves that her brand of cigarettes (American Spirit) are worth the extra cost because of the quality. And in the commercial, movie scene, she's quite right. Download the clip here. Thanks to "Chill" on the Smoking Celebs forum for originally posting the video.

Example 4) Model's like Cheryl Ladd
"When I first started (modeling), I was encouraged to smoke because I had to be a certain weight." How many times have we heard this kind of thing coming from a model?

Example 5) David Lynch's actresses
This one fellow clearly has an eye for the fetish, if not the fetish himself. On his show "Twin Peaks" he got a slew of beautiful young actresses started smoking. Perhaps the one who mastered the art of it the best is Lara Flynn Boyle. Notice in the last inhale of the clip that she exhales right in the guy's face. Quentin might be all about Salma's toes, but a woman that hot, exhaling in the face? That's pure fetish stuff. And if you want to see LFB as a college age chain smoker, rent Threesome.



I do have to give a close second IMO to Madchen Amick - purely for looks and not her smoking style. Although she looks like an IRL (In Real Life smoker, she's just seems to be pretty awkward about it.

Two Movies about "GFE"

Well, here's an interesting little thing. First I find out about movie that looks like approaching prostitution from a different angle than usually shown - that of the John. But trying to find out information about it led me to what appears to be another film, with the same title - from the old tried and true "show the hot girl and make it fappable" approach.

I think the first movie looks much more interesting primarily because of the unique slant - but I couldn't find much of anything about - until Dailey Pike contacted me with their web site / blog. I'm not sure how wide a release it will get, or dates, or if it's straight to vid, etc., but here is the the trailer for "Girlfriend Experience"



Another interesting to me is that it's the first film at imdb.com that has no information in their list - but they want you to join imdbpro.com to see it. Which is pretty lame. I'm not a Hollywood insider - so I'm sure as heck not going to join their site just to get some general info and promote a film.

It also looks like there is another film (same title???) done from tried and true, prostitutes point of view, by Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1103982. Here's a sneak peek preview of Soderbergh's.

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Men in Drag, Pt. I - "Understanding"

One of the earliest and most surprising things to me when I first entered the kink scene was how many dominant women seemed to dislike cross-dressers. There were many who seemed to believe (know?) that some (most? all?) men who were into drag had a negative view of women. That they wanted to be humiliated because, as Mandonna put it "you think that being a girl is degrading."

Sometimes I feel like it's my personal quest to just dispel this beliefas some kind of cosmic and tragic absolute. Because although I'm sure there are some men who feel exactly the way that Mandonna describes, the reasons why, and the way we cross dress definitely isn't a one size fits all.

I was reminded of this a few days ago I was reading the blog for Ms. Calico, a Dominatrix & fetish model - Dominatrix next door, and I saw a blog entry about how much she appreciated a cross-dressing sub who takes the time and effort to really look good. Particularly reminiscing about a specific client she had who was a and passable TV.

Overall, I really appreciated her blog. It was an entry that re-enthused me about the bond that getting dressed up can bring. I always hope that my own experiences can be that positive for the women whom I've participated in cross-dressing with. I definitely can understand the time and dedication required for a man to appear anything at all close to passable - and that's one of the reasons that I go out in "manifem" so much (half man, half woman) since it's just plain easier to pull off. Plus going around with shaved legs as the hair grows back can be a bit weird here in South Florida. But after reading her remarks, I went into the comments and I was reminded again how delicate the balance it is. And I felt compelled to respond to one of the comments that was posted by Maria, who had a far less enjoyable experience. Dare I say... catastrophic? Or is that too drama queen?

Maria wrote (edited for brevity): "I dated a cross-dresser once. He wanted me to teach him how to be a girl, but he was so embarrassed about wanting it that I nearly had to force him into it. I taught him the rituals that my mother taught me, I wanted to share an image of beautiful, strong femininity, his vision of girly and mine were completely different. His involved glitter, fluorescent nail polish, blue eye shadow, the image of womanhood he adored was that of slutty 14 yr old girl. He didn’t care about womanhood, he wanted men to whistle when he walked down the street. I’ve never been so offended. And when I’m honest with myself, it still hurts."

OUCH! That hurts just reading it! Of course all of this is just my opinion, and there might be a whole lot between the lines that I'm not reading, but here is my two cents (and then some.)

First, I want to make it clear that I'm not saying that Maria is wrong. That would be unfair, and I don't know enough about any of it - especially about how she tried to incorporate it. And no matter what, no one is ever wrong to feel how they feel.

But some of the key words in her remarks make me wonder if that's all there is to the story. Or if this is something that might've been able to be a much more positive experience for everyone. One really critical thing about cross-dressing for most guys is that the motivations and ideas behind it can vary to extremes. And the way women respond to it can also vary to extremes.

Heck, I had one woman who genuinely got offended at me in drag because my legs were hotter than hers. It was as if my cross dressing offended her automatically. She glared at me like I couldn't believe.

Now, as he specifically said he "wanted her to teach him" - that implies to me that he was new quite to it all. It was probably high risk for him make himself emotionally vulnerable and ask for it. And whatever visions of "stand alone femininity" that Maria had envisioned - she had been learning about her own understanding of it day in - day out for however many years she was alive. For him, it was all probably so very new. So very hidden away. So deep back in that closet that no one knows it's there.

Second, I think that his vision sounds less like a slutty 14 year-old to me than it sounds like a totally typical drag queen style. Not all men can be passable, and not all men even think to try to be. The extremes of super high platforms and a beehive wig that is 2' tall seem so far outside the rules that it's easier for many men to bend the rule to the absurd for their own emotional safety, than it is to put on a more traditional woman's wig. To get attention as a guy in drag is very different then to get attention for being an attractive guy in drag, and some men are wary of being "attractive" as a woman. Frankly it is safer to be unattractive and even extreme or absurd. When you are attractive, and then someone realizes you are a man - well, that's threatening for some men, and if you threaten them - they might threaten you back. It can really be as pathetic as watching two dogs growl at each other at a park. I also know first hand that when I looked at myself in the mirror in drag and thought "Shit... I look kinda hot actually" it was really weird. I was almost repulsed at myself, and I was looking at me! To get comfortable enough with your sexuality to be a straight guy in passable drag is not as easy as putting on lipstick. I promise you that. One other thing that it took me quite a while to come to peace with was the term sissy. Whenever someone used to say that to me I'd be offended - but eventually I came to understand that sissy isn't a "bad" thing and it's actually quite accurate.

Lastly, I would like to remind folks that we're all products of our environment. How many movies have shown heterosexual men in drag as something other than objects of ridicule? A handful? Tootsie? Mrs. Doubtfire? How many have shown them as absurdly? Heck, the only celeb that I remember growing up who wasn't to be ridiculed in drag was Bugs Bunny. And that is only because he's passable!

In the last 10 or 15 years we've seen more and more mainstream gay characters on TV shows and movies. There is even a whole gay channel now, and a few that are very clearly marketed to the gay crowd. What about transvestites? Can anyone name me one mainstream show that has a grown male transvestite character on it regularly? Aside from Eddie Izzard, who seems to have abandoned getting in drag himself, I know of none. Yes... one of Eddie's sons on his show is a cross-dresser, but he's a kid. Though I did love the scene when he got caught by the cute girl while he was putting on lipstick backstage, and then she forcibly fixed his lipstick and gave him his first kiss. Yah, ok - that was all hot.

Ultimately, cross-dressers vary a lot. Even the sub-set of "forced cross-dressers" vary quite a bit. So much so, that it's a whole another blog entry for another day. But just a quick run down of different types: Sissy Maids (several subsets from humiliation to live in full time maid service), sissy sluts, cuckolds, , period costume, school girls, drag queens, cosplay & costumes, the "forced bi" crowd and pretend prostitutes, and the lifestyle 24/7 fully passable. And I'm sure I'm missing a dozen others, but you get the idea.

National Coalition for Sexual Freedom

After reading up a bit more regarding the items surrounding yesterday's blog entry, it turns out that the NCSF - ncsfreedom.org, has gotten involved (I'm not sure to what degree) with recent events in NY.

If you can afford to, please help by making a small donation there. If you can't do that, at least please spread the awareness that the organization exists and hopefully it can help. You can make direct donations to the legal defense fund here: sfldef.org

When it's ok to be a domme

I need to call attention to a little double standard in the universe. Not that it's that new. Dressing up and pretending you are domme is A-ok. Heck, it can be very rewarding. But being a domme, well that's a less liked thing in the eyes of society.

Normally I wouldn't bring up this topic, but I haven't seen too much mention about what is happening in the NYC pro domme scene - Aside from on one forum (the Hang) - where it's actively discouraged... but things are clearly under attack. Ever since a near tragedy in Feb at Nutcracker Suite (and personally I thought that should've been more prosecuted for the sheer stupidity and the result of what happened there), there have been 4 raids in NY on dungeon houses. And although "Foot Worship Palace" was pretty universally acknowledged as a simple front for prostitution; it's clear in these few months, that the NY Scene is targeted. And it's happening with greater frequency.

And from reading the remarks regarding this bust in the NY Post & Daily News articles it makes it sound like the problem is complaints from the neighbors.

Now, before I say anything further, I think the Post and Daily should be ashamed for posting pictures of women who were not involved in any of the incidents. But they're shameful trash rags to start, so I don't have any expectations of them reporting actual news.

True or not, it is clear that the police are coming down on the NY Pro scene. What's not really clear is where the line of the law is.

Having read Client 9 1/2's blog entry about what NYC's laws (and some really great general BDSM & the law advice) - it appears clear that the term "sexual conduct" is the defining line. Vague term is more accurate than line though. I remember a discussion on a geek board years ago where we had 2 definitions of "sex" where the American's said it was PiV (penis in vagina) and the Euros said "Any contact that might lead to orgasm." Quite a wide range of definitions, isn't it?

Either way, I guess it is all a very Clintonian how do you define what the meaning of it is. Obviously you can't charge a woman who drives a horse buggy tour with prostitution if some guy gets turned on because she's got a buggy whip in her hand - or can you? Either way, in a nation where consensual oral and anal sex between a married man and a woman, is still sometimes illegal - expecting to be free to do whatever you want because you like to, is just naive.

What's even uglier is in the reality that is America's legal system, the law charges a person big, and hopes they plea for less. And many do, since the penalty is huge if they lose the big charge, and the costs of dealing with it are more than many can handle.

That's exactly what played out with the first big dungeon raid at Rebecca's Hidden Chamber. Without any real way to finance a defense I am fearful that this kind of stuff is going to push the BDSM scene back underground like it had been in the 70s and 80s. And there is the risk that it will make it all that much more dangerous. Either way, if you think this kind of thing will be limited to NY, you quite probably are fooling yourself. And it's best to be smart about it.

What can we do? Well for starters, I think we can be more discreet. While kink might be acceptable in the mainstream if you are a singer, pretending you are a kinkster and actually being a kinkster are two different things - although some might claim a few of the women at dungeons fit the former, and not latter definition.

One common thread within all these raids since the Nutcracker incident, the papers are reporting that angry neighbors complained about the noises, the foot traffic, the women dressed up in kinky clothes, etc. Maybe they did bring the law down upon the dungeons, though personally I doubt it is the only cause. Either way, it makes sense to be more discreet. Heck, I'm a kinkster and I wouldn't want people coming in and out of the apartment next door dressed up like perverts all the time. Maybe just because I'd get jealous sometimes, but either way, there is a certain appropriateness and decorum that is called for. And with the "LOOK AT ME" style of BDSM promotion that I have seen going on a lot lately, I think it definitely has helped bring some unwanted attention to the scene. The old expression of "what happens behind closed doors" has a valid place. And people need to learn to keep it behind the closed door. Stories about sending some sub out the door of a dungeon drenched in a dommes urine, or being the "loudest screamer this side of the Mississippi" are just BDSM versions of asshattery.

Be who you want to be, but don't go subjecting the world to it. Freedom comes with a price. You can't crap on the sidewalk and expect everyone to think "Wow, aren't you great! What fun!"

Heck, even your dog can't do that!

Sassy food

http://18sxmamamin.wordpress.com

Kinkster's Rights

Kinky is NOT a Diagnosis!
DSM Revision Petition

The DSM Revision Petition is gathering signatures from individuals and organizations calling on the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to adhere to empirical research when revising the diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

Statements currently within the DSM Paraphilias criteria are contradicted by scientific evidence therefore NCSF must conclude that the interpretation of the Paraphilias criteria has been politically not scientifically based. This politically motivated interpretation subjects BDSM practitioners, fetishists and cross-dressers to bias, discrimination and social sanctions without any scientific basis.

Petition:
"We, the undersigned, support the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) own goal of making its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) a scientific document, based on empirical research and devoid of cultural bias. A diagnosis of a mental disorder can have a severe adverse impact on employment opportunities, child custody determinations, an individual's well-being, and other areas of functioning. Therefore we urge the APA to remove all diagnoses that are not based upon peer-reviewed, empirical research, demonstrating distress or dysfunction, from the DSM. The APA specifically should not promote current social norms or values as a basis for clinical judgments."

To sign, go to: www.thepetitionsite.com/1/DSMrevisionpetition
(You can make your signature anonymous on this secure petition site so it doesn't appear on the Internet)

To find out more about the DSM and the Paraphilias section, read the NCSF & ITCR: The Foundation for NCSF's "White Paper on the DSM Revision" at ncsfreedom.org

For more information, email: susanw@ncsfreedom.org

Please distribute to organizations and individuals and ask them to sign on!

Chastity FAQ - 3 little things

First item - Links To:
I have been getting some e-mails with link requests about the FAQ, and the answer is yes. Link away. There is no need to ask. Just go ahead, and feel free to pass it along. Heck feel free to copy it and put it on your own site - just mention where it came from please, so if folks want to seek more information from me (or perhaps because I've updated it) that's available to them.

Second item - Links From:
I've received a few e-mails from people suggesting that I link to more or specific types of chastity cages. And as a result, I added a small addendum to the FAQ regarding links. In short, it's not intended as a linking list. A link list can take a ton of effort to maintain and keep up to date. Especially a chastity manufacturing list, as it seems like every month there are two new companies making devices, and one company that was making them closes shop. So it's pretty up and down. I have included links to the basic "starter" devices (and most affordable) - but if folks want to find out more about devices they have to use the links that I listed at the bottom of the FAQ.

Third item - Device Reviews:
I've had people ask me to review certain belts, and well... if you want to pay for the device, I'd probably give it a try. But the FAQ isn't a device review site, and my personal experiences in chastity is limited to a few devices. Especially when viewed compared to many dozens of different devices that I know of out there. But if someone actually wants to sponsor my learning, then feel free to fire me an e-mail and we can discuss it further. But no, I'm not going to let you become my Keyholder, that's a level of control which is reserved for my fiancee.

Hope that all helps clear things up. I'm really flattered by the positive remarks and support that the FAQ has received. So, if you sent a "thank you" - then thank you back at ya!

Keira Knightley, fetishist - Part Deux

And that title is not pronounced "dukes" btw. Correctly pronounced it's more like "duh" - to be exactly, it's more like "deh" actually. Duh is exclusively reserved for people who set about turning a BDSM forum into a political forum, by calling each other names. So, without further ado (or adieu if we're keeping with the French milieu) - A blog entry about kinky Keira - if I have my little fetish fantasy right.

When we were last tuned in, I had left off with a remark that her smoking story was straight out of fetish lore. And it is. Back in the early and mid 90s, when the majority of smoking fetish content were stories written by other fetishists, I would wager that at least 25% of them revolved around mother's tolerated or even introduced smoking to their daughters as a rite of passage. And according to Keira, her mother practically insisted on her smoking. And there is a whole fetish sub-community that just got tight in the pants, well the majority at least, since guys outnumber women by a huge margin.

The story goes that Keira was "allowed to smoke cigarettes with her mother when she was growing up. 'My mother would come up to my room and have me roll cigarettes for her, and then tell me I had to have one with her'." Did I just hear a *fap* *fap* *fap* ?

Yup, that's what she said - I can't make this stuff up folks. Well, technically I could, I guess that is how I introduced this bit... but I didn't make it up. Actually that's not really a fetish thing of mine. In my fantasy world, she decides to smoke on her own without any pressure from friends or family. She's the "leader" who picks up her "torch of freedom" and smokes it. Oh and that "torch of freedom" was actually taught in my PR class in college. When women were fighting for equal rights the tobacco companies were smart enough to give them cigarettes as a symbol for "equal rights" as smoking had largely been a exclusively a man's domain up til that point. Women smokers were extremely rare. And to think that today they outnumber men smokers in some areas and countries.

Anyways, that's all pretty much just off topic. So, Kinky Keira. Ahhh, yes. Now, there is a young woman who clearly understands the subtle nuances of smoking and puts in the effort to demonstrate it.

In fact, she admits to specifically studying smoking mannerisms. "Knightley's character is almost always smoking in the movie [Atonement (2007)], which makes me happy, because it's true to the period. She works the cigarettes quite well, too. 'What we were trying to do was really go back to that very 1940s style of film making, and you go back to any of those films and it's a cigarette on the go the whole time,' she said. 'Greta Garbo, I watched a lot for her cigarette action. She has a great way of holding it. And there was some fantastic Bette Davis butt action as well'". Oh, and just to be clear, I didn't write that movie review, though generally attractive women who "smoke constantly" in a movie make me happy too :)

I for one can appreciate that kind of dedication. I remember when Atonement came out and Miss Troy Orleans recommended it to me, but since Keira smoked unfiltered cigarettes I snubbed it - and that was definitely a mistake. The reviews within the smoking community are pretty universally stellar.

And I have to admit, I still haven't seen it. But I have seen Domino. And wow... what a kickass character. It's a pretty mediocre movie, more action than plot, but Keira... wow. Domino is based on a real woman who was one of those Hollywood royalty children who's parents were on their 5th marriages, etc. She was a rebel, and a trouble maker. And a smoker, and a model... and she got bored with it, quit and became a bounty hunter. And yah... seriously, I can't make this stuff up.

So Keira is playing a woman who is a totally hot, chain smoking, knife and numchuck wielding ex-model bounty hunter. I mean, yeah... MAKE MOVIE PLZ!!! In addition to just running around being hot and smoking like a fiend, Domino busted some guys, occasionally through some pretty creative means, like lap dancing. That's not to say it's all cheese, she's a feisty woman, very fiesty, and the movie was directed by a guy who made a name for himself filming Marlboro commercials for overseas. So, if you like what's on this blog, and you like Keira, it's worth a rent. *wink* *wink* *nudge* *nudge*

Now, while there are dozens of super hot scenes, the one scene that I thought was hottest was actually deleted. It only showed up very briefly in the documentary about the real Domino of the DVD. It wasn't even in the deleted scenes portion! So, she went into a bar, wearing a curve hugging dress and a platinum page boy wig, chats up her mark, marches him out of the bar for some implied fun - (while dangling a cigarette!!!) get hims into the parking lot, slaps the cuffs on and takes him to jail. That's just not fucking fair! Hell, I'd go to jail for that and I haven't done anything wrong. Gimme some of that! Where do I sign up? Sheesh!

Anyways, in part trois (that doesn't flow quite as well, does it) - I'll discuss Kiera's smoking in, The Hole - and that chastity caption that I created which I haven't been able to dig up on my hard drive, but I'm sure it's in there somewhere...

Busy busy busy... II

Sorry I've been MIA, life's been mad busy. And though I do my best to keep politics completely off this blog, I have to share this gem.

Big update tomorrow... I promise.

Max's is back

For my fellow "hangers" or "fischers" or whatever we call ourselves - come to think of it, I have actually seen MF'rs a few times...

"The Hang" is back online - http://www.maxfisch.com/thehang

Sausage Attack!

Sausage Attack??? I couldn't make this up if I tried!
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/07/sausage.attack.ap/index.html

Authorities say they've arrested a man who broke into the home of two California farm workers, stole money, rubbed one with spices and whacked the other with a sausage before fleeing.

Fresno County sheriff's Lt. Ian Burrimond says 22-year-old Antonio Vasquez was found hiding in a field wearing only a T-shirt, boxers and socks after the Saturday morning attack.

He says deputies arrested Vasquez after finding a wallet containing his ID in the ransacked house.

The farm workers told deputies the suspect woke them Saturday morning by rubbing spices on one of them and smacking the other with an 8-inch sausage.

I bet it was only a 6 inch sausage, but he said it was 8 inches to impress his future cell mate.

I want this! - part. II

The Butt Station

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze!

Is Keira a fetishist?

I'm starting to think so. Now I know that the magazines and photographers like to pose and dress the models and actresses in some really sexy clothes, but it seems to happen to Keira far more often than most. There are some great shots of her in Leather Gloves, heels & HoH and the series of awesome latex & leather glove shots. Sure, maybe they just said "wear this Keira" and she just is easy going and thought it was fun, but wait, there's more.

It turns out that Keira is the one who wanted to get so wonderfully tight laced for Pirates of the Caribbean. However, it's unclear just how tight-laced she was in that scene.

Was Keira corseted down to a mere 18.5"
"I actually made it more difficult for myself, as I’ve got a Scarlett O’Hara, in Gone With The Wind, thing," she continued. "She gets her waist down to 18 and a half inches, so when I went into all these fittings, I thought it would be a great idea if we tried to do the same. It looks great and I used to breathe in and try to make them go tighter and tighter; and for five minutes, it’s fantastic, you have this lovely thin waist, and big cleavage, which is great fun, but oxygen deprivation then becomes a big problem." link

Or 19 inches?
Knightley, said she struggled into a 19-inch corset for her role... "Except for the day I almost fainted, I kind of enjoyed it. It's the only thing that's going to give me cleavage." link

Or was she corsetted to 20?
"No way - that was all corset-induced. I got my waist down to 20 inches, which was great because suddenly I had a fab cleavage." link

Really, does it matter? (To most corset fetishists, the odds are good that it does matter.) Keira definitely looked lovely in her corset. Either way, I was surprised that there isn't a lot of big beautiful pictures online of the scene that I could find to give you photographic evidence. LISA has good pictures and info, so judge for yourself.

My best guess is that she was laced down to 20 inches for the scene. And as I've shown previously 20 inches is a very small waist. The corset might've been 18" if it were fully closed, but I doubt she had it there. Getting down with the corset closed is just something that almost no adult woman can do without some real waist training.

Either way, the best piece of news about it all IMO is that Keira has learned how to wear corsets and enjoy it a bit more now. "The actress wore... a black Alexander McQueen corset to the premier. 'I just want to have a good time tonight. I got all dressed up - I know people would be surprised, but I wore a corset again after all the similar outfits I wore for this film. But I just couldn't resist.'" link

And she found the Pride & Prejudice corsets were much easier on her. "These corsets were fine. The corsets in Pride & Prejudice only came down so far, whereas the corsets for something like Pirates Of The Caribbean are right the way down which means your stomach is pulled in and you really can't breathe. With these it was like not wearing a corset at all. It was fantastic. So (it was) a very easy corset experience for me!"

Keira's definitely very thin naturally - and what woman who is that natural and thin isn't going get a little extra help. I guess if a cleavage inducing corset isn't available, photoshop will work for movie posters - though corsetting still is my preferred method ;)

Later this week I'll post some more about Keira's smoking hot, ass kicking movie roles, like Domino, her personal smoking history (which is pretty much straight out of some fetishists fantasies), a fake chastity caption picture I did a couple years ago, and who knows what else I'll dig up by then. ;)

And in case this blog entry inspires, you can see more of her in a corset, this Friday 9/5 when The Duchess opens: pic & info.