What happened to that boy?

[raybear]

I listed my journal on Chicago Bloggers yesterday. So in a strange way of honoring this, I thought I would quote my new favorite alderman in the city, Richard Mell.

"If your child comes to you and tells you this and you really have a problem with it and it becomes a real issue, you really don't deserve to call yourself a parent...."

- From April 28th's Chicago Tribune, in an article discussing his gay daughter.

Maybe a little extreme, but I appreciate the sentiment being put out there. And reminded of how when I came out to my brother, and he said something how it took me 23 years to get used to my change, it might take him 23 years to get used to it. Wha? For an engineer, he's not the most logical and clear-thinking one.

On the walk home from the train yesterday, I started having another sneezing fit (ah, the onset of allergy season) and this woman from across the street called out "bless you!" to me. I think I blushed.

I might be jumping the gun in pimping this out since I haven't received the goods, but yesterday morning I placed an order at Cottonballs.com for a box of 100 syringes for $12. That's how much my prescription costs for 4 syringes. So I'm set for a couple years now. And I tracked the package via UPS and it's schedule to arrive tomorrow. I'll update if the package arrives and it's somehow inferior or problematic, but I wanted to pass along the resource. I'm not anticipating any problems though, since the site was passed on to me by the domme who conducted the play piercing workshop and it's where she gets her needles.

While we're on the topic of pimping, I want to link to this site giving the play-by-play of a blogger who's interviewed for a local FOX news piece, courtesy of vfc. Which is also how I found out about ChicagoBloggers.com. Now this post has made a tidy full circle.

Comments

[mintwaster.livejournal.com]

I love how they group people by el stops.

[freakysparks.livejournal.com]

>since the site was passed on to me by the domme who conducted the play piercing workshop and it's where she gets her needles.

Intriguing. So...how was the play piercing workshop??

[raybear.livejournal.com]

have you read the article on dykediva? http://www.dykediva.com/sex/piercing.php

even though it's not my perspective, it's a good play by play. i can fill in more personal details when we have lunch soon!

Thanks for the needle tip!

[ladyoffables.livejournal.com]

I ordered from bmeshop.com but this is much cheaper - and they have a wider variety of needles to choose from. Excellent.

By the way, I would love to hear more about the workshop/piercing ritual you attended. If you are so inclined to write about it.

Re: Thanks for the needle tip!

[raybear.livejournal.com]

You may have read this in my comment to Sparky, but check out Lady Lynx's account of the play piercing ritual:
http://www.dykediva.com/sex/piercing.php

I may write more, but she captured a lot of my own thoughts and experience too.

A Touch of Class.

[freakysparks.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The article was excellent.

Re: Thanks for the needle tip!

[ladyoffables.livejournal.com]

Yes, thanks for the link. I went to a workshop Cleo gave here but we didn't have the opportunity to pierce or be pierced. What a fascinating account.

[queermarcus.livejournal.com]

That blogger story was too funny!

cottonballs

[brothernumber3.livejournal.com]

i odered my syringes from them long ago. and they're exactly the same thing you'd get from a pharmacy, except mad cheap! it's great. so you should have no worries.

shit, i've been giving mine to folks who need em. that reminds me, i'm due to stick myself today. or two days ago, doh.

oh, and you're hot.

[vimandvigor.livejournal.com]

"Maybe a little extreme, but I appreciate the sentiment being put out there."

i kinda like the "gruff" quality of "classic-sterotypical" chicago sentiment... city politicans here don't mince words... they may be a little corrupt, but show me a political system that isn't...