A while back I had the great surprise and pleasure to hear from Volcane, “the father of scarf bondage,” who did lots of terrific scarf bondage photos back in the old Harmony Concepts days, especially in Bondage Life magazine. He recently sent me these cool Photoshop images re-worked from pictures on Ts In Trouble and was kind enough to let me post them here. The first three apparently are backgrounds from PhotoFunia, where you can drop an existing picture in for a neat effect. And the last two are very impressive work with Photoshop layers and filters. Fun stuff!

Recently I did a fun shoot with Kyra sedated and strapped up in a bathtub that’s finally sealed over with plastic, with her caught inside. This Friday’s update I’ll post the full set of pictures (and a bizarre little story) but here’s a preview shot. I’ve always loved bondage in small contained spaces like car trunks, though obviously it’s hard to take pictures in that kind of setting! It was a fun shoot and it was intriguing to see how the plastic grew more and more fogged up the longer she was in there. Of course, I didn’t leave her too long, or things could have really turned to trouble. Enjoy!

Another friend sent me this link a while back to this terrific retro-fashions website, RetroXotique. It has some really nice pictures of women’s fashions from yesteryear, and also some nice art galleries with fetish and femdom drawings. And the price is right – it’s free. Definitely worth checking out.

A friend sent me some invites, so I signed up on a couple more kinky social networking sites the other night. I’m not sure how good MyDungeonSpace is going to be, but I posted a profile there. And also signed up on FetLife, which looks pretty good. The owners of the site obviously have a sense of humor, which is nice to see. They also seem pretty relaxed about their picture posting guidelines.

Of course I question if I really Need to be on yet another social networking site, but there I am. The internet’s great for meeting people, and yet also sometimes feels like it’s just made life even more lonely and isolating. Weird.

Last year my MySpace profile got deleted, and I dragged my heels in re-posting a new one, mainly because I’ve never been that fond of MySpace. I did finally post a new one the other day, though. The thing that always intrigues me are the profiles you occasionally find from young “real” genetic girls who say that they’re into bondage. At heart I’m a bottom and often fantasize about bondage and kidnapping at the hands of a guy, but of course something about these “real” girls really gets to me.

I saw one recently from a girl who’s in California, very young and cute, with an interest in bondage. When I see these, it’s like, “I must meet her.” Of course, I always wonder if it’s just some guy who found a picture of a pretty girl and who’s pretending to be her. Sometimes, also, they only have one or two pictures, and very little information in the profile to go on, so you really wonder. But the imagination spins its little fantasies, sometimes to the point of being distracting. I’ll want to focus on other things, but will log on a couple times a day to see if there are any new pictures or clues from the mysterious object of desire.

I remember last year on MySpace there was a cute genetic girl into bondage (should that be ‘cggib’?) who really got to me. She also had this fantasy of being tied up by a crossdresser, which seemed just perfect. Of course, she lived far away and apparently had an on-again off-again relationship with a boyfriend. But, oh my, I would find myself just looking at her picture and wondering if there was any way I could possibly meet her – and at the same time nervous about the possibility, and about whether it would just open up new relationship entanglements if I did – or if she might turn out to be completely mad.

Here’s another story of a consensual kidnapping that’s quite interesting. The writer, a young female, gets talked into trying out a kidnapping with a guy in the UK who’s interested in setting up a professional kidnap service. Although she spells out limits – nothing sexual – they still put her through a stressful and scary ordeal, which ends suddenly when she experiences a moderate but still very distressing injury.

I just wanted to mention that I got the Token Galleries page back up and running on Trannies In Trouble. The old Token Systems support disappeared after the owner unexpectedly passed away several month’s ago. But I’m up and running again with Bee-Tokens, which seems to work very well. If you like Token Galleries, check it out and let me know how it works for you. Enjoy!

This Friday I’ll be posting another outdoor bondage set that I really enjoyed. During my last trip to the mountains, after my self-bondage adventure, I got tied up really tight and inescapably to a telephone pole. Pole ties are so sexy and give such a feeling of helplessness, and the added thrill of being outdoors gave an extra element of fear. We would have had a tough time explaining this one if someone had stumbled upon the scene. I’ll post the full set at the end of the week on the Ts in Trouble site. And it looks like I might be having another outdoor shoot later this week too, so hopefully we’ll have some more adventures to share soon.

It appears that the link for the terrific YouTube video that I wrote about a while back was removed and that the filmmaker had his account suspended, but here’s a new link on MySpace and it also has the follow up video called “Voodoo Dolls” (and an earlier video called “WGA” that also has some terrific outfits and some bondage at the very end). To see all of Roberto’s videos, just click on the above link, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the little box that says “Menu,” way down on the right side. He’s truly an artist and the “Voodoo Dolls” sequel is just as sexy as the first one. I’m so impressed, and turned on ;-) Again, enjoy them while they’re there.

I’ve had some sad moments recently – going through some changes in a relationship – so I’ve been feeling reflective and bittersweet, but in spite of things in many ways it’s already shaping up to be a promising new year. Or at least it feels that way. So often the new year finds me thoroughly depressed but these last few days have felt good. Plus I’ve also been doing lots of squats, which thoroughly exhaust me and get those feel-good endorphins pumping. And they’re good for shapely legs – certainly my best asset ;-)

Wednesday night I just stayed in and took it easy, watching the ball in Times Square drop on TV. I have to say that Dick Clark is very gutsy to go on air in spite of his stroke. It’s pretty admirable that he does that, showing himself with his slurred speech and carrying on anyway. I’ve been watching that show for years, and it’s interesting how people used to say that he never ages. Well, obviously, the years have finally caught up, but showing his frailty and inevitable decay sort of fits the holiday, which always has a sadness to it anyway. Time passes, our parents grow old, and we age and move another year closer to our own end. It’s sad and it’s happy. What else is there? Happy New Year.

I hope everyone who celebrates it is having a good Christmas. I’m in Atlanta with my divorced parents and my recently-acquired stepmother (who barely speaks English). It’s a comedy of errors, but that’s normal. I went out early for a really long walk and some good squats and exercise. The endorphins really help take the edge off of being with the family. And a glass of wine tonight will make it extra merry. Ho ho ho!

Not to be a downer, but I think most everyone would agree that this has been one hell of a year, with an emphasis on hell. There’s the obvious financial mess, which is affecting everyone (I know so many people who are unemployed or under-employed). And overall it’s been a tough year for me too. There’ve been plenty of high points but also lots of low ones, and my moods are often a stuggle. I grind through my days and do well but I’m hoping that 2009 will be somewhat better. Hey, Barack Obama is nearly in office – he’ll save us and no one will have to pay rent anymore ;-) (Really, not to be sarcastic, I do like the guy and hope the best for him and his administration.)

I was feeling sorry for myself the other day and a friend sent me a very nice email about taking things one day at a time. To paraphrase, there are two days we should never worry about: yesterday and tomorrow. Yesterday is gone and completely out of our hands, and tomorrow is a huge unknown that will inevitably come, good or bad, regardless of our worry. Which leaves only today to concern ourselves with. “Any man can fight the battle of just one day. It is only when you and I have the burdens in those awful eternities—Yesterday and Tomorrow—that we break down.”

I try to be grateful, too, for what I do have, though I always forget and end up bitching and complaining anyway. One thing I’m thankful for is that my parents are still alive. I’m heading to Atlanta Christmas Eve to see them for a few days. It’ll be good to see them, and they’ll probably drive me crazy too, but that’s all part of it. I’ll still have email while I’m gone (though I’m bad at replying) and of course the updates will continue.

Here’s to a new and hopefully better year for everyone in 2009 and I hope everyone reading this has family and friends to be with over the holidays.

I just saw this nice ad with some great high heels from L Studio – I have no idea who or what L Studio is (is that a Lexus logo at the end?), but the ad is very sexy.

I had a fun shoot a few days ago with some friends up in the mountains just north of L.A. We shot a set of self-bondage pictures, which I’m going to post for next week’s update (and with some cool video soon after). But in the meantime here are a few preview shots as I was getting ready to put myself into inescapable bondage – note my impressive double-jointed knees ;-) Being outside was pretty neat and I hope we can do more of this sort of thing. It’s definitely a completely different look and the risk of being discovered is a big thrill.

Threshold’s Bizarre Bazaar is coming up this Sunday, November 16th, in Gardena, CA. There’ll be lots of kinky vendors, including a couple friends who are planning to sell large-sized high heels. I should be there most of the afternoon. Hope to see you there!

A friend sent me this link to Keith Olberman’s recent commentary, “Gay Marriage is a Question of Love.” It’s very moving and heartfelt.

Even though I live in Los Angeles, I very rarely ever see any famous people. I think I’m probably just too poor to go where they go, and, well, I don’t go out much anyway. But today I stopped by a large makeup supply shop / salon / day spa called Naimie’s and saw Jon Voight, of all people, chatting with someone at the counter.

I’ve never really liked to be the center of attention myself, and have always thought it would be really uncomfortable to be famous like that, always being recognized and watched wherever you go (and mentioned in stranger’s blogs). Which is kind of ironic, since I obviously do like some attention – why else would I have hundreds of bondage pictures of myself online? But real life and the internet are two different things. I can’t imagine how famous people can even bear to go out and constantly see that look of recognition in the eyes of other people whom they’ve never met and will likely never know. It has to be really weird and disorienting. You can understand how some of them must go a little crazy or become total recluses.