Back from the beach, and several days of being forced to mediate btwn 15 yr old half sister and her righteously upset mother. among the many other issues with the 19 yo boyfriend (back in court tomorrow for yet another violation of the no-contact order btwn them...) he as apparently gotten the wee sister into bondage. But when i asked her about a safe word she had no idea what i was talking about. so clearly HE is into BDSM but without any safety precautions, and is not teaching her and she's refusing to seek out information. Any rec's on a basic into to BDSM that would be appropriate for a very very naive 15 year old who has gotten in way past her maturity level?

Had another writer's group meeting tonight. Listen to a friend's very humorous new play, and workshopped a new monologue of my own.

Erin, wish I could help. Alas, not a world I've delved in.

Sean, that's great!

Looks to be about 2.5 hours since Maria posted being tired. I hope she is getting some sleep, and it's actually restful.

I think I got about another hour left in me before I'll pass out completely.

(((((Maria)))))

Ah, that's why my skin is itchy. Santa Ana's are starting to blow again.

I need to share my younger kitty with the internets. still slightly damp from his bath, curled up on my lap purring and drooling just the teeniest bit. {{{{love}}}}

Whoa, Malachi's drool STINKS like whoa. Like, really really terrible. Hrm.

erin_obscure, take a look at the scarletteen site for info for the wee sister.

Sorry, erin. I wish I could help with that. Maybe there's something in the Pervocracy blog? [link] she listed a BDSM 101 there. Again, I have no idea how good it is, as it's not my world. (Edit: Jilli's advice is probably better).

ION, Yesterday I was guiding a client at work who didn't want for some reason to read the manual I sent to all of our clients about a system we're offering. There was a point where there was an echo, and I could hear myself.

Man, I have no idea how anyone is able taking orders or instructions from me. It's a miracle. I sound, plain and simple, like a 9 year old on helium.

Late-late/early-early shift checking in.

I am annoyed that I am awake. My very small baby is sleeping soundly next to me. But I guess that means im sort of caught up in sleep.

My brother and family are driving to visit as we speak. I am excited about their visit but also annoyed and I finally figured out why. My parents want bro and fam to have a good visit do they always spend the time before they get here trying to tell me what to do. (Remember, niece can't have sugar; they wi sleep at our house so everyone has space; dont ask brother to help around house because SIL will get annoyed). It drives me nuts because I don't like being told what to do but also, I'm not a moron. I can figure out how to get along with them for a few days. I have social skills!