I have been absent for such a long time. I don't think I had really been keeping up for a number of reasons, but after collecting myself for a while, I have decided that I need to keep up with this blog as I originally intended for it to serve as both outreach for those from similar vast nothingness as well as a personal (kinky) memoir.
So I promised an update on IML and this is long overdue.
I am going to follow the usual means of my IML updates and make this a multiparter, so sorry for that in advance. :)
So this year was a big deal, it was my first year going it alone. In the previous years I had been going with cuffsman10, even that very first year when I was still sort of with my ex-gf (shocker for those that didn't back-read!) It was a lot of the same in the sense of finding a place to stay (great roommate from last year who had a spot for me, thanks subboy951!), finding a time to get down and park/store my car (oh the weary traveler issues in a metropolitan area;parking!), and then make sure I take what gear/clothes/food/snacks/drinks/etc. I needed for the weekend away as well.
First night I geared up and hit the lobby, chatting with a variety of people after meeting my roommates for the weekend (subboy951, Gaurence, and lthrguyDC86). I ended up talking to a few new people as well as reconnecting with a buddy Jonathon Switch. It was a great night and although I didn't get into any "trouble" like a bunch of people do at IML, I was very happy with how the night passed!
Day two was a matter of reconnecting with Jonathon and some of his buddies, catching brunch, and then kind of doing my own thing. I have seen the city after this many visits, so I focused on taking a gym break and then gearing up to hit the leather mart. I visited the usual hang outs, checked out the various rubber gear, and dropped by my favorite leather shop, Twin Cities Leather (& Latte). I ran into a variety of people and eventually the night progressed again with a few costume changes until I made it to the Chicago Rubbermen meet up where I mingled into out of town friends with an in town friend. It was a great time and I met a very interesting guy, with a sexy accent and everything...(well, I think there were at least 2-3 sexy accents, but this one was a focus for the weekend.)
Eventually, hit the gear-blast party initially in some football gear, hoping to run into a West-coast buddy, who was damn near impossible to find! In the middle of this I decided that football pads, although super hot, are definitely cumbersome in tight spaces when you don't want to bump people or drinks. I retired the pads and for the evening (much to my West-coast buddies chagrin.) I ended up finding him maybe 50 minutes afterwards, and I apologized for being less geared, and he did for not being find-able. Oh and I also ran into a storm trooper, which was super awesome! (And a coworker asked if people cosplayed at these things!)
So I promised an update on IML and this is long overdue.
I am going to follow the usual means of my IML updates and make this a multiparter, so sorry for that in advance. :)
So this year was a big deal, it was my first year going it alone. In the previous years I had been going with cuffsman10, even that very first year when I was still sort of with my ex-gf (shocker for those that didn't back-read!) It was a lot of the same in the sense of finding a place to stay (great roommate from last year who had a spot for me, thanks subboy951!), finding a time to get down and park/store my car (oh the weary traveler issues in a metropolitan area;parking!), and then make sure I take what gear/clothes/food/snacks/drinks/etc. I needed for the weekend away as well.
First night I geared up and hit the lobby, chatting with a variety of people after meeting my roommates for the weekend (subboy951, Gaurence, and lthrguyDC86). I ended up talking to a few new people as well as reconnecting with a buddy Jonathon Switch. It was a great night and although I didn't get into any "trouble" like a bunch of people do at IML, I was very happy with how the night passed!
Day two was a matter of reconnecting with Jonathon and some of his buddies, catching brunch, and then kind of doing my own thing. I have seen the city after this many visits, so I focused on taking a gym break and then gearing up to hit the leather mart. I visited the usual hang outs, checked out the various rubber gear, and dropped by my favorite leather shop, Twin Cities Leather (& Latte). I ran into a variety of people and eventually the night progressed again with a few costume changes until I made it to the Chicago Rubbermen meet up where I mingled into out of town friends with an in town friend. It was a great time and I met a very interesting guy, with a sexy accent and everything...(well, I think there were at least 2-3 sexy accents, but this one was a focus for the weekend.)
Eventually, hit the gear-blast party initially in some football gear, hoping to run into a West-coast buddy, who was damn near impossible to find! In the middle of this I decided that football pads, although super hot, are definitely cumbersome in tight spaces when you don't want to bump people or drinks. I retired the pads and for the evening (much to my West-coast buddies chagrin.) I ended up finding him maybe 50 minutes afterwards, and I apologized for being less geared, and he did for not being find-able. Oh and I also ran into a storm trooper, which was super awesome! (And a coworker asked if people cosplayed at these things!)
