Accidental Adventure In North End

On Sunday, I had a shoot with Pete & Phil from Gothic City Heroines. Due to some studio snafus & circumstance beyond their control, I really only ended up doing 2 scenes for them. In the first scene, I reprised my role as Razor Girl, which was cool, because I rarely get to play a heroine, and in the second scene, I did get to play a villain, Cleopatra, which was a new character for me. That was pretty much all we had time for, unfortunately, so we wrapped it up, and I was on my way.

I was headed back to Ludella's place for the night, but her & Evan went home to Maine, for the weekend, so I needed to wait for them to get back. I went over to Cambridge, to walk around, and found a burrito place to eat lunch at. After that, I decided to just drive around, and I somehow ended up in Boston's North End, which apparently, is a Little Italy. It was SO COOL! I absolutely LOVED this part of town! There were so many yummy bakeries & Italian restaurants. The entire place was just incredible. I walked around for a bit, and it was neat to see older people sitting on their stoops & speaking Italian. I even passed a place called the Gemini Club that had older Italian men hanging around both outside & inside. It looked like something straight out of Goodfellas or a Bronx Tale. I got some gelato, then I found a coffee house to hang out in while I waited. I finally got a text from Ludella, so I left. Of course, I had to get a 2nd gelato for the road ;)

Standing On The Beach, Feeling Like Tippi Hedron

Friday afternoon, I bid farewell to Ludella & her boyfriend, and headed to Newport, RI. I was shooting with Surfer Tom that night, and he informed me that he got me a hotel room, on the beach. Yay!! So, I arrive there, and this is what the beach looked like

 Thanks, Rhode Island, thanks a lot. I didn't really have time to worry about the beach, because I had my shoot with Tom. The shoot went great, I did my 2 scenes for him, and then it was time for dinner! Tom recommended a local place called Flo's, but when I went down there, the parking lot was full, and I couldn't find street parking, so I grumpily went back to my room & ordered take out. My Italian hoagie was delicious, so I felt ok about everything.

The next day, I had a shoot in Watertown, MA, but first, I wanted to walk on the beach. The weather was better, and the sun was out, but it was awfully humid. Oh well, I wasn't going to be there that long anyway. The beach looked way different, this time!

 The sun was out, and even at noon, there were quite a few people on the beach. There were also a good number of sea gulls. They were huge, too! And cranky! It was like a beach full of feathery curmudgeons. I will admit that I did get a little nervous. This picture doesn't do justice to how big they were.

I finished my time on the beach, and got on my way. I made it to Watertown just after 2pm, and was informed that I was to prance around naked in nature. Great, my favorite :-/ We got into his car, and headed to the nature preserve. Let me just say that by saying the mosquitoes were bad would be an understatement! I didn't last 30 seconds before I literally got eaten alive. I'm not even exaggerating! I had welts all over me. My elbow swelled up, my shoulders had monstrous welts on them, my ass, my ankle was swollen, my knees, my thighs...... John was really concerned, so he took me to a CVS so that I could talk to the pharmacist. She suggested some benedryl & a cortizone cream. I got them, and was able to get through the rest of my shoot. Of course, I had to keep scratching & keep scratching & I eventually had nasty bruises all over. *sigh*


I finished the shoot & headed to my hotel. I was shooting with Gothic City Heroines the next day, and then I was going back to Ludella's for the night.

It Got Better :-)

Tuesday proved to be a much better day, from start to finish. I only had a one hour shoot, in the evening, so I pretty much had the day off. I checked out of my hotel & decided to head to Salem for my bi-annual pilgrimage. I never do the touristy witchy things when I'm there, I usually get my cards read, walk around & check out the shops, eat lunch & go out by the water to just sit & relax. And that was exactly my plan for today! I went to Dunkin Donuts, grabbed a coffee & a yummy pumpkin donut & was on my way. Salem was only about 12 minutes away from where I was, so it was a short drive ;)

First things first, and by that I mean my card reading was first on the agenda. I went to my usual place, Omen, and had a lovely card reader named Colleen. I won't go into details, but she had a lot to say, and was pretty much right on the money with everything. It was all good stuff!

After that, I went out by the water for a bit, but it was rainy & windy, which made relaxing difficult. I grabbed some lunch & then headed into Boston for my shoot. I had shot with this photographer the last time I was here, and it was quite an experience. I had to do a series of abstract dance moves while he took a number of photos while moving the camera around. I have never seen any of the finished product, but I am really anxious to. We knocked out the shoot, and then I headed to Ludella's apartment. Her & her boyfriend were nice enough to let me couch surf for the week, so that I could save a little money on hotels. 

On Wednesday, I had the entire day off, so I caught up on some internet work, and went out to lunch with Ludella & her friend. We went to a very cute, very yummy diner called the Rosebud.

On Thursday, I had a 4 hour shoot in New Hampshire with a new bondage producer, John Thomas. He was so super sweet! I was actually his first official shoot, and I had so much fun shooting with him! His site isn't live yet, but as soon as it is, I'll post the link so you can check it out!

A Frustrating First Day In Beantown

Monday was my first official day in Beantown, and as it started out glorious, it got pretty agitating in the middle, but then went back to the glory that it was in the beginning. I had two shoots that day, and since I broke a nail while I was in Brooklyn, I needed to get my nails done. My first shoot wasn't until later in the afternoon, and the photographer understood that I needed to get my nail fixed, so said that I could be a little late, if I needed to. So far, so good. I looked up a nail place, in his town, on yelp.com & once I found one, was on my way!

I found the nail place with no problem, and whenever I went in, I discovered that there was only one person working. Um....ok.... I was only mildly alarmed because there was only one lady in there getting a pedicure. She told me 10 minutes, but it was more like 20. I should've taken that as a sign. *sigh* I'll make a long story short, here, so that I don't have to bore you or relive that awful pain, but I got there around 2pm, and she finished my nails at 5pm! I WAS SO PISSED OFF! Not only did I miss my first shoot, but I still had to eat something before my second shoot! Thankfully, the photographer from the first shoot understood, and he still wants to work with me the next time I come through. I quickly drove through a Wendy's drive-thru (yuck, then I stopped & parked my car along the water. I sat on some rocks, ate my food, and calmed down.

 I finished up, and made my way back to Boston for my second shoot. I was shooting with a photographer, Bill Downey, whom I had never shot with before. He was such a sweetheart! He had ice tea, chocolate & fruit waiting for me :) We had a lot of fun, at our shoot & I'm super excited to see the pics! Afterwards, I went back to my hotel & went to sleep. I only had an hour of shooting the next day, but I wanted to get up & head to Salem & get my cards read first.

The Best Weekend Ever, pt 3

Sunday was once again, a slow moving day, but we had to shake a leg because there's was still a lot to do. Dave & I had to go back to where the show was so that he could take more pics of some of the bikes. He was doing features on four of the bikes, in the show, for Street Chopper magazine, and he was putting me with one of the bikes. Yay! Once the issue comes out, it will be my first actual publication, which is very exciting! Thanks Dave!

Once we were finished there, we headed over to his friend's apartment building. She had an awesome roof space that was covered in cool graffiti, and we wanted to take advantage of it & shoot there. We walked up all of the steps, and when we opened the door to step out on the roof, Dave found an amazing plastic sword. He handed it to me and said, "This is your prop for the day".  It was then and there that I became Lord of the Roof, and Dave became my loyal Rooftard. I'll post some pics as soon as I get them back. I'm sure that they are priceless ;)

We finished up our shoot, gathered our things, and then went back down to the street. Then came the unexpected sad part. I put my things in my car, and Dave gave a hug, or two, goodbye, and then I drove off into the sunset & headed towards Boston. I don't think either one of us expected teh weekend to go the way that it did, and it definitely caught us off guard. No worries, though, we've been texting/talking all day, everyday, since I left NYC. You never know where your life will take you, and I am very fortunate that I am able to follow where my life leads me. Sometimes, you gotta take a chance. It may change your life in the best way possible.

The Best Weekend Ever, pt 2

I got behind the PIMPala while driving around NYC

 I wanted to get closer, so that the lettering was bigger, but I also didn't want to wreck, lol,

Saturday arrived, and I was slow to move in the morning. What else is new? LOL.  The guys left for the Invitational early, so I didn't have to worry about anyone being around while I got read for my shoot. Well, except for Zoe, who was still sleeping. I finally got ready, and headed to the Bronx. This was my 4th shoot with Bronxties, and I always have a good time shooting with him! We quickly knocked out the 2 scenes, then went for our traditional post-shoot sushi. It's a well known fact that I am quite the sushi slut ;)

We finished our dinner, and then I headed back to Brooklyn to meet up with Dave, at the Invitational. The Brooklyn Invitational Bike Show was really super cool. It was full of cool bikes, cool people, cool art/photos, etc. I met so many nice people, too. 

Here's a pic of Dave & his bike from the show.

Dave also had some prints of his photos, in the show. I know that you can't really see them, but you get an idea of how everything was set up.

 This was a set of handlebars that was a part of the Hell's Angels display. There's some story around them, but as Dave was trying to explain it to me, we were interrupted, and then I just forgot about it. Oh well, lol.

 I bought a really unique wingnut bracelet from a very talented leather artisan, Heyltje Rose. She makes amazing handbags, belts, cuffs & jewelry. Check out her site! www.heyltjerose.com

 After the show was over, we went to a bar to grab some food, and then eventually made it home. It was a long day, and Dave & I needed to do 2 different shoots together before I left NY & headed to Boston.

Here's a pic of us at the bike show

This pic was taken by Micro. Check out www.churchofchoppers.com to see more awesome pics from the show, by Micro. Don't forget to scroll allllll the waayyyy dooowwwnnnn....LOL

The Best Weekend Ever, pt1

This weekend was totally unexpected, and a nice surprise, and high light to my trip, for sure. I woke up on Friday, got ready, gathered my things, and waited for Kimmy to come home from work. We were going to go out to lunch, and then I was going to say goodbye & meet up with Chopper Dave. Kimmy & I decided on the Schnitzel Haus, in Brooklyn, and it was dee-licious! Afterwards, I stopped at the bank, and then went back to Kimmy's. We said our goodbyes, and then I drove off into the sunset......er......mass of rainclouds ;) I was shooting with Chopper Dave that evening, but first I had to meet him at a bbq. Dave is from L.A. but him, and a bunch of other folks, were in town for the Brooklyn Invitational Bike Show, that weekend. 

We met up at the bbq, and then drove to our shoot location. Dave had secured a pretty sweet spot for our shoot. His friend, artist Wes Lang, allowed us to use his studio to shoot in. His studio was fun, random & quirky, which is just how I like it! Here's a few pics of the space.

We got some really cool shots & one set featured me wearing a large pig mask. Keep an eye out on the internets, for that one ;)


We got all of the shots that we needed to get, and then headed over to Gutter Bowl, in Brooklyn for the Dice magazine party. The party was cool, there were a lot of cool people there, and Dave introduced me to some of his friends. Everyone was very nice, and I had a lot of fun! We called it an early night, though. Dave was tired, and I had a shoot with Bronxties the next day. We went back to Zoe & Wes's & went to sleep. What a long day!

So, I totally lunched on this blog. Sorry guys....

Wow, so it looks like I totally lunched on keeping up with my blog. I guess I've been so busy that I thought I updated, but never really did, so here goes...

On Monda, 9/12, I left Pittsburgh & headed to Lebenon, PA. I was shooting with Scott Church the next day, all day. We were doing some catalog pics in his studio for www.girdlebound.com, and then we were heading over to a mansion to do some stuff just for us. We knocked out the catalog images with no problem, and then we headed to the mansion. The mansion was amazing, to say the least. Andy, the owner, had it decorated really interestingly, which made for some cool backgrounds. Here's a few pics from the shoot.

After the shoot, Scott & I grabbed dinner, and then I headed back to my hotel. The next day, I headed to Philly for a shoot with Tickle Cuties. I was only going to be in Philly for less than a day, and then I was heading to NYC for the rest of the week. The shoot went really well, and Kenny was a lot of fun to work with. I got to work with another model, Hannah Sweet, and we basically just took turns tickling each others feet. Afterwards, Ken & I grabbed some dinner, and then I headed to Brooklyn.

I was staying with my friends, Kimmy & Scott, for the next few days, and I was really excited, because they have lived in NYC for about 10 years, and I only got to see Kimmy once, and that was just briefly. I arrived at her apartment, and the first thing she says is, "let's get a 6 pack". Don't have to ask me twice, lol. We went down to the corner store, bought 2 6 packs, and went back home. Over the course of the night, we looked at old photo albums from the old punk rock days, and got caught up on people that neither of us had seen in a while, or friends who have died. It was neat seeing & remembering how everyone looked 15 years ago, lol. Everyone was so skinny & looked so young, lol. Well, before you knew it, both 6 packs were gone (sheesh!) & it was 4am. I had 2 shoots the next day! This was not good, lol.

So, tomorrow arrived, and I did make it to both shoots just fine. The first shoot was in the East Village, and it was in an old vaudeville theater called Under St. Marks. The shoot was cool, and the space was really neat. I haven't seen any photos yet, but I am really anxious to. I had a lot of time to kill before my next shoot, so I walked around for a little bit. It had been quite some time since I had been to that part of Manhattan, so I wanted to take advantage of being there. I knew that my friend Will owned a salon in the area, but I couldn't recall what it was called, & I didn't know where it was located. I decided that I would keep an eye out for it, and if I saw it, I saw it. If I didn't, I didn't. After about an hour or so of walking around, I decided to head back to my car. It was raining pretty heavily by that point, and when I got to the street where my car was, I crossed the street to stand under a tree. As soon as I got under the tree, I looked up, and there it was. Whistle. And there was Will, blowing a ladies hair dry, in the back. Wow! What dumb luck, lol. I walked in, went to the back & we sat there catching up for about a half hour before I had to leave. It was so nice running into him! Next time, we are going to make time for some real hang out time, like dinner.

I left the Village & headed back to Brooklyn. I needed to eat something & freshen up for my second shoot. My second shoot was with Freddie Shockwave, and it was actually pretty close to where I was staying. The shoot was cool, and fairly easy. It was chloro knock out fetish, which I have done before. Freddie & his assistant were very nice & easy to work with. Afterwards, we grabbed some dinner, and I headed back to my friend's place. I was exhausted!

Here's the link to the movie that I shot with Freddie Shockwave!
http://www.filmsfromfreddie.com/clippromo/2011-09-15-Nyxon/2011-09-15%20Nyxon-Intro.wmv

Another Detroit Vacation & A New Friend :-)

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Oregon-gone

Friday morning, I woke up, packed up my belongings for my flight & headed to the rental car place to return my car. Once that was done, I headed to the terminal to check in for my flight, and of course, check my bags. That took little to no time at all, so I got a latte & a cone, and headed to my gate. I had quite a bit of time to kill, so I got online, checked some emails & worked on my blog. I eventually boarded my flight & we continued to Phoenix for my layover. That didn't take long at all, and before I knew it, I was on my way home, to Pittsburgh. I finally made it home, and to bed, around 3am, and I slept, and slept, and slept, lol. I had exactly one week to regroup & rest up before my next adventure. Whew!

Friday On My Mind

My stay in Friday Harbor was pretty cool, and pretty interesting. I was basically on a mountain, in the woods, on an island. A little unexpected from a girl who doesn't camp, lol. The property was huge, and the main house was large, and pretty nice. It was in the middle of being renovated, but amidst all of the debris, I could tell that it was a pretty sweet house. I, however, stayed in the guesthouse, out back.

 There was all kinds of wildlife there, including this rather gigantic slug.

 Over the course of the day, we shot 2 movies, and also some art nudes in nature. The nudes in nature were pretty cool to shoot, but may have been a lot more fun if I hadn't gotten bit up by mosquitoes, er excuse me, blood sucking beasts, in the process. Oh well, the welts eventually stopped itching & healed, so it's all good.

The first movie we shot was a strangulation movie where I succumbed to the Tattoo Killer. The second movie, was a little more interesting to shoot. I was in the shower, and I got shot in the chest by a jilted lover. This one was a lot of fun to shoot, because there were special effects, and we did a lot of different takes. There was so much fake blood all over the shower, lol.

After the long day, a beautiful sunset awaited us.

The next day, I went back to the ferry dock & boarded my ferry back to Anacortes. Since I was traveling during the day, I was able to get some much better pics.

Skateboarding is not a crime.....dammit.

 Here's some pics I took while on the ferry...

After I arrived in Anacortes, I got in my car & made the lengthy drive back down to Portland. My plane was leaving early tomorrow & I was heading back to the east coast. 

Frozen, Manipulated & Made To Be A Better Sex Doll

On Monday, 8/22, I had my first shoot with Gary from Wicked Works Productions. Him & his assistant, Amy, were super duper nice, & he had some fun clips planned out for us to shoot. His main thing was freeze fetish, although the first clip that we did was a suffocation with a plastic bag. I had done those before, and it was fairly easy. The freeze clips were funny & I got to be a little creative with the dialog :) The final clip that we shot was a custom & wow....was it a doozy, lol. I mean, I had shot some pretty strange things before, but this was truly unique. I started out all frumpy & homely looking, and then through the magic of some amulet that Gary had, I was turned into a sexy unisex doll with a dildo sticking out of my mouth. I was complete with blue eyeshadow all over my eyes & big red dots on my cheeks. I have no idea when that clip will go up, but you can check out the other clips I did with them here:

http://www.clips4sale.com/39343

After we were finished shooting, I headed back up to Portland to Nathan & Cecily's place. They were nice enough to let me stay with them, for the night, before I did the long drive up to Anacortes, WA to catch my ferry. The night was pretty low key. I worked a lot online & Nathan kept working on his mobile disco booth tryke that they were taking to Burning Man & Cecily organized their food.

I got up early the next day, went back to the rental car place to exchange my car, and then drove 4.5 hours up to Anacortes. I drove straight up the I-5N & I saw this crazy wreck:

 
I continued up the I-5 & I passed through Seattle. I went right by my sister's old neighborhood, downtown, and I was really sad that she no longer lived there & that I wasn't going to be able to spend any time there this trip. 

I finally reached Anacortes, parked my car & went inside to purchase my ticket for the ferry. I was ferrying over to Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. Here's a pic of one of the ferries.

It is a rather large & majestic creature, for sure.

The ferry ride was a little over an hour, and it got dark rather quickly once we started out, but I did get a pic or two of the journey:

I arrived at Friday Harbor safe & sound, made it safely to my cabin in the mountains. I didn't realize that I would be camping ;) This should be interesting, lol.