The Tucson Gem Show

Kordelia Devonshire and Derek Synklaire, some of my closest girlfriends that I have met through modeling, came to Tucson for a few days for the Gem Show. This is a huge event for Tucson that lasts almost a month. Vendors and wholesalers of gem and minerals come from all over the country and various parts of the world. It is a major boost the for the city's economy, but it leads to way more traffic . I try to avoid driving this time of year. It's worse then Christmas!


Kordi and Derek ran around the exhibits like kids in a candy store. They are really into the energy of the gem and minerals and were fascinated with everything! It was a lot of fun to go with them. They filled me full of all kinds of info about various stones...what kind of energy they hold, the mood they can put you in, their healing powers... it was neat! Kordi had me pick up a variety of stones with my eyes closed and hold them for a moment. She asked if I could feel anything from them, or if I was drawn to hold any one stone over the others. I didn't really "feel" anything, but I did like holding stones that were green more than other kind of stone. This was interesting because by looks, I tend to go for the pink stones. My boyfriend even kept picking up the pretty pink ones to show them to me, knowing I'd like them. But after Kordi's lil' experiment, I attempted let go of what I thought looked pretty and looked for stones I liked to feel and hold. Strangely enough I ended up picking up green stones more often.

A Summer with London

I know...I know... I have been behind on posting blogs. I have plans to post more often...but until that happens, escape the winter and enjoy some YouTube videos of my summer roadtrip with London 2008!

Back to ATL

Spent the week before Christmas in Atlanta, wrestling for SKW and having a good time visiting great friends! Went to a party and made awesome new friends with the hosts, Amanda and Chris. There was amazing food, fun decorations, a hukka and everyone was wearing Santa hats to bring the Christmas spirit. There were also talks about camping trips in the future...which I hope to be a part of :)

I had not been to Atlanta in about a year, so it was really good to be back. Last year, I had been there a lot because I was dating, Santiago, the wrestling producer of SleeperKidsWorld, who lives and shoots in Atlanta. Things did not work out between us in that way, but we have always remained good friends and still work together whenever possible. Santiago is now dating Jacquelyn Velvets and she has just recently moved in with him in Atlanta from NYC. Jackie and I share mutual friends through modeling and became instant friends when we met at Fetishcon in August. I am really happy for what Santi and Jackie have found with each other and wish them all the best! Once Jackie got settled in with Santiago, I figured it was a good time to return and hang with my Atlanta crew. I'm now happy Jackie is a part of that crew and we had a great time together :)

During my stay we went to a wonderful fondue restaurant called Down the Hatch, where the whole place is built like a giant pirate ship. It was a really neat atmosphere and the food was so fun to cook and eat! I also got to play the XBOX Kinect for the first time! It is AMAZINGLY FUN! We played some sports and then each humiliated ourselves by dancing on the Dance Central game. Jackie took video of it which is pretty funny! The Kinect really is a lot of fun to play and I can't wait to get one! I use my whole body when I play and definitely keep my heart rate up. It's a new way to workout! The Kinect is now #1 on my Christmas wishlist!

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas!

BatTracy!

Spent a freezing cold weekend in Dallas, Texas working with some of my favorite model friends and Lonestar Damsels, my favorite damsel-in-distress producer. I have worked with this crew for almost 3 years now and it is always a great time!

With Lonestar, I film many videos of me and other girls as helpless damsels that find themselves in a variety of situations where they get tied up and in need of saving. It's a fetish... commonly referred to as DID bondage. I understand that this may seem bizarre to those not into this or other fetishes... but if you think about comic books and cartoons, or old westerns there is a girl tied up on the train tracks that the hero must save in just the nick of time... you may be able to get an idea of where this fetish comes from.

My absolute favorite damsel to play is Batgirl! Lonestar has a special interest in the classic Batman television show from the 60's and we often re-create scenes from the old show. The producer had suits made ,just like the ones in the show and we have a blast getting into character! Once I put on that shiny purple leotard along with the purple & gold cape and boots...I AM BATGIRL! I stand with my hands on my hips, in my super hero pose, and run around looking for criminals saying things such as "oh, Drat!" and "you filthy feline, I'll get you Catwoman!"


LOL! I have such a great time doing it! I even dress up in a sexy librarian outfit wearing my glasses and play the part of Barbara Gordon too! It is so much fun! I must give out a big THANK YOU to Lonestar Damsels for getting the Batman crew together and providing me with the suit. Without him, I could not be the BatTracy that I am :)

In the past few months I have been getting a lot more emails from fans expressing how much they love to watch videos of me as Batgirl. It makes me so happy to know that people are enjoying something I have so much fun doing! I have been watching the old episodes on YouTube and I hope to start filming my own Batgirl videos soon. So, if you are interested in seeing more BatTracy, please speak up. Post comments, send me emails, let me know what you'd like to see...help me get started in producing more Batgirl videos :)

Check out the thread about me as Batgirl in The Ultimate Superheroine Forum or watch a clip from a Lonestar Damsel video that someone posted on Youtube!
Videos of me as Batgirl can also be purchased on the websites for Lonestar Damsels or Dawnstar Productions.

Camping Kitty

Took my cat camping on Mt. Lemmon here in Tucson for a few days. I wasn't sure how she would do out in the wilderness, but I wanted to see. So I packed up her food, some litter, stuck her in a harness with a long leash attached and we went camping!

As I set up camp, Marilyn hopped into a chair and nuzzled her way under a pile of blankets, pillows and jackets, and stayed there for the remainder of the day. I had her on a harness attached to a long leash that was anchored at camp so she could move around, but she wasn't interested in that just yet. She just sat in the chair shivering. So, I pulled her up close to the fire.. She really didn't seem to like the crackling flames, but it was too cold and scary for her to jump out of that chair. It was too cute!

M got more adventurous the next day and decided it was okay to go on a walk. She really enjoyed all the new smells and seemed so excited to look at everything. I have taken her to other people's houses and to the park before, but this was her first time in such a different environment. She seemed excited to explore and I was highly entertained by it. I had myself a camping kitty!

Most of the time Marilyn was more than happy to stay in the tent. So, if I didn't want to keep my eye on her, I would just zip her up in there. It worked perfectly! Especially when it was time to go find & chop up some more wood.

I love chopping wood! I feel so productive when doing it and its a great stress reliever. I got down with that axe and did some choppin'! Kept the fire blazing all day and night :) Which was quite necessary, because I'm a big baby when it comes to being cold. Most of the time I was just like M on the first day...in a chair close up to the fire, huddled in blankets. If the fire started to die down a bit I was throwing another log on asap!

I got to relax and read a lot. It's so peaceful to sit outside and read without any city noise around. It was during mid week too, so there wasn't any other campers around either. I finished the book World War Z by Max Brooks! It's a big deal for me to finish a book, because I'm well known to start several books throughout the year and never finish a single one.

This book was awesome! An intelligently written account of the zombie apocolypse, as if it was the future and humans just barely survived the "Z War". It's a collection of interviews about the war from numerous survivors from various countries. It was a fantastic book! However, I don't know if I would recommend reading about a zombie war at night out in the woods. Every time I heard the smallest noise, which happened often, I would shine my flashlight away from the book and into the woods scanning the trees, ready to pick my axe and lop off a zombie head at any moment.

Road trippin' through Cali after Burningman

Once the festival was over, it was time to pack up and hit the road.. I crammed all my camping gear and 2 full grown men in my car...not an easy task! The car was so packed with stuff that things came falling out after us when we got out of the car!

I had scheduled some shoots through California on our way home to AZ so we had a nice road trip ahead of us. My boyfriend Josh had never been on the road with me before, so it was exciting for him to see a little more of the "modeling world" and get a better idea of what I do day-to-day while I'm on the road. Matthew, London's best friend from high school, had also joined us. This kind of trip was nothing new to Matt since he had been on the road with London several times before, but it was my first time traveling with him. He is a lot of fun to be around and highly entertaining, so it was wonderful having him along :)

My first shoot of the trip was in a gorgeous area of Sacramento. It was at a park with a large lake surround by big beautiful trees. It was real early in the morning, the air was crisp and their were ducks waddling to the water. It was so beautiful and peaceful there. It felt wonderful to get undressed and press my body up against the trunk of a gigantic tree. I felt very peaceful that morning, like I was one with nature. After the shoot, I went back to the hotel, rounded up the boys and we headed north through the gorgeous Nappa Valley to Harbin Hot Springs.

Harbin is an AMAZING place! It's a nude resort built around natural hot springs in a mountain north of Napa. There are both cold and hot pools and the hottest one is 115 degrees! The natural minerals in the water are also healing and nurturing to the skin, body and mind. There are cabins and community rooms to stay in or you can camp, which is what we did. It was a nice change of environment from camping at Burningman where there is no vegetation or even rocks or dirt, just the white dust. We camped across a stream under a bunch of trees. Wild turkey and deer strolled through our camp site often, which I thought was awesome! We spent the next two days bathing in the pools (which are available 24/7), eating & laughing with the other guests, dancing, hiking and attending drawing & yoga classes. When we left Harbin, I felt wonderful! Refreshed and Rejuvenated! It was a nice revival to get me back into model mode and I felt ready to take on California!

Matt and Josh got along great on the road and were able to entertain each other while I was busy shooting, which was real nice. We had fun adventures through San Fransisco and a hilarious time at a motel on our way to LA. To save money I only got a room for one person, but the room ended up being directly across from the office. I had a hell of a time sneaking the boys in, especially since the manager kept taking smoke breaks outside in direct view of the room. It was a crazy night, but we got away with it ;)

Once we were in LA we stayed with Denny, a good friend that London and I stay with whenever we're in town. He is a fantastic host and I always look forward to visiting him.The best part was that Denny had a new kitten!!! I could not contain my excitement. It was such a great surprise, especially since I did not think Denny was the type to get a kitten. Apparently, the kitten was from a stray litter that was living on top of the roof next door. The kitten climbed down Denny's tree one day and walked right in through the back door and made himself at home. The kitten was so cute and turned out to be really smart, so Denny let it stay. And since the dad is believed to be a tomcat, Denny named the kitten Tomson for Tom's son. So cute! I adopted him as my home away from home kitty. I can't wait to see him again, although I know he won't be so itty bitty the next time I see him.

Since the city is so huge, shooting in LA is long and exhausting. I was too tired to go out at night, but Matt met up with some friends and got to experience some LA night life, which made him very happy. Josh hung out with Denny a lot, learning about printing film photography and playing blow darts. I was happy they got along so well so I didn't have to drag him to all my shoots. I did take him to a fun one though! Josh got to go with me to a full day of shooting with WetandMessy.com. He got to see me pied, painted, shot with whip cream and take a slim bath. He even got to get up on a ladder and pour a bucket of chocolate pudding over my head. I think he enjoyed himself quite a bit that day ;)

After about a week in LA, Matt flew to Austin to stay with London and contemplate the next move in his life, and Josh and I started the drive home to Tucson. On the way we stopped in Joshua Tree National Park to camp for a night. It was so beautiful there and we were able to build campfires, so we stayed another two nights. The giant Joshua Trees and rock formations are unlike anything I've seen before. It is a gorgeous place and the rocks are so much fun to climb on. We hiked and climbed a lot. I can't wait to go camping there again!