Milestone: Post 1000

Apparently my last post was post #1000.

I want to say thank you to all my readers and those who have supported me over the years.  You mean a lot to me.

Take care.

Milestone: 1,000,000 hits

I sort of hate that I limped through the gate without a new post over the past few days but I finally hit 1,000,000 page views today.

I'm in a little bit of a writing rut but hopefully I'll be back up with the next chapter of fs01 soon.

Thank you everyone that reads here, especially those that comment.

Take care.

Next Drawing

I do plan on doing another drawing here hopefully in the near future.  At the current rate I should reach my 1,000,000th page view in 1-2 months.  I plan to do a milestone drawing.  I have a basic idea for what I plan to do but if anyone has any ideas I would consider them as well before I start it.

A Sea of Thoughts: What D/s is to me

I know I rattled a similar list off in an earlier post from a few weeks ago but this is something important to me.

It's kind of odd that I've been both rejected and cherished for the submissive that I am.  D/s was the driving force of my life for 10 years.

In a relationship, D/s to me is:
-A relationship
-A symbol of my love
-A second career
-Therapy
-A drug addiction
-A moral code
-A source of self-esteem
-Sex
-My meaning of life
-The future

 I guess in a lot of ways it's like my love, hopes, dreams, and a religion all wrapped into one.

Now that I think about it, I can understand how this could freak someone out if they weren't ready and willing to accept what that means.  With that being said, that is the way I choose to love. 

What is D/s to you?



(random note, I guess this was another mini-milestone at post #600)

Post #500

Well, here it is, post #500.

I hinted at a drawing so here's my first on in a long long time.  The captions are in reference to the events of Reflections parts 2D and 2E.

Approaching some milestones

I'm approaching a blog milestone soon... what will be my 500th post.

It has been an interesting ride.  I wish that I had been more consistent with things, but I guess I can't really help my feelings and my ability or lack of to get them under control.  I have met some interesting people over the years through this blog including a local couple that we became friends with.  Many are gone now, but it still feels good to write.

Following Lady Grey's post I noticed a considerable uptick in my blog traffic in the 3-5 days surrounding that.  I even managed to break 1000 views for the first time since probably 2013.  It felt good to know people are stopping by, even if only in passing.  I'm sure at least a handful wandered in, said "WTF is this sissy pink shit?" and left, but that is okay too.

I then clicked on the "All Time" stats and it was a bit of a surprise.  Apparently from late 2010 to early 2013 I was getting 20-40k hits per day, but that's when I was still drawing regularly.  I doubt I could ever get back to that even if I resumed drawing, too much has changed since then and blogs feel almost like pagers... with social media replacing blogs like the cell phone revolution.

I still like blogs.  I don't even know if I could express myself with 120 characters, nor could I replace sharing my appreciation and feelings for a post with a "like" and no comments.

There is a freedom to anonymity.  It feels rewarding to bond with souls who utilize this anonymity as an outlet and a connection when it is not possible in the real world.  It's easy in this world to feel isolated and solitary.  I cherish the bonds I have made.

Ever since writing my reflections posts, it seems to have calmed some of the storm that I keep buried inside me.  To be able to unleash the truth and face it head on... was difficult.  I was very uncertain when I got there and it really took me about a week to recover from the emotional wounds that had never healed being forced back to the surface.  I do think I can finally look back and remember the good without getting hung up on the bad.

To everyone out there that reads my blog, thank you so much for being there.
To the few I have met that have grown special to me over the years, it means the world to me and I hope to be a better and more consistent person from here on out.

The next milestone will probably be hit # 1,000,000, but at the current rate, that may take about 2 years :D

p.s. The 500th post will probably be a picture, but if I end up going on another post run, it may be a little bit past that.

100 Followers... almost

I had a small charge of excitement this morning when I logged into my blogger dashboard and saw my follower count at 100.  Then I remembered that I was following my own blog (I'm lame like that) and that counted in the number so I guess I'm still at 99.

After 21 months and 370 posts I've almost reached that milestone.

A big thank you to everyone that reads my blog, posts comments, and follows.  I hope your holidays are happy and safe.

200 posts

It seems that earlier tonight I broke the 200 post mark.  I know my web presence has been a bit sporadic but I'm grateful to all those who read my blog and everyone that I have communicated with both here and on other blogs.  You all help inspire me and hopefully I'm able to contribute to some of you as well.

Keep in mind I'm always open to requests for topics to write about or answering any questions you might have.

50th Follower

My blog finally hit the 50 follower mark today. 

Thank you to everyone that reads and posts comments.  This makes me feel a bit happy.