Knotty Thursday: Rose Gauntlet

 

OMG this photo is janky but at least I did a good job with the ropes!

I don't think there's anything more indulgent than watching Downton Abbey and goofing around with ropes--what a cozy and decadent night!

I noticed while I was looking for a project this week that Rory's Brainworks is taking a break! It's a good thing he designed/posted one JILLION rope ideas before going off to focus on being author. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g8Ttsq2Kt4

A Month of Adorableness With/Not With The Shy One

 

We’ve only had two dates (Unless phone calls count as dates, in which case it’s five!) but so far, The Shy One is being a dream come true and is letting me be myself in some very spot-hitting ways.

He had to be apart from me during Ramadan, but here’s how we’ve kept in touch: In the morning, I check the sunset time and set an alarm. When it rings, I send him a sunset emoji and a kiss emoji. Sometimes we send each other pictures of whatever flowers we’ve seen that day. I’ve always wanted a sweetheart I could send flower pictures to, but it didn’t really occur to me that anyone would send flower pictures back! (Possibly I could’ve been dreaming a little bigger?)

Cute two-person Bitmojis. (Mostly) chaste flirting. Sweet goodnights. Time apart has given me a chance to do romance in a way I’ve often wanted to, but which can sort of seem out of step with my generally slutty ways and DEFINTELY out of step with the hookup-culture-infused present day I’ve been trying to navigate.

“Maybe this gives you a chance to get to know each other first?” is a thing my therapist and a few friends have suggested, but I don’t think that’s exactly it. If this were a summer-Ramadan year and we’d been snuggling all month, if I’d have been kissing him and tying him up and getting spanked for these weeks, we still would have been getting to know each other. He’s definitely someone you can get to know while naked!

Still, I’m grateful for all the flowery sweetness, the “I miss you,” the (at least on my part!) sunset-counting.

And! There’s only about seven sunsets left until I get to TOUCH HIM. We’ve already sort of made a post-Eid snuggle date and definitely already made an out-in-the-world date for later on in May. I can’t overstate the HOTNESS of him already having planned that one, the swooniness of getting two date-ticket QR codes in my inbox. I can’t predict what will happen when we’re back in-person, but if I get my way there’ll be so, SO many kisses!

 

Knotty Thursday: A Sorry and a Pretty Harness!

 

First, an oops! It seems that when I first talked about photos with The Relationship Anarchist, I wasn't clear enough that I was sharing photos on blog posts, facebook, and Twitter. They were very patient and forgiving with me about my mistake, and now I have a new idea of the thoroughness and care I want to have with new friendos! Thanks and hugs to them and to everyone who trusts me with their pictures!  

And now! Look how cute this harness is! I really need to practice munter hitches some more, they're a little loopy here--I get weirded out that they're hitches and not knots!

The Relationship Anarchist is a great rope muse! They encouraged me to finish the harness with a double coin knot-- and I ended up doing two. I can't get enough of how adorable the coin knot looks, especially in the back. (Also! Look at the cute little waist!) They were a very patient pal while I worked and reworked the knots, the whole harness really.

Knotty Thursday: Futomomo Self-Tie

 

This should definitely be tighter, but The Shy One has graciously agreed to help me tighten it up next time. Only sixteen more adorable sunset texts until I can see him again! 

Knotty Thursday: Athena Self-Tie and The Relationship Anarchist

 

I have to say that the best thing about this Athena Harnessish thing (Go here for the version I started from: https://youtu.be/2m7F-Tos2S8) (OMG I need longer ropes! 30 feet goes so fast!) was sending a (hotter, I think) picture to The Shy One while I was still playing. I miss him a wholewhole bunch, 24 days left at least! I've been sending him a kiss emoji every day around sunset, seems like all's well there. 

Another cool thing happened too! On Monday night, I had a first date with The Relationship Anarchist. They're so fun to talk to but the chemistry was off. But! The ropes really liked them and they were a very good canvas! Then they had the idea to do platonic ropes and cuddling some more sometime, I said heck yeah! Excited to see what I can come up with for them next. This came out so pretty, yay me!