Stats:
Height: 5'7'
Weight: 140 +/- lbs, depends on the day!
Ethnicity: Half Italian, half a little bit of this, a little bit of that.
Hair color: Well, blondish in the summer, dark blond/brown in the winter.
Birthday: March 24, 1975. Yes, this makes me 36.
Hometown/current residence: Well, I live in Myrtle Beach, SC but I was born and raised outside of Pittsburgh, PA until I was sixteen. Go Steelers!!!
Hobbies: Volleyball, cooking, reading, writing poetry, riding my Harley Davidson,working out, collecting books . . so many things, so little time!
Education: Why, yes I have one.
1994-1999: Two degrees, one in English and One in Theater, and a creative writing minor, all from Francis Marion University. I also had a scholarship and played volleyball for four years for a winning Francis Marion Patriots team.
Employment:
At this time I have been working in the Health Food industry for almost five years, with a ton of knowledge of supplements and foods. Although I don't make a lot of money it is a great atmosphere and I have learned a lot without having to go to school for it, and I have even become a healthier person. I do plan to go back to school one day.
Relationship:
Yes! We just had our one year anniversary of our commitment ceremony in August with my girl and partner in crime, kim.
Pets: Yes, our Black Lab Jazmine, our big boy tigger (a huge tabby who has maine coon in him) and Corey, our tortoiseshell marked tabby cat.
Children: None, but my 91 year old grandmother lives with me, and I am enriched by her presence here and am proud to have the opportunity to take care of her.
Interesting places I have traveled:
Besides living in Finland for a year and playing volleyball there when I was 18 (what a beautiful country!) I have been to Sweden, London, England and Cairo, Egypt. I have truly have had a remarkable life - to go from hiking in the Arctic Circle to dining on a river boat on the Nile!! And all from opportunity, not because I was an army brat or had lots of money. I can't wait to do more traveling!
What color hankie do you flag and which side:
Red on the left, as well as my old Harley Davidson black hanky on the left side. I enjoy flogging, knife play and also electrical play.
Club Affiliations:
Charter and President of CLAWS, as well as the Sergeant-at-Arms from 2005-2010
Associate of the Trident Knights of Charleston, SC
Associate of the Reading Railmen of Reading, PA
Associate of Onyx Southeast
Associate of First Coast Leather Society
Associate of BootBlack Brigade
Charities I support: Careteam, Lowcountry Aids Service, Waccamaw Youth Center, CASA (Citizens Against Spousal Abuse) Sean's Last Wish (An organization against hate crimes)LA&M the SSC fund, and many, many more. And if you want to go to an excellent site that is run by a great Woman who supports a myriad of charities (how does She do it!) check out Mamasfamily.org
Awards and/or titles:
Member of the year 2001 CLAWS
Officer of the year 2005 CLAWS
Ms Reading Leather 2008
American Leatherwoman 2009 - 2010
Mama's Harley Girl #1095
SECC Leather Excellence award for 2009
Leather Fellowship award from the First Coast Leather Society 2010
Favorite Leather Destinations:
The Trident Knights and Onyx Runs at the Parliament House Resort in Augusta, GA,
Tradesmen run in Charlotte in May -
Folsom-
IMsL-
But I have to say, any event at the Parliament House is my favorite!!!That place rocks!!!
Favorite Leather books:
I have to include the first one I ever read - Leathersex by Joseph W. Bean (Required at the time by all members of the group that was to become Claws) Leatherman's Handbook (of course) by Larry Townsend, The Leather Contest Guide by Guy Baldwin (I would have never won my titles without it!!!! Thank you Guy Baldwin!) The Master's Manual by Jack Rinella and also the Beauty Trilogy by Anne Rice writing as Anne Roquelaure. A lot of the texts I read in early years to learn the history of the leather community and now I re-read the texts to remind me where we have been and have me think upon where we need to go. I have learned a lot from them and will continue to learn as long as I am breathing. The Beauty Trilogy, well, its just a great erotic read!! I recommend it to anyone!!!
Years in Leather Lifestyle:
11. As many as I have been in CLAWS, and as many as I have been riding motorcycles.
I am working on a blog for this page which explains my leather journey, the many ups and downs that got me where I am today, and how I learned that suffering is needed to make you stronger and that once a submissive person is not always a submissive person.
Long haired, leather wearing, motorcycle riding Valkyrie!
