Just got back from Shibaricon, it was my 3rd time & geisha's 1st time.

Shibaricon is an exercise in not being able to do everything... Workshops we wanted to attend were missed because of other competing things we wanted to do.
I usually leave large events dealing with some wicked sleep deprivation.

On Friday we flew in too late for the 1st session but once we got up to speed we saw:

Leon: Bondage for Mobility & Immobility.
Coo, ties, great presenter, hot & funny demo bunny

Lqqkout: Finding your style ( that was one packed with other presenters! ) Great discussions...

Lady Gold: Pegs & Rings ( I saw Ellie the nomad do this 2 years ago but only saw the end of the workshop, this one filled in all the gaps, I have been using pegs quite often in my stuff that last couple years ) ... I was the guy in the workshop with the bamboo pegs.

Mick & dee Luvbight: Karadas & Rope Dresses... Sweet! I finally know how to start & end rope dresses & how to make them with crossing & non-crossing knots!

The afternoon session on Saturday we blew off to head downtown with one of my friends who was also one of the presenters. The vending area at IML was GIGANTIC!!! I bought some cool & cheap stuff, a couple things I have been looking for for a while.

I attended Jay Wiseman: Rough Bondage ( disappointing ) geisha attended Tatu: History of Japanese Rope.

BossBondage: Sadistic Suspension ( A highlight of the trip! )

Mark Yu: Manipulation of the Bound ( not what we thought it was... I could not make it work for a number of reasons :/ )

Leon: the 2% class ( finally a way to sort of attend all the other workshops that I could not attend & get some of the gems! )

Mike West: Preparing & conditioning Hemp Rope. ( I have dome some in the past & now my next batch will be prepared much faster & end up being better rope )

Overall...

This is a must attend event for us. It is all the things I love in one non-stop 4 day weekend. Yes, it's expensive but considering all it has going for the rope lover, it's well worth it.
Unknown "Notably Knotty" Peaceful - 16 years, 7 months, 5 days ago

Shibaricon here we come!!!!! I can't wait! 4 days of rope heaven.
Unknown "Notably Knotty" Peaceful - 16 years, 7 months, 11 days ago

I hop on my mountain bike today to go do some exploring in disused forested areas near the Welland Canal. Things are still pretty wet & mucky back there.
At one point there was sort of a causeway built over an old section of the 3rd canal, At the midpoint there was water was flowing over the rocks. The path seemed passable, even though it was a steep rocky slope down to the crossing & then back up. So I go for it. I cross at what I think is the right speed until my front tire starts slipping on the wet stones. Over I go! Right down onto the wet sharp stones. I feel my cleats disconnect from the pedals ok but I'm heading down fast & my brain calculates that my face & the rocks are on a collision course. I manage to get my hands planted well & stop most of my fall just as I feel my chin connect to rock. Elbow & knee took a beating but I'm ok, I brush myself off, check that my bike is ok & head up the hill.
I have a feeling I will feel it more tomorrow morning.
All in all, a good ride :)
Unknown "Notably Knotty" Peaceful - 16 years, 7 months, 20 days ago

The FedEx truck arrives at my door with a nice white box.
Inside is 24 inches of gleaming glass & aluminum... My new iMac.

From plugging it in until being online & surfing, discovering my wireless, configuring, opening the browser, maybe 3 minutes tops.
It's syncing the address list & other content in my bluetooth PDA phone right now... led me thru the whole process of setting it up.

The interface & keys are going to take a while to get used to, I've been a Microsoft guy since DOS 2.11 all the way to XP but I can tell that I have found a new home :)
Unknown "Notably Knotty" Peaceful - 16 years, 8 months, 19 days ago

I've been experimenting with a new style of tying body ties inspired by Phantom Bondage.
The style takes more time & gets complicated but I really like it because it's somewhat unusual. I enjoyed showing it off on my sexy geisha at the party last night!
Unknown "Notably Knotty" Peaceful - 16 years, 10 months, 23 days ago