2009/11/14 00:31 was good!
Had a fun weekend there, courtesy of Alice, Benoit, Davide who I managed
to meet there. Wanted to meet more
people which unfortunately didn't work out...
Also, drove up to Coventry and met Don - he's someone I wanted to
get to know for a long time, from way back when he answered my
questions about writing my experience story about my first suspension
which got me in here. He's an amazing person, and I'm really thankful
that we could chat for some time while enjoying some good cider and
typcial pub fare!
And I went on a shopping spree - bought a new bike and a new camera,
among other things. Gotta love the low sterling and the VAT refunds! I
finally have a decent camera that's capable of a bit more than point 'n
shoot shots in bright daylight (the shots below were done without a
tripod etc - with my old camera you'd see nothing but noise and
artifacts!) Now I need to learn how to use all those manual
controls.....
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2009/10/08 00:00
Got a few things cool handmade things from Alice for
myself as well as deerheart
and marple - now I can
store my hooks (or less conspicious things) in an appropiate manner (click through to embiggen):
  
All her crafty things are really well made, and the packaging was
hilarious and super-efficient (Job adverts in my field? Hmmmm -
should I move to the UK?). Also, best care instructions ever!
Anyway, I' d say a shameless plug for Alice's crafty talents is
appropiate here. Should anyone be looking for something special - check
out her work!
In other news - I'm going to be in the UK for a week starting Monday -
anyone up for some weekend or evening fun in or around London?
And it's my birthday tomorrow today. Not looking forward too
much to getting older yet another year - time flies far
too fast for my taste.
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2009/07/26 08:28 still no proper Dallas suscon entry, sorry folks. I know, I suck at
this thing, but....
Seeing that I'm greatly enjoying attending this
years' Oslo suscon at the moment, I honestly don't feel like I
should spend my time staring at a computer screen, groping for words
for something I cannot seem to find any for. I know some of you are waiting...
Anyway, here I am, enjoying the view out to Oslo Fjord from my 24th
floor room (first picture), feasting on the best hotel breakfast I have
seen in a long time (hooray for room service!) and preparing myself for
another day of meeting old and new friends, watching even more awesome suspensions, doing a bit of sightseeing (I'll plan on seeing the Viking ship museum and doing a leisurely stroll through Vigelandsparken) - and my own upcoming suspension later today.
This marks the 10th time I'll be suspending from hooks in my skin, and
all I can say is that I'm more nervous than ever before. That includes the first time. Well, we're going to see how this will work out!
I did include a few pictures for your pleasure, and there's more to
come. Sadly, the corporate treadmill has me again tomorrow, so no
afterparty gangbangbrand for me, sadly. I'll donate my
trasure cove of alcoholic beverages to the good cause, though :)
And while I'm at it:
I attend the Swiss IAM meeting last month, and finally managed to do a
DIY suspension - something I wanted to do ever since I started out with
this two-something years ago. After the "learning" experience in
Dallas, I finally felt comfortable and confident nough to take this one
on.
I have no words for this even now, but it was the most intense, most
rewarding and most treasured experience ever. As far as personal
enlightenment goes, this experience rates right up there together with
my first one.A huge "thank you" goes out to this community, especially
to those who have taught me things and guided me through it - you know
who you are, there's too many names to list!
side note: Those Gilson hooks are really well suited for DIY insertion
- the shackles are easy to grab and hold, allowing for good grip; and
the needle/pin setup gives great leverage. I got me another pair
(from Steve Haworth) right here in Oslo. These are in 8g/3.2mm and I'm
really stoked about trying them out tonight!
Here's some pics - I thought there'll be so many others showing people suspending, I guess I'll concentrate on other subjects. There'll be more!
To all who'd want to see really nice pics of those NOW - check out Stephans' page!
He knows how to photograph - and my $99 "suspension camera" really
isn't up to the task of handling low-light conditions....    
   
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2009/05/01 12:56
I *should* find the time over this long weekend - May1 is 'labour day' in most of Europe. I've been so terribly busy with work and personal stuff ever since getting back home that I just didn't get anything done, sorry.
Awesome doesn't describe this event properly. I'll definitely be back next year!
Oh, and I`d REALLY be grateful if anyone who has taken pictures of my
suspension could send them to me. I gave my camera to Aurora and got lots of
pictures from the time I put my hooks in (yes! myself! DIY!) until the
battery gave out right when I finally made it up.
 
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2009/04/16 06:33 I got into town and checked into "my" house last night. The place is
cool (there's even trees in the yard to suspend off from ;),
really easy to get to and only a 10-minute freeway drive from the event.
Those who are staying with me and would want to get a hold of me
while here please note my phone no: 702-466-5892. That's an
AT&T "pay as you go" thing I got for this purpose as it's a lot
cheaper to use this than to pay $2.50 a minute international roaming
charges on my regular one....
The "touristy" part of this trip is almost over now but was awesome so
far.
Although my planning was somewhat thwarted by Mother Nature and I had
to cut out some of the things I wanted to see, as it isn't really a
good idea to go out hiking overnight in freezing weather and a couple
inches of fresh snow in the mountains and I had to wait for the weather
to improve, I still managed to see a lot. Especially the trip down to
the river at Grand Canyon was impressive, and I definitely will be back
there!
and now some quick pictures before I'm off to the airport to get Mikey
and Rolf. More to follow. Soon. :)
edit: I have no idea why these come out sideways. Will fix later...
  
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