JoyfulC

Thanks to everyone for their patience as I've sorted out phone & website issues the past couple weeks. It's great to be back, & I'm having more fun than I have in a long time. It's great to see so many new friends, & I'm enjoying some new ones, too! Check out my new web site, as well as my new verification method & policies. Looking forward to connecting with you soon! Kisses! Christine ❤️ JoyfulC.com

I am looking to reconnect with a friend of mine, with whom I've lost touch. She worked under the name Hot Wife Katie when she was here in Ottawa, and she was pure joy! We corresponded for a while after she moved back east, but I haven't heard from her in about five years. If you know and are still in contact with Katie, would you please give her my contact info and ask her to drop me a line? She can write me at [email protected] or contact me through this site. To respect her privacy, please do not give me her contact info, unless she specifically instructs you to. I have no idea what her current situation is, and so I plan to let her contact me, as is convenable. Thanks!

Still, they'd need evidence to lay charges. How would they get it? (But yeah, I know some cops can just be jerks and give people a hard time, purely on spec. Most wouldn't, but the rare one would.)

Uniformed cops in marked cars don't usually perform this type of enforcement. You had nothing to worry about. Still, if it happened to one of my clients, and it put him off, I'd understand.

(It seems like sex worker laws change far more slowly than our political leadership does.)

I find Trudeau underwhelming. I like many of NDP's ideas, but I don't see how they can get there from here. Weirdly, I like O'Toole, what I've seen of him. What scares me is the Tory support base. Look at the comments on just about any Canadian news article! Who are these people? I wouldn't want to see the country led by someone who felt he had to placate those people.

Those who've missed me the past few years may be glad to hear I'm back in town. In Westboro, again. I'm still semi-retired, but I look forward to seeing those I knew in the past.

My SIL is cleaning up after my BIL died last winter, and she wants to sell a couple of old motorcycles he had in the garage, including a '68 Triumph Saint that used to belong to my husband. It hasn't been plated since 1973 and isn't currently roadworthy. Of course I get to research this, and Service Ontario isn't easy this week. Any advice? Will I need to get a registration? Or is there some alternative for a vintage vehicle being sold as-in? Thanks in advance for any assistance!

Yeah, my husband has them too. But as the article points out, the thing roller coasters are best for is dislodging small stones before they become big painful ones. A scan showed my husband has two small ones just now, but neither their size or location is significant. Yet. I keep thinking he should go ride roller coasters!

Maybe you should plan to hit Canada's Wonderland in a regular basis this season. Not sure if it's a specific kind of roller coaster, but check this out: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/science/roller-coaster-kidney-stones.html

Still, a "business call" lasting more than an hour is unthinkable in any session.

Yep! I'm with Kilt Boy. Silver is sexy!

I got my husband a set of Bluetooth speakers for his b-day, which he loves. While shopping, I saw a Bluetooth headset, and finally decided to treat myself to it. It arrived by mail today. He picks up the mail. You see where this is going? He's so tickled with them, I don't have the heart to tell him I didn't order them for him. Sigh.

Perhaps because this is a business in which discretion is crucial, or maybe just because I've met so many people, my memory is not great. But oddly, the things that jog my memory most are things that someone may have told me about their pets, their vacations or their home renovations. Someone could tell me he was an MP or an astronaut or owned the largest car dealership in town. I wouldn't remember. But if he told me he had a toy poodle named Fifi, that might ring a bell!

For goodness sake, people! If you can't remember the name or contact method you used the last time you dealt with someone, don't expect her to be able to find you in her crystal ball. This morning, someone texted me from a number my phone didn't recognize and gave me a name that didn't appear anywhere on my ledger or calendar, except attached to other people who aren't him. At first, he insisted he'd seen me in 2017. I have no evidence of that. Then he says he knows I'm not taking any new business, but would I happen to feel like taking a chance on him? Yeah, I always feel like taking chances on people who try to trick me. Then he changes tack again, and swears we really did meet (doubtful), but he just can't remember what name or number he might have been using. At this point, I know he's a liar. I just don't know when he lies or why. I'm semi-retired now (and loving the hell out of it, thank you!). But this used to happen all the time, back in the days when sometimes I needed an appointment to pay the bills. It's very frustrating. I understand why it's second nature for you guys to want to act like secret agents, sneaking around and leaving no traces. And I won't even ask you not to do it, because I know it wouldn't do any good. But here's the thing: these days, with disposable phones, calling and texting apps, number spoofing software and more, if you want us to remember you for next time, it's up to YOU to give us a way to do that. And if you can't--if you can't remember what name you used or what number or email address you used, you know what? You might be better off just starting over from square one, and never mentioning any previous meeting. You'll have to be revetted and you forfeit any privileges you'd enjoy from being a known customer, but consider that the price for being untraceable. It's probably better not to try to have it both ways. It only calls attention to your lack of candor in your dealings with us. If you want us to remember you, leave a trail of breadcrumbs.

I bought a couple meters of this fabric to make my daughter a summer Maxi dress with a shirred bodice. Sent from my LG-M320G using Tapatalk

Having recently installed an SSL certificate on my site, I was plodding along, following the directions for cleaning up the last few details, including making a visit to Google's Webmaster Tools to verify my site as my property. While there, I noticed that my old URL, joyful-spirit.net, is still listed for me. I was about to delete it, having changed over to joyfulc.com a few years ago, when I noticed that it appeared to now be the site for another adult entertainer. I clicked through to check it out. It was! Imagine my surprise to find that this SP is also "Christine" (although only 28, in England, and much more beautiful). I began to read and the text sounded familiar. A little too familiar. Most of it was lifted right off my old site. I explored a bit, and even weirder, while most of the plagiarized text came off my site, there was some on the one page that had to have come from my posts and responses on various boards over the years. What the hell?! I doubt a 28 year old escort, a third of the way around the world is responsible for this. Maybe her site designer? I'm a bit creeped out by it. On the one hand, I'm not using any of that anymore, and I did well by it, so I can only wish her the best with it too. But it's really got me wondering. I realize I should probably do nothing (other than vent here, which I'm doing), and nothing is probably what I will do. But what else would you do, under the circumstances??

I agree with you, except... No, they do care about that. Dead and destitute people will evidence their claim that this is bad and wrong. When we thrive and flourish, in health and safety, it shows them up for how wrong they are. Can't have that.

I'd rather be masturbating than paginating... http://www.joyfulc.com/id-rather-be-masturbating-than-paginating/

Thank you, everyone. I had a great birthday. My husband planned a lovely meal... which I mostly had to make. And totally had to clean up after. I think I'm growing up. :icon_rolleyes:

Lemon chicken and rice.

Today was a good day. One thing after another fell into place today. Yes!

As embarrassing as this is to admit, despite being old hippies, my husband and I had never actually tie dyed anything. But I had a dream that I had tie-dyed sheets. So i wanted to try. I ordered a kit off Amazon, and I figured we'd try first on some old white sheets we had lying around. OMG!! We love it!! And it was easy. We made up a set in green and yellow, and another in purple and blue. At some point, we'll probably buy some new sheets and dye them, but seriously, this made these old sheets like brand new. (And you know how us old hippies love that Reduce-Reuse-Recycle shit.) We're thoroughly delighted! For those who've visited our home, you know how we get off on making (or at least modifying) everything ourselves. This is perfect. My work sheets have always been white, but hey! I'm seriously considering...

Probably left over roast beef on a pita, with salad and tomatoes, mixed with Italian dressing and parmesan. And French fries. Yes. Definitely French fries.

Taking a break from darning socks and listening to "Under the Streets of Nice" by Ken Follett & René L. Maurice.