That evening there was a \u201cred carpet\u201d social prior to Opening Ceremonies. I got a couple of pics taken but to be truthful I didn\u2019t really focus on getting a lot of pics on this trip. The event required every person that attended to be fully vaccinated AND they also required us all the wear masks in all public areas of the event which I know if smart but to be honest \u2013 I am definitely feeling a bit mask fatigued at this point in the pandemic and don\u2019t think they make for great pics but here is a smattering of pics from the trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Anyway \u2013 one sad note for me was learning that we lost 3 dominant ladies from our community in the last year. Tragically two of them took their own lives and, they did not know any details about Vendela Zane who also passed. I met Vendela years ago at the DC Sub Club and thought she was pretty \u201crad\u201d. <smile> Unfortunately. I didn\u2019t get to know her well but I know that she was a huge animal lover and ran a pet food pantry. She loved whips, so she was definitely okay in my book! In fact, her website www.whipgirl.com<\/a> is still up so please feel free to check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To pay tribute to these ladies, Simone Justice and Domcon sponsored a \u201csecond line parade\u201d with the Jaywalkers<\/a> on Saturday evening. Simone hired the band, arranged city permits and even got us a police escort! They also had posters printed of the ladies we lost this year and I volunteered to carry Vendela\u2019s image in the parade in tribute to her memory and celebrate her life. May they all rest peacefully and be remembered fondly. I don\u2019t know how many people total came from the event but it was a really great turn out and a whole lot of fun! We marched about a half mile and although there were loads of camera\u2019s going I have not seen many photos or videos get posted yet. Here\u2019s one that was posted on Twitter of the end of the parade. Domcon 2nd Line Parade<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n But I\u2019m getting ahead of myself, Friday morning I went for my usual 3K interval run in spite of a fairly sleepless night due to noisy revelers and then hit classes all day long. By the time the evening rolled around, my Brett and I went out to eat and I made the mistake of having a cocktail with dinner. We made it back to the room and I almost instantly fell fast asleep. That is until a 2 am fire alarm woke the entire hotel up!! Not my favorite part! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Went for another run Saturday morning and once again hit a bunch of classes. I have always enjoyed going to classes, even ones on topics I know well because I always like hearing other presenters share their knowledge and you never know what delightful pearls of wisdom you will pick up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Saturday night after the fun we had at the parade, my sweetheart and I did finally hit the dungeon for a bit. It was a fairly small space and it had great energy in spite of the Covid rules and restrictions. My Brett and I had a bit of fun with some floggers and my single tail and that was really nice. He and I definitely do not play often enough but it seems like life gets in the way so often! Later that evening I got to do a bit of a hit and run scene on one of Ms Viola Voltairine\u2019s fan boys, a really sweet guy named James. I don\u2019t think he had a lot of in person play experience so we did a bit of a pick up play quick negotiation and a fairly short but very enjoyable scene that started on a cross and ended up on the floor in a hog tie. He seemed to really enjoy himself and I truly love making people happy so it was a lovely win win for both of us. 😊 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking of Viola\u2026 one of the highlights of the weekend for me was getting to meet Ms Viola Voltairine and Ms. Renee Lane and their submissives Robbie and Butler.\u00a0 Renee is the author of the book \u201cFinding Love through Female Domination\u201d and Viola is a director that is in the process of raising the funds to turn it into a movie! As I mentioned in a previous post<\/a>, Brett in an investor and has been excitedly involved in helping them in lots of little ways like advertising, website work, as well as setting up and minding the vending booth for them at Domcon etc.\u00a0 Here is a clip from the video that is taken from an event in Renee and Butlers real lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sxysadist.com\/MainSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211026_115616.jpg?w=780&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sxysadist.com\/MainSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211029_102432.jpg?w=780&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sxysadist.com\/MainSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211031_091335.jpg?resize=411%2C1024&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sxysadist.com\/MainSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dcpic-1.jpg?resize=462%2C1024&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sxysadist.com\/MainSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dcpic2.jpg?resize=780%2C1040&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sxysadist.com\/MainSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/51qljrYtADL-e1635963146856.jpg?resize=250%2C374&ssl=1\")