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So.. Because I took a long nap today, and now cannot sleep, and because of tonight's discussion on creating diverse dungeon spaces, I was laying in bed thinking of what I would do to host an inclusive, comfortable play party for all types of people, regardless of sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, ability level, race, class, ect....

The first thing I thought of was that this type of party would have to be for people who wanted to be there. Meaning, we cannot hope to make all play parties inclusive to everyone. Men's only, women's only, Straight only, Gay only, Trans only, People of color only, WHATEVER only parties will always be important parts of the kink communities. We need to celebrate this and honor it. But to do that, we need to have parties that are inclusive. We cannot expect to be welcomed at ALL parties ALL the time, but we also have the right then to have our own parties and to have parties where we can be with people who are different and feel comfortable, safe and perhaps even educate.

The second thing I thought of was that my party would have a different kind of staff person. It would have DMs to enforce the party rules and be responsible for the safety of the dungeon, and it would have Player Support People, who would be able to answer questions regarding protocol and to facilitate people's understanding of eachother.

So what would the rules of my party be?? ( click here to see )

HOLY crap!!!

I have an apartment... At least I think I do... The owner/landlord loved me.. Said the credit issues were not a problem... He needs to run the application, but his words were 'As a formality'. Its a fabulous apartment. Its big. It's light. It has a front and back door amd a little yard-like thing. It has new carpeting and newly insulated and sound proofed walls. It has new appliances in the otherwise kinda old and sorta less than ideal kitchen. It has a nice sized bathroom. It has lots of closet space. It has a storage unit near my off street parking place. It's in an awesome neighborhood near hiking trails that I walked this morning with Sir and near the terribly hip neighborhood of Hawthorne that I have started calling Haight Street North. It is near the light rail which runs downtown. It is around the corner from Sir's house. It is near TWO, count 'em TWO, Fred Meyers and a wonderful grocery store with awesome produce and organic foods. It has on site laundry. It has 6 units total in the building and at least one, possibly two queer neighbors.

And the kicker??? It's $550.00 a month and that includes utilities(Water, Heat, Garbage/recycling). All I pay is electricity and internet.

I pick up the keys tomorrow morning, if all goes as planned, and sign the lease and give him my $200.00 move in deposit!! And I'll take pics.