January
13, 2004
Trying
to post anything is interesting at the moment. Molly
(she kitty who has designated me as her human) has decided
that no matter how many times i put her down, my lap is
the only place to be tonight. Which isn't that bad,
except that i can't pull in closer to the keyboard, and
i'm wearing the daycuffs. And she thinks resting her
chin against the chain, then looking up at me with kitty
contentment in her eyes is a cool thing to do.
We received a gift in the mail yesterday, from our friends
who came to visit in November. And what cool
gifts! Yummy chocolate and a funny bondage card, and
a book all wrapped up in bondage as well. i was so
utterly charmed by it all that i didn't want to unwrap the
book, but my curiosity got the better of me. So i
took pictures of the wrapping before i undid
it.
the
card 
front wrapping
front again.... 
... and the back view
The title of the book is The Whippingham Papers (author
Anonymous), and it's a Wordsworth Classic Erotica.
On the back it says;
"Probably first published in 1888, this
astonishing book is one of the curiosities of Victorian
literature. Outwardly, it is a collection of stories
and verse about flagellation. Where it differs from
singular books of the period is that it contains unsigned
verses by Algernon Charles Swinburne."
It goes on to describe a bit further, but i've already had
a bit of a glance at what's inside and it's
marvelous! i started reading a play about an
all-girls school ... and i loved this part:
Mrs. Birch: Well, my fair unfortunate pupil - how
do you like to be whipped? (they were using a cane
or switch on the bottom.)
Miss Tickletouch: Why to tell you the truth it seems
during the operation almost too much to bear - but
immediately after, it leaves a delightful glow which more
than repays the momentary inconvenience.
And the whole play goes on like that - all this proper
prose and politeness while the young ladies are all
lifting their skirts for a little bit of playing.
Too funny!
Okay - off to bed - it's late and last night was later,
but at least i get to work in the city tomorrow and can
sleep longer. Perfect.
