I thought about adding a bit about myself for a little while, and was pondering how to do so without being self-obsessed (On my blog?? Never!),but I thought it might be nice to tell some more about myself beyond the bits and pieces on here already… So here goes!
I guess one of the first questions is usually ‘What’s that accent?’
People never figure it out, it seems to vary wildly depending on where I am, who I’m with, and whether I’ve had a G&T or three. So let’s start with that.
I was born in the UK, but moved to the US as a young’un where I did most of my growing up… I’ve got a touch of Scottish, a touch of English, a touch of Europe and a good helping of the U.S in my voice- so when I’m trying to speak ‘queen’s English’ gosh I must sound like David Walliams in a dress on Little Britain , but mostly I think I just sound like me. If I try to sound too much like I did as a kid I reckon I just sound like George Dubya Bush… lets not go there.
I did quite a lot of traveling in the US and moved around a bit, and that has probably given me my life-long love for new places and experiences. I moved back to London initially just to study and explore because despite being born in the UK it was a place I’d probably spent the least time, and I stayed because I fell for the city in a big way.
Since then I’ve been based in London but I remain an inveterate traveler I guess, so I get itching for the road or rail after awhile and am often trying to sneak away here or there… Most extensive journeys were in Asia, India, and a good lot of Europe (though there’s still a lot to do) but a bit of Central America too (And North America obviously!).
I started dabbling in different fields here, and have studied a wide variety so far of arts and science… but I still don’t know what I’ll be when I grow up, and might go in an entirely different direction again. A big regret is not taking languages or art more seriously as a kid, because I’d love to be able to ‘Parlez vous Francais’ beyond ordering a cuppa when I’m in Paris (although apparently, I pronounce several swear words absolutely spot on… I’ve never yet figured out why 
) As for art, I am relatively clueless as to why a painting is good or bad, and my drawings consist of stick figures with horrendous genetic deformities, believe me, stick figures can be dreadful.
I’ve always been relatively active I guess, I play golf badly, probably play tennis badly these days, used to enjoy kickboxing, I walk everywhere, and I have grand plans to conquer the world of marathon running and my sweet tooth while I’m at it… I’d like to do more horse riding and hiking too should I find the time, maybe in 2011! I’m a supporter of a few charities mostly centering around environmental and ethical policies, and had intended to run my first marathon this year for Crisis, however an old ankle injury apparently means I should hold off on that for now, so a 10k is in the pipeline instead, and some more volunteering.
As for R&R I love good food, good wine, good books, good conversation, and I can argue about music or movies til the cows come home, and I thoroughly love both. I love the theater and the outdoors, and I love animals and life, and I like to think of myself as a happy person.
Probably my biggest pet peeves are discourtesy, willful ignorance and/or bureaucratic insanity, and puritans who preach equality behind the veil of “feminism” but are actually just backwards tyrants… Who could that be I wonder….
I am a feminist, and a sex worker, and despite some peoples insistence that the two are incompatible I seem to be doing just fine. The good news is I also luckily defy the aforementioned puritans by managing to avoid conforming to their narrow and insulting view of exactly what a sex-worker (or in their parlance, a “victim”) is: and I do this purely by being a free individual of voting age, who is in control of her own life (and her own voting ballot, and keyboard).
You wouldn’t think defying the governmental derogatory view of sex work and sex workers would be as easy- but whoops, I think I just did it again! And yes, it’s pretty obvious that the entire debate irritates me to no end- See Pet Peeves 1 through 4. They all fall within a particular category of peeve.
My profession par choix, was something I entered into after years of curiosity and arousal, and I am happy to spend my time with delightful, intelligent, excellent people with whom I never fail to have a good time, and I often learn a thing or two along the way- It’s a pleasure to meet new people and great to see old friends return again. Probably the other reason I so enjoy the arrangement is my love of giving pleasure and knowing I’ve made someone feel really good and content. I couldn’t ever act in a wham bam style and prefer to take my time and really engage and connect, so this is why I tend not to see many people as I don’t want it to be dull for either of us.
So anyway… That ended up being a lot longer than I intended it, but now you’ve got an idea of the lady behind the blog Hope you enjoy, and if not there’s a picture at the top at least xx
