I’ll be in SF with my sweetie from the evening of Wed, June 16 to noon on Sunday, June 20. We’re looking for fun, adventure, and… fun and adventure. Okay, and some crash space, here and there. What’s doin’ in SF, guys?

I’m gettin’ all AWOL. I’ll be unreachable by email, telephone, or in person, from Feb28 – March 7th. For those who need geek help, elaine (at) techdonkey (dot) com will be monitored by a helper. See you in a week.

Crossin Upright Baby Grand Piano for sale.
$500
Antique. Warm, rich sound. Gorgeous dark wood finish with a tiger-like grain. Beautiful carved detailing. In tune and perfectly playable.

I need more living room in my livingroom!

All details and pics and sound files and movies here:

http://techdonkey.com/piano

A Memorial for
Catherine White Holman
(April 18, 1954 — November 29, 2009)
In the form of an IrishJewishPagan Wake

Please join us in mourning Catherine’s death — by primarily celebrating her life — on Wednesday, Dec 9, at the WISE Hall. Memorial begins at dusk (4:30pm). At 5:30pm we’ll have a candlelight procession to bring Catherine into the hall.

For the rest of the night, there will be live music both sprightly and sad, singing, dancing, revelry, and many chances to share our memories, our sadness, and our joy. Guests are encouraged to come and eat, drink, and be scandalous. Catherine always loved a party. She also loved to be celebrated and she brought joy into so many of our lives. Help us to make her last party an event to remember.

All ages, all welcome. Dress your best. We’ll have tables full of tasty food, and a cash bar.

Donations are welcome to the Catherine White Holman Memorial Fund, and we’ll have a donation jar for those who feel they can contribute. Donations are possible in other ways. For information: donate@sdholman.com

If you have any questions, or wish to volunteer to help in some way, please email memorial@sdholman.com.

http://sdholman.com/catherine/

(memorial end time TBA)

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189861654876

My Techdonkey.com business is moving servers. That means, me with a metaphorical wheelbarrow and a clipboard, running back and forth. It’s a rather huge undertaking, and I’m kinda immersed in it. Yow.

Lee Harrington D/s Intensive Oct 2 – 4 in Vancouver

Tickets for full weekend seats to this event are SOLD OUT. There is a waiting list. Contact !Kona (projects (at) nubianimp.com) directly to get on it.

Single tix for the Friday ONLY session w/Lee Harrington in Vancouver available online and at Little Sisters $30 each.

Please feel free to circulate this information

Event details online at http://NubianImp.com/projects/

!Kona & Elaine

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What’s Leather Got to Do With It? Leather Fetish, Sex and Soul
Spoken Word Participatory Lecture
Friday, Oct 2nd, 2009

The world of BDSM often speaks of Leather as an identity, or as shorthand for our passions, but what about leather itself? The hides of animals, our second skins, this material that once lived and breathed has inspired erotic explorers for generations… why? From tools of pain and pleasure to the wide varieties of clothing that wrap around our form and conform to our shape with time- we will examine our tough exteriors to find how leather fetish has inspired leather sex, and in turn, leather soul, identity and spirit… and the term “Leather Community” itself. Bring at least one piece of leather with you- be it a piece of your earned leathers if you come from that tradition, your favorite flogger, a tight pair of gloves, your favorite boots, your old friend of a belt, or something else to inspire yourself or others as part of this conversation towards understanding leather as more than a raw material.