Naughty Nymph Ramblings

In the wee hours of the morning, I updated the members area of AmberLily.net with a small batch of snaps that BigD took of me with his Harley last Winter that I'm calling Biker Babe. We always said that we'd do a shoot of me on his bike and then when he decided to sell it -- despite the chilly weather outdoors -- we headed out into our Memphis backyard and snapped a few pictures the day before it rode home with it's new owner. Sort of a sad moment, BigD had meant to sell this bike not long after we moved to Memphis, and he figured out how uncomfortable motorcycle-riding was in The South with it's terrible humid summers. If the heat index is 100-115, then go ahead and add another 10 degrees if you're on a hot, throbbing Harley. Plus, this bike was his daily ride for many months that we lived in Seattle (the first time) and needed some pretty expensive repairs caused by the time spent in the rain. Perhaps someday BigD will get another bike. We sure had fun on this one riding around in Southern California (with it's nearly perfect year-round motorcycle riding weather). Before this one, I'd never been on such a powerful motorcycle. Who knows, maybe someday, I'll want one of my own... Although, I don't mind riding bitch at all. Just for the record. :)

So, without any make-up on, save a touch of Dr. Pepper Lip Smacker Lipgloss, here I am modeling one of my black stripper g-strings, green spiderweb top, and chunky platform heels. We shot as many pictures as my freezing cold hiney would let me -- for about 15 minutes or so. I remember the weather this day clearly because the next one, it snowed! I'm far from a traditional biker babe; I have no tattoos or piercings and currently don't own any leather chaps. It was fun to pretend for a wee little bit. Hope that members will like 'em. A little something out of character for me. It didn't even occur to me that I'm right on time with this update because one of the shows that BigD's been looking forward to for months premieres tonight: Sons of Anarchy on FX.



I'm *so glad* that good TV is on it's way back (even if LOST is still several months away) because we need *something* to break up all of this political TV that BigD makes me and the cats watch/listen to, lol. Captain's falling asleep at every turn! Who know's if I'll enjoy Sons of Anarchy, but I am looking forward to that new show Fringe. And of course, my beloved Dexter begins September 29th. Whoo hoo! I'm only doing a subscription to Showtime right now, so that new vampire series a few of you have mentioned on HBO is something I'll probably have to wait to see when it comes out on dvd. (No, that's right, I STILL haven't forgiven HBO executives after the way they allowed The Sopranos to go out with that fake artsy-fartsy ending.)

Yes, the smell of Fall is certainly in the air. Thank goodness! My summer cold, one that has morphed from just a regular cold with sneezes and sniffles to one that also included a touch of stomach flu over Labor Day weekend, is getting better too. So, when my webcams went out on me -- take my word for it that you definitely weren't missing much, lol. That blasted Logitech update screwed up my computer so bad that it wasn't even *detecting* that my cams were plugged in! It took me 6-7 complete uninstalls/reinstalls before my computer (the only one that I use to work on, by the by) *saw* that I had my cams plugged in. I use my cams for a handful of applications through Rude.com and CamZ.com on a daily basis, so it was beyond frustrating, and hopefully the webcam gods will see to it that the block I put on those fucking Logitech updates *won't* be coming through to screw my system up again. Whatever was in that last update was definitely buggy. (Most of the reinstalls that I was doing were direct from the installation cd that came with the cams -- and I wouldn't let the install try to download a more up-to-date version either. Maybe it works with Vista, but I'm not *on* Vista. ;)) My computer wouldn't even allow me to do a System Restore going back to before the update happened. Wacky, no? So, I offer my apologizes for the downtime this last weekend. Wasn't my idea! LOL!

That's why I'm glad that I've kept my old Intel camera around because it's what made it possible to continue my live group webcam show on Tuesday afternoon. And then my impromptu "Members Only" follow-up show where I had two pleasant orgasms with my wand & dick-shaped dildo. Ahhhhh. The archive of the *that* part of my webcam day is also a part of this update, if you're a member of AmberLily.net and would like to see it. And if you're not a member and would like to be -- that page to get you all signed up isn't hard to find. Hit it here.

*hugs from a girl who really needs to go take a shower & wash the hair that she's been pulling out for so many hours*

I'm in the middle of doing some housework but wanted to share this pretty view from my bedroom window. Doesn't it look as if I live atop a beautiful forest? Well, I do, kinda. A small patch of forest that's right next to a super high traffic street that noisy traffic flows up and down at all hours of the day and night. *Le Sigh*

Today was one of those sunny AND rainy summer days that we have here in Seattle. We went out for hot dogs and to pick up a few clothing items that BigD needs for an upcoming business trip. Rather than feeling lonely, I'm looking forward to some time apart because I'll be able to (I hope) get lots of photo and video shooting done. It might be my only opportunity to do so before I have to start packing everything back up into cardboard boxes. Plus, whenever he's gone, it's time for me to break out all of the horror movies and chick flicks that he doesn't want to watch. I'm pretty behind on all things scary, actually. This summer's been mostly about sci-fi/comic book movies, hasn't it?

But I'm really *dying* to catch up on those flicks featured at Horror Fest 2007. The films from the 2006, the first year of After Dark's "8 Films To Die For," were surprisingly entertaining, even if a few of them were more camp than scare. One of them, Unrest even boasted having actual human cadavers. I mean, c'mon, even though it's not like summer blockbuster good -- how many movies can say that? (I know, I know, I'm overly-morbid to even point it out as a selling point, but it totally works for me. Hot chick medical students dealing with vengeful souls not at rest with real dead human bodies in the background? Give it to me! Just out of curiosity, has anyone seen any of the features from 2007? Where should I start first?

Gotta get back to the laundry now...

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Finally! Something exciting to blog about: my recent trip to Seattle's famous Lusty Lady and a visit to the DejaVu at the airport in Tukwila. I'd been saying for months that I wanted to get out and see for myself what the dealio was with adult entertainment/strip clubs in Washington, and now, I have a much better idea.

And yes, dear friends, the strip club I visited here doesn't hold a candle to those clubs in Memphis that I worked at. I realize now that I will always think of PP and The Pony fondly even if they weren't "perfect" or totally appreciated by the locals (who assumed such freedoms were enjoyed at every club anywhere). The existing clubs back there (like so many other places I don't know of specifically around the U.S) are still fighting the good fight to not be over-regulated into extinction. Naked boobies and buns and booze all within close proximity to other folks who like the the three B's -- ISN'T a bad thing. When will people just let grown-ups BE grown-ups already? I'm over-simplifying, of course, there's a few other factors that come into play in this industry, but it's become abundantly clear that I quite probably gave up one of the most fun and yet at the same time most challenging jobs of my life when I moved here. (I'm also pretty sure that those of you who DO follow what I'm up to are sick and tired of me whining and complaining and carrying on about how I miss being a stripper, so I'm making a vow, right now, to make these last posts that I do that. I'm also making a conscious effort to not talk about it during my live webcam shows unless specifically asked about it too. It has been about four months, and I need to be more "over it" already.) I'll have to live vicariously through the stripper blogs on the net like everyone else, lol.

So, onward and upward!

My, my how the Lusty Lady was fun! It's not a strip club, per se, it's a peep show -- an entirely different animal altogether. My very first live and in person peep show, it probably has more in common with what I'm doing now to earn a living (as an adult webcam performer) than anything else. I'm sure to not have all the right terminology down, so do forgive me, but here's what I liked about it: real live girls dancing naked right before my very eyes! Three girls were working the main dance area when BigD and I went a Saturday afternoon or two ago. They were all dancing in the same red-carpeted, but very well lit room that's surrounded by small, one-person only booths. There are two kinds of booths (or maybe it's more descriptive to call them "stalls" since you can easily see if a booth is vacant or not because feet are still visible as the doors don't go all the way to the floor). "One Way" and "Two Ways" are exactly the same except for one notable difference: in a two-way, the girls can see you and you can see the girls, but in a one-way, you can see the girls but the girls can't see you because there's a one-way mirror as the window into the dance room. After BigD and I walked around and figured out, much to our dismay, that couples have to split up to enjoy the entertainment, so we each chose booths nearby one another and feed our five-dollar bills into the machines inside our booths. Low and behold, the screen covering the window opens and the naked dancing girls get right up to the glass and do all of those stripper dance maneuvers that I miss doing. *Sigh* Leg twirls here, a bootie shake there. There's no "take it off, take it all off" because they start already naked. (That partially disappoints me because I do so enjoy watching the slow removal of various lingerie items.) A fiver gets you 15 minutes of viewing time, if I'm remembering that correctly. The musical selections vary and occasionally we heard a voice over the loud speakers reminding us that the use of cellphones and cameras are strictly prohibited. Quarters also work in the peep show booths, so the only other noise I remember hearing was the clanging sound of the coin changer machine being worked over-time down the hall. No talking, whispering, groaning or moaning from my fellow peepers. (Some of whom were surely jerking off to the sight of naked dancing girls because the building does indeed smell heavily of floor-cleaning disinfectant and of recently-erupted spooge.) Wanting to observe how the girls work but not wishing to draw extra attention to myself because I'm a chick too, I happily peeped away in a One Way and then met up with BigD (who had chosen a Two Way) in the hall.

We came prepared with a travel-sized package of disinfecting wet wipes, so after we left the building, we cleaned out hands, and had nice Mexican lunch not half a block away. How cool the Lusty Lady's location is, right across the street from a major museum and smack dab in the middle of all kinds of walking-traffic. It's not hidden in some dark alley. It hasn't been forced shamedly to the outskirts of town -- it's right freaking there for all to see!

BigD and I shared the same interest in one particular dancer, a hot Asian girl with a cute haircut, a great figure, and a slow-moving sensuality that was just so beautiful to see in action. According to the board near the front that has snapshots of the dancers and their stage names, our favorite was a dancer named "Guilty" -- a name I've never heard over the loud speakers in the clubs I've worked at. I love it when I hear a name I've never encountered before. Because it's not "taken" I don't have any other records in my memory bank to confuse myself with while summoning mental images of dancers I've known previously. Nothing has to get jumbled up with the hundred or so women I used to work with and that are in there. Admittedly, some of them I'd much rather forget.

After talking about how hot we thought Guilty was, we decided to take one more trip to the Lusty Lady before heading home. I felt comfortable in my original One Way, so I went back there, and BigD moved a little further way to a corner Two Way booth that was a bit roomier. Guilty was still slinking along to some Rolling Stones, and a new girl was coming on shift. We watched the new girl put on these striking over-the-knee bright green socks to cover her knee pads (not the first time I've seen this done -- I know first-hand exactly how hard dancing can be on your knees). Then Guilty moved closer to that corner booth area that I knew BigD was in, and the new girl approached mine. Then she did something quite unexpected. She put her hands to the one-way mirror and peered inside my booth! Awww, shucks! My secret identity was no longer secret! I laughed, and she told me I was cute and that it was a mistake for me to be in a One Way. "You should be in a Two Way because we'd all be over dancing for you!" she cooed at me. I was still thankful to be in a One Way because I *know* I was blushing. Me, a seasoned stripper... Yup. This green-socked vixen danced for me until my time ran out, my screen came down, and I found myself alone in the hallway waiting for BigD again. Another viewer exited his booth and spotted me and was about to come over to me -- probably to hit on me or talk to me about my kinky dykey voyeuristic ways, so I jumped back into the safety of my booth. I stood there in the darkness for a few moments until I heard another booth's door open and shut. Figuring it to be BigD finally done feeding dollars into the machine for Guilty, I emerged, and we walked over to the girl in the Private Show booth to read the sign and see what the rules were for that. This specific part of the peep show has got to be *just like* what I do within the comforts of my own home on webcam -- one-on-one private shows where the performer gets naked, plays with toys, engages in fantasy roleplaying or just chatters away for a per minute fee. Again, I think the rules are only one customer in the Private Show Booth, and it wasn't really in our budget because we knew we were going to hit the DejaVu later that evening, so we moseyed on out of the Lusty Lady and into the late afternoon sunlight with big grins on our faces. I think we argued the whole way back to the parking garage on *who* got more time oogling Guilty up close. (She'd spent a significant amount of time dancing directly in front of *my* One Way on our first trip in, I had to remind him.)

The Lusty Lady was a fun, unique experience that I'd love to do again. I'd recommend it to anyone who plans to visit Seattle and wants to do something a little naughty because it's not a huge monentary investment if you don't like it, and there are other places of interest like Pike Place Market that is just a hop and a skip from the Lusty Lady's doorstep.

Here's a couple of links about Seattle's Lusty Lady that I read before going that are enjoyable reads if my supreme wordiness hasn't tired your eyeballs out:

The Lusty Lady, Seattle, Washington - Not Your Average Establishment & Lusty Lady: A Seattle Panoram. And of course there's even a book, but I'm pretty darn sure that if you're *that* into learning more -- seeking it out on Amazon is a super cinch, and you don't need my help with that, lol.

Well, it looks like you now can! Trixie got the Visa approval email today. There must have been some sort of oversight on CCBill's end because she and I thought that AmberLily.net was *already* hooked up with Visa as credit card option. Apparently not. So, if you've been looking forward to coming on back to my site and that's your CC of choice, by all means = stop back by and get inside to see the new stuff that I'll be adding this week. :)

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Yes, it's been rather quiet around here on both my blog and site, and for good reason, unfortunately. I hate writing negative blog entries because not only does no one want to read them (including myself), but I don't even particularly excel at writing them. I prefer to keep drama to the absolute minimum and have little to no flare for it. But. This news really is important for anyone who follows AmberLily.net and what I'm doing, and as I expect my site to go down within the next few days, here's part of what I've already shared with members:

ProAdult Quantum will no longer be hosting or doing the payment processing for memberships to my main site. They stopped paying all of their webmasters back in April but promised that they would make good and catch everyone's paychecks up by the beginning of June. I had faith in them until the beginning of June came and went and still none of us had been paid or kept up to speed on what the problems were. July 1st they pulled down their message board for their webmasters (so now we have even less contact with them), and it's only a matter of time before they pull the plug on all of our sites.

It's sad to see it go down like this. I've happily been with them since 2002 and am extremely disappointed that they couldn't have *at least told us* what was happening. I will probably never see a penny of the months of memberships owed to me and am not sure how long they'll continue to host my site -- so I'm moving AmberLily.net to my girl friend Trixie's program! The mighty transfer is almost complete, but the timeline for when I'll be up and running again isn't 100% mapped out yet. If I had to take a guess, I'd say that my site won't be ready for a couple of weeks easy. Could be less time, could be a bit more, but you will be kept updated here at my blog & emails if you'd like to be. Drop me an email at: sweetamberlily@yahoo.com if that's the case.

If you're a member of ProAdult Quantum, I would *strongly* recommend that go to the cancel page and cancel your membership to as soon as you can. Really, I would do so as possible because their system could just go *poof* at any moment.

I feel like I should apologize for not updating as much as I would have liked after getting settled in after the move and going fulltime, but now you can understand why my energies had to go elsewhere, PrivateCamzing & getting my foot fetish site NymphFeet.com off the ground as soon as possible so that I could survive. *Le Sigh* But do trust in the knowledge that I'm NOT giving up despite these hardships, and that I think this move over to a more familiar billing service like Trixie uses and more freedoms with *how* I run my site is a SUPER AWESOME GOOD THING! I'm very excited about it! I'm extremely thankful that I have such good friends like Trixie & Delia to help me out in my time of need. *cyber hugs for my friends*

Thanks for taking the time to read this. I appreciate all of the kind words members of my site have expressed to me since I started sharing details about what was going on.

It's just about time for dinner, and I still need to figure out what we're doing about both of the vehicles in our household being on the fritz. (Talk about great timing, huh folks? LOL) Gosh being a grown-up sucks sometimes. :)