Voyager's place

A bloggers perspective

2012-01-31T21:43:00.000+13:00

In the few years I've been running a version of this blog firstly on a friend's site that is no more (and the friendship drifted off to the void for now) and more recently here I've often pondered the reality versus my preconceptions of blog life. I used to wonder why people look yet not comment even when I knew from other sources that they held opinions regarding what I wrote. It used to annoy

Of friends & acquaintances

2012-01-31T13:44:00.001+13:00

Having read Yana's post about true friends and had further discussions with her about changes she has made in her life as a result of our exchanges I have been thinking through a number of situations & how I deal with them. Firstly some background to how I deal with friendship & what it means to me. I met someone a couple of years ago who has a theory of the three doors of friendship: The first

Time warps - leave the past where it belongs !

2012-01-28T21:05:00.002+13:00

I've had two quite different exchanges with people I know & count as friends (I have more than enough fingers to count those I truly count as friends !) regarding past relationships invading or re-entering their lives. Both involve ex lovers/relationships and I can feel their pain but in one case & possibly both feel that two intelligent & "got their shit together" women are letting emotion &

Checkpoint

2012-01-27T22:37:00.000+13:00

I has been a long & intense week on a personal & professional front, I find myself sitting here in front of the internet observing that after the shock of the internet predators exposure the nation seems to have moved on to other issues that they find less traumatic. Hell our lives are ruled by the media aren't they ? I doubt that many readers are old enough to have read Robert Heinlein

Predators and the internet - please read !

2012-01-23T20:48:00.001+13:00

I watched this item on TVNZ's Close-up tonight about the predators who lurk within internet chat & social media sites seeking to prey on young girls (and boys) like so many I challenge anyone who watches this to fail to weep inwardly & outwardly that in a so called civilised society such behaviours are so commonplace and typically known to people around the perpetrators. Thank you TVNZ for

Update re NZ sex industry economics

2012-01-21T21:22:00.000+13:00

Having spent some time dwelling on the darker aspects of the sex industry in the previous post it was so good to see the NZ media publish an article like this without putting the normal negative spin on it. Also good to see some recognition of the hard work and heavy personal cost people like Madam Mary from Funhouse have made as well as the efforts of the likes of Catherine Healy & the team

Punter predilections of the unwelcome kind

2012-01-21T21:00:00.002+13:00

Having had a few days in Wellington catching up with people including Madam Mary & Yana, I’ve had many industry related discussions so it’s hard to choose the subject for the next post. The tough economic times & unrealistic expectations of too many who see the sex industry as easy money continues to be topical but the tastes, behaviours, good & bad of the punters was a recurring subject hence

NZ sex industry market economics - a punter's perspective

2012-01-15T09:55:00.001+13:00

The economics of the NZ sex industry have always interested me especially how they have changed since decriminalisation but there are many other aspects of the subject worthy of discussion. I guess before some start picking holes in the post I should add the disclaimer that this is personal opinion based on what I see & hear & there are sure to be inaccuracies or differing views regarding my

Seductive domination

2012-01-07T18:46:00.001+13:00

I came across this on Georgiana recently & it triggered some thoughts from some recent discussion regarding how I feel about my submissive tendencies & what works for me from a Dominant's role in my life: There are many diverse forms of dominance & submission, for me it was the seductive mental & emotional control that really worked reinforced by the physical as She deemed necessary not the

Voyager's New Year dump

2012-01-04T18:12:00.002+13:00

There are a number of posts in the making still rattling through my head that need some more research before I inflict them on the world so here are some comments relating to previous posts plus general observations of situations that have crossed my path recently. First is possibly a tad controversial but it relates to the sad situation that unfolded in Turangi lately and my opinions regarding

NZ sex industry advertising & business reality

2011-12-26T22:17:00.002+13:00

Someone forwarded me a copy of a post made today on the forum site owned/controlled by NZ's dominant escort listing site. I have no involvement with that post or anyone behind it & have to admit that my initial reaction was one of wondering what is behind such an act of provocation. Then again the last time the two parties tangled (and I'm taking wild stab in the dark as to who is behind

Sex industry advertising - the good, the bad & the ugly !

2011-12-22T07:29:00.001+13:00