Friday, June 6, 2008

So THAT'S what it takes...

I have never paid much attention to big muscled heart throbs, either of the past or today. My usual reaction is a shrug and thoughts of "he's just a guy".

I do tend to lead with my heart, but not my loins. What interests me in someone is what is in his mind, what he's passionate about. I rarely give much notice to eye candy factors.

Since the most of I see is most celebrities, they pass by me with little or no notice.

Then I say this picture on The Spanking Blog:*



And now I know what it takes to catch my eye. I guess they have to be stripped and strung up before I notice them.

I suppose it makes sense.

Thanks for the picture, Spankboss.

Ms. Betty

*Note: While I found the picture above on The Spanking Blog, Spankboss credits the Bondage Blog for finding the picture first. Really though, I suppose the credit for the picture belongs to the director and script writer of the film it came from, along with the very talented camera crew.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

How to tell that you're a bookworm...

It was a very book-y weekend in Ms. Betty's world.

It all started with this Wall Street Journal article about one man's passion for his books. When I hit the line about him needing an extra suitcase to bring back all the books he buys while he's on vacation I went "yep, that's me." (It kinda reminded me of a certain bunny, too.)

Remember Belle and the Beast and the library? Would have broken the spell on the spot for me. I firmly believe a man's true worth is directly related to what books he owns and/or has read.

Another sign? This week's episode of Dr. Who featured a library the size of a planet, copies of every book ever written. Real, hard bound paper and print books. I caught myself drooling. Actually drooling. My hands started to tingle...I wanted those books!

Yet another is when the idea of someone cutting up an "old, useless" book to make a purse out of makes your skin crawl while your brain shrieks in silent horror and images of some future airhead cutting up the last copy ever of the collected works of Shakespeare to make a fashion accessory, and the usually more rational part of your brain reluctantly acknowledges that that particular horror may not be as far fetched as you'd like to think. Cue the Munch painting.


But the ultimate sign that one is an incurable bookworm is when the cover of a book randomly used in a how-to article can fascinate you so completely you forget everything else you are doing and spend the entire day tracking down everything you can about said book. The book is this case is Freedom, an anthology edited by Martin Greenberg and Mark Tier:




Unfortunately there isn't much out there about it. I found it listed on Amazon, but no real information on what the book is about.

Anyone know anything about it?

Ms. Betty

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Good Morning!

There is something very meanly satisfying about sending someone off to the airport with cane stripes on his bottom.

Mind you, there weren't many. It was his very first, so he only got two, but they were good ones. He was not looking forward to sitting for several hours on the plane.

The cane wasn't all he got, of course. We started with a nice long otk warm-up first. "You call that warm?" he says. But really, I was nice.

He had to be at the airport by 10, so I spanked him at 8, first thing after my coffee. A very nice way to start of the morning. :) He's more tender first thing in the morning. I'll have to remember that.

We chose a nice wide selection of implements: my little homemade plastic flogger, my slapper, a ruler, a suede covered ping pong paddle, a nice heavy silicone spatula, and my favorite hairbrush. While I was making my choices he spotted a little homemade loopy johnny called the 'heart of fire'. He said it looked "interesting" so I added it to the pile. "Just remember you said that," I warned him. He suddenly looked worried for some reason. ;)

I sat in the center of the couch and took down his pants. This was a rare treat for me. Usually he sees me in the middle of the work day when he has to stay neat and pressed so I have him hang up his clothes before we start. This time though he'd opted for nice rugged jeans to travel in, so I got to leave them bunched around his ankles while I pulled him over my knee.

I started with my hand, spanking with crisp firm swats at a medium pace. It didn't take long for him to start turning a nice warm pink. I moved through the implements slowly, giving him plenty of time to experience each one before moving on to the next. I spanked at a moderate speed and intensity, working for a nice all over red, and adding a "zinger" every now and then. He kicked and wiggled a bit, moaning with the gentler smacks and crying out with the harsher ones. He sank into the spanking, enjoying the sting.

I spent a lot of time working his sit spots. I wanted the soreness to stay with him as he enjoyed his 3 hour plane ride. That spatula makes a particularly nice meaty slap and really gets into those hard to reach and oft neglected places. It was perfect for the job. He hadn't been quite awake when he arrived, but by the time I was done with the spatula he certainly was.

Another nice trick for getting hard to reach spots is to spread the cheeks and use a ruler vertically along the sides of the crack. This tends to produce some very lively reactions, especially done at a fairly hard and fast pace. I have been told this technique out to be banned by the Geneva Convention, but it's actually a favorite of his so I used it for a nice long time, searing those strips on either side of his crack nice and red.

I love my heart of fire. This is a homemade invention I built out of a grooved plastic jump rope that I found at my local grocery store. It got it's name because the two overlapping loops spread out when it lands, leaving heart shaped welts on naughty bottoms. And oh does it burn. I didn't use it long, but it was certainly an attention getter. I got some very lively wiggling out of him, and some nice loud yelps.

We finished off with a nice long dose of my favorite hairbrush, just to seal it all in. It smacked loudly against his sit spots as he wiggled a bit and hissed with the burn.

I put the brush down and had him hand me the lotion bottle. He relaxed as I worked the lotion into his very warm deep pink bottom. I let him rest for a few minutes, talking lightly as I nursed his skin. But we weren't quite done...

You see, this particular "boy" of mine tends to get himself into mischief any time he's out of town. My goal for today was to give him something to think about in case temptation started whispering while he was off on his own. Just a bit ironically, as he lay resting on my lap it was I who found temptation irresistible. I reached over and slid his belt out of the loops of his jeans. He began to protest that it was completely and totally unfair to use his own belt against him. He'd be scarred for life. He'd never be able to wear it again. I could not do that to him.

I did it anyway.

I bent him over the back of my desk chair and began to apply the belt to his bottom. Very soon he was very very red, howling a bit and protesting loudly. I paused and he, very sillily said something about giving up wearing belts for good. He'd just hold his pants up with rope.

"I can work with rope," I said. "And I do have other options if you decide to give up belts." I held up my latigo strop. "This does quite nicely."

I landed a single lash of the strap across his bottom. He hollered. Suddenly he decided he liked being spanked with his belt just fine. That being the case, I picked it up and started spanking him with it again. He still hollered, but there were no more protests, just a big sigh of relief when I put the belt down.

Now, there was just one thing left: the cane. About 18 months ago, when I spanked him for the first time, we played a bit with the cane, very lightly, but this was the first time he'd feel it "for real". As he stayed bent over my chair I reminded him of the cute little stunt he'd pulled the last time he'd been on a business trip. I told him I wanted to make sure there weren't any repeats of that, so he was going to get just a taste of what the consequences could be if he got the inspiration for any more practical jokes. I tapped the cane lightly against his very red bottom. He wiggled. I waited for him to settle, pulled back the cane, and swung. He screamed as his knees buckled under him. He hissed and gasped as the pain spread. I waited for him to put himself back into position and swung again. This time he should straight up when it hit, screaming again.

I ran my hands over his back, talking in a soothing tone as he settled down. Two very clear lines crossed his cheeks. Poor dear. I fetched some ice from the kitchen and took him by the hand back to the couch where I laid him back over my lap. I ran the ice over his very hot and sore bottom. He shuddered as the it melted on his skin. I added a coat of arnica, then let him get up and pull his pants up.

We sat on the couch and talked for a bit. Well I sat, he sort of leaned on the side of his hip to spare his bottom.

As he started to leave I suddenly realized his belt was still on my desk. He winced "Ah no, you can keep it. I don't want it," he said. "I don't need that thing. I'll just get another one."

"Alright, then I'll just have to spank you with that one when you get back."

His eyes widened. "I can't win this, can I."

"Ah, no." I handed him his belt.

He left for the airport and I sat back thinking about him going through the security line at the airport with his sore bottom, standing there handling the belt that had helped make it that way.

Ms. Betty

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

A Perfect Evening

Low jazz played on the stereo. Outside, a summer rain fell hard and steady. The sun had just set and light still filled the sky. I had a bowl of spicy Italian pasta and the company of my guy.

We sat back relaxing and enjoying our dinner as the music played and the heavy drops splashed against the cars outside. We had the windows open, a cool breeze drifted in, bringing the smell of rich wet earth. The music blended with the rain.

The rain got heavier. Chuck switched the music to Celtic drums that pounded with the brief thunder and the sheets of water pouring down.

The storm passed, leaving a cool breeze and fluffy white clouds blooming against the dark sky.

Pure heaven.

Ms. Betty

Monday, June 2, 2008

Technical Difficulties

Please stand by...


Complete and udder chaos has broken out in Ms. Betty's world. We intend to restore order shortly, just as soon as we figure out what order everything belongs in.

In the meantime:

Sit back and have some complementary peanuts.



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Beware of strange ladies bearing Golden Apples .




And remember that sacred cows make the best hamburgers.

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