Busy Bee Getting Stung!

I apoligize for not updating in quite a few days; school has officially started back up, and I wasn’t prepared for the rush of book buying and schedule rearranging! If I may just indulge in a mini rant for a moment: why is it that college textbooks are so damned expensive? It always puts me in a bad mood when I’m writing a $250 check for something I know couldn’t have cost more than 45 cents to produce in mass. And the professors are always telling us that we must get the latest edition, because there are some things added to it that haven’t appeared in the last, cheaper addition. Personally, I could care less if the chapters have slightly different page numbers. Like poor college students really need another way to waste money. Okay, rant over. :-)

This is actually my last year of college, so I suppose I should just enjoy this precious time before entering the real working world. I’ll try and let go of some of the stress. Speaking of letting go of stress, spankings are a great way to go about accomplishing that! So I of course have to make sure I make plenty of time for them. I am so, so, so excited about the upcoming Shadowlane party! Only one more week to go. I will have to take some of the advice of well meaning friends and be sure to pace myself throughout the weekend.

I just got home from a spanking shoot this morning, in which I was belted, caned, and paddled. I bent over to snap a picture of the results a few minutes ago, but the marks were already mostly faded. I guess it’s convenient that my bottom doesn’t hold marks for very long, but it would be nice to have proof of my spankings every once in a while! There is still a little redness to be seen, though. I’m no Erica Scott yet. ;-)
Also, please be sure and check out this wonderful interview I did with Suzy on her blog; I really enjoyed answering her questions and was appreciative of the lovely write-up she posted! Mr. M from RealSpankings also did a little intro post about me on his blog. I hope everyone’s week is going well!

Clips4Sale!

I have some exciting news. Danny Chrighton and I recently bought a new camera and some studio lights, and we've been having fun recording some hard spankings. So much fun that we have decided to open our own Clips4Sale store. :-)

This is something I have wanted to do for a long time. While both of us really enjoy filming for other companies, it isn't quite the same as getting to create our own scenarios and
sharing a glimpse into one of our favorite activities. The clips we have made so far are great quality, shot from several angles with some storyline, but mostly hard and very real spanking. So far, no stories have been fabricated, we're just showing two genuine spankos doing That Thing We Do. I really hope people will enjoy watching them as much as we enjoy making them! I would love to hear feedback as well as any suggestions for future scenes.

So, without further ado. . . here is Spanking Sophie Gray

All Sorts of Spanking

I've had a lot of discussions with fellow spankos about the different kinds of spankings that exist. When I first became involved in the scene, it seemed to me that it was fairly straightforward; spankings were either for punishment or for fun. As I explored further, however, I realized that is hardly the case!

When broken down, it seems as though there could be hundreds of different types of spankings. Different impetuses, styles, dynamics, and severity all come into play. My good friend Malignus started a group on Fetlife called All Sorts of Spanking, in which he discusses the types of spankings he has encountered throughout the years. The list includes ageplay, arbitrary, calming, chastisement, demonstrative, erotic, fun, mandatory, maintenance, milestone, motivational, preventive, reaffirmative, reminder, roleplay, romantic, sensual, special occasion, therapeutic, and threshold. Say that three times fast!

While a lot of these may overlap in some ways, I think there is a lot of truth to the fact that spanking can be quite diverse, and that's what makes it so versatile and exciting. I've heard some kinksters in the BDSM community say that spankos are very specific, and picky about what they like. That may be true, but we do like our variety too! I can get equal joy and fulfillment out of a therapeutic punishment spanking, a light hearted birthday spanking, or quick reminding slaps to the bottom throughout the day. I love arbitrary spankings too, because who needs a real reason to give or get a good spanking, anyway? I mean, I am breathing and blinking, and those are certainly spankable offenses. :-)

What are your favorite, or most commonly practiced types of spanking? Are there certain kinds that you haven't yet experienced, but are on your spanko to-do list?

Also, Part 2 of my RSI scene is now out. In it, Danny gives me a hard strapping and then puts me in timeout to think about my behavior. This was a hard one to take, and my reactions were very genuine, let me assure you! Take a look. :-)

New Computer and RSI updates

I am currently typing on my brand spanking new computer, and I'm loving it. :-) It's taken a while to get all of the settings back the way I like them, but I'm definitely enjoying the faster speeds and new gadgets that weren't present on my three-year-old machine. I also got my car window replaced, as well as the majority of other possessions that were stolen in the computer bag. Thank you all so much for the well wishes, they made me feel a lot better. :-)

My summer vacation is coming to an end already, I can't believe it! Soon I'll be having to buy books and attend classes and deal with homework and assignments. Ugh. I hope I can find the motivation before then. Is there some way to be motivated to keep on track with schoolwork? Hmm...

Speaking of which, another scene of mine came out a couple days ago on RealSpankingsInstitute. This is from my second time shooting with them, and is Part 1 of a two part scene in which I'm hand spanked for slacking off. Part 2 (a strapping) should follow soon! Go and check it out. :-)
With the start of school, of course, comes the Shadowlane party, in just three weeks! I am so excited to meet all of you who will be there. And I guess I need to go shopping for a good schoolgirl outfit, as that seems to be the theme of the party this year. Hope everyone's week is going swimmingly!

Broken Window, Stolen Laptop, Sad Sophie

After going to see Dinner for Shmucks on Thursday night (funny movie, but not worth what happened later!), I came out of the theater only to find that the side window of my car had been shattered, and my laptop bag was missing from the back seat. It was quite a stressful night, but things are slowly getting resolved, and I'll be getting my car window fixed tomorrow.

But my laptop is gone. :-( It really makes me angry that someone saw it fit to steal a laptop (only to sell it for not that much money, I'm sure, as it was three years old) while I had to lose several of my documents and pictures. But it happens. And the bright side is that I get to buy a new computer!

It will take some time to shop for one and get all of that squared away, though, so I wanted to quickly post and say that future posts will be delayed a little bit. Don't worry, it sucks for me too. I have been suffering from computer withdrawal already! So, that's what's going on in Sophie Land. I will see you all soon. :-)

Blissipline and Funishment

Many of you have probably heard of the popular Facebook-style website for fetishists called Fetlife. I've greatly enjoyed meeting and keeping in touch with friends through there, and I've also had a lot of fun updating my fetish list and adding pictures to my profile. The fetish lists on there can easily become out of control, as you can add everything from being into “a man rolling up his sleeves” to being into receiving “big wads of cold hard cash” (both of which are on my fetish list!). Another one of my favorites is on my friend Carolyn808's profile. After her list of spanking related fetishes that she is into, she has listed that she is “curious about being a good girl”. :-D

Anyhow, as I was perusing through some more fetishes recently, I found two that I think are both witty and accurate for many spankos. I am now into both blissipline and funishment. Now, these can of course signify different things to different people. For me, they are representative of just how much I crave that feeling of being properly disciplined or punished. As much as I may protest and struggle, it is something I would not want to go through life without. When I can reach that wonderful subspace, during a hard and thorough spanking, I am very much in bliss. And then there is always the punishment that is just for fun, two spankos truly enjoying what they have in common; that's a great feeling too.

It does make me grateful that I was born with this unique quality, and that there are so many others who I can share that joy with. Sure, it is sometimes more difficult to find a fulfilling relationship, or to be completely honest with others. But the glass is more than half full of that wonderful fluttery feeling in my stomach, the warm afterglow on my bottom, and the simple fact that it's just so damn FUN.

Meeting Danny and some random thoughts on Public Spankings

I was looking through some of my backed up folders on my computer today, and I found a picture I had taken of myself on my webcam. It's a little less than a year old, and was taken on the first evening I ever met Danny Chrighton. We had corresponded via Fetlife for some time, and decided to meet at a cafe. I was pretty starstruck by him, as I had seen him in some of my favorite spanking videos and had read about him in various blogs. Out meeting went really well, and I was able to talk about the spanking industry and everyone in it to my heart's delight. Danny ended up turning me over his knee and giving me a quick hand spanking right there in the cafe (it was a slow time and no one was around, we had the whole little room to ourselves. I think the waitress may have heard us, though, because she had a knowing smile on her face when she came back with our order!). Afterwards, we went back to his house, where he proceeded to spank me with a few of his implements. I think a small wooden paddle and cane were used.

It was a great visit, and upon my return home, I immediately got on the computer to chat with Malignus about the evening, and wanted to show him the results of the spanking. The marks had already faded quite a bit, but I was feeling pretty content regardless. :-)
I was very excited about being spanked in public, even though it was short and sweet. The idea of it makes my stomach flutter, and it happens a lot in my fantasies. However, I am very hesitant about it outside of my fantasies. I am so afraid of getting caught, or someone noticing and judging the situation too quickly. It could end badly. I guess it goes along with my fantasy of a spanko neighborhood. I love the idea of doing something bad in public, only to be dragged over to a bench and pulled OTK for a brisk spanking. If only the rest of society would understand...

Have any of you experienced public spankings? Did you get caught? Do they have any place in your fantasy world?