I received kaedo's first assignment the other day. I told him to write about what it means to be a pet. His essay was concise, descriptive, and personal. Enjoy!

What It Means to Me to Be a Pet

Being a pet is an honor that few people can understand and even fewer can experience. It is a feeling of belonging, of holding a certain place in someone’s heart and having a place to be, at the feet of a caring owner. It is a privilege, to be chosen for your strengths and be accepted for your weaknesses by someone who will help you push those strengths further and grow past those weaknesses. It is a gift, not to be squandered but to be cherished. It is an opportunity, to discover more about your chosen lifestyle and about yourself. It is a chance to better oneself through devotion and servitude.

Above all else, being a pet is a responsibility. A responsibility to present yourself in a way that honors your owner and flatters her. A responsibility to fulfill her wishes and carry out her orders precisely, and to accept the consequences of failure. A responsibility to learn and grow in ways that please your owner. A responsibility to give back, by supporting and encouraging your owner in all of her endeavours in every way possible. A responsibility to be the best pet, and the best person, you can possibly be.

Being a pet means a lot to me. It is so much more than being just a painslut, just a bottom, just a submissive as I have been in the past. It is those things and all that I have mentioned above: the honor, the belonging, the privilege, the gift, the opportunity, the responsibility. It is not something I will ever take lightly, or take for granted. Thank you, Domina, from the bottom of my heart, for making me your pet.

I will be attending DomCon LA on May 18th-23rd. My new pet, kaedo will be coming with me. This will be my first time traveling with a pet, actually. In the past I never had the time. The last DomCon I attended was with a kinky lover. I make the distinction because certain titles mean different things to me. While that is a whole subject entirely(and one we'll hear from kaedo on shortly), I feel it's worthy of mention here. Traveling with a submissive, pet, slave, or lover can be very different. I'm looking forward to playing, conversing, networking, playing more, going to classes, checking out the vendors, and playing! ;)

To get more information, go to www.domconla.com!

This morning I woke up to check my email. I found an email stating that I was written up on www.hogspy.com! This was regarding the launch of my new website. What a great way to wake up on a cold and dreary Chicago morning.

I've been adding some banners to FemDom sites and will eventually start adding banners to fellow Pro Dominants both in Chicago and elsewhere. Banners to fetish parties will eventually be added as well.

As my subject line reads, www.natalyasadici.net is finally live! I would like to thank Paul Natkin and Leon of Monkey Fetish for shooting with me and providing the photos. I will doing more shoots in the upcoming months with Paul and would also like to thank him for all his help on the site. Thank you Jim for helping with some of the coding issues.

Enjoy!

My new Pro Domina website is coming along quite nicely. I've decided to do it myself this time around! Perhaps it's the control freak in me. Though there is a steep learning curve for what I've been trying to do-and having no previous experience building sites-I'm determined to figure things out on my own. When I've gotten really stuck, I've asked for help. There's a certain sense of accomplishment in doing this!

So, the site hasn't been launched precisely when I wanted it to, but I'm very happy plugging away and keeping my nose to the grindstone. I will be announcing it's launch here then will be gradually taking this blog and transferring it to my site.

Stay tuned, and I hope all of you are staying warm, are in good health, and behaving!

So...I've contemplated vocalizing my frustrations regarding this topic. It's time...

As many of you know I've made countless announcements regarding the launch of Violent Art Productions and its updates. My partner, Scarlett DeVille and I work very hard to put all the details together for each production. The video slaves we work with are dedicated. They have come in for professional sessions for a period of time and/or continue to do so, often purchase clips, are pleasant to be around, and possess certain skills that make exciting and hot FemDom action!

What continues to happen are requests to be video slaves. First, has the person in question ever purchased a clip from our store? Why say you're impressed with our store when you've never purchased a clip to accurately assess what you'd be getting yourself into and are complimenting? There are ways for us to check whether or not you've made a purchase. Why would we want to dedicate time on figuring out compatibility with you and potentially waste a whole shooting day if you're not willing to make a small investment? That brings me to my second point...

Second, if we've never sessioned with you, how would we know that you could withstand the types of play we want to shoot? How would we know you'd be pleasant to be around and we'd want to spend that much time with you? Each shoot is a multi-hour affair. It is not like a professional session. I think as soon as Pro Dominas announce and launch video companies, male "subs" seemingly come out of the woodwork offering their "skills" as video slaves hoping to get free sessions.

Lastly, tying in all my points is the expense of doing well thought out and quality productions. There is upkeep of various spaces, equipment, and costs for outfits, toys, and on and on! I think it's insulting to never make a clip purchase, have never come in for a professional session(ideally many and for multiple hours) to be assessed, and "offer" your "skills" as a "video slave". In general, you're not looking to be helpful, you're looking for a free session and to be around Dominas for multiple hours.

To our current stable of video slaves: I continue to cherish your dedication, time, energy, wit, and often jokes that lead to delightfully devious scenarios. You have been chosen to be part of our stable because of your skills and personalities.

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I'm pleased and very excited to announce the launch of www.violentartcollective.com It's been a while since I've had a Pro Domina website, and I'm relieved to have more web presence.

The Violent Art Collective is Miss Scarlett DeVille(formerly Elizabeth Poole), Mz Candyxxx, and me! What started off as a friendship and us performing together has blossomed to even more. We love playing with each other and are looking forward to double and triple Domina sessions!

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I just came across this link:

http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Berkeley_5000

I especially like the following: "full safeguards were taken—sterilization and disinfection steps were emphasized, a doctor was on call one room over with contingency gear like oxygen and cardiac arrest equipment should things start to go wrong."

Considering how much I love play piercing, I am in awe. I can't even imagine what the energy in that room must have been like.