Lady Julia’s Entranced Realm

Yesterday’s posts seem to stir things up much more than I anticipated.  I knew my views on Proposition 8, Domme apparel, and strapons would not be popular with some, but I was really surprised at the venomous emails I received.  (Not all were nasty, so if you were sweet or polite, don’t worry – I can tell the difference.)  It really surprises me when people who appear to be involved in an alternative lifestyle (or at least desire to be) are so intolerant of the views of others.  Why does my opinion matter so much that it elicits this kind of anger?  It is seldom that I make a blanket “this is true all the time” statement.   Usually I preface my remarks with a “this is how I feel for *me*” or “this is what happened when I experienced this” disclaimer, so it’s not as if I’m being obnoxious like a number of bloggers who profess their way is the only way.

Adults should be able to disagree.  We should be able to discuss things without making personal attacks and without taking things personally ourselves.  How I live my life and experience my relationships really has nothing to do with anyone outside of those relationships.  If we’re happy, then why not say, “hooray – the world needs more happy people”?   I try to do that with people even though, try as I might, I cannot always understand why certain things appeal to them or how they get to the conclusions they reach.  Live and let live as long as no one is being hurt.  Besides, I would feel all sorts of loser-y if I had to cut down people who held different views just so I could think more of myself.

If children had these sort of fights, we would make them sit down and learn to address their problems in a reasonable, “adult-like” manner.  Shouldn’t we be prepared be adult-like, too?

I had planned to leave today on a trip to the mountains, but Mother Nature had other ideas as she spread raindrops all over the state.  (Hate driving in the mountains when it’s raining – just too darn scary.)  I may leave tomorrow, but I’m not sure yet.  You know.. it’s frustrating for someone who likes to be in control to have that control wrenched from her hands ;)

It’s really good that I didn’t leave today as there’s quite a bit going on here.  I’ll post an update later.

Some of my thoughts tonight are of a political nature.  If you are offended by that, you should probably skip this entry.

I was saddened to see that the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 yesterday.  I try to imagine what it would feel like to have someone tell me I couldn’t marry the person I loved just because they thought my doing so was a sin or that it in some way threatened traditional marriage.  That just seems so wrong to me.  A few people have told me that the California Supreme Court really had no recourse and I guess that is true.  It just seems to me that there is a fundamental flaw in any Constitution that allows the majority to dictate what the minority can and cannot do when what they want to do hurts no one.

There are some of my readers who disagree and I already know this.  Please know I mean no offense. This is weighing on my heart and I just could not be silent about it.

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A reader asks:

I just saw a report on CNN about Birmingham police beating a man after a high speed chase. Would it surprise you to find out that this occurred over a year ago, and the man did not know and only found out during his trial?

No.  Did you see the video? Not only did the police hit him in the head, but after his car flipped a few times he was thrown from it and knocked unconscious.   After all this, I am not surprised by any level of amnesia.  You would think he would remember the bruises and everything after, but perhaps he thought they were all a result of the accident?

During his attempt to evade arrest, the driver almost struck several cars on the interstate and nearly ran over a police officer.  Because of “severe and permanent injuries suffered from the beating, the driver is now suing the police. If the police are found guilty of brutality, what compensation do you think the man should receive?   (Interestingly enough, the plaintiff’s attorney only discovered this evidence when he asked for the original of the video for technical reasons.)

The attorney for the defense says she doesn’t expect the case to go to trial for years, if ever.

(Click here if you would like to submit a question for me.   Please be respectful :)

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Our hypnosis party had to be pushed back for a week. We’re a bit disappointed but are being optimistic – at least this gives me another week to formulate my plan :)

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I’ve had problems with my domain today. Not the entire domain, though – just the blog.  Have any of you noticed?  Most of this entry has been composed on a text editor and I’m going to hold it til I can actually access things to post it.

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A week or so ago someone wrote to give me the heads up that one of my MP3s was being distributed via a site that is not mine.  If you happen to see my work hosted elsewhere, please let me know via email.  You may also leave a comment regarding this here as well, but I will not publish it as I do not wish to give link juice to someone who is hosting my work without my permission.

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A question for all you sweet fellas who volunteered to write a story for me.  How are things going with this? :)

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This is really a random entry, isn’t it?  My thoughts have been a bit scattered the past few days so I thought I would get a few things out and hopefully off my mind.  If I have time later, I will post responses to a few other readers’ questions concerning Femdom relationships and kink.