packed and perky

by Violet Blue on January 4, 2004

If I sit on my suitcase, it’ll close. That’s what I tell myself, looking at the heaping pile of clothing on top of the yawning mouth that should be my easy-trundle case. Normally, even for such a looky-loo faux-glamour event such as AVN I’d not pack as much, but (good news for people who love bad news) I got the news that my bestest friend Thomas is going to be there — and we’re doing three hours of erotic photos the minute I get in. He’s been busy as a photographer (look at his site), and he’s shooting me for (hopefully) my Suicide Girls set, book covers for a British S/M book company and general fun photos for you, dear readers. So I’m overpacked with billions of little bits of lingerie — quite comical when you think about it.

The other good news is that AVN might not be the fully dismal silicone convention after all — my pal Crankypants (remember him from when I had to entertain my French publisher?), Carol, Nina and my pal from SRL, X will be there and ready to make a possy and cause trouble with me. And I have a high-speed connection in my room (though it’s Vegas, and their version of "high-speed" might be a courier that does a lot of crank).

The lame news is that I won’t be able to blog while I’m gone, at least in the conventional sense. If regular blogging is the missionary position, we’re going to try a little oral and doggie for the next few days — I’m bringing my full podcasting rig (watch here for MP3′s), will also be podcasting from my phone, and will be photoblogging on Fotki. I fired Type Pad as a possible service and didn’t get Dreamweaver loaded on my iBook in time (with all my files, etc.), so no regular blog. Why so crazed? Well, I’m doing a benefit for the Center for Sex and Culture when I get back — on January 14, I’ll be hosting a Bad Porn Festival, and I’ve been busy editing together the worst scenes in porn I’ve ever seen. (And missing a book deadline waiting for contributors to get their shit together, you know who you are!) I’m swamped, so sorry if you’ve emailed me and I’m very, very late with a reply — don’t fret, I’ll get to my reader mail soon!

So, armed with visuals and audio, off I go into the weirdness of AVN. I leave home tomorrow at 9am, and I hope Hornboy can find something to do with my embarrasingly large porn collection while I’m gone…

Violet Blue

The London Times named Violet Blue "One of the 40 bloggers who really count" and Self Magazine named TinyNibbles one of the “Best Sex Resources for Women.” Blue is an autodidact and pundit on sex and technology, hacking and security, porn for women, privacy and bleeding-edge tech culture. She is a journalist for ZDNet, CBS News, CNET; she's an educator, speaker, crisis counselor, volunteer NGO trainer, and the author and editor of over 40 award-winning books.

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