♀ & I finally joined the Libido Lounge this past weekend. We’d talked about joining several times during the past couple of years, but always found excuses not to do it.  Some of  it had to do with our difficult schedules; I work nights, she works days.  Part of  it was I think ♀ was unclear on the range of activities that are available,  but honestly I think the biggest obstacle was I don’t have a very good track record for listening to her cues. A situation presents itself that sounds like something we might have talked about or role-played, I get caught up in the moment and ♀ gets put in an awkward position. And I don’t mean that in a good way.  What’s different now?  We’re going to start off with activities where those sorts of situations won’t be the focus…like this or this or this.  There lots of other things that sound like tons of fun, but ♀ needs to feel confident that I can control myself and that’s fair. No alcohol to cloud my judgement will be a big help for that.

So, there were 7 new members at the orientation and Jennifer really made us feel comfortable. The facility was nice, but they’re moving soon and we could tell she is very excited about that. There was lots of information to digest and 2 hours flew by. Jennifer is one of those people who has a ton of different things on the go all the time, but during those two hours she was able to focus just on us. I’m looking forward to getting to know her better. Before we left, Jennifer had ♀ try out the sybian. No attachments and fully clothed, but still kinda hot.  After the orientation, ♀ & I stopped for dinner and talked about what we’d learned and ♀ seemed more confident about the whole thing. When we got home she was looking at the calendar of events and saying ‘well that might be fun and maybe I could take a friend as a guest to this other thing…’  I’m excited about the prospects…in control, but excited.

Oh, a few weeks ago Jennifer blogged about a very busy day and at the end of it realized she hadn’t really had anything to eat all day. So when we went to the orientation, I brought her a loaf of multi grain sourdough bread with dried cranberries in it. As soon as I gave it to her her face lit up and she said, “I know who you are!” and she gave me a big hug.

Speaking of bread…usually the only people who call the bakery at night are my boss and ♀. Last Friday night the phone rang for a 3rd time:

Hello, —bakery

What days do you make gluten-free bread?

The gluten in our bread is always free.

None of your bread has gluten in it?

Most of it has gluten. It’s just unlike other bakeries, we don’t charge you for it.

I don’t think you understand. I don’t want any gluten in the bread.

Why not? It’s free.

Ummm…is there anyone else there I can talk to?

Cheers,

♀ & sss

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1. 

   As someone with a celiac relative, I’m not amused by the above ‘joke’ about gluten free bread. If you actually run a bakery, your lack of sensitivity is an embarassment, and a detriment to business.

   You should try living without gluten for awhile – trust me, it’s not funny.

   I’d hate to hear what you have to say about the wheelchair bound and the blind.

   Comment by Mary — September 29, 2009 @ 8:58 am

2. 

   Mary,
   sorry you were offended. After the part of the conversation I wrote in the post, I told the woman about the various gluten-free breads we make. I also asked her if Spelt bread might be a possibility to increase her options. I suggested she call during business hours to find out what days we make the specific bread she wanted. I told her the shop hours and she thanked me for my help. She didn’t seem upset by my little joke. I just didn’t think that part of the conversation was blog worthy.
   Cheers,
   sss

   Comment by admin — September 29, 2009 @ 3:02 pm

3. 

   I am really glad we met finally face to face. You and your lovely wife were delights to meet in person and I am eager to know you better over time.

   That you are now Lounge members is magnificent and you are wonderful additions to our member base.

   The bread was amazing and thankfully I ate the whole load before my wisdom teeth were removed.

   Glad you two were able to come to dinner tonight, and thank you for the soup. I’m looking forward to lunch time tomorrow already.

   Do you have plans for Saturday night? We’d sure like to have you at Dungeon Players.

   Comment by Jennifer — October 7, 2009 @ 11:57 pm

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