February 27th 2009 * http://familycrafts.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/February/nobrainerday.htm and is also the birth date of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born 1807*
So it’s almost March 2009 and it seems I have not posted in my diary since 5th July 2008! How are you all ever going to forgive me? I guess you will have to find it in your heart of hearts. Thanku in advance for your understanding, may I go on? I will thanku.
Back in September of 2008 I ceased my touring for a couple of reasons. I pressed pause right before the economic crisis hit us all feeling an economic punch of sorts about to happen with a decline in work let alone inquiries, the demise of security of so-called ‘secured’ bookings even with regular clientele. Not one consumer was to blame. Putting my ear to the ground I heard punters discussing the possibility of Escorts reducing their prices –which happened in a few cases, however, not to the degree they would have liked. I heard Escorts blaming others charging under $300, or under $200 per hour in many cases, those offering ‘quickie’ services, Asian Sex Workers and some street based workers offering blowies for $10. I heard some workers felt pressured into delivering services they were either not comfortable with or practising measures of services that were either dangerous to their health and wellbeing because the pressure to earn a basic living let alone a reasonable to well flow of business had become difficult and hit like a bomb with no time to run. After putting both ears to the ground I discovered that no one was to blame, those charging $10 for a blowie weren’t necessarily getting as many as they would have liked, those doing risky services too weren’t getting the influx of secured bookings and those offering quickies and reduced rate services too were not receiving the amount of work that which they desire. Some, occasionally did well, however this was pure luck and fluke if one believes in such circumstances, others were very lucky to have collected a nice database of regular clientele over their long or shorter time in the industry. The only inkling to a solution is to cut back on expenses. The punters are not going to punt if they are grasping onto their current jobs through fear of redundancy or looking at pay cuts when the mortgage doesn’t pay itself and the kids need clothing and schooling, forget about any special needs.
I was sent Stats about the influx of new workers entering the industry after loss of jobs or work or decrease in hours in different sectors and industries. Brothels closing their doors and dead shifts where card games and watching TV were becoming popular to pass the time.
I also pulled back on working tours because the travelling was taking its toll and for the first time in history I was occasionally finding myself homesick, my cat started asking me who I was!
Please, a moment while I make a lemon and lime green tea………….
Thanku for waiting. To conclude, there are predictions that the Adult industry will pick up around mid to late 2009, how much truth is in that or the pickup rate and if it will ever get back to some kind of normality only time will reveal.
Now, onto what I am doing – moving, yup I am in the process of moving albeit not for approximately 5weeks time but this is a major deal for me and for anyone I guess, particularly those, like myself, who have resided somewhere for 8years and confess to being a hoarder and have enough shit to house a third world country or have a bon fire lit for a century. I am forced to let go of the physical and the emotional ties I have with this little old shit box, original state, 1968 apartment that I have called home for so long. The memories the transitions and the sheer amount of sex I have had in this place! Unbelievable LOL I will miss it!
Don’t sweat I am staying on the Gold Coast it is my home.
My highly strung cat, Bastet is going to feel very insecure for a while I have raised him here for 4yrs, he is like my child *as I yell at him for scratching at the carpet, again!*
Anyone started watching the second serious of ‘Secret Diary of a Callgirl’?
Today I bid you good day and tomorrow is a brand new one,
Robyn xXx