Month: May 2013

The spanking-survey-taking ranks have been out in full numbers of late, as the most recent survey, ‘General Questions on Corporal Punishment’ has thus far already garnered 430 responses!

I’ll paste the current results below, so you can see how your answers stack up next to your spanko brothers and sisters. 

–  Dana 

When did you receive your first adult spanking?

Results:
Between the ages of 18 and 25.16238%
26-35                                        10124%
36-45                                          6114%
46 +                                                  52  12%
I have never been spanked.          4811%


When did you give your first adult spanking?

Readers,

Even though I travel a lot, I rarely actually see much of any given city – unless the backsides count (which they should). There are a zillion interesting things to see nearly every place I visit, but when you spend a lot of time on the road, the idea of staying out an extra day to hit the museums sounds less-than-appealing.  Hell, I’ve lived in Las Vegas near two years now and still have no idea where anything is!

Needing a few days to recharge my batteries, I thought it would be fun to remedy my local ignorance with a few days spent in/around the valley.
The first day was more task than vacation, but I did make it fun by going to a different supermarket than usual and scoring a few interesting things at a local thrift store. Then something which I’d been looking forward to for a few weeks – a trip to the Las Vegas Farmers Market.

It’s true, I didn’t love living in Los Angeles. But there are a few things which I did really appreciate – one of the best things about the city is the weekly Farmers Market in Hollywood. We went on a regular basis, buying excellent produce and out of this world sourdough breads (which I can’t have anymore and will never mention again due to lingering bitterness), and mingling with an interesting cross-section of Los Angeles’ citizenry.  Since moving to Las Vegas, the Farmers Market has been one of the biggest gaps left in the new zipcode.

So you can imagine my happiness when I found one on the far east end of Summerlin – in a park and everything, every Tuesday! Wahoo! And we were off…

..to the tiniest, most pitiful excuse for a Farmers Market you can possibly imagine. I bought a couple cute bars of soap wrapped to look like candy (for Angel) from the folks running the Muscular Dystrophy booth, and there was a guy selling so-called kettle corn and a sno-cone stand. We also purchased a snocone (trying to support our local Farmers Market and all)…

…which was the worst, most watered-down snocone ever created.

Damn. Strike two.

Then there was a brisk walk of approximately eight feet to the ONE produce stall. They were selling stuff out of the box, just like at the supermarket, waxed cucumbers and all.  Strike three.

While the place was a disappointment, the looong drive there and back afforded a nice view of parts of the city I’d not seen before; it’s pretty here, for the most part.

Not to be put off my task of finding neat things to see around my new hometown, I went home and packed my picnic basket and ice cooler, and set out my SPF 110.

The next day we were up and out early, since neither of us could sleep the night before, so we arrived at the Valley of Fire State Park before it was too terribly sweltering outside. Here’s me, totally happy and fully hydrated, lying inside a rock formation which has been there for something like several hundred thousand years:

Valley of Fire

 This was my first desert exploration-type thing, other than walks to the supermarket in August, and the mountains and surrounding views were beautiful. 

 

But we came for the petroglyphs:

 

About four thousand years old, these marks show up here and there throughout the park, but this particular trail has this:

 

 

It looks like some kind of ancient chalkboard or message center – or graffiti. But these marks are up high enough on the wall that the geography would have to have been different when they were made – I couldn’t reach them, even after doing a bit of reckless climbing.

 

After a few more hours of tramping around the desert, we loaded up and headed home…in an entirely different and unplanned direction than I’d driven in that morning. An impromptu driving adventure along the north edge of Lake Mead began, culminating in my dipping my toes in the water’s edge at Virgin River. 

 

This was a great day trip, and one that I’ll do again – in spring.

 

Next morning I did something, the possibility of which I would’ve spent the majority of my life denying. I drove from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon. I know, it doesn’t sound like that big a deal to you, but for a girl from the flat part of the country who doesn’t drive often, the mountain passes and desert winds were a little angst-inspiring. A 4 1/2 hour drive took about two hours longer, due to numerous stops to look at cool things, pick up rocks, and wander around in the middle of the damn desert. This is an activity which I suggest that everyone try at least once, within reasonably safe distance of your air conditioned rental car. 

 

Here’s me during one of the many pauses, standing in front of a mural in Kingman, AZ:

 

 

Then, around 3:30 pm, this:

 

You can just see part of the Bright Angel trail, leading out over the flat part in the center of the photo, from the South Rim where I’m standing. Note: I did NOT walk the trail, unless you count the approximately 300 feet which I haltingly and timidly tripped down and right back up again. To say that the view and trail are precarious would be putting it mildly (at least to anyone else with an unnatural fear of heights), and my bravery only extended about as far as the first turn in the barely-three-foot-wide trail hanging onto the side of the mountain. Thanks, but I’ll just stand up here…

 

Isn’t it beautiful?

 

It’s probably pretty nerdy, but I brought along my Field Guide and spent a little time identifying different animals encountered at Valley of Fire and Grand Canyon, and took photos of several species (you’ll thank me for not including photos of every single bird, mammal, and reptile I took), including a herd (flock, gaggle, murder?) of wild bighorn sheep clustered atop a desert plain – and dozens of teeny tiny chipmunks who, according to the signs posted everywhere, are aggressive and known to bite. Hence, no photos of the chipmunks, as I didn’t want to start something I couldn’t finish.

 

Here’s a handsome guy who was kind enough to pose for this photo, even in the hot sun.

We spent the night in a pretty little lodge in the park, and after a morning of further exploration, got back on the road to Las Vegas.

 

After another couple days spent bumming around the house and generally being shiftless and lazy, I’ll be up to my elbows in bratting, as Angel will be here all this week. Yes, that’s right. I’m following my vacation week by spending the next several days spanking Angel repeatedly. Ahh, such a hard life.

 

–  Dana

Readers, 
While I enjoy my little vacation, here’s something to keep you occupied:

It’ll come as no surprise that The VBB got himself into hot water with his WW and me recently.

We decided to handle it a little differently this time – making the punishment as painful as possible for him, while still making it as FUN as possible for the two of us.

We settled on the Cane Breaking Marathon, a great idea which originally came from our friends at Caneiac (but don’t tell that to the VBB).

Of course, we videotaped the entire thing – nearly fifty minutes of scolding, caning, and paddling. After having taken out all the too-personal conversation, unnecessary in-between time, and other ancillary stuff, we were left with about twenty minutes of Cane Breaking Marathon. 

I also took out a few minutes of footage to make a fun commercial for Caneiac, since we broke so very many of their trusty implements throughout the natural course of our fun – and thought you might like to see some flying rattan…

(This is real punishment. Not for the squeamish.)

 – Dana

I’ll be taking the majority of this week off for a mini-vacation of sorts, doing a little local traveling and sightseeing, and generally taking it easy through about Saturday. 

Email and communication will be sporadic and kept to a minimum, although essential stuff will still get done.

If you’re all lucky, I’ll lose my camera somewhere along the way. Otherwise you’ll likely have my vacation photos thrust upon you next week. 

Until then ~

Dana

PS. In my absence, feel free to peruse the nearly 200 spanking stories, dozens of free videos, and hundreds of links to other spanking blogs, sites, disciplinarians, and spanking groups.

Readers,

In addition to all the time spent bratting, tweeting, and being spanked, Angel also finds plenty of time to think, write, and create beautiful artwork. She is smart, deep, and boldly honest in her writings. Lately she’s been putting more time into her blog at AngelSpanked.com and turning out quite a lot of interesting, multi-faceted posts on everything from scenes we’ve done to personal artworks, including a recent poll on best reasons to spank her (umm…I wasn’t aware that I needed one, but I digress).

Angel speaks openly about her experiences, feelings, opinions, and spankings, and her word skills are excellent. You’ll not find much of ‘Bratty Angel’ on the blog, at least not yet, as it seems that most of the posts are written from a much more responsible perspective than the one sometimes encountered by yours truly. Fun posts, like this practical-ode to Cheyenne Jewel’s bottom, and informative stuff, like this post on bruises and welts, prove that Angel is putting her time to good use (and hopefully not getting up to any trouble).

I’m having fun reading, and you probably will, too.

–  Dana

Readers,

It seemed like time to redesign the blog a bit, and I’m liking the new look so far. The expanded post section gives me room to post larger photos and embedded videos, and having a single sidebar makes it possible for things there to be less squashed, too. (Of course, I’m viewing it on my desktop Mac and have no idea what you people on laptops, PCs, and handhelds are seeing. If it doesn’t look spectacular, I suggest you go out and purchase a large Mac at your earliest possible convenience.)

There’s been a bit of reorganization as well, and I’m going to continue to try and find ways to make things prettier and more easily navigable. Suggestions are welcome, especially in the Spanking Stories links – where I’m unsure how to properly separate the stories (or are they already properly separated?). I’m also thinking of tackling a massive overhaul of the individual post tags and ‘Favorite Subjects’ section.

If you’re aware of a safe and skilled professional disciplinarian, in any location, not listed in the right-hand sidebar, please let me know and I’ll make the addition. Likewise, if you’re aware of any discrepancies as to active pro spankers.

The same goes for spanking groups, large and small. If you’re a member, or know of a good one, send me a link to the group and I’ll add them in the sidebar listings.

Finally, blogs. I know that there are nearly a go-zillion blogs about spanking, CP, DD, HoH, TTWD (sheesh with the differentiations, by the way), and I also know that folks like Bonnie do a pretty excellent job of cataloging nearly each and every one of ’em. But if there’s something noteworthy missing from the sidebar blogroll – whether it’s your blog or one you recommend – send me the link (or put it in the comment box below) and I’ll add it.

Still unsure about the free video embeds to the right – if they don’t reappear soon I’ll re-upload them to spankingtube and get new embed codes for them.

I’m also hoping that the redesign will fix the problem that a few of you have had with text formatting in RSS/email delivery subscriptions. Anyone previously experiencing this problem can email me with the fix/no-fix verdict.

–  Dana

Readers,

Recently, some of the free videos I’ve shared – usually viewable on the left-hand sidebar as well as the linked gallery page – have been acting wonky. Not loading, sending clicks to some weird error page, and generally being screwy.

I have absolutely no idea why this is happening. It seems as though some of my videos are missing from spankingtube.com (where the free videos are uploaded/hosted/linked) and I’ve also been unable to upload anything new to the site of late. 

Maybe there’s some sort of glitch going on over at ST, and I’m hoping that it’ll clear itself up in short order. Until then, my apologies for the missing videos – but there are still a couple dozen left (hopefully) to enjoy.

–  Dana

Readers,

Like many of you, I am a big fan of Erica’s. Her blog posts are always topical, funny, and full of personal insights into this woman who we all adore so much.
Unlike most, however, I’ve had the opportunity to work with Ms. Scott on a number of occasions and can tell you, unequivocally, that she is one helluva spanko.
But while many videos of Erica and her titanium bottom exist, I’m most excited to see the ones she’s recently posted to spankingtube. These are snippets of real spanking scenes between Erica and her top, and they’re priceless.

Here’s ‘How Well Do You Know Your Top’, with Erica’s famous ‘tude firmly in place as she tries to answer trivia questions about her spanker:





Here’s another, titled ‘Tears II’, that’s particularly emotional:




Thanks to Erica for always sharing so much of herself, and for giving so many of us so much joy (and lip. You rock, lady.).

–  Dana

Miss Pandora Blake’s been wonderfully kind and written a glowing review of the new DanaKaneSpanks.com site, and while I’m not quite up to the production standards of DreamsofSpanking.com, I’m terribly complimented that a fellow spanking enthusiast – and just as importantly, another woman running an adult fetish video production company – is having a positive initial reaction to the site.

I’m also extremely pleased to say that signups have been robust, with a large percentage of subscribers being of the female gender (yes, I recognize you, ladies…my gratitude), and I am receiving lots of positive feedback thus far. While the site isn’t at all fancy, the search function is dandy and can help you get to what you’re looking for without scrolling through the 140+ F/M, F/F, and POV videos currently available, and I’ll soon be adding Member’s Only videos exclusive to the site.  My greatest big thanks to those of you who’ve subscribed, and I’m always looking forward to your comments, suggestions, etc.
We’re still experiencing some DVD Store difficulties, the site designer and I – as in, he is not yet finished with it and I am having difficulties understanding why. Hopefully it’ll be operational soon, and I’ll email those of you who’ve requested DVDs soon as they’re available.

Here’s a little preview video I uploaded to SpankingTube to announce the member site, featuring some of my favorite scenes:

Readers,

As you know, I regularly participate in the proceedings at Spanking Court, and am also a member of the staff at Sternwood Academy. You cannot possibly imagine the tedium of having to spank misbehaving girls, on their extremely bare bottoms, while they writhe and cry out in protest. Of all the careers I could’ve had, skills I could’ve mastered, I chose to become a professional spanker. Sigh…the heartbreak of it all. You must really pity me right now.

Recently, several of the inmates and attendees have been behaving improperly (go figure), and I’ve been enlisted yet again to help bring them to their senses. I will gladly welcome the day when all these reprobates learn their proper lessons and I never have to see a lovely little red bottom spread across a spanking bench or school desk again. 

(All these encounters are now viewable in one place : MegaSpankings.com. My friends at A.S.S. have combined five spanking sites into one, and all the fun stuff we get up to is available there.)

A few examples of the hardships of my job:

Readers,

It’s been over two years since I was actually, truly sick. 

In March 2011, I visited New York City for the first time and picked up a horrible cold/flu/ick from a lovely little Domme who thought she’d shake hands first and announce her current awful cold later. It took about 72 hours to kick in, as these things do, so I was feeling pretty terrible right about the time I left the City. 
I was sick for two full weeks, and blamed the fact that I’d never before experienced NYC germs. Like the people there, I believe that the germs have a zeal and zest for life and survival unlike many.

Flash forward two years plus change, in which time I have been extraordinarily healthy in the seasonal-illness department:

Last week I visited family in Texas – a trip I hadn’t made in a year – and naturally went through several airports in order to do so. While the trip wasn’t the awe-inspiring thing of vacation dreams, it was nice to go back where I came from and hug a few people. When I arrived home, I had two days in Las Vegas before heading back out for Dallas, St.Louis, and Kansas City.

I felt fine until two days ago, and nearly at the halfway point in my flight from Nevada to Texas when, all of a sudden, every part of my head began malfunctioning at the EXACT same moment. My head felt like it was stuffed with cotton, my nose began to stop up and run at the same time (which has always perplexed me), and the sneezing began with much abandon.
This caused no small problem because I was, as always, sitting in a window seat, so my co-aislers had to get up three times over the course of an hour so I could make my way to the minimal privacy of the airplane restroom where much nose-blowing did take place. This, in addition to my having my scarf fully covering the bottom half of my face (don’t want to make others sick, doncha know) likely caused more than a little suspicion. (Sorry Mr. Air Marshall, I wasn’t doing anything suspect – I do the suspect stuff in hotels.)

An otc cold remedy bought on my layover helped a bit, and I was able to make it to the hotel where I enjoyed a lovely dinner with The VBB and his Wonderful Wife, who’d driven quite some distance to meet me there. Naturally, I found the energy to carry on with The VBB’s cane breaking marathon/punishment, but spent nearly as much time spraying him with alcohol than I did breaking canes, just in case one of my likely-germs came in contact with his bum. We passed a fun few hours that evening, but by bedtime I could tell that I was in trouble. So I made the unhappy call home to announce my full-on illness and request an immediate change of flight plans. I was going home. Asap.

It’s not been often that I have had to cancel travel plans, and it’s a blow to my enormous empathy organ to have to postpone playtimes with my friends around the country. Many don’t have the opportunity to play often, and only the chance of infecting them with some icky little South Texas germ has kept me away. (To those of you I’ve missed, my sincerest sniffly apologies. I’ll be back just as soon as I can.)

Meanwhile, I’m going to disinfect this keyboard and get back into bed.

–  Dana

** To celebrate the launch of HERE member site, this month’s prize winner will receive a free full-access membership to the site!  Over 130 F/M, F/F, and POV spanking scenes – and counting! – should keep our winning author busy for quite some time. (For those who are already subscribers, you’ll have the opportunity to choose an alternate prize.)**

• Characters may be of any gender (and in the case of this particular contest, alive or dead), and you may include as many or as few other characters in your story as you want.
• Feel free to include any/all spanking genres: F/F, F/M, M/F, and M/M.
• You’re encouraged to title your story independently of the contest’s title.
• We are in the realm of Fantasy Writing here, folks, so there’s no worry about writing about someone known. Nobody would ever believe that Richard Branson, Anderson Cooper, or Daniel Radcliffe would end up in a spanker’s care, so it’s acceptable that we play with those fantasies. With that in mind, let’s try and avoid being incendiary.

There are also a few guidelines which MUST be followed in order for your story entry to be considered/published. 


Please read carefully:

• Absolutely no characters or situations involving anyone under the age of 18. The occasional ‘like a little boy’ is acceptable, but I make final judgments based on context. Best to keep it to a minimum.

• The same goes for overt sexual references and naughty language. Some poetic license is given, but genital references, sexual scenarios, and heavy use of profanities will likely not prevail.

• Don’t cheat. It’s not cool. Cheaters will be publicly shamed and banned from future contests.

• By entering your story in the contest, you agree to allow me to publish/excerpt/promote your entry (anonymously, of course) on this blog and other publishing platforms.

Contest ends May 31, 2013

Send all entries to me at: DanaKaneSpanks@gmail.com  (You may either attach your story as a text file, or paste it directly into your email’s text box.)

If you have any questions about content, guidelines, etc, please feel free to email.

Good luck! 


–  Dana