As promised, here is the research paper I wrote for English class (I made an A this semester, yay!)... this describes in detail the difference between erotic hypnosis and commercialized phone sex. You can read it on my site here:

Erotic Hypnosis vs. Phone Sex: Comparing and Contrasting Sex on the Telephone



Love
Isabella Valentine
xoxooxox

 

Ok I've narrowed down my choices... I've decided against Niagara Falls because of the horrible decline of the market over the last 20 years and the city is falling apart. I've also decided against living in a high rise condo in Chicago because I need a place where my cat can run around. strangelet opened my eyes to Rochester, NY and I was extremely impressed with the research I did in that area - the people, the market value, the population, growth, etc. Very, very nice! I also like Bloomington, IN very much!

These are my top choices:
1) Chicago, IL 2BR/2BA 2-story historical-type condo, but doesn't look/feel like a condo. Is a converted mansion with cool architecture and looks unbelievable! Spiral staircase, whirlpool tub, wall nooks and turreted den with skyline view. My cat can run outside if he wants, very nice place with 20 foot ceilings. Comes with free parking spot. Low taxes, low assessment. Looks almost like a castle-type mansion from the outside.
2) Penfield, NY 2 story tudor house with 4BR/2.5 baths, 2 car garage, over 2600+ SF, 1.58 acres land, giant kitchen, gooooorgeous pool, huge yard with landscaping and walkway, fireplace, and whirlpool tub. Very dramatic looking house, everything I could possibly want in a home.
3) Rochester, NY 2 story colonial home with 4 BR, 3 BA, 3100 SF, 0.4 acres, unbelievable architecture, very open spaces with great windows and lighting, cool fireplaces (one of them is in an island), giant kitchen, gorgeous french doors with windows looking into woods and deck, 2 car garage. Looks like "the perfect dream home" from the outside.
4) Bloomington, IN Or I'll pick a gorgeous house in Bloomington, IN - everything there is spectacular!

All of them are in similar price ranges. All of them are amazing.

After writing that, I realized what a pain that will be. So I bought a first class ticket to Chicago and reserved a rental care. I'll be gone from Tuesday August 22nd - Saturday night August 26th.

I will bring my cell phone with me and if I happen to be in any hotels with good cell reception, I'll gladly log in for calls. It's so nice to have people to talk to when I'm all lonely in a hotel room.

I will also do my best to finish my latest erotic hypnosis recording before I leave so that you all will have something to listen to before I go.

Thanks everyone for being patient with me!
Love
Isabella Valentine
xoxoxox

P.S. I might even check out Bloomington, Indiana while I'm up there since that's where the Kinsey Institute is located. Nothing would be more awesome than being able to going to graduate school there (it's the best #1 sex research institute in the world). And I think Indiana University is the bomb -- and I looooove the diversity in Bloomington. Anyway - my options are open.

I updated my photography website today and added three models: Scar, Hell-Kitten, and Chole Cre'ture to the front page and added a few photos to the collages.

In the next 6 weeks or less, I hope to have the site finished and will have hundreds of photos available. It will be membership based with a small fee. However, for people who have purchased recordings from me (I haven't decided how I should go about doing that or if I should only give them to people who have purchased 3 or more recordings so it makes them feel a little more deserving) they'll get it free. I will give regulars (who buy my mp3s) a free membership to see all the photos without paying for them. Sort of like my way of giving back to those who have bought so many things from me.

Never say I don't do anything nice. *smiles*

PhotographyByIsabella.com

Love
Isabella Valentine
xoxoxoxx

Last night I did a photoshoot with Scar which turned out pretty hot! Special thanks to Jasmine Drew who helped assisting me and for also videotaping the shoot from different angles. I'll make two movie clips with them eventually once I get caught up on previous stuff I have to finish. Scar was SUCH a pleasure to work with and she works the camera so well. I was incredibly impressed with how creative and flexible she was with the ideas I had.

The first photos were done with red lighting and were a different style for me. They are really different than most photos I shoot, so it was experimental more than anything. The photos with red tint are NOT TOUCHED UP - that's the lighting and those are the original photos. The photos with the white backgrounds are slightly touched up, but not the red ones.



( See more photos of Scar here )

For the last several weeks, I've researched real estate in Chicago, Seattle, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego (where I am now), NYC, and Boston (I used to live in that area). I have my heart set on two places. Chicago and Niagara Falls.

If I choose Chicago, Illinois:
Positive things: High rise condo, beautiful skyline view that I've craved since I was a little girl, cool people similar to me, impressive gay/lesbian population, fabulous culture, lots of concerts and clubs and nitelife, very urban - which I like. Great big city, very well known. I won't get bored. Lots of cool places to visit and have fun. People speak highly of Chicago. Great colleges. Near the lakes. In the city. Have my own doorman and security. Can get drunk at bars and take cab home cheaply. Lots of nearby entertainment. Can bring lovers home easily without commute. Condos are going up in value. Most of my phone-sex/hypnosis clients live in Chicago, so this makes calling me more personable because I'm local. I have a friend there so at least I'll have someone I know there. I have family I've never met before who owns an Italian restaurant (with our last name) in Chicago. Would finally meet them! Jerry Springs and Oprah are in Chicago - that's cool. Celebrities come to Chicago a lot.

The negative things: Expensive rates (for the size and place I want), outrageous homeowner fees ($700 a month just for fee not rent), can't move or bring big packages on weekends which sucks cause I shop a LOT, have to give advance notice if I do construction or make changes (I'm impulsive!), fear of fire being trapped at the top (Chicago has had fatalities in chicago fires over the past few years), can't invite slaves and do real time domination w/o fear of homeowners association finding out. Expensive deeded parking (approx $30k just to park), not good for visitors in my home. Freezing cold. My cat will never be able to run freely outside. No room for expansion. Public pool. Can be noisy with street noise. Not very discreet. Elevator germs. People germs everywhere. Rules rules rules - lots of condo rules. I hate the way people drive in Chicago. They're crazy, fast, and don't use their blinkers.

If I choose Niagara Falls, New York:
Positive things: Big, gorgeous house, my money is worth a lot there and I'd be considered very wealthy, can afford a 3-story Tudor Mansion castle (I have my eye on one in particular), will have a yard and garage (easy parking), can invite as many visitors as I want, can get as loud as I want, and can do real time domination. I love the area, the houses, the architecture. I love the Niagara Falls waterfalls, excellent casinos and nitelife on the Canadian side - just miles from the Canadian border - I loooove Canada! I always loved Niagara Falls since I was a girl. Feels like I am on a permanent vacation when I am there. Can pay off home VERY quickly. Room for my cat to run outside. Lots of room for add-ons and additions. Perfect for if I ever decide to have a family of my own. Quiet neighborhood. House surrounded by pine trees and beautiful scenery which I like a lot! Private and secluded. Good for clients too. The castle has winding stairs that goes into coves - perfect for a dominatrix! Has 5 bedrooms - can do sooooo much with that (I'm thinking bondage themes!). Will be around snow! I looove snow especially at Christmas. Away from germy people. No rules. Do what I want. Can add a private pool and/or jacuzzi if I wish.

Negative things: Not very urban (more suburban), not particularly excited about the selection of colleges in Niagara Falls so would have to commute to Buffalo to continue my education, not very "in" the scene with BDSM and fetishes, limited gay/lesbian population (although Toronto is 80 miles away), few concerts or entertainment venues (will have to travel across border or to Buffalo), gets freezing cold, will have to drive/commute more to get things I want. Will cost more to hire cab if I get drunk at a club. Not a big client base there. I don't know ANYONE there. Will have to start over from scratch. Celebrities in Chicago? I doubt it.

Waiting on...
A few days ago I signed a loan application for my first home, so I just have to wait the 30 days to see the outcome of it. My credit is very good so I shouldn't have any trouble getting the money. But I still have to wait for the results from the application. I have no idea where I will choose to move. Perhaps I may find something else. But I'm not making any rash decisions yet. Just keeping you all up to date.

Anyway... that's it!

Love
Isabella Valentine
xoxooxox