Naked Ladies and Pie

Well, as I suggested I would back on January 11, I went to a strip show over the weekend with my lady and a couple of our (straightish) friends.  This was a women-only event, and a fundraiser for an AIDS organization in California (although the show was here in Seattle).  One of the most interesting aspects of this event was that every single woman who stripped was an audience member.  They called it a Strip-O-Rama and had a one hour strip tease class before the show actually started that was taught by the beguiling and ever-so-lovely Miss Indigo Blue.  (Miss Indigo Blue was also the hilarious and delightful host of the show with more costume changes than Anne Hathaway at the Oscars).  After the class, anyone who wanted to could sign up for a two-minute slot (no pun intended.  or maybe pun very much intended).  This is not the first time they've had this event in Seattle, and some of these ladies had very clearly attended and performed before.  Each act (some acts were multiple women at once) was judged by the amount of tips that they received (although all tips went to the charity).  At the end of the evening, the top three acts were then auctioned off for a lap dance.  One thing that I very much appreciated was the variety of body types and gender expressions that we saw in the performers, and every one of them received an adoring and appreciative response from the audience.

All in all, it was a seriously good time.  It was funny, it was touching, it was hot, and at times it was down-right disturbing.  As the event did not take place at a Washington State-licensed strip club and was a charity event, none of the rules that generally apply to strip clubs applied to this show.  Some people ran with the lack of restrictions.  And, as a lady who appreciates a certain type of lady, there was plenty of eye candy to behold.  So, if you're a lady who loves the ladies and you appreciate a certain degree and variety of sexual expression, I highly recommend attending this in the future.  I'm also feeling like I might almost be brave enough to consider thinking about taking a burlesque class.  There were also raffle prizes.  And so many of them that nearly everyone won something.  I'm not telling you what I won...

Moving on to Pi(e) day and the food I'm cooking as I type.  Because it is Pi(e) Day (3.14), I decided to make (with some assistance from Margo), apple hand pies.  I haven't tasted them yet, but they look delicious:

Also in the works is Costillitas en Naranja (Mexican Ribs In Orange & Chili Sauce).  It's not completely done yet, but we are hungry so we each had one not quite totally tender rib with a drizzle of sauce to tide us over until it's completely done and the barley is ready to go under it.  Here's a picture near the beginning of the cooking process:

So far, the verdict is: very tasty but very time-consuming.  A better recipe for a leisurely Sunday afternoon than for a Monday night.

And finally, here's what happens around here when you get up off the couch to go tend to your cooking:

While this one looks on in disdain:

That's all she wrote, folks.  Happy Pi(e) Day!