The Life Of Valia Version 8.2

Well, as you can see....I'm not the type to post daily updates about my life. Sorry, but I don't think I'm all *that* interesting or entertaining. :) For those of you who don't know me....or haven't been in close contact with me.....here's the basics of The Life of Valia Version 8.2 My Recent Past - Married in 6/26/94. Still married (YES to the *same* guy) Graduated from UCSC with BA in Psychology in 6/96, hubby got the same degree only a year earlier. We were living in San Jose until July 1998, then we moved to Fairfield. Yeah I know...middle of nowhere....but the company he was with at the time was relocating to Napa, and the houses here are CHEAP, nice & decent neighborhoods. Can't find too much of that in San Jose. Rik (hubby) is in the computer end of things for a career....Systems Analysis, programmer...shit I don't understand. :) I was doing admin & accounting for about 6 years, and then moved into Human Resources. Great job, good people, and I seem to be good at it...but it's not my end-all-be-all career. I've been into BDSM since 1992....got introduced into it by a former roommate....was mentored by a professional dominatrix for about 2 years. I've been with my submissive Vicki for close to 7 years now. Since moving to Fairfield, I rarely get to any of the classes or munches that are around the Bay Area...but I do manage to get to parties just about every weekend. For those of you who are into BDSM, check out www.thescenery.org FANTASTIC place!!! Some of My Interests - Music (rock, metal, industrial, alternative, Celtic, drumming), books (sci-fi/fantasy, historical romances, historical fiction, horror, erotica, bisexuality, self-help, BDSM, human sexuality, psychology), movies (animation, horror, action, adventure, romance, drama, comedies, sci-fi/fantasy), shopping (2 closets & 4 dressers stuffed with clothes as well as a rather formidable collection of BDSM toys), collecting fantasy artwork (Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell, Olivia), renaissance faires & costumes, exotic clothing (corsets, leather, pvc, latex)......there's more....I'm just tired of listing them. :) My Future (Hopefully) - Well I'd like to stay married for a few more decades. I'd also like to keep having Vicki in my life, as well as my other close friends. Within the next few years, I'd like to quit working and go back to college, and get a BA or MA in Human Sexuality (no real reason, just because). I may decide to get into teaching, but only at the junior college level. I *really* want to own a bookstore that's solely dedicated to erotic literature, in all forms. Fiction as well as non-fiction. I want a bigger house, I want to live on at least 5 acres. I'd prefer to stay in the Greater Bay Area, but I'll relocate to wherever hubby's career takes him. (Reno keeps being mentioned by his current company) My Present - on a professional level.....I'd like to get paid *more*....but who wouldn't. I'd like it if my department was fully staffed. I'm in Human Resources, and it is a 4 person department. 1 person quit in the middle of February, and another is retiring in June. At the rate things are going, I just hope we get a replacement for the one who quit, before the one who's retiring leaves. :) Personal level....well finding a girlfriend would be nice. :) Ok...enough of my blabbering. :)