It’s been awhile since I’ve done more than maintenance on the site (as you all know) because with the fabulous AAG writing the lion’s share of reviews, I took a little break. Now, as I get back to work, it’s sort of like a new experience again. Or some things are, and some things aren’t. On the one hand, as I go through the categories, removing and updating listings, I am surprised that I remember almost every single site. And of course there is a much higher percentage of dead listings that were bad reviews. The bad ones have a hard time staying in business, and not because of anything we write. There is just so much supply in the supply/demand of porn that you’ve got to have something pretty stellar to make it work.

Sometimes I find things that surprise me. Such as: when a former porn site with the url an almost unheard of performers name now goes to a fiberglass repair shop. Really? Angieryan.com goes to fiberglass repair? Then I kinda wonder: did a fiberglass shop sit around waiting for an expired porn domain in the hopes of getting traffic? Or was mr. fiberglass repair dabbling in porn before he decided to repair boats? Hrm.

And some of AAG’s old comments in reviews made me laugh out loud (and read them to Elliott) as I went along. A good example: The “lesbians” look about as enthused with their partners as would a herd of hungry antelope presented with a cheese pizza…in other words, confused and mildly annoyed. Heh. There are so many ways to describe bored pornstars. That wouldn’t have been one that came to my mind. :)

I keep seeing familiar names, and catching up with people I used to know via reading their blogs. Most people who’ve been around online as long as I have aren’t posting much either. Some still are. I’m finding that my feelings about porn are a little bipolar these days. I know so many people who truly enjoy making content that I like to forget about the ones who don’t. First, I happened upon the upcoming book by Paulie/Pauline, “Off the Set – Porn Stars and Their Partners“. Documentary style photographs of several couples in the industry that shows them as the fully-faceted and well-adjusted individuals that they are. Then, within the same hour, I read Susannah Breslin’s fully depressing take on the industry in her piece “They Shoot Porn Stars, Don’t They?” Wow, talk about a downer. And the thing is, both of these disparate views have truths in them.

I would expand, but here is my day today: now that I’ve spent two hours cleaning up another category on the site, I will spend a couple of hours doing accounting for our two other businesses, a couple of hours at my shop, dentist visit, then home for more accounting work and laundry. Sometimes I truly dislike having a totally broken up day.

~Janie

listening to: Brandi Carlisle – Give up the Ghost

Site stuff: spam gone, hardcore category fully cleaned up (only 13 dead links, it wasn’t too terrible.)