Entries by TATIANA

Arrival Tuesday with everything that is needed for the week. It is funny because we bring so much with us to the club and end up wearing outfits that fit in the palm of a hand, with exception for the shoes.
I get my little corner. Set everything down.

Then I prepare the corner for me and my stuff. This is where I sit and read, sometimes write, eat, take naps and get away from people. At the end of the night I take home the black bag (outfits, make up, lotion etc) and the grey bag (laptop). The rest stays. And at the end of the work week, which is Saturday I take everything home with me until the next time which for me is the following Tuesday.

You never know in advance what the evening will be like. Tuesday and Saturday I had very good shifts and Wednesday it was empty and I left with $25. So you just never know. It could be fun, it could be boring. My mood changes wildly throughout the night. All kinds of people come through. Some are annoying and some are nice. Sometimes I am a dancer, sometimes I am a therapist. 
Swedish word of the day, "lycka" = happiness.

 

Wednesday somebody ordered us pizza and got us roses. Naaaaaaaw! Before we left I gave my rose to one of the other girls.

Yes it is true, my dog IS my Valentine. I love Kaya so much and I loved my Chhaya and my Senna and I miss them achingly much. I wish it was me and my three girls now, what a dream. Since Chhaya passed away in 2018 my heart has been broken and will be until I die. And then it broke some more and some more. One day I hope we will all reunite. 
These Louis Sherry chocolates are very good.

 

Swedish word of the day. And my pink cup filled with hot London Fog and some Anna's pepparkakor to eat.

Dancers are pay per view. Indeed. I get very annoyed when some people stare and don't tip. Do not look and me and please go somewhere else.
Also we had a bar brawl Friday night. A few bar stools got broken and people were on the ground swinging at each other. I was busy doing a lap dance during the commotion. But I heard it. Fights do not happen often. 
Also Friday a couple came in, young. The girl pulled my hair while I was on stage, tried to touch me and when I told her to calm down and back off she tried pulling my hair again.
That was it. I cut it short and walked off. It all happened within the first minute of me going on stage. She was way too intoxicated and completely out of line. A little while later she decided to sit down on the ground underneath the rack. I told her boyfriend to collect her as she obviously was practicing for an earthquake drill. The week was slow, I felt tired every night.
Hibernated in the dressing room a lot.

 

A TRUE BLESSING happened today. After missing since January 31 my friend's dog appeared from the forest today. No words can express the relief and joy. That poor baby survived all alone in the cold, dark, rain and snow next to a very busy road leading up to the Astoria-Megler bridge. My friend and myself put out food for him. I went and checked yesterday and the kibble she put out on Thursday was gone and although it could had been any animal that ate the kibble there were fresh dog paw prints around the kibble. I put out more food. We were hopeful. Please please please come back! My friend spent last night sleeping under a tarp waiting for her dog to appear. She was prepared to sleep there on the side of the road until Monday. And he finally did show up this afternoon. I got there about five minutes after she found him.
My friend lives in Portland about 100 miles from where the dog went missing. I am so so relieved. I cannot even imagine going through something like this.  This is Taz. ♥️

A friend's dog is missing since almost one week. I feel bad. If my baby went missing I would be frantic. The dog went missing by the Astoria-Megler bridge on the WA side. I drove to where the dog has been spotted (supposedly) by random people. 
I first went there today during the day and then I went again in the evening after dark. No dog.
Only some weirdo that got upset with me that I was looking for the dog. So yea some angry dude yelled at me, in the dark in the middle of nowhere. Must be fun to be paranoid, perhaps I interrupted his meth transaction. I suspect that is what he was doing.
Anyhow....I will try again tomorrow. I am hoping that somebody sees the dog and manages to grab him. And then brings the dog to an animal shelter or figures out how to get the dog to my friend. I have found a few dogs in the past and managed to find the owner/s.
So I am hoping this will end well.
The Astoria-Megler bridge is like four miles long. 

That is WA (Washington) state over there in the distance.

And speaking of dogs. A man in GA (Georgia) was recently sentenced to 475 years in prison for dog fighting and animal cruelty. Finally time that fits the crime. I hope the sentence sets the tone for all future animal cruelty convictions.
Everybody involved in working on this case are amazing humans, amazing humans care about animals. They pointed out the importance of the concept, "if you see something, say something". In this case a delivery driver noticed that something was wrong and alerted authorities. I hope that all the dogs rescued go to safe places, preferably loving forever homes.
If I could I would have six pit bulls living with me at home right now. If I had a lot of money I would help animals.