
I am concocting a supreme gourmet oatmeal; coconut, apricots, cranberries, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, flax, cinnamon, and pumpkin seeds abound. After baking, to be topped with strawberries, bananas, nutella and whip cream.
Playing house to compensate for the slow bleed of innocence from the last two days.
The similarity between the morgue and the strip club is that in both cases, I try to relate and personify what everyone else sees as an object.
The corpse, of an old woman who had lived with an amputated leg, wore remnants of a manicure.
The stripper I spent hours talking to, kept hers short because she likes to work on trucks. She said to Efram "Your friend is nice, but don't ever let her be a dancer."
So I'll wear a frilly apron and make breakfast at 8pm. Glancing at the pile of hair extensions she left in the apartment. I think back to how I snuck on stage after they'd closed. Scuffing the slick tiles with my winter boots, wondering how these girls glide across it on their knees. It can seem so glamorous, but from here I can see the coke machine's reflection, the soccer game, and the cracks in the plaster where the pole disappears into the ceiling.
I pretended (And for a moment-) I was interested in becoming a stripper. I asked the women how they felt about their jobs, and if they had advice to offer. After hearing what they had to say, and their attitudes, I changed my mind. I don't have what it takes, whatever that is. Discipline, savoir faire, the ability to detach from my emotions. The women seemed to like the money, but not the job itself. Statistically there must be tons of private dancers who love the job. And I am absolutely a supporter of the right to earn money through sex work.
"Look at him like a wallet, or your car insurance payment, your groceries. That's how you get it done."
This made me cringe. I really enjoy pleasing my customers when I work in cafes or restaurants or in retail. Seeing the client as a sale always makes me hate my job. But when I'm open, honest, and really believe that I'm lucky to meet new people, the same tasks are infinitely more rewarding.
"If you really want to get into erotic dancing, listen up. This is the best advice you're ever going to hear. It applies to any career. Don't do drugs, or drink. This is a job, be sober. It's easy to get sucked into addiction in this field. Put $100 a night into an envelope, when you reach $1000 tuck it away. You have to be able to rely on yourself when you're unexpectedly out of work."
This was from the oldest dancer there. Massive implant, very classy choreography. Like a lounge singer.
One girl was hammered. She screamed "I just need a cock in my ass" to no one in particular. I suspect she was high on something. Very exuberant, so her dance was attention grabbing. I thought I was overtly sexual, maybe a bit salacious at times.
People laugh when I tell them I'm naive. I've got nothing on Sweet Nicky. Sweet is something of a misnomer.
On the opposite side of the spectrum is Jackie; she likes working on her truck. Explores her artistic side through wood burning. She kick boxes and is engaged to her high school sweetheart. She doesn't hustle. And didn't seem to mind ignoring her patrons to chat with me for a few hours. A relatively normal girl, around my age, who is genuinely friendly. And has a fun stage performance. If I was a stripper, I'd be like her. A REAL PERSON. I'm sure I'd have something of a stage persona a little more confidant, enough attitude and presence to demand respect. Not girls gone wild, high, and screaming for more dick.

The other older woman there was cranky. It was her last day on the job. She was engaged. Her fiance bought a house, she wouldn't have to work anymore. She also had insurmountably massive breasts. I got the impression that committing to the business meant succumbing to the pressures of 'ideal beauty.' A sweet girl, Katie, was morose at the start of her night. I hope I was able to cheer her up a bit by lending her a sympathetic ear. She had to dump her boyfriend within the week because he was leaving on a tour with a fellow dancer. They'd stop in clubs all over rural quebec and do shows. "You have to keep moving if you want to make money." She came home with Efram's roommate. Under normal lighting her makeup was austere. Washing her face with baby wipes in the bathroom she confessed that occasionally she doesn't shower for up to four days and smells like man hands. I wasn't sure if this was a joke. I got a picture of Efram in her extensions. Her chin length hair is very sweet, and emphasizes how doe eyed she is. I'd have much rather drawn her like that then when she gave me a pro-bono lap dance at the club. (which was all kinds of sexy regardless of her clinical instructions on how to emulate the dance.) At our house she dressed me in one of her extra outfits. Hygiene is of the utmost importance, and is not overlooked. She kept each outfit washed in separate bags. Dressed as a true erotic dancer I gave Efram a little dance. I'm glad to have retained some of what Katie demonstrated. I was at the time; flushed and suppressing immoderate giggles.
She gave me a guised look of terror when I suggested I make us all crepes in the next morning. She didn't stick around long, though her new friend and I visited her the next day to return the outfit she'd leant me. We talked about the best sites to stream movies online from while she took a smoke break in the snowy February night pants-less. Just as I left I handed her the URL to this site. I hope the ladies see this.
And to them;
Thank you very much. You've granted me a lot of insight, though barely enough to satiate my curiosity. I would like to try stripping one day. I'm naked enough at friend's houses just chilling around. Though it's been a while since I've made a spectacle of myself. At least a month since my public flogging at Sexapalooza.

If I was a stripper I'd love showing off too much to stop and force myself to dance for anyone repulsive. And if I was a prostitute, I'd fall in love with the good inside every client. I've never been good at doing what I don't want to ;) And a delicate yet exposed heart is one of my best features.
I should just strip for pretty women. I wonder if that's a lucrative market?