You know you're a Lampworker when:

[SNYD]

You see 500 ounces of silver and your first thought is: I could fume for the rest of my life with that! :D

Let here your You know your a Lampworker whens.

[Kato]

You know you a glass blower when: Taking stuff outta the oven barehanded aint no thang!

PS:
Tell me you bought 500 oz of silver lolol

[smolder holder]

You know you're a lamper when melting beer bottles in the campfire isn't nearly as much fun as you remember.

[BK]

when you set up a crucible for hot glue blowing.

[glasskat]

You see a glass pendant at Wal-Mart for $5 that you can make and sell for $20 and get upset about NAFTA.

You start referring to glass blowing in general conversation.

You see things in your everyday doings and think to yourself, "I wonder if I can make that out of glass."

Blowing bubbles means making blow punties.

"Sparklies" are harmful to your health.


That's all I've got for now. Might come up with more later. Enjoy!

Glasskat

[richsantaclaus]

You know you are a lampworker when your neighbor's wives bring you the shards of broken candlesticks, candy dishes and chipped glasses to you to make them marbles!

[boxfan willy]

you get together with your friends and compare burn scars...
"That ain't shit. One time I was in the hot shop and..."

[2wheeler]

When you spend more time with your torch than your old lady...
When you spend 80% of your day job pay on buying more glass, tools, and new torches.

[Icarus]

When you drag your wife to the cooking utensil section of every store you go to to see if you can find any good shaping tools.

[Bruce Dille]

you know your a lampworker when you start a fresh pipe every 6 or 7 days,
And just toss the used ones away.

[Aussie]

Fuck it, I'm not wasting my time writing anything here, I'm gonna go and blow glass ...

[Forche]

You know you a glass blower when: Taking stuff outta the oven barehanded aint no thang!

My shopmate tried this really drunk a couple years ago - didn't workout too well. He was like "I can do this... I blow glass all day," I was like naw man don't do it. He didn't feel it that night but the next morning = huge blisters.

[BoroZillacate]

you rotate almost anything you hold, you can keep your popcicle from dripping, huge honey balls, or how I felt the other night, no spaghetti please ive been working all day!

[Master Yoda]

You take pics of your newborn twins with a lighter between them to show perspective

[Sketchball]

You know you're a lampworker when you try to tell people what you do, then you just give up and tell them that you're a glassblower.

[Tommyboi]

half the pants you own have burn holes in the lap.

when you dont have to buy xmas presents anymore.

hehehehe

[NUBBLET]

the first thing you do after brutalizing yourself is check your eyes and fingers.

can i insure my hands? eyes? i really want to know, i need to look into insuring them.

when ^^^that became an actual concern.

[NUBBLET]

I broke my index finger a few years back which hurt but i cried cause i thought it may not work right to spin a rod or tube.

[jac1961]

Hey I'd like to throw one in as a collector.

I think of buying other things for myself in terms of how many marbles (or other glass pieces) that I don't get to buy. 'A new pocketknife... OK that's only one. I'd really like to set up an aquarium again and a new one, ya a big one one, maybe a 70 gallon... ah screw that! That be a whole year's glass budget.'

You guys ain't the only ones that's got it bad!

[SNYD]

You know you a glass blower when: Taking stuff outta the oven barehanded aint no thang!

PS:
Tell me you bought 500 oz of silver lolol

Nope I wish I had the cash to buy 500 oz of silver, I was just helping a relative move there metal collection into a safer place.

[jseden]

when you set up a crucible for hot glue blowing.


Dont be leaking the compound secrets..

[KT-Old School Glass]

When you see colors in everyday life and compare them to boro colors...

[AWhiskeyDrunk]

You take pics of your newborn twins with a lighter between them to show perspective

Hilarious... literally laughed out loud...


Not a great punchline, but I have a tendency to look at non-glass objects and imagine how I could repair/reshape/generally manipulate them if they did work like glass in the flame.

[drew1492]

You talk about a bad diaphram and a girl isnt knocked up because of it.

[Slimy-E]

You take pics of your newborn twins with a lighter between them to show perspective

+ rep

when you are at the grocerys store, you add the bill up in # of prodo pipes to make the $ back

as in "not bad for five $13 peices!"

[CripSkillz]

Quote:
Originally Posted by BryanK
when you set up a crucible for hot glue blowing.

Dont be leaking the compound secrets..

sure you aint hot glue huffin ..

[Swampy]

Not only, but also (http://www.talkglass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5884).

[Coal]

You get deja vu from starring at the flame, "this feels so familiar"

[Lmwfy]

You get deja vu from starring at the flame, "this feels so familiar"

well said..

I often equate lampworking to some sort of "matrix" that we all 'plug' into as we melt the glass......

[nodice]

...I wish I had the cash to buy 500 oz of silver, I was just helping a relative move there metal collection into a safer place.

ding

[full_kiln]

Dont be leaking the compound secrets..

yeah bryan COME ON!

[Kato]

- a couple fingertips are so burnt that they dont work on a touchpad/iphone screen

lol this

[BK]

yeah bryan COME ON!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c334/paiintballa182/gob_bluth_come_on_medium.jpg

[HumanLathe]

You know your a lamper when your hungry and instead of going out of the shop and grabbing food you fire up the kiln and look up the newest kiln fired pizza recipe and continue working.

[LunacyMountain]

this thread just keeps making me laugh....had multiple laugh out loud sessions from this one.....

[NUBBLET]

when you (as a man) stop at the flowers in supermarket to examine the way its put together and figure out the steps of making said flower. I have to drag my lady over there at least 3 times a week, since when do women not want to gaze at flowers?

[daveabr]

when you find yourself using the words blow and tube in the same sentence without laughing

[Sketchball]

When you have the urge to dive over a case in headshop when you hear "double blown"

"Damn it, you headshop punk!" *tackles*

Alternatively- a swift kick to the face (http://www.break.com/usercontent/2007/9/Carls-Jr-Employee-Kicked-in-Face-362854)

[Gathering]

When you hear, "Hello my friend." or "Hey Buddy."

Your spine starts to stiffen, and the hair on the back of your neck goes up....

[LunacyMountain]

when your not blowing glass you spend all your free time on stickam watching other people blow glass.....

[fudgecicle]

When you buy an air conditioner for your torch workspace.

[gn0me]

When you have Italian food for dinner, the first thought that crosses your mind is "Oh boy, another jar for the bench!"

[Coal]

when you read a can of vegetable stock and your brain reads vacable stac. lol oh man that was a moment

[B-Rye-oNeR]

lol.. coal , you got it bad .

You know you are a lampworker when you go to the hardware store and ask an employee if they have a certain item, and they say "what do you need it for?" you then just walk away, or make up a lie.

(why in the fuck do they do that ?!?! All I asked is do you have this item....yes or no? Does it mattter what I need it for? Next time I'm gonna say, I need it to save someone's life, then maybe magically it will appear on their shelves.)

[cc_bob]

"what do you need it for?"
The answer should always be "For a while".

[Number Three]

you know you're a lampworker when you pick up the broken beer bottle while everyone else is telling you to "be careful, be careful, be careful! it's sharp."

[NUBBLET]

when your trying to help rename a glass forum

[CoreyLawrence]

When you walk around your shop barefoot.

[cc_bob]

When you see a glass dildo and wonder what size rod they used.

[oregonglassblower]

you all have it nailed. May I add you know your a lampworker when you cant hold anything round with out spinning it. Im aleays spinning pens pencils carrots bottles ect....

[ZombieGlass]

you all have it nailed. May I add you know your a lampworker when you cant hold anything round with out spinning it. Im aleays spinning pens pencils carrots bottles ect....

I do this! I was getting some canned soup and other canned items at the store and suddenly realized I started spinning those. :D

[Gathering]

Everytime I spin pencils, pen, rod, i think back to the joke about drummers....

A drummer is tired of not being taken seriously as a musician, so he goes down to the music store and says, "I want to buy a guitar."

The clerk says, "You're a drummer aren't you?"

Drummer goea, "Yea! how'd you know?"

Clerk says, "This is an auto parts store."

[Number Three]

on behalf of a buddy:

you know you're a lampworker when your friend holds a lighter to your keys while your in the convenience store and when you come out to start the car she's pissed you didnt even notice.

yeah aaron

[IndiePendent]

You know your a lampworker when you start dreaming about vac. stack combos at night.

[The Glass Fish]

You know you're a lampworker when you're at the mexican restaruant and when you reach for the plate and they say "it's very hot!" and you take it anyways and say "it's ok, i'm a glassblower."

You walk down the street and anything can be inspiration for a stickstack.

[NUBBLET]

You know you're a lampworker when you're at the mexican restaruant and when you reach for the plate and they say "it's very hot!" and you take it anyways and say "it's ok, i'm a glassblower."

You walk down the street and anything can be inspiration for a stickstack.

I think you mean when she cant so you empty her tray for your table.

[Pogo]

When the sound of glass breaking can be heard over ANYTHING (usually followed by a collective "Booooooooooooo!")

Ex: At A.G.I., In the main demo hall, after all the demos, there were like 30 people hanging\talking loudly in there... ONE PERSON dropped some glass and a dead silence fell over the room....

[Number Three]

it's christmas and I was just thinking. . .

you know you're a glassblower when it's christmas and instead of wanting to save the paper like mom always does. . . you're thinking save that bubble wrap. (just happened to me :) )

merry christmas all!

[LunacyMountain]

nice way to revive an old thread.....

this ones a classic

and I've got a closet full of bubble wrap LOL

[Lyle Lanley]

It so bad that i have family members save there bubble wrap. when i get over to my parents place there like we have bubble wrap for you.. now that is the gift that keeps giving all year long..lol

[menty666]

I need someone to save bubble wrap for me; I HATE when I have to actually go buy some. Ditto for the peanuts.

[HeartBurnGlass]

you know your a glassblower when your at a restaurant with your girlfriend and she compliments the waitresses pendant and you look right away cuz you think its gonna be glass but at first glance you see its metal and dont bother looking anymore.

[full_kiln]

You know your a glassblower when you and another glass blower are talking about colors and you say it looks like mint, and the other guys asks north star or glass alchemy

[NUBBLET]

I just noticed a huge bald patch on my arm from the heat of reachin in kiln, do i qualify?

[Julian]

You know you're a lamp worker when:

- you have a gas/oxy torch that's worth more than your car (if you're a hipster, your turntable)

- you work on major holidays because you want to

[kage]

- you work on major holidays because you want to

^better than small talk with "distant cousin so and so"


you know your a lamper when:
you can recognize and remember any piece you've ever made, no matter how long ago you made it, but still struggle with long division and/or state capitals.

[jac1961]

As a collector...

You know you've got it bad when you trade off all the gift cards you receive for Christmas to the wife for cash from the joint account to spend on glass.

Who's having clearance sales today? :puzzled:

[Number Three]

You know your a glassblower when you and another glass blower are talking about colors and you say it looks like mint, and the other guys asks north star or glass alchemy

^. . . or when someone says "mystery adventurine" and you dont conjure up images of some ride at disney land. but get excited about your favorite color of all time!


you know when you're a glassblower when you post the same bubble wrap comment from here onto Facebook and people reply, "??????"

[JCeast]

The children were nesteled all snug in there beds while visions of Black backed double-amber-purple tubing danced in my head. (glass workers give the best presents)

[funksizzle]

You know you are a lampworker when you :

-Have to ask UPS how much it costs to ship packages back to earth from your AI lab.

-When you have to explain to your grandma that the "W" on your piece stands for Westside Weed Ballers and that's a boob not a eye.

-When you have the hookup on EVERYTHING.

-If you have ever been a lineworker feeding hoppers at your bathroom toilet, and had to learn that wrapping in toilet paper can help as well as dissolving in urine, and timing is crucial.

-When you discover that you are a retarded genious, and don't have to spell right to prove it.

-When people seem to have blips over their heads, and walk in circles around you.

-When a voice from within says "IT is time my boy, it is time for the beasties, use the force!"

-When you research dancefloor waxing on your sparetime.

-When you tell your probation officer that your writing a jokebook about telling your probation officer that your writing a jokebook about telling your probation officer that your writing a jokebook about telling your probation officer........................................... .....................................

-When you realize you've been goofin off in the joke section and slap yourself or slap yourself up to 3 times a day for stuff you didn't do.

-When you recognize that you're life gets better every single day of your life, and realize that life is about passion, love, desire, determinination, remembering that you enjoy the ____out of your life, you're friggin lucky, and staying positive and fun in everything that you do.

[Pogo]

^This.

[BK]

no fair, he took all of the good ones

[vetropod]

Hmmmmm... :spaced:

[Number Three]

-When people seem to have blips over their heads, and walk in circles around you.



^very this

[Master Yoda]

Damn funksizzle, u'r spinnin so fast i'm gettin dizzy

slow down dude ... seriously

anyways you know your deep in it when the darkest part of your tan is the tip of your nose :)

[TlkQ]

WHen you don't want to shave your beard because it keeps your face from getting sunburned

[Aaron Ellis]

WTF ^ I want some of what u growing funk we gotta kick it some time man.

Any way you know when you chill with someone for the first time and you smoke with them and they have a janky piece you made years before and its there pride and joy. That's a very good feeling too.

[funksizzle]

You know your a glass blower when:

When you devise a plan to jeopardize the guy on craiglist who already posted that he wants and needs oxygen tanks with his phone number. Whome also checks craigslist frequently. And the guy Also reposts every two weeks!

ADS FOR CRAIGLIST

Here's what a glassblower would post on craigslist to counter the other guys posts requesting oxygen tanks. You might be able to tell if you were a glassblower.

Also : I am not a racist, I am making fun of racists, hillbillies and white people while stereotyping nearly everything because there is no way to get around snappy judgements it's automatic of our brains. You can fix them with NLP, but they'll resurface. There is a actual term and study for this called the race effect, look it up.

1. Don't sell your tanks to Mike, he has herpes, I don't. Sell me your oxygen equiptment.

2. Mike embezzled company funds, and bought foriegn hookers on a company card at his last welding job. He also eats dosn't wash his hands after handling reptiles. I am a good man who needs oxygen tanks, and who won't give you reptile diseases in a money exchange.

3. Patriot needs welding oxygen tanks. I'm welding up a fleet of turrets, and I might be going down to Mexico take out every last one of em myself. I need Oxygen tanks.

4. I'm welding up turrets, going back up to Canada to get back one of my army buddies and I need all the oxygen I can get, there's a lot of hippies up there.

5. I welding a no mexicans allowed sign for my shop, and I need your help. Tons of oxygen tanks needed. (I am not a racist, I make fun of stereotypes and ignorance.)

6. I am welding a no drag queens sign up to my truck, and then I'm gonna weld one to a stop sign on (insert well known prostitute street) street, and I need tons of oxygen tanks for my welding rig. Plus Mike has a foot fetish, he posted a need for used mens shoes earlier this year. To make a long story short he doesn't want any oxygen tanks from you, he just wants you for your feet.

7. I'm welding up a white power plate to my truck, and I need a partiot with oxygen tanks to help a fellow veteran out. Mike eats babies. Sell me your oxygen tanks.

8. I'm welding up 7 pitchforks to my truck bed, stopping by the VA and rallying up the troops, and were going down to mexico, but my oxygen tank is broke. I need Oxygen tanks, Mike voted yes for gay marriage, call me with oxygen tanks.

9. I'm welding up a american flag to my John Deere, and I need your help asap. I caught Mike cheating on his wife with a man at Taco Bell, wish I had my camera, but as you can see I clearly need the oxygen tanks more.

10. I'm goin down to the Nissan dealership tommorow, and I'm gonna weld all the doors shut, like Bush should have done a few years ago. Mike has a 2in weiner, Call me if your looking to get rid of some oxygen tanks.

11. I'm welding up some army helmets to my 1974 bronco, and I need some oxygen tanks quick. I called this Mike guy to see if he had any oxygen tanks for me, but the whippersnapper rudely told me no and that he had sucessfully capped a taco fart ina 2 liter bottle the other night and had them for sale. I don't know about you but, twerps like that should be ashamed to need oxygen tanks. I clearly am I cooler guy who needs oxygen and I don't cap taco farts in bottles. Call me with your oxygen tanks asap.

12. Mike voted yes for democratism, and he's into voodoo and renewable energy. I on the other hand pay taxes, don't stink like hobo farts, I was in the korean war, and I am a patriot who needs oxygen, call me.

13. Mike lives in hotel room, has pizza boxes and broken lamps everywhere and he is mentally unfit to possess a oxygen tank. Call me (a physically and mentally fit person capable of handling oxygen) with your oxygen tanks. Did I mention I was in the korean war?

14. Mike welds special parts for greasy uzis for canadian truckdrivers whose money goes overseas, and eventually ends up supporting Dutch Marijuanan Pimps in a grease triangle operation. I spend all my money on tractor equipment which supports the corn industry and am not affiliated with any foreign markets that hurt our economy. Support a patriot, and I need oxygen tanks asap.

15. I'm welding up a hogan's heroes sign on my mothers Peanut Butter Tin collection from the 30's for her 95th birthday, and I need your help My oxygen tanks outta wack. Mike will try to solicit doggie haircuts to you if you call him about oxygen trades. Support a patriot who does not shave dogs whatsoever, because a dog should not have his balls shaved by a man. If youre with me on this one, sell me your oxygen tanks and I promise not to give you my free dogballs shaving pitch.

16. I'm goin down to the VA, rallying up the troops, and were gonna go down to Mexico, and I wanna bring them a little surprise. I need oxygen tanks asap, thank you. Mike has a huggie collection, and no man should ever weld in a fuggin huggie. Sell ME your oxygen tanks.

17. I'm going out to west texas for a gun show, and I'm welding a sign for my booth that says I'm barely 16 and I like big guys with guns. I should have the money for the oxygen tanks by next week. Mike is involved in the classical music scene, and no man who plays chello should have has hands on a big mans tool like a oxygen tank. Call me with your oxygen tank.

18. Mike owns a siamese paraceet, and a half-puerto rican baby cat and they stink up the neighborhood. You can smell nothing but burning fur, and puerto-rican cat for a couple of houses away. There are also puerto rican kittens popping up all over, and mike is denying that his cat had anything to do with it. Support your cats, and don't sell oxygen tanks to a man who has a purto-rican cat man whore living on his promises. I need oxygen tanks asap.

19. Mike owns a chinese motorcycle, and I'm welding a joisting rig on my harley with my buddy ted and were gonna catch up to em on the freeway. I need oxygen tanks asap.

20. Mike sells bootlegged Toby Keith Mixtapes when he's not shaving dogs, welding up dildo's to chinese motorcycles, or voting for democratic president's. I need oxygen asap. I lost my right eye in a feud with a damn hippie over mushrooms on my front lawn so your gonna have to carry the oxygen tank in for me.

O yah Tklq, It hides your face from ya too, so you don't have worry after glassblowing.

[Julian]

That's it, I'm calling the authorities.

[Kevin Bumble]

bath salts are really bad!!!!

[Julian]

I think I'll actually post some of these on Craigslist. Will check back with results.

[Cheese glass]

You know you're a lampworker when:

You own every GTT torch but your rent is 5 days late

Your fridge is on e and your liquid oxy tank is full

[blueflame glass worxs]

you know your a lampworker when: after almost 39 years your still practicing.

[krispysglass]

one night last summer a few buddies, my girl and i were sittin around a bonfire (non of them blow glass) and those questions like 'what or who would you bring to a deserted island, if it was the endnof the world what would you do, if u only had a week to live' dumb questions but every answer 'blow glass, blow glass blow glass' one of my buddies looked at me 'you really love glass huh?' my girl replied ' more then he loves me' i looked at both of them and said 'ya umm...sorry' and now my girl refers to glass as my mistress... but i think my girl is actually the mistress

(if any of that makes sense you may be a glassblower)

KAglass

[TlkQ]

Lady Boro will forever be my first love. Anyone else is competing for second

[kage]

You know your a lamp worker when it's Christmas Eve and your still making presents.

[brian falls]

you get seriously scared of not being able to work through christmas when airgas dosn`t answer the phone on christmas eve and you only have half a T tank and a PM2D.....

[Organik]

When you go to take a bite out of your sandwitch to find it contains glass shards.. when you spend more than half the day trying to remove saran wrap from new glass.

[krispysglass]

@kage ditto

KAglass

[Trevor]

When you go to take a bite out of your sandwitch to find it contains glass shards...
NICE!! glass sammy sounds great!
I really hope this didn't actually happen

[Organik]

Well, once I had a jimmy johns sandwich my friend had brought over.. I was in the middle of a project so I started eating the sandwitch got halfway done and set it down right next to me not even thinking and started working.. put the piece in the kiln and went to finish chowing down and noticed some glimmers and loose shards in the paper.. I didnt eat it though. Wasted a good sammich!

[Matt P]

I've used random rods of 5mm to stir soups and noodle dishes I've cooked at work. It didn't take many stray pieces of frit in my noodles to get me to start washing/wiping off the rods first. Yeah.... frit+teeth=no teeth

[istandalone24/7]

how did you see the frit in the soup? or was it more like slurp slurp fucking CRUNCH "ouch my teef"??

[Lever2stackS]

when your kids use scrap line tubing for toys :)

[lexx]

suzuki479 dead on for me lol

[KLAW]

You Know Your A Lamp/Flame Worker For Life When...

You are putting together a new studio and you feel it necessary to include a couch that pulls out into a bed because you know you will practically be living there at all times possible pretty much...

Oh and anyone else not able to fall asleep because you just lay there thinking about what you want to try out/make once you wake up and start again the next morning???

[Chad S]

You Know Your A Lamp/Flame Worker For Life When...

You are putting together a new studio and you feel it necessary to include a couch that pulls out into a bed because you know you will practically be living there at all times possible pretty much...

Or... How about when you've been melting so long, every day, all week, you finally doze off at the torch. :sleep: :guyonfire :flame: :HOT:

Man, I really need to get one of those couches that pull out into a bed for my studio, viola!

[Nomad]

Or... How about when you've been melting so long, every day, all week, you finally doze off at the torch. :sleep: :guyonfire :flame: :HOT:

Man, I really need to get one of those couches that pull out into a bed for my studio, viola!

I use a futon and I never leave the studio myself.

[Mac Maestro]

When your torch is worth more than your car.

[CripSkillz]

I have that problem

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[DIMBW]

When you know the stress temp, softening temp, working temp, and annealing temperature of clear boro off the top of your head, but not what day of the week it is.

[James Sowell]

when you laugh if a piece breaks instead of freaking out

[istandalone24/7]

^^lol. like the video of the bic lighter exploding on the dude's bench while he's pulling a vac stack. he just laughed, shrugged and picked it right back up. so funny!

[JDNACEglass]

you wake up freaking out the day you get your new mag cuz you had a nightmare you hit the face with a large hot glob, and actually get out of bed to check it

[JDNACEglass]

catch your three year old knealing in front of the nightlight jabbing it with a fork on each side, ask him what hes doing, "me blow glass"

[Jedimind730]

^ haha that's awesome! Lilli watches vids with me sometimes n says "daddy does that. daddy blows glass". it's fking adorable! you know you're a lampworker when your kids want to learn. mission accomplished! :cane:

[Wilbur]

Your on the strip with the top down screaming out money ain't a thing.

No wait that's a rapper

[Wilbur]

When you measure the cost of things in prodo pieces

'Shit ya that's only 20 more Dichro spoons'

[CheeseNip]

I do that constantly.^

[RadGlass]

When you get kicked out of high school because the only class you ever attended was that hothead in the backroom of art class.

[gomilobster]

When you measure the cost of things in prodo pieces

'Shit ya that's only 20 more Dichro spoons'

This is how I used to settle up my bar tab...

[FifDeez]

Damn I wanna drink with you that tab sounds high. Buy us all a round :)

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[Archi]

you rotate almost anything you hold, you can keep your popcicle from dripping, huge honey balls, or how I felt the other night, no spaghetti please ive been working all day!

No spaghetti - rofl!

[CripSkillz]

Ya Take a few yrs off to be a straight alcoholic?

[CripSkillz]

And can still make a sweet piece on first try back lol I got lucky..

[CheeseNip]

Ha! I had been wondering what ever happened to you the past few years. Good to see you back!

[toddscocoa808]

When Spanish tile roovs instantly make you think wrap nd rake..

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[vetropod]

When you try and try, but just can't stay away from fartglasspipemakers.

[OhioGirl]

When someone says they want to buy one of those salt lamps, and you say, "I didn't know Salt was making lamps"

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[Jimi The Don]

when the collection of sex toys that you keep around for when company cums over were all handmade by yourself..
or maybe that just makes me frugal..
and sorta creepy..
i'm lonely..
anyone wanna cum over?