Poker (AKA 225)

[Chaneda]

I just wanted to take a few moments to thank everyone for making this an incredible NEST. Having hung out with some of you a few weeks prior I had a slight idea as to what it felt like being around people just like us.

By "slight" I mean almost none.

The weekend turned out to be yet another transformation for me. One thing is being with one or two other people who enjoy tickling. Another thing is to be around roughly 100 people. The feeling that one gets while at the actual NEST event (in the nightclub to be specific, but in the hotels as well) is that you are living in a little town with students, doctors, lawyers, teachers, cooks, and even politicians who all share the same love for tickling...call it Speer's Kittletown if you like because it definitely felt like that.

I made a large group of friends who I know I will be in contact with for a long time and a smaller gang with whom I feel I have made a significant emotional investment in and impact on. These people include James_Bond, Avenger, ASU, apacer, Ivory, Azrael, and Alyson. I love you guys for letting me join in with you for a wonderful weekend and know (hope) I'll see all of you soon, maybe before the next NEST.

I also want to thank everyone who came back to my room night after night after night to play Poker and for some tickling fun with my bondage kit, bondage tape, WaterPik, feathers, and Hitachi Magic Wand (I love this thing...Avenger, you MUST buy one 😉 ). Everyone who came to play (and lost...or won money) and socialize over a game of Hold Em made the nights drag on in a most wonderful way.

NEST does not last 8 hours one day a year...everyone proved that NEST lasts the entire weekend, if not all year long. Strong friendships have been put on the table, prompted and catalyzed by a common love.

Events have been put into motion that shall create beloved legends for those in the know and those not in the know but curious enough to query what the heck we're all talking about. It will take a LONG time to forget the insanity that was my room, "THE SANDWICH" which (unfortunately) has become something of a hideous example of what happens when you mix a D-Grade Philly Cheese Steak (made of what kind of meat!?!?!?) with Azrael and enough alcohol to make Az drunk off his @$$, Jigglypuff, the endurance and beautiful giggly laugh of a certain unmentionable lady, and the warm and genuine greetings and smiles from some of the most wonderful people on this world of our's.

Again, thank you. Thanks everyone for making this NEST incredible. I will see all of you in a year (or less). Stay in touch.

Long Live the Order of The Sandwich!!!!

Love,
- Chaneda

 

[Bugman]

NEST does not last 8 hours one day a year...everyone proved that NEST lasts the entire weekend, if not all year long. Strong friendships have been put on the table, prompted and catalyzed by a common love

You are spot on there man.We did not really talk much,but the bonds formed at such an event go far beyond our common intrest.I wish i had heard about the poker games,i would have been happy to make a deposit,or maybe a withdrawl hehe. 😀

 

[Avenger314]

I still can't believe I managed to come out only four dollars behind. Especially because of the 'distractions' that frequently occurred on the bed. In particular, my focus that first evening was particularly bad.

I had pocket fives in the holdem tournament. Then I heard the squealing coming from the bed. I didn't have much money yet.
Direct quote from me: "You know what guys? I'm looking at these cards. And I'm looking at that bed. All in!"
Best $5 I ever spent.

To be honest, I wound up looking forward to poker nights almost as much as the tickle sessions. It was a great, fun way to wrap up a great, fun day.

Another fun part was Sunday evening poker night--Texas Holdem, as usual. I was chatting with the fellow next to me.
"Where were you yesterday? I didn't see you around."
"Oh, I drove to Atlantic City for a while."
"How'd that go?"
"I won around $200."
"Congrats. Slot machines?"
"No, Holdem."
"Okay, time for me to cash out now..."

Fun times. And i'm very glad I didn't lose my shirt.

 

[James_Bond4334]

Ah yes, the poker. I'm so glad my trick deck worked 😉

But then you guys switched from the Casino Royale Deck and used the generic one. Eh, i still won! 😀

It was a blast and next time we will do it again for sure.

Also, I'm sorry the last night I did not return to the game. I found something much more fun to do. Speaking of which, Jane, once again...it was extremely nice of you to do what you did and I appreciate it greatly. Italian, it was an awesome experience and I'm glad we had the opportunity.

Jane, some nerve you had telling me, "I didn't know you knew how to do this." You just wanted to make it worse, didn't you?

 

[apacer3]

Thanks everyone who played for your money

Oh, and the friendships were alright too

 

[Italian_Touch]

Ah yes, the poker. I'm so glad my trick deck worked 😉

But then you guys switched from the Casino Royale Deck and used the generic one. Eh, i still won! 😀

It was a blast and next time we will do it again for sure.

Also, I'm sorry the last night I did not return to the game. I found something much more fun to do. Speaking of which, Jane, once again...it was extremely nice of you to do what you did and I appreciate it greatly. Italian, it was an awesome experience and I'm glad we had the opportunity.

Jane, some nerve you had telling me, "I didn't know you knew how to do this." You just wanted to make it worse, didn't you?

It was my plesure, my friend.
I really enjoyed the time (well, I believe everyone had a good time!).
Furthermore, I also learned that q-tips are not as innocent as they look like! 😀

 

[NG02]

Those poker games were a really nice heighlight to an already great weekend. Cant wait to see you guys next year and mayeb ill come up on top next time......or break even for that matter. I hate folding...LOL

 

[Italian_Touch]

Chaneda:

thank you for letting us mess up with your room.
It was very nice hanging out with you guys (and girls... in perpetual laughter...)

And even if I lost the sandwich saga, I had a very good time, I am glad I broke even and, seriously, I never imaniged I would have been sitting watching the 70s King Kong and even a part of the superplastic Saturday Night Fever...

 

[Ivory Tickler]

CHANEDA: Thanks for opening your room up to the craziness that ensued during the poker playing, the tickle making, and the sandwich spanking that went on in 225. You'll have to bring your sax again next year and we'll get a bunch of us TMF musicians together to jam.

JAMES BOND: It was great that you had the poker chips and cards which helped to bring so much fun to the NEST. When I came by Sunday night with all of you laughing hysterically, I assumed you were drunk. And you were... drunk on sandwich porn!

NG02: I was the wind beneath your wings when it came to keeping your chip-stack alive during the poker play. Showing you the love, my man... just showing you the love!

APACER3: 40 of those dollars you won over the weekend are mine! Yes, I love to play poker... never said I was good at it. Here's to you and to playing with a guy with the best poker face ever.

ITALIAN TOUCH: You were quite the multi-tasker... tickling between poker hands -- and not to mention just learning the rules to hold-em only minutes before play! It was fun being in your presence throughout the NEST.

AVENGER: Earlier in the evening, I was lucky to win the tournament that included yourself, NG, and JB. Only down $4? Your skills and strategy must've really developed over the weekend! Either that or the nearby "distractions" took your focus away from losing too much money!