Going to medical school

 I went off to school today. Medical school, that is.

No, I am not going to become a doctor. I'm not that smart. Although I can dream, can't I? Doctor Colin, I like the sound of that.

Actually, I was trying to gain new customers. I have a friend who is an orthopedic physician at the Ucla medical center.

I paid him a visit today, hoping that he will refer some of his patients to my practice. His work and my work are complementary. His patients could always use some good massage therapy.

I did some favors for him recently. And I brought some gifts for him and his partner, as further enticements. It was a productive visit.

I met this dude while I was on the campus. He is a med student. I was checking out information about seminars about orthopedic medicine and massage therapy. I bumped into this dude. We struck up a conversation.

I noticed that he was wearing cut off shorts. You don't see a lot of guys wearing cut offs. He looked more like an undergraduate than a med student.

As for me, I went with a business casual look. After all, my visit was for business.

Flannel

So far, I have had a busy week. But I managed to find time to hang out with my bud Tyler today.

I always look forward to meeting Tyler because I am curious to see what kind of fashion statement he will be making. He is not a conventional dresser. I admire that about him. Gives me inspiration.

By the way, I went with the badass look today. I wanted to change things up a bit. Some of my clients liked the look. Others not so much. They preferred to see me in bright colors. 

As for my meeting with Tyler, he didn't disappoint. He wore an outfit that I myself wouldn't wear in public. His flannel shirt barely covered over his privates. When I first saw him, I wondered if he was going commando.

Cloudy and sunny

We have had a lot of cloudy days recently, with a few wet ones.

I don't like the gloomy look of a dark overcast sky. Besides, LA is so much more picturesque when it is sunny.

picturesque

gloomy

I have a client who lives near city hall. He has a great place with a balcony that provides beautiful views of the civic center area.

It was a sunny Saturday afternoon. You can see how beautiful the area looks with a blue sky in the background.

sweatpants

I had my first modeling job of the year on Friday.

One of Meagan's colleague hired me to model some of her clothes. We did the photoshoot in the downtown area. We did most of the shoot in the utility area of an apartment building.

We did the shoot in the morning, so I had to get up early to prep myself. I wanted to look fresh.

The most notable piece of clothing was the sweat pants with the odd looking pockets.

There was limited privacy.

Michelle was fun to work with. She didn't demand retake after retake.

Of course I got paid for the job. And Michelle gave me a bonus. She treated me to a shopping trip on Sunday. That was so cool and gracious of her.

baby blue

I don't usually wear my baby blue denims to work. The color doesn't communicate the kind of image that I wish to project.

 

Nevertheless, I wore my baby blue shirt and shorts to meet a client this afternoon. For some reason, I was in a baby blue denim mood.

 

 

Coincidentally, my friend Brian was wearing his baby blue jeans today. I met up with Brian during my long break between clients. He works at one of those warehouse stores.

 

 

He texted me. He wanted to know if we could hang out. His shift was ending. I was nearby. Actually, I wanted to grab something cheap to eat at the store's food court.

 

I met up with Brian behind the store. When I saw him, I noticed that he was wearing baby blue jeans. We were color coordinated by happenstance. I didn't expect that.

 

We joked about our color coordination. Something as silly as this, it was probably the most interesting thing about my day.

kinky stuff

Do you ever feel like you're in the wrong business or the wrong profession?

 

I am a massage therapist, but I recently had some clients who expected a different kind of massage service. You know, something erotic. The sexual healing kind. It was not the first time that this has happened to me.

 

 

I met this client at the new year's party. I handed out my business cards to a number of party goers who I thought might be interested in my service. This particular client called me and scheduled a session a few days later.

 

She was a spunky fun loving person. We danced and had a good time at the party.

 

We had a good first massage session. Now that I think about it, I probably did give her the impression that my services included stuff other than a massage. She was a flirty person. And I played along. Besides what else could I have done, she is good looking.

 

She called me again a day later to schedule another session. She did tell me that she had a friend who also wanted to use my service.

 

 

When I met her at her apartment complex for the second session, I met her three friends as well. They were all a fun loving bunch. They were playful. I didn't mind. I don't mind playful clients.

I made goofy poses with them. I joined them in the hot tub. As long as they were paying for my time, I went along with their activities. I did eventually give her a massage. What I didn't expect was that her friends were engaging in kinky stuff while watching our massage session.

 

It was a very tempting situation. It wasn't the first time that a client(s) of mine expected more than just a massage. I always have to remind myself not to cross the line whenever something like this happens.

 

It was a crazy experience. I never had to deal with so many participants during a session. They were good people who just wanted to have fun. I don't blame them. I didn't want to lose their business, but I had to remind them of my professional code. I really hope they would use my service again in the future, even if it is just for a simple massage. 

 

This experience got me thinking. Maybe I could make more money providing a broader range of services. But that would mean I would essentially be changing to a different profession. No, I think that I will stay with the profession that I am already in.

Gated community

Going to that fashion industry new year's eve party actually paid off for me. It turned out that I convinced one party goer to try my massage service.

 

He called me the other day to schedule an appointment with me. And we had our first massage session this morning. I am hoping that some of the other party goers that I gave my business card to will come calling.

 

This new client lives in a gated community. He is the first client that I have had that lives in such a place. I had to be checked in at the gate before I was allowed to enter. There was too much uniformity to the place, for my taste. In any case, I am happy to have a new client.

There was this one dude who took an interest in my presence in the neighborhood. He lived across the way from my client. He saw me carrying my gear out of my client's house. He was curious about what I was doing there. He was a bit nosy, but friendly enough.