Steve aka "D's Dummy" - NYC Dec 12-15

Chihuahua on a table perfectly aligned to where his butt is on two remotes.

Guess it's time to sterilize both remotes. Damn.

Chihuahua looking straight at the camera.

He's plotting something.

Chihuahua in a sweater perched on the back of a couch like a cat.

Cat

Chihuahua taking up most of a beanbag chair.

Just me and this critter for a few days.

Text exchange where I tell of a dream about skipping classes and am worried about not graduating. She responds with a reminder that I'm 46.

Gen Z is always around to straighten me out.

Chihuahua yawning.

Dog update.

Screenshot of PRs from workout app. Cable rope tricep extension, EZ bar front raise, machine seated shoulder press, lat machine parallel grip.

Screenshot of PRs from workout app. Lateral raise, machine seated chest press, machine single leg extension.

These keep piling up every new workout. One week in the tropics coming up and then increasing to three times a week most of February.

Ok so our dog wasn't ok with boots.

Sadly, if I ever ran for office this video would likely end up in my opponent's campaign ad.

Open to suggestions, but I think bringing in models who are at least familiar with each other is key. This needs to be comfortable with people who get along and work well together. Also love the possibility of meeting new models this way through people we already know.

Needless to say this is an investment that swings bigger than our typical travel shoots and there has to be some selectivity. Broader array of fetishes and creativity, looking for big sales. But hoping to amplify our brand and others' while putting out fun content in the process.

Already have one pairing lining up for end of February including one person we've already shot with and is immensely popular in our store, and someone we haven't but is clearly popular in a lot of our best niches. If all goes well we want to do this a number of times a year.

In 2025, we're going to put a little more emphasis on flying some models out for more elaborate, higher quality shoots. We probably won't ever be a huge studio but going to try flying models out in pairs, two people who have good on screen chemistry already.

Three years ago, this was one of the most miserable days of my life. So I'm grateful that it is indeed true that some of those worst times do in fact pass. It's the unbearable amount of time it takes sometimes and the uncertainty that sucks the most.

Screenshot of email from sportsbook informing customer that they are no longer eligible for future promotions.

Three sportsbooks have limited me this way within a year. Must be doing something right. Only had 45 bets with these guys and they were on to me.

Just wanderin out here. No plans whatsoever. #TimesSquare #NYC

Screenshot of clips4sale "butt drops" category page showing D's store as #1 in the category.

Ooh thank you! Especially now that clip could get some new eyes with a rerelease. We kind of went hard on that category lol.

Same goes for the balcony clip if it were ever to fit into your plans. I'd probably need to send you the already edited version though as it was really pieced together.

I'm pretty sure with my VIP status this year I can get some free flights to Vegas so it just comes down to finding the right timing. We'll get there for sure!

I don't think we have the final edit but probably still have access to the raw footage. That one was yours in the trade though so we're all good. The preview alone is amazing and gets a laugh out of me every time!

It really was. I think we all surprised ourselves a little bit with how well that came out. You got the lighting exactly right. As always, we appreciate the kind words. It hasn't been a crazy long time since then but it sure does feel like it.

Wow the more I think about it, the butt drop video we shot in the bedroom after the balcony clip that you have... that probably opened us up to another niche because that's turned into a reliable clip idea ever since!

We love you too! And it's always been reciprocal. You've been there for us every step through different challenges.

And yeah, that entire night was hilarious, fun and real. Also if you told 25 year old me that I'd experience an evening like that ONE time in my life I'd have thought you were crazy.

Sarah graciously hosted us for several days while we quarantined before we booked this hotel for a few shoots. We also set up shoots with Riot and Ayla that summer in that spot if I recall. That trip marked something of a transition to full time production. And Sarah is as good a mentor as there is.

Out of all the clips in our store, 99% of them are planned to some degree. This one wasn't. Just hanging out on the balcony of our hotel overlooking the water and starting shenanigans.

This was during the peak of Covid right after being let go from my job.

Anyway, because I wasn't showing my face at the time we split up footage from the night. I took this because it took me about 4 days to pixelate my face frame by frame. SO relieved to not have to worry about that any more btw.

In any case, just a genuinely fun memory.

If I recall the details correctly, I went to the store to get some snacks and drink for a social hang. Got back and somewhat spontaneously it was decided that we were going to engage in this kind of play. I think Sarah had it on IG live at the time?

On the topic of kind of providing a BTS perspective from this account, this clip featuring sarahdiavola.bsky.social has sold a bit recently.

One of our all time favorites as Sarah is a dear friend and this was entirely unplanned, as evidenced by me being unmasked at the beginning then masked later.

My typical bedtime is about 6 AM. This morning at 6 AM we're driving to New Jersey. I'm gonna take the first shift but damn is it gonna feel nice to nap in the passenger seat after the first fuel stop.

D is booked up in Long Island Saturday. I have a lot of time to kill. What to do?

Never been to an NHL game in my life or been to MSG so maybe that at 1 PM and then who knows? Will probably wander from there but recommendations on parts of town, bars/restaurants welcome.

I'll keep it tasteful of course as not everything is to be shared. But as you might imagine, there are people we just work with and there are people who are friends. It's always a little fluid. Some of our clips turn out differently than expected.