The Endorphin Society, Wellington, NZ

Final posting

2011-08-22T02:59:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

As foretold on our blog posting of 5 July 2011, it's time to let the blog go.

It's hard to see the blog adding any value given the number of people who are or can connect with TES via our traditional YahooGroups email list, and more recently our presence on FetLife which ended up with a massive turnout to the August month.

We haven't got the old website relocated yet, your writer hasn't quite pulled finger on that yet and must get it sorted before the next munch (6 Sept at 7pm) or risk looking rather silly. But there is a basic page up at our new address which links to the aforementioned YahooGroups and FetLife locations:
http://www.tes.org.nz/

Getcha kink on!
The Endorphin Society

August Munch - Tue 2nd, 7pm

2011-07-24T03:22:00.000-07:00

Continuing the reasonably recent change to 7pm start, still downstairs at S&Ms Bar, Cuba St Wellington city. See full details at - http://fetlife.com/events/60456

This munch will include "show and tell" for those who want to bring something and talk about it. To quote from the posting on our new presence on FetLife.com

"The suggestion was made at the last munch to implement a Show and
Tell. The suggestion was met with much enthusiasm, so I'm reminding
everyone to bring something to yap about.

You don't have to bring your whole toy bag. We won't have time to
look at your whole collection of Medieval torture implements; just a
couple will do.

It doesn't necessarily have to be an object or implement, either; it
can be a favorite book or DVD you've found to be particularly
enlightening, just be prepared to give a review of why that book or
DVD resonates with you.

This is not compulsory, if you'd rather not, then that's okay too.
But come along and perv, I'm sure you'll find it interesting!

Looking forward to seeing what's in your bags, folks!"
http://fetlife.com/groups/37119/group_posts/1610177

New TES web site

2011-07-15T04:55:00.001-07:00

The old site, where we were piggy backing on someone elses domain, seemed to go kaput months ago.
We now have a new domain of our own - http://www.tes.org.nz

In due course (hopefully very soon) we'll have the old web pages up at the new address.

Fetlife - And likely discontinuance of this blog

2011-07-05T23:36:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

After discussion on Fetlife itself and a subsequent discussion at the July 2011 munch, we've set up a presence on Fetlife.com which looks likely to be our primary online space going forward.

http://fetlife.com/groups/37119

We will also set up 'events' on Fetlife for each munch.

We also have an email list on YahooGroups which will stay open and munch reminders will post automatically as they always have done. Discussions of course can be started on there or Fetlife.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TES/

July Munch - 7pm Tuesday 5th

2011-07-05T23:06:00.000-07:00

[We know this is after-the-fact; this was what was tried to be posted a couple of weeks back but it didn't work - trying now to see if it will publish]

Continuing with the earlier start time of 7pm.

As always we are downstairs at S&Ms Bar, 176 Cuba St, between Midnight Espresso and Flying Burrito Brothers.

After grabbing something at the bar, head downstairs, which are near the front window. If there is a red rope at the top of the stairway let yourself through.

We are almost always the only people downstairs. We usually have a couple of balloons on a table so you can be doubly sure it's us.

June 7th Munch - New Time!

2011-05-05T00:49:00.000-07:00

After discussion at the recent May munch, we've tweaked the start time of the munches to better accommodate folk hanging around in town after work, but not make it so early that folk that go home first or work quite late are too disadvantaged.

So the new start time is half an hour early - 7pm.

We continue to be in the downstairs area at S&M bar Cuba St. The top of the stairs might be roped off but let yourself through and head down, and you should find people and probably a balloon or two just to be sure it's us... 98% of the time it is only us down there anyway.

In other news, this year's Capital Fetish Ball date has been set. It is again at the Garden Club, Dixon St, and is Saturday 27th August.

May Munch - Tue 3rd 7:30pm

2011-04-05T23:31:00.000-07:00

The April turnout was remarkable in terms of the loss of daylight savings and the sudden onset of cold weather. There were more new faces, and the usual Wellington 2 degrees of separation in effect where people turned out to have mutual friends and whatnot. Also the usual crossover between the kinky folk and medieval/SCA groups! Same bat-time and same bat-channel for next month's munch. See previous postings for details on S&M bar - we are in the downstairs area usually with blue & black balloons on display so you can be sure it's us. In the meantime there is Wicked Fetish II happening late in April, followed the day after by Wellington Workshop II. You can also kick that weekend off with Carousel Burlesque. It's all happening!

April Munch Tuesday 5th

2011-03-02T01:58:00.000-08:00

A few new faces at the March munch, good stuff.

A five week gap until the April Munch from 7:30pm on Tue 5th.

S&Ms Bar, 176 Cuba Street basically next to Midnight Expresso. After grabbing something at bar, head downstairs (stairs are near the front window). If there is a red rope at the top of the stairway then don't worry and just let yourself in :-)

March Munch, Tuesday 1st

2011-02-02T22:10:00.000-08:00

Same date, day, and time, different month.

Happy times at the February munch in the afterglow of a very successful play party late in January.

Remember you can email us at tesx1234@yahoo.co.nz with any queries.

See you at S&Ms from 7:30pm

Munch Feb 1st - back to normal

2011-01-04T11:49:00.001-08:00

After skipping January we're back to the usual first Tuesday of the month from February onward.

S&Ms Bar, 176 Cuba Street. Official time 7:30pm but often there will be a few there before that.

Head downstairs, if there is a red rope at the top of the stairway then let yourself in :-)

January - No munch, but a party

2010-12-12T20:32:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone,

S&Ms Bar is closed on our usual munch day, and in keeping with the past we have the munch on the usual day (1st Tuesday of the month) or not at all.

However there is a play party very likely to go ahead in late January. It's not a TES party but the organisers have involved TES people in discussions and organisation, and obviously are keen for us to be involved.

Further details will be posted to the TES email list and onto Fetlife (which has probably already got an event page set up for it).

Have a great X(rated)mas and New Year!

December Munch, Tuesday 7th from 7:30pm

2010-11-25T00:16:00.000-08:00

See previous postings for full details.

Here's a handy little map thing from the venue's website...

November Munch - oops left this a bit late

2010-10-30T22:28:00.001-07:00

Not that it's hard to work out when the munches are as we've been first Tuesday of the month for a long long time now :-)

Speaking of first Tuesdays, it's November so it's also Melbourne Cup day.

7:30pm & often people there earlier. S&Ms bar on Cuba St - www.scottyandmals.co.nz

We're down the stairs on your left as you enter from the street. There's often a rope across the stair entrance but let yourself through and head down.

October munch - Tuesday 2nd 7:30pm

2010-10-12T00:06:00.000-07:00

Just the usual... see previous posts for details !

October munch - Tue 5th

2010-09-07T01:46:00.000-07:00

7:30pm as always

http://www.scottyandmals.co.nz/

Come downstairs, don't worry if the top of the stairs is cordoned up, let yourself in :-)

Stairs are immediately at your left as you walk in off the street.

September munch - Tuesday 7th

2010-09-01T03:18:00.001-07:00

Same bat time (7:30pm), same bat channel (176 Cuba St, S&Ms, downstairs area)

Sip wine/beer/coke with other kinky souls, and bask in post-Fetish Ball happiness.

Also getting closer is Southern Exposure in Christchurch, the major bi-yearly weekend BDSM & alternative lifestyles conference.

http://southernexposure.gen.nz/

Can't be long until the final programme is sorted. Currently there are info about many of the workshops, but not complete yet and not with the running order.

August Munch - Tuesday 3rd

2010-07-21T22:19:00.000-07:00

Down the stairs in S&Ms bar, Cuba St.

http://www.whisper.co.nz/tes/events.html

From 7:30pm officially but there are people there before that time pretty much every time.

This is the last munch before the Fetish Ball of course. People wanting the discounted tickets need to pay at or before this munch.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=129385960414100&ref=ts

Burlesque Masquerade Ball - July

2010-06-07T00:11:00.000-07:00

Saw this on Facebook, don't know anything more about it than is what is said on this page, which isn't a lot as of yet:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132225620126279&ref=mf

I assume it will display even if you aren't a facebook user, but I could be wrong of course.

July Munch - Tuesday 6th

2010-06-01T23:40:00.000-07:00

7:30pm (or earlier) start as always, at S&Ms bar on Cuba St, Te Aro.

We're downstairs (stairs at your left as you enter from the street) and there tends to be a red rope across the stairwell entry, but ignore that if you are looking for us!

See all other details about the location on one of our old postings:
http://teswellingtonnz.blogspot.com/2009/07/august-munch-new-venue.html

Considering the Fetish Ball

2010-06-01T23:36:00.000-07:00

We've had the word that the next capital fetish ball is planned for late August.

The FBs are not run by TES but if we have enough interest from the membership we'll be there as TES with some play gear set up, and we get a beneficial ticketing arrangement for our troubles.

Major dependency is a suitable vehicle to transport our gear from the Hutt Valley and back the next day, and a few people to help set up and take down the gear.

June Munch - Tuesday 1st

2010-05-05T00:07:00.000-07:00

Same time same place! Scroll down for details.

Update: If there is a rope barrier across the stairwell entry, don't worry, that's just to ward other people off - we will be down there so you can let yourself in!

next Munch - May 4th

2010-04-06T02:12:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone,

A good turnout in April with a bunch of new and returning folk, good to see!

Next informal gathering is Tuesday 4th May. As always the official time is 7:30pm onward but some folk are usually early.

See us in the downstairs area at S&Ms Bar, 176 Cuba Street, Te Aro. The stairs down are in the corner at your left as you enter from the street.

April Munch

2010-03-08T04:18:00.000-08:00

S&Ms bar as always nowadays, downstairs, from 7:30pm on Tuesday April 6th.

Munch - March 2nd

2010-02-01T23:57:00.001-08:00

Same bat time, same bat channel, see previous posts if you are out of touch!

Munch - February 2010

2010-01-09T20:26:00.000-08:00

Tuesday 2nd February from 7:30pm, although people are often there from about 7pm onward.

Location and other details as per the various previous posts about our munches.

Your writer will be back on board for this munch so you can expect to see a couple of balloons on our table (or one of our tables) downstairs so you can be sure it's us.

Next munch - January 5th

2009-12-06T00:43:00.000-08:00

[Confirmed - bar will be open and munch will go ahead as usual]

S&Ms Bar, 176 Cuba Street, Te Aro. From 7:30pm but some folk are usually early.

http://www.scottyandmals.co.nz/

All 18+ are welcome to attend. Dress code is everyday street wear, as it is an informal meeting at a public venue. As such there should be no open display of BDSM activity so no obvious attention is drawn to ourselves.

As with December yours truely will not be there, but each time we've been only people in the downstairs area so it won't be hard to find us. Might not be that many of us at this munch seeing as it's the holiday period, but there's always been someone even at this time of year.

Hot Pink Bits

2009-11-26T23:19:00.001-08:00

BATS Theatre, Dec 1 - 12, 9pm, book 04 802 4175 or book@bats.co.nz

I saw this show myself around a couple of years back... definitely good for fun & laughs!

Next munch - December 1st

2009-11-10T21:50:00.000-08:00

S&Ms Bar, 176 Cuba Street, Te Aro. From 7:30pm but some folk are usually early.

http://www.scottyandmals.co.nz/

All 18+ are welcome to attend. Dress code is everyday street wear, as it is an informal meeting at a public venue. As such there should be no open display of BDSM activity so no obvious attention is drawn to ourselves.

There won't be any balloons this time (as I won't be there) but so far each time we've been there we've been only people in the downstairs area.

Fetish Ball barely more than a week away

2009-11-03T22:05:00.001-08:00

www.thefetishball.com
Wgtn party on Fri 13th - nice!

The area that TES people will be in is down the back behind the stage - there is a short accessway to the left of the stage (as you look at it). There will be some access control to make sure too many people don't congregate where they might get hit by a flogger on a backswing!

The FB people have kindly provided us with some free & discounted tickets which have been distributed amongst our folk... membership has it's privileges, as the old American Express slogan goes!

I'm not too sure about this!

2009-10-21T21:42:00.000-07:00

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/odd/6371936/cheating-husbands-should-be-whipped/
Some may agree!

Munch 3 November, and Fetish Ball

2009-10-07T00:05:00.000-07:00

Biggest munch in quite some time last night, great!

Same time and place 3rd November. The only change is that we've run out of Blue and Black balloons, so it will now be two balloons of any colour that we'll have on a table (except the occassional time it's forgotten!).

Looks like we're set for the Fetish Ball, with our own play area which will be bigger and a bit more out-of-the-way than last time.

Munch, October 6th

2009-09-02T03:50:00.000-07:00

5 weeks between the munches this time around.

The new venue seems to be very well received and the September munch was a great mix of people and discussion.

See the previous blog post for venue/location :-)

To be clear, we are no longer at Brix/Bistro 169 ! One of our first timers unfortunately went there last time which just happened to be the first month we had moved, d'oh!!

Munch, September 1st

2009-08-05T23:39:00.000-07:00

New venue but still first Tuesday of the month from 7:30pm.

S&Ms Bar, 176 Cuba Street, Te Aro.

http://www.scottyandmals.co.nz/

See their website, or our blog posting on 11th July, for a little map.

All 18+ are welcome to attend. Dress code is everyday street wear, as it is an informal meeting at a public venue. As such there should be no open display of BDSM activity so no obvious attention is drawn to ourselves.

Cats that liked to be spanked

2009-08-02T23:03:00.001-07:00

The more we know about animals of the non human kind, the more it seems we are alike!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/blogs/four-legs-good/2389765/Cats-that-like-to-be-spanked

Don't forget our munch tomorrow night (Tue 4th) - see two posts ago.

Asphyxia Corsetry - Wellington visit

2009-07-28T23:22:00.000-07:00

First a disclaimer - TES does not specifically recommend or endorse any vendor. This is provided for your general info only.

'Ivy Asphyxia' is doing a North Island tour. She'll be at Hole In The Wall from 6pm-9pm on Friday 21st August.

She says: "I'm spending about a month cruising round the north island throwing lil asphyxia tea parties all over the place. These will involve y'all getting to meet me, ask questions, try on tester corsets, drink far too much tea (or whatever is going at the time hehe) and get measured up for your own asphyxia corset.
I'm going to be in each town for at LEAST three-ish days around the time of the party so if you can't make it to the party and have your heart set on playing with some corsets please DO flick me a message and I'll make time for you :)"
asphyxiacorsetry@gmail.com

August Munch - Tue 4th - NEW VENUE

2009-07-11T22:21:00.000-07:00

Same schedule - first Tuesdays of the month from 7:30pm - but a new venue, which is:

S&Ms (very apt!), short for Scotty & Mals. 176 Cuba Street, Te Aro.

http://www.scottyandmals.co.nz/

Christchurch Press Article

2009-07-07T23:42:00.001-07:00

An article that appeared in a weekend supplement to the Chch Press last week has now appeared online:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/lifestyle/2565199/Uncommon-Bonds

Southern Exposure 2010

2009-06-27T14:38:00.000-07:00

Somewhat advance notice!

The third bi-annual Southern Exposure BDSM weekend conference is scheduled for the 12th-14th November 2010. Held in Christchurch, at the same venue as the previous conferences. Follow the URL below to see information of the most recent gathering in November 2008.

www.southernexposure.gen.nz

2009 Fetish Ball

2009-06-19T18:05:00.000-07:00

Wellington is again on the schedule for the Fetish Ball, as it continues to stretch out to hold events outside of Chch after running there for many years.

The Wellington date is Fri 13th (nice) November.

http://www.thefetishball.com/

Burlesque Night - 11th June

2009-06-08T01:36:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the short notice, your webmaster has been away for a couple of days.

Bar Bodega, Thursday 11th June 8pm, $10 tickets, info and bookings at
http://burlesque.saladmaster.org/

Event poster at
http://saladmaster.org/burlesque/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ready-for-takeoff.jpg

Next munch night - July

2009-06-02T23:11:00.000-07:00

The next munch will be 7:30pm Tuesday 7th July 2009.

See the Events page on the TES Website for details on location and how to find us.
http://www.whisper.co.nz/tes/events.html

Rocky Horror special showing at Embassy

2009-05-18T02:09:00.000-07:00

Copied from our email list as it's perhaps worth a mention here:

As mentioned at the last TES munch... Rocky Horror returns to Wellington.

May 29th at the Embassy.

Pre-show entertainment from 7.30pm in the bar area. Film is scheduled to play at 8.30pm. Interaction and costumes are encouraged.

http://www.deluxe.co.nz/events.html
(scroll down that page)

June Munch Coming Up

2009-05-15T18:34:00.000-07:00

The next munch will be 7:30pm Tuesday 2nd June 2009.

See the Events page on the TES Website for details on location and how to find us.

http://www.whisper.co.nz/tes/events.html

Fresh Endorphin Society Web Site

2009-05-14T23:47:00.000-07:00

Along with our new blog, we also have a fresh look for our web site, posted here.

Thanks to Whisperings for their hosting space - we really appreciate it.

Testing...testing...

2009-05-09T00:48:00.001-07:00

Test post for the blog!