It’s that time of year again – the spankosphere’s annual Love our Lurkers day, organised by the inimitable Bonnie of My Bottom Smarts. Today is the day when we invite you to say hello, especially if you haven’t commented before.
I’ve had a great response to this on previous years, and I think it’s a tradition that’s well worth keeping. Like all bloggers, I’m motivated to keep writing by the amazing responses and feedback I get. If I didn’t get any comments, I’d have given up long ago. Through keeping this blog I’ve made some brilliant friends – and been continually surprised by the empathy and thoughtfulness of the responses I get. I started this blog as a professional spanking model, thinking that people wouldn’t bother reading unless I kept it light, fluffy and sexy. Since then I’ve poured more and more of myself into this virtual space, and every time I peel back a new layer and reveal a new idea or feeling, I’m anxious about how it’s going to go down. Surely my readers, I think, aren’t interested in political rants or introspection about my body issues, or all the other decidedly unsexy things I post from time to time? And every time, I’m bowled over by the warmth, generosity and intelligence of my responses. You guys are awesome. I’m honoured to have so engaging and interesting an audience for my thoughts.
Even so, perhaps political debate or analysis about the nuts and bolts of kink isn’t your thing. Perhaps you enjoy reading but don’t feel you have much of interest to contribute. Well, you don’t have to have anything unique or exciting to say today: I just want to know you’re out there. Sometimes leaving the first comment can be a huge hurdle – hopefully, doing so on a day when everyone else is doing the same thing might make be a bit easier.
While I’m here, I just want to say a special thankyou to all the new commenters who have delurked over the last year, without having been prompted. It’s been really great chatting to you, and every comment I get brightens my day a little. Thankyou for reading, thankyou for being interested, and I hope we have many great conversations to come. 
If you haven’t said hello yet, please do consider leaving a reply to this post – as brief as you like. If you want a topic to discuss, let me know if there’s anything you’d like to see more or less of on this blog. Any preferences or opinions, ways it could be bettered or improved? If you haven’t commented before, was there a reason or are you just not in the habit? You don’t have to identify yourself – but I’d love to know you’re there.
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I think I've commented here Pandora but I have Lurked as well in Wonderment at a most Spankable Bottom. It doesn't make me a bad person though ?
I have been here before and added a few comments Pandora, but as a fellow blogger I know how nice it is to get some comments; so here is another.
I lurk in all sorts of places and I really MUST post some comments!
Fred
" i'm lurking through you … where did you go … i thought i knew you … what did i know?.. the only difference is you're down there.. i lurking through you … you're everywhere " oliver t
Just one thing to say: Great blog, Pandora
Cheers
Chross
I don't comment here as often as I would like to, wish I had more time.
Happy LOL day.
Prefectdt
I particularly enjoy your introspection and philosophizing, Pandora, but generally, it's always a treat to read your stuff!
I'm a pretty new follower so I've haven't commented on anything yet, still need to look back through your archives and see what you're all about. But so far I've liked what I've read!
Love your blog, have yet to make comment. But I suppose this counts?
Nice to make your acquaintance, Pandora!
-Pink
hi pandora i have commented on your blog for just over a month now i only found it when i googled wearing school knickers and saw your spanking site with you in your uniform also as i said in one of my comments i would love to see you dressed as a cheerleader getting your knickers pulled down for a good spanking.love simon.
Happy LOL day, Pandora! I'm definitely not a lurker (far too many and too long comments).
But still I want to use the chance to tell you how much I love your writing. Thanks a lot for so many funny, moving, thought-provoking posts! Of course meeting you personally and spending time together was even more a pleasure than reading your posts always is. 
Not a lurker, but I thought I would stop by and wish you a happy LOL day nonetheless.
I enjoy the new layers you have peeled back. To my mind, hearing about your thoughts and feelings about various subjects, the introspectiomn and insight, make the spanking modelling stuff all the more interesting. Oh, and of course, I always love a well-written political rant, too.
Happy LOL Day, and here is to you hopefully having many more of those as a blogger!
I have commented before, but far too infrequently! I do read, though, and appreciate what you post. I must try to respond more.
March x
Hi Pandora,
Happy LOL day! I like your blog and visit it regularly.
Hugs,
Hermione
I'm both a lurker and a commenter, and loving it. Someone with so many interesting and exciting things to say should have a blog—thank you for that. Happy LoL day.
I continue to enjoy your thought provoking and intense blog.
Jonathan
I have lurked on a lot of spanking blogs, but I have left lots of comments on here. Now on my blog that is another story, hundreds of lurkers but hardly any comments. So, what does that tell me? I am not sure, but I haven't given up doing the blog infact I have go more into it because my stats are telling me how many are visiting and what they are looking at. I wish all the lurkers well but if they could leave a comment that would be wonderful. In fact Miss Buffy left a message today which was lovely
Happy LOL day
Pandora you lovely thing you. Happy LOL day, and yes I love your blog
Hey Pandora, I've been reading through your posts for the last couple of months – I'm still trying to figure out how/where I fit into all of this.
Your blog is lovely and I look forward to reading more in the future.
Kate
Hey Pandora,
Your blog is brilliantly sexy and thoroughly thought provoking.
I think I have commented once or twice before, maybe leaving a link to the kinky e book I have written to encourage people into spanking.
Though it turns me on, I don't find the idea of being spanked over and over until you are thoroughly bruised and reddened appealing, though it is nice to read about. I've never asked my partner to spank me and guess I should do – I try it with her but she has a low pain threshold. So I content myself with reading and fantasising about it.
Anyway I have probably said too much – it's late – but I just wanted to let you know I am out here reading and please keep doing what you do. You make spanking something of an art form both through words and pictures. I sometimes feel bad for looking at the latter but when I fantasise about spanking, I usually will think about my partner being the spanker or spankee. Who knows, maybe one day.
Take care
x
happy LOL day! I love your blog! I read it a lot, just never commented before!
~cherri
First time here, great blog though. Happy LOL day!
Katia
Never commented before, but emailed you once
Happy LOL day!
Pandora, reading your blog inspires me. Thank you, for all you share with us
Hello from a Lurker!
I love your writing and insights, and may run into you somewhere on the club circuit in London one day
Sadly, a day late, but then I have commented occasionally before now. For me, it's the political (in the broadest possible sense) posts that most engage me – I mean, I like the spanking photos, but I'm not sure I have much to say about them. But I do like engaging with some of the intellectual issues that lie behind kink, which is why I've always enjoyed your blog more than the others I read. I think this is because it's a blog that happens to be written by a spanking model, rather than a spanking model's blog. (And now I feel bad about dissing all the other blogs by spanking models out there – honestly, I read quite a few, and enjoy them, but it's this one I engage with most.)
Greetings from the land of RSS readers (they really assist reading NSFW blogs at work, heh). My BDSM-culture self finds your Spanko / Domestic Discipline viewpoint intriguing.
Please carry on, you're doing it right
Not the first time. I still love your blog
Erik
I don't remember wether I chimed in last year, but just to make sure: yes, I read your blog, and I really like you, Pandora Blake. You're a very special girl.
I am a complete Lurker. I drop in every couple of days to see what's new. Oddly yours is the only blog that I routinely visit. Can't explain why. I guess it's because you are clearly an intelligent, articulate woman so in tune with your kink which is very appealing. I am sure I am one of thousands….
Your blog Pndora is surely one of the best three cp blogs on the web, the others being those by Ludwig and Kaelah. Each is distinctive in its own way but together they spread a lot of much needed understanding of a very odd subject.
I am particularly looking forward to your exploration of spanking in relation to associated fetishes.
Hi Pandora,
I think your photo is lovely! And I really like your writing as well.
Thank you for participating on Love Our Lurkers Day again this year.
Hugs,
Bonnie
Hi Pandora
Quick de-lurk to say how much I enjoy reading your blog.
Your intelligent and insightful posts are always worth a return visit.
Thanks.
Michael
A loyal (but passive) member of the Pandoritti. Will continue to relish your fluent thoughtful writing. Oh yes, and the deliciously sinful images too.
I've been lurking for a few months – I found you via the Lady Sonia shoots, and I love all your posts. Sometimes you turn me on, sometimes you make me think, sometimes I feel privileged to be allowed into your deepest thoughts. Keep it up!
Well I have occasionally commented, when I thought I had something useful to say (rarely…)but mainly lurk, so hello.
(I know this is several days late, but for some reason the visual verification box was not working and so I have been unable to add this till now.)
Thankyou so much for each and every one of these responses, especially from new readers and infrequent commenters. Throughout my busy weekend, every time I read one of your comments it made me smile
MarQe – of course it doesn't! Or if it does, we're all as bad as each other!
Oliver – Everywhere? that would be quite a trick! Although it would be very useful to be able to be in more than one place at once…
D Scandal – hello and welcome! I'm still working out what I'm about as well – thanks for reading and it'll be nice to chat to you on the journey
barely.pink – Hello! Lovely to meet you. I like your icon!
March – yes, if people I know IRL don't comment I always forget they're reading! It would be lovely to have you involved in the conversation here, although of course you shouldn't feel obliged to.
Brett – is it possible to be both at once on the same blog? Either way, thanks for stopping by
Jonathan – hello, and thankyou for commenting. I'm really glad you're enjoying the blog so far.
Cookie – hello! Hope LOL day was good to you
bella-kate – Hi hi! Thanks ever so much for saying hello, I'm really glad my writing is providing food for thought. I wish you all the best with exploring your own sexuality – hope it's a fun journey
Anon – Hello and welcome – thankyou so much for the lovely long comment, it's really great to hear from you. I would heartily recommend taking the plunge and asking your partner to spank you if it's something you've fantasised about.
I find that pain threshold is very dependent on mood. So if she doesn't like much pain when you've spanked her before, perhaps something about the atmosphere wasn't working for her. Have you talked to her about her fantasies? Even if she just doesn't like firm spanking, you can have a lot of fun with teasing and sensation play
Please don't feel bad about liking the pictures on this blog. They were made in a spirit of erotic joy and I hope that's how they will be received. There is nothing harmful or shameful about being kinky. It can be hard to realise that when you've been brought up in a society that tells you only certain kinds of sexuality are okay, but nothing could be further from the truth. I wish you all the best on your own journey. Take care and let me know how it goes. x
Cherri – Hi! Thanks for reading and stopping to say hello, it's great to meet you
Katia – Hello and welcome! It's great to hear from you. Hot icon
youngspanko – yes, you did indeed – and the fact I haven't replied yet is nothing personal, just that I live too many lives and never have enough time to catch up on email. I'll get round to it eventually, promise. Thanks for stopping by and saying hello, it's good to know you're still reading
Anon – and thankyou for reading, and for leaving such a lovely comment! It's definitely a reciprocal process
Jess – Hi! Thanks for saying hello, I'm glad you like the blog. Let me know next time you're out and about in London, it would be nice to say hi in person
N Craig – LOL day is like Christmas, it lasts twelve days at least
Thanks for the affirmation regarding the political content of this blog – it's always great to hear that people aren't (just) here for the pictures (although there's nothing wrong with spanking pictures – if I didn't enjoy them I wouldn't post them!). Perhaps the strapline of my blog should be "Come for the porn, stay for the politics"? 
Julian – Hello! I use an RSS reader myself, truth be told. I follow far too many blogs to remember to check them all individually. I think I'm actually halfway between spanko/DD and BDSM culture – I'm certainly more BDSMy than a load of spankos online – so it's interesting that the differences are still obvious to you. But I'm glad you enjoy my perspective, anyway
Erik – Hi! It's nice to hear from you again
W – hello again and thankyou for the nice comment
Anon – wow, hello! Thankyou so much for letting me know you're reading. I'm glad that my musings are still interesting to you after all this time.
Peter8862 – Thanks so much for the compliment! I'm blushing furiously now. I'll be happy to oblige, but I'm not sure what you mean by spanking in relation to associated fetishes? I feel like that's already what I write about – I have a lot of fetishes other than spanking – but if there's anything specifically you want to hear about, do let me know.
Bonnie – thankyou for organising it again! It injects a bit of life and vitality into all our blogs every year, and we're really grateful to you for the bright idea and the work that goes into collating and recording the participants every year. Go you!
Michael – hello and thankyou very much! It's lovely to hear from you
Willow Kiss – Pandoritti? Ha, I like that
Thanks for the lovely comment, I'm glad you enjoy this blog – it makes it worth continuing when I know it's not just a self-indulgence and others get something out of it too.
S Cale – hello! It's really interesting to know how people find the blog. I haven't heard from Sonia for ages, but she's a fantastic person and I loved working with her. thanks for the comment, I very much hope it's not the last
Wizard – sorry about the notification thing, late comments are appreciated just as much as prompt ones. The nice thing about blogging as a medium is the longevity of the conversation, when threads can stay open for months on end. Thanks for saying hello!
Hi Pandora, only just seen the LOL day post as I lurk in a few places! Love the writing, the clips of you featuring caning – and I ought to mention that you look fantastic in thighboots!!
Pandora — You asked in your response to my comment what I meant when I referred to possible broadening of the spanking base in future videos to include more time exploring some associated fetishes. I had in mind simple bondage, silky gowns and French knickers, whips and martinets, knife play and ripping scenes — nothing extreme but play with a slight "edge" to it. Constant nudity misses opportunities for exciting partial exposure such as occurs in your provocative stills "Snip snip". Just a thought.