Thoughts | RachaelBenedict.com - Lady of Pleasure in St. Louis MO

A few of my simply favorite things...

I love sensations, textures, and atmospheres… things that are pleasing to the eye, and to the touch. Anyone who has ever met me, knows that I’m highly visual, and like keeping atleast a dim light on.

Here is a partial list of my favorites:

The sensations of silk, fur, and other soft sensations against my skin… I

Why the greeting card?

There was an interesting thread on Eccie started, about the “tradition” of the “plain white envelope (and my response: http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?p=366121#post366121 )

I seldom explain WHY I do things related to this world, but I really think that doing so will help you, the reader, understand and further respect my reasoning for taking care of financials in a

Reviews and TheEroticReview.com

If you’ve written me a review on TheEroticReview.com, and it’s not been posted, or if it’s been changed, please let me know.

I’ve taken escort review boards such as TheEroticReview.com with a grain of salt, and beyond a few idealistic thoughts, believe pragmatically escort reviews (including reviews of myself) are a necessity in this day and

How To Research and Find a Compatible Escort

Much has been written on how to use escort services, escort etiquette, seeing an escort for the first time, and so on…

But how do you find the best escort for you? This is assuming that your needs are more than one dimensional and that you’re seeking someone you can have a great connection with on top

Fake Temp Agency & Professional Networking Ideas Outlined

The problems:

Apartment and car hunting as an escort or other adult service provider (ASP) can be a nightmare due to employment and income verification
Many professionals are “ASP friendly” but have no way to market themselves as such- these may or may not be hobbyists (ie, female website designers, openminded men, etc)
ASPs have no venue to

Reposting my mind-map of

I got so much feedback on this, and I keep referring to it. This is basically how I envision the “adult industry” or “pleasure industry”. I am sure there is more to add, but it’s basically how I perceive things and where they fit.

Click this image to enlarge full size.

Or find in “raw”

Screening and the Pizza Delivery Boy

I was recently discussing screening with another companion.

Fact is, you give the pizza delivery guy more information than you give any escort. Sure, you may give a Lady your employer or landline, but you also give the pizza delivery your home address, and usually your credit card number. The pizza delivery person also often sees

With encouragement, I posted about that

… on the local message board. I kept getting encouraged to “throw it out there” and promote it a little I got on a bit of a roll, so rather than repeat myself, I’ve reposted what I wrote there to this blog. I think that it further explains my grass-roots, simple, idea…

Here is

Newsletter - sharing an altruistic idea, and a few (more) changes

I couldn’t hold it in any longer… I am inspired. I just sent this newsletter out announcing what I feel are some pretty cool ideas and important changes:

I tried to sit on my hands and not send another newsletter for 2 more weeks… but I couldn’t!
Just too many cool things going on.
First of all, I

Changes to travel page and overnights...

The rates for my travel companionship seemed mathematically inconsistent to me, so I “fixed” them I’ve decided to go with my normal day of 2000, plus add a travel allowance to cover plane fare, pet boarding, and parking. This way, you can fly me in on shorter notice. Also, flights to Chicago and certain other

Ponderings on Social Media and Escorting in St. Louis

I recently posted on the local message board asking “who has social media under their escorting or hobby identities”? It was my only other post besides my first one that introduced myself to the community.

Essentially, so far, it looks as if very few in St. Louis are into social media. I think there are concerns

Reasons to indulge in professional companionship

Notice that Ashley Dupre hasn’t spilled any details or dropped names? I’m sure that Spitzer wasn’t the only high profile gent she kept company. On the other side, Tiger Woods’s former lovers are spilling all kinds of salacious personal minutiae.

Reasons why (especially) high profile men, like Tiger Woods should indulge in the company of professional escorts/companions:

Escorts have financial

I took a few of those silly personality tests

I got really bored after dinner and surfed onto a site that looked like it had been made by a 14 year old or search engine optimization for google-ads specialist (very hard to tell anymore)… This ad-filled and carefully keyworded site happened to be full of inane quizzes that compelled me to take them thru

The sensuous seduction of food

I love multi-layered food. Slowly, taking a bite, and dissecting the flavors in my mouth. Is it anise or allspice? Ginger or cinnamon? Olive oil or almond oil?

I eat very slowly. I like to enjoy every bite and make it last.

I like to describe wine wine as if I was walking thru a garden. “Dry”

(joining the discussion): My Patron Profile

From reading others’ recent blog entries, mainly Missy Mariposa’s and Alexa’s(of TheRealPrincessDiaries) , it looks like there’s a little informal discussion going on about patron profiles… so here’s my piece, for the fluff it’s worth.

Since the shortest time with me (for new friends) is a multi-hour evening affair involving good food, I think that my

Escort Authenticity

I’ve been fascinated with the idea of bounded authenticity, ever since reading Chevalier’s blog post about it.

It’s a great term, and very descriptive!

… but doesn’t it describe all relationships?

With my best friend, I am mostly authentic…. BUT… Even before I got this site up, she didn’t fully know my unconventional relationships when not in monogamy

Brands I love

Purely at a consumerist level…I love…

BeBe, for something edgy and a little slutty. Perfect for nightclubs.
Calvin Klein, for something classy. The little black dress.
Chanel, for anytime. Probably my favorite high-end brand, because it’s timeless.

With lingerie, my tastes have been called eclectic:

Secrets In Lace – one of the most established retro-vintage style lingerie companies… one of