#maxfischer

[flanaganfilm]

Were you the person who said "cool shirt" in this tweet? 😭

https://x.com/maxfischers/status/1830011640047083607

I was not - if it had been me, I would have stopped and insisted on a selfie :)

[hcppyhotel]

i'm gonna go lie down, but if anyone would like to plot anything or chat, here's my disc !!

maxfischer

[juanjoloaiza01]

My love to the all Wes Anderson’s univers mends so much to me, in fact it’ll make me a Tatto of one of my prefered movie: Rushmore - 1998

Here I Let my Favority Quotes of the Movie:

Max Fischer: I saved Latin!, what did you ever do?.

Max Fischer: The secret, I don’t know… I guess you’ve just gotta find something you love to do and then… do it for the rest of your life. For me, it’s going to Rushmore.

Herman Blume: She’s my Rushmore. Max Fischer: I know. She was mine too. Herman Blume: What’s his name again? Dr. Nelson Guggenheim: Max Fischer. Herman Blume: Sharp little guy. Dr. Nelson Guggenheim: He’s one of the worst students we’ve got.

Max Fischer: So you were in Vietnam? Herman Blume: Yeah. Max Fischer: Were you in the shit? Herman Blume: Yeah, I was in the shit.

[toddbotblog]

NEW PRINT IN THE SHOP! Here’s a few more someone asked me to make available online - hit toddbot.com or the LINK IN BIO to snag one of these Rushmore pieces! ❤️ #art #drawing #crayondrawing #print #popculture #giftidea #toddwebb #toddbot #artistsoninstagram #filmgeek #digitalprint #crayonart #movies #wesanderson #rushmore #rushmoreacademy #maxfischer #jasonschwartzman #gokart #bees https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5m0-oBQyy/?igshid=125w0w17mcoq0

[movementbuttons]

My friend @oiseauxetlapins is on a roll modeling a different one of our Wes Anderson character quote buttons every day! Check her out!💋 #wesanderson #bottlerocket #rushmore #theroyaltenenbaums #thelifeaquatic #moonrisekingdom #maxfischer #isavedlatin #moviequotes #buttonaday #buttonmaker #buttonmachine #buttons #pins #pinbackbuttons #buttongame #pingame #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #movementbuttons #movementpinbackbuttons

[heynauta]

🔴 Find something that you love to do and then do it for the rest of your life. #MaxFischer _ www.facebook.com/heynauta 👀✨ _ #nauta #heynauta #ナウタ #chile #japan #日本 #illustration #イラスト #カタカナ #alien #color #kawaii #sketching #그림 #illustration_best #ballpitmag #rushmore #wesanderson #movie #film #cinema #suit #映画 #眼鏡 #glasses #red #赤い

[gentscofflaw]

In this month’s cinemacast for our “Renaissance Man” patrons, we discuss hilarity, beauty and complexity of Wes Anderson’s sophomore film “Rushmore.” To listen, go to Patreon.com/GentScofflaw . . . . . #wesanderson #films #filmmaking #cinema #rushmore #maxfischer #owenwilson #movies #independentfilm (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Btqi2m5HSxu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tx44y8e2uelu

[skl90713]

Besides vinyl records I also collect toys and I am a sucker for ANYTHING related to Wes Anderson's films This great set arrived in the post last night (Jan 22, 2019). Funko Vynl Rushmore Max Fischer & Herman Blume figure 2 pack. Limited to 2,400 pieces (2018 Fall Convention set) #funko #vynl #rushmore #wesanderson #actionfigures #actionfigureinsider #takemymoneyplease @originalfunko #maxfischer #hermanblume (at Lincoln, Nebraska) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs_CLHnghJK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1k24r5wv07n97

[crochetspecs]

Making spectacles for my crochet creations is a bit of an obsession- hence my name @crochetspecs . I've found that coated florist wire is the best thing to use and I especially like this brown fabric coated wire from @spotlightstores 👓 #crochet #specs #spectacles #maxfischer #jasonschwartzman #mauricemoss #richardayoade #budgie #frida #fridakahlo #chewbacca #tinabelcher #crochetcreations #crochetlove #amigurumi #instacrochet #craftastherapy #crochetgirlgang #creativehappylife #perthcreatives #perthmakers #toolsofthetrade

[my-random-domme-thoughts]

Will Session Prices Go Down?

I felt compelled to write a post today because of a link that has been forwarded to me, of a forum discussion on MaxFisch, and I was asked for my opinion. Since I am not a member on that forum, I will make a post here. The topic of this discussion was whether the BDSM session prices will go down after the quarantine. The link to the discussion forum is below:

http://www.maxfisch.com/thehang/ubbthreads.php/topics/1751558

Here are my 2p about that: 

Whenever I am asked about pricing and pricing strategies, I always make an example of a Prada bag:

Will Prada bags be 50% cheaper after this lockdown? Because, you know, Prada needs to make money... And pay store rents...And, you know, new bag makers are entering the market every day... And, you know, because there will be a recession? Will they be 40% cheaper? 30% cheaper? 

Or will they remain roughly the same price they’ve been for last 50 years, inflation adjusted, and leave the localised market if it becomes not cost-effective? 

Now, my personal prediction is that Prada bags will cost the same they have always cost. But you’d be able to score a bag, capable of carrying things just as much as a Prada bag, in Primark for £1. 

Did the ‘invention’ of Primark make Prada drop their bag prices? Did Primark make Prada go out of business? Lose business? Did Primark steal Prada’s core client base through poaching and undercutting? I think we all know the answer to those questions...

There are Ladies who charge north of £1K per session, and did, are doing, and will do splendidly well while running a waiting list, and there are those who couldn’t find a client for £50 even before SESTA/FOSTA, COVID-19 and the Incoming Recession were in existence. That has always been the case, that will always be the case. There is no judgement being passed about it, this is just the reality of things.

Many answers in the thread seem to have their expectations and estimates based on the perception that all Dommes have just one source of income, are chained to a radiator within their post code, and only ever do RL sessions. Out of the top Dommes that I know, not one has only one stream of income. Most of us have diversified if not into other businesses and investments then within the s3x industry itself, through clips, online sessions or fan sites years and years ago. 

Yes, Domme Business is different to Bag Business. But as it is a BUSINESS there are more similarities than there are differences. And those Dommes who were good at Business and Marketing before quarantine are good at it during and will continue being good at it after quarantine, during recession, after recession and up until their eventual early retirement.

There is also some hope noticeable in the posts that there will be a huge influx of “new dommes” on the market because of unemployment as apparently there is no entry barrier to the industry. I hate to burst the bubble, both for the prospective dommes, and for their prospective clients, but Domination is not the first port of call for the unskilled and the unemployed. Far from it. There was a mention of a surge after 50 Shades of Grey as an example. What the kind gentleman who mentioned it has forgotten is that it was BEFORE SESTA/FOSTA. I myself have started when the only entry requirement for a Pro Domme were 5 pictures and an ability to string three sentences on a BackPage ad. That time, and that site, have long gone the way of the dodo. Seen Bonding? I am still waiting for the “tens of thousands of new dommes” to materialise after that...

To enter the profession now, you need solid knowledge of Business Admin and Marketing, hefty skill set of creating, curating and maintaining a website and all the costs involved in that should own skills be insufficient, heavy advertising costs to place that website on the advertising sites, creating and maintaining highly marketable online content, both free and for paid platforms, maintaining half a dozen of social media profiles on various platforms while constantly dodging censure, shadow banning and downright deletion of accounts, not to mention looking good and well-presented, being confident, and having the necessary toys and/or access to dungeons. And A LOT of hard work. Which, in the time of a recession, will not bear much fruit at all. And no, you do not get a business loan from a bank for this line of work. Most of those who are forced into s3x work by circumstances do not venture into Domination, now even more than before, but stick to traditional fields, where a pink thong and some baby oil will often do the trick.

But what about the Recession, then, and the “shrinking of client base”? Now, that is clearly written by someone who is expecting the middle class to literally die out. I can explain this with a simple chart:

This is how I see the distribution of wealth and income now, and after the Great Quarantine of 2020. The world will indeed become poorer, much like during the Financial Crisis of 2008, through lower middle class and working class sliding down the income ladder.

Those who are wealthy and affluent now are not going to wake up in two weeks and find themselves on the dole, or looking for a job at McDonalds. Why? Because they are usually very highly skilled, high earning individuals and have diversified income, investments, savings, pension funds et al. Yes, their stock portfolio might (and I say might!) take a hit. But it will not suddenly make them destitute. It just means that, for 2020, they might make a bit less money. But, 80% of a million is still 800K, and 80% of a thousand is 800. See the difference?

Now, let’s talk about me, for a minute, and my own business model, pricing strategy, cost control and target market/client base: 

I chose to move to a low income, low cost of living, high quality of life country. By choice, and for those very reasons. But I neither work on the “local market” nor for it! I charge five times what the average price per session is here, and my daily rate is higher than an average national monthly income. Exactly one of my current clients lives in the same country, and he pays me my rate. The rest of my clients are foreign, and either fly in to see me, or fly me out to join them in their endeavors elsewhere, and yes, they all know they can find someone much cheaper. 

But “cheaper” is not what they are after. Those buying Bentleys don’t price in a Seat Leon, just in case. ALL of my current clients are my regular clients, and they bring me much joy even in these dark times! If they enjoy being my subjects even half as much as I enjoy being their Mistress they will remain my clients for years to come. And those who couldn’t afford my rates before the pandemic won’t be able to afford them after. 

But how will the Great Quarantine of 2020 and the Incoming Economic Depression affect me and my business? Let’s see! 

I personally do not know  whether I will be able to see my clients this year, because even if the isolation orders are lifted, no one has cancelled the disease itself. I might get ill. They might get ill. Up until a vaccine or an easy treatment is invented all travel is in a precarious state, as are all sessions. At your own risk, as they say! I’d risk it for my regulars to a degree, but there are limits to everything, and I certainly wouldn’t want them to risk their lives and health for a session.

That said, we do not know what travelling post-quarantine will even look like. If I am required to spend 2 weeks in a lock down every time I have to take an international flight -- I am unlikely to be flying anywhere at all. If it goes back to pre-quarantine simplicity then it is a different story and I will be back to posting my Michelin starred client dinners from different cities in no time. But what if not?

Well, here comes the trick: remember I was talking about the diversified streams of income? While most people were busy with Netflix, I have used my quarantine time in to push for passive income, offering a product that is significantly cheaper than my RL sessions and client fees, but aimed at a much wider target market segment. 

I am proud to say that currently my cost of living gets covered by pure passive income in 20 calendar days. That is, I can fall into a coma for a month, and on day 20 of me being in a coma, all my bills and expenses will be covered, and I will wake up to 10 days of profit to get me to a SPA and treat me to some nice meals and still have some left over. And this is passive income. Online sessions are an entirely different thing, in addition to passive income.

What does that mean? It means that I do not NEED to have another RL session at all, EVER, even at my rate, if I do not wish to. I can retire. And if I cannot travel, I will happily spend my time developing and scaling up my online and passive income sides of business further, while sipping cocktails by the sea, in the safety of my own terrace and avocado tree. 

So when people ask whether sessions will become cheaper after this Quarantine, I just smile. Thing is, you WILL be able get cheaper sessions after this. But you could get them before this, too! There are, there have been, and there will always be cheap providers. Of everything. And if you are into “cheap cheap” you will always be spoiled for choice.

But it won’t come from established and business savvy dominatrices. Top ranks can afford to step away from the RL sessions altogether, for the risks involved, or only see their regular and trusted clients, at same rate or higher. Mid-range and upcoming will be likely to raise rates while diversifying to compensate for potential loss of foot traffic. And the cheaper ones will join the newcomers in the race to the bottom.

You know that saying, if you have to ask how much something costs -- you cannot afford it? :) Still goes! 

[americanlaundromat]

We have a select number of these exclusive “I Saved Latin! A Tribute To Wes Anderson” cassettes available on our website. Only 200 exist. Features all 26 tracks recorded for the project. This is a gem! Grab yours at www.ALR-Music.com #wesanderson #wesandersontribute #cassetteculture #cassettetapes #cassettecollector #wesandersonartshow #illustration #nationalaudiocompany #lonnyunitus #tapeheadcity #moonrisekingdom #royaltenenbaums #margotenenbaum #richietenenbaum #maxfischer #rushmoreacademy #csd2018 #cassettestoreday https://www.instagram.com/p/BpxImiOgyKM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t0wi3xolrpcu

[marksolario]

Yearly viewing. Rushmore #rushmore #maxfischer #isavedlatinwhatdidyoueverdo #shesmyrushmore #billmurray #wesanderson (at San Anselmo, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnhYJzeFBL69EpmfmhYll7ddLIpPXnNduL3xXo0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18z9y5fyak5cs

[alicesadventuresintherye]

Happy Birthday, Wes Anderson! While I am a hug fan of his work, Rushmore is hands down my personal favorite. It was one of the first films I ever truly loved, not to mention it was also the first Criterion Collection DVD I ever bought. And when I was in high school, I used to draw little cartoons of scenes from the movie in my notebooks during class. A big thank you to my brother who bought me these rad Rushmore Funko Vynls for my Birthday! #wesanderson #mybookshelf #maxfischer #hermanblume #jasonschwartzman #billmurray #masterpiece #moviesilove #funko #vynl #funkopop #funkovynl https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw8iQOYheCW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cvxn9l2jw4gq

[regionalqualifier]

[kplorg]

Day 36/100 #100daysoftshirtdesigns #100daychallenge #NMSC_ART #42 #wesanderaon #rushmore #perfectattendance #maxfischer #quicksketch #penandink

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