Yeah, it’s always a very nervous experience to meet another person that you find online. Many times, it can start an experience that causes for reflection and self-discovery. And other times, you get some real freaks. But there are also the times when you find people who absolutely fascinate you. And I guess today’s meeting would identify more with the third statement. I met with an online friend that is, in fact, trans. And, finally for once, some one my age! Continue reading ‘Met one of my online friends today’
Monthly Archive for July, 2008
Sadly, I learned about a month ago that the amount of the Stafford Loan from Community College of Denver is too laughably small to help me get the surgery. So, with the little job prospects that I do have and the little hope that I have of getting gainful employment, I am going to have to cede to the fact that I will not be having surgery before the end of the surgery. But if nothing else, it will help teach me how to live as female without the surgery, thus appreciating the surgery more. And yes, it will give me more time to prepare things before I leave. Namely, the little things such as getting a cache of money together for Chinese food delivery, a cache of food to ensure that I do not have to run to Whole Foods while lying around the house, enough to pay off my utilties for a couple of months and to purchase the sundry items needed that I would go through much quicker since I would be at home, recovering from major surgery. Continue reading ‘The surgery date will have to be next year’
On my way home from the GLBT Centre on Tuesday (printing off a few things and thanking Rahn for his spectacular work with Pridefest), I saw this truck that was painted up with all sorts of Biblical hate speech against homosexuality and Senate Bill 200 (PDF). Continue reading ‘“Truth Truck” Blasts Senate Bill 200′
Deleting Comments in the Queue
Today, I was met with some comments in my comment queue which were of a hateful nature. While I do choose to ignore such ignorant remarks, I think this is the perfect time to reflect on what comments I absolutely will delete. I believe that it’s important to know why I do delete some comments and why I elect to moderate comments at all. It all breaks down to the following reasons: Continue reading ‘Deleting Comments in the Queue’