Year: 2009

Hi, Considering it was Friday the 13th today, things have been pretty good. I dropped Wee Man off at school – suitably equipped for Comic Relief – and after a hug goodbye, I drove off into the glorious Spring sunshine. Ahhh, that weather’s a welcome change: the warmth of the sun on your face and a lovely blue sky. Good stuff. Yesterday was Going Out Night and I thought it went pretty well (Ed: Brit understatement). The group had a visit from a lady called Debbie who’d come along to do a photoshoot. To be honest with you, I hadn’t planned on having my photo taken. I’d only brought one outfit (yes – unusual for a trans person, but there […]

Hi,How’s things with you? All Cool and the Gang I hope.As I walked through the warm Spring sunshine my mind, as ever, started to drift. A young lady crossed the road in front of me, heels springing her across the road (not literally) in a way that seemed effortlessly glamorous. How do some women do that? Practice maybes. Anyways, her black on black office outfit reminded me of a night at Chams a few months ago and when that thought drifted into my head: what if people at work knew? I pushed it away not wanting to tempt Fate.Skip back a few weeks and the Nottingham Chameleons got an email from a local paper asking if they could come and […]

Hiya, Man, I’m glad the weekend is here. What a week! 🙂 Nothing bad to report, just the bits at work have been very frantic. I’m glad that’s behind me. Thursday night was a bit different. As the usual hosts (and hostesses) were away, I had the honour of opening up for the group. As Mrs Jones is out tonight, I got an early pass and was off to the centre to sort things out. Tables and chairs done, I nipped into the side room to get changed and I was pretty much done (just putting my lippy on) when the first person walked in. I picked up the dress last year during the summer sales and while it’s shorter […]

Hey folks, By some strange quirk of Fate, I’ve been working away from the office for a few days this week. Sometimes from home, other times from remote sites. It’s not something I do a lot, so there was a fair bit of novelty to it. With broadband and the various remote access technologies out there, working remotely was a doddle. I sat enjoying a quiet cup of tea as I waited for an installation to finish, my mind drifted. Firstly, it was nice to be able to sit and look out on to the garden rather than the usual view from the office window. Secondly, I wondered if this was a sign of the future. With the UK Government […]

Hi, As the song goes, what a difference a day makes… At the start of the week, I had one those bad days that comes along once in a while. It seemed everything I did just didn’t work. But, there are two bright sides to this: 1) it’s only work* and 2) if you didn’t have bad days, the good days wouldn’t seem as good. * Work? Yes. Hmmm. It was one of those days. I do try to leave work behind when the office door shuts, but there are times when what you’ve been doing (or been unable to do) nags at you. I guess it cuts the other way too. I remember someone telling me to leave your […]

Hiya, How’s things going? All good I hope. For those of you in the UK, did you cope with the snow? 🙂 SnowgasmCrikey, it’s been cold this week – indeed, just the right level of cold to make it snow… and woo, did Mother Nature save some up for the UK this year. I’ve still got this child-like glee of the snow. The sound it makes when you walk on it, the effect a snowfall has on sound, the things you can make (igloos, snowmen, etc) and perhaps just the fact that we (Brits) don’t get a lot of it. Perhaps it’s the rarity of it, that there’s some magical quality to a snowfall. Maybe living in Norway or New […]