Update
Sorry for the unplanned hiatus from LJ. About a month ago I broke a promise to myself. I was feeling down and posted about it, and it turned ugly. So I locked it for myself only. Some stuff came up that I realised I needed to talk to mfrazercani about before I put it up for the whole internet to read. I calmed down the next day and we did resolve it, but I never got around to unlocking the post. And somehow, having that post hidden has kept me from posting since, even though I've had things I've needed and wanted to post about. No, I don't owe anyone else a level of emotional nakedness that leaves me unhappy and vulnerable, but I think I owe myself the honesty and integrity of not hiding the bad stuff. Do I wish I never had moods that black or destructive? Yes, and thank the gods they're not common. So I've unlocked the post, finally, and decided to stop avoiding my blog.
Some general updates:
1. In regards to the midnight neighbourhood drama, it turns out that the injured party was a friend of July's. He, drunk as hell, made the mistake of saying, "Hey, I've got to go cuz I have work in the morning, but before I do let me show you this one last thing." He then proceeded to attempt to do a flying ninja kick off of one of the mailboxes, landed badly, and BROKE HIS HIP. He's going to be paying for that error in judgement for a looooong time. Can I just say that, even though I may physically be a pubescent male at the moment, I'm SO glad I have a 33-year-old brain and a modicum of common sense and therefore may avoid the stupid that seems to infect most 20ish-year-old guys?
2. The landscaping that mfrazercani was doing wasn't nearly as interesting as it sounded - just some weed-pulling for work.
3. I'm weaning myself off of my anti-depressant. For a variety of reasons, not the least of which are the horrific withdrawal symptoms. I'm down to a half-dose now, and am taking a break before going down further. I'm doing fine without it, thankfully, but the withdrawals cost me a few weeks of my life. I'm not looking forward to doing it again.
4. I've been on testosterone almost 2 months now, and I think it's going well overall. That's a whole post of its own, though.
5. My census job is finally over for good. Now I just have to find a real job. :/ I hate job hunting. And being in the middle of transition does NOT help. I don't even know how to present if and when I get an interview.
6. About a week ago, mfrazercani came home and said, "I may have accidentally agreed to take a dog." So now we have an almost 6-month-old Miniature American Eskimo. We're attempting to dye her blue.
7. I'm writing again. I know, shocking, right? I had a sudden collision of ideas and have started a new novel. Not making much progress yet, but even starting something is more than I've done in a few years.
8. I finally got myself a real binder - an Underworks Double-Front. It works a lot better than the nylons-and-ace-bandages thing I was doing, and hurts a lot less. Pictures will be forthcoming at some point.
9. Reno Pride was, unsurprisingly, a huge disappointment. I did talk to the local chapter of PFLAG, but that was really the only community-resource type place there. And even they were completely stumped about mfrazercani's and my situation.
I think that's most of the little stuff. Maybe now I can start posting again.
Some general updates:
1. In regards to the midnight neighbourhood drama, it turns out that the injured party was a friend of July's. He, drunk as hell, made the mistake of saying, "Hey, I've got to go cuz I have work in the morning, but before I do let me show you this one last thing." He then proceeded to attempt to do a flying ninja kick off of one of the mailboxes, landed badly, and BROKE HIS HIP. He's going to be paying for that error in judgement for a looooong time. Can I just say that, even though I may physically be a pubescent male at the moment, I'm SO glad I have a 33-year-old brain and a modicum of common sense and therefore may avoid the stupid that seems to infect most 20ish-year-old guys?
2. The landscaping that mfrazercani was doing wasn't nearly as interesting as it sounded - just some weed-pulling for work.
3. I'm weaning myself off of my anti-depressant. For a variety of reasons, not the least of which are the horrific withdrawal symptoms. I'm down to a half-dose now, and am taking a break before going down further. I'm doing fine without it, thankfully, but the withdrawals cost me a few weeks of my life. I'm not looking forward to doing it again.
4. I've been on testosterone almost 2 months now, and I think it's going well overall. That's a whole post of its own, though.
5. My census job is finally over for good. Now I just have to find a real job. :/ I hate job hunting. And being in the middle of transition does NOT help. I don't even know how to present if and when I get an interview.
6. About a week ago, mfrazercani came home and said, "I may have accidentally agreed to take a dog." So now we have an almost 6-month-old Miniature American Eskimo. We're attempting to dye her blue.
7. I'm writing again. I know, shocking, right? I had a sudden collision of ideas and have started a new novel. Not making much progress yet, but even starting something is more than I've done in a few years.
8. I finally got myself a real binder - an Underworks Double-Front. It works a lot better than the nylons-and-ace-bandages thing I was doing, and hurts a lot less. Pictures will be forthcoming at some point.
9. Reno Pride was, unsurprisingly, a huge disappointment. I did talk to the local chapter of PFLAG, but that was really the only community-resource type place there. And even they were completely stumped about mfrazercani's and my situation.
I think that's most of the little stuff. Maybe now I can start posting again.