Quote from: Joules on August 28, 2013, 05:26:46 PM
I feel my true self is beginning to emerge.  It must be the same feeling of a sprout about to break the surface of the soil, or perhaps a bird about to break out of it's shell.

I feel the same way.

Today I feel a combination of really great and really angry. It's awesome.
A guy on the bus offered me a seat, introduced himself, and chatted with me a bit before politely asking me if I was a guy or a girl. I told him guy of course, but added that I'm trans because... my voice sucks. Anyway, he thought it was pretty cool because he had actually been looking up gendery stuff earlier because of someone else he knows. He was polite about his questions and didn't pry. We also talked about other things. It was not quite passing, but it was confidence boosting.
I used the right public bathroom for the first time other than the gay bar.
I will probably be able to start hormones in the next month.
I saw City of Bones with some friends of mine which includes two things (among others) that make me happy. 1) One of my guy friends likes the series which surprised me. I'm glad he surprised me like that. 2) The costumes were cool. I really want Magnus Bane's coat. And Magnus Bane.

Quote from: Constance on August 27, 2013, 08:29:41 PM
I made a post on my Goodreads blog about the book Golden Boy and the author commented on it, thanked me for reading her book and blogging about it.

wow Constance, that's really cool! I'll have to read more of your blog posts. 

Quote from: Edge on August 27, 2013, 10:47:17 PM
There's a scene in Drrr!! where my favourite character isn't wearing his coat and his hips look to be about the same width as his shoulders. This makes me feel better about mine since my hips are also the same width as my shoulders.

You mean... Durarara!!?

*Squeal!* 

My goodness, I didn't know we had fans on here~! I'm going to see if I can find a Manga/Anime thread...~

Quote from: Joules on August 28, 2013, 09:17:58 PM
I'm most happy to share my feeling with you Edge, You are one of my favorite brothers.

Aww Thanks. Why's that? (Totally fishing for compliments, but I'm also curious.)
I like your avatar, by the way.

My new counselor used my preferred name(one I will change to) throughout the whole appointment. Also managed to get a new Patrick Troughten Doctor Who dvd 'The Ice Warriors' and a few other things.

Quote from: Joules on August 28, 2013, 11:48:34 PM
I admire your grace under fire.  Some of the bad days you have talked about would kill me, but you carry on in fine style.

This makes me happy.

Quote from: Night Haven on August 28, 2013, 08:55:26 PM

You mean... Durarara!!?

*Squeal!* 

My goodness, I didn't know we had fans on here~! I'm going to see if I can find a Manga/Anime thread...~

Another Durarara!! fan? This also makes me happy.

My wife sent me an adorable photo of my son hugging a dalek.

Maddy

Quote from: EmeraldPerpugilliam on August 28, 2013, 11:32:52 PM
My new counselor used my preferred name(one I will change to) throughout the whole appointment. Also managed to get a new Patrick Troughten Doctor Who dvd 'The Ice Warriors' and a few other things.

You've just reminded me that his son was my school drama teacher for most of a year (that job was cursed as badly as the Defence Against the Dark Arts job in Harry Potter, no one lasted).  My claim to fame right there.

My son is four today.

My ticker

Going for the gold?

I was approved for a life insurance policy I'd applied for. I was candid in the application about my therapy and was concerned that it would lead them to either reject me or crank the premium. Apparently it was a non-issue.

Quote from: LordKAT on August 29, 2013, 06:48:25 AM
Going for the gold?

Yup! And just like with the leprechaun legend, there might be a little prick involved...

Quote from: Edge on August 29, 2013, 06:40:44 AM
My son is four today.

Happy birthday to the little guy! 

Quote from: Edge on August 29, 2013, 06:40:44 AM
My son is four today.

Congrats to you and your little one!

This might sound weird at first, but today I had a psychiatric assessment, and was given a very definitive diagnosis of ongoing Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. The reason why I'm really happy about this is that it has taken me three years to get this diagnosis, and it means I'm finally being taken seriously by the health service and will get some better support.

It's also significant because it's also been three years of knowing that some of my friends were thinking (in the absence of an Official Diagnosis™) "Eh, she just thinks she has that..." and this validation/vindication makes a very big difference to me - I feel very relieved. I am celebrating with peanut M&Ms.

Well then, good for you Padma.

Thanks. I mean, I'm just trying to get on with my life anyway, but it's great not to feel like I'm fighting the system for acknowledgement all the time.

Congrats on getting official acknowledgement, Padma!

I have some idea of where you're coming from: I had to battle against the NHS for 10 years before I got my Asperger's diagnosis... and in the meantime, everyone thought I was just being a pain in the backside on purpose.

Mind you, some people still think that anyway.

Quote from: Edge on August 29, 2013, 06:40:44 AM
My son is four today.

I adore four year olds! Happy B-Day to Little Edge!