Quote from: Roll on April 14, 2018, 12:16:33 PM
Also... wow, how is this thread 40 pages? I talk too much.

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Quote from: amberwaves on April 15, 2018, 10:56:49 AM

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First time for everything I guess.

Hey I somehow missed that restaurant plan  !
Even if you are only half-serious about it - I read the post and the idea is cool!!!!!!!!!!! And there seems to be a huge market,  ! Would you honestly seriously consider that?! What about your study plans? Nothing beats own business though  ! And especially with your sister!!! If you are up for it, you do have my full support and I'd say just go for it!!! Might be a great success.

Quote from: PurpleWolf on April 16, 2018, 01:25:55 AM
Hey I somehow missed that restaurant plan  !
Even if you are only half-serious about it - I read the post and the idea is cool!!!!!!!!!!! And there seems to be a huge market,  ! Would you honestly seriously consider that?! What about your study plans? Nothing beats own business though  ! And especially with your sister!!! If you are up for it, you do have my full support and I'd say just go for it!!! Might be a great success.

It's the sort of thing that if had the money in the bank, would do in a heartbeat honestly. But unfortunately, it's not that easy, particularly around here where property values are insane. Basically, it's a bit of a dream.

!!!!!!!!!! OH HEY!!! FOUR MONTH UPDATE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im actually trying to get out the door to get my facial hair burned off by a James Bond villain, so I'm gonna run through this quick:

HRT related:
- Haven't noticed anything new with skin/body hair/etc. lately, but honestly with skin I'm already well past the goal line. Body hair is still thinned, but that also makes it harder to tell changes overtime.
- Breasts definitely in full swing as my pictures indicate a bit. So happy about this!!! This has been the big change in the past month for sure.

Honestly that's all I can think of HRT related for now.

Non HRT related (or at least not explicitly):
- So as I've mentioned here of course, I have crossed a few social thresholds. Had my ears pierced, brows done, sat down in the chair at Ulta, and went dressed in front of my family.
- Beard is so much thinner its amazing after just two sessions, my hair and skin is just the perfect combo for laser as a lot of people suspected it might be. (But you know, downside is I don't tan at all, so I'm going to be the pale girl at the beach. )
- Weight has stalled entirely. Really frustrated with this, and don't know how to deal with it.
- Hair transplant scheduled for June 8th!! Still have continued amazing results from medicines, so the hope is that the transplant takes care of the bulk in the areas not growing, and I continue to get growth over time to fill it out a bit (since transplants alone can't really create full, thick look down at the scalp level).

So, so happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And you look fabulous,  !!! Keep updating your profile pic  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

True story, your Avatar is really cute.

I was just playing around earlier and thought the hair with the vignette had this like Mad Men era look that amused me.

Yesterday I went to an actual wig shop and they helped me pick out a better wig. They didn't sell any super expensive ones, but got a really solid human hair wig for $50 that should last me a good while without wearing it daily, and if it comes down to it I can sleep in it without hurting it. ... This last bit was a thought I had for obvious reasons. Also got another $10 one there that was still significantly higher quality than the ones I've bought online, and I'm shocked it was only as much as it was. My sister loves the $10 one. But style aside, the $50 one breathes really well and isn't really hot to wear, while the $10 one is still really stuffy like the other cheap ones I've bought. So comfort wise, I'm all about that one.

I also came out to an old family friend, a wonderful, extremely kind woman who was one of my mom's best friends and helped me so much over the years. When I couldn't drive and my mom wasn't available, she would be the one to help me get to doctors or things like that. I was afraid going into it because she is very traditional in many ways, so wasn't entirely sure what to expect. Aside from the Caitlyn Jenner point of reference. she really didn't have any knowledge or ideas about being transgender at all. So we talked for a bit and I explained everything the best I could, and she was very accepting and sweet. More than anything she just seemed to be happy that she could hear how happy I was in my voice, and it was extremely clear how much better off I am than I was the last time I saw her.

On a much weirder aside, yesterday while with my sister walking her dog, a car drove by and I swear to god it was blasting the theme from Fraggle Rock (for those on either side of the age group for that, it was a Jim Henson show i the 80s). Either that, or a random song lifted the opening bass riff from the Fraggle Rock theme. I'm not sure which I find more amusing. I played it for my sister and she agreed 100%, that was it.

Quote from: Roll on April 21, 2018, 09:37:46 AM
Yesterday I went to an actual wig shop and they helped me pick out a better wig.

I also came out to an old family friend... I explained everything the best I could, and she was very accepting and sweet.

On a much weirder aside, yesterday while with my sister walking her dog, a car drove by and I swear to god it was blasting the theme from Fraggle Rock

Ellie,

I've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to comment lately, but I'm still following you and enjoying watching you grow. Very cool on the wig - that's a great price on human hair. And congratulations on coming out to your family friend, with such happy results. Most people are really cool.

Ahhh, Fraggle Rock. I loved poor old misunderstood Sprocket.

Keep on keepin' on. You're doing great!


- Stephanie

Wow, that's a great deal. I paid $70 online for a 50/50 real/synthetic hybrid wig.

Somehow it wouldn't surprise me in the least if you actually had the Fraggle Rock theme on your phone or mp3 player....

Quote from: Roll on April 21, 2018, 09:37:46 AM
On a much weirder aside, yesterday while with my sister walking her dog, a car drove by and I swear to god it was blasting the theme from Fraggle Rock (for those on either side of the age group for that, it was a Jim Henson show i the 80s). Either that, or a random song lifted the opening bass riff from the Fraggle Rock theme. I'm not sure which I find more amusing. I played it for my sister and she agreed 100%, that was it.

No mystery. Like most TV shows and movies, if they have catchy music, sooner or later somebody will release a sound track. I have purchased a few such as the one for The Sting, Star Wars and From the Earth to the Moon.

Oh no doubt many people randomly have the fraggle rock theme, but the guys in that particular car didn't look like the type to. Even I had to pull it up on youtube!

Anywho, so I also bought an epilator. Just used it today. Epilating my leg might very well be the most painful thing I've ever done, more painful than laser on face by a trillion fold. What's really bad is that it was about to run out of a charge after I spent the better part of an hour only getting about 90% of one leg. so I have to go back later and do the other. I am... not looking forward to that. But I know it gets less painful each time as the hair is more staggered and weakens a bit, so I'm gonna keep on keeping on and all that razzmatazz.

Roll,

The first time around for the epilator is real torture.  I have been doing it on my legs for years now and the hair is pretty sparse now.  Once you get the forest cleared, be faithful about keeping the shrubbery from getting ahead of you.  I do my arms, as well.  I am not as frequent with them as I am with my legs so it can get painful as I clear it all again.  HRT has slowed the regrowth down considerably.  The regrowth is finer, too.  I guess that is why the arm hair sneaks up on me.

Stevi

Haha my spouse bought one (epilator) ages ago.... and chickened out and never used it  ! We still have it though coz didn't throw it away either after we bought it.....! So it's old but not used even once  ! I wonder if anyone would buy that (no pun intended) if we tried to sell it...! Hearing your stories she probably did the right thing...!

Ellie,

You look beautiful in your avatar pic.

Few hours later and now the bumps have gone down it was definitely very effective! Nice and smooth. Well, one leg anyway.

<3 for compliments,  I just wish beard shadow wasn't sliiiiiightly visible.

Quote from: Roll on April 21, 2018, 07:47:43 PM
<3 for compliments,  I just wish beard shadow wasn't sliiiiiightly visible.

In that pic  ?! I don't see no beard shadow,  ! You are imagining, girl.

Much like laser, take some ibuprofen before epilating. I used to use mine twice a week, and eventually it didn't hurt as badly. Then I stopped for a month (just shaving). The next time hurt like crazy!

Wow, I just found out something incredible to me.

So I've been in a super nostalgic mood of late. I was talking to my sister about just random stuff, and somehow got on the topic of one of my best friends as a little kid, up until the age of 10 or 11 or so, who happened to be a girl. She was a bit of a tomboy, and I guess the two of us sort of met in the middle between feminine and masculine. Her mom never liked that much and I feel pushed her to trying to be more feminine, and when there was a particular incident she used that as an excuse to say we couldn't be friends anymore. Was a huge emotional blow to me and I missed her for years. So talking about her today I got curious and looked her up. After some brief searching, I'm about 95%-ish sure I found her. If it is her, she is a lesbian professor of women's studies and queer theory at a notable university. Which I can't even begin to tell you how happy that makes me. (Assuming it is actually her.) To know she came out the other side of her childhood without being cornered into being something she's wasn't... I feel so good just thinking about it. I also confess, there's a slight bit of vindictiveness against her mom at play, because I like the idea that she didn't get her way after what she did to me. Mostly though I find it fascinating, because what a pair we turned out to be.

(Evidence it is her: Same rare spelling of name. Same middle initial. Right age. Reference on facebook page to visiting her family on the GA coast.)

(The incident: I had a lot of temper issues with the anxiety and what turned out to be the blossoming dysphoria. I would bottle things up until they burst. One day, was playing outside with my friend, her roughly 8 year old brother, my brother, few other people, and her 5 year old sister was hanging around but not really playing. Some dumb kid thing happened where her little brother refused to admit he was out in a game when I thought he was or something to that effect. I started to lose my temper and punched him in the arm. Not cool, totally shouldn't have, but as far as kids go it was really minor, and wasn't even like a punch-punch, I'm sure people know what I mean about the random arm punches. But, I realized I was losing my temper and made myself turn around and go inside to cool down. Storming off while I did so of course. Well, her little 5 year old sister happened to be standing by the door, and she thought I was coming to beat her up when I was just trying to walk past her. So the sister runs and tells her mom I was trying to beat her up. I understand that, she was 5, she didn't know what was going on. But instead of sitting down and talking through it like reasonable people and finding out what actually happened, their mom turns it into a huge neighborhood wide scandal. Which I've always believed was because she didn't like her daughter playing with a "boy".)

Edit: Also, I now have an additional debate about reaching out to her. I think it would be fascinating. I found her twitter and e-mail address readily (public because of the college thing, not obtained weirdly), but that is 26 years ago.