I went to a barber shop today and put the name Lee on the wait list.  After a bit, they called my name, and I went over for my haircut.  After hanging out with you guys for a few months, it was strange when I realized that this is the first time I've given my name to someone in real life.  Oddly enough, it was a bit of a let down.  I expected to feel amazing hearing someone actually call me Lee, but instead I hardly noticed it.  It felt like it was something so natural that there was really no reason to think on it.

Im out to everyone at work now mostly, besides my GM but thier all trying so hard to say Michael and use male pronouns. If they get it wrong I just nicely correct them and their like ohh yaaa im trying! I know there really are, Ive known a lot of them for years. My point though is that it feels natural to me as well, but its not like nothing. I get that happiest feeling everytime I hear someone say Michael. Im sure that will go away in time, but for right now its still an awesome feeling for me

I can relate.  At the support group I went to last night, I introduced myself as Alex, and it just rolled off the tongue naturally.  When I have to introduce myself by my F name, it comes out awkwardly.  And it feels like a random label I've been assigned to be identified by, like if I had to introduce myself by my license plate number or something.  My male name just fits and I can use it without thinking about it.

Yay!

The first time I gave out my name was when I went to get my hair cut too!   My name is Allison and I was so engrossed in the magazine I was reading in the waiting area I didn't realize they had been calling my name for a couple minutes. *blush*

These days, i feel wierd being called by my natal name.  At work, where I'm still not out, I find I have to catch myself to not use female pronouns or my female name when I sign e-mails.

It can be quite annoying.

Awesome.

I'm never called by my male name in real life, but whenever there is a guy with the same name as me, for example, in school, and somebody says their name, I'll look up. Lol.

That's totally awesome! I've been experiencing the same thing lately. When I first picked my name and people called me it, it felt a little weird, but it was a really exciting feeling. Now more and more people are calling me Noah, and it feels natural. It never stops feeling great. And like Devyn, when I hear it from other people who don't know my name I automatically respond.

I cant wait until that happens to me XD nobody has actually called me Kohdi yet...but, next time i go get my haircut (which is soon, i hope) i'm putting my name down. I never write my name in that wait list book thing, i wait until the place is cleared of people and then come back to get served immeadiatly after that i just try to avoid the topic of names with the hairdresser. I hate my female name and i never really know what to say for my name so i say nothing! XD I cant wait until someone uses Kohdi, but maybe, like you, it will feel natural and i wont feel anything XD oh well, i will have to wait until that day comes!

Go for it Kohdi.  It does feel a lot nicer than my given name. 
I think that I'll just choose to forget that the lady at the counter said "Do you spell it L-I-" before I could cut her off with "L-E-E."  Oh well, I'll pass eventually.