Hello!  I just recently found this site on google (trying to look up hairstyles, oddly enough) and thought this would be a cool place to check out.  I'm Alyssa, MtF, just starting my transition (which means I still look like a guy and all, unfortunately) though I've gotten pretty good progress on my voice.  I love anime, love reading sci fi and fantasy, and listen to all kinds of music from electronic to indie.  So yeah, I dunno how to end this soo, hi everyone!

Welcome to the site Alyssa 

Hi Alyssa!

Yo and welcome.
Seeing as you're thinking of hairstyles I'll refer to your handle and suggest you dye your hair blue and leave it at that.. that's what I did.

Hi Alyssa, welcome here Good luck with starting your transition.

Hi Alyssa,

Welcome to our little family. Over 5000 strong. That would be one heck of a family reunion.

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Janet
   

Thanks for the welcome everyone!  And thanks for those links, I was wondering where the edit profile section was.

Quote from: Miniar on January 14, 2011, 11:42:38 AM
Yo and welcome.
Seeing as you're thinking of hairstyles I'll refer to your handle and suggest you dye your hair blue and leave it at that.. that's what I did.

Haha... if only my job would allow that.  I'm thinking of dying it some kind of red/blonde though.  (i'm a brunette)

Hi Toxicblue. Welcome to the site. This is a cool place with allot of caring, wise and supportive people. Look forward to your posts.

Hugs.
Mrs Erocse

Welcome to Susan's Alyssa!

This site is ripe with all the support and knowledge you could possibly need in your transition.

I look forward to reading more from you!

Hugs,

Jackie

PS. I love Indie music as well. 

Hey Alyssa, welcome to the site.  Good luck with the hair. 

 Hello Alyssa,
It's good to meet you.
This is a great place and hopefully another step in your transitioning.
Susan's has loads of info about gender issues and is a great support site.
There are lots of good caring people here who are in all of the phases of transitioning.
Welcome to Susan's.
Jillieann

Howdy from one Newbie to another!

Hey Alyssa! 

Welcome to the forums! 
I'm also pretty new here and just wanted to say Hi! 
Ohh, and how have you been working on your voice??  Any tips?  I'm finding it pretty challenging! 

Hey Alyssa! Welcome to the forums! Starting your transitioning? Same here!

Quote from: toxicblue on January 14, 2011, 11:21:11 AMI love anime, love reading sci fi and fantasy, and listen to all kinds of music from electronic to indie.

Another music fan? Yay! I'd probably have a new car, a full wardrobe, house, etc. with all the money I spend on CDs...
Avril Lavigne = favorite

Wow, this is way more posts than I expected, thanks everyone! 

Quote from: Jacquelyn on January 15, 2011, 01:49:42 AM

PS. I love Indie music as well. 

=O  You're awesome!

Quote from: kaLeY on January 16, 2011, 12:55:39 AM
Hey Alyssa! 

Welcome to the forums! 
I'm also pretty new here and just wanted to say Hi! 
Ohh, and how have you been working on your voice??  Any tips?  I'm finding it pretty challenging! 

Well, I've looked up a lot of tutorials on youtube, especially from the user candiFLA.  Basically, you start by talking really high, and kinda like falsetto (where your voice sounds like a boy cartoon character), then squeeze that till it gets a different, more feminine tone.  Then just keep working on that, trying to lower and relax it over time, recording yourself, testing different strategies, and making sure the bottom part of your voice is barely vibrating.  It takes weeks or months for some (about three or four months for me), and it just takes lots of practice.  And drinking water when it hurts, taking breaks.  Fair warning though, my voice cracks when I speak like a guy now, so I try to speak in more of a high pitch so that my high range doesn't totally get screwed up.

Quote from: ClaireA on January 16, 2011, 01:03:40 AM
Another music fan? Yay! I'd probably have a new car, a full wardrobe, house, etc. with all the money I spend on CDs...
Avril Lavigne = favorite

Avril is pretty good.  In that style of music, I prefer MCR though.  xD

And about the CD thing, I know!  It's so hard to stop collecting them...  Especially when you get spoiled by used bookstores and amazon where everything is super cheap.  >_<

Welcome to the forums, Alyssa.

Thanks for the voice tips. And btw, another music lover here, so I totally know what you guys mean about the CDs... If I had any money to spend, it'd probably be the same for me.

Hi Toxicblue! I'm new here too.  I noticed that Nitorin is your avatar! Isn't it wonderful that there's a serious anime about transgendered teens airing right now?  I wonder if earlier generations would have ever thought there would be a cartoon regarding transgendered people as anything but a punch-line!  The second episode airs tonight, I'm so excited!

Sorry to geek out at you in your introduction post!  I hope your transitioning is a comfortable and wonderful as it can be, and that you are treated well for the rest of your life.

Welcome and best wishes,
Fuji

Hi Alyssa

welcome to the forum.
I see the first step is made, you sure have a beautifull name.
And making progress with your voice, very smart to do that, voice is so important.
I hope you will have a smooth start with the transition.

hug
annette

Quote from: SilverShadow on January 18, 2011, 01:15:45 PM
Welcome to the forums, Alyssa.

Thanks for the voice tips. And btw, another music lover here, so I totally know what you guys mean about the CDs... If I had any money to spend, it'd probably be the same for me.

No problem!  And music just has that ability to manipulate you... doesn't it?  D=

Quote from: Fuji on January 18, 2011, 05:57:03 PM
Hi Toxicblue! I'm new here too.  I noticed that Nitorin is your avatar! Isn't it wonderful that there's a serious anime about transgendered teens airing right now?  I wonder if earlier generations would have ever thought there would be a cartoon regarding transgendered people as anything but a punch-line!  The second episode airs tonight, I'm so excited!

Sorry to geek out at you in your introduction post!  I hope your transitioning is a comfortable and wonderful as it can be, and that you are treated well for the rest of your life.

Welcome and best wishes,
Fuji

=O  I was waiting for someone to notice where it was from!  Yeah, I totally love that show.  And... second episode is tonight?  I thought it was Thursdays... cause Crunchyroll has it thursdays at 12pm.  I think?  Oh well.

And thanks for the kind words.  =]

Quote from: annette on January 18, 2011, 07:46:10 PM
Hi Alyssa

welcome to the forum.
I see the first step is made, you sure have a beautifull name.
And making progress with your voice, very smart to do that, voice is so important.
I hope you will have a smooth start with the transition.

hug
annette

Thank you!  =]

Ha ha, you're right, I got Tuesdays and Thursdays confused.  Imagine my sadness when I turned on the TV tonight and it said I had to wait two days! Weep! I think I can hold out until then!