tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post112619040557266088..comments2024-02-20T15:17:48.594+11:00Comments on A.E.Brain: Music MemedZoe Brainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-1127107626332614612005-09-19T15:27:00.000+10:002005-09-19T15:27:00.000+10:00Here's the School Website.Here's the <A HREF="http://www.sydgram.nsw.edu.au/CollegeSt/home.html" REL="nofollow">School Website</A>.Zoe Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-1127066931613068492005-09-19T04:08:00.000+10:002005-09-19T04:08:00.000+10:00That should be some reunion. Grinning just thinkin...That should be <B>some</B> reunion. Grinning just thinking about it.Kathy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150804805488424728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-1126708182972958932005-09-15T00:29:00.000+10:002005-09-15T00:29:00.000+10:00Bellicose woman : Thanks for the tips.I know that ...Bellicose woman : Thanks for the tips.<BR/>I know that "less is more" when it comes to makeup.<BR/>Right now, knowing little, that means I take it to extremes - and don't wear any.<BR/>I'm wondering whether to get a pro makeover before going to my 30th High School Reunion though.<BR/><BR/>It's an all-male school.Zoe Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-1126708065130345652005-09-15T00:27:00.000+10:002005-09-15T00:27:00.000+10:00I've been on HRT for just over 5 weeks now.I appre...I've been on HRT for just over 5 weeks now.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your consideration, it's just that Stealth was never an option for me.<BR/><BR/>But neither do I wish to draw un-neccessary attention to the situation. It just is. No big deal.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I'm playing this by ear, and paddling furiously to keep my head above water. But managing to have more than a little fun in the process too. I mean, Life is supposed to be that way.<BR/><BR/>Too bad the process is going to take about 7 years to complete.Zoe Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-1126481223968152102005-09-12T09:27:00.000+10:002005-09-12T09:27:00.000+10:00Ooops - meant to say more on the attitude.Makeup: ...Ooops - meant to say more on the attitude.<BR/>Makeup: most men (and an appalling number of women) use either too much or too little. Find someone to teach you the trick of looking like you aren't wearing any.<BR/><BR/>Attitude: If you believe you are good looking - others do too. (Barring being totally hideous - which you aren't.) I'd describe you as a handsome woman - which isn't an insult. You'll never be dainty - sorry - so go for amazonian dramatic - that works too.Kathy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150804805488424728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-1126480918471296962005-09-12T09:21:00.000+10:002005-09-12T09:21:00.000+10:00Hmmm - On the FFS thing - makeup and attitude can ...Hmmm - On the FFS thing - makeup and attitude can do wonders.Kathy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150804805488424728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-1126356115680195592005-09-10T22:41:00.000+10:002005-09-10T22:41:00.000+10:00Danman, thanks for the advice, so diplomatically e...Danman, thanks for the advice, so diplomatically expressed.<BR/><BR/>Trouble is, I'm not quite in the normal situation. Without HRT, I'd still be feminising anyway, just in a less controlled manner. In 5 years at the most I'd end up having to take extreme measures to look adequately male, including a double mastectomy.<BR/><BR/>Most people doing a transition have the luxury of being able to stop, take a breather, and continue or even reverse course. Not me, it's a 1-way trip. One with no reverse gear, no brake, only an accelerator which I may or may not use.<BR/><BR/>And of course the "male bits" got damaged beyond repair early on. It's even likely the permanent physical changes to the brain that happen with long-term HRT had already happened before I sought treatment.<BR/><BR/>Honesty compells me to say that these may all just be excuses for me to do what I want to do anyway.<BR/><BR/>But on purely medical grounds, SRS may be indicated anyway if I can't tolerate the hormone therapy. My system was going haywire, dangerously so. An orchidectomy might quite literally save my life. If I can tolerate HRT, the urgency is not there, though it would still have both health and financial benefits, no need for anti-androgens and less strain on the system from large oestrogen doses.<BR/><BR/>If I was paying full-price for the Androcur, I'd be shelling out $200 a month. Instead, I elected to undergo the humiliation of being put on a special register of deviant males whose sex drive needed diminishing by Chemical Castration. All TS-women in Australia taking Androcur (the safest of the anti-androgens) have to make the same decision.<BR/><BR/>Just another minor humiliation in the process - transition is not for the faint-hearted.<BR/><BR/>And having gone that far, (the cricketing cry "No Ball!" is appropriate) and with the rest of the equipment nonfunctional, there appears to be no downside to SRS ASAP. It's certainly the only chance I have of anything resembling a normal sex life, be it straight or lesbian.<BR/><BR/>As regards FFS (facial surgery) and the traditional Boob Job (Augmentation Mammoplasty), I'll have to wait 2 years for the HRT to do most of its work anyway. <BR/><BR/>There's no hurry, I already look adequately female not to stand out.<BR/><BR/>But darn it, I want to look better than "adequate". I've looked so ugly to myself for so many years that I think I deserve to look as good as other TS-women.<BR/><BR/>All I need is $50,000 (Aus) or so... that was my preferred surgeon's quote.<BR/><BR/>The Tip Jar is on the left BTW. All contributions of $1 or over gratefully accepted. Those less get eaten up by overheads, I don't actually get any of it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks once more for the advice. It's certainly aplicable to virtually anyone undergoing transition. It's only a handful of oddities like me that it's not completely appropriate for - and even then, it's worth bearing in mind.Zoe Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.com