January 2011
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Jan 31st
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cage-veil-cunt asked: what's your earliest memory?
Jan 30th
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Jan 30th
misssunshine23 asked: May we, your followers, make poem requests?? :]
Jan 30th
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different take on an internet meme
So, there’s this internet meme that lists a bunch of questions and in order to answer them you put your iTunes on shuffle and type the titles. I was reading a friend’s earlier and thought I’d do it, but it occurred to me that it might be more revealing (and thought-provoking, to me even if to no one else) if I actually tried to answer honestly with songs I have. Ok, I’ll...
Jan 30th
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8 weeks! Please excuse Puck. I don’t know why, but every Saturday when I sit down to do a video he gets really rambunctious and demanding. Perhaps he feels ignored and wants to be a camera whore? Maybe next week I’ll (intentionally) include him in a video. - As I said, I’m declaring my period officially dead. It’s so exciting to think that pads and tampons are a thing of...
Jan 30th
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Jan 29th
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Jan 28th
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Jan 28th
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Jan 26th
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So here’s the video I recorded yesterday, 50 days on testosterone. I’ve really enjoyed singing these last few weeks, even more than I normally do. I can feel my voice resonating in my chest in a way it never did before. I’m still figuring it out, what my limits are, what notes I can hold, how to control my vibrato (which I was never that great at to begin with), etc. I remember...
Jan 24th
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(This is about the fourth time I’ve tried to make this post. Tumblr keeps eating them!) As I’ve been monitoring the changes my speaking voice has been going through, I figure it’s high time to do the same for my singing voice. This video is from 2008 and tomorrow (probably just after midnight, actually) I’ll post a video I recorded today of the same song. Notes: I am...
Jan 24th
Jan 24th
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7 weeks! - As mentioned in the video, I’m now at roughly 36 days since I started my last period and it hasn’t come back. I know it could any time now, but it’s hard not to get excited. - My skin is SO oily. I haven’t had to wash my face this often since I was 15 years old. As a result, my acne is slowly coming back. I had mild to moderate acne in high school but it mostly...
Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 19th
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*whew*
I am pleased to report that my shot tonight went really smoothly. Leotron gave me some reassurance and it turns out that was all I needed (thank you so much!). The only thing I did differently was sort of bunched up my muscle with my left hand before inserting the needle with my right (one nurse at Callen-Lorde did that before injecting me, the other didn’t). I feel like that made it easier,...
Jan 19th
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injection worries
I’m nervous about giving myself my shot today. Because I moved away from New York right after receiving my first two shots, Callen-Lorde allowed me to sort of skate through the self-injection protocol and I was never supervised doing it myself. I’m (irrationally?) afraid that I’m doing it wrong. It never hurts, other than the initial sting when the needle goes through the skin....
Jan 18th
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6 weeks on T! - I’ve been working out and muscle tone is definitely coming faster. - The chin hair explosion continues, I actually might need to start trimming or shaving to avoid 13 year old boy peach fuzz. - I haven’t been able to cry. I felt really depressed yesterday and usually crying makes me feel better. I couldn’t so I put on American History X, one of my favorite...
Jan 16th
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My paternal grandfather, Robert, passed away about 40 minutes ago. My father called me from the hospital to let me know that he’d gone. Listening to the grief in my always-stoic father’s voice, I realized that I’m sad for him, not for the loss of my grandfather. We had a lot of differences and had only seen each other a handful of times since I was 14 years old. He was an...
Jan 16th
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Tell me, who’s your boogeyman? That’s who I will be You don’t have to like me for who I am We’ll see what you’re made of by what you make of me … I was a long time coming I’ll be a long time gone You’ve got your whole life to do something and that’s not very long Why don’t you give me a call when you decide you’re willing...
Jan 14th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
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Anonymous asked: Were you born this awesome, or is that an acquired skill?
Jan 10th
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5 weeks! - It’s only visible really up close, but there are a bunch of wispy blonde hairs on my upper lip that weren’t there before. - I feel the need to clear my throat all the time. - Singing is unpredictable. I can go a bit lower, but my voice cracks when I try for any sustained notes. When I try to go into the upper part of my range (I sang Soprano I in high school) I sort of...
Jan 9th
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Jan 7th
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Jan 5th
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Jan 4th
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mchalfpenny asked: You should update more. Please
Jan 3rd
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4 weeks + on testosterone! Changes I’ve noticed so far: - My voice feels hoarse. I haven’t noticed much change, but it’s easier for me to speak in my “chest voice” without slipping out of it. - I had a mini chin hair explosion. It’s nothing terribly noticeable but a change, nonetheless. - I have more control over emotions and crying. I’ve heard some...
Jan 3rd