BEASTLY.

[potato_head]

LJ seems to be having some issues again. Blearghrgrhg.

I baked the chocolate cookies with peanut butter chips! But dad has hidden his computer, so I can't get the photos off his camera until tomorrow. I wasn't planning on posting until then, but there was an awesome post by Asher of Tranarchism that I felt like passing on because I identify strongly with it. It's about being femme/nelly (I'll admit I haven't had much any exposure to the term 'nelly' so I'm not sure if it has any meaning beyond a femme guy) and a trans guy:

Self Explanatory: When Your Gender Isn't

A good quote from the end:

You see, we do not just desperately want to be men, any men. We are individuals. We have specific visions, specific desires, specific genders, and a specific situation.

I'm comfortable with my style as it is now - kind of butch, in a young and geeky and sloppy kind of way, to balance out the fact that I don't really pass. But I'm also looking forward to when I'll feel comfortable wearing makeup if I want to, knowing that people will see a guy in makeup.

ETA: AHFJDKSDAJKFDS CAN I BE DONE EDITING THIS NOW PLEASE? I am clearly too late to be posting. THAT SENTENCE DIDN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE but I think you all know what I meant oh my god GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY.

Comments

[die-monster.livejournal.com]

ugh yes sfd...sometimes so not helpful in the "faith in humanity" department. but <33. I think I'm past needing to talk urgently though I expect this to continue to suck for awhile unfortunately. But ah well. It /could/ be worse.

[poto-heart.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I get that. About things sucking for the forseeable future.

Although don't forget - just because things could be worse, doesn't mean you don't have a right to wish they were better.

[die-monster.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's an important thing to remember, especially for me, when I've got my mother constantly telling me how lucky I am to have electricity and food to eat and be allowed to live in her house :x /flips tables

[poto-heart.livejournal.com]

Yeahhh my mom does the same to me. D: