As I mentioned earlier this week, Star invited a dozen or so friends to a Chinese restaurant for a Dim Sum brunch. As I also mentioned earlier, the brunch was to be a prelude to helping her friend move into her new house. As I also mentioned, I don't like to mix boy and girl presentation.
What I didn't mention: late in the week, a cold that seemed to be simmering until my project deadline passed erupted. Saturday was drippy nose day and I started to worry about going out at all the following day. Even if I were to go out, I worried about going out dressed. I don't think foundation and drippy nose are the optimal formula for a smooth complexion.
I wanted to help. I wanted to meet Amanda. I sort of wanted to try a new food.
(Note to readers: I'm not fond of trying new foods. At my house [and growing up], we had a limited repertoire of dinners, for example. I eat pretty much the same breakfast every day [and that doesn't bother me]. I never had Mexican food until the company group I was with went to a seriously Mexican restaurant in San Antonio. But Charity likes (a) to cook and (b) variety and I've gotten over that "no thank you" response to some extent. So I wasn't going to reject Dim Sum, but I wasn't going to be gung ho about it.)
But I didn't want to present as male.
But I didn't see a choice ~ I wasn't at my best that morning. I was planning on wearing a casual top and jeans (as Meg, a first! Meg in pants!) and flats or maybe my girl sneakers. Instead, I wore a casual top and jeans and sneakers and went in drab.
It turns out it was a good thing. A very very good thing. Thalia was on her toes, watching over me that day.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
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That, young lady, is a heck of a cliffhanger. Looking forward to hearing what fate the gods, Thalia, and your developing female intuition saved you from. Also, hope that cold has run its course.
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ReplyDeleteWhat did you think of Dim Sum? (It's one of my favorite things....) Hopefully, Charity's influence in your life is exposing you to a wider culinary palette.
Meg in pants? That would be a first. But as much as I prefer to wear dresses and skirts, pants are often in a natal woman's wardrobe. And there is a time and place for them. And if it weren't for your cold, presenting as Meg, but in pants shouldn't have been a problem. (With a cold, having to deal with a runny nose is a bitch - especially with worrying about one's foundation and beard cover.)
Yes - you have Thalia, where I have an unnamed Pooka with a kind, warm hearted nature. (It certainly isn't Harvey - he'll still with Elwood B. Dowd.)
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That's mean, leaving us all on tenterhooks. Trousers should definitely form part of your wardrobe, look at what other girls wear, they are so usefull, casual or formal, jeans or tailored.
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