(Mostly) Soiree Pictures

It's nice to know the "four or five guys" are not forgotten.  Several people got the "shoes for industry" reference and responded with reams of (mostly) Nick Danger.

Has anyone seen Americathon?  Proctor & Bergman wrote it, and there's a little crossdress bit in there in the "Both Father and Mother" segment.  By the way, the YouTube description is hilarious. Quickie poll on the right.

So, the other day I said it was a Good Thing that we carpooled.  Here's the 'why:'

Andrea does not like to drive.  I can understand.  Washington area traffic and streets are enough to turn anyone off driving.  And Star determined the wine Christine and Pamela had was really good.  So she took advantage of her passenger status and was in no condition to drive when we left. 

Before leaving, I told our hostess, Christine, "if you're looking for your wine, it's in Star."

If Andrea and Star had come in their own car, Star could not avail herself of the available beverages.  Or we could have planned to split up so one of our pool would drive Star and Andrea home, and the other would follow.  It's good to have a good time, and it's better to have a contingency plan.

I think everyone had a good time.  All forty-plus of us.  Pictures follow.  Click to enlarge.

LOVE that hose!

Katrina and her partner, Danielle

Sharon, Sarah, Meg

JoAnn, Diane, Meg ~ Talkin' Flying Pretty

Christine, Diane, Meg

More Soiree!

Update: the poll will be explained tomorrow.

I'm not good at parties.  It's hard to get past my introversion, and I have to work at it.  I'm often the person you see wandering around by herself (or himself, depending on the party), acting like she's fascinated by the pictures on the wall.

I'm never the only one, but each of us acts as if we are.

There are always new girls at the soirees so I made it a point to find the one-who-could-be-me and say hi.  Star, who is the anti-Meg in terms of social interaction, had the same idea.

I spoke to one girl who came all the way from the eastern shore of Maryland (at least a 90 minute drive), two who came from Baltimore (an hour north; Star made sure they knew each other before the end of the night), one girl who had only discovered she enjoyed dressing a year or two ago, and more.  I had a long chat with Chris, a British ex-pat, about British humour and England in general.

click to enlarge and see if you can find Waldo :)

My self-assigned mission meant I didn't speak to as many of the "regulars" as I would have liked.  I barely more than nodded to Cindy, Monika, Julie, more.  I need to balance my "time with people" with "time without people."  I don't even notice I'm doing it; if I do notice, there's usually little I can do about it.  So I spent a little time wandering off by myself, studying the drink or food table a bit too long.

I was pleased to see that There were quite a number of partners there.  Carrie brought her new bride, Jennifer, who is delightful.  Diane, as always, came with Donna (and I never have a chance to talk to Donna, but I had a nice chat about the fear of flying (pretty) with Diane.

Jackie was there with Shelby,  Roxanne with Nan Lee,  Danielle and Katrina.

And Star and Charity were there, supporting Andrea and yours truly.

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Shoes for Industry!

How many people got that reference?

I bought house slippers a while back.  I got them at Sears, it was difficult to get my size, and I wasn't

my new slippers

crazy about them anyway.  They are navy blue fabric and they have a low back.  I like shoes that stay on my feet.  I do wear some regular shoes without heel support, but they're never my first choice.

I do wear slippers when walking around the apartment, and I walk a lot.  The slippers didn't last as long as I would have hoped.

So I started shopping for new slippers.  It turns out there are two basic types of house slippers: open back and not my size.  I found a couple of pair that would work.  One was leather (really?  Leather house slippers?  I might as well keep my shoes on!) and the other was purchased.  They're a Mary Jane style, with a cute furry lining and sequins.  That's OK.  I don't wear them out of the apartment (much).

By the way, I  messed up yesterday and didn't publish until late at night.  If you missed it (and choose to) keep reading!

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To the Soiree!

I forgot to push the publish button. Better late than never, or at least that's what I tell myself.

Sharon

Getting ready for a soiree is always a bit tricky.  It still takes me a long time to get ready, and that impacts dinner time.  This time, I did a late lunch and got ready in time for the 7:00 party.  Getting ready first would have worked, but I had a pasta dinner and did NOT want to be wearing my going-out dress for that!
Parking is also tricky.  Christine has a HUGE driveway, but snow and ice meant fewer cars could park there.  I wore (girl) tennis shoes (gasp!) for travelling and carried mid-heel Mary Janes to wear at the party itself.

To help limit the number of cars at Christine's, Sharon joined us for the drive.  We also picked up Star and Andrea, which turned out to be a VERY good thing.

Sharon had a fantastic purple dress; Andrea wore a sweater and long wool skirt.  Both looked great, as you can see here.

We all made it in and changed shoes without anyone freezing or falling, and the soiree itself was exceptional.
More pictures below.

Charity and Star

Andrea and Star

Over Two Months

Meg last went out in late November, to the Transgender Day of Remembrance event.  Saturday night,

I attended another of Christine's wonderful soirees.

Sunday, my friend Star had another game afternoon, but I had obligations that would cut short my gaming time as it was.  Dressing would mean I'd have to leave at least another 30 to 45 minutes earlier.  Since these gamers know both my drab and drag self, I went in drab.

More on the soiree coming up.  The picture is pre-soiree Meg.  It's hard to tell, but my shoes are mid-heel Mary Janes.  They have the widest possible box so my broken toe wouldn't complain (hopefully).  I also wore my (girl) sneakers to/from the soiree, recognising the abundance of ice and snow still in the area.

You do need to enlarge the picture to see the colours in the dress.  It's quite cute.

Sunday Funnies ~ Wearing Disguises

Not long ago, I talked about hair and glasses as being part of the disguise.

Putting on a wig is a large change.  Taking off my glasses and replacing them with contacts is a minor change.  Unless you're Clark Kent (cartoons 5 and 6).

Arlo needed glasses and ran with it.

Speaking of Sports

A couple from In the Bleachers.