Transient Notes

090225 BkJmp 62: Not a fab photo of me, but a beautiful evening in Manhattan out the window. And for a change I am not wearing boots :)

0902 BlSwt 12 (Large): This is a slightly better picture of my outfit from the same night. Yes, I know I need to do something about the length of that skirt… Thanks Dev for the photo!

OK.  I was doing some shopping (in boy mode) at Macy’s.  Yes, for unmentionables.  No, I am not going to describe them - you naughty naughty people ;)

So I had my purchases and went to the register.  As the sales associate was folding my camisole, she looks at me and says “Well, I guess these aren’t for you!”  Not in a bad way - clearly a line to put an uncomfortable male customer more at ease.  I smiled and said “guess again!”  She stopped, and her eyes boggled.  We went through the…

0902 at NW chatting: Same night. Obviously not quite as sober at this point. But thanks again Amber!

0902 at NW w martini: Last trip to NW. Many thanks to Amber for the photo (taken when I was still at least slightly sober….)

090218 DnMin 21 (Large): Next day, new outfit. (But the same chair…)

I found another reason to love the cute little black jumper minidress I wore out last night*.  It’s cut so that I don’t need to wear any bottom padding.  I had forgotten how much more comfortable that makes things!  Just wish I had figured that out the first two times I wore it :)

 (* Yes, I’ll post pics eventually). 

It’s time management.  No question.  Good makeup skills don’t come close.  (OK they do, but let me have the dramatic effect.)

Today combined an 8 hour business day, a client development lunch, transit to the apartment, getting en femme and a quick photo session, over to Nowhere for a cocktail, sushi dinner, back to Nowhere for a terrific reading on gender issues (“Genderpanic” - it was great).  Drinks and socializing until 10:15.  Back to the apartment to switch back and clean up.  Out the…

090217 BlTun 03: From last Tuesday in Los Angeles. Took this just after meeting Sara Tuesday evening, which hopefully explains the slightly windblown appearance. (No explanation for the tiny chair in the hotel room, which makes me look even taller!)

So I am trying to decide whether to come out as trans to the new law firm.  At my old place, diversity was a huge thing - we had a director of diversity, and we could self-identify on a confidential basis.  The new firm is ok on diversity, but the person who leads the diversity program is a more general attorney development person.  Also, the firm is a little more conservative generally.  So it’s not quite the same thing.

My current thinking is that, assuming the self-identification…