Got my epilator. The pain is significantly less than manual tweezing, so not bad at all. It’s a cheaper one, so it needs to be plugged in and is a bit tough to clean, but I have been able to clear up my arms and hands at least.

EDIT: Also, when I use my cats come over and just watch me with concern. It’s very cute.

Sometimes I have a hard time applying the word woman to myself, but every time I think of the word daughter it almost brings me to the verge of tears because I want that so bad and I’m probably never going to get it.

Yeah, I feel the same.

They brought in UK Labor party strategists who have encourage the campaign to follow Starmer’s example of trying to bring in conservatives, non withstanding that Starmer got less votes than Corbyn and only won because of Tory/Reform party vote splitting.

I don’t have an epilator yet, but I spent some time with a tweezer plucking hairs on my hand and wrist. For those with epilators, how bad does it hurt compared to tweezing manually (which doesn’t hurt too bad).

Bought a door-hanging mirror so I could properly evaluate outfits, and the cats are immediately messing with it.

Even behind a FPV drone, the zionist cannot help but flinch.

Slightly more seriously, perhaps a hunter-killer satellite platform to threaten Israeli/western orbital infrastructure.

The Havana ray.

I know the article is a threadbare simile, but it more than misses the whole point of Galadriel’s character in the books/movie. For even someone like Galadriel who meets this beyond-human ideal of beauty, purity and “goodness”, the power of the One Ring to dominate life is so corrupting that it would simply turn her into a new Sauron. Which is why after failing to resist temptation, Galadriel leaves Middle Earth and goes into the West. If there’s one point that is hammered in repeatedly throughout the Lord of the Rings, it’s that such absolute power cannot be used for good, despite anyone’s best intentions, and the only recourse is for it to be destroyed.

Another inspiration for the punk outfit is that I was looking on Amazon for a choker that would fit me without an extender, and I found a set of studded ones with matching bracelets, so that’s accounted for. For jewelry, where do you look/shop for that sort of stuff? As for earrings, I need to find a time to get my ears pierced by a reputable piercer, but I am also job hunting soon so I may wait a bit on that.

Customizing clothes sounds really fun! Will need to look into that.

Well, I have this (thrift shopped) black leather jacket. I was inspired by Vera Drew’s outfit in this video (invidious link), and I was thinking of the same sort of mesh/fishnet shirt. I believe the tee is from Das Bootleg, so I could do that or another top. Would be fun to wear the mesh shirt over a brassiere or crop top, but I don’t think I can pull it off right now due to belly fat. For the bottom, I was thinking cut-off black shorts (either denim or canvas) or a skirt. I have a skirt, and for the black shorts it should be easy enough to find either some shorts or pants to cut down. For shoes, it’d have to be some sort of black boots. Then I guess it’s figuring out accessories.

Looking at that, idk how goth/punk that actually is. Laying it out, it certainly doesn’t seem super ostentatious, but I also don’t want to spend a ton of money since I am working on loosing weight anyways.

Aside: I almost got a mesh shirt a couple years ago when I put together a Harry Dubois cosplay for Halloween. In the future, Rule 63 Harry is a going to be fun. I still have the faux snake-skin heels for it.

Initial consult for my therapist went well! We scheduled a follow-up, and I am looking forward to it!

I also got a bra that fits. The cup is a bit big, but I have some sort of mastia due to my weight so I should be able to fill it out with some inserts. Idk how things are going to go as I lose weight/start HRT, but it’s affirming for now. With that, I am working on assembling another outfit. I want to try something goth/punk. I will try to figure out some normal femme clothes eventually, but if it’s in private for now then I might as well have fun as a baby trans. I also want to go to some metal shows again and it would be nice to not seem like a square.

No worries. I generally prefer to GM versus play anyways, although it’s nice to be on the other side of the table on occasion.

I also have to work on my thesis defense that week, so wouldn’t be able to get it to work regardless. May be able to do weekends in the future.

I wish that my time zone was compatible with yours. I really love the games you proposed, especially Delta Green.

EDIT: Once my schedule frees up in the next few months, I would love to run some one-shots for Hexbear folks.

I think that would work for the most part.

There’s plenty of places to visit in the US northeast/mid-atlantic, but all those locations is a lot of ground to cover. You’ll be driving for hours upon hours, and it might eat pretty hard into your sight-seeing time if you’re only spending a week. For example, New Haven to DC would be a 7 hour drive! And that’s in pretty nasty/aggressive traffic. If you’re just getting your license, you do not want to be driving in NYC (or Boston).

For example, you could spend a week in D.C. alone: it would take days to experience the Smithsonian fully, and then you have all the other landmarks and museums and other attractions. Alternatively, New York City and Connecticut/New Haven would also fill a week.

The other thing to note is that if you’re vacationing in the northeast, you may be able to avoid renting a car if you’d prefer. This is the only region of the country with decent inter-city train travel (Amtrak), and D.C. and NYC have well-developed subway metros.

On one hand, wearing a tank top makes me feel more femme. On the other hand, it reveals arm hair. On the third hand, women have body hair. On the fourth hand, my arm hair is too dark even after it’s been shaved recently.