Thursday, August 27, 2009

Acceptance....

This topic comes up from time to time as I like to share some
experiences that I have. Today went to the allergy doctor to get my
monthly shot. They've met Heather before so it's no big deal really.
Today as the girl was confirming the info, she read the name on the
vials "Joe". The office manager pokes her head around the corner and
says, "No, it's Heather today. Get it right..." The girl giving me the
shot kind of smiled and said, "Right, Heather.. Sorry about that
Heather." as she winked at me.

Now, that is what it means to be accepted. They know who I am and could
easily have insisted on calling me Joe, but they did not. The office
manager also made it a point to actually remember my name and kid the
nurse about it.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

today's thoughts

Well, today I decided to go goth again (as Heather). I wore the new
collar I got and i do like it. It's amazing how few people even reacted
to me in pigtails (black wig), heavy collar, red mesh top over a black
cami, black skirt, pink & black striped thigh high socks and heeled mary
janes. I know I stood out, but didn't see any stares, startled looks,
etc. I did get a few smiles from people as I walked by, but that was
about it.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

New combined feed

I re-did the feed combiner. Hopefully it'll work a little smoother when
viewing the combined feeds from all my sources.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

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Saturday, August 15, 2009

today's outings

today I got up, threw on a pair of denim capris and a black halter top
and sneakers and my new black wig (in a pony tail) and went out to fix
the pull cord on the lawnmower and mow the lawn. Well, I got the cord
replaced and the lawnmower started but it would only run for like 3
seconds then die. I took the carb apart and cleaned it with no luck. I
didn't mess my nail polish up either, mind you. I went off to Lowe's and
bought a new push mower (no more non starting lawn mowers for me). I
mowed maybe half the lawn before I was just too hot to continue. After
that we went thrift shopping and I got some really cute tops and a black
skirt that will go great Goth. My wife got some great shoes and I'm so
jealous they weren't my size. On the way home we stopped at Burger King
for some dinner and then I finished mowing the lawn when we got home
since it had cooled down by then.

Some interesting vacation occurrences

Well, the week before last we were on vacation at a major Medieval
event. I don't go as Heather there, but did have a few interesting
things happen while I was there.

The day after we arrived I volunteered at the check-in for 2 hours (the
entire event is run by volunteers). While I was there, things were quite
busy. I'd say that maybe 100 or more people checked in within those 2
hours. As one couple walked up to me to check in, the woman says to me
"I'm jealous. Please tell me those are not real" in reference to my
nails. Keep in mind, they're gel so they are permanent. I keep them
polish-free so they look natural when in guy mode. I told her that they
were gel and she said "Whew, I'd hate to think that your nails looked so
much better than mine, and at camp too." That was the entire reaction.
Nobody else noticed my nails (or cared).

A couple of evenings later, we were in camp and one of the guys in our
group (who I had only just met that day) was chatting with me and we got
onto the topic of what we did for a living. He said to me "Are you a
female impersonator?" I corrected him and told him I was a CD, not an
impersonator and asked him what made him think that. He said that he had
noticed my nails and so came to that conclusion. He mentioned to me that
his wife had a "thing" for guys who did "that sort of thing". A few days
later I dug out one of Heather's cards from my purse (which lived in the
tent for the week, and was not carried) and showed it to him. He was
impressed by the photo on the card and complimented me on my look.

I managed to survive a week camping, including loading the trailer,
unloading the trailer (twice), setting up & tearing down camp, etc. and
didn't break any nails. Yes, it can be done if you're careful.

Friday, August 14, 2009

Hit on at Applebee's

OMG, I just had to share this one... We were just at Applebee's tonight
for dinner and I got hit on big time. Now, it was a typical Heather day
- Brown 2 tone pullover top with half sleeves, khaki skirt, tan heeled
sandals and my new black wig. Nothing extravagant, really. I was there
with my wife, daughter and our foster son.

As we were finishing up our dinner, one of the staff (his name tag said
"I am Ed") came over and asked how our dinner was going. We did the
normal "it's good" stuff. He asked our daughter if she was still working
on hers and she said she was done. He said it was OK, she didn't have to
eat it all since she was 7 and it was OK for her to not eat it all (in
her defense, it was a big meal). He commented on the fact that my wife
cleaned her plate (she had a salad). He looked at my nachos, which were
half eaten and asked if I was done, to which I replied that I was. He
was like "are you sure you don't want to eat some more?" "Yeah" I
replied "I'm done". He said "You didn't eat much, are you sure you're
done?" I told him I was watching my figure (I really was full and it was
a huge portion to begin with). He looked right at me and said "You're
beautiful, you don't need to watch your figure, I'm sure you could eat
some more and not have to worry about your figure." He then turned to
Rain and said something like "Don't you think she could eat more and not
have to worry about her figure?"

By this time I was not looking at him at all. I was actually hoping he'd
quit already and move on to the next table or whatever. I was basically
looking down and at Rain and really smiling (and apparently blushing big
time). He said "aww, there's no need to blush, you really are beautiful
and you have a great figure." He asked Katie what her name was and
Adrien too. Rain was waiting for him to ask my name next but he didn't.
I don't remember the rest, but he went on for a few minutes more, and
eventually went to take care of other things.

After he left, Rain and I sat there looking at each other in disbelief.
This guy had come over and hit on me big time right in front of my wife
(of course he didn't know that). We were kind of in shock over it. Sure,
I've been hit on before, but this guy was really working it. We were
kind of laughing about it and trying to decide if this guy was really
serious. I think he was.

When the waitress brought the check, our daughter commented "Hey, her
name's Heather too." She gave one of those "huh?" kinds looks and our
daughter said "Her name's Heather too" referencing me. We found out that
tonight they had 5 Heathers on staff. Talk about confusing...

Photos uploaded

I've uploaded a bunch of photos to the galleries. Most are older sets,
but some new ones have been added as well.