08 August 2009

More Changes Coming?

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Yesterday I posted a new photo to my blog: one that Regina took. I think I can see what she and other people mean when they say that I l...
07 August 2009

After One Month: Today

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Today I turned one month old. And I can't believe a month has passed already. Now tell me, how many people say "Time flies!"--...
06 August 2009

The Gender-Variant Breakfast Club

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John Hughes died today. I have always one beef with him: Most of the teen films for which he was known were set in Chicago. Yet there is na...
05 August 2009

Phantom Senstions and My Field-Of-Vision

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Every six months I have a vistit with my opthamologist. It usually begins with a field-of-vision test. I sit in front of a device that looks...
04 August 2009

Crossing and Returning

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Today I crossed state lines as a woman. Technically, it wasn't the first time I did that. On the flight home from my surgery, I crossed...
03 August 2009

Feeling From Within

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"Only her hairdresser knows for sure." I don't know who said that first about whom. But one thing I noticed is that I'v...
02 August 2009

Heroes

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I keep on thinking about Marilynne and her daughter,who just had a GRS that was much more complicated than mine. The other night, I called M...
01 August 2009

Looking At My Vagina

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Three times a day, I have to locate my vagina. I do that with a small mirror I hold in my left hand as I lie down. Then, I gently probe the ...
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31 July 2009

I Broke A Promise To Myself And I'm Happy

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So today I broke a promise I made to myself. And I'm feeling good, if not righteous, about it. I'd gone into SoHo to meet Bruce f...
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30 July 2009

Three Articles of Memory

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You know that you're very, very lucky--or that you haven't much of a social life--if you actually look forward to seeing your doctor...
29 July 2009

Maxi-pads, Chocolate and Reaffirming Femininity

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My big outing of the day: to the Post Office, then to Rite Aid, where I bought two packages of Kotex maxi-pads, two bars of Lindt 70% Extra...
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28 July 2009

New Words In An Old Friendship

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"You sound really good!" Bruce, who is not given to speaking in superlatives, said that. Today we talked for the first time since...
27 July 2009

Dr. Jennifer: My First Visit With The Gynecologist

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Today I had my very first visit with a gynecologist. Well, Marci Bowers is a gynecologist, too, but today's appointment was the first ti...
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