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Back from DC

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By , July 5, 2009 9:53 pm

Just got back from the trip to DC. It was tons of fun, although I couldn’t really see the fireworks on the fourth. I’ve also just been spoiled by Chicago fireworks, where the lakefront means seeing the fireworks well (and from close enough to hear and feel the ‘boom’) is the rule rather than the exception. But the non-fireworks parts were fun!

Flying was, fortunately, uneventful. I went in a sports bra and baggy shirt (my ‘lazy drag’) which got me through security without any hassle, even though I wasn’t particularly happy about the outfit. I was “ma’am”ed, both on the way to DC and on the way back, which did make me feel better.

Going out on Saturday night was a mixed bag, although ultimately lots of fun, but made me that much more eager for July 20 to roll around, and my name change to be finalized, so I can get new ID…

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The (legal) name game

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By , March 11, 2009 11:02 pm

Tonight I went out with some coworkers after the high school show opened. (I think could actually qualify them as ‘friends,’ which is nice. The show opening also went really well, barring one head injury of a cast member, which is also nice. I think the injured cast member will be fine…fingers crossed.)

At the bar, we were asked for our IDs, which was all well and good, but when I handed mine to our waitress she sort of did a double take at it, paused, and looked up. She asked, “J?” As in, “You don’t look like a J…”

A lot of incomplete thoughts flashed across my mind in the brief moment before I said, “Mmhm.” After which she sort of shrugged, and everything was fine, but I’m trying to figure out how I feel about it, going to bed a few hours later.

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