VLOG: Episode 7 - Lurgified Incoherence

Ghost Town

It appears Zavvi has shut today... Miss Selfridge is going (admittedly its only a concession in one of the two 'Warehouse's), Wallis closes next week (rent too high), the place opposite Zavvi, Barratts closing down sale, The Several empty shops from shops moving into Princesshay...

I'd ask how many were to become Starbucks but even they are culling, A Street of Subway's anyone?

Change of Plan

I now looks like I'm in on Friday rather then out, best laid plans of mice and girlybois. Work have decided to give me extended shifts on Saturday. I shall still make Friday a glam day though.

I do despair at the lack of clubbing in this city at times, most of the less mainstream nights end up in bars with no dancefloor. I would like to dance once in a while. The mainstream meatmarkets don't appeal

Upcoming Attractions

I have a few things coming up that should result in glam nights out.

Firstly on Friday there is a one off party at the university run by the LGBT society, which should be good :) Would make a change from a bar with DJ...

Then in March, Jeffree Star is playing, not sure its worth the £15 just for a Myspace 'celebrity' but he is very pretty :)

There is also a very slim chance of a trip to London in March too, not sure if that will come off yet.

So my Calendar is looking busier :)

Geek Stuff: Push Woes and Home Servers

This is the first of an occasional series of posts on the subject of “geek stuff”. As well as being a Goth and Glamour Fiend, I am also a bit of a geek (which in my experience seems to come with both the Goth and Girlyboi territories). So if geek stuff does not interest you then please disregard this entry – normal glamour stuff will resume shortly…

Firstly I have a small rant about “Email on 3” – a Java push email abomination provided by my mobile network for a Sony Ericsson K800. It doesn’t work! In theory the app launches when a new email is received for me to read it. Unfortunately it now declares “Device Identity cannot be confirmed.” and goes no further, so fine, I’ll delete it. Problem is that the network sends a text to the phone which it silently passes to the app so it can wake up. If there is no app, then I get a text full of gibberish. It is possible to turn these off. But only through the app itself, which won’t start because it can’t confirm my phone’s identity. Arrgh!

Something else I’ve been doing a bit on these long dark evenings after work is experimentation. I managed to get Windows Home Server installed on my Mac Mini from an illicit download (I’ve not used anything to crack it so it was running in 30 day trial mode) by using this guide, and was quite impressed, though the Mini’s small hard disk limited what I could do. Still I’ve restored OSX now (speaking of which Microsoft get abuse for Windows patches, Apple’s OSX required nearly 2GB of patch). I’ll probably set up a more permanent solution when I have more money (always the limiting factor). I’m torn between using old PC bits from the parents, or buying a Bare Bones ‘Shuttle PC’. The old bits is cheaper, but I’d be limited to IDE drives which are few and far between. The Shuttle would cost more, but would be more compact and quieter, and the Atom should mean it doesn’t eat much juice.

There goes the new email tone of ‘Email on 3’ still hopefully I’ll find some way to fix that. I’d rather not deal with the offshore muppets in ‘3’ support, they are the main reason I want my contract to be up soon!

New Buy: Tripod!

My new tripod has come, and I'm quite impressed for the £15 it cost. It should make the Vlogs look a lot more professional, and should mean less 'in mirror' footage. Only problem is that my camera looks so tiny on it!

TVFail

Warning Very Scary

http://tvfail.blogspot.com/

Most of TVchix has had a sense of humour fail over it and is going to threaten blogspot over it. As someone who has appeared on similar sites in the past, you just have to laugh and let it sink. After all if you post images up on the net, its inevitable that B3ta/Something Awful might find them.

Edit: TVFail was taken down by Blogger some time yesterday evening...

Girlyboi does not equal Sissy.

Something that does annoy me quite a bit is the assumption that people who are fluid when it comes to gender (well from the male being more female side, this doesn’t really apply to FTMs) are all weak ‘Sissys’. Granted there are some Transvestites out there who dress as part of a submission fetish. They want to be forced to dress as a girl and therefore be ‘humiliated’ by the loss of their perceived masculine strengths. I used to encounter these a lot when I used Alt, they would ask for advice on how to dress. I’d then get complained at because it wasn’t humiliating. Unfortunately this seems to be the type that gets reported in the media most often. How many times do the Tabloids report with complete and utter disgust about someone who does not conform to the ‘rules’ of gender? Take as an example, an Army Officer is undergoing SRS. It’s a story that crops up every so often and every time the papers place a negative spin on it, with the subtext of ‘Look at this freak!’

What people seem to forget is that there are feminine strengths as well! It’s not a bad thing to be in touch with femininity. Not everyone is macho and some embrace their female side as it helps with creativity. Not every man in a dress is doing it for sexual kicks. I may dress differently from the average man, so what. I wear makeup, is that a problem? At least I have the guts to not follow the herd.

Here ends the rant!

A Camwhoring Picture Post

Pictures taken by the lovely Miss Bee

Quiet yet Glam

I've had a quiet but enjoyable weekend off from work. I've been using the time to experiment with a couple of looks and to get more practiced with makeup and style.

I also had a play with the camera setup for the Vlog. I've ordered a proper tripod and will see what results I get with that. My current pocket one is not very good.



Yesterday I had a girly shopping trip with a friend, I didn't buy anything as I'm saving a bit at the moment (or at least trying to) but it was nice to have a social shopping trip, did get a few looks, but my ever increasing confidence means that they don't bother me any more!

How Vile Are These!

I'm afraid I can't post a direct picture as the site is flash based. So you will have to view on the site

The pointy puffa style boot

Saw them in town today, just eww!

I'm also going to be posting a catch up of some recent pictures and possibly a video (it's some Test Footage, if I decided to keep it online for posterity then I'll post) over the next day or so.

A night with Bill

Last night I spent a fantastic evening with some friends (and their gorgeous rats) watching Bill Bailey's Tinselworm DVD. Quite a bit of material was familiar to us from seeing him at the Eden Project last summer, but there was enough that we hadn't seen as well as a few jokes only Devon locals would really appreciate. In a further confidence boost I went girled, it seems the more I do it the more confidence I get (aswell as improving my makeup).

Outfit (for those that are interested)

• Black huge necked top (newly bought)
• Black jeans
• Huge belt (newly bought)
• Pixie boots

For outside I added a coat, scarf, hat and gloves

I've been working on a couple of looks over the last day or so with the new stuff from the Primark spluge. Will keep experimenting over the next day or so and will take pictures if I come up with anything good.

Am back to work today so back to boy mode (but with black nails and possibly with eyeliner remains too *wink*)

Erk!

I have just seen a terrifying transvestite wandering around Sidwell Street. She had short hair died pink, pink leopard print hoodie with something pink underneath, black hotpants with pink bows and black tights or stockings (I didn't see the footwear!)

I love trans types but please, try and wear stuff that a girl would. You may think that what you are wearing is sexy, but if you look at girls and base your outfits on what they actually wear, then you will look sexier, better (more passable) and less "OMGWHATWASTHAT!"

Today for the most part has been very pretty.

I did the boy things in the morning and then started the glamour after lunch. Firstly I did my eyebrows slightly, its subtle and might not notice much but as a relative beginner I decided not to risk being overzealous and screwing up! I then did my makeup and dressed more feminine before heading into town.

I had a bit of a look around. I was at a slight (ok major) disadvantage because I tend not to wear my glasses when in girl mode. Still I had a good look around Primark (skidding a fair bit on their slippery floor!) and bought a couple of tops, a belt, some skirts and knickers. I then visited Superdrug for a new hair brush (my original had the bristle bit seperate from the handle) and then headed for home.

I then made a Vlog (which you can see below), cooked my dinner and then went to see a friend for a chat about Guitar Hero, festivals, possible clubbing and gossip.

So Today I am wearing (better pictures to come when they are sent over)


Black stretchy long sleeve top
Pinstipeish Skinny trousers
New Pixie Boots
Leopard print sparkly scarf

When outside I also wore:
A knit hat
Leather Gloves
New tube neck coat.

Tomorrow's outfit is still to be decided...

VLOG: Episode 6 - New Year Ponderings

New Buy: Pixie Boots

Aren't these cute! I bought these very cheaply from Barratts, so not sure how long they will last. If you haddn't guessed, they are intended for daytime wear around town. The tiny heel should mean my feet don't hurt until a couple of miles in (as opposed to a few yards). I'll probably be wearing them out and about tomorrow. No work means very little boi mode! (it would be no boi but I have something I need to sort out that will require a brief boi trip to the parking people which I only found about when I got home from work last night).

A line up

My daytime boot collection, expect to see more of these in the near future.

I've also been having a massive tidy up at home. With my strange work patterns I usually come home and slump on the sofa and housework tends to be low on the priorities, there are reasons for my sudden motivation, but for now I'm keeping stum

The joys of technology

Today's entry has been delayed by technical difficulties - I can't get the pictures from my phone onto blogger (a case of more haste less speed) - I shall prod the phone, retake using the proper camera and post everything up tomorrow. I switch to earlies tomorrow (finish at 9pm tonight - start 8am tomorrow) so will be pretty much going staight to bed this evening.

Cold!

According to the Weatherpixie it was -8 last night and it still felt like that when I wondered over to the Royal Mail office this morning to collect the last of the outstanding parcels. Still its in my possession now and I'll open it up tomorrow morning. I had planned to do it this evening - and take pictures but I've had a last minute call to go out with some friends tonight (looking like crap - I'll be going straight from work) so it will have to wait.

Like Ships in the Night

One problem I do sometimes have is with deliveries. Yesterday I returned from work to find a missed delivery slip on the doormat. Nothing I could do about it so I decided to keep my fingers crossed that they would try and redeliver this morning before I left for work (I'm on lates this week). Thankfully they did. But then I find another missed delivery on the mat. This one was from the postman saying that they had an item that was too big for my letterbox. Thing is I was in, and if he'd knocked then I'd have opened the door (or if he really wanted my attention he could have rung the doorbell at the bottom of the stairs) so I have a trip to the sorting office tomorrow - luckily its only a five minute walk away.

As for what the parcels contain. I'll keep you in suspense for another day.

Possibly Spotted

Someone in the office today was blabbing about a possible tranny they saw on the quay last night with much use of "I'm a LAYDEE" - I don't think they've twigged as to who said girlyboi might have been.

Oh well. Who has the bigger balls (figurativly speaking)?

New Year shopping - part 2

Another part of my new year shopping came today (I was amazed they were delivering on a sunday)



In less good news, the purple dress is in no way shape or form a 14, I've burst a seam... Oh well - it was only about £5 and its not worth fighting when it's ebay (who don't do customer service). I think I'll stick to actual shops more, at least I can make an educated guess!

Anyway I have been out en femme today, though walking 3 miles in the new boots was probably not the best idea I've had. I also wore jeans, a cape coat with three quarter sleaves, full leather opera gloves underneath, the now torn purple dress. My make up could have been better but I think the result was quite good!



The light was really starting to fade by that point so I'm afraid that's the only photo. My confidence has certainly grown. Next time it will have to be a full shopping trip - I'd neglected to take money today, though I did have enough to get some tissues in the Co-Op on the Quay - couldn't have queued 6 months ago!

Now I think I'll have a bath to rest my feet - its back to work tomorrow so this will probably be the last glam for a week or so.

New year shopping: Part 1

The first of the new things I evilbayed as part of my daytime glamour push came today.

First is this purple dress top, on me its going to be more of a top then a dress though, I'm a bit tall for it!

Next is this tube neck coat. Given how cold it is at the moment, I think this might be a very good idea. Especially as Primark didn't have ANY coats last time I went in there.

Finally I bought these hotpants, the idea being to wear them under the dress-top. I'm not sure if that is going to work now. I'll think of a use for them at some point.

Today however is a boi day. I've been enlisted to collect my gran from the station this afternoon and take her to the parents. Still there is always tomorrow to have a grand dress up!

New Year and the Associated Resolutions

Well a happy new year to you all. I hope you are all doing well with your resolutions and haven't broken them already.

I saw in the new year with friends at a fairly low key party which involved drunken Wii-ing. Who needs the pubs and their price hikes!

I have resolved to be more me and less slack and apathetic. With the aim of being a prettyboi or fab girlyboi much more often! To this end I've been on ebay buying some more general daytime stuff. So far I've got a coat, 3 new pairs of boots (mostly low heeled/flat for daytime lurkings), a rather pretty purple dress top, some shorts to go underneath the dress top (I plan to add black tights and big belts to this combo)

Unfortunately none of the new stuff has arrived yet so I don't have pictures yet. I'm going to work on more daytime looks over the next month or so and see what I come up with.

I've also started as I mean to go on! I'm having a girl day today :)