had a splendid lunch by myself today at NoFishGoFish! for you Portlanders, it's on Hawthorne, between 39th and 40th. their little fish-shaped sandwiches are SO tasty, and the place itself has great atmosphere. the owner and staff are really friendly too. two of them asked me why they don't see me on tuesday night, which is the "women who love women ( Read more... )

so yesterday got better after the failing-of-the-driver's-test part, because 1) i got a very excellent book called "Becoming a Visible Man" by Jamison Green, who is a transman wrter and activist. there were passages in the book that spoke to me in a goosebump inducing way, despite the record-breaking heat yesterday. i want to buy a copy and mark ( Read more... )

so i failed my driver's license test today. who knew that trying to make a left turn from the right-hand lane was grounds for automatic failure? at least i did everything else right, and i only have to wait 7 days to take it again, still, somewhat disappointing. guess my lucky green boxer briefs didn't really work their mojo today ( Read more... )

last year at this time, i had this to say in my everpresent livejournal ( Read more... )

the other day Star called and said "Hi, Emlyn!" and it was a strange thing, because I had just been thinking that very day about how much I like the name Emlyn. It's the name my father proposed for me, before they settled on Emmalyn, which could be shortened to Emma, and which most of my friends now shorten to Em. usually I introduce myself as Emma ( Read more... )

so life continues to suck and be excellent in equal parts. what the heck is up with that? i thought life was either supposed to be great or be terrible, not this confusing mix of the two ( Read more... )

i narrowly escaped death and/or dismemberment this afternoon, folks! it would have been a rather fitting way to go, though, i must admit. but who knew the Reed library could be such a scary place? there i was, minding my own business amidst the PA6274s, when suddenly the shelf i'm leaning against begins to move. you see, Reed has moveable shelves ( Read more... )

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