: New license, part 2 :
It's been a pretty weird day, lots of ups and downs. It started off with another big milestone - I got my driver license with the elusive "F" under the sex. Best of all, it was a very easy process since I had my correct passport and all my documentation to prove my identity - social security card, utility bill, etc. The only discrepancy was that my old license still had the "M" on it, but no one seemed to notice. My appearance, plus the fact that every other document I had said female (notably the passport), allowed them to just assume it was a mistake without my having to lie by telling them it was a typo (which would have been a criminal offense, actually).
I have to thank my friend Nexy Jo for the original idea she suggested about getting a date from my SRS surgeon in order to secure a temporary passport with the corrected gender. In all my research I'd never come across that strategy. I'm really glad that I didn't pay an attorney to try and change it. So I'm hoping that my experience benefits other trans people who are trying to change their documentation to match their preferred gender. Getting the gender marker changed before SRS was something I didn't think could be done, but I was wrong. So, thank you Nexy! (applause)
After that chore was done (and it only took an hour at the DMV, which I've been told is unheard of) I was supposed to visit a local art museum with Marjorie, a girl I met on the train a few weeks back. I was on my way when she calls and invites me instead to join her and her friends to see "The Devil Wears Prada." Since I wasn't really in the mood for a movie, plus I don't know what her friends are like, I politely declined.
I had another run-in with IKEA today - I returned some unused shelves and bought a desk lamp, but when I got it home I discovered it was missing some parts, so I have to go back once again. I think I'm going to actively start avoiding that place - it's not like I can't find stuff they sell elsewhere. This is just ridiculous.
I also went to the post office to pick up a letter and while I was there, I bought the new DC superhero stamp collection as a gift for the DC comic fan in my life. When I got them, the guy who was behind me in line came up to the counter and admired them over my shoulder, while another man who was standing at the next window with his wife came over and looked at them too. I think they thought it was pretty cool that a girl was buying them. Sometimes it's fun to blow people's expectations out of the water.
This evening has been very productive - I've been doing laundry, vaccuming and putting down drawer liners. I also installed a new shower head, fixed the leg on my bookshelf, unpacked my guitar and cleaned up my closets so I could put my vaccum away and find a place for my unpacked plastic tubs. Slowly, this apartment is getting into the spartan condition that I want it to be, with all the clutter put away properly and everything looking clean and orderly. What with all the cabinets, shelves, dressers and wardrobes I've bought and built recently, there's no reason for anything to be left out. Hopefully in another few days I'll have it all organized properly.
I have to thank my friend Nexy Jo for the original idea she suggested about getting a date from my SRS surgeon in order to secure a temporary passport with the corrected gender. In all my research I'd never come across that strategy. I'm really glad that I didn't pay an attorney to try and change it. So I'm hoping that my experience benefits other trans people who are trying to change their documentation to match their preferred gender. Getting the gender marker changed before SRS was something I didn't think could be done, but I was wrong. So, thank you Nexy! (applause)
After that chore was done (and it only took an hour at the DMV, which I've been told is unheard of) I was supposed to visit a local art museum with Marjorie, a girl I met on the train a few weeks back. I was on my way when she calls and invites me instead to join her and her friends to see "The Devil Wears Prada." Since I wasn't really in the mood for a movie, plus I don't know what her friends are like, I politely declined.
I had another run-in with IKEA today - I returned some unused shelves and bought a desk lamp, but when I got it home I discovered it was missing some parts, so I have to go back once again. I think I'm going to actively start avoiding that place - it's not like I can't find stuff they sell elsewhere. This is just ridiculous.
I also went to the post office to pick up a letter and while I was there, I bought the new DC superhero stamp collection as a gift for the DC comic fan in my life. When I got them, the guy who was behind me in line came up to the counter and admired them over my shoulder, while another man who was standing at the next window with his wife came over and looked at them too. I think they thought it was pretty cool that a girl was buying them. Sometimes it's fun to blow people's expectations out of the water.
This evening has been very productive - I've been doing laundry, vaccuming and putting down drawer liners. I also installed a new shower head, fixed the leg on my bookshelf, unpacked my guitar and cleaned up my closets so I could put my vaccum away and find a place for my unpacked plastic tubs. Slowly, this apartment is getting into the spartan condition that I want it to be, with all the clutter put away properly and everything looking clean and orderly. What with all the cabinets, shelves, dressers and wardrobes I've bought and built recently, there's no reason for anything to be left out. Hopefully in another few days I'll have it all organized properly.
