Okay, there is this guy on YouTube that seems to have made it his mission to profile everyone in the Ranma ½ Universe, but most of them, really... are kinda crap. Little more than fanboy fap-bait. Some are good... but these four... these are EXCELLENT:

• The Elder Saotomes
  [ Saotome Nadoka ] - Ranma's Mom!
  [ Saotome Genma ] - Ranma's Dad!
• The Tendo Sisters
  [ Tendo Kasumi ] - Akane's Oldest Sister, older than she by 3 years.
  [ Tendo Nabiki ] - Akane's Older Sister, older than she by a year and a half.

There are some general info profiles if you want to look through this guy's other Ranma ½ Character Profiles, but really... he doesn't seem to get a lot of the characters. Of particular interest to the crowd here at TopShelf may be the (rather insultingly done) profiles of Kurenai Tsubasa and Kuonji Ukyou.

Melissa Dawne Northe, my Sister by choice has her auto biography A Tragedy Of The Spirit posted here, and her friend Melanie Dixon authorized my posting of the revised version.

We both wish that her friends would either leave a PM with me. or Melanie, or post a comment telling how her story affected you. I will then gather the comments and pm's to post a sequel Triumph Over Tragedy. Please respond, because although her stay here was all to brief, like a candle in the wind, her life ended all too soon.

I thought someone might be interested in this article about a non-human intersexed athlete:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/sports/19racing.html?_r=1&...

I wonder if most species of mammals have about the same incidence of intersex conditions?

Kris

The good news is that we have found a house to rent.

I looked at a bungalow last week and it was right on the main Shaftesbury to Salisbury road and was painted magnolia - which looked grubby before we'd even started. The outhouses turned out to be worse than useless and she wouldn't let us put in a cat flap for Sammo.

Yet again our noble seeker of sleaze finds more misery to expose.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2645444/Gender-swa...

A friend emailed me the link to this story...

...well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it :)

http://tr.im/z4Fd

Article here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2643393/Boy-12-tur...

I got here, after 13 hours of driving. Let it be known...I HATE TRAFFIC!!!! LOL!

Technical writing is a necessary evil but Tech Writing courses are an invention of the devil.

I have too much homework today and most probably will not get an episode posted.

Sorry, but I hope to do better tomorrow,

DD

I first read No Obligation about 13 months ago or so. I just re-read it again these last couple of nights. This story sucks the reader in and grabs hold of you and doesn't let you go until you are done with it. It's the multifaceted fantasy of an epic character who starts out male and ends up as a young female Wyatt Earp for the universe.

Wonderfully written, no weak parts to it, and shows the power of love and compassion.

Tomorrow morning, at 5 AM, I set off for Columbia S. Carolina to meet Grover and her wife, Paula. I'll stay with them through Sunday night. Monday, Grover and I will set off for Atlanta Georgia and the biggest TG conference/convention in the world, Southern Comfort! I'm really looking forward to this trip, and to meeting people I've only talked with on skype, or in chat rooms. Holly, Ariel, hopefully Gwen, Scotty Bishop, and who knows who else will be there.

Boo! (Or 'told you I was ill...')

Well, first of all I would like to thank everyone whom sent kind wishes whilst I was in hospital. It was not fun nor was it one of the more pleasing moments of my life. Anyhow, it sort of went like this:

Here is a link to an article on Feminized Fish. The male fish are now producing eggs and showing secondary female sex chacteristics. They say this is from birth control bills and hormone treatments being dumped in the water.

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20090914/D9ANBN800.html

Hugs,

Jenna From FL

A very sad day for family friends and fans alike. Patrick Swayze passed away last night from Ppancreatic cancer

I cut my bangs bymyself today, and screwed it all up, to such a point I hid the shame by taking my raizer and shaved off the stubs of my bangs. It was my first time ever doing it bymyself, mum usually performs that task on me.

Never went to any form of hair establishment since i was 7. scared and excited, don't know what to do. Some sites say grow them out but hide them though is difficult. other sites say cut all hair to length with the bangs bad idea, as i have finally for the first time in my life besides having my bangs cut been able not to have my hair cut.

Fictionmamia has posted chapter 1 of Terri's Vengeance, with chapter 2 coming up

I will be starting the next installment of Angel Marquez. It will take her through to September Just before she starts school. That will enc this book and I will continue her story in book two.

The weather had been hot and the room with my computer was not air conditioned and faced the evening sun. So it was unbearable to sit and write as hot as it was.

Thank you for your patience,

Paula

We spend much of our lives in the pursuit of creating options. Family options. Friends options. Economic options.

It's natural to be unhappy when someone who shouldn't restricts our options by telling us what to do. In other words, we put a high price on our individual freedom.

When I check in at BCTS WITHOUT logging in, I am always missing a few blogs and stories that I can only see if I am logged in.
For instance right now, as I AM logged in, I can see Gamma Trials; Working Relations -6; & Homecoming Princess-Princess Found 12; AND I can see a blog PCOS. But if I log out, they disappear and the last story I can see is Easy As Falling Off A Bike 762.

Rube Goldberg lives, in a computer, In Holland

HEMA is a Dutch department store. The first store opened on November 4,
> 1926, in Amsterdam. Now there are 150 stores all over the Netherlands.
>
> Take a look at HEMA's product page. You can't order anything, and it's
> in Dutch; but just wait a couple of seconds and watch what happens.
> Don't click on any of the items in the picture, just wait and see what
> happens.
>
> This company has a sense of humor and a GREAT web site designer!
>
>
http://producten.hema.nl/
>

I've had the most brilliant experiences yesterday and the day before. I'm still on an emotional high from them.

I have just posted Part two of SECOND CHANCE to my site. http://tanyastales.yolasite.com/wip---second-chance---part-2...

Tanya

I didn't lose any friends on 9/11, but a friend of mine was there(in NYC)and sheltered a lot of people when it went down. I have lost friends in the subsequent wars.

I will not make any political commentary of any kind here, and I would ask yawl to please follow suit, but I would like to ask one thing, that we all take a moment to remember our honored dead.

That, I think, is only proper.

Thank you.

May we never forget this day and all the loved ones who lost their lives. I will always remember where I was that day. I was out on the floor working in a factory that made home interior products. My boss came out and told us what was happening. We knew that the world would never be the same ever again. It is hard to believe it has been eight years. It seems like it happened yesterday.

[Moderator Edit Note]: Sephrena I have turned comments off because this just crossed the line of civil commenting. But this topic is worth viewing, so it will remain viewable.

Why does everyone assume that Amy is raped at the end of the story. (See “I “Saw”That”) Is our society so depraved to assume that any kind polite man who offers help to the downtrodden is automatically a bad person. It is assumed that she would be raped because the scene closely resembles that of the beginning, the problem with making that leap is that both were polite.

I see that certain parties are telling us that “ObamaCare” will mandate free sex changes, which seems a very positive step.

A little over a year ago, I read a story that captivated me. That story was "Tragedy of the Spirit". The Authoress was a friend whom I met years previous. Mellissa, She was a wonderful friend whom had a demeaner of strength and determination I have only seen a few times in my life. When I read "Tragedy" the first time I was overcome with raw emotion and sadness as to how the human spirit can be wrecked by such sensless acts of violence towards children, let alone human beings. I would never had imagined what Mellissa went through until I read her story.

The Manx Missile makes it two in a row at the Tour of Missouri, and his twenty third win of the season - including six stages of the TdF.

The downside is that I won't see him next week when I marshal on the Tour of Britain, because he's in the US. However, Bradley Wiggins is riding so that should be good. Remember he came fourth overall in the TdF and gave Lancie boy a bit of a fright.

Angharad

A nameless Council official in Flintshire in North Wales has decreed that Spotted Dick is unsuitable to appear on council canteen menus and that it must henceforth be called Spotted Richard!

True to Life End of the Summer Essay? I've been up all night crying, although I wouldn't describe it as a cruel fate like one of my stories. I debated with myself about whether to discuss my health, since I don't want to make it more of a focus than it already is. Yesterday was Labor Day, and I attended the obligatory end of the season picnic with my family. What could have been horrible turned into glorious.

Sorry, but I just did not get to the computer in time to write an episode of Working Relations tonight, I will try to write one twice as long tomorrow.

Thanks for your patience

DD

I have just posted the start of another WORK IN PROGRESS to my site. It is called The Rats Of Hell, and it will be posted here soon.
You can see it now at: http://tanyastales.yolasite.com/wip-rats-of-hell-part-one.php
Also the second part of Badger's Set
http://tanyastales.yolasite.com/wip-badgers-set-part-2.php
Tanya

I was really hoping to never miss a day of Venus Cursed!, but that's out the window now, isn't it? Sorry about yesterday, things didn't go quite the way I expected. I went to a flea market with some relatives and didn't get home until four or five, which was as I planned. Not unexpectedly, I wasn't able to get much writing done on the way over and back, either. But I'd planned on spending most of the rest of the day writing. But things kept cropping up to interrupt my plans until eight or nine, and by then I was so tired I couldn't keep my eyes open!

Hi,
I've just posted more of Work in Progress (WIP) - A Girl Can but Dream, on its own page on my site at http://tanyastales.yolasite.com/wip-a-girl-can-but-dream-par...
Enjoy

Tanya

Well it's great to be home. I just got back from my sisters house in alabama last night. Man it was boring down there. I took my nephew to school and back every day. Round trip it was an hour and 40 minites. Other than that I could not do much. I was broke. No money to spendy. Then my sister only had dial up for interner and her computer is like 10 years old. It took 10 minites to check my email. I went to a books a million store to use their wifi and it cost me $4.95. I had to keep entering my password for the day. it sucked.

Please excuse my youthful exuberance in commenting twice on the same story; it was exquisite, though, wasn't it? Also, I added some things and edited some things in my latest chapter of Providence - The Valley to make it more cohesive and read better, I hope. My apologies to those who have already read the piece, and thank you so much for supporting me not only through my literary endeavors but my health problems as well.

Ear Bug warning?

Now, I don't want to seem too paranoid on this and I know that there is no proof yet. I recently got one of those Cell Phone Ear Bug thingies, and I just love it. Today, I went to lunch with a girlfriend who got one much before I did.

At breakfast, she saw my Bug and told me that she did not think it was good to wear it all the time because hers caused earaches. I said ok but left mine in but just a few minutes ago, I developed an ear ache.

Admin Note: Sephrena I have disabled commenting because this thread is spiralling towards argument. It's best to leave this be and agree that some cannot agree on this issue.
 
 
Sometimes, I kinda doubt my femininity. I mean, I grew up with images of women who were just as strong as the men they loved, but to be honest, I think I’d have to call myself a Warrior woman if I’m any sort of woman at all. Think Red Sonja, except more militantly feminist.

I suppose today at the dollar store would be a perfect example of what I mean.

I have been having the itch to write for a few months but nothing really gelled in my mind.

I have gone back to school and I have my GPA up to over a 3.7. I am trying very hard to get a *real* job instead of the dead-end mistake I have now.

So, since I am home recovering from a UTI I decided to start hashing something out.

Working Relations is just a springboard to get into a good story. The transgender aspects fall in later.

I've just posted the title page for a new story I'm working on. I know, I know, what about the other ones that have been languishing? Well, I'm still trying to get to them, too. Venus Cursed! is taking up more time than I anticipated, especially since I've got two side stories going now! I'm not abandoning POWYHL or KittyHawk, really! I'll try to alternate or something and get something out on each over the next few months. I can't promise anything, of course, but I will try!

I'm not a real doctor; I only portray one in my stories, but if I were, I would recommend to those walking wounded around here (especially to mi sorella Sephrena) to follow this prescription. Drink plenty of fluids, get plenty of rest, take two tabbies and call me in the morning!

Just a quickie to let you know that I am on holiday until 13th of September and I won't be posting much before then.

I hope to get back into the swing of things as soon as I get back.

Hugs
Sue
XXXX

When I started reading TG stories on the web many years ago every story I read was interesting since I had never read stories with TG protagonists before. Finally someone I could identify with who was dealing with things that mattered to me.

After a decade or so this identification is still important so I still read TG stories but now the story has to provide something beyond the mere basics - the tropes of TG fiction such as self-discovery, the process of acquiring the clothes and paraphernalia, the salon experience, the shopping trip, the talk with the parents, the visit to the shrink... You know the list.

I now believe that in order to please long-time readers such as myself there are three main ways to make a TG story interesting.

I had to do last weekend. I must digress.

For the last 20 or so years of my life, I've been in with a bunch of guys who I loved like brothers. We've been there for one another and they are all great guys. I felt privileged to have been accepted by them as a friend. Almost every weekend we'd do stuff together...movies, RPG gaming, cards, trips to Buffalo to a place called The Super Flea, and much more.

Being somewhat Bipolar (still being ruled in or out by doc) I have my moments. As you may have read from the previous few days, I can be glib and witty, or sardonic, and I apologize for my swings. Today I am devastated. I took a job for which I am vastly overqualified since I have been out of work for four years. I haven't been able to return to counseling as a career for a variety of reasons, and I have expressed my fear on more than one occasion that I may never get back.

You might find this site a handy way to keep up with the fire.

http://inciweb.org/incident/1856/

Portia

I have added a chapter to WHY ME
a new chapter to SECOND CHANCE and the first two chapters of a new story... A GIRL CAN BUT DREAM

check them out on http://tanyastales.yolasite.com/work-in-progress.php

Oh yes, and as the page would get very long indeed, I have given each of these stories pages of their own.

Tanya