Some more random thoughts:

Apparently, I am a serious blusher. I was talking to Jaci via webcam, and not only did she get me giggling almost immediately, she noticed I blush at the drop of a hat. But I blame her girly germs, I was never this way before we started talking .....

Went to a potluck dinner last night, and it was nice. I ended up spending some time playing with a three-year-old boy for a while, and it stirred all kinds of maternal instincts in me that I have no outlet for now that Samantha is a teenager ....

Had a conversation with a local trans friend about the idea of going stealth - basically eliminating your history before your transition, and I am against it. We are a minority, and the only way to get the majority to tolerate us is to show them we are not all that scary, and the only way to do that is share our stories, and stay out of the closet. Not saying that's easy or even safe for some of us, but that should be the ideal we strive for ....

Just got off the phone with my aunt Pat, and it was a good news/bad news conversation. The good news is that she got my name right a couple of times, and apologized for when she didn't. The bad news is that she thinks the only way I can save my mother from working herself to death is to leave here and show I can live on my own. Then my mom could go into a senior's lodge or something, and enjoy her final years. I don't know, she would be very upset, and honestly, without a roommate I don't know if I can afford to live in Edmonton ...

Ah, well.