I got a surprise phone call today from the hiring coordinator for the company I recently did Customer Service training for. The IRS is hiring for positions beginning January 2012. The training starts September of this year. I went through a phone interview and I have been given a conditional letter of hire, pending a background check. I am wondering if those Federal agencies like the IRS would refuse to hire you if they find out what your former status is during the background check?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/25/texas-transgender-m...

AUSTIN, Texas – Two years after Texas became one of the last states to allow transgendered people to use proof of their sex change to get a marriage license, Republican lawmakers are trying to roll back the clock.

Advocates for the transgendered say a proposal to bar transgendered people from getting married smacks of discrimination and would put their legally granted marriages in danger of being nullified if challenged in court.

Curtsy everyone.

The true little me is a sweet little girl of 4 trying to poke out in the big real world. I have been to a number of adult little girl camps. Where i have meat a couple of writers on here aka Piper and cat. I look after a sweet writer calle allie elle.

As you are aware in real life unforntally i am a 33 year old male (soon to be 34) but i just love to be a sweet little girl.

I have loads of pictures of me on my flickr page but i think the perfect one for easter time would be this one http://www.flickr.com/photos/sissysamantharebecca/2536836130...

I have recently been hearing radio ads for a charity event to benefit a residential group home specifically for GLBT youths that is run by a local charity. In the ad they mention that this is one of three such facilities in the US.

Well, I'm back from church, and it was wonderful. They had a choir from Germany was was simply angelic. After the service, I went for coffee with a couple of guys from the welcoming group, and it was pretty good. Makes me wish I could do this every Sunday instead of having to go to my ex's church in male mode. Ah, well.

Race might be the factor involved not transgender. The link includes a video interview with the victim.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1379691/Transgender-...

Well, I just got back from voting for the Canadian federal election. I'm not sure my vote matters in my riding, but people around the world are fighting and dying for the privilege, so I voted.

Can you believe it? I just cut my nose shaving this morning. Far more psychological pain than physical pain of course.
Stupid facial hair, and stupid testosterone that makes it so. :P
Not that there's anything new about my thinking this way, but this served as a ...reminder. :|

Okay, this is something that I don't want to post, but I am because awareness needs to be raised.

There is this video: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ec0_1303444048
There's a LOT of comments on it too.

I read an article that talks about how the Tennessee State Senate has passed a law making it illegal to say the words Gay or Homosexual or discuss any related issues in the classrooms of Tennessee schools. Just when you thought people couldn't be any dumber, this just adds another layer of stupid. They already get made fun of for other things, but now they will really get it big time. I guess the birthplace of the KKK wants to ensure a new generation of bigots continues for years to come. Unreal! This is the 21st century, not the dark ages! It's time these people figure that out!

Just an FYI for you all, I have been quite sick the last two weeks and haven't done any writing more than a few paragraphs at a shot the whole time, so once I post Sunday's episode of 300 Rains I will probably take another break like I did in November, more for recuperating than anything else. I am sorry for this disruption to the release schedule but it was unavoidable. If I can't write or really edit it becomes difficult to keep supplying you with the adventures of Melanie in the Academic Jungle. Give me some time and I will catch up with things.

I don't normally post two blog articles in succession, but BBC News is carrying the story of a rather unusual orchiectomy...

A mother of four accused of biting off her boyfriend's testicles has denied grievous bodily harm. Maria Topp, 43, allegedly attacked Martin Douglas at his Newcastle flat at 0400 GMT on 18 February. He required emergency hospital treatment for his injuries.

I wondered if anyone has heard from Maddy Bell.

Being a big fan of her Gaby stories, not seeing a post or update on her website for almost two months is unusual.

Sometimes, I get these odd impressions that defy logic and reality. Like sometimes i get an impression of having breasts that is almost real enough to make me cry. But today, I had an impression that went the other way. It was a very masculine impression, of having a sword and shield, and protecting a female from a monster. Make what you will of that.

Sorry I haven't been commenting much. I've been enchanted by SaraUK's wonderful series "You Have It All Wrong". It's such a great story that I haven't been reading the new stuff very much!
Sara, if you're out there, please write more! I'm so taken with your story!

Wren

Well, "Rock Star Makeover" is wrapped up, and I want to thank everyone who took the time to comment or leave a kudo. Thanks to all of you. For those who prefer to read a story in one sitting, the whole story is up on Fictionmania, if you want to check it out there. But I want to give fair warning. Although this story was "sweet/sentimental" and I'm happy with that, dont assume I'll always produce that type from here on. I have some dark corners in my head, and at some point I may go into them through my writing.

This was always intended to be a play on words title in honour to Shakespeare's line, "What light throught yonder window breaks, it is the sun and Juliet is the East."
I recently thought of new directions for the plot and therefore am making it With acts and scenes.
Every scene will be a chapter or installment. Every act will be the beginning and end of a major aspect of the story.
Enjoy!

PS- I really would like some feedback about this.

I never thought the day would come when I would be an irascable old person, but today I am one. Hopefully, it'll pass and be flushed.

Having problems with my router, dunno how long this will take to fix, so Bike may be suspended until I can sort things.

Angharad.

...especially after watching the trailer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes and this episode of I Survived...

I'm not sure how many people here watch Smallville but I've been a frequent viewer for the last ten years. I know this has no relevance to the site but I thought I'd give a heads up to anyone who's interested. This Friday, April 22nd, on The CW a new episode of Smallville will be airing titled "Booster". It will introduce Booster Gold into the Smallville universe as well as two Blue Beetles: the former, Ted Kord and the new one, Jaime Reyes. So if anyone is interested, I suggest you check it out.

Here's a link to the promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-8BLpKWhqE

I wonder if they turn into basketballs at midnight?

You may have noticed that neither I nor PS have been updating the Bike summary spreadsheet recently. Unfortunately, we've both been quite busy recently, and as I often now read it first thing in the morning before heading to work, I don't have time to update it until the evening, when I tend to forget to re-read the last episode and update it.

I was out today, on the bike, walking around a nature reserve with friends, and for the first time ever we were able to discuss the elephant in the room. I was, I am, in such a position that I needed reassurance, and to talk my life over.Now, I know they are friends, and they know about me, but for the first time I was reminded why I write supportive characters. As 'normal' as can be, married, two kids, they were totally without reservations in supporting me, and I realise I am actually blessed. Don't want to go into too much rambling, but I am now smiling.

Pakistan's tax collectors
As I was looking at a major news web site I found this and it brings a whole new face to tax time.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/14/pakistan.tax.col...

TG_Karmon

I should be the last to complain as I am not creative as our wonderful Authors are,BUT I have 15 stories that I have started to read (I like to print all my stories to read them complete) and thier have been no new chapters in over 2 weeks ,it is because life comes first or because negative comments?? Don't stop writing because a few people done like the sart of the story write for your enjoyment and the enjoyment of those who love to read these great stories.

For those of you who like them I am hoping to post the second part of my serial today. Thanks to one and all for the comments and kudos. part 1.1 may seem more like an added chapter, and will fill some plot holes from the first part. If I have stepped on someones elses story or plot line, I do apologize. I don't get to read a lot of the story's here as time is limited for me on the net... Best wishes to all.

One of the blogs I read has posted

http://onlyagame.typepad.com/only_a_game/2011/04/a-game-of-g...

where the author has come up with a "3D gender" definition that yields 27 variants.

Good? Bad? Indifferent? Fun? Useful? Insulting? Any comments?

This man is an expert on video game design but hardly an expert on gender issues.

- Moni

Once upon a time, I expected most of my stuff to receive double figures in comments and vie with the best in the then voting system. Things have changed and sometimes I only get a handful, although my core readership remains about the same so I still enjoy entertaining them with my scribbles.

Well, I had an unusual incident at a local McDonalds. I was taking my ex home from her 2nd job with my daughter in tow, when she asked if she could pick something up. I had no objection, so we went. I was waiting in the car with my daughter while she went in to get her stuff. While I was waiting, this young man came out, and he had a "wet floor" sign under his jacket, and he started to walk away. I did something totally out of character for me. I got out of the car, and asked him what he was doing. I basically shamed him into returning the sign.

So as I'm staring at my stories page, I noticed that Becoming Robin is 4 hits away from 10,000. The next closest is chapters 2 and 3 at around 6.5k so of course hits don't mean much :-) But since Robin is technically one year old at this point (Though her 1 year anniversary is in a couple of weeks) I thought I'd post something appropriate.

well after the complete and total loss AKA crash of my last computer... Hopefully I am back and can submit some story's again. My best wishes to all who might have been waiting for my next post. And a word of friendly advice...backups, backups, backups. Master copies of your work are far more valuable than you might think. Your time alone is worth something and you could loose it all in crash... Ask me I know....lol hope you all enjoy the next post...

Well, the tribe has spoken, as it were. Everyone who gave me an opinion on the dilemma I was facing with the next two chapters of RSM said post the two chapters together, so that's how it will go. They will be up tomorrow, and I will leave the chapter heading between so you can see where the cliffhanger was. I hope you guys enjoy them.

Just what I needed...

I seem to be stuck on what I was writing and I have no clue how to get back into a groove. It seems like my muse has up and left.

I can't promise anything right now but I will try to continue Terri/y's story

Jayme Ann

I just finished recording the dates and information for Sarah Carerra, which I always do as I begin writing a new episode of 12-String. I like knowing where Megan is when I'm writting.

The interplay has gotten complex enough that I actually have the dates from broth Sarah Carerra and 12-String in an Excel spreadsheet.

Have I mentioned in the past that I'm a bit over-organizational?

Regardless. The point.

I catch up with Sarah Carerra in the next episode, unless I end up writing 10k words about the Juilliard audition. While possible, it is unlikely.

So, apparently my editor had some real life difficulties. This caused delays. I do not blame her for this. Just letting people know. 12-String in the future will be coming as it comes.

I guess I still think of this one as my flagship product :)

And for those of you interested, I've decided to run on a 3 story cycle for my other projects.

Meaning: Jubal-Barbara Scott-Mr. Nibs and Mouse.

Here is a neat web page done by a trans woman. I hate using that term but must because if I just called her a woman, as I call myself, you would think that she knew nothing.

http://www.secondtype.info/bodysize.htm

This highlights the struggle of larger T folk very well. I know that they can not change what is in their heads and they are stuck with a body that they feel considerable pain over. My only, heart felt, suggestion is to do the best you can.

Anybody who has followed my blog here probably can tell that I have, on occasion, struggled with negative self-talk. I'm starting to realize how much this has held me back. It becomes as self-fulfilling prophesy, where I make mistakes because I expect to make mistakes. Its not going to be easy to get rid of a habit that ingrained, but I have to, if I want to make any progress. So I'm asking everyone here to help keep my accountable. If I start whining and feeling sorry for myself, give me a boot in the back of the skirt, okay?