Cyrsti's Condo "Cover Girl" of the Day

Our feature cover today is China's transsexual model Liu Shihan

Ooops!

I went over the last post about emails and Gender Proud and it occurred to me I wrote a phrase which came out different than I wanted.  While I know, that isn't too rare for me, this one bothered me.

When I was writing about how many emails I receive, it seemed to me as it sounded as if I was flooded with personal emails and questions-which just isn't true.

What I was talking about was the number of different emails I get which direct me to transgender and transsexual news.  Sort of like a Cyrsti's Condo news desk.

I just wanted to clear all of that up and at the same time encourage any of you who may have a comment or question, to please send it to me.

Thanks!

Gender Proud

I get tons of emails and most aren't spam, so every once in a while I get a little backed up on what I'm reading and being able to pass along to you here in Cyrsti's Condo.

Here is another I was extremely impressed with for a number of reasons.  The first of course was the name Gender Proud and activist, model Geena Rocero - the Founder of Gender Proud, a movement that aims to change the global perception of and conversation about transgender individuals. She is another literate, well spoken, beautiful transgender woman who is taking the time and effort to stand up and speak out. I am going to pass along her video, as well as this link for you to take a look.

TransMilitary Documentary Coming

To mark International Transgender Day of Visibility on Monday, the producers of TransMilitary, a documentary centered around the lives of transgender service members in the U.S. and U.K., released a new trailer. TransMilitary is being led by former OutServe/SLDN executives Allyson Robinson and Zeke Stokes in an effort to shed light on the transgender military experience, and to apply pressure on the U.S. government to end the ban on transgender military personnel. Check out the trailer here on the Cyrsti's Condo big screen: It's strong!!!!!!!!!!

Cyrsti's Condo "Cover Girl" of the Day

Our feature cover for Wednesday in Nanis Alejandre

Seasonal Maintenance

Years ago,  one of my women customers at a venue I ran provided me a quote I never forgot. One day she said to another girl at the bar,  "Women are the high maintenance gender."   As I'm pulling out my wardrobe from last spring and summer, I'm learning yet again what high maintenance really means and yes it's time for that four letter word I never had to pay attention to- diet. 

As far as size goes, the best quote I can come up with comes from the transgender character in the movie Better than Chocolate.  In one scene she (the trans woman) tells a friend, she is not big-she is enormous.  I know the definition of enormous is tough because women are getting bigger and in fact I have one friend who is every bit as big as me.  None of that matters though, since I feel this way.  What does matter is what I plan on doing about it.

First of all, I had to take a serious look at where I'm gaining the weight.  The good news is the gain is not excessive and is where I wanted it- around my hips. The bad news is I'm still carrying too much weight in my belly area.  My problem is too, I have never been a fan of body shapers, preferring the feel of the fabrics on my skin. (Except panty hose in the summer.)

Another bit of good news is my lower back is feeling better along with her cousin Art (arthritis), so lots of outside yard work will be a positive for my belly.

So you see kids, I have all sorts of maintenance issues coming up and what I have told you so far doesn't cover them all. I have a very fair HRT effected skin which burns very easily, so I have to be very careful with what lotions I wear.  I found that out the hard and painful way last summer. Plus I have to watch what I wear to make sure I don't develop unsightly tan lines but I DON'T think I will be out in the back yard mowing the grass in a bikini any time soon!

Well, it's lunch time and I'm staring at a salad that even the dog doesn't want.   Who needs that stinkin ol burger and fries?

New Spring Look in Cyrsti's Condo

It was way past time for an update around here and a brighter look for Spring.

Of course, there is just a bit more to it. Or quite a bit. Three factors went into the change: personality, evolution and even "Hey! That Sux!" .

Change is not as easy for me as most would think. I'm constantly amazed by my willingness to resist change in certain areas of my life, while in others, change is my life.  First of all, my techno savvy friends had to assure me that a simple new "template"  from Blogger wouldn't destroy Cyrsti's Condo. Just like my old pair of favorite jeans, I was hanging to the old blog template for dear life!

On the other hand, Spring has meant a lot to me this year.  Following the winter we suffered through around here, the annual rebirth of nature feels a little more special this year. Couple that with the fact my body has finally had the chance to settle into the same HRT dosage for well over a year now. Brain and body are having the opportunity to sync up.

Primarily though, I hope you all liked the changes.

Cyrsti's Condo "Cover Girl" of the Day

Our Tuesday feature cover is the UK's Allison St.John:

Cyrsti's Condo "Power Scope"

When your horrorscope starts with the "bitch" word, you just know it'a going to be an interesting one!

Libra:  (September 23-October 22): Trust is a bitch. Only in a perfect world would those you bestow that honor to react fairly to everyone they care for. However, disappointment is not for now or later, so don’t turn a blind eye to anyone who can’t hold up their end of bargain. Otherwise, karma is watching and will be out to make your wrong its right.

Don't mess with "Momma Karma!".

Locate your "power" here.