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The Wolfpit Surprise (Revealed)
I didn’t want to give it away until Wolfpit closed, but I can finally explain, because it’s closing night: the big surprise Betty didn’t tell me about is that (s)he is bare-chested for the first act of Wolfpit.
Imagine my surprise – I mean, I hardly get to see that chest at home! But I suppose this puts an end to the hormones rumors, at last.
& Of course I couldn’t help but think, damn, my husband is hot! Betty even said I don’t have to feel guilty. Whew.
Another Photo from Saturday
I really love this one for not being so posed.
That’s the edge of Michelle’s head in the lower right corner.
Saturday Night
Saturday night, Betty and I went to a birthday party for the President of NCTE that was also an NCTE fundraiser, and while we didn’t stay long, we did manage to find Michelle and Mara Keisling – and took them with us to Silver Swan once Betty and I paid for one beer + one glass of wine that cost us $17.
We met a CD from Chicago named Rebecca while we were there, & she took a nice photo of the bunch of us, and since she got everyone’s permission to post it on her blog, I thought I’d cross-post it here:
Back Row: Betty, Michelle
Front Row: Helen, Mara, Michelle, Jamie, Rebecca.
We didn’t stay till 6am with all of them, but we did go home awfully late & awfully drunk. (Okay, well I was drunk, but that’s because I haven’t adjusted to how fast I get drunk now that I’m dieting & can’t eat a bowl of pasta before I go out = cheap date.)
& No, we’re never going back to Crobar again. Way too bridge and tunnel for me, and I hate clubs where everyone’s wearing jeans and t-shirts. BOring. Though while we were in a cab, an SUV full of party girls started emptying its contents, groups of two & threes of these trashy looking girls, & they just kept coming until it was like a skank version of a clown car. Very amusing.
The Plan – Update
I’ve lost 8 lbs., and taken off 3.6″ since I started this plan on 3/19/06. Yay for me.
Whew! We Have a Winner!
After much emailing, head-scratching, polling, and wondering, we finally have a title – and subtitle – for my new book.
She’s Not the Man I Married: My Life with a Transgender Husband
Alas, in my notes this book will always be Boy Meets Girl, because it’s just too easy to put ‘BMG’ at the top of a page of my journal when I’ve got a new idea for the book. Maybe I’ll name one of the chapters Boy Meets Girl, instead.
Wow, do I hate titles. Now all we have to do is figure out what to put on the cover… oy.
Wolfpit Shows Left
Since it’s already a couple of weeks into Wolfpit‘s short run, I thought I’d post a reminder that you should get tickets now!
The remaining shows are:
April 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 8pm
April 16, 23, 30 @ 3pm (Sunday shows are the only matinees)
May 4, 5, 6 at 8pm
So do buy your tickets now.
If you need more convincing, there’s the NY Sun’s good review, Gothamist’s expectations of a good play, and another good review from www.nytheatre.com.
Seven Years Scratched
So it turns out Betty and I scratched the Seven Year Itch, as today is our 8th anniversary of meeting. And since we were practically married on the 1st date – or at least knew we were fated to be together, or something like that – it’s *really* our anniversary, though why not celebrate both? (The other is the day of our wedding, and not the day of our legal marriage, which was the day before our wedding in a no-frills ceremony at Brooklyn City Hall. So we really have three anniversaries, but this is getting ridiculous now.)
To us! To trans couples! To another 80 years (at least, if the marvels of medical technology keep up). To my beautiful, sexy girlfriend and my delicious husband!
(In a week in a half it’ll be 8 years since I first met Betty, too. When she was “Betty,” I mean.)
Need a Title
I’m at that point that I need a title for the next book, and my choice – Boy Meets Girl – has been ixnayed by the powers that be.
So I’ve set up a poll for title ideas that have been kicked around, so do come vote – but also feel free to post one of your own!
^ Random Photos
Just for fun, I decided to make the photo box in the letterhead above random, so now, every time you come to the blog, you’ll see a different photo.
It seemed a trans imperative, since I otherwise don’t have a “photos” page on this website.