The shakes

Saturday, December 14, 2002

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* Woo-wee! Busy busy at Camp Calpernia. I’m still living on Perrier and Kix, working all night. The makeup vid is coming along, and preparations for Sundance progress… Soldier’s Girl premieres on January 20th, but I’m going to try to attend the entire festival.
* So today I was hit with small-town-blonde-in-Hollywood syndrome. That’s where a girl who was somewhat of a diva in her hometown moves to Hollywood and expereinces the somewhat crushing realization that she’s one of many. Ha ha, oh well. I’m not the first and won’t be the last to experience this, in Hollywood or any other big city. Besides, I’m not even blonde. We all have our own individual things to contribute, and I do whatever I do because it’s fun and exciting for me. More power to all the others as well! One thing to learn is, another person’s success does not mean your failure.
* What sparked this was realizing how many TS women are out there making websites, writing autobiographies, getting into acting, and generally living life actively. Even driving around today I saw at least four TS women walking around on the streets (although at least two were walking the streets if you know what I mean.) Sometimes being TS you start thinking, “Being TS makes me special and different and I can just rely on that alone to get me noticed.” But more and more we are being featured in the media and making inroads into normal life and the workplace. And that’s wonderful. It challenges girls like to me go past relying on their uniquess as a ts woman and do more. Not that I totally rely on it, ha ha. But I’ll add that to the million new things I learn every day. I think a great woman once said, “I try to believe eleven impossible things before breakfast.” I take it a step farther, and try to do at least one impossible thing every day.
* Speaking of other TS women in the media... Here ya go.