5:45 pm - Saturday 6th May 2000

Busy, busy, busy…

Hmmm… damn pimples are starting to crop up here and there. Grrr…
Ok, this morning was interesting, I had to call the NRMA (road-side assistance) because the battery in the car was dead. That took a while, so I did the usual morning duties. After it was fixed I headed to Kingston and wandered around a bit in the warm Saturday ambience until I found Boulevard Shoes. I have to admit that I failed to pass. Why? Because I bought the first pair of shoes I tried on, I certainly couldn't have been a girl then. ;)
It had taken a while to cover up the yucky blotches from electrolysis, plus the shaving rash without smearing myself in make-up which I was loath to do. I guess I just wanted an unaffected "natural" look.
The shoes are nice, lace up, black boots from Hush Puppy. I wore them to the Canberra Convention Center in the afternoon where the big culmination of this week's Australian Science Festival was taking place. I watched two lectures, one on medicine in Antarctica, and another by a lecturer from the ANU Chemistry Department on fungal chemistry which was interesting I guess.
Tonight I'm supposed to be going out to dinner and I don't know what else with Soba. She isn't working tomorrow, so I think she would like to see what passes for night-life in Canberra.
It is nice to "pass" or at least to do whatever it is when I go unnoticed in a crowd. I admit I only had a few limited exchanges with strangers, but everything was fine. I'm not sure where people encounter problems, because I have not encountered any negativity in my limited interactions. Perhaps bad vibes occur when people are nervous or confrontational? I just act and feel completely natural, and maybe that puts people at ease? I don't know… ;)
I definitely saw a few people I recognized from Chemistry in the lecture on fungus, in fact one of my students was there also, whether he saw or even recognized me is another question. I just posted a brief description on Anti-Jen for Jenny T**** who is a teacher and might like the interesting situation.

Hmmm… how much make-up? I was going to look at some Revlon stuff, but just didn't get the chance. Oh well, I'll survive I'm sure.

12:00 am - *Yawn* Just about to go to bed and enjoy a sleep-in tomorrow morning. Went out with Soba, we walked into Civic and had Mexican. Then after a walk to the Med (which was empty at ~9:30 pm) we did coffee and came back to my place where we sat around and chatted and then she had to go. It was nice to have someone to talk to, I told her I was envious of her "normal" life, and we had a nice time. I didn't want to thrust all my desire to talk about my feelings and my perspective on life all at once, but I hope (think?) she will be willing to listen patiently.

I don't think there is a more pleasurable relief than taking off a gaff and a sports bra which you've been wearing all day long.

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