Andrea James Shared Experiences » Random thoughts http://www.andreajames.com/blog Shared Experiences from Andrea James Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:06:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 The Happy Little Girl http://www.andreajames.com/blog/2008/11/23/the-happy-little-girl/ http://www.andreajames.com/blog/2008/11/23/the-happy-little-girl/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:21:00 +0000 Andrea James http://www.andreajames.com/blog/2008/11/23/the-happy-little-girl/

If only I’d seen this when I was younger!

Don’t Do

Against The Law

A Happy Little Girl ->

The Happy Little Girl Gets Alcohol ->

The Happy Little Girl Drinks the Alcohol. This is BAD. ->

The Happy Little Girl isn’t Happy Anymore. She doesn’t feel good. ->

The Sad Little Girl Goes to Juvinile Hall.

Photographed on Hollywood Blvd. November 2008.

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Don’t let people book you on 6am flights to LA. You end up in LA just in time for rush hour. At least I got a couple of interesting skyline shots as I sat in traffic.

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I mentioned that I had some new Dolce & Gabbana glasses sent by a reader, and here they are. I’ll get a shot of the sides soon. They are crazy intense! Thanks, Tracey!

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]]> http://www.andreajames.com/blog/2008/10/21/my-insane-new-dolce-gabbana-glasses/feed/ 1 My first two impressions of Twitter http://www.andreajames.com/blog/2008/08/13/my-first-two-impressions-of-twitter/ http://www.andreajames.com/blog/2008/08/13/my-first-two-impressions-of-twitter/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:59:00 +0000 Andrea James http://www.andreajames.com/blog/2008/08/13/my-first-two-impressions-of-twitter/ Andrea James

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Over capacity. Technically wrong.

Worthless.

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My grandfather turned 98 this week. Amazing, both of them!

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]]> http://www.andreajames.com/blog/2008/08/03/happy-birthday-grandpa/feed/ 0 A couple of nice shout-outs http://www.andreajames.com/blog/2008/07/23/a-couple-of-nice-shout-outs/ http://www.andreajames.com/blog/2008/07/23/a-couple-of-nice-shout-outs/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:32:00 +0000 Andrea James http://www.andreajames.com/blog/2008/07/23/a-couple-of-nice-shout-outs/ Meghan Stabler put up a nice shot taken when were were in Philadelphia with TYFA for the Trans-Heath Conference:

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I also made the list “103 Transpeople We Love 2008” over at Pam’s House Blend:

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6118

Nice to be listed among such good company!

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Being so out about my trans history has allowed me to meet so many great people over the years. One of my all-time faves is Lynn Conway, who to me epitomizes what trans women can accomplish. She transitioned around the time I was born, so she is part of the reason it was easier for those of us who came after. She has had tremendous success professionally and personally since she transitioned, including huge amounts of peer recognition of her work in microchip design. She is also a perfect example of the many women in loving, committed marriages.

Lynn has given up some of her privacy in order to stand as an example of the success most trans women have after transition, living quiet, productive lives. By doing so, she has opened herself up to a lot of the nonsense from society, the kind of nonsense most successful trans women try to avoid. She’s undaunted by those who would like to paint us as pathetic figures unable to make contributions to society or engage in happy, lifelong relationships.

It’s a great joy to know Lynn and to have a chance to connect with an earlier generation of our community, as it was when I was recently in Philadelphia and saw so many of the newest generation of activists. It’s truly astonishing how far we have come.

Our recent get-together in Cincinnati reminded me that I needed to spend more time with Lynn and her husband Charlie. She is an absolute sweetheart, and a true heroine of the community and especially of mine.

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I learned that one of my friends from Chicago died this week. Brent was a super-sweet guy. He grew up in rural Indiana just like me, and we hung out almost every weekend for several years.

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His twin brother would occasionally join us for wild weekends of dancing and what-not. Brent was also with me on the most important day of my life, so we will always have that bond.

Brent lived more in his life than most people will ever experience in a life twice as long. As I said in my first-ever blog post, the time for doing is short, so make the most of each day!

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I was delighted to see Charlotte Stokely in an American Apparel ad this weekend. She is in my opinion the hottest chick up in the scene, no question. Dov and I evidently have the same taste…

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