I'm becoming a regular now at Teela's and a the Northern Angels monthly get-together.
Tea!
Teelas monthly tea event was quite well attended, notably a couple of new girls and the room looking more 'the business' - or I should say, the dressing area and the clothes racks had grown, squeezing the seating area between and making it a bit too cosy!
Arriving at Teelas was a little un-nerving as there was a police patrol car parked on the corner and the gates were shut; it almost looked as though I had got the wrong night but I could see there were other cars parked inside and the gates wern't locked. Oh Well, there was nothing for it but to get out of the car and open the gates to the amusement of the two police officers; fortunately Teelas partner came running over and opened the gates for me.
But otherwise another nice evening and it was nice to hear Teela refer to me as one of her regular girls as I was leaving.
Northern Angels
The regular monthly Northern Angels meal came a few days after Tea with Teela (I do wish they would stagger these events! - 2 outings the same week and then nothing for the best part of a month!). For a change, I actually thought I might have plenty of time to get ready and be there early, .... but family unwittingly conspired against me and I ended up with a mad dash along the M62 and arriving just after 8pm - it also meant I didn't spend near enough time with the makeup etc. Despite the last minute disruption, I wasn't the last to arrive so I can at least claim being fashionably late at the Taurus Bar.
A couple of new girls joined us this month. Emma and Jaime, it was there first time out; so now 'officially' I can claim to be one of the regulars - no longer the new girl! Despite the 'no-shows', it was a reasonable turn out - the other 'regulars' were Astrid and her partner Sandra, Jennifer, Kay, Becky and last but not least, our hostess Lisa. By all accounts there should have been about 12 - 13 in the group; I think it must have been about 9pm before we actually started eating after waiting for them!
Afterwards we called in briefly at Northern Concorde at the Rembrandt; and it was from here onwards that I experienced a couple of minor 'incidents' which I managed in my stride .... (1) the girl behind the bar short-changed me, but I sorted that when she eventually came back to the bar (she gave me change for fiver, instead of the tenner I gave her) (2) as I was leaving, the doorman bid me 'goodnight Sir' - herumpf!... I didn't think the make-up was that bad.... I'll sort him out next time ... if he calls me 'Sir' again!... can't he manage a simple ma'am? - given the number of other t-girls that were there over the evening it had to have been deliberate (3) as I crossed the main-road, a boy-racer that was stopped at the traffic lights blew his horn at me ... no! you're not going to wind me up or impress your passenger with that! (and my make-up wasn't that good either!); like the doorman at the Rembrandt, I just ignored him; some folk just need to get a life.
Sunday, 23 March 2008
Saturday, 1 March 2008
Good grief, it's March already!
Two outings this month and both fairly close together; the trouble with that is it leaves you wishing you could have more or at least spread them out a bit. With the lighter evenings approaching I wonder if any further outings are going to be possible; the limitation is not really down to being seen in daylight - well, perhaps a bit, but about leaving the house dressed without being seen. I don't really want to get into arriving at any destination in 'Bob' attire, I want to do a proper job of it all and be Kate the moment I leave home. I'll just have see what half-way opportunities avail themselves in due course.
Outings - I mean as Kate (my partner and I have plenty of other outings!); A lovely meal in Manchesters Chinatown with new friends, and the regular monthly 'Tea with Teela' at Trans-Pose.
For this months Northern angels meal, Lisa had arranged for a meal in Manchesters Chinatown which is a short walk from the sanctuary of the Village - for me it was my first outing into the ever-more-real world, and this time I was only shaking from the cold; no nerves! There were 7 of us including myself; Lisa, Becky, Gisele, Kathryn, Kay, and Linzi. The restaurant was below street level and as we descended into it, quite a number of faces all turned to watch us being escorted to the bar area to await the preparation of our table. But I guess safety in numbers prevails here and even after a few minutes, no further interest was made by the other patrons. Of course we still got the odd glance in the direction of our table throughout the evening - 'just making sure', but no one had any issues with us and an evening with new friends and good company proceeded.
I think you have to accept you will always be 'read', as long as you treat others with respect you shouldn't get any hassle off them and indeed it's a case of 'so what', we're all the same underneath aren't we? - we all just want to be accepted for who we are.
The other outing, coming a few days after the visit to Manchester was to 'Tea with Teela'; Teela had done a lot more to 'the shed', the best I must say was to create a lower ceiling with a light fabric material; apart from obscuring the inside face of the shed roof, it had the practicality of keeping the heat at our level. With the work recently completed in the make-up and dressing area, it all now looks the part. A couple of new girls came along which made me feel at least one of the old hands now; I didn't catch both their names but I think one was Mandy? I also had the opportunity to briefly chat to Nicki Susanti who to say the least has had quite an eventful 12 months; despite this Nicki seems quite upbeat and indeed I had to tell her that I admired her for what she was doing with her life, not as a form of jealousy or anything, but admiration for the courage in doing something about improving ones lot.
And finally for this month; ok! so I acquired a few more outfits, the sales were still on-going and like most girls, I can't resist a bargain! I think if finances were limitless, between us (both my wife and I) we might have cleared out Lakeland in the Trafford Centre. So what!, one skirt IS a bit tight, it's a small 16 so I'll have to lose some weight! In regards to that, I've bet my wife I can achieve less than a size 16 by Spring..... not that I need any financial reward, I just NEED to lose that tummy .... but with chocolate easter eggs in the next few weeks and Spring only around the corner, can I do it?
Outings - I mean as Kate (my partner and I have plenty of other outings!); A lovely meal in Manchesters Chinatown with new friends, and the regular monthly 'Tea with Teela' at Trans-Pose.
For this months Northern angels meal, Lisa had arranged for a meal in Manchesters Chinatown which is a short walk from the sanctuary of the Village - for me it was my first outing into the ever-more-real world, and this time I was only shaking from the cold; no nerves! There were 7 of us including myself; Lisa, Becky, Gisele, Kathryn, Kay, and Linzi. The restaurant was below street level and as we descended into it, quite a number of faces all turned to watch us being escorted to the bar area to await the preparation of our table. But I guess safety in numbers prevails here and even after a few minutes, no further interest was made by the other patrons. Of course we still got the odd glance in the direction of our table throughout the evening - 'just making sure', but no one had any issues with us and an evening with new friends and good company proceeded.
I think you have to accept you will always be 'read', as long as you treat others with respect you shouldn't get any hassle off them and indeed it's a case of 'so what', we're all the same underneath aren't we? - we all just want to be accepted for who we are.
The other outing, coming a few days after the visit to Manchester was to 'Tea with Teela'; Teela had done a lot more to 'the shed', the best I must say was to create a lower ceiling with a light fabric material; apart from obscuring the inside face of the shed roof, it had the practicality of keeping the heat at our level. With the work recently completed in the make-up and dressing area, it all now looks the part. A couple of new girls came along which made me feel at least one of the old hands now; I didn't catch both their names but I think one was Mandy? I also had the opportunity to briefly chat to Nicki Susanti who to say the least has had quite an eventful 12 months; despite this Nicki seems quite upbeat and indeed I had to tell her that I admired her for what she was doing with her life, not as a form of jealousy or anything, but admiration for the courage in doing something about improving ones lot.
And finally for this month; ok! so I acquired a few more outfits, the sales were still on-going and like most girls, I can't resist a bargain! I think if finances were limitless, between us (both my wife and I) we might have cleared out Lakeland in the Trafford Centre. So what!, one skirt IS a bit tight, it's a small 16 so I'll have to lose some weight! In regards to that, I've bet my wife I can achieve less than a size 16 by Spring..... not that I need any financial reward, I just NEED to lose that tummy .... but with chocolate easter eggs in the next few weeks and Spring only around the corner, can I do it?
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