Recent Entries

• by Lucy Diamond June 29, 2005
  Sparkling lights So, Sparkle, it happened, woo hoo. I was proud to be there and be a small part of it all. Pip and I arrived mid-afternoon on Saturday, had a wander round and a coffee in Via Fosse whilst watching the world go by. A world apparently made up of mostly t-girls. I’ve never seen so ma...

• by Lucy Diamond June 16, 2005
  Strawberry fields forever I hadn’t been up long this morning when the phone rang… "Hello?" "Hello can I speak to Fred please?" (Reluctantly:) "Er, speaking" "Oh hello it’s (name unclear) from the gender clinic" (Surprised pause) "Oh HELLO!" They’d just received my completed questionnaire an...

• by Lucy Diamond June 15, 2005
  Ripe strawberries ripe I was so proud of my first strawberry of the year I took a picture of it. It was as lovely, sweet and juicy as it was huge, so I thought I’d share it with you, the pic that is, I ate the strawberry all on my own. You can tell we’re not far from the Sellafield nuclear plant ...

• by Lucy Diamond June 13, 2005
  Zap! Had my second IPL session today. The power was turned up a couple of notches, and next time it will be on full whack, gulp. I have noticed a very slight slowing in growth since the first treatment, but not enough to really make any difference. Any amount of stubble is a problem, so it’s a ca...

• by Lucy Diamond June 10, 2005
  It's there if you want it Got up this morning to find a letter from Charing Cross gender clinic (The Claybrook Centre), not an appointment, just a questionnaire asking for basic details and confirmation that I do want an appointment to be made and that I promise I will turn up. Yes, I promise I w...

• by Lucy Diamond June 6, 2005
  It’s official… Changing your name by deed poll is surprisingly easy, you don’t even have to register it anywhere. It cost me £7.50 to download the appropriate legal document, which is basically a contract with yourself to (quote) "entirely renounce relinquish and abandon" (etc) your former name. ...

• by Lucy Diamond May 31, 2005
  Eating for two No I’m not pregnant. After I’d cooked my breakfast this morning I went to the cutlery drawer and took out two knives and two forks. There is only one of me though, which is probably a good thing for the rest of the population. It’s amazing how in just 2 days one can get used to doi...

• by Lucy Diamond May 23, 2005
  Some things are meant to grow Well I’ve just been for my first IPL laser hair removal session, nothing to write home about really, but hey a girl can blog can’t she. Didn’t take long, had some gel applied to my face then several bursts of the laser which felt like being touched very quickly with ...

• by Lucy Diamond May 20, 2005
  If it’s offered on a plate… I’ve had 2 professional makeovers in the last 2 days. At one point I had one girl doing my make up while another did my nails, while another attended to my hair. I have to admit I felt very pampered, and what’s more it didn’t cost me a penny, in fact they paid ME! Too ...

• by Lucy Diamond May 15, 2005
  Mr Plow The last few weeks I have been getting into gardening, something I have always avoided, wherever possible. My wife used to be in charge of the garden, occasionally pointing to a spot and telling me to dig, so I never found it much fun. After she’d gone I didn’t touch the garden for years,...