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dolariYet ANOTHER comic delay brought on by allergies. I've had it. I used to love doing comics, now I feel like I can't do them because of these damned Four O'Clock Allergy Attacks. They piss me off while I'm drawing, and if I take my antihistamines, I get so sleepy, I can't finish them. I need to get out of this house. The constant swelling in my feet wher ethey touch the floor have ruined my heels, and now more of my attacks are centering on my face, someplace I REALLY don't like them being.
There are obviously no jobs in Texas for unpassable transgendered folks. Without a job I can't move out of this house. This has led to a decision that I don't want to make on this short notice.
If I don't have a job by May 15th, I will sell virtually everything I own, possibly even including the truck, to move to Seattle. I don't want to do this, not this way, not without a parachute. But if it is the only way to get out of the house so be it. This house is killing me, and Texas isn't helping me. If there's nothing that can be done here, it's time to leave.
Fuck you 2006.
There are obviously no jobs in Texas for unpassable transgendered folks. Without a job I can't move out of this house. This has led to a decision that I don't want to make on this short notice.
If I don't have a job by May 15th, I will sell virtually everything I own, possibly even including the truck, to move to Seattle. I don't want to do this, not this way, not without a parachute. But if it is the only way to get out of the house so be it. This house is killing me, and Texas isn't helping me. If there's nothing that can be done here, it's time to leave.
Fuck you 2006.
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Date: 2006-04-28 01:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-04-28 01:52 pm (UTC)Well, though I would hate to see you leave the area, I wish you the best in whatever you attempt. I can understand the thing about having a hard time finding a job. Although I don't have the extra burdon of being a "unpassable transgender" I still had no luck finding a job until my curront one sort of fell into my lap, and that is working for a friend of mine.
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Date: 2006-04-28 04:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-04-29 12:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-04-29 12:33 am (UTC)You survive, you win.
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Date: 2006-04-28 05:42 pm (UTC)But I'm glad you're getting the hell out of that house!
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Date: 2006-04-28 11:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-04-29 02:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-04-29 12:37 am (UTC)hell. *hug*
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SL, who is having serious partition recovery issues and may have lost everything, including his Tubular Brain source files. He really needs to be more consistent and systematic in how he backs things up.
Moving to Seattle
Date: 2006-04-29 09:07 am (UTC)I'm confused here (though clearly it wouldn't be the first time). I thought you were already in Seattle!
Don't know about "unpassable". I feel that way sometimes too, but the truth is it's just a sign o depression (at least for me). The trouble is, when one looks in the mirror, one carries all the memories of who one used to look like with one, and is therefore more likey to "read" that image.
But, assuming that you are "unpassable", will eattle be any better (or worse) in that respect?
Of course, sometimes all a person can do is trust in the divine, and take that long leap into the unknown. I did that back in 1996, when I moved 4000 km from Perth (on the west coast) to Newcastle (on the east coast). Took a while to get my bearings, but ultimately it was the best move I made.
Moving seems like a good idea to me - just make sure that you move to a place with much less chance of alergy reactions, or it will all be for naught.
Re: Moving to Seattle
Date: 2006-04-29 12:33 pm (UTC)>truth is it's just a sign o depression (at least for me). The trouble
>is, when one looks in the mirror, one carries all the memories of who
>one used to look like with one, and is therefore more likey to "read"
>that image.
I don't look in mirrors. My whole experience is based on murmurs and whispers of the people around me. The laughing, the joking, the pointing. My favroite one was "That's one...unfortunate looking woman." I don't pass. In my best moods, I know I don't pass. In my worst, I know I don't pass. It's a fact of life in my world.
>But, assuming that you are "unpassable", will eattle be any better (or
>worse) in that respect?
I'm hoping so. Texas law can basically allow employers to can you for any reason they want. I've had so many four hour jobs it's pathetic, most letting me go because "I used the wrong restroom." One even threatened Sexual Harassment charges. In Seattle, and Washington in general, that is illegal. They can't fire me simply for being a freak. My problem becomes "What else can they get you on" which I at least have some control over.
Of course, if I fail in Washington...well...there's no real reason to keep looking is there?
Re: Moving to Seattle
Date: 2006-04-29 07:22 pm (UTC)I'd hate to see you go, but I can understand why you would need to. While Texas may be home, it certainly isn't friendly in instances such as these. And when it is it's waaaaaaaaaaaaay few and far between.
Seattle, though. Why Seattle? California has some pretty lenient laws on the issue, too. In some cases, that state would be a better fit. I only ask because I had eventually planned to move up to either Seattle or Vancouver in the (probably distant) future, and was wondering why so many people I talk to are drawn to the city.
The "lack of a parachute" is the part that's scary. Please, just make sure you know what you want to do, for certain, before you do it.
Re: Moving to Seattle
Date: 2006-04-30 05:35 am (UTC)Because the standard of living in most of California is WAY higher than the rest of the US. To the point where you CANNOT survive on $30,000/yr, much less thrive. I am guessing that Seattle, or WA in general has a much more reasonable living standard.
Re: Moving to Seattle
Date: 2006-05-11 01:19 pm (UTC)