Bigass storm rolling in from the south. Local news websites wtih weather radar are fun, I was able to compare the darkening clouds out my window with the color change on the computer screen.

Did you make it through the reading the way you wanted, Jesse?

more than one place where you could have a secret mailing address, storage locker, etc. Which made me happy a place existed, but sad it had to

Part of me feels intrusive because I don't want a binder out of gender fixing need, just gender bending want, and I don't want to sashay into anyone's safe space, but this is LA! I figure if it's a commercial enterprise anywhere in the US, here there's a good chance. Boobs are weird, man. It's tricky to dress 'em, even to smush 'em (hence the constant requests for sports bra recommendations).

Tommy, was there anything they were going for? I'm down two side windows and a back window (rental) in my car driving life, and the two side windows were because they saw a cell phone charger cord (I'm no idiot! It was just the cord). The back window was because my laptop was in there (I am an idiot). I too got it repaired somewhere local--I just went to the nearest place Geico recommended, I think.

Did you make it through the reading the way you wanted, Jesse?

Yeah, it was fine. I read off my print out and choked up a little at one point, but kept it together. My mother was also annoyed for crying during her eulogy, and I decided that the ideal thing is to keep it together for a good performance, and then totally break down as you walk back to your seat. I'm just saying -- you want people to know you are grieving, but you also want to make it through the reading!

I decided that the ideal thing is to keep it together for a good performance, and then totally break down as you walk back to your seat.

That would be very cinematic of you. But I doubt I could do it. Glad you made it through, though sorry someone was being a weird jerk. Who does that??

My big issue when my window got broken was that I was an hour away from home--I ended up spending the night at a friend's up there (unplanned) so I could at least drive home along the highway in the daytime. The auto glass place was close to work, though, and fixed it up pretty quickly/easily.

That would be very cinematic of you. But I doubt I could do it.

Oh yeah, no one could do it in real life!

Jesse, I am glad it went ok for you.

ita !, they didn't take anything. There was just a small hole in the glass, but the whole thing had shattered. When I closed the hatch, all the glass fell out. They must have hit it pretty hard, as there was glass all the way on the dash.

ita, I think I missed context. You're looking for a binder? I can check with the swarms of trans peeps I know on Tumblr, because I know they've done a bunch of where to get binders and what to know about their fit posts.

Jesse, I'm glad it went as well as possible.

I bit the bullet and got some maintenance work done on my car. I knew it wouldn't be a simple oil change and I had a number I was hoping it would be under in my head. As I was talking to the guy about what needed to be done he also tried to sell me on refinishing my headlight glass, which is another project I had in my list. As I was adding up the costs in my head, I think he thought I was balking at the price and excused himself for a minute to talk to the manager. Came back offering the headlight work at half price and then 15% off the whole total. Final payment was a out $70 less than I had mentally allocated and I hadn't asked for any concessions.

But what would you stand for, in that party??

Knowledge!