Laser Hair Removal
Seems to be working. The shedding is done (just in time for me to start interviewing…phew!) and my beard seems noticeably lighter. I’m starting to get my hopes up that the amount of electrolysis I’ll need on my face and neck will be significantly diminished thanks to lasering.
Beautification
My pores have never been cleaner although, again, the process wasn’t painless. My poor nose shed about three layers of skin after the beating it took but it looks great! My eyes look a lot more feminine with the subtle arch contouring after the waxing. They’re also darker (matched to my hair color) and my eye lashes, naturally pretty long but straight, are now much darker (black). It looks good but my friend Bryan noticed immediately and said I have girl eyes. Awesome but let’s just hope the interviewers aren’t too taken aback and think I’m just a sultry guy, at least for a while!
Shep & Dave: The Saga Continues
I think Shep is coming around to acceptance. We’ve had a few chats pretty much like the first one you’ve read below since and the whole issue has been thrashed about on our private “circle of friends only” mailing list. Shep was absolutely brutal, almost insane, in his reaction as was Dave. Still, lots of other friends and friend’s spouses jumped to my defense like a brigade of knights in shining armor which was incredibly cool. Tom is the one who brought the subject to the list with my blessing. My thinking was that if everyone saw what everyone else was saying they wouldn’t have to rely on me for an objective account of what everyone was saying to me in private. I think this REALLY worked out well to be honest. I’m not sure if it would be possible without the Internet, frankly. Go Internet! Anyway, Shep’s was silent for a while and then Instant Messaged me the other day to ask how the lasering went and then just talked about some unrelated stuff and said good night. For Shep, that is a BIG step forward. Dave still wants everyone to try to help him fix me but he has shut up as well. He might just get over it as well. Jim is really the only one I’m worried about at this point since I haven’t heard back from him at all. I’m starting to think that no news is definitely not good news when it comes to people reacting to your coming out. If they keep in communication there’s hope. When all there is is silence…well, hard to say but I don’t think it bodes well. Who knows? Jim is my least oldest friend (only about 8 years now) but it would still suck to lose him.
