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Today’s risky adventure found me chasing more dreams and a healthy dose of Vitamin D! It was a beautiful morning and before I knew it I was in front of one of the wedding l venues our band plays. This is less than fifteen minutes from home and I totally damned the camera torpedoes. The director knows me well and my car; sans my true self. If they see something on the camera they don’t like they can certainly ask law enforcement to run my tag. Let’s see if anything happens and let the games begin! 💜☮️
This is my first time wearing make up in almost two months. The return of in-person conferences and live events has created a crazy work travel demand with three weeks on and 2-3 days off. (When little rest is combined with estradiol and bad food choices, it is a given I am sporting more than a few added pounds.) Miss everyone here. ☮️💜
all this really is is a pic shot from underwater (in a videogame)
i am not likely to get into surrealism fulltime
Last week was amazing!
As the calendar advances, I am gratefully aware of how my feminized body is becoming one with my spirit. From the constant lilt of perfume on my wrist to the adoring thoughts of New Years Eve kissing, and sweet Valentine’s wishes, I am finally approaching the reality of sharing myself as a woman. I have never been more open to intimately connecting with other souls socially or romantically in my life.
A beautiful something happens when I don’t see a reflection of my old self in a mirror, on my phone, or social media. It’s a new will to live. I am finally claiming my first real chance to live life instead looking for a corner to hide! With every soft curvy change, I am choosing health first and looking forward to savoring every day as a woman.
For my entire life I have focused on the curse of attainment to provide a divisive solace to gender dysphoria. Even though I excelled in most stations and even overcame living alone at 15 years old, I still systematically let myself down. So it took half a lifetime to emancipate in 2012....That’s ok!!! Logically and emotionally I have accepted these facts as I moved the needle to true north on October 12th, the day my associate and I survived a four car pile up.
Life has never been easy for me, always living in fear, nervously hiding my true self, without sharing a full authentic expression. Moving forward as a transgender woman I most likely will be subject to social, economic, and medical cruelty. That’s NOT ok. As long as stay healthy I’ll fight but at least I won’t be hiding any more.
Just finished work and let my thin hair down. I’m freezing, testing a new camera without any make up, and tossing penny wishes in the fountain. ☮️💜
It’s amazing what a little sunlight and lipstick can do for a girl’s confidence. Serious date night wishes....after all, the manager at the car wash just complimented me and asked “Girl’s night out or date night?”
She and her team are always so polite, regardless of how I am dressed. They have watched every step of my transition without ever asking a question. I pray for more acceptance everyday.
Working the night lights under some crystal trees after a long 5-day show. I mean, what would Flickr be without trans girls and selfie-sticks? ☮️💜
Please choose a set for tonight’s coming out to the band about my transition. Group A or Group B? Pick numbers if needed. They all kind of know, but I have not formally shared my full intention. Thank you so much for the help! ☮️💜
I found this picture in the 30 month HRT update folder. I am carefully starting to network with prospects through my new Linked In profile. I would say it is a scary necessity because I am still not 100% full time.
The good news this week is our weather is cooling off and exercise is back into a nice swing with Chalene Johnson’s Three Day Reset Facebook group. Still simmering and still very trans, Steph. ☮️💜😷
Pretty much every second Monday when all the green waste has been collected in Hornsby, you’ll see the four fulltime trucks parked along the main drag in North Epping. Drive past and you’ll spot this mainly blue line-up and four blokes wearing high vis having a chat. Easiest day of the fortnight this zone, makes for a chill way to start the week and allows time for a pit stop before travelling some solid distance to Kimbriki and the yard. Left to right is 641, 640, 642 and 639, a picture opportunity I couldn’t pass up, something for the memories! When I think of teamwork this is something I envisage, job done together and parked together, even if it’s only for a couple of minutes to change sides. Also love taking off as a whole and being in a convoy when it’s achievable =]
Today’s risky adventure begins at Office Depot printing and cutting out 30 dual sided business cards for prospecting today. I am going to see how many LGBT businesses I can meet in two hours before work this afternoon.
Slowly paying off some new hair for my January birthday. (I usually rotate between a nice bag or a new hair style) This was my first visit back after Covid and Lee immediately pulled this out of the back for me to try. I am very thankful for my emerging tribe.
Natural freckled complexion without face make up. Just a little mascara and brow pencil left after another shiny three mile walk. Girl Powered! 🏃♀️💜☮️
I finished college in 1981 and had my first fulltime job. I taught as an elementary school teacher in Kuwait that fall. I went with a classmate from home and new friends who were new hires too. It was the first time we'd been overseas. The world seems like a much different place.
These images are rough due to the age of the photographs. Over time, I may do a bit of editing on these.
Happy Sunday everyone!
I only passed out seven business cards as Stephanie last week and twenty two as my andro-self. “Andro” is on the boards with one big fish and one little fish while Stephanie has zip. I’m fine with gentle baby steps as long as they are marching forward.
When a girl gets down, it’s easy to snap back with a dose of lipstick and a quick shot of retail therapy!
To the best of my knowledge, I believe Veolia had only two Scania front lifts running in Sydney, something that clearly never took off with the company! One was a spare that apparently wasn’t too popular and the second I understand was based fulltime at Sydney Markets, a truck I used to see working on weekend afternoons. This one was definitely pushing 10 years old in this photo, I wonder what condition it was in compared to the identical truck at Watts Waste :D
Soaking in the sun and lifting up gratitude. I have so many issues and challenges behind me, ahead of me, and on top of me. Not only am I very trans, as luck would have it, I am very HUMAN as well. What a revelation!
This is one of the old trucks which was used in Parramatta for a short term contract which I believe ran for about a year. The previous side loader fleet used by Collex to collect garbage in Ryde was taken over by WSN (former state government owned company), who used it during the brief round of collections in Parramatta. I don’t know exactly how many trucks came from Ryde, but my sources lead me to believe the pictured truck was one of them. SL08 and all the other Parramatta units were painted in this original golden WSN livery; a cool different colour. Even once the Parramatta contract was done, a number of the trucks continued into service under other contracts won by the government company, some as spares and some as fulltime trucks. In the picture SL08 is seen holding a recycle bin in the Randwick contract, then you can see SL05 in a YouTube video of mine on Fairfield recycling, plus another video showing an even older truck collecting the green-waste in Strathfield. At the present day I believe only one of these original second hand side loaders are still in service under SITA operations; the rest have either broken down completely or have been retired since WSN was acquired.
Connexions recently gave up working Service 38 Gledhow - White Rose Centre and Squarepeg have now decided to take up the challenge fulltime. Squarepeg had previously run part day journeys at opposite times to Connexions. Former Arriva Yorkshire, DAF DB250 / Optare Spectra YD02 PYY nears the top of Cockshott Lane en route to the White Rose Centre.
Here is a fresh look thanks to my new BFF stylist Michelle. Top left corner is before the cut. Bottom left is the Cato application I was handed to apply after talking with the store manager. I positioned myself as a casual fill-in 2-3 times a month. She wasn’t interested until we both decided it was more fun to say “yes.” It’s filled out and I’m taking it back tomorrow. 💜☮️
Steph’s first day at work yesterday as a job site progress photographer for an engineering firm. Although it’s not glamorous work, I love it! So now in my down time I have two construction clients. I shoot for one commercial firm and one environmental design company. Yes girls and trans girls sweat like hell too! (well, at least this one does..lol) ☮️💜
Happy New Year everyone. I am at my usual NYE venue checking out my competition. Since I’m not working, I’m looking for a kiss!
I hope this helps some girls like myself who ate concerned with aging skin regimes. In the past I was a Roden Fields fan, spending $220 a quarter on a four step system that worked really well. Denoted below is a similar system I created this year and I like it better and it’s almost half the price…with an instant firming gel! (Like Plexaderm)
Bare Minerals White Clay $22
Thayers Facial toner $12
Cera Ve Eye Cream $20
Nutragena Hydro Boost $23
Nutragena Hydro Boost Nightime $23
Peter John Roth FirmX $22
(The picture upper right is after 2 minutes of the temporary FirmX gel)
Ask any questions. Peace and love! Steph
This former Sutherland truck was originally a fulltime green-waste collector when the contract started, but only temporary before this driver got his brand new side loader. It still featured the old rego plate when I took this, but I’m almost positive this became #160. If it was, the arm on this truck ended up being the quickest Sidepak lifter in the yard! This was also the first one to hit the graveyard but, quickly hammered and worn out further by a whole lot of retard operators and URM’s poor maintenance.
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Fuck this shit.
You know all those money hungry beast cock ringing death strangling incessant mega millions powerful vampire blood sucking all knowing god-like entities called CORPORATIONS that we revolve our life around? You know them right? I know you do.
Stop what you are doing and understand that this website is owned by a corporation. Your computer was made and manufactured by a corporation. Your music was most likely marketed by a corporation. The soda you drink, the food you eat, the chair you sit on, the fucking WATER YOU DRINK motherfucker. Hell the only thing these fuckers haven't taken over is the air we breathe. And believe me brother, that's next.
Repeat after me like a goddamn high school cheerleading squad:
CORPORATIONS!
The carpet you walk on, the house you live in (and all the shit used to make it), the fan that blows cold wind on you, the monitor staring you in the face, the ice cube trays to make your stupid little fucking ice cubes, everywhere up and down left and right sideways that ways all ways every - mother - fucking -where...
who?
CORPORATIONS!
Hurray for corporations.
They own you. No, really. They do.
Oh you're a tree hugging vegan who votes for the green party and you make your own clothes and your so so so proud that you take your mountain bike to work every other Wednesday. Haha. Sorry Berkeley Boy. They own you too. I don't care if you don't own a TV or if you get your coffee at Mom' N'Pop overpriced latte loving corner store over Starbucks. It doesn't matter. Where do you think Mom n Pop get their shit from? Who delivers it? Where do they get their shit from? Who owns you?
CORPORATIONS!
They run neck and neck with their twin sister PETROLEUM forming this unseen sibling rivalry brother sister perfect combo that together completely and totally rule your life.
The light bulbs, the power used to turn on the very monitor your staring at this exact moment, the shit that runs through the cord to charge your cell phone, your CELL PHONE itself, the technology that makes all those cool apps, cars, tires, medicine, plastic, paper, the list goes on and on and ON and ON and ON.
Petroleum.
Oh it loves to own you. Do you realize without corporations and petroleum that you'd likely be just another Kenya resident? Do you want to be a resident of Kenya? Or how about Congo? Petroleum and corporations don't exactly rule that land. It also sucks big fat cow shit to live in those places. Those fuckers are slaves to you.
That's right Freddy Fuckface iPhone owner, the dude working for 31 cents a day to support a family of 7 in Kenya isn't exactly worried about downloading the latest angry birds version so he can top your score while sipping on mom-n-pops fake local latte.
Oh wait I had a point here. Right. Still with me? I've recently decided to stop working for corporations. Goodbye job. Goodbye corporations. I'm making a career change. I've decided to get my teacher credential and become a high school math teacher. I'm full gear on this. I am banging out every single test, finger print, application, interview, government clearance, and form that needs to get completed before I start my summer credential program at my local university. I already have a bachelors degree that I never used. It's time to actually use it.
And it's been a lifelong dream of mine to teach. To give back. To bestow what I know unto others. To further educate myself. To learn. To gain knowledge. To run that fucker full circle. To just turn my life into this learning - giving juggernaut.
So when I'm 90. And I'm still kicking your ass in angry birds on the latest ipad right before I die, I can go to myself that I made a difference in this world. Yeah - you can't escape the corporations or the petroleum if you live here. But you can make the best of it. And that's what I am doing. And I'm excited about it too.
But the question is this: Would you let me teach your teenager? (Wait - don't answer that question).
The shot at hand? My daughter Chloe chasing me around the beach trying to throw sand in my face. I like how unfocused she came out, yet retaining enough sharpness that gives the photo a bit of artistic element that I'm always striving for. Shot taken in San Francisco.
Frank here runs a free internet cafe in Slab City, about 6 miles from the eastern coast of the Salton Sea. He's been a fulltime Slabber for 2 years, and had visited consistently for more than a decade before settling down. He found a man willing to pay $40 a month to have internet beamed to the Slabs, and Frank decided he would offer the service free of charge to anyone willing to use it. A donation is asked for but never required. He even offers free coffee in the mornings most days. The solar panels behind him have grown from the original smaller one, to include the 5 larger ones in the far background.
Frank was one of the residents who I spoke to and photographed for my upcoming video on the area, out sometime in January. Check back for more pictures of Frank and other residents here and on my website
UPDATE 1 12/25/11- Half of the audio of the video is done. Now for some photos!
more info on the slabs
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slab_City
Hasselblad 500C/M 80mm 2.8 lens
Strobist:
Ambient was f/11 at 1/125 for ISO 100, so I exposed for f/11 at 1/500 at 100 ISO, and lit Frank with a WhiteLighting 1600 at 1/4th power Camera right into a 36 inch umbrella.
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Finally trying my hand at a before and after makeup montage. I will try again someday. For now, I choose to let the technical errors live in harmony. 😘
Getting my steps behind the lens today. Just a girl and her camera enjoying a beautiful Sunday.
A6500, Laowa 9mm, 1/4, f22, ISO 200
Hey Flickr/fuji friends, would love to hear your recommendations on a travel/fulltime tripod? I would be using it with the Fuji Xseries so I don't want to go overkill yet still be sturdy. I want it to be as tall as possible also light as possible. I also want it to have the collapsible legs with clamps. I use the Mefoto Backpacker and is the only one I have owned but its heavy and has 3 screw twists on each leg that gets very frustrating :-)