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  <title>Long post is really fucking long.</title>
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  <description>&lt;h2&gt;Notes&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Not dead! Back in Boston since Saturday, and already caught up on things!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Recently&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Just finished eating half the curry I made tonight; the other half is in the fridge. I am going to bring it to work tomorrow. Leftovers for lunch - it&apos;s almost like I&apos;m a real grown-up!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Ellie and I went to the mall yesterday. We were supposed to get clothes for her. Instead, we got clothes for me. /o\ On the other hand, Hello Kitty rain boots in grown-up sizes, fuck yes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I continue to experiment with purple hair. Attempt 3 (dark purple over failed single-process bleach-and-purple) is the best yet but still not quite right.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Grand Forks&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;span class=&quot;cut-wrapper&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;display: none;&quot; id=&quot;span-cuttag___1&quot; class=&quot;cuttag&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b class=&quot;cut-open&quot;&gt;(&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b class=&quot;cut-text&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sofiaviolet.dreamwidth.org/481120.html#cutid1&quot;&gt;Spent nearly every waking moment with C., got to see my family, consumed much media. Was not really online.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b class=&quot;cut-close&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;display: none;&quot; id=&quot;div-cuttag___1&quot; aria-live=&quot;assertive&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Relationship Stuff&lt;/h2&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;We&apos;re planning more visits, and I convinced C. to install Skype. But I think my journal will stop being All About My Boyfriend now; he&apos;ll show up from time to time along with other important people in my life.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Memery&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dreamwidth.org/poll/?id=4000&quot;&gt;Ask Me Anything&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;Looking back, are you comfortable with the way you reacted when your sister came out to you?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Not really. :( I could have done more. I am especially disappointed with how little help I was to her in 2006/2007, her last year of high school, while she was trying to figure things out. True, I didn&apos;t have nearly as much knowledge of gender and trans* issues then, but I probably &lt;em&gt;still&lt;/em&gt; could have been more supportive than I actually was.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But as far as her actual coming-out? I think I did okay then, although I didn&apos;t adjust to name-and-pronouns as fast as I would have liked, even if there is a specific reason for it (trying not to out her to Mom and Dad before she had the chance to tell them herself).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Links&lt;/h2&gt;

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&lt;h2&gt;Plans&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Figure out Netflix. Buy more $5 vermouth for cooking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=sofiaviolet&amp;ditemid=481120&quot; width=&quot;30&quot; height=&quot;12&quot; alt=&quot;comment count unavailable&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: middle;&quot;/&gt; comments</description>
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