All posts by Gabrielle

I'm a public speaker, writer, mentor, counselor, human rights advocate and proud transgender woman.

No Sleep, Too Much Caffeine and a Missing Payphone

Out of Luck E.T.

This is going to be a pretty senseless post, but it’s not my fault. I blame it on the lack of sleep and amount of caffeine currently in my system.

Sleepless nights really stink, don’t they? We all get them. It’s time to go to bed and there’s just too much running around in the head. I ended up getting maybe an hour or so of sleep in the wee hours of the morning, just before having to wake up to the annoying alarm clock, do my morning work-out (which is oh so fun after having not slept) and get ready for work, etc.
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Why Crossdressing Is Relaxing and Relieves Stress

relaxing in heels

Why exactly is crossdressing such a great stress reliever? I often hear this question posed by other crossdressers. Most seem to agree that it is very relaxing and stress relieving, but many seem confused as to why it works for them. Does it really matter why?

Whether or not the same emotions come in to play with every other crossdresser, I can’t say, but I’ll share how it works with me.
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Passing of an Eight Legged Admirer

spider grave

Not long ago I did a write up about a little spider that decided to take a ride on my knee while I was exercising. After completing my daily trek on the treadmill yesterday, I noticed the little fella had returned. It was sitting on my exercise mat almost exactly where it had dropped down on me before. Not wanting it to get accidentally stepped on, I carefully blew it aside to the corner.

This morning, I found the spider right back on my exercise mat in the same spot. Upon closer examination, I noticed that it was rather dead. Not squashed or anything, just dead.
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“Life on Mars” Series Finale

Life on Mars

If you’ve been following the show like I have, you know the deal. Detective Sam Tyler gets hit by a car in 2008 and is knocked out. He wakes up to find himself somehow stuck in 1973, working for the 125 (precinct) while trying to figure out how he ended up in the past and how to get home to 2008.

If you’ve never seen the show, it was a really cool mix of sci-fi, 70’s cop show, and detective mystery, laced with humor and loaded with style. It featured an amazing cast of actors and well written story lines. Sadly, it lasted but a single season and just ended this past Wednesday.
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Operation Currently Prohibited by Disc

DVD Operation Prohibited

My wife and I watch a TV show or movie together on DVD a few times a week. DVD players are great, aren’t they? You just pop in the disc and can immediately skip to anywhere in the production or fast forward or fast rewind or whatever – all with the push of a button or two. So much easier to navigate than those clunky VHS contraptions were, right? Except… every time I put in a DVD and try to skip to the content, I get this annoying message!
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Illegitimate Love Child of Indiana Jones and Toht?

Daddy Hinkles

I was at the local meat market with my wife today. While she was ordering up a fresh supply of animal protein, I found an interesting display for Daddy Hinkle’s Instant Meat Marinades And Seasonings. The likeness of Daddy Hinkle himself seemed very familiar. Something tells me there is more to this man than just delicious meat seasoning products.

Then it occurred to me: Daddy Hinkle might just be the illegitimate love child of Indiana Jones and Major Arnold Toht from Raiders of the Lost Arc. Check it out:
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3 St. Bernards and a Crossdresser

3 Saint Bernards

While taking a walk today, I passed by a rather interesting sight. There was some movement in a parked vehicle to the right of me. I looked over at it only to find not one, not two, but three Saint Bernards staring back at me!

This isn’t exactly something one sees every day so I whipped out my phone and snapped a quick photo… just in time for them to all start barking at me. lol What – haven’t they ever seen a crossdresser with a cell phone before? Actually, I was in guy-mode at the time: just a regular looking guy. Regardless, I’m still a crossdresser, hence the title of this post.
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