You said you have been skating since you were 6. Whats your signature trick? much love coming from a uk transman skating enthusiast

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Signature trick? That’s an interesting way of putting it… I don’t have a signature move, moreso tricks I can do versus ones I can’t land. Hah. 

I love kickflips, but there’s nothing better than the feeling of ollieing over anything in your way while on route to a spot. 

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I’ve had a ton of cis-male acquaintances in town reach out and try to become closer to me lately. 
It’s lovely, but I am actually not particularly a people person and all of these invitations make me thoroughly petrified. 

One dude asked me to go to the local music night with him and have a few beers, and I literally piked at the last second and made a bullshit excuse. 

The other dude realised I lived five doors down and invited me and my friend to come and hang out and ride his mini ramp in his backyard. A literal dream, for anyone that knows me. I’ve been skating since I was six years old. 
That’s coming up this Friday, and I’m already inventing excuses in my head as to why I can’t attend. 

Shit’s been a bit stressful here as of late, my GP moved out of town and didn’t give me any notice (thanks, asshole) so when I went to make an appointment in order to get a new T script and some bloods done for a looming endo appointment; I was asked to see another Dr. 
That means coming out all over again to some other Dr in a really tiny ass town, and I don’t know if I can deal with that right now. It makes my stomach turn and I wake up at night worrying about it….

I saw your post about the kitten and the Pride event this weekend. Central Florida is having our Pride this weekend too (it got moved b/c of Hurricane Matthew) and I just hope you have a great time at yours.

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Hey, 

Thanks! Truth be told we didn’t end up going as it was rained out and we didn’t feel it was worth the 2 hour drive each way for a soggy, uncomfortable couple of hours present at the event. 

But we had a lovely rainy day inside, hanging out with the kitty and generally being lazy. 

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We promised K that he could get a kitten once we bought our own house. 

Now, two months after we’ve settled in – he’s finally gotten his wish. 
She’s a ginger kitten, with still-blue-eyes, and an absolute joy. Our labrador isn’t too terrified of her (she was petrified of our old cat, who sadly died from old age). They even boop noses and have started curling up together. 

K is smitten. It’s amazing what having a baby animal in the house does for morale. So much smush. 

Also we are driving a 4 hour round trip to go to a Pride event nearish to us this weekend. I’m trepidatious, but I think being around community might do me some good. We’ll see. It’s not like I’ll be “out” anyhow.