Another month, another meeting. You may recall that I was disappointed not to have gotten a souvenir photo last month, when I looked simply maaahvelous. Sylvia saved the day this month and captured my soul a couple times. I didn't feel quite as lovely yesterday, but I will share anyway.In particular, I am feeling self-conscious about my legs. They are a bit on the skinny side, but I did truly get my mother's legs. Of course, hers were on a woman of 5'6" and 110 lbs., so they were a tad more proportionate. Cie la vie!
You can't tell it here, but my wig is depriving my brain of oxygen. Damn, it's tight. I have a headache after my meetings nearly every time. This time the headache stayed with me more than 24 hours, and intense as well. Almost gone as I write this, thank heavens. I wear my wig for three hours a month. I cannot imagine dealing with it with greater frequency.
The outfit seen here includes one of my boy shirts, very pale pink, with bright pink camisole beneath and cotton cardigan above. The gold leaf pendant was borrowed from my wife's collection.
I was surprised to learn that a presentation had been arranged. One of our regulars, who teaches at a nearby university, led a discussion about the way media portrays the TG population, both real and fictional. It was a lively talk, with PowerPoint. One new face, a full-timer around my age. Not a huge crowd, but big enough.
One more meeting with hair-free legs awaits me, before the summer crop takes root. I'm already thinking about interesting outfits I can put together without relying on gam power.
WOW, so you have great legs! I am insanely jealous.
ReplyDeleteBTW I hope it wasn't "Death by Powerpoint" one of the hazards of modern life
I would only be self-conscious about those legs if I was walking through a crowd of men being ogled... such a great look.
ReplyDeleteToo bad about the headache. I wonder if your wig can be adjusted?
Nothing wrong with those legs, Lesile! The wig is nice too.
ReplyDeleteI'm with the others regarding your legs. Very nice. And a very cute and tasteful outfit.
ReplyDeleteAs for the wig, I know mine has an adjustment strap in the band so that it fits snugly, but not overly tight. I'm at the point where I put it on and forget that it's there. Try taking your back to the shop and see if they can make an adjustment.
xoxo
I think you look fab, Leslie! Your outfit is pretty, and very tastefully put together.
ReplyDeleteAs for the headache, I can relate. I too have a large head, and average cap size wigs don't work well for me either. Like me, you probably need a large cap size wig. Unfortunately, if you like long styles, they are very difficult to find. A couple of the Jaclyn Smith long straight styles have enough stretch that I can wear them, usually with a headband, but like all average size wigs, they don't really have enough depth, so the don't come far enough down onto the head to fit properly at the temples. But because of their length, that problem can be camouflaged. Paula Young carries two long large size wigs; Chantel, which you see me wearing in my profile pic, and Brittany, which is an over the shoulder length wig, but too curly for my tastes. Both of them fit comfortably.
Another source of head pain is net wig liners. They don't have enough stretch for a large head, and their band digs into the head an cuts circulation. Best to stick with regular nylon wig liners.
Melissa XX
If you've got 'em, flaunt 'em! And on that evidence, you got 'em!
ReplyDeleteI had to have the cap on my wig extended. It didn't cost a huge amount, about twenty quid IIRC. So $20 when Rip Off Britain pricing is taken away.
May have to stop being your friend now that I know what fabulous legs you have!!
ReplyDeleteCaroline xxxx
You are all exceedingly kind. I didn't think I was fishing for compliments, but I guess my inferiority-obsessed subconscious may have been writing in my stead. Please don't hate me because I'm beautiful.
ReplyDelete@ Melissa -- Pam, my wig lady, doesn't believe in the large caps as necessary. She stretched mine out at her shop for a week or so before I claimed it. Maybe it has sprung back, as I don't remember it being that tight initially. Perhaps my wig is telling me that I need to wear it more regularly?
ReplyDeleteHang on, does affirmation come any better than envy of looks from other girls? In that case, naturally we all hate you etc. etc. :)
ReplyDeleteJust a thought, if my wig was really tight I'd be thinking about how it was stored. Would it help if it spent its life on a stand whose circumference was equal to that of your head, or would it stretch it too far?
Visions of Leslie wandering round sports stores with a tape measure, eyeing up footballs...
Re: "Please don't hate me because I'm beautiful."
ReplyDeleteWhy do you have to be so beautiful? You bitch! LOL!
Melissa XX
P.S.
Your wig lady may be saying that, because like most purveyors of artificial manes, she doesn't have a suitable selection of large size wigs.
The fact is, that even when the band is stretched, the cap of the usual average size wig does not have enough stretch to come down as far onto your head as it should. The ear tabs of a wig should sit right at your temples. I know that in my case at least, average size wigs don't do that, and unless I taper the bangs so that they hang in front of my ears on the sides, you can seen the natural hair on my temples.
Melissa XX
hold on there Leslie, we're jealous of your legs. Who said that you were beautiful!? Could only see your legs! LOL.
ReplyDeleteCaroline xxx
Great picture, and I love the outfit. And I agree with everyone else that you have wonderful legs!
ReplyDeleteLegs / A-OK
ReplyDeleteWig / A-OK
Clothes / A-OK
Leslie out and about / A-OK
Reversion to drab mode / crash.
Will all due apologies to NASA
Pat
I am jealous of your great legs!
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