Aura 🏳️‍⚧️ @aura@computerfairi.es

Hi folks. If you follow me here, I’m going to start being more active on my main account (I'm out there now). If you're still interested, you can follow me there at @qubyte (yes, I know it's mastodon.social, but I've been there since 2017 or something and don't want to move right now).

@misty @compactdiscinteractive not bad! I was a 3DO gal myself tho.

@katiefenn this is fucked. It *should* be an easy win. Costs practically nothing. Of course, your reasoning is right. Our convenience to them has changed.

@nocturne oh shit, I think this is probably right.

@katiefenn me too, and music ain’t cheap in Japan!

@katiefenn I didn’t even see the massive Yamanote line sticker in the corner 🤦‍♀️

@katiefenn ha, love the sticker! From Tower Records in Japan, right?

I’ve had this colour on for a couple of days so it’s a little worn at the tips. I’m really liking it though. It’s called “pirate”.

@nocturne yes! Apologies. It’s a little unfair to expect immediate recognition when I’m doing my best to look different 😅

@nocturne oh shit! You just got boosted into my feed by @nora. I know you from Codebar a few weeks back (we did JS stuff).

According to the pre-HRT bloodwork I have way too high testosterone (for someone assigned male at birth). I guess I'd better do something about that lol.

I woke up needing to wear stripes.

Ok, I really need to work on my voice (I’ve not done any training yet) and I still want to have an English accent once I’m done. I also don’t want to break the bank in the process.

So, any recommendations or tips for voice feminisation training, exercises, etc. that doesn’t kill my accent? Please repost!

@xgranade I fucking swear, if one more colleague suggests that letting an LLM write the tests is a great idea I’ll fucking scream at them. I’ve issued numerous warning and I’ve had enough.

Really looking forward to that most important of milestones next week: putting the HRT start date in my bio.

A lot about how I am now causes me problems. When I get hung up on it I focus on things about myself I feel grateful for. In the outfit in my last post, I'm thankful for my height. I’m 5’6”, which made me on the short side of average for a man, and the tall side of average for a woman. Heels don’t make me feel too tall!

Doubling down on what is bound to turn out to be my baby trans phase, I now have DMs with 2"+ heels and a swishy purple pinafore. I'm a UK 10, (US 6), but I've got a big ribcage on me. It's basically a cylinder. I'm not sucking in my tummy, that's just how I'm shaped!

Still not sure what to do about parents and step parents. Problem for another day.