April 3, 2025, mostly likely the fullest Kandi day ever. Because I had to get out of the way at home very early, I decided to attend an early networking event, followed by my CIFF shift, followed by three-hours of dead time, followed by an evening Plexus event. Completely dressed and out the door by 7:30AM, back home around 9:00PM. With an equally long day the next. Whew…
I was off the charts proud of my appearance this day. I still, after these many thousands of times out, marvel at how it feels, how it looks, who I am. Allow me to pat myself on the back for this outfit. It is spectacular. I did little to it, it is what it is, but it is me, both in terms of comfort and presentation. This is the woman I dream about having been. Maybe in my next life, although I am pretty sure I burned that bridge in this life.
At Playhouse Square, I always use the individual restrooms, for practical purposes. For me, the bathroom is to take care of business, not to do a photo shoot and revel in a room with only toilets and no urinals. But that also allows me to preen more than I would otherwise in the mirror. Yes, I am wearing garments that are much more constricting than I would otherwise, yes, my genitals are put places they probably would prefer not to be. But the whole package brings me such joy!
Despite the fact that this was one very long day, the stories are not much. The ILEA networking event (donuts and coffee) was wonderful. Seeing a few friends, just being.
About once every decade, I have two things. One is a Big Mac and the other, a donut. This was the decade donut day, and I chose wisely. A maple donut with bacon. I could feel that skirt getting a tad bit tighter but was on another planet with it. Oh my!
My CIFF shift was quite boring as usual. But it is always a pleasure to do a photo shoot in a historic theater, seeing so many people. After our shift, I had dinner with a lovely couple, people that if you didn’t go out as often as I do, you wouldn’t think they would be so kind to someone like me. Louise is a sweetheart. He husband Joe, walks with a cane, doesn’t talk too much, but is kind and enjoys my company. We ate at the Hofbrau Haus and I learned they have no lunch menu. And I mistakenly ordered a large beer. I may never have to eat again!
So, I am sitting in the lobby of one of the theaters, tending to this post and emails. One of the filmmakers, with whom I apparently chatted up a few weeks back, remembered me and we talked about his short. He is from New York, stayed in Cleveland for a while taking in the festival. We talked like we knew each other for years. I told him I would buy him a drink at the closing party and said he should put me in his next movie. Matt was a great dude!
Then I head to my car and as I am entering the garage, I hear, “hey, I have a question”. Fortunately, I have pretty good instincts. I stepped back out and this African American man was curious about where he could meet someone like me. He sort of was beating around the bush, not sure how to ask a question. He was curious about (he was actually very sweet, we had met, I was told, inside the theater) the “transgendered”. He felt he was ready (whatever that means, but I think I know…). I told him I was not a club girl and of course, I was off limits (made him smile). I will probably see him again (he works for Playhouse Square, most likely in maintenance) and I said I would think about it. I know (I am not delusional, but I did look great) he was somewhat taken by me and not in a bad way. One never knows.
The above photo is the conversation I recently mentioned between Woody and Bill, where Bill attributed his longevity to having a lot of sex with his wife. The look on Woody’s face is perfect. Priceless!
See, I do work there…
The evening concluded with the Plexus Annual Meeting. Again, I saw many friends, gathered quite a few hugs, was complimented on the outfit and really enjoyed myself and the friendships. This meeting in and of itself would have been a full post. But I am not burdened by memory, so we’ll just say I had numerous extended conversations.
A very, very full day!
4 Responses
A great look, and I love the shoes.
Jocelyn
You look lovely as usual and yes I know what you mean by that feeling of looking like the women that you had hopped you could be.
Ah yes these thoughts girls like us have
Anyway thanks for sharing
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Kandi, the skirt suit is gorgeous and looks fantastic with the scoop top and shoes. Exhausted but happy, that’s exactly how I like to feel at the end of a day out dressed!