Articles
A list of text-based posts from me, mostly on topics about boy-to-girl, social platforms on the internet, and technology.
- Out — September 19, 2021
I need to get out more.
Long Jacket — January 25, 2021… and not even a short skirt anymore. Two stupid leggings stories from the holidays, and how to make leggings work for you.
2020
Reflecting on 2020 — December 27, 2020Thoughts on a year spent WFH, largely in isolation, and working on websites and photoshoots.
How Not to Wear Bodysuits in 2077 — December 26, 2020The internet is angry. Again.
The Original Uniform — November 1, 2020An ode to the incredibly cute women’s uniforms in Star Trek’s original series, which coincidentally, is also my Halloween costume this year.
Testing for Google Description Regression — October 29, 2020Optimizing for the exact number of characters Google will show in a description and implementing a regression test to make sure the limit is never exceeded.
- A Note on Chat Requests — October 29, 2020
I almost never respond to chat requests on social platforms. That might feel like a slight, so here’s an explanation as to why.
- NaNoWriMo 2020 — October 24, 2020
Examining why I fail NaNoWriMo every year, and considering failing it again in 2020.
The Long Arc of History — October 23, 2020A secret crossdressing resort in the Catskills during the 1960s, and thinking about crossdressers of the past.
On Being Passable — October 22, 2020Thoughts on my neurosis when it comes to passing, where I am now, and where I’d like to be someday.
Implementing Light Mode in Simple, Modern CSS and JavaScript — October 21, 2020How I implemented a light mode for this website (which unlike most, is on dark mode by default) quite easily thanks to modern techniques available in CSS and JavaScript.
- Posting to Instagram via Desktop — October 17, 2020
How to subvert a very artificial limitation and use a desktop web browser to post content to Instagram.
Picture Perfect Dishonesty — October 17, 2020On /r/crossdressing’s ban of morphed photos (i.e. those produced by girl filters on Snapchat and FaceApp) and why these are so popular in the first place.
Crossdressing Japan — October 5, 2020In which I read and watch a lot of (mostly bad) manga and anime related to crossdressing to see if any of it manages to portray crossdressers better than the west.
- Automated Instagram — September 15, 2020
The short story of how I tried and failed to automate engagement from my Instagram account to up my follower count.
- On the Peculiar Popularity of T-girls on Instagram — September 11, 2020
Ruminations on why trans-girls seem to get a lot more interest and engagement on Instagram compared to other social media platforms.
Bye Serena! — September 9, 2020An ode to my old nom de plume and some old photos salvaged from various corners of the internet for the sake of preservation.
Alice in Genderland — September 8, 2020A book review for 2005’s Alice in Genderland, a rare written perspective from a non-trans non-drag-queen crossdresser.
Girl Kit — September 8, 2020A list of product recommendations for a complete boy-to-girl kit based on what I’ve found works well over the years.
- Improving Twitter's Follow Mania — September 5, 2020
Tricks that Twitter could learn from Instagram and Reddit in follower design that would encourage people to follow the people they actually want to be following instead of obsessing over optics and follow ratios.
- Evolving CSS — September 4, 2020
How I skipped a lot of traditional CSS convenience and compatibility techniques by using modern CSS constructs which are now widely supported.
- Welcome — September 2, 2020
Welcome to my new home page and journal! A short welcome message and story on why I built it instead of just publishing to Reddit and Instagram.