Check-Up #39

 It's been a busy month. I went on a work's trip to Italy which in some ways felt like a 3 day long panic attack as I don't really travel well but it was a more pleasant experience than some trips I've had. Italy is of course a beautiful country and ultimately I'm glad I had the opportunity to go there and experience it. I don't think I took full advantage of it though as I never felt I could relax properly. Perhaps if I had been there for a few more days. I did paint my nails the colours of the Italian flag though which went down quite well but that only made me feel worse for not being able to dress on a couple of other occasions and I definitely had dress envy. Perhaps that was part of it, I just felt a bit down most of the time for not being to live more authentically, which is a phrase I rarely, if ever, use but I guess it applies here. 

I've bought a couple of new things recently. I was able to get some new boots for a Star Trek cosplay which are really nice and fit really well so much so that I may wear them on other occasions. I also bought a nice purple maxi skirt a few weeks ago and just yesterday I bought yet another variation on the black dress with white flowers look I seem keen to cultivate. I do have quite a few dresses like that now. The weather is getting a bit cooler now so the summer dresses may have to fall by the wayside however I have lost a bit of weight recently which is nice so there is some stuff I may now be able to fit into. 

Last thing I want to mention is that Gen V came back recently. This is the second season of the spin-off from superhero series The Boys set at a university for young heroes. I did have a look back as I'm sure I shared this opinion before but one of the students is Jordan Li who is bigender and has the ability to switch between genders at will (played by Derek Luh and the wonderfully named London Thor as the masc and femme personas respectively). They do explore this quite well in the series but I am wishing that they would lean a little into more femme clothing sometimes. However this does fit with the character as someone who is still learning about existing as different genders. There is no sudden change in personality as you may get with a Jekyll and Hyde type transformation but Jordan is just themselves however they decide to present at that moment. It will be interesting to see how the series develops this further. 

Publicity photos of Derek Luh and London Thor
as Jordan Li in Gen V