November 6, 2019 – I hadn’t been able to get out for a bit, since my Toast of The Town escapades. So on this day, I had coffee with a friend, attended a Plexus event and was scheduled to work a chamber music concert at the art museum. The issue was that I had to be out the door early and would not be returning until later in the evening. Also, since I was ushering, I needed to assemble a black and white outfit. I kinda liked what I did with this one!
A cute floral skirt and the perfect peplum top, tights to keep me warm on a rather cool day and simplicity in my accessories. I was in this one for about 10 hours.
My day started having coffee with the wonderful woman who is the Executive Director for Plexus (see the link on the Links page for background information on the association). We had a lovely discussion about my place in the world, my background and (as I learned) how much I need to understand about this world of ours! She spoke eloquently about identity (however you wish to define that) and how important that is for every individual. I learned quite a bit, she offered some great suggestions and I very much enjoyed our chat. Thank you Amanda!
Plexus is housed in a shared office space, so I was able to spend some time on my computer after coffee (writing this and another blog post) prior to the luncheon I would be attending. Just me in a skirt, working among others, enjoying being out for the day.
The event was a Lunch & Learn and we had about 15 folks in attendance. The LGBT alphabet was discussed and how our identities (whether they be gender, sexual orientation, race, heritage or any other definition you can imagine) mean so much to each person. It was about an hour or so and I just relaxed, learned and felt a part of the community and discussion.
Now the challenging part. It was 12:30 and I had five hours to kill before my ushering gig. I thought about canceling, but didn’t feel good about that so I gutted it out. I knew I had zero interest in clothes shopping. I need nothing and didn’t want to spend the money on something I might wear in a year. So I headed over to Walmart and really took my time shopping for things needed around the house. I always enjoy doing “regular” things when dressed. After that, I stopped at the library to write a bit more and read some. Again, just being out.
With more time to kill, what would I do? Find a Happy Hour, of course! So I plopped down at a local bar (many in the area where I was) and ordered a drink. Seated next to me are two obvious regulars, we’ll call them Norm and Cliff. How do I know they were regulars? When you are drinking Strohs’ (“Cliff”) and Rolling Rock with a shot chaser (“Norm”) at 3:00 in the afternoon, odds are pretty good you do this frequently.
I overheard them having an innocuous conversation, me listening and laughing. They included me a bit, no problem. Then “Cliff” leaves and me and “Norm” discuss the dumpster fire known as the Cleveland Clowns, me making salient points, Norm not wanting to blame the players (typical Clowns fan, head up their behind). I bought him another Rolling Rock (set me back a good $2) and off it went!
As I was driving away something caught my eye at a local boutique (probably the “sale” sign in the window). So long story short, I bought a new wig (I LOVE it!!!!!!) and then headed to the art museum. I hadn’t been there is a few months, so it was good to be back and I saw many of my security guard friends. Made me feel good. Ends up they booked twice as many ushers as necessary, so I stuck around a bit and headed home early. Before I did, I took the first picture in my new wig.
Made me happy! A full day, wonderful people, lessons learned, bar talk (despite me in a skirt) and a new do! Does it get any better???
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