I just found out that the new adult channel from channel 4 isn't going to be porn! How disappointing :( see here

 

Well if I'm going to be part of this whole trannysphere thing and go to Transpocalypse, I'd better start acting like it and spread the Memes! So here goes my writing about random articles from wikipedia:

Our Bodies: I've never been to Pennsylvania, but I was a bassist in a band once, and I seem to remember considering suicide sometime around then too (everyone does that when they're a teenager right?)

The Corporation: I don't really remember WWF in any great detail, just that it was on Sunday afternoons. My grandparents would come round for sunday lunch and afterwards they'd go into the other room with my parents to drink tea and talk, and me and my brothers were left to pick scraps off the table, watch sunday afternoon TV and fight.

USS Liscome bay: Aircraft carriers are pretty cool really aren't they?

Lana:

cool, I subjected poor Joannas blog to my contribution 

Anonymous:

i have just had a shag wid ma bf. i sucked him 

 

That little old tax evading lady has just been released after serving less than 2 days of her sentence. Apparently some anonymous person paid her bill. My first thought was that some old guy couldn't bare the idea of a little old lady locked up in jail, but the truth is a little more sinister. The guy demanded that she be released into his custody, I think he was actually trying to buy himself an old woman! Ewww!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/4288530.stm

Lana:

eewwwwww sounds a bit deviant to me 

Joanna:

Even funnier was that she complained about being released.. and Mr Brown then contacted the prison to see if they would take her back! 

 

I've decided to see if I can make an encyclopedia of all things tranny, to try and give something back to the community :) You've probably had wikipedia turn up in search results when you're looking for anything online, it's a massive encyclopedia that is written and maintained by anyone who wants to join in. The idea is that you can edit any page you like, and by putting a phrase in with no spaces and initial capital letters, it creates a new page linked off it, so the different topics just build up and you end up with a massive web of information! I've just started out on mine so it's very bare, I need other people to start helping me put information in, have a look at it here.

Lana:

Great idea but why just TGs in the UK? apart from the obvious as in Clubs. 

Jessica:

It was just an idea, it could evolve in any way. 

Lana:

Yes and it's a great idea, I hope people make use of it. :) 

Gemma:

Pfft! You beat me to it :D

Jess, I've been working on the same idea, and actually came by here to see if anyone had any idea as to the best wiki software!

Here's my plan - for what it's worth. As you were first into this space, I'd rather share my thoughts and efforts with you, rather than persue an independant effort. Want to collaborate, hon?

First off, I am the proud owner of trannypedia.[com|org|co.uk|org.uk] :) Well - names are important!

Then, which twiki engine?

* UseMod - well, I'm a perl gurl par extraordinare! But it's basic. I like frills. Goes without saying :)

* TWiki - perl again, and you can dress it up. This is sooo important. But I'm not keen on the look-and-feel.

* MoinMoin - python. After your picture of the snake, I think not :(

* PmWiki - easy to write in, avoids geeky features, "more-than-just-a-wiki". I think I've already fallen in love with this one and just need to rationalise it - especially the gemini skin! http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/GeminiSkin

* MediaWiki - everything and the kitchen sink, but probably way too much for what we t-girls need. But it's shiny! And expensive!

--- So - given PmWiki, then to get some sort of service provider sorted out. PhP4.1, Apache 2.0+, probably RedHat 9+ . And I've always wanted to run Linux off my windows box too (she says, brightly!), so the plan was to develop here then upload to the server. I'm a girl who believes strongly in software engineering and backup!

So (airily) that's the site up and running. But it would need a critical mass of content. So, I was going to rope Jo Angel, Becky, yourself, Emma Scully and anyone else I could persuade into either raiding existing sites or getting loads of info from (Emma, because she knows all about IPL and various body hair treatments - a subject close to every tranny's heart. Or hide). Advice on makeup (let's get Miss K.!). Counselling info (*ahem*).

Then it would be time for a big publicity burst, which I was hoping to coincide with Transpocalypse (+/- a few days). Get lots of girls visiting, adding things, updating information. Try to find areas for development, and work on them really hard until Christmas.

At which point, it would be time to review what's been done, and see if a) pull the plug, b) leave it running, or c) upgrade because of demand. I really wanted to see if I could come up with some other nice features - a T-girl calendar is such a nice idea, using some of the great images there are out there.

That's it (she says simply). What do you think? 

Joanna:

Nice idea...

You might also want to check out Siobhans Tranniesaurus 

 

Just after I got home today there was a knock on my door, it was my neighbour. I live in an apartment block, with a security door, so we all feel nice and safe. My neighbour had left a bag of records just outside his front door, they'd been laying some floors or something and had stuff everywhere, but it disappeared yesterday. They started asking me if I'd seen it and it basically decended into them accusing me of having a party till 3am the night before and my friends had stolen it! (I spent the evening on my own watching telly and was in bed by midnight) There was a mess in the hallway, a plant knocked over etc, they assummed it was me and I assummed it was them. Our doors are on a little seperate bit of corridor that only we use.

Anyway, we got it sorted out and they apologised (still no idea where the records went though), but I'm now a bit worried that there are people wandering around this secure building knicking stuff and knocking plants over. I also happen to know my neighbour upstairs was broken into a few months ago!

Well I had a little brainwave, why not attach my cheap old webcam to the peephole, with my laptop behind the door, leave it on with some motion detection software and see who comes snooping. After dusting off my crappy old laptop and spending some time ridding it of viruses and setting up this webcam, I taped it to the back of the door and... you can't see much :-/ Oh well, it was a nice idea.

Lana:

lol that could take spying to new heights :) 

 

There was a program on last night about extreme television from around the world, they looked at 3 shows for each of their categories and had a "panel" talk about them (made up of that Vanessa woman, an ex blue peter presenter and some other nobodies). It was a rather vain attempt to pretend they were trying to do a serious analysis of violent and nasty things on TV. Of course it wasn't just an excuse to show lots of violent and nasty things on TV, which was the reason I was watching it! :)

I noticed trannies came up a few times, they showed lots of clips of a gender reassignment op from "Cosmetic Surgery Live", and an hillarious japanese wind-up show where a guy has anal sex with a woman and is then shown she's a pro-op TS! The tears of joy were just rolling down his big grinning face! (Seriously, he loved it.)

There were also some really horribly violent and scary shows that came out of russia, including a game show where the contestent has to steal a car, then be chased down across Moscow by armed police who then catch them and beat the sh*t out of them, if not shoot them!

Where does all this end? We keep getting use to the images we see and the producers are trying harder and harder to shock us. It won't be long before we actually see The Running Man on TV. The final and possibly most unnerving thing was from Japan, where virgins loose their virginity live on air, but as shocking and disgusting as we might find that, I can't really see how anyone can stop a consenting adult doing what ever they want to themselves in front of a camera, and I think that is the final boundry. Eventually the law will allow euthanasia, and anyone who is of sound mind will be able to do what they want to themselves. So then the only thing we won't get on TV is the exploitation of unwilling innocents, but then that's happening right now :-/ So when does it end?

 

Donald Rumsfeld is giving President Bush his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed in Iraq".

"OH NO!", the President exclaims. "That's terrible".

His staff sit stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands, rocking backwards and forwards. Finally the President looks up and asks...

"How many is a Brazillion?"

Lana:

Doooohhhhhhhh DumBush 

Jessica:

He's such a numpty isnt he :) 

 

I think this story has been bouncing around the internet for years, but it's so amazing I've got to post it for anyone who missed it. Some guy called Larry who lived in LA decided to buy about 40 weather balloons, strap them to his lawn chair, and take off into the sky with a bottle of coke, a CB radio and a pellet gun to shoot out the balloons. He reached over 16,000 feet and as he came back to earth he got tangled in power lines. He wasn't injured but did get fined $1500 for breaking various Federal Aviation Authority rules. I've checked this story out the best I can and it does appear to be true! More info here.

Lana:

lol full marks for imagination, lucky he wasnt fried 

 

Apple think they are the masters of innovation, but this little pocket radio was around in the 50s and came in a range of fancy colours. Look here for more pics.

 

I just got a "Notice of legal proceedings" in the post. Ebay say I have some unpaid sellers fees, which I think might be right, although they've added another tenner on for good measure! I just tried phoning them up and they said they could only speak to Jessica, and I don't sound like her. I could just ignore it and they'll try to sue someone who doesn't exist, or I might get into even more trouble. I think I'm going to have to call them back and explain I'm a tranny :-/

Lana:

lol might have to do that :) 

 

Buy CD for £6.99
It's been 4 years since Discovery, and like its predecessor Human After All is loaded with analogue synths, vocoder voices and guitars. But gone is the bubbly pop sensibility of Discovery, replaced by a darker, angrier sound from start to finish. A fine example is the first single, "Robot Rock", a really danceable, body poppin' groove with a funky lead melody over stabbing guitar chords. Even more aggressive is the albums most "rockin" tune, the sinister "Brainwasher", threatening and best of all, the intro sounds like a homage to Black Sabbath's "Iron Man". Like the aforementioned, most of the nine songs (and one interlude) are upbeat with the exception of "Make Love" and "Emotion", two gentler, chillout tunes that provide a good breather from the manic loops of everything else.

 

After messing around for ages trying to get the stupid thing to run, I cancelled my account. Last night I was checking my credit card statement, and the b*st*rds had billed me!! I know it's only a fiver, but it's the fact that they're charging me for a piece of software that doesn't even work. I'm going to start a second life boycott, I want everyone who can't use it to boycott it from now on! That'll teach them.

against sl :

i hate second life, its a peice of crap 

 

Everyones been raving about this thing for ages now, so I set up my free trial, downloaded the software, installed it, ran it... watched it crash :( Tried again, it crashed again. I virtually threw my computer out of my none virtual window. I was really looking forward to spending hours dressing my mini me up in all kinds of silly outfits (just like I do with my real me). It seems my graphics card isn't supported, so if there are any nice guys out there who like my pics, please send me a graphics card (email me for my address). Thanks :) xx

Lana:

Hi Jessica, this is my first post to your site, Im becoming a blog-addict.
SecondLife bahhhh, I joined, seems my graphics card (which is meant to be a good one) isn't good enough and I need broadband which I cant get in my area quite yet. Anyway it's free to join so Im there as Lana Madonna so on the days I actually manage to at least get in there, look me up.
My blogs http://transelation.blogspot.com/ if you feel like swinging on by sometime. 

Anonymous:

Are you saying your GFX card does not have 32Mb of RAM and is lower than a GForce2 and ATI 8500? How is that possible? You could pick one up on eBay for about a tenner. Or you could have my spare one that is collecting dust at the bottom of my drawer. 

Lana:

Well being as my comps at least 3 years old yes that's exactly what Im saying. I hav a ProSavage card which runs any other 3D worlds so it hasn't been an issue till now. But hey, they do sell them in the shops here in peasant-land so I'll probably mosey on down and get me one soon. Probably the BIGGEST problem is Im also still on dialup being as broadband isn't here quite yet where I live on the hills overlooking the city.
I'll just be patient till I get it sorted anyway, no biggie.

~~Lana 

steph_angel:

LOL...My wind-up computer also can't cope with Second Life...So I'll have to settle with the one I've got for the time being... 

Lana:

wheeeeeeeee Im on broadband now and it's made a hell of a differeence, I can do stuff in there now without crashing although the graphics arent 100% yet its still pretty cool :) 

 

1. Men are obsessed with sex but will forego sex in order to watch football or drink beer.

2. Women are locked in a constant battle with their weight/body shape/hairstyle.

3. Career success is entirely based on your ability to impress your boss.

4. Mums are often harassed but NEVER depressed/unable to cope.

5. Any act of male stupidity (e.g. walking across a clean floor in muddy boots, putting the dog in the dishwasher, etc.) will be met with a wry smile, not genuine annoyance/anger.

6. Married men will flirt with other, younger women but NEVER act upon it.

7. Anyone with a scientific career will have a bad haircut and dreadful clothes.

8. If you work for the emergency services, you are a better person than the general population.

9. Elderly relatives NEVER suffer from senile dementia.

10. Scandinavians are, without exception, blonde and beautiful.

11. Women have jobs they never do in real life, e.g. dockworker (who looks like a model).

12. Children will not eat fruit or vegetables. Ever.

13. Both men and women find driving deeply pleasurable, never boring or stressful.

14. Men are inherently lazy/slobbish; women are the reverse.

15. Chocolate, however, will cause women to immediately fall into the languor of the opium eater.

16. High Street bank staff are (A) friends of the customers, and (B) of slightly above-average attractiveness (only if female).

17. Modern men own a cat.

18. Hot beverages have miraculous rejuvenating effects.

19. Professional people have strangely trivial preoccupations, e.g. a female barrister who is morbidly obsessed with finding a healthy snack bar.

20. All women (except stay-at-home housewives) have interesting and enjoyable careers.

21. Any over-the-counter medical product will work instantly and 100% effectively.

22. Children know more than adults.

23. Women never merely hop in and out of the shower, instead preferring to act out some sort of soapy Dance of the Seven Veils.

24. School is a happy experience for all children.

25. Tortilla chips are the most exciting experience any group of young people can experience.

26. Playing bingo is THE number one pastime among 18-25 year old British women.

Sophie:

Tortilla chips are great though aren't they? 

Gemma:

But are they better than bingo? 

SammyJo:

Sorry hon, don't mean to be rude but I cant remember anything of my school life before the age of 11, bullied that badly, blocked it all out, sod all fun... hugs to you 

 

I was just reading the news (the nice bits, not all the nasty stuff going on in New Orleans) and there was an article about one of the rovers on mars. They've been driving around the surface for 14 months now, and this one just made it to the top of a mountain! They took a panoramic picture from the summit. It made me think wouldn't it be cool if you could fly around mars just like in google earth, surely they should have all the data from things like the mars express. Apparently they do! The company that wrote the software and supply the data for google earth have a subscription version that lets you view mars! There is a free trial, but I havent tried it out yet. I'll have a go when I get a chance and let you know (if you're interested!).

Anonymous:

Would be most interested! Mars is a weird and wonderful place. 

Samarian - UK:

Dang, this is something I've been wanting to see for a long time and it sounds really good!
Only problem is I get to the site only to find out that it's for Nvidia cars only !?!?!

Who (Except Keyhole, obviously) writes sofware for only one Graphics chipset?
Hopefully they'll provide for other chipsets in the near future, after all there's a huge chunk of the market just waiting to be enlightened by this software.

I'm only a little disgruntled because I have a reasonably good ATI card and I don't want to have to pay for a new one.