I'm not sure whether my friend knows I'm trans or not. But I knew that I'd have to play things down a little, yet be honest when called for. I met this acquaintance at a meetup many years ago, and she introduced me to Arts Westchester. From there, we lost contact during Covid, and it was a phony Evite email that harvested email addresses which got me to reach out to her again.
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The weather, when I got up, was a constant drizzle. Cold and damp was the forecast for the day, and I didn't want to go to lunch. I wanted to stay cozy in my jammies and stay warm inside my apartment. But I didn't want to screw up things, so I got dressed in something warm and left for a Chinese restaurant in Mamaroneck.
While driving to the restaurant, I wondered whether this was such a good idea or not. People were driving like mad men. One driver I saw was weaving through traffic with barely a car's length of distance between the two cars. On a dry day, this would be bad enough. But when the road is wet, I knew enough to keep my distance and then some.
Although I had a hard time with the parking meter, I was able to pay for my spot and walk to the restaurant without getting drenched. My friend came about 10 minutes later, not being sure if the meter had registered her payment or not. And then, we both ordered the same dishes - Hot & Sour Soup, followed by Roast Duck. Both were yummy. We talked about many things, but the conversation was of the "Getting to Know You Again" genre. Towards the end, she mentioned my dress - not noticing I was wearing leggings under it, and not tights. (We were talking about the practicality of cold weather dressing.)
All too soon, lunch had to end. So we bid each other farewell, and went out own ways.
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Later on, I picked RQS up at the station. Since I had Italian, Greek, and Chinese this week, it was off to the diner for dinner. There are some dinners I go to as Mario and others I go to as Marian. So, I chose the diner in Peekskill where I tend to go as Marian. Food portions are plenty here - the fish and chips I had were enough to feed 3 people (or 1 of me). And RQS had a healthy meal as well, also bringing home salad for tomorrow.
When we got home, we watched the weather reports - none of them were good. RQS will now leave early, as a blizzard was coming in for Sunday/Monday. AARGH! This will likely be a very wet snow, and a bitch for shoveling out my car when it ends. At least, my apartment will stay warm.





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