OldEggNewTricks

joined 1 year ago
sorted by: new top controversial old
Roast my voice Ⅱ in c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] OldEggNewTricks@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

OK, one final sample with a lower pitch. I promise I'm done now :3

[MTF's on HRT Pls Respond] How unusual is it for no nipple soreness or breast bud development at almost 6 weeks of HRT? in c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] OldEggNewTricks@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks! Yeah, I saw that article (and I know my doctor reads that site too!), so I've been pushing back a bit.

That's a good point about blood tests. I don't think I've yet had more than one test for any particular dose, so I can't say for sure how stable my levels are. I can tell when things start to get out of whack (especially when T goes up) from my experience with injections, and I'm pretty sure that my T is consistently suppressed on patches, at least.

I'm currently on 2 x 0.72mg / 2 days and 50mg spiro / day, which last test had me at 268 pg/mL E2 and 58 ng/dL T. I'm pretty happy with that, at least until I can get a few things chopped off.

Roast my voice Ⅱ in c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] OldEggNewTricks@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Hello again! Thanks for sharing <3 The difference between the first two samples is huge!

Your voice is cute. There's a bit more weight and chest resonance than I'd expect in an average female voice (almost the opposite of my problem, I think), and I'm not a big fan of creak, but at worst it's androgynous. Keep up the good work!

Roast my voice Ⅱ in c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] OldEggNewTricks@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ask and ye shall receive! This is me talking normally.

https://voca.ro/1f1OSzCBlULV

This one sounds kind of hollow and "trans voice" to me. (Yeah, yeah, drop the pitch, tighter resonance, I know...)

[MTF's on HRT Pls Respond] How unusual is it for no nipple soreness or breast bud development at almost 6 weeks of HRT? in c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] OldEggNewTricks@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

I've not yet had one come off in the shower, and I'm not particularly careful. The adhesive gets a little loose, but it goes back to normal pretty quickly once you dry off. Having tried gel, injections and patches I have to say patches easily beat everything else for me! That's assuming you don't get irritation from them, of course.

[MTF's on HRT Pls Respond] How unusual is it for no nipple soreness or breast bud development at almost 6 weeks of HRT? in c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] OldEggNewTricks@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Can confirm: I was able to get T down into cisfem ranges with monotherapy using 3 x 0.72mg patches every two days. That gave me about 400pg/mL E2 though, which was a bit high, so I'm on spiro as well now.

Roast my voice Ⅱ in c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] OldEggNewTricks@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks! I promise I'm not trying to push the pitch up :3 But yeah, it's higher than it needs to be, maybe because I'm reading rather than talking normally.

I should really record myself interacting with real people.

Roast my voice Ⅱ in c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] OldEggNewTricks@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks! I'm originally from the UK of course, but I don't live there now. I've spent a lot of time with various people from around the world, so it's become pretty eclectic.

Roast my voice Ⅱ in c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] OldEggNewTricks@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Great idea! I was definitely in performance mode. I'll record a conversational clip next time I'm at my PC. I'd love to hear more people's voices, too :3

Roast my voice Ⅱ in c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] OldEggNewTricks@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Yay, thanks for the clip. I don't think you were being mean at all!

I also use Japanese all day in and out of work. I should try that next time!

Roast my voice Ⅱ in c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] OldEggNewTricks@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Holy shit, voice goals right here! You sound 100% female to me--maybe someone in her 30s or so?

I try to listen to myself as I speak at work, so it's definitely a gradual process of tweaking things here and there. Thanks for the feedback!

Roast my voice Ⅱ in c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
23
Roast my voice Ⅱ (voca.ro)
 

Three months on and I've definitely improved since last time. This was the best of several takes, and although I was trying a bit harder than usual it's not too far from my usual zero-effort voice. I just need to remember to keep the resonance tight and stay bright.

I'd give this a C- "almost satisfactory", so let it rip!

3
Oh, right [transfem] (europe.pub)
 

I always wanted to be a lesbian. (astronaut, gun).

1
They make everything better [transfem] (europe.pub)
 

I don't mean I used them to fix... look, you know what I mean, OK?

/lifetime goal achieved

18
Closing the loop (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

So I got home and was taking off my makeup. In the mirror I saw a girl taking off her makeup, and I thought, I wish that was me.

That is all.

1
Non-trans trans songs (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

Tell us what songs that aren't explicitly trans resonate with you!

For example, I challenge anyone to listen to Dream Theater's The Spirit Carries On, imagine it's your old self singing to you, and tell me you don't get The Feels (that includes you, boys!). And alright, I admit that album's pretty borderline, but I hope you get the point.

1
Imposter (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

For many years I thought I was a boy
But it always felt like I wasn't real.
I fantasize about having a feminine body,
But I'm not really trans.
It's just an act
So that I can get HRT
And change my name
And be a girl.

3
It happened at last 🎉 (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

Bank person: Can I see some ID please?
Me: (Hands over driver's license with old photo)
Bank person: (Checks)
Bank person: Err.
Bank person: (Checks some more)
Bank person: Is this your husband?

I'm going to be grinning about this all week :3

2
Roast my voice! (voca.ro)
1
Rain (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

I read Rain this week. I'm sure you all know this comic already. Sorry! Anyway, I really liked it and ordered the print copies too (hope v7 comes out soon!). It's about a trans girl, Rain.

I'd come across it before, a few years ago, when I was still an egg. I didn't get in to it then. At the time, I'd have said it made me feel "kind of uncomfortable, idk", or made some excuse. (Hey, who are you anyway? How did you get in here?). But now I realize I was feeling a lot of dysphoria and envy (thanks, ContraPoints!) to see someone I unconsciously identified so closely with just being herself. This time I just kept bawling my eyes out, so I guess the hormones are working, at least :3

Anyway, something in that story made me snap. I don't want to hide any more. I mean, I'm out to quite a few people already, but I'm done keeping quiet. The whole world can know who I am, and to hell with what anybody thinks. (That said, this is still my alt, so no selfies, sorry!)

0
egg🐣irl (europe.pub)
 

The hatching.

There were two things I needed to hear:

  • Anyone can just be trans. It's up to you.
  • Maybe you do have dysphoria, maybe you are trans, and you just haven't realized it yet.
1
Finally, a dress that fits! (europe.pub)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by OldEggNewTricks@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
0 comments fedilink
 

It's super cute, but not so feminine as to contrast my face.

It hides the bits that stick out where I don't want them to.

It fakes the bits that don't stick out where I do want them to.

It's comfortable. It's (a little bit) spinny.

I'm never taking it off! That is all.

view more: next ›