So, a lot has happened over the past year. My leg has healed to the
point that I can walk again at full strength. I ordered a new pair of
skates (to the left) that were supposed to take 6 weeks. Instead, they
took from march until last Tuesday because Riedell doesn't know how to
ship their skates. According to the shop owner, they don't even provide
tracking numbers. Anyway, they came and they are beautiful. One of the
reasons I ordered the skates was because the ones I bought were actually
2 sizes too big. The correct feel of roller skates is different from
shoes. you don't want room on the inside for movement. Something else exciting happened. I actually changed my legal name to Hannah. Everyone has been extremely supportive. Some people have asked why, but I simply said personal reasons. After all, that's what it is. It's personal.
In addition, I found a real job that works around my school schedule. And they have aflac, so I can start skating again soon. I work overnight, so that can be hard sometimes, but its nice to be able to support myself, at least somewhat.
I have not really thought about my gender identity in a very long time. The truth is that at this point I am happy with who I am, a lot of that probably has to do with the name change. So at this point I am going to discontinue this blog and start a new one called Hannah's Adventures in Roller Skating (and life). The temporary address is hannahsskatingadventures.blogspot.com
I was also planning on writing a Catching Fire review, but given that we're just 3 months out from Mockingjay, Part 1, it seems excessive. I will review Mockingjay when it comes out.
See you all on my new blog!
Hannah
