This week we will do a soft launch of "Flannel Diaries" the interweb's premium site for all that is butch leaning, butch of center, unconventionally butch, androgynous, gender non-conforming, and nontraditionally-masculine-presenting-female-identified and non-gender identified folks.
This past Sunday was Father's Day. Cumberbund is a step-parent, and neither a mother or a father to Cumberbund's step-kiddos (who are all adults).
Cumberbund's spouse decided to create Cumberbund's Day, which is traditionally a day before Father's day. Why? Just because we felt like it. We actually got the idea from a friend who identifies as gender non-conforming, and they had come up with the day, and we decided to do what most American's do and co-opt it. Yay!!! That is how we deal with mom's and dad's day with the step-kiddos from previous marriages when you're neither the mom or the dad. Aren't we cleaver!?
Cumberbund is on the search for the perfect dessert and you can visit Cumberbund's dessert page to find out where we go to eat dessert. Cheers!
Because it was Cumberbund's Day last Saturday, my lady and I decided to do some shopping for watches, which is my favorite thing to do. See picture below to see what we found on our shopping adventure.
I got 2 new short-sleeve button up shirts that I think I look quite dapper in.
BONUS: I discovered that wearing a tank top under my spiffy short-sleeve button ups help the shirt to lay better, than when I wear my v-neck undershirts. It's also humid and 80 degrees here in the mid-west. I refuse to not wear an undershirt, it's weird. I made
a compromise with the tank tops.
Witty thoughtful comment here. I don't have any witty comments, so, let's just get to the list:
1. Cumberbund and friends are quite hilarious.
2. I think I've started to lose my mind.
3. There was a hasntag that was trending #Gaysbreaktheinternet
4. What happened in Orlando was tragic.
5. It's time to keep dancing. Dance. Dance. Dance. In the words of Justin Timberlake.
I go to a barbershop to get my haircut. I usually have the same woman who cuts my hair. I go to this barbershop because they are experts in short hair and they also put a warm towel on my face after my haircut. If I grew a beard, I would have them old school straight razor shave me. Even though I don't have a beard, they always give me the warm towel. It feels awesome. However, the last time I got my haircut, I don't know, if she was having a bad day or what. But, I came out of the barbershop looking like Kim Jong-un. I don't remember telling her to give me the Dictator Haircut #12 (North Korean Dictator).
It's already bad enough that most people still call me sir, even after they have been told I'm a she. I have started to be okay with the fluidity that is gender. That being gender non-conforming will continue to confuse people even after they have been given information opposite of what they thought. I just don't want people to mistake me for a North Korean Dictator. Cause that's kind of a bad thing. Being a dictator. It's a tough world out there for a butch.
Here's a great article from Autostraddle on "Being Dandy About Being Dapper" from the folks that brought us dapperQ. It explains what it means to be a dapper butch. Don't take my word for it.
More help on what dapper duds the butch-about-town should wear in 2016:
