Path to Casual and Top Deck Hero Announcement

Hey folks, I wanted to direct your attention to separate endeavor I have joined up with. I may have mentioned this in passing, but I am really into Magic: The Gathering. Its a collectible card game that you can play against people and it is something I have been doing for a huge portion of my life. A while back during the summer I saw on Twitter that someone I followed was looking for writers for an MTG site he was starting. I jumped on the chance and now, 4 months later, a site has appeared. It's called Top Deck Hero and it is a tips and tricks strategy site for all things MTG. Whether you're interested in casual play, tournament strategy, deck building, or MTG Online, there is something for you. Even new players will be able to enjoy the site, as that is part of my article; Path to Casual. I hope all of you who support me here on Back on the Street will also support me over there as well. I will be posting links to my new articles at Top Deck Hero, but here is the site link.

Batteries not included

Things have been a little weird of sorts lately. I have all these ideas I want to get out and when I come to the keyboard to type it all out, it does worse than vanish. It turns into mindless dribble. I have millions of thoughts and I feel like there is a chain reaction in my mind when I type. They just collide into each other and explode. And what's left isn't really worth writing. This is the problem I am facing and the cause of new posting. However, there is good news and while this blog has never really touched on my personal life, I think exceptions can be made and this may become a common thing for the blog. Well, I currently have a wonderful girl friend and I wonder if the torrent of emotions I have for her are the cause of the torrent in my mind. We'll find out soon enough I guess. I can say with her around there has been a new stream of of energy in me. More positive than before and a little warmer. It has done wonders for my school work and little for the blog. I could just be I need to figure out a way to harness it. But that is neither here nor there. I just wanted to stop in and tell you all everything is alright. The blog hasn't died yet. Neither have I.

You and Me and Gender

This has been a topic that I have been waiting to discuss for a while. It is something I plan on revisiting as much possible because I think it is something people should talk about more often. So, I hope you guys like it and I hope you like the addition of music intros and outros.

You and Me and Gender by Sage_Gnosis

Diagnosis Check Up

Starting off right, I guess I should address something. This blog is not just going to be reviews, interviews, and my commentaries. While this blog is an attempt at professionalism, I still think that it can also be a place for me to talk about things in my life. There are a few reasons for this and it will be discussed in an Origin post.

As I have mentioned on Back on the Street numerous times, I am transsexual female. Do any of you understand that means? If not, here is the short version. I am born with male gentiles. So, that means my sex is male. However, what’s in between my ears tells me I am a girl. So, I am working towards becoming how I feel.

Labels

So, I have been dealing with labels a lot lately. People call me tranny, fag, shemale, transsexual, girl, boy, you name it. Let it me phrase it this way. I am human. I exist like you do. I feel as you do. Well, maybe not exactly as you do. But I think you catch my drift. I'm Amanda. Who are you?

Going through the Motions

Hey everybody, sorry its been a while. I am now home for about 52 days. What does that mean for Back on the Street. Well, a lot of things. For one, it means there will be a lot more audio posts since I can do them anywhere with my computer. Two, it means you will be getting bum rushed with posts on a single day. So, if you blink, you may miss it. Last, if you haven't caught the drift yet, it means a slowdown in content. This is just because I am way too busy with work and other things to get around to uploading content like I do during the semester. I do apologize for this. I just hope you all don't lose interest and stop following the blog. Well, I'd like to introduce two new blog tags. The first up is You and Me. These post will tend to be audio in nature and will discuss various topics from video games to identity to just plain silliness. The other tag is Origins, the first one is already up. These will be like a behind the scenes aspect of Back on the Street. It will give insight into how I came up with the blog title, URL, layout, and so on. Also, it will touch upon any major changes. And, because I am such a major nerd, I might even use it to talk about some of my favorite comic characters. Well, I'm off kiddies.

Peace, Love, and Ass Kicking.....
                                  Amanda <3 <3

Family Matters

“I'm your mother.” That is what the IM window said back to me. I laughed it off. I mean, this was the mid 90's. It was still cool to punk people you didn't know on AOL Instant messenger. I told the person that they weren't funny and closed the window. “How's Lamar doing?” That was when my heart stop.