Learning Curve - Becoming a Streetwise Woman

I'm back from Manchester and really enjoyed myself, but there were a couple of things that put a damper on it.
First off I'm going to recount what happened at the end of the night.
I had met up with Diana,Kate and Sandi. It ended up with Diana and myself in Naps till just after 3am.
Diana was staying at the Rem not far down the street. I had a bit further to go.
When I left and got on to Canal St I was heading towards Princess St there was nobody about.
I decided to quicken my pace. I was wearing low heels, but I'm still not used to wearing them, but I was going at a reasonable pace. At the bottom of Canal St I heard someone shouting. Some bloke was shouting at me.
'You fucking ugly bitch, fucking tranny I'm going to kill you', were a couple of things I caught. This idiot was not far from me when I got on to Princess St.
Waiting for a break in the traffic I stood and kept an eye on him. I didn't react just watched waiting if he was coming for me I was ready. I got a break in the traffic and crossed calmly keeping an eye on him. He went off up Canal St still shouting.
I recounted this on a tg forum and the replies got me thinking.
If I'm out presenting as female, I've really got to think as a female. If my wife had ever done something similar I wouldn't have been happy. In the end dressed I'm more of a target so really I have to be a streetwise girl or maybe more, streetwise tranny.
In the end it means stepping out with confidence, but being sensible and not wandering round looking like a victim or scared, which I don't do as bob, but perhaps getting a taxi where I wouldn't bother as bob, but should have as Karen.
It's a lesson thankfully not a painful one, but a valuable one.
I'm on a learning curve, that rammed it home. It hasn't put me of going out. Far from it. I was happy I didn't panic and coped.
One other thing I did was filled in th GMP hate crime form online anom. At least they can use it for monitoring purposes if nothing else, but everyone who suffers a hate crime, which that was, has to report it in some shape or form so at least there is a record of these things happening.
I'll leave in there for now.

Not Long

I'll be off out again very soon. It's funny how the nerves kick in and the fear your going to forget something, what clothes to take and a thousand and one other things.
I don't know if other girls feel the same each time they go out, but I guess its because I don't get out that often.
I just hope everything goes well and there is plenty of Red Bull. It virtually 24hrs where I don't sleep.
These nights out really make me feel alive, just hope I don't look to scary.

YouTube - Frida Lyngstad-Reuss & Jon Lord - The Sun Will Shine Again

YouTube - Frida Lyngstad-Reuss & Jon Lord - The Sun Will Shine Again


Time for some more music. I think I'm creating a soundtrack to this blog. Anyway as you can tell it's something I love so there will be a lot more coming.
Anyway the link takes you to a song which I think is beautiful.
Sung by Abba vocalist Frida.
It came out in 2004 on Jon Lord's cd, Beyond the Notes.