Loup Garrou or Tatjyana Novikov, I am not. Not yet. But I’m getting closer. Even if Loup was a classic style boxer, and Tatjyana’s style is informal and self-described as ‘Norden street prostitute’. Regardless, I returned to a slightly more formal training regiment today and it was good. Difficult but good. My previous instructor isn’t [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: BDSM, Cybeline, Jacqueline Carey, kickboxing, Santa Olivia, The Great Goddess
Filed under: Jade's Diary

As I write this (and I’m writing slowly) I’m listening to ‘Kushiel’s Dart’ on audiobook, as I’ve had such trouble reading it. I’m determined to finish this novel one way or the other, especially since after talking my crush into reading it last night. It’s going well. The book has been on my mind lately, [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Jacqueline Carey, Jade Castillo, kickboxing, Kushiel's Legacy, The Lady General
Filed under: Jade's Diary, The Lady General

I’m not sure what’s happening, some days I’m on top of the world, then I have periods of general depression. Good news is that today I returned to kickboxing after a couple weeks break (my instructor was ill) and it put me in a good mood for the rest of the day. I was a [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: BDSM, Jacqueline Carey, kickboxing, Lady Lioness, Santa Olivia
Filed under: Jade' Kinks, Jade's Diary

Includes Jacqueline Carey on io9.com and Graphic Novels. Making this a separate post from ‘Visible’ below because I wanted to keep the focus on transsexuality before; this post will lack such focus. First up, today Jacqueline Carey answered io9 readers questions about ‘Santa Olivia’ (My review of which can be found here). Not a big [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: 1984, George Orwell, Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Legacy, Santa Olivia, Tattoo
Filed under: Jade's Diary

I was doing a radio interview yesterday, one which unless they give me an hour of free time to truly address trans issues, I won’t agree to again. Off air (most of it was off air fortunately) we had a brief discussion about who I was, in terms of if I was transgendered or transsexual. [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: BDSM, Cybele, Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Legacy, The Great Goddess, Transsexuality
Filed under: Jade's Diary

I’ve reached an odd point in my life, I’ve started to receive the attention of men and I kinda like it. Moreso, more and more thoughts have been creeping up in my mind where I’m with a guy. It’s something I’m not really sure has meaning or if I’m willing to accept it. I think [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: BDSM, Gallae, Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Legacy, Tattoo, The Great Goddess, The Lady General, Transsexuality
Filed under: Jade's Diary

It’s been with me the last couple of nights, but it’s been worse now. It seems like forever I’ve been in this position; loosing all my energy to fall asleep early, waking up later that night with new found energy only to loose it once more. I need to talk, but I don’t have much [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: BDSM, Cybele, Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Legacy, Mont Saint-Michel, Tattoo, The Great Goddess, Transsexuality
Filed under: Cybeline Faith, Jade' Kinks, Jade's Diary, Transsexuality

It’s been all I could think of this past week. Even to the point of having a couple dreams about it. Something about finally after a couple years of beginning, to carry a design inspired by something which has… well, inspired me, and to feel that needle puncture my flesh thousands upon thousands of times. [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Cybele, Goddess, Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Legacy, Tattoo, The Great Goddess, Transsexuality
Filed under: Cybeline Faith, Jade's Diary, Transsexuality

So, as mentioned early this morning, I was going to contact a tattoo parlour and get a consultation about having my transition tattoo done. Well, I was surprised when I called that they had a consultation open for this afternoon. I went down, met the artist (he seemed nice, though I was hoping to get [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Jacqueline Carey, Tattoo, Transsexuality
Filed under: Jade's Diary, Transsexuality

And it was good, all good. I just finished reading it. (It’s all I did today, cover to cover) In a few words, it was refreshing, inspiring and beautiful. Lushly written with rich and vivid characters, SANTA OLIVIA is Jacqueline Carey’s take on comic book superheroes and the classic werewolf myth. Loup Garron was born [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Legacy, Santa Olivia
Filed under: Jade's Diary