It seems my 'social secretary' had been doing a great job of scheduling my free weekend time since May, precluding my dressing and going out. Well, much to my wife's consternation, I finally got a chance to dress fully and go out on Saturday Nov. 12th, to
Gigi's in Detroit.
I had planned to dress after finishing the boat cover Saturday afternoon, but since I did the work by myself, I was totally exhausted when I returned home after 5PM. The wife was just leaving for a fundraiser, and I wanted to wimp out. After about 1/2 hour of relaxing, I decided to take a shower, and see how I felt.
Feeling much more refreshed, I opted to dress at the very least. I shaved close just in case. It had been a long time since the last time, but the make-up routine went pretty well, considering. I wasn't in a big hurry (I didn't watch the clock), and thoroughly enjoyed the experience of transforming into 'Lisa' once again. Once my make-up was complete, I rummaged through my wardrobe for something that would fit AND look good. I also had to find a pair of flesh-colored tights that weren't too badly run (
Danskin, which I haven't been able to find a replacement for). I wanted a short skirt, black tights and boots kind of look. The opaque black tights I chose covered the runs in the base pair of tights, but had a nasty habit of creeping down my backside! I also found a knit sweater I could pair with the pleated knit skirt I chose, but it was a bit small in the sleeve length, and the only top that wasn't in need of a wash. I pulled the boots on, grabbed a couple of wigs, and headed upstairs for a final critique in front of the full-length mirror. I selected the red and black shoulder length wig, brushed it in place, and went to find the fingernails.
I had forgotten to buy nails! The box I thought was full turned out to be used, with the larger nails already gone. I normally don't paint my own nails (too long to remove the polish completely), but I had no choice. I found some red nail polish that wasn't all dried up, and proceeded to polish my (very) short nails. I had to remove a lot of over-painting, but they would pass inspection in a dark bar. That complete, I grabbed my camera, placed on the tripod, and powered it up. The LCD display on the camera back was wacked! Just an irregular shaped black spot on a white background. I fooled around with it for what seemed like hours, but to no avail. It looked like there would be no photos of 'Lisa' that night! I gathered my purse, ID, ATM card and vehicle papers ( registration and proof of ins.), as well as cellphone, hairbrush, perfume and make-up repair kit, and headed out the door. It was 10:30pm...
I arrived at
Gigi's in Detroit, and found the only open parking spot in the lot. Paid my fee to the attendant, and went inside. I paid the cover charge for both levels ( I didn't go to see the show), talked to
Russ collecting the money, and continued to the main bar. I got a beverage, said hi to
Dave and
Tony behind the bar, saw
Jaye Marie,
Jennifer (who almost never goes to
Gigi's),
Chris,
Marie and Cherie,
Anton (
aka The Impaler),
Gary (out of drag) and a few others (whose names escape me). I talked with
Jaye and
Jennifer for a while, and then made my rounds.
Angela came in, and I explained I couldn't take her (or any other) photos because of my defunct camera. She obliged me by taking two photos of me with her cellphone (which I haven't seen yet). I had given some thought of leaving early (it was 1:00am by this time) to visit my friend at her job at a str8 bar, but I hadn't talked with her for nearly 8 months, and wasn't sure she was still working there. The skirt I wore was hiked up above my waist to be short, but I could have pulled it down to the proper fit to be more respectable. I decided to stay at
Gigi's.
At about 1:45, I decided I was getting too tired to stay any longer, so I packed up, said my good-byes and left. I did stop @ WC for a slider on the way. I arrived home around 2:15 am- the wife was asleep. I found her camera, changed memory cards, and placed it on the tripod. The self-timer had to be reset after each shot, so I didn't take too many photos. The neighborhood was quiet, so I took a couple of photos outside, including in the wife's car. At about 3:20am, I restored the camera to its original condition and placed back in her purse. I changed back, removed my make-up and headed to bed. I would remove the nail polish later Sunday.
Since I have been getting less and less chances to dress, I am enjoying the time I do spend dressing much more (like when I was 20). I would like to get out Nov. 26th, but a Hockey game may get in the way, so I'm also hoping I can get out on Dec. 3rd. We'll see what my 'secretary' has planned for me.
Huggs to all!
Lisa Dee
