Empress Justine

What a fitting title for the first post!

I’ll start everything with absolute honesty: I’m nearly 40 years old, born in the late 1980’s. I thought about starting a blog ages ago but never got around to it. I’ve finally reached a point in which I can confidently and casually get my blog going.

A bit of an autobiography is in order. I’m from the American Midwest, and I do have a relatively thorough education. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Data Analysis. The entire story of my education journey is somewhat complex.

I’m fairly certain that I’m 2e or 3e. Mental health experts have noted that I show signs of ASD and ADHD, while being gifted. Logical intelligence was a strong point, and my personal development was marked by large amounts of me tuning out, relying on automatic personal abilities, and winging it.

That was why I picked my original major of Psychology for my first college degree. I didn’t thoroughly explore anything, and I wasn’t a traditional high performing high school student that was driven to succeed in the expected or prescribed ways. I was in a college entry tract in high school, but I didn’t identify with it.

Perfectionism blocked me from pursuing a variety of other interests. One of my main interests has been IT. It took me ages to finally reach a point where I was willing to upgrade systems or use anything beyond a standard Windows-running PC.

My second college degree was a great help. I earned it over a decade after my first degree. It was meant to kick start a process to earn a Master’s Degree.

With my AAS, I gained skill with relational databases, SQL, Python, cloud computing and cloud architecture, and project management. I even gained a few certifications along with the degree. Technically, I can make fully functional applications with Python or AWS, and I can run database servers.

After getting my AAS, I was desperate for employment and stability, to work on my future goals. I enlisted in the US Navy, even though getting commissioned immediately would have made more sense. I did attempt to get commissioned, but entry wasn’t guaranteed and it could be time-consuming. Enlistment was more swift, and it’s possible to get commissioned while enlisted.

It turns out that enlistment is one of the worst methods to get commissioned. It would have been better to take a risk and wait for a commissioning process, followed by going straight to OCS. I was so profoundly incompatible with enlistment that I was separated early from the US Navy, about six months after I had completed my primary training as an Electronics Technician.

The separation was a bit more than a month ago. My current plans are focused on using my personal resources to work towards major life goals. A big goal is getting a Master’s Degree. Other goals include creating a private personal space, like a small home, and a full gender transition.

A full MTF transition is a profoundly physical process. It takes time, effort, and lots of targeted exercise. A private space for casual exercise at any time will be incredibly useful. A private space also contributes to the creation of personal content, like audible readings or V-tubing, and it can be a great personal zone for managing conditions like incontinence.

A private space to freely and openly wear and change diapers will be most excellent. And blushy. Very blushy.