New Wave of Nerd

An explanation about why I haven’t been updating:

See you all very soon!

Check out the FRONT PAGE of your newspaper for my cute face! My interview is in today’s StarPhoenix!

If you aren’t from Saskatchewan or you can’t pick up a copy have no fear the internet is here! Here is a link to the article!
StarPhoniex Interview!

Success For The Win, AKA Jeanette Stewart, did a phenomenal job on the article. On its own the fact that she got a positive article about local Trans guys on the FRONT PAGE of the newspaper is huge. But that combined with how much effort and research she put into the article is mind blowing. Not only did she interview me, but also my bro Eric Twa and a great person named Julie Richards. Success For The Win deserves major props! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! If you see her out buy her a drink, or thank her!

I knew the article was coming out today, but I had no idea it was going to be FRONT PAGE! I was thinking it would be tucked away in the Lifestyles section. Wow! Good Morning! Haha

A lot of people in Saskatchewan have never knowingly met a Trans person. I bet most of them had never given two thoughts about our presence in the city. This article is a really great way to introduce ourselves and our lives to the city of Saskatoon.
If you are visiting my blog for the first time because of the StarPhoenix interview I made a video to further introduce myself, and catch you up on what you have missed so far in my transition.  Take a look!

How much fun was that! Right, so much fun! Really though, this blog is my safe place. It is where I vent, ramble and share experiences of my life. I also subject you to hippy/nerd/queer/cute ramblings. As you noticed in the video I can get off topic and ramble about acceptance speeches or Lady Gaga. Welcome to NewWaveNerd!

I hope this article was a source of hope to someone who was feeling alone and lost the way I did before I found other Trans guys videos. Or maybe a parent, sibling, or friend of someone who is transitioning found this blog and it helped them better understand that person. I definitely trust that there will be a few more kind smiles and understanding people out on the prairies of Saskatchewan because of this article. Thank you again, Success For The Win.

Please, look around the blog. Look back at past videos to learn more about me and my transition.
Check back here in a few days I am going to be updating the blog a ton this week. I already have a typed update about my personal life and Pride Week written and ready to go, so that should be posted in the next day or so. Then later this week the 6 month testosterone anniversary video will be up.

Thank you for checking out my blog!

- Love and Peace

Your Dreamboat,
Avery Eros Finley

Originally Posted – May 27, 2009

I realize I did not introduce myself, or explain this new adventure into Blogville. It`s because I would rather just explain as things unravel, it won’t be as boring that way. Also, it is really hard to make myself look interesting enough to read about on a regular basis in just a paragraph. You try it! Enjoying hugs, long boarding, live music, and the quest for inner peace is not nearly as stimulating in paragraph form as I thought it would be. So I will take a brief moment to explain what you need to know at this point.

My name is Avery. I am nineteen and currently living in good ol` Saskatoon. Yup, that is all you need to know. Oh, and that I am hella cute! The confusing explanation of who I am will unfold in time. Dun Dun Dunnnn! Cliff Hanger! See how fun this blog reading is! It is almost as good as those choose your own adventure Goosebumps books that you read as a kid. Don’t give me that look, you read them too!

My plan is to give my mind a break, and use this blog as a place to ramble. I can only take so much wit, charm and over thinking. It is time you share some of the burden. You will get a long, naked glimpse into my life and my thoughts. It will be slightly reminiscent of the time you crossed paths with your freshly showered Mother in the hallway, only to have her towel accidentally slip off. It will be awkward, too much information, and you won’t like it.
No, it won’t be that bad. I promise. You won’t have to lay awake at night wondering when Mom got that tattoo on her..No, No. It is still to harsh to think about.
You just have to deal with my awkward jokes. Just remember to fill in the awkward silence, with a polite uncomfortable laugh as you subtly look around the room for an exit plan.

P.S. If I’ve dated you or slept with you and any of the anecdotes in this book blog seem to be about you, they’re not. They’re about somebody else. You were Divine.

Those are not my words. They are from the wittiest, most make you laugh embarrassingly loud in a public place book – Swish : My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever, by Joel Derner. I had to use it, because I couldn’t think of anything more perfect as a warning for this blog.

I make no promises that this will be entertaining. But you are officially invited to follow my steps through life (this is so much better then the party you got invited to last night). So cheer me on/watch like a proud parent at a spelling bee/learn from my mistakes as I stumble, strut, and saunter through my day to day life.

You know you love me,

xoxo Gossip Girl Aves