Natassia Crystal's photostream  

Hi everyone!

Time for a very much needed update of this profile! It’s been two years since I really ventured out into this world of Flickr. It started as just a place where I could show people how I kinda started letting Natassia out again. Before that, there was a period of almost 8 years in which I basically dressed up on occasion in the privacy of my own home. But now, Natassia is back with a vengeance and here to stay! :-D

The bitchy stuff
I have been very much in doubt whether to put all the bitchy stuff first or not. But I figure that if I put that stuff here.. the people with the attention span of a small child will at least have read it before they bugger off!

I don’t really block people, I’m pretty much a "live and let live" kinda girl. However, these are some guidelines by which I do my stuff around here:

■ I will delete comments that are too racy or sexual in nature or are next to a buddy icon showing indecent stuff. I have friends and family that know about Natassia and also look at the photos and the comments.

■ I don’t mind people adding me as a contact/friend or favouriting my photos but... that doesn’t mean I will return the favour! For me, adding someone as contact is a special and rather personal thing that depends on a lot of things. This is even truer for befriending... I do that because I feel someone is actually a friend.. :-)

■ Consequently, if I have any photos marked for friends only, it's because they are special photos.. not porn. So anyone hoping for that can just move on... look somewhere else!

■ I understand that there are plenty of girls out there who are not yet ready to show themselves to the world and thus have a photostream that’s either empty, full of shoes, knickers, blocked faces or just ripped web pictures. I won’t block you for that, but I won’t be adding you as a contact or friend either. I need to know with whom I am talking and conversing.

Alright? That’s it... not too difficult I would say. :-)

Now.. what I do like is:


Stuff I like to hear, read and see
■ Thoughtful comments and emails. I am a fairly intelligent girl.. so keep that in mind when you’re on the verge of sending me a message that only says “HEY BABE, WHAT’S UP!”.

■ Photos of yourself in the stream.. some girls assume that I won’t give them the time of day because they don’t look like supermodels, which is sooo not true!

Now that all this stuff out of the way.. let’s get to the part that this part of Flickr is actually for.


How did I get here?
I’ve been a t-girl since I was 4 and even at that age I knew that my behaviour wasn’t exactly considered normal and, thus, the secrecy began. Until the age of 18, I lived with my parents.. and this meant absolutely no way for me to seriously dress like I do now. Also, until my first year of university, I had a moustache! Weird huh?

After telling my first girlfriend about my crossdressing, she became very supportive and that’s when Natassia was officially born. I learned to apply make-up with crappy quality, but it did the job. I was pretty pleased with myself and, in those 2 years, a solid foundation was built for Natassia. I actually went outside a few times.. because I was young and naive, so I thought less about the consequences if friends would actually see me.

However, after we broke up, it also meant the opportunities to dress up were practically gone. I was also busy graduating and everything.. and all these things combined just led to a period in which I did still dress up.. but remained inside. And it would be like 3 to 5 times a year, so.. not too often.

Two years ago.. I decided to tell a good female friend about my dressing up.. and the first thing we did after that was getting proper make-up and new modern clothes! What a glorious moment.. a true rebirth!

The new make-up (costing 150 euros in total) and clothes made me realise what I had been missing.. the look I could achieve! At the same time, I decided to open a Flickr-account... which has probably been one of the most important decisions in my life. Being here has boosted my confidence so much with all the lovely comments of all you sweethearts! :-)


Who's that girl?
So.. what kind of girl am I? Well, first of all, I’m happy with both lives... I love being all dressed up.. make-up.. heels.. beautiful dresses, skirts and jeans. I love to go shopping and I love to go to t-girl events. I also love just being a boy.. doing that typical boy stuff like karate, paintball, watching football and getting drunk with lots of beer!

Also, I love to take photographs.. and to be photographed! I will look into every mirror I encounter while dressed up.. so yes.. there’s definitely a lot of vanity.. I hope I can be forgiven for that.. ;-)

Some keywords if you’d like to contact me:

■ fashion (duh)... so make-up, clothes, heels

■ science, computers (including games), politics, books (mostly about science and politics)

■ sports, I love doing karate, jogging, tennis... I love watching football!

■ partying! :-D a bit of drinking and bit of good music and I’m happy!

■ music.. I love playing guitar! And l love listening to blues, rock, jazz

■ movies and tv shows! You name it.. and I probably am watching it.. and yes I love MST3K!

Whadya want?
What am I looking for? Here on Flickr.. I’m looking for cool, fun and thoughtful friends. And while there can be exceptions.. that usually means women and t-girls. I’m 32.. and I have never ever been attracted to guys. Just so you know... :-)

What's up now?
So where is my life now? I have just finished my PhD marking an important moment in my life. I have also let Natassia go out in the wild.. going to events, shopping in broad daylight, trying stuff on in fitting rooms, using public transport.. marking more important moments in my life. Most of my good friends know about Natassia.. and soon my family will be next.. at which point, I will be completely and 100% out!

What's next?
My next wish is to go to the UK and/or the US and meet up with t-girls over there and go out for a drink and a party! That’s the one thing you girls have that the Netherlands doesn’t... cool places to go!

So that's it.. this is what I wanted to say here. There's probably a lot more.. but that's for you to find out if you're interested. Thanks for actually making it this far! You surely deserve a medal! :-D

Hugs and kisses,
Tassia

■ My YouTube page: www.youtube.com/user/natcrys
■ My MySpace page: www.myspace.com/natassiac