Name Change Day

What this episode covers

After having filed her paperwork and heaps of waiting -- among other steps -- Ashley's court date for her name change finally arrived. Ashley goes over the happenings that day and how things played out, including her game plan for getting out of bed by 5:30 a.m. Ashley and Jay chat about some of the documents Ashley has to get updated, some of which Ashley has already tackled, others of which she's leaving until her gender marker has been updated too. Oh, yeah -- in Texas, it's a complete nuisance to get one's gender marker changed, but Ashley is giving it a shot. Ashley has been in talks with a lawyer to help with that and she's keeping her fingers crossed that their fees won't cost her an arm and a leg. Jay asks if Ashley had any celebrations to commemorate the event and Ashley mentions that she had invited over several of her closest friends the evening of the court date for some drinks and yummy cake. From there, Jay lobs a noshy pun that Ashley mistakes for everyday banter and that trails along for a moment or two, but they get things sorted out. In lieu of eyeshadow primer, Ashley offers that you can use foundation in a pinch. She offers the caveat that it's not nearly as good as actual eyeshadow primer, but that it's still a step up from no eyeshadow primer at all. Ashley then talks with Jay about how you can use liquid eyeliner -- in this case, an inexpensive liquid liner from Milani, a drugstore brand -- to somewhat darken the shade of one's lashes to create a stronger contrast around one's eyes. And, hey, we didn't talk about nail polish on the show, although who knows if the postscript below disqualifies that. (Ashley's polish in this episode is Make Waves from Piggy Polish. We aren't being paid to say this -- just thought maybe you'd like to know.)

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