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(last updated 19th December 2011 - point 25)


Hello... I'm Susanna Rebecca Scott, but please call me Suzy!

In the style of many of my friends on LJ, and some of my long posts, here is an all about me, in bullet points;

1. I am 32, and live with my partner of several years Caroline cmmathieson in Royston, Hertfordshire. Not the one in Glasgow, Barnsley, or anywhere else. We got together on 31st March 2007. Subsequently, I proposed to Caroline on the 8th October 2008. (yes, this does make us engaged lesbians, as if it needed to be reiterated). Suffice to say, it's made our relationship even happier. (We've not forgotten about getting hitched, by the way – see this posting, if you are wondering why.

2. This is me suzyscottdotcom in all my glory - taken at a coffee shop at Heathrow Airport in October 2011...…



3. This is the lovely Caroline cmmathieson, my partner, girlfriend, whatever, in her glory - note the halo! - again, taken at a coffee shop at Heathrow Airport in October 2011...…



4. Work has changed significantly this year. I am now MD of my own company – Here To There Publishing Ltd. After hearing calls from some Forumites pining the loss of the NatEx coach guide, I decided to try putting one together as a sample. Suffice to say, several months later, and we have several books now out - including this one that I am about to finish!


5. These are done at no cost to the council or bus operators, and are sold to those who want one. We usually print-on-demand to keep things current, so we can reissue every so often. You can read more about the books, and what we have on sale, in the Here To There Shop. As part of this, all my personal web projects are part of the Here To There Network, including Anglia & Thames Valley Bus Forum, Dundee Area Bus Forum, Dundee Buses (timetables online) and much more besides.
 
6. Voluntary work currently done includes work for LLGS and BABUS - in the latter, Suzy is the webmistress/Bulletin Board administrator, and committe member - after being asked to by another committee member, who had heard of good work I'd done elsewhere. I am also a sub-editor for the PSV Circle, doing Other Operators in Cambridgeshire (CM) and Hertfordshire (HT). As part of this, I worked with some colleagues on a new fleetbook G554 for the area - cover shot below, and go to http://www.psv-circle.org.uk/CM.htm to buy one!


7. Previous work... Tiger Line Buses part of Woottens), Prisoner's Families Helpline, BT Business Broadband (via ClientLogic/Sitel and Search), London Underground, Telco, Inital CityLink (via Concorde), Goldstar, Lynx, Promat, and more. Some of that was voluntary or temporary. So, I've done everything from research and put together a new bus route, to accompanying the company mascot out at a carnival. And that was just one weekend at Woottens!



8. I was at various schools in Dundee (Trinity Primary School - yes Dundee - yes, try finding that online!) - Mossgiel Primary School -  Linlathen High School - St Saviour's RC HS). My mind was rebelling against everyone, and pre-transition, so I hope I didn't scare any of you off before I left school! More recently  I became an Open University student, and I recently passed Computing module M150 and almost completed similar T175. I am not currently planning any further study other than this, as my work must now take precedence.

9. As if reading this far was not a hint, and the fact that I've worked in various aspects of road/rail passenger/freight transport providers, I have an interest (some would say obsession) with some aspects of public transport. We live beside the Cambridge-London electric Great Northern line, travel when health, wealth, weather, time and circumstances allow, I still take pictures (especially of anything unusual or out of place), and travel around, as well as collecting literature and researching services and network, of local buses, long distance buses/coaches, trains, underground/subway railways, light rail/modern trams, etc.

10. If you wonder about health, well, I have inherited a (currently incurable) genetic disorder called Huntington’s. This does not lead to any problems at the moment, but I am ‘at risk’ from one day having this take over my body. In addition, I suffer from a variety of intermittent pain/fatigue, as well as asthma that seems to be getting worse as I grow up. We are also trying to put a point on my tummy problems over the years, so we tried cutting out Aspartame, Sucralose, Sorbitol, Saccharin, Gluten, and more latterly Lactose. Those all helped for a bit, but then made things worse, so I'm back eating everything - and somehow managing to lose weight. I have also been diagnosed this summer with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or Emotionally Unstable if you prefer!

11. I am also a post-op transwoman. So, now you know. Some time back, when I was low and depressed and in male mode, I made a vow to go out and enjoy every day while I still could (see HD/Point 10), rather than regretting it when the time was too late. The road has been wide and varied since then, we've had good times, bad times, happy times, sad times.That can also all be in one weekend, or indeed one morning - but that's BPD (see Point 10 again). Transitioned on Friday 9th April 2004 - ironically, Good Friday. Any regrets? Well, apart from the lack of pockets in some outfits (that was more an initial thing I guess!) my most sincere one is that I did not do so sooner than I did - but we all say that, don't we?

12. Next question I get asked "what happened to your teeth?" Well, this needs explaining - first ones came out when I fell on the ice in primary school. Subsequent work was done by the dentist, but just put the others into so much pain over the years. That, and several dentists later, I am what I am. Let's be honest, with everything else in my life, it kinds of pails into insignifcigance. I've tried dentures and the like, but I can be ten times worse to understand with them in - so I enjoy life as I am.

13. We both previously grew up, lived and worked in Dundee (some years apart), although that's not how we met - we met up via an online trans support group. My main interest in Caroline was her loving heart, and that's something that has not changed throughout our relationship.

14.. My journal is a very varied mix of personal and observations, but if you like it, then I'd be delighted for you to get in touch! I do talk about bus stuff a lot - mostly London and the South East and Scotland. This goes back to the days when I had the original Scottish Bus Site, back in 1998. It was originally to be a presence for one of my publications of the day - subsequently, it's grown much further than that! As of Winter 2011 I've put transport stuff into a blog of it's very own - www.heretothereshop.com/blog - please feel free to browse - and following recent work with a therapist, this is now my "True Friend" diary - to write about myself and problems in a positive, upbeat manner, rather than being depressed and upset3

15. #randomcoffeewednesday is exactly as it says on the tin - I buy, try or sample a coffee, including buying one to take home, usually on a Wednesday. This was inspired by thebustocrookes having a #randomchocolatetuesday - and can take the form of a hot or cold drink, to sit in, take away, make at home - instant, make at home - ground, or make at home - specialist i.e. Tassimo. Just another random thing to occupy my life! (Subsequently I have taken on #randomchocolatetuesday and created #randomtimetablemonday #randompenthursday and #trysomethingnewfriday - yet more random items that I have an almost limitless supply of in the flat!

16. We have quite a few friends in Sheffield, but found them all the wonderful St Andrews-born thebustocrookes

17. Pusskins Diary? Caroline called me Pusskins after my passion and affection abounded years back, and it's kinda stuck since. Miaow miaow :-) (Caroline is Mouse...)

18. We don't have any kids of our own - our other family members do, so we're aunties to those. Having said that, we have a large menagerie of cuddly animals in the flat, usually added to regularly. Here are Lavender and Sheringham, getting into my underwear!...


19. Is there life on Mars/Mercury/Pluto/Venus/Jupiter/Saturn??? Well, about five years ago, Stagecoach in Bedford branded all the main interurban routes as The Planets. Hitchin & Biggleswade was Mars, Cranfield and Wootton was Venus, Kettering was Mercury, Northampton was Pluto, Flitwick was Jupiter, Luton was Saturn. No-one got Uranus. So, anyway, "is there life on Mars" does sound much more interesting than asking "is there life on the 71/72?"

20. So, where do all the Caroline's come from in my life? Well, the first one is my girlfriend. The second one - well, as thebustocrookes referred to himself as Dougie v2.0 on DABF (long story!) I referred to his wife Caroline as Caroline v2.0. Then there were two Caroline's in hospital looking after us (3 & 4), carolinetoo became 5, a book supplier who was wonderful became 6 - and then I lost count.

21. My father passed away in August 2010 - you can see him on the far right of this picture taken that May. Unbeknown to me at the time, that became the last time I saw him alive. Does show you how the HD can take hold...


... but on a much brighter note, he did stay around to see his first grandchild and my brother getting married.

22. Speaking of the family, my mother and sister (Ruth) are in this photo. Ruth has a son, Jonah, and he is in the second photo with Ruth! I'm certainly doing the dotting Aunty Suzy thing... he has a fascination with buses, cars, trains, anything that moves really!




23. To keep my mental health up, I have been encouraged to take on positive distractions. Now able to slump and relax on the sofa from time to time, as opposed to working flat out 24/7...  anyway, I don't play sports myself, but watch football/soccer and sports entertainment/WWE. I'm a Dundee United FC fan but not been to a game in ages. Like music - somewhat random - and am somewhat of a radio whore by switching genres - and indeed, countries by listening on-line elsewhere. (Quite often listening to stuff from Rochester, NY, USA - I used to know a really nice person from Spencerport, not too far away from there... that's another story!)

24. Feel free to leave me a comment, or add me to your f-list, let me know who you are by leaving a comment on a post, or emailing me directly. 

25. Errm, tha'ts it. Unless I think of something else to fit in here.
p.s. I have.
SKUF is an affectionate term used by call centre staff in certain BT call centres, which basically means, Subscriber Kicking Up F**k. Once management found out what it meant....

... anyway, if you read of me SKUF-ing, same principle, except that S now equals Suzy.

Kind regards,
Suzy xxx

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