LJ name change

[layla]

The livejournal formerly known as "glacierdust" is now laylalawlor. The old name will still redirect to the new one; the "friends" and "friend of" lists will transfer automatically, so no one has to do anything.

The reason for the name change is that, as I juggle my different LJs, I don't want to feel as if I'm being deceptive about who I am. When I first got online back in '95, I used my real name everywhere. I now have several online pseudonyms, and juggling them in online discussions (woops, commented on that as icefallstudio when I thought I was logged in as glacierdust!) feels like a little bit of a sham to me. Having *one* online identity and using it everywhere, even if it's not my real name, isn't a lie -- most of the people I know who have a consistent online identity treat it as one does their real identity, even if they're interacting online under the name Fanboy999. But I feel weird if people who know me by one name then encounter me by another and might not realize it's me.

Anyway, most people who read my "glacierdust" journal know the real name and identity of the person behind it anyway, so I haven't got a problem with being a little more up-front with who I am. At least this way, if you stumble across me under another name and then come over here, you'll know who I am. (Also, it's honestly easier for ME to remember all my logins if there are only a handful of them.)

This journal will probably continue to be fairly laid-back and sparsely updated for the foreseeable future (though I have no plans to abandon it anytime soon). You can certainly unfriend me if a couple posts a month on Alaska, writing and dogs are not your cup of tea -- I don't mind at all!

And I *am* working on a new Kismet script -- nI think I've got the final plotline for the book hammered out (it's changed A LOT from the original -- in fact, people who know something about the original Dusty and Elaine storyline probably won't even recognize them anymore) and I plan to start posting sketches at icefallpress once I get my butt in gear on character design.

EDIT: Oh, how interesting -- if I format "glacierdust" using the "lj user" tag, it automatically displays as "laylalawlor" whether I want it to or not.

Comments

[neosquirrel.livejournal.com]

You know, swear to god, I was just thinking about you this morning. I was like... "where the hell is Layla?" and then I thought about when we first met back in Chicago. I was going to poke you at some point today to see what's up, but you saved me the trouble.

I remember last year when you were debating the great name change and held off. I shall miss "Glacierdust", but at least the gal behind it is still around. ^^

[laylalawlor.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Yeah, and I still have the name in reserve (it forwards to this account) so I can change it back if I ever need to. But I think most of the people who read this journal know me in RL anyway, so I don't see why I'd need to unless I develop a psychotic stalker or something.