Ok, so I finally decided to move into the new millennium and get myself a Blog. It’s not quite MySpace; I can’t bring myself to go that far, and I could have done this on my own server, but that’s not as cool somehow, so I’ll just link there from time to time 'cause it gives me some freedom.
Having ascended to the required heights of narcissism, I can now bore all my friends and family with my daily ruminations, as if they don't get enough of that as it is. Jeeoy!
So for those who are new to ME, I am a psychology student nearing the end of my masters program in Marriage and family Therapy and about to begin on the next leg of this long and neurotic journey I've undertaken... the DOCTORAL!!! Yes, I am going to be my father. Well no, not really, he's an MD and a PsyD is a horse of a different color, but I will have his last name, which is cool, since the only other Dr. in the family goes under another name.
It's funny how one can grow up hating a name and swear for all she's worth that she'll change it one day, and then just seems to let opportunities to do so slide on by. Once I graduated from college would have been good; new life, new name... but no, I wanted to use all those profs for references and thought they wouldn't know who the hell I was if I did a switcheroo then. Then I got married, but my husband's name is not a large advantage over my own, either in the spelling or social stigma arenas, and the idea of hyphenating the two brings big hearty belly laughs to all who consider it; not exactly the effect I have been looking for. I suppose once I graduate with my doctoral I'll have yet another chance, but the thought of playing the junior to my father is just so damned fun I can't even consider anything else! Who'da thunk? See Ma, it wasn't so bad to have all girls after all! Besides, if I'd been born a boy I'd have been Edson and I am SO not an Ed.
Anyway, I'm just Mamabeek on the Net, so all this is so much fluff. The etymology there involves a Cockatiel named Beeker and another chatter on the Upatsix Cockatiel Chat (more commonly known as TielTown, and my entry port to the World Wide Web many years ago) named Lynn. She arrived at TT before me and the moment we met she was assertive enough to flip me over and hold her teeth to my throat until I peed all over myself and changed my name. We've been great friends ever since!
My cast of characters will be listed here in due time. I'm an animal lover, exploiter, rights activist, and allergic reactor. I like to think I'm complex, like a many layered, fine wine; fruit forward but smoky aftertones with a bit of oak thrown in for fiber. (hm... the visuals I can create from that are pretty rich) The recent shift from agricultural biology to psychology represents my efforts to escape potential cork rot.
Well there we have it, a virgin post on my own B-L-O-G. Oooo.... was it good for you too? Can't wait to see what I write next.
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