I might as well just get to it: I’m trans and I’ve changed my “nom-de-plume” from NICO.D. to Natacha #9. I’m not going to bore you with the details of my personal life, or what it’s like to be transgender ( Although, I might write a book about that someday… ) . Those who know me, know that this update is something I’ve been talking about doing for some time. I’ve been growing as a person, and I thought it was time I updated my moniker to something that reflected who I am with more accuracy.
So in this case, I am embracing the matrix. I am fully accepting the fact that on the internet I am not a person, I’m a number. Just some data-coded digitized numeral of person…
Hence, the name Natacha #9.
And conveniently enough, since I’m switching to a name that starts with the same consonant as the last one, I’m not changing my T4D signature. As you can see below:
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NATNOTE: According to Wikipedia, the #9 embodies the highest level of changes. That works for me.
BACK IN THE LOOP
Am I ever so glad to be back online ( Knock on wood ). I recently ended up spending a month and a half without an internet connection ( The laundromat’s flaky wi-fi doesn’t count ). The phone company, the internet company, and even my landlord, like the stars lining up, all seemed to have their own unavoidable, irritating systematic malfunctions that prevented me from being able to hook up to the web on schedule.
It makes you realize how much and how quickly one becomes dependant on technology. I can easily go months without caffeine or alcohol, but no internet access for more than a few days, and I start to feel like I’m drowning.
So yeah, I thought this little unplanned update would be a nice follow-up to my “SCREEN-FREE WEEK” article I wrote earlier this year:
So the moral of the story is: Willingly going off the grid for a few days makes for an interesting social experiment. Going off the grid for a few weeks because of a series of idiotic mishaps, well that makes for a very dry, vanilla, type of existence. Call me a techno-snob for saying so, I don’t care.
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NATNOTE: Sorry if this entry ended up sounding a little negative, I’m actually totally psyched and excited to be back online, WOO-HOO!! :D
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