June 20, 2010
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Goodbye and Hello
An undergirding theme of the past few days of my life seems to be one of letting go. I read a poem that talked about it, read a movie review that hinted at it, and saw a photog about saying goodbye...
And so I have some goodbyes of my own today. After about 6 years (wow!) of blogging under the cow icon, I've decided to give it the pink slip. I've asked it to retire, and it has graciously (as gracious as inanimate icons can be) accepted the request. I'm quite protective of my privacy (it's a strange dichotomy to want to blog and be semi-anonymous at the same time) so the new icon still reflects that. Except it's human now. A very me-resembling human.
Sure, it might not be a super-clear picture, but you know, it'll have to do.
So goodbye, cow. you have served me well.
I am still incognito. Well... whatever.
A hello and a tribute to my father today, on the day named after him *hehe.
I've known my father ever since I was little. That might sound obvious, but I know that there are some who've never known their dad. I'm grateful for a dad who's been there. Even when I didn't want him to be. And that was a lot of times. I'm grateful for a dad who embarrassed me in public many (many, many) times. I remember him farting (with his leg lifted up) on a busy Brooklyn street corner. Yes, that is Brooklyn, NY. I'm grateful for his emphasis on education (all our summers were spent in preparation for the next school year.)
No, he wasn't and isn't perfect. But he's all I got.
And another 'hello' to my Heavenly Father, whom I also love. Thanks, dad.
I'm glad to step forward and experience more things that'll turn into memories. Thanks, all, for being there as I share them.
Comments (4)
haha...this is kinda funny, but I was seriously shocked to see you didn't have the cow profile pic. I was not a fan of the cow personally, but I'm not really a fan of cows in general. Nothing personal. So I like the change even if is blurred. It does go with with your incognito and also being open. Now you should change the theme of your blog. The grass doesn't seem to go with the profile picture.
@vangelicmonk - aah! you're right. one step at a time... one step... (the grass can go with the 'on a thousand hills' theme, can't it?)
thanks for being around long enough to be shocked by my change. a lot of my old xanga friends have long passed. (very sad.) I'm not a huge fan of cows, but it's kind of personal, so I've head to learn to love it. Bye bye cow. Another era has passed, but another has come!
@jensa07 - haha...yeah, we are old skool xanga for sure. =p definitely another page has turned. I look forward to seeing what is next. =]
and i thought i was the only freak who was torn between the public sphere of blogging and being majorly private. my way of dealing with it is using a secret name and friends lock. on my other site, i blocked all the search engines. haha, here's to all privacy freaks who blog!
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