Anonymous

A blogging challenge? Ooh, shiny. I'm in.

This blog was never anonymous - I always used my first name, I eventually added a picture. I namedropped my undergrad institution, my industry, the dance team I used to coach. However, I wasn't exactly posting the link to the base of my email, either.

Then a few months ago, I googled my name and BAM! A wooden nickel was staring right back at me. Some well-meaning close friends had called me by my last name in the comments, thereby leading to the unwanted connection. At first, I totally panicked. Then I stopped blogging - as if by having only back entries in which I assail one of two political parties, the problem would cease to exist.

Then I confronted the problem head on. I started to read past entries, and found that despite all the opinions I tend to spout, I also have advocated more often than not for some common ground. This blog has also been evidence of my employment history, my passions, and my obsession with coffee (someday, that will pay off).

So after the panic, I got really zen about the whole thing. It is what it is, right? My official opinion on the topic (which is not endorsed by job recruiters, so if you're in the hunt, stop reading this entry) is Ain't nobody gonna break my stride... it could be worse... at least my employers now have verification of my literacy... something about the First Amendment.