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[thehefner]

It was due.

Really, it's what all the cool kids have been doing anyway, and besides, cats_n_crying was just so "John Hefner circa 2001." For those who always wondered the origins of that screen name, it originated from my very first cast party with the Rude Mechanicals, a loving clusterfuck of geeks and weirdos of all stripe, and I was the baby of the group: the token virgin.

Everyone was drinking at said party, and while I was still a downright teetotalitarian by the name of Captain Buzzkill, I actually started riding off of their drunken vibes until I started feeling and acting drunk myself. And it was in this manner that the eighteen-year-old me openly lamented my virginal, loveless singletude by wondering aloud, "Why don' girls like me? I got plenny'a things girls like. I like cats! I like crying!"

I apparently broke tazira with that line, and it became a recurring gag since.

Y'know, if HOW HEFNERIAN, I made a gag about how we're stuck with the screen names we make online, names that often originate from our own nicknames or in-jokes, many of which were only relevant to certain people at certain points in our lives. "Internet Screenames," I said, "The love tattoos of the 21st Century." But while my IM screenname is forever stuck with the name of a character I'd write about back in high school, at least I can finally update LJ to the point in my life where I am now. Especially as Boulder wraps up with this weekend, and my life has achieved another little accomplishment forward.

And really, until such time as it looks like a bad idea, "The Hefner" is going to be an essential component to all my solo shows. Even my BUB AND JOHNNY GO show will be start with "The Hefner Presents..." I've actually had people say to me, "Ah, so YOU'RE The Hefner," so clearly it's catching on (and I don't think they were going by the website either, simply by the show title).

Really, the only reason I hesitated to make the change--aside from my deep-seated fear of change and making big decisions--is that I might jeopardize my celebrity status on scans_daily. But I'm sure they'll figure it out soon enough.

Will give full report on Boulder probably next week, once I return. In the meantime, hi. :)



EDIT: Shit, it's still weird and jarring wrapping my brain around this. It's like whenever I have to shave my sideburns for something, it takes me about a day to accept the sudden huge change and feel comfortable with it. I'm gonna miss cats_n_crying, but time to move on.

I furthermore realized that--to many--you knew me as cats_n_crying before you ever knew me as John Hefner! Egad, a whole era is truly over! Did I mention I take some things far too seriously? Some things never change in seven years.

Phase two, at some point: finally give my ugly-ass LJ layout an overhaul worthy of TheHefner.

Comments

[heykidzcomix.livejournal.com]

Not at all--it's pronounced "an HEFner," which would sound impressive and possibly a little snooty. Maybe even push your name over into monocle-worthy status.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

You know how to make a person start to curse rushing off and blowing his rename token without consulting others first... but then my shows would have to be called "An Hefner Monologue," which really doesn't really ring properly.

Also, I keep hearing "Ann." Let's not play up my girly sensitivity more than we strictly have to.

[heykidzcomix.livejournal.com]

Oh, it rings properly. But then, I'm a stickler for linguistic precision.

(ha ha, you wasted moooooney)

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Well then youuuuu can follow me around and correct everyone else when they read that as "Ann Hefner."

Hey! I, for one, would NEVER waste Paul Mooney, even if he does make me feel like a dumb white cracker sometimes (in a good way).