Well hello there Vancity. I'm back in the blogger world, and bigger and better than before.
I was on a sailing trip last week to get my yachting license and I came across a topic that I'd never seriously talked about before.
Identity.
I've heard n know of people who've had to deal with the weirdest most messed up 21 century crime, identity theft... But I never thought of it being a problem that one can bring upon them self.
I'm not talking about some stupid fuck leaving their bank info in an illegal underground poker game, or cock fight. But about information that people give out willingly, almost forwardly, into anyone's face.
For example, in the above sentence where I just GAVE you information about my past week being on a boat.
Another example is google. I google my alias as one word, as two words, my birth name, and my nick name with surname, fairly often to see what comes up... Yeah, I may like myself a little too much, but it can actually be very interesting.
GOOGLE has even picked up on the fact that my birth name and my alias are THE SAME PERSON. How? My own giving of information, almost unconsciously.
Even though right now it may not be a huge issue that it's pretty obvious these two names are ME. the most obvious of them all is thru FACEBOOK.
Holy hell where do i begin. As I'm typing this I am on facebook changing my name to solely just my alias. Why?
Because I WANT MY OWN LIFE BACK!!!!
Think about all those slutty ass highschool girls who's NAMES have been ruined not only from the sack but also on facebook, what are they supposed to do when they go to an interview?
I'm not saying that I was the slutty ass highschool girl, but I'm saying that my life should be a private one. What if later on I want a job with the FBI and they're like "HAY you can't do that cause we know about that one time at band camp!"
FML.
I am Merry Somers the blogger, photographer, alcoholic, and socialite.
But I am me. And all this information is coming from me.
There's a lot to a name, and I don't want to get to two mixed up or conjoined.
Another reason why: The information of one name should not be carried on to the next.
Merry Somers maybe the party picture girl. But I am the aspiring press / war photojournalist adventure travel soloist.
Wrecking the identity of one name may lead into the next.
What my point is, is doing bring that upon yourself and keep your identity safe. The internet is MASSIVE children.
(I took this pic in NYC in Apirl 09.... I think it still speaks to a lot of people... Even if you haven't been laid off.)
(PS. This picture -along with 2 others- are being published in BURNER MAGAZINE september edition CHECK IT!)
