A change will do me good.

Okay, I went and did it.

After almost ten years on Live Journal (August 4 is my ten year anniversary, if you can believe?), I've finally made the long-promised switch, and changed my official name from "nocompromises" to tedwords.

Why the change? I just don't see nocompromises as making as much sense in my life any more, honestly. That name was created back when I was questioning everything and looking to have it all without thinking of the consequences. But the truth is, while questioning everything is damn good, every step of the way, I constantly thought about the consequences. And I made compromises, too. Many, many compromises. How could I not? To not do so would have been far more self-absorbed than I'm capable of being.

So, tedwords. Which in some ways is just as self-absorbed. On the other hand, I like the thought of having a form of language that's just my own.

A new name for a new day. Kind of fun, although, I tell you, hitting the button to change the name was...well, scary. It was like pushing the delete button on a persona you've worn for almost a decade.

New name, new persona. Don't get confused, okay? If you get messages from tedwords, it's just plain old Ted, coming to call.

Another Write On story

For those of you interested in following my stories on "Write On," here's my latest. This was one I posted a few years ago, back when Ashes was in middle school.

The Day my Daughter Killed Her Grandfather