So I’ve moved, at least in the online sense. (I’m also moving in the offline sense, but not for a few weeks yet.) I’ve been waffling about it for awhile and finally decided to just go for it — I’ve been half-heartedly trying to create an online professional portfolio for awhile, and while I have decent implementation skillz, I am not a designer, even a little bit. And I vastly prefer WordPress to Blogger.

So here we are.

It feels kind of weird to be open about my name on the internet, but it was never exactly a huge secret. (Hint: allreb = allen, rebecca.) But this is me. I am an open person, unapologetic about who I am, and I don’t want to be afraid to share that.

What’s really interesting to me, in a meta, I’ve-been-reading-my-own-archives sense, is that the first post I actually ever wrote for the blog was about creating a new identity — or rather, seeking to find an identity, by way of taking on a new internet handle and creating a new space for myself to be thinky in. And now I’ve gone from new internet identity to eponymous blogger.

I like this space. It hasn’t been an overwhelming part of my life, and it’s often been neglected for a month or two at a time, but it’s mine. And what I have written here (and my own participation in/lurking around in the feminist — especially nerdy feminist — blogosphere) has helped me learn a lot about myself. It has prompted me to think harder and present my points more clearly. I’m a stronger writer and better able to present my points because of this blog; I’m a better-informed, more passionate, more aware person because of the blogs linked on the right.

So thanks, everyone. I’m happy to be here.

Hm, well, not being a blog with a particularly high comment count, I didn’t think I’d need anything resembling a comments policy. But having attracted my first ever troll, here we go: Be respectful.

Yep, that’s it. Disagree all you want with me or with other commenters, but be respectful about it. Comments which aren’t will be deleted.

Here’s what sucks: I totally wrote up my Blog for Choice day post yesterday, since I knew I wasn’t going to be home today. All I had to do was hit “publish”…and for some reason, either blogger or my browser (or both) are freaking the fuck out, and every time I try and post it, it destroys my template and formatting, all the way down the page.

GAAAAH.

I have to work in the morning, which means going to bed now, which means I don’t have time to argue with the stupid thing. I will definitely have the post up tomorrow, though. In the mean time, I’ll just say this: I am pro-choice, and it’s sure as hell for more than one reason.