Sitting in the shadows

Me being hella shady

Don't you like my brand spanking design? You can thank Sensei for inspiring the colour scheme.

I promised you five things: Updates, cat-sitting, short stories, life after university and an explanation for the new url. This technically counts as an update, so that's one off the list. I'm currently cat-sitting and will tell you all about that after the cat's humans return. Short stories -ha! You already know I'm doing a masters.

And now for the url.

I was at work a few weeks ago (I still work in a secondary school, as of February) and one of my colleagues asked if I had Facebook. My naive response was "I do but haha, you probably won't find me because-" She found me and added me before I could finish that sentence.

I went into FREAK OUT MODE. I thought my security settings had been locked down prior to this. The colleague had a friend in common with me, which is how she was able to find me. That being said, I started worrying about other things she would be able to find now she knew my name. I feel like people I work with should remain at arm's length from my private life, so we can maintain a level of professionalism. As a result, I did not want this colleague to be able to find my blog. Or Twitter.

I removed myself from the staff room and began to brainstorm new names. I thought up "Err and Umm" because I'm anxious and awkward and sometimes I stutter and this is all reflected in my posts without giving away my actual name.

Try finding me now, colleague! (Actually: please don't, I might have to block you.)