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Anyway I talked to rather popular trans journalist a couple months back and she said the process wasn't hard for her so
I just have no idea how to go about telling people in my life "Alex is my name now"
Wow that is crap! Wouldn't all those articles only exist electronically at this point? Seems like surely there would be a way to do that, it sounds like they just don't want to bother themselves with it.
it would be incredibly easy in any half-decent CMS.
At KBIA, our CMS gave each writer their own profile that would automatically fill out the byline. All it would take would be changing the name in the profile.
(The trans journalist I talked to was Emily VanderWerff from Vox, fwiw)
Hey y'all! It's been awhile. Now that I have taken on one of the biggest athletic departments in the country and won, maybe I can use that 40-60 hours/wk of "free time" I've spent over the past 5 months to hang around here again. Hope everyone is well and I can't wait to get back to the farm this fall with my people.
Hey y'all! It's been awhile. Now that I have taken on one of the biggest athletic departments in the country and won, maybe I can use that 40-60 hours/wk of "free time" I've spent over the past 5 months to hang around here again. Hope everyone is well and I can't wait to get back to the farm this fall with my people.
My alma mater's athletic department has needed an ass kicking for well over a decade. Call me if you have more free time.
Hey y'all! It's been awhile. Now that I have taken on one of the biggest athletic departments in the country and won, maybe I can use that 40-60 hours/wk of "free time" I've spent over the past 5 months to hang around here again. Hope everyone is well and I can't wait to get back to the farm this fall with my people.
Hey y'all! It's been awhile. Now that I have taken on one of the biggest athletic departments in the country and won, maybe I can use that 40-60 hours/wk of "free time" I've spent over the past 5 months to hang around here again. Hope everyone is well and I can't wait to get back to the farm this fall with my people.
My alma mater's athletic department has needed an ass kicking for well over a decade. Call me if you have more free time.
I visited your alma mater 2 weeks ago and was very impressed by the campus and the coaches I dealt with. And the UT XC and Track & Field program was so supportive of the Clemson student athletes and the movement to save it. They will never forget that. I will never forget that.
And if you want to take on an University Athletic Department, I can tell you exactly how to do it. I've sadly learned way too much about my alma mater to ever feel the same way about it. At least not until we get rid of the current President and Athletic Director.
My alma mater's athletic department has needed an ass kicking for well over a decade. Call me if you have more free time.
I visited your alma mater 2 weeks ago and was very impressed by the campus and the coaches I dealt with. And the UT XC and Track & Field program was so supportive of the Clemson student athletes and the movement to save it. They will never forget that. I will never forget that.
And if you want to take on an University Athletic Department, I can tell you exactly how to do it. I've sadly learned way too much about my alma mater to ever feel the same way about it. At least not until we get rid of the current President and Athletic Director.
What finally made them cave, besides your constant determination?
I visited your alma mater 2 weeks ago and was very impressed by the campus and the coaches I dealt with. And the UT XC and Track & Field program was so supportive of the Clemson student athletes and the movement to save it. They will never forget that. I will never forget that.
And if you want to take on an University Athletic Department, I can tell you exactly how to do it. I've sadly learned way too much about my alma mater to ever feel the same way about it. At least not until we get rid of the current President and Athletic Director.
What finally made them cave, besides your constant determination?
This is historic. Never has a men's team been reinstated under Title IX. Never have dual men's and women's Title IX class action claims occurred. Having the dual men's and women's threatened Title IX lawsuits, with the women holding every card imaginable, did it. It was truly the females having the courage to stand up for their male teammates and hold their University to the fire. They didn't have to do that and in the process they found out how wrong the University has been treating them.
Under Title IX, which is a federal law, you have to give equal financial aid, treatment, benefits to both genders. Football has a blank check to do anything and everything they want, and they have done anything and everything they have wanted for years. That right there took them down. Clemson would have been slaughtered if this went to court. They will end up spending $30M+ over the next few years to make right this wrong. Clemson lied to their Board of Trustees, to the State of South Carolina (Clemson is a state funded University), and to the federal government. They used false participation numbers they are required to report. They did it because they wanted to drastically cut the numbers of the women's XC & TF and the rowing programs AND ADD numbers to the football team. Yes, Clemson felt 124 roster spots for football were not enough and wanted more. That is why this happened. It was never about money.
Has this changed the way you feel about Clemson's football program?
Without a doubt. Hence me coming to Bonnaroo with YOU instead of the first football game of the season vs UGA. I waited until yesterday to renew my season football tickets. I have no interest in it anymore. I know too much. I hope that changes.
Fun fact. Football put a gag order on their players to not speak out about the men's XCTF program being cut. We know that because we had football parents tell us about it and we had football players admitting it to our guys (my own kid) while out at bars at night. That whole Unity platform was a complete joke.
Has this changed the way you feel about Clemson's football program?
Without a doubt. Hence me coming to Bonnaroo with YOU instead of the first football game of the season vs UGA. I waited until yesterday to renew my season football tickets. I have no interest in it anymore. I know too much. I hope that changes.
Fun fact. Football put a gag order on their players to not speak out about the men's XCTF program being cut. We know that because we had football parents tell us about it and we had football players admitting it to our guys (my own kid) while out at bars at night. That whole Unity platform was a complete joke.
Well their loss is my gain. Sorry it's tainted your love of the game. But really glad that your persistence paid off.
Going to my old job today to start the process to going back to work after a year off. Feels kinda crazy but I miss having some purpose and finally sick and tired of being sick and tired.
WTF was I thinking.
It is good to see you back, custeph. I'm glad you guys got the right outcome.
In no uncertain terms, Aviva Okeson-Haberman saved my life. She knew this.
The night of the 2018 midterms, my depersonalization disorder nearly got the better of me. I lost all sense of reality and stepped in front of a moving car. Snapped back before getting hit. Tried to report as if nothing had happened, but I was a little shaken up the rest of the night. It was the first obvious sign that something was capital-w Wrong with me.
When she found out, Aviva offered to grab lunch with me. We did that 4 or 5 times through the rest of our senior year. Our normal spot was Seoul Taco, a fusion place on the corner of Broadway and Hitt. Those little lunch gatherings were big to me. It was a dark, confusing and scary time and knowing someone cared enough to want to see me in person and grab lunch meant a hell of a lot. It gave me enough strength to push through it all.
Aviva meant more to me than she could ever know, and I'll miss her deeply.
In no uncertain terms, Aviva Okeson-Haberman saved my life. She knew this.
The night of the 2018 midterms, my depersonalization disorder nearly got the better of me. I lost all sense of reality and stepped in front of a moving car. Snapped back before getting hit. Tried to report as if nothing had happened, but I was a little shaken up the rest of the night. It was the first obvious sign that something was capital-w Wrong with me.
When she found out, Aviva offered to grab lunch with me. We did that 4 or 5 times through the rest of our senior year. Our normal spot was Seoul Taco, a fusion place on the corner of Broadway and Hitt. Those little lunch gatherings were big to me. It was a dark, confusing and scary time and knowing someone cared enough to want to see me in person and grab lunch meant a hell of a lot. It gave me enough strength to push through it all.
Aviva meant more to me than she could ever know, and I'll miss her deeply.
I'm really sorry to hear this, and hope you're doing ok. Having a person and a ritual, whatever it's purpose, can have lots of meaning and when it ends it can be devastating. I'm glad you had someone to help you out when you needed it. Aviva seems like an amazing person. I'm sorry you're going through this pain.
In no uncertain terms, Aviva Okeson-Haberman saved my life. She knew this.
The night of the 2018 midterms, my depersonalization disorder nearly got the better of me. I lost all sense of reality and stepped in front of a moving car. Snapped back before getting hit. Tried to report as if nothing had happened, but I was a little shaken up the rest of the night. It was the first obvious sign that something was capital-w Wrong with me.
When she found out, Aviva offered to grab lunch with me. We did that 4 or 5 times through the rest of our senior year. Our normal spot was Seoul Taco, a fusion place on the corner of Broadway and Hitt. Those little lunch gatherings were big to me. It was a dark, confusing and scary time and knowing someone cared enough to want to see me in person and grab lunch meant a hell of a lot. It gave me enough strength to push through it all.
Aviva meant more to me than she could ever know, and I'll miss her deeply.
I'm sorry for your loss, Alex. Her life had so much meaning - she was impactful not only to you, but through the ripples of the universe she impacts us as well, through you. The echoes of kindness are heard far and wide. I'm glad you knew her, and I hope you are able to find the peace within your grief.
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I'm sorry for your loss, Alex. Her life had so much meaning - she was impactful not only to you, but through the ripples of the universe she impacts us as well, through you. The echoes of kindness are heard far and wide. I'm glad you knew her, and I hope you are able to find the peace within your grief.
I wish I could be half the person she was. Hell, I'd take half the journalist.
In no uncertain terms, Aviva Okeson-Haberman saved my life. She knew this.
The night of the 2018 midterms, my depersonalization disorder nearly got the better of me. I lost all sense of reality and stepped in front of a moving car. Snapped back before getting hit. Tried to report as if nothing had happened, but I was a little shaken up the rest of the night. It was the first obvious sign that something was capital-w Wrong with me.
When she found out, Aviva offered to grab lunch with me. We did that 4 or 5 times through the rest of our senior year. Our normal spot was Seoul Taco, a fusion place on the corner of Broadway and Hitt. Those little lunch gatherings were big to me. It was a dark, confusing and scary time and knowing someone cared enough to want to see me in person and grab lunch meant a hell of a lot. It gave me enough strength to push through it all.
Aviva meant more to me than she could ever know, and I'll miss her deeply.
I'm so sorry. If there is anything I can do, please don't hesitate to ask.
Post by buttermilk is bettermilk jack on Apr 26, 2021 8:41:06 GMT -5
good morning inforoo. as of yesterday i've been sober and in recovery for sixteen years. every year around this time i like to make a post to share my experience with recovery. if you find alcohol and drugs are making your life unmanageable, it's possible to live a full and joyful life without them.
i have no qualm with alcohol and drugs in general. for the majority of people certain substances can act as a social lubricant, a way to unwind and relax, or as a jumping off point for mind-expanding experiences. they were all those things for me until they weren't; what started as fuel for social connection and an interesting creative journey ended in a five year slog of fear and desperation wherein i repeatedly failed to self-medicate my malady, pushing myself further into social isolation. addiction is a bewildering experience, so much so that i didn't even label it as such until my last day of using, while to anyone who knew the depth and breadth of my consumption of substances it would have been obvious.
since i got clean on April 25, 2005, i got a job, finished school, got a masters, started a career, met a girl and fell in love, got married, made a ton of great friends who call me out on my shit, travelled to cool places and saw cool things and ate cool food, and attended upwards of 500 shows.
i got sober in and remain a member of various 12 step communities. the 12 step recovery process isn't perfect, and neither is the community. why would we expect a bunch of drunks and junkies to make something pure and without fault lol. but IMO it's pretty fucking special and it saved my life, and for that i am grateful everyday that no matter where i go i'm never far from an old church basement that smells like coffee and doughnuts and cigarettes and vapes, full of broken, radically honest people who understand me completely the minute i walk in the room.
if it weren't for sobriety and the people who pioneered the recovery path before me and freely gave of their time to help me get clean, i certainly never would've attended bonnaroo again, so i never would've come to inforoo in 2011 to do research for my return in bonnaroo in 2012, and never would've met all you lovely people. we make self-effacing jokes a lot about inforoo but the truth is it's a silly and fabulous community of weirdoes that i'm grateful to be a part of.
if you think you have a problem with drugs and alcohol, please send me a PM. all i have is my experience but i'm happy to share it with anyone who wants to listen.