Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Coming Clean - I've Made a Mess Of It



When I began blogging I was afraid of putting myself out there in the public domain.  It was easy to use a pseudo identity.  I'd been doing it most of my life.  

My given name is Guyla.  It looks simple enough, Guy + la, but the things people can come up with leaves me scratching my head not sure if they're talking to me or someone else.  I had a nickname from the time I was 2 days old until I was 30 when I decided to become Guyla.  So I took up my name and learned to enjoy the uniqueness....except when I'm somewhere like Starbucks and they ask for my name.  Then I ALWAYS use Lola.  I call Lola my stage name.  It was natural to use Lola when I began blogging.

Then the photography!  Once I joined the cooking group French Fridays with Dorie and we all want to include a photo of the dish we cooked, the photography became as important as the food!  I've joined a couple of photography groups on line in an effort to learn and improve my photo skills.  One of them requires I use my real name.  Instead of puzzling out how they would know what my 'real' name is I decided to create a blog Prufrock's Playground, using my name, Guyla.  

Then the trouble began!  I have great ideas!  I do not have the skills to carry them out!  So now I have two blogs and they both have Lola and Guyla included in the info.  I can't figure it out...yet.  



5 comments:

  1. When I get some time, and when the economy gets better so I can get a new camera...I'll join a photo group and learn to take better pics...your are great! Fun to learn new skills, isn't it?

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  2. It's funny how many people don't use their real names at Starbucks! I had a friend named "Gayla". You know, I don't blame you with all the real and imagined threats to identity on the internet, you were smart to be cautious.

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  3. Hello! I'm new at the blogging world and very bad at taking pictures! I have a blog about baking and would like to know how to sign up in an online group for photography like yours! Is it free??
    Thanks!!!

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  4. I understand how confusing this all can be- that's why I call my blog Patty's Food then I always remember who I am,just kidding! Good luck sorting it all out and with your photography;-)

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  5. I was wondering what was up when I came to comment on your FFwD post :) Thanks for clearing up the mystery! Good to know you'll be baking with Julia, too!

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