A New Face, A Familiar Feeling

Over the years since 2013 this blog has been the go-to place for me to express feelings and also states of mind I dared not to bring out to daylight for different reasons. As I evolve and transform through the years this site has operated under the banner of different names to reflect, again, my feelings, opinions, and states of mind during the relevant period. My journey to discover the true self and acceptance, combined with the desire (tendency) to never be static and to always be flowing on the go has led me to yet another perception of identity as this site is, as of today, operating under a brand new banner.

Therefore I hereby announce that theredtension.blogspot.com is now named Rhinestone Ted’s Word Emporium, the most recent nom de plume we have came up with. Rhinestone Ted reflects* the sparkle of the factitious diamonds and also a nod to my own interest in installing rhinestones on the musical instruments and audio equipment, among others. To add to that, I have repurposed an Instagram account, rechristened it with same handle as the blog, and is now a part of an elaborate, not-thoroughly-planned scheme of an alter ego conceived to serve as an outlet for writings and to negotiate deals to acquire musical equipment from online stores.

All this, however, will neither mean nor trigger alterations to the content the site has so consistently (at least in 2014) present here, although variations are a certainty because this is my blog and I can write anything we see fit. In fact, I may even transport contents from my own unpublished book Things I Have Written So Far here as it aligns with what I am doing in this blog. It has been a long, sporadic journey going from @erdions to @neonstride and then @theredtension. I do hope whoever visits this site (probably no one but myself) will enjoy the new look and name for a long while.



Cheerios,

-@rhinestone_ted-

 *Pun unintended, or should we say it' was punintended?

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