New name, new me? Eh, kinda. New services and a new focus, absolutely. The middle of October had us saying goodbye to Ayla Meretrice, the Naked Girl Therapist, and had us saying hello to the Viscount of Amorous Dice, Piper Blaine. Some of you may have more questions than I answered in this tweet , so I figured I'd get into it here. That, and I wanted to yap about what my plans were for the new year. Alright, let's break it down. Why did you rebrand? I rebranded because I wanted a fresh start. I didn't think my previous persona who catered to everyone was truly who I wanted to be in this industry. I did market Ayla as nerdy, but I came to the realization that I'd moved on a bit from trying to casually involve my nerdy interests to fully wanting to embrace them. She was who I started as in this industry at 18, but I'm 28 now and I'd like to think some things have changed! Like how maybe my working name shouldn't have started as a Latin in-joke from high...
"WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!" Joachim screamed at me from my friend's buzzing phone. It was early morning, too early for me to understand what was being sung in my left ear. Honestly, you'd think I'd know what was startling me from sleep considering this was the second time it had happened after staying the night at my friend's apartment. All I knew it was his alarm, it was music, it was loud, and I fucking loved it. For the second time, I asked him over breakfast; him coffee, bacon, spinach soaked in bacon grease, and a nauseating dollop of peanut butter. Fucking keto diets. Me, tea, and literally anything else but that nasty keto "meal" I was watching him scarf. "What's that song you've got your alarm set to?" ...