what's it with zoey?
a question i get all the time is "why are you named zoey in some places, like github, but julie on most places?"
the answer, my friend, is both more interesting than you'd think and also just kind of boring.
see, about 5 years ago, i was new to this whole transgender thing and i was kind of just trying out names. julie stuck(obviously), but i tried out a few other names before then.
why zoey, then?
i used to be really active in this queer discord server(thrilling, i know.), and it was kind of a cliche for members there to be named "zoey", so as part of an inside joke, i decided to name myself zoey also. people kept calling me zoey, so i was like "sure why not, im fine with this as an alternate name i guess". eventually time came to make a github account, and since i was still named zoey on that server and kind of experimenting with names, i decided to go with it as a username.
why'd you keep it?
two reasons. one, i dont really like changing things like that(ive had the same discord pfp for 5 years). two, it's just kind of nice having a seperate name for my "productive" stuff. something neat about people in PRs calling me one name and people having casual conversations with me calling me another
can i call you zoey?
No.
(just call me julie kthx)