Gluemeat

So yesterday I talked about the re-birth of Gluemeat in its new form and functions. But what good is a re-birth if there isn’t a re-baptism?  As in a name change?
No, I’m not changing the Gluemeat monicker. That’s one which is sticking around.  I changed the logo, which is enough dicking around with the name (I like the new logo; what do you think?) Actually, fellow Gluemeaties, what this re-baptism is all about is quite simple.  Simple, yet shocking.  Yes, it’s time you were all made aware of the the terrible, horrible truth: Case Yorke is an assumed name.  A pseudonym, if you will.
It was something I came up with back when I started Aren’t We Real to protect my identity.  Unfortunately, it sounds much more exciting than it actually was: my employer at the time was very keen on the online activities of his underlings.  A couple of co-workers had been reprimanded for their shortcomings in the “idea” department because he found they spent too much time on discussion forums. Oh no, it wasn’t because they were goofing off online from their workstations and gobbling up company time with their tomfoolery; he just figured that the spare time they were using at home to go on the internet could be put to better use by thinking up new creative concepts for the company to run better.

Yeah. See, I couldn’t imagine what kind of fit he would have threw had he heard about the comic.

So Case Yorke was born out that need. When I started Gluemeat, I was no longer employed there, but since I had gained a certain notoriety with Aren’t We Real, I figured I’d stick with the pseudo. But it has become tiresome maintaining two sets of identities on the web, with email addresses, log-ins, and everything.  Also, when I talk to people about the site, they kind of give me a look when I tell them what my nickname is and I have become real, real tired of telling the story.
But, rest assured, everything I have written about my personal life, from my wonderful son to that back injury, has all been true.  The story is all real. So, as I was mentioning yesterday, I want Gluemeat to become a much more personal affair.  One of the best ways to start getting it personal is by associating my name to it.

So allow me to introduce myself: Hi, I’m Mike Lacroix. Pleased to meet you all. Again.

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