{"id":2595,"date":"2005-10-27T14:41:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-27T20:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/?p=2595"},"modified":"2005-10-27T14:41:00","modified_gmt":"2005-10-27T20:41:00","slug":"you-mean-you-havent-always-been-an-andrei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2005\/10\/27\/you-mean-you-havent-always-been-an-andrei\/","title":{"rendered":"You mean you haven&#8217;t always been an Andrei?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With rarer occasion this topic comes up. I thought it might be best to summarize the history on this transition in my life in one place that I can access through the live journal memories.<\/p>\n<p><!--more Why, no.. I have not always been an Andrei--><\/p>\n<p>Below are several LJ posts that consist of the year and half leading up to one of the most important changes in my life. A tangible legal change to my civil name. In truth, the change was pretty much a complete overhaul. The only item I retained was my middle initial. This is ironic because my civil middle name at birth was one of the things I spent the most effort rarely admitting to.<\/p>\n<p>As I got closer to the point of deciding to actually make the change, I&#8217;d begun to realize that I&#8217;d been subconsciously making the change in an almost magickal sense over the years in preparation. The actual event almost became a confirmation of fact rather than a change to be made.<\/p>\n<p>By the time these listed posts were made there was already some back-story and progress. the first post gives you about the history. Read them in order&#8230; That should sort things out \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>May 6, 2003<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lordandrei.livejournal.com\/119216.html\">http:\/\/lordandrei.livejournal.com\/119216.html<\/a><br \/>\nRead the section: Why is your name<\/p>\n<p>Sept 12, 2003<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lordandrei.livejournal.com\/150928.html\">http:\/\/lordandrei.livejournal.com\/150928.html<\/a><br \/>\nWould you change your name<\/p>\n<p>Nov 19, 2003<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lordandrei.livejournal.com\/181939.html\">http:\/\/lordandrei.livejournal.com\/181939.html<\/a><br \/>\nTraining the mind<\/p>\n<p>Sep 23, 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lordandrei.livejournal.com\/285126.html\">http:\/\/lordandrei.livejournal.com\/285126.html<\/a><br \/>\nA journal change<\/p>\n<p>Oct 7, 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lordandrei.livejournal.com\/289232.html\">http:\/\/lordandrei.livejournal.com\/289232.html<\/a><br \/>\nThe Full Transition<\/p>\n<p><b>Edit<\/b> 080714: Fixed the links to LJ&#8217;s current style<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-2595\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2005\/10\/27\/you-mean-you-havent-always-been-an-andrei\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-2595\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2005\/10\/27\/you-mean-you-havent-always-been-an-andrei\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-2595\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2005\/10\/27\/you-mean-you-havent-always-been-an-andrei\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2005\/10\/27\/you-mean-you-havent-always-been-an-andrei\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With rarer occasion this topic comes up. 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