That time Jonathan ate honey and almost died

[j_okay]

My life has been, uh, quite a whirlwind for the last 2.5 weeks. I can't even begin to deliver the bullet points until things have settled down more. In the meantime, I've learned and done some cool things:

1. I made that there icon. It's based off the silly profile picture I set up on my Twitter. I'm getting tired of breezy Capote, but I suppose

Comments

[mahmfic]

God I barely know shit from the bible. I know the basics from sunday school and a weird handful of other shit but that's about it. But this A man's gotta eat. XD

But Capote!! lol. I get changing the icon, but being leery of it. I haven't changed my tumblr icon. It's like that is how people know it is me. I haven't changed my ao3 one either.

[j_okay]

I spent way too much time in a crazy Christian church when I was a kid. All I had to distract me from the sermons (which were invariably about the end of the world) were weird stories from the bible. Haha. I also just like reading about religious stories/traditions.

YEAH, I get being leery about changing icons. I'm particularly leery since I've changed my username from yaakov. I think many HiHers thought I'd disappeared for awhile.

[androyd]

Okay, maybe I'm just slow as shit but I didn't even know Jonathan wasn't your birthname. I love that name, btw. It's not an overly common name is it's just a strong name, if that makes sense? I also absolutely LOVE religious historical names ♥ Also, and please forgive me for being so ignorant(?), I didn't know you were transgender. I have this habit of talking about my brother and his journey without even thinking about the fact I have friends who are going through/have gone through the same things he is. Okay I'm rambling now.

[j_okay]

I didn't know you were transgender

Ha, that's one of the greatest things I've ever heard! XD I assume people know because I've been around HiH for so long, first with my birth name and then with the ambiguous "J." It's kind of cool you just thought I was always a Jonathan. But yep, 30 years old, just told my mother, still pre-HRT...trans indeed, haha.

How is your brother's journey going? I admit I don't know much about him. I guess my journey is technically just starting, even though this stuff's been brewing in my head for about 10 years.

[androyd]

My brother's journey has been a complicated one. It's a shame because he suffered cystic acne as a teen and the testosterone shots seem to be bringing it back, so he may need to lower his dosage :( He's been referred for top surgery now, though, so he's happy :)

I can't even imagine what it feels like to spend so long with that brewing in your brain. I do hope things go well, and remember we're all here for you, too :)

[miscuatroamores]

First, I would loved for you to have picked the name "Jacob" because I had a HUGE crush on a guy named Jacob for 6 years. Through junior high and high school. So I have a "nostalgic" feeling for that name. But I do love the name Jonathan, too. I love your biblical connection with that name, why you're choosing it. That would be my reasoning too. Food is my life's reasoning for everything.

[j_okay]

Hahaha. I do still love the name Jacob! It just didn't fit me as well, I thought. Jonathan sounds a bit more like my birth name and therefore a bit more like me. Also, I picture most Jonathans as being goofy and congenial; Jacob, on the other hand, I can picture as a macho guy who says "bro" and is really into frisbee golf. XD

[miscuatroamores]

And you do have to go with what's more you. I understand that reasoning.

[tralfamadore]

The Jonathan story made me guffaw. I'm not at all familiar with most Biblical stories, but I appreciate the desire to have a name without baggage or some feelings of expectation. Sounds like you made a badass choice.

Hope things are going all right otherwise. Not that I've ever really heard of a good whirlwind, but yanno. Wishful thinking.

[j_okay]

Yes, I'm definitely happy with it! It fits. And some friends have taken to calling me "Jon," which isn't half-bad, either.

Well, yeah, there were some bad winds in there. :-/ But on the good front, the whirlwind also involved me coming out to offline friends and family. They all surprised me. I've got some damn good friends, off- and online.

[larkandwren]

1. For some reason I feel the need to let you know that you're the only Jonathan that I enjoy interacting with. The others tend to be what the youths today refer to as "fuckboys." So I guess my brain registered you as 'Special Outlier Jon' some time ago.

2. I find it fascinating that other cultures name themselves after other people, based on public/personal opinions on the accomplishment of those before them, sometimes completely irrelevant to their lives. Chinese babies tend to be named after things and literal attributes. Like "Li Bo" meaning strong mountain, or my name - "Kwok Pui" meaning heroine (lady hero not the drug). Never was fond of that name - it's quite presumptuous.