Instead of the made up word “sekhmetrix”, I have moved to an actual domain of jilliantate.blog. I created “sekhmetrix” years ago, as a modernized extension of Sekhmet, the Egyptian deity with the body of a woman and the head of a lion. I identified with this particular entity because I’m a Leo, which is a lion symbol, and also because I liked the idea of a goddess who just went around kicking ass.
Sekhmet’s name comes from the Ancient Egyptian word “sekhem” which means “power or might”. Sekhmet’s name suits her function and means “the (one who is) powerful”. She also was given titles such as the “(One) Before Whom Evil Trembles”, “Mistress of Dread”, “Lady of Slaughter” and “She Who Mauls”. (source: wikipedia)
However, it’s also an outdated moniker. I’m a big believer in brand building, and my real name is just fine for that purpose. It’s reasonably unique, and I’m fond of it: I think my mother did a fine job picking out my name. I am Jillian-with-a-J. It’s sometimes hard to spell and I get a lot of interesting variations but I like the aesthetics just fine. I also like my surname of Tate, which I kept after marriage because, to me, my last name has always been part of my identity and I was happy to be able to keep it.
So now I own this domain! I upgraded my WordPress to get rid of the ads too. (YOU’RE WELCOME). I suppose now that I’m updating here regularly I should clean it up a bit.
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