#aim chat

[havecourageandbefuckingnice]

[beanclam]

A bit of username nostalgia...

I've had the username “beanclam” for like... 17 years (wtf). It’s the name I use for twitter, instagram, patreon, behance... pretty much everything. Here's the story from an interview I did recently:

--Your website is www.beanclamchowder.com. That’s an intriguing name. What exactly does that mean?--

Sometimes, I think about the origin of that and put my head in my hands and sigh. Time travel with me to 1999, where I was in high school and my friend (who had a Marine Biology class) was given a worksheet with different aquatic species on it. She then proceeded to give her friends nicknames from said worksheet and I was bestowed with “beanclam.” I got off easy (it was way catchier than “bristleworm”). I thought it was funny in a way only high schoolers think is funny. So I started using it as my username in the shiny, new world of internet forums.

I liked it enough (couldn’t think of an alternative) that I used it for my high school senior project in 2001. I coded (with basic HTML what an innocent time) an art website for myself, “beanclam.tripod.com.” And I started posting my art online. Even back then, I thought that name recognition was important when it came to art but I should NEVER reveal my real name on the internet.

So beanclam kind of stuck … for 17 years. But when I tried to buy a proper domain name, “beanclam.com” was already taken (disappointing, but the landing page is just a giant picture of a beanclam, appropriate), so I went with the next best thing.

[simplyfefe]

Aim!

But like message me for my aim guys!!

[simplyfefe]

So I reactivated my aim xD you guys should do it and add me! The screen names are the best, if you don't know how, just ask me!

[cumpoundgerald]

teen life c. 2001

[maksc]

The Chmerkovskiy Chat (Peta and Maks)

Peta: I thought you weren't coming back till tomorrow?

Maks: Oh okay sorry I'll sleep at the airport then

Peta: No!! You're coming home and sleeping with me!

Maks: Okay okay miss busy pants

Peta: Oh don't act like you don't like it.

Maks: I just want to sleep on my own bed

Peta: and with your wife is a bonus, right?

Maks: sure

Peta: Hey!

Maks: Hey is for horses

Peta: Ooooh someone thinks he's got jokes now.

Maks: Nope

Peta: Uh huh!

Maks: I'm a funny guy.... sometimes

Peta: You make me laugh.

Maks: That makes one of us

Peta: You okay babe?

Maks: Yeah

Peta: You just seem out of it.

Maks: What you mean

Peta: You tired? Or maybe I've had too much coffee and have way too much energy right now.

Maks: Babe there's nothing wrong with me

Peta: Okay, just checking. When will you be here? I can come pick you up.

Maks: No babe it's cool. Tony has his car

Peta: Oh okay

Maks: Is that okay

Peta: Of course.

Maks: Okay cool. You would tell me if it wasn't right

Peta: Absolutely babe

Maks: Cool. On the plane now

Peta: Yay! I'm still at rehearsals. Alex won't let me leave. Keeps saying there has to be a Chmerkovskiy in the building to make sure everyone gets shit done.

Maks: Isn't papa there

Peta: I think he went to go eat with Mama. He said he'd be back later.

Maks: Then who's the Chmerkovskiy

Peta: Me silly.

Maks: Ohhhhh

Peta: Yeaaaa

Maks: You're a Chmerkovskiy

Peta: Well yeah.

Maks: Oh sorry i thought you were a Asskovskiy

Peta: Oh gosh. You're silly

Maks: Yeaaa don't leave your phone unlock next time haha

Peta: no shame in my ass game.

maks: I like your ass very much

Peta: Oh I know you do. Pretty sure everyone knows you do now too

Maks: Wait until i get home

Peta: Oh yeah?

Maks: Ohhhh yeaaaa babyyyy

Peta: Well me and my ass will be waiting for you.

Maks: This plane can't land fast enough

Peta: You sure you don't want me to meet you at the airport?

Maks: Maybe you should

Peta: Cause I totally can and if Alex says anything well, I don't know what I'll do, but he'll be alright.

maks: He better let you go or his ass is fired

Peta: Shit just got real!

maks: I'm the boss

Peta: My sexy boss man

[chanandlerbongrules]

I just did an AIM account, add me?

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