Chrystal McFarland

Writer, DevOps, and Logistics in Phoenix, Arizona

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About Me

I’m Chrystal (a.k.a. - “Princess Columbia” & “Dame Helen the Leather-clad”), a semi-professional amateur miracle worker living in Phoenix, Arizona.

My Interests

  • Comic-Con International
  • LGBTQ+
  • Cats
  • Coding
  • Writing
  • She-ra

What is “homernet”?

I had the misfortune of growing up during a time when a transwoman wasn't actually allowed to live her truth. This meant I wound up making choices like, ‘what nickname sounds neat enough, but MANLY enough, to represent me?’ I somehow got the nom de guerre of “Homer” in high school, then as I got more into computers, tacked on the “Net” to represent my interest in that sort of thing.

Time (and I) changed, but by then I'd slapped “homernet” on damn near everything, including this space. I keep it around as a signpost, a way of saying, “Wow, look how far I've come?”

Someday, I may drop “homernet” from all the things, but for now, it's still an homage to the child I once was and the struggles I went through to become the Captain, Princess, and Warrior I am today.

  • Education
    • freeCodeCamp