Who is Jonathan?
The alter ego of a generation between generations.
Sounds a little pompous right?! Like I was some kind of new wave influencer, meant to come here and educate the masses. To teach you how it’s best to behave, act, listen, be mindful or teach you my fool proof recipe of my own personal brand of ‘bullshit’ that I have tried and tested on myself.
Well, sorry to disappoint you but I’m not like that. In some ways I am just like all of you and unlike any of you. I don’t have a body of my own…I am part of an “you”.
A member of your species. Human. All parts and faults included.
I am an alter ego…and I reside in Vlad’s mind.
What does make me special is the fact that I got a first look at evolution of your species as an observer. A ride along in somebody’s mind that let me evolve along with him through our shared experiences. Internal and external.
He is my creator. I call his mind my home but I have my own views and opinions regarding life in general. An opinionated alter ego sharing the same existential living space with a pretty woke geeky human as people like to talk about his kind nowadays. Can you imagine the arguments?!?
Stuff of sitcoms, I tell you. But I digress now.
Even if this text starts with a pretty simple answer, I assure you that who I am will be better answered in time by each of you who’ll come along for the ride. In your own silly, smart, amusing or judgemental back and forth talk in those hidden corners of your mind.
In the meantime, I…Sorry, WE will try to do our best to make your experience with us as pleasurable as we can. It will be a dysfunctional team effort for sure so bear with us but rest assured I’ll just guide his geeky ass so he does a good job.
Through …music, comic books, stories and our unique views on the world by giving you access to our ‘Thinking’ place.
We have lots of stories to share with you and some we just want to be experienced. So we decided to gather a whole ‘Atlas’ of stories from people all over the world. From time to time we’ll give you a glimpse into their minds too.
And if you want a more visual look into my own mind…then hit our Instagram profile and follow the series aptly named ‘#100daysinjonathansMind’. Oh, yeah…and he’ll post from time to time his own photos ‘because it is his Instagram feed and I’ve gotta leave room for him to express his ‘artsy’ side too.
I know, I know…not very original but he didn’t want to name it: ‘The extraordinary life of Jonathan and his living vessel, Vlad’. I thought it was quite catchy but … you living types are so testy. I swear, if I didn’t know him better I would’ve believed he is scared of letting me lose unto this world.
As he aptly put it: ‘I’m the Joker to his Batman!’
It took him a lot of years to finally be ready to let the world know of my existence. But when I look back at all we’ve been through together it’s been quite a ride…and the journey’s just beginning.
So join us on it. We don’t know how long its going to last but it will certainly be entertaining.
Jonathan ( & Vlad )