What's in a name?

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SAMEERTIA

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 3:44 AM

I originally wrote Ertia as a character in a sci-fi story, that evolved into a novel, that then fell by the wayside, and then later was made utterly obsolete.
(For more on that, check the essay on my website entitled "Too Late. Or How Joss Whedon Stole My Man")

http://home.ripway.com/2004-2/75835/toolate.html

Anyway, I started using Ertia's name when I started writing fanfiction on the web...err...a ...ummm...LONG time ago. She became my Highlander identity, and and then she really became, well, me. Or I her. I'm not sure how that worked.

I registered here as Ertia but then when I went to log in it kept telling me I didn't exist, so I re-registered as SameErtia, hoping that people wouldn't think there were two of us.

N0SKILLZ

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 3:50 AM

Lets see...

It started off in Counter-Strike... way back in the beta days. I pretty much sucked, and being the not so creative person I am, I just went with NoSkillz (gotta add the 'z' to be "1337")
and i'm just to lazy to think of a new name.

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"Right Now/ Somebody's stuck in Iraq, Hoping that he gets shipped back breathing/ In a war he's not really sure the reasons/ So we show our support when the press misleads him/ Though we mourn / Remain proud / Salute the troops..."-Ryu of Fort Minor
Death is like sex in high school... If you knew how many times you missed having it you'd be paralyzed- Georgia Lass (Dead Like Me)
*Andersen AFB, Guam*

NUCLEARDAY

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 7:48 AM

lol, some good interesting stories in here, so i suppose I'll share as well.

on my good days i fancy myself as something of a writer. years ago i was working on a book, and i can't usually start on anything until i can come up with a title: a ways of focusing my energy i suppose.

anyways, it was a post-apocolyptic story in the vein of Mad Max, etc. when i can come up with them, I like titles with double or hidden meanings, so i was playing around with words, and came up with a New Clear Day. (new and clear... nuclear, insert nerdy snorting here.) kinda cheesey and not so clever but it sort of stuck.

long story shorter, it was around the time i first got an online-capable computer. the spelling tends to change alot, and after countless rough drafts the gorramn story never seems to get done, but the frelling name never seems to go away :)

i also tend to go by the handle gibson grey at times, which has a much shorter story. gibson = both mel and william gibson, and grey is the surname i've used for roleplaying since i was like 6 years old.

KOMELION

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:49 AM

This here is my very favorite thread. I like reading all the posts. Like Kaylee says, “I like meeting new people, they’ve all got stories...” And good stories at that.

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Well, here I am.

LOLA

Tuesday, January 24, 2006 4:52 AM

hmmmmm...so it's actually my car's name.
and my alter ego
full name : Lola Falula super crime fightin' ace.
But funny enough the name I always use when I need to fill out somethin'like a magazine subscription, or I'm at an odd party and don't feel like giving out my true name....cause really..when it comes down to it how many Lola's do you know?
(I mean that aren't pole dancers or 80yr old granmums)
Of which...as so far..I am neither.

besides, if you got the retro in ya you can wander about slightly drunk singing "Copacabana" at most parties and get yerself a second glance.
there you have it..tonight I'm just Lola a heartsick Firefly fan.

Lola

"ever sailed on a Firefly?"

THATWEIRDGIRL

Tuesday, January 24, 2006 4:57 AM

I think mine speaks for itself.

www.thatweirdgirl.com
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"...turn right at the corner then skip two blocks...no, SKIP, the hopping-like thing kids do...Why? Why not?"

FREELANCEPILOT

Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:03 AM

There is a game, which i have actually never played, called freelancer that allows you to buy the firefly (special download required) in game. Plus i like the idea of freelance writing. I identify with wash a lot, and he's my favorite character, so
FreelancePilot.
Got spaceship, will pilot.

Wash: Yeah, but psychic? That sounds like science fiction.
Zoë: You live on a spaceship, dear.
Wash: So?

RHYIANAN

Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:53 AM

The story of my name isn't too interesting. In third or fourth grade, I read a book where the queen of the faeries was named Rhiannon. Something in the name drew me and it immediately became what I called myself in any game I played with my friends. However, since I had never seen or heard of the name, I mispronounced it, saying ri-ON-an instead of rye-AN-on. As I grew older and found out my mistake, I still liked my version better, so I tried to find a way to spell it that would reflect my pronounciation better. I don't think it quite worked, but it's closer.

Wash: Yeah, but psychic? That sounds like science fiction.
Zoe: You live on a spaceship, dear.

KANESKI

Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:54 AM

Took 'Kane' from the original C&C. Bald, evil guy with the awesome sadistic grin. Started adding 'ski' on the end of forums, signups, etc... since 'Kane' was commonly taken. As for the 'ski'... I'm a Ruski :D

P.S.: Yes, I know the 'ski' on the end of last names originates more from Poland than Russia. Details.

JELLYBEAN

Tuesday, January 24, 2006 8:35 AM

No great story behind my name. Decide I wanted a new one when I signed up here so I just started thinking of any random words or terms that came to mind before finally settling on JellyBean.
Huzzah for randomness.

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