kalphs Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 This week's question is "What is the signifcance of your user name?" :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen State Sue Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Umm . . . I live in the Evergreen State (Washington) and my name is Sue (How do you do!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2bee Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Removed by the Author. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwickimom Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 My last name is Kurwicki and so I shortened it to Kwickimom. In my head I say it is K-wick-ee-mom. Some really cool dude from another forum kept asking me why I was "quickie" mom :glare: Maybe I should change it :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 My last name is Kurwicki and so I shortened it to Kwickimom. In my head I say it is K-wick-ee-mom. Some really cool dude from another forum kept asking me why I was "quickie" mom :glare: Maybe I should change it :lol: :smilielol5:I'm sorry, but that's where my mind went too!!! :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renthead Mommy Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I was a Renthead long before I was a mommy. Once I was a mommy, we took kiddo's name from a Rent character. So that made me a Renthead Mommy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endorphins Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I received a really cute birthday card a few years ago that said "Endorphins...let 'em fly!" and since it was symbolic of my life at that point, it stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickelfritz Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Mine is a childhood nickname given by my dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmmiSays Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Mine is from one of my all time favorite hip hop songs called Umi Says by poet/rapper Mos Def. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Random describes my thought processes fairly well, and since I am here to think, that's what I chose. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) When I was younger, for several years I was very, very involved with Pern fandom (Pern, not the other thing, you pervs- it's a book series. :D). In the Weyr I founded, my Weyrwoman's second's dragon was named Mergath. I started using it as my handle, and it stuck. For over a decade, now. Edited February 23, 2011 by Mergath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I'm so young no one calls me "Mrs. Warde," but I've wanted to be a "Mrs" since I was a little girl. The "younger" part is not a slight on my mil, it just distinguishes me from her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) When I was younger, for several years I was very, very involved with Pern fandom (Pern, not the other thing, you pervs- it's a book series. :D). In the Weyr I founded, my Weyrwoman's second's dragon was named Mergath. I started using at my handle, and it stuck. For over a decade, now. I LOVE those books! I own most of them and I read each of them about once a year :D PS. Second dragon? What was your precedent for re-impressing? Didn't Brekke teach you it's a bad idea? ;) Edited February 23, 2011 by theYoungerMrsWarde didn't think of it until later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 We bought and renovated a 110 year old brick and stone church and made it our home. We named it Faithmanor and I've been going by Faith on the boards ever since. A couple of moms on the board are in a tiny inner circle that know my real name...shhh...they promised not to tell. I don't like my IRL name and would probably change it to Faith if I had a chance. Faithmanor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I LOVE those books! I own most of them and I read each of them about once a year :D Me too! Have you read the newest by Todd? Ugh. Not impressed. No Weyrwoman is going to say that she'd give up her dragon in a second to make her boyfriend feel better. If you haven't gotten to those yet, skip them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Mine is what my nieces and nephews called me when they were little...now most of the neighborhood kids call me that too. Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeegal Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I drink a small amount of... all right, I drink lots and lots of coffee. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) I love guitars. I was a teenager during the 80's when Ibanez made a lot of really great guitars. We all played them. They sounded great, kicked butt and were a great way to own an awesome guitar if you didn't have the coin to put down on a Fender or a Gibson. All my friends who were guitarists in bands and pretty much every band in school played Ibanez and my love for them started back then. I own 6 Ibanez guitars that range in date from 1976 all the way to the RG550 20th Anniversary reissue that I bought new in 2007. Ibanez guitars are nicknamed "Ibbys". Since I own a few and love them so much I'm Ibbygirl. :) Edited February 23, 2011 by Ibbygirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) Me too! Have you read the newest by Todd? Ugh. Not impressed. No Weyrwoman is going to say that she'd give up her dragon in a second to make her boyfriend feel better. If you haven't gotten to those yet, skip them. I wouldn't touch them with a 6 ft pole! I read a preview and a discription of the plot that was just...uggh. No thank you! And he really wrote that about a boyfriend? Wow, someone must think he's God's gift to women... Edited February 23, 2011 by theYoungerMrsWarde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Mine is from a rant I tend to go on when people call books about elves and fairies and dragons and what not science fiction. It has to have science to be science fiction, people! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Mine is from our school name, Frontier Christian Academy. When the dcs began homeschooling when the oldest was 7 (or the "official" date one must say they are homeschooling in NC), we let them choose the name. I just use a byline of our school name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 There were always so many Jennifers in my classes at school I quit answering when my name was called. Changing the way I spelled it made me feel a little more unique. And there is no way I am going to get any variation of the real spelling of my name just about anywhere online. The "c" is the first initial of my last name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst--- exactly how I began homeschooling. No prep, no deep reading or years of studying and being on boards. One long vacation with dear homeschooling friends and I knew what would happen the following September. I just wasn't going to put 2 kids through what I watched the 1st go through. (Nevermind the inquisition those dear friends spent calling a vacation...they were most patient and kind.) So I jumped straight into the deep end of the homeschool pool-no wading in from the shallow end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I was raised on a plantation we called Tara and I married a man named Rhett....oh wait that was the movie... Let's see...I was mouthy as a teen and one of my teachers called me Scarlett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 It's the one my parents gave me :) Taken from that classic Hemingway novel, A Farewell to Arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Mine is littlebug from the first nickname I had for my youngest daughter. 42 because it is the answer to life, the universe and everything. Dh and I met while working on a community theatre production of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" so the number has significance in our relationship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyB Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 It's my name. It brings me great comfort to see my actual name after hearing "Mommy" a thousand times a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Ours is the name of our school. Not very original, but it works. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakersDozen Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 My username is significant only in that it is sorely outdated and I'm too lazy to try and change it, lol. It meant something years ago and still does, I just need to add "+2" (soon to be 3??) to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Mine's not very original. I live in Florida and I'm a mom. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0mmaBuck Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Our last name is "Buck" and I am the "m0mma." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arghmatey Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) Everyone in our little family has a thing for pirates, and we are silly. Argh, Matey! Edited February 23, 2011 by arghmatey Misspelling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I'm a momma and I like to garden. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swirl Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I took it from a box of cinnamon swirl cereal that was sitting on the computer desk the very first time I had to come up with a user name. I've used it ever since. Good thing I don't have to come up with a new one tonight or it would be pile of boys clip on ties. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCamper Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Love to go on camping vacations. Always happy when we are on vacation. Almost always happy when we are at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 PS. Second dragon? What was your precedent for re-impressing? Didn't Brekke teach you it's a bad idea? ;) Doesn't that happen in one of the Todd McCaffrey books? *shudder* Sorry, I knew that was going to be confusing. She wasn't my Weyrwoman's second dragon, but rather my character was the Weyrwoman's second-in-command. So, my Weyrwoman's Second's dragon. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swirl Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Everyone in our little family has a thing for pirates, and we are silly. Argy, Matey! We saw this t-shirt on a guy last summer. We were :lol:. http://www.zazzle.com/to_err_is_human_to_arrr_is_pirate_tshirt-235079290753063328 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukale Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 My name is Susan=Su My oldest dd is Kaylea =ka My youngest dd is Lexi = le All together you get Sukale. Plus I though it sounded like a cool Chinese name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silliness7 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I picked mine it seems like a thousand years ago when I was trying to sign up for yahoo groups. I kept picking names that were already taken and I was getting frustrated. I was thinking "this is SILLINESS!!" in my head and of course the 7 is how many kiddos I have. I think I am silliness5 on yahoo and somewhere else I am silliness6. It's so hard to keep up. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Bike - We are a cycling family - in fact, LLL just graduated to an 18" bike yesterday! Woo hoo! AND she got a new bike helmet that actually has....LADYBUGS on it! Book - I love reading. Little Dorritt is on my side table right now. Bread - I bake bread. A lot of it. Did a Pain de Campagne yesterday. Mmmmm, good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I have a story: (and I hope I do not get in any trouble by sharing it.) When I was little my mother was a single mom and an aspireing writer. She wrote a wonderful manuscript, while we were living in the San Juan's. She went to a dinner party at a friends house and a published author was there. She asked this author (who wrote a very famous book about a seagull)if he would read her manuscript and let her know if it was any good. He agreed, but had to take it with him as he was only visiting the area. A few weeks later he told her he did not think it was worth publishing. In this story about rouge computers and technology (this was the mid-80's) there is a beautiful little blonde girl and her beloved white dog with a brown spot over it's left eye. I was that little girl, and the dog was my beloved Simka. 12 months later The Tommyknockers was published. My mother never wrote again:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Kind of boring....my name is Angela and my last name starts with a B. :) I wasn't creative enough to come up with anything clever! :D :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I have a story: (and I hope I do not get in any trouble by sharing it.) When I was little my mother was a single mom and an aspireing writer. She wrote a wonderful manuscript, while we were living in the San Juan's. She went to a dinner party at a friends house and a published author was there. She asked this author (who wrote a very famous book about a seagull)if he would read her manuscript and let her know if it was any good. He agreed, but had to take it with him as he was only visiting the area. A few weeks later he told her he did not think it was worth publishing. In this story about rouge computers and technology (this was the mid-80's) there is a beautiful little blonde girl and her beloved white dog with a brown spot over it's left eye. I was that little girl, and the dog was my beloved Simka. 12 months later The Tommyknockers was published. My mother never wrote again:glare: Oh no! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I took it from a box of cinnamon swirl cereal that was sitting on the computer desk the very first time I had to come up with a user name. I've used it ever since. Good thing I don't have to come up with a new one tonight or it would be pile of boys clip on ties. :) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endorphins Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I have a story: (and I hope I do not get in any trouble by sharing it.) When I was little my mother was a single mom and an aspireing writer. She wrote a wonderful manuscript, while we were living in the San Juan's. She went to a dinner party at a friends house and a published author was there. She asked this author (who wrote a very famous book about a seagull)if he would read her manuscript and let her know if it was any good. He agreed, but had to take it with him as he was only visiting the area. A few weeks later he told her he did not think it was worth publishing. In this story about rouge computers and technology (this was the mid-80's) there is a beautiful little blonde girl and her beloved white dog with a brown spot over it's left eye. I was that little girl, and the dog was my beloved Simka. 12 months later The Tommyknockers was published. My mother never wrote again:glare: Oh, that is so sad. :( What a gut blow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 When I first hit the internet about 15 years ago, I used it almost entirely to perfect my Indian cooking skills, and if you wanted to get good advice from the experts (Indians) I found I did best with a "handle" that was an Indian cooking term. All the sweet ones (rasmalai, gulab jaman, etc) were taken, so I picked a salty one. I've never put my real name up on the 'net, but I've been the same handle, and nearly the same persona the whole time. I do tweak my persona to fit in with the Romans of the moment ("when in Rome..."). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 When I first hit the internet about 15 years ago, I used it almost entirely to perfect my Indian cooking skills, and if you wanted to get good advice from the experts (Indians) I found I did best with a "handle" that was an Indian cooking term. All the sweet ones (rasmalai, gulab jaman, etc) were taken, so I picked a salty one. I've never put my real name up on the 'net, but I've been the same handle, and nearly the same persona the whole time. I do tweak my persona to fit in with the Romans of the moment ("when in Rome..."). Really? I was thinking something PNW Indianish...I was off by a continent :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Its a name I can remember :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 My past, present, future Tap 1- past- a shortened version of my childhood nickname Tap 2-present-one of my favorite moments of childhood is when a you hold a sleeping child in your arms, and they softly pat your back. Tap 3-future-the tap, tap, tapping of my keyboard as I shape my children's future by homeschooling. I have had people say my name reminds them of someone impatiently, Tap, tap, tapping their foot. If you are one of those....sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I have had people say my name reminds them of someone impatiently, Tap, tap, tapping their foot. If you are one of those....sorry! LOL I always thought it was the "tap, tap, tap" that a conductor does with their baton on the music stand before they start conducting a piece. Man, I was way off. lol :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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