What does your username mean?

[Waldo]

I'm always intrigued by usernames on forums and the stories behind them. So tell us about your username and why you chose it, what the meaning behind it is, etc.

I chose "Waldo" here as a nod to my evolution.

I travel a lot and regularly get emails and texts from friends asking "Where are you?" so with a nod to the Where's Waldo books I settled on Waldo.

Your turn.

[Diva]

I sing.

Therefore, I'm Diva.

[MizzSabra]

In my last relationship, my boi called me Miss Sabra. I wanted a new user name for another site and was trying to think of something catchy....

So I just altered the Miss to Mizz (cause Miss just doesn't suit me) and Sabra is actually my real name. It's so unusual that I thought I didn't need to have another name.

[evolveme]

Waldo, I will think of you as DIAB for a while, I'm sure, but I love Waldo and the reason for it.

When I came up with evolveme, I was high into "conscious evolution," the theory that we are, for the most part, as physically evolved as we are going to get (a theory I no longer necessarily hold), being that more and more people are being born without wisdom teeth, and well, some other things I could bore you with, but won't. Anyway, this theory is that where the evolution for homo sapiens is now really taking place is the brain/mind.

And that if we want to harness our evolutionary potential, we will participate in it by becoming more and more aware, more conscious, so to speak. We will utilize more of our brain capacity and choose to be alive in it.

Anyway, I was on this big kick, right? I mean, like a HUGE kick. I was basically a Ken Wilber fanatic. I've since moved on a little. I hit an existential crisis, you might say, but anyway, "evolve me" is kind of a call, a request. It says, do something for my mind. Challenge me. Help me grow.

Give me something interesting to think about.

(I don't know how/why anyone ever confused it with my saying that I *am* evolved. That seems pretty fucking ridiculous to me, but folks sometimes have. I must be a big inflated meanie, I reckon. Grrr.)

[Waldo]

Originally Posted by Diva

I sing.

Therefore, I'm Diva.

Indeed you do.

Originally Posted by MizzSabra

In my last relationship, my boi called me Miss Sabra. I wanted a new user name for another site and was trying to think of something catchy....

So I just altered the Miss to Mizz (cause Miss just doesn't suit me) and Sabra is actually my real name. It's so unusual that I thought I didn't need to have another name.

I must admit.... it is unusual.

Originally Posted by evolveme

Waldo, I will think of you as DIAB for a while, I'm sure, but I love Waldo and the reason for it.

When I came up with evolveme, I was high into "conscious evolution," the theory that we are, for the most part, as physically evolved as we are going to get (a theory I no longer necessarily hold), being that more and more people are being born without wisdom teeth, and well, some other things I could bore you with, but won't. Anyway, this theory is that where the evolution for homo sapiens is now really taking place is the brain/mind.

And that if we want to harness our evolutionary potential, we will participate in it by becoming more and more aware, more conscious, so to speak. We will utilize more of our brain capacity and choose to be alive in it.

Anyway, I was on this big kick, right? I mean, like a HUGE kick. I was basically a Ken Wilber fanatic. I've since moved on a little. I hit an existential crisis, you might say, but anyway, "evolve me" is kind of a call, a request. It says, do something for my mind. Challenge me. Help me grow.

Give me something interesting to think about.

(I don't know how/why anyone ever confused it with my saying that I *am* evolved. That seems pretty fucking ridiculous to me, but folks sometimes have. I must be a big inflated meanie, I reckon. Grrr.)

I don't know that we'd ever talked about that before, but I absolutely got it. You love a good mind more than almost anyone else I know.

I was DIAB for over a decade. It's followed me from site to site to site. It's kind of sad to put it behind me, but I think it was time. Necessary in many ways and for many reasons.

[Angelika]

My username (here and everywhere else online for the last 2 years) sprang from the fact that I had to pick a username for a 3D environment called Second Life for professional reasons, so it had to be close enough to my own 'real first life' name. i.e. Angelika is my real name, sort of; its the longer/extended variation of my German first name.

Angelika

[SelfMadeMan]

Well I am just excited to have a new username because my old one (fastnfurious) just didn't feel like ME anymore. My new one embraces my transition and the fact that I made myself the man I am today through years of determination, tears and hard work, and I am proud of that!

[Sam]

Its the start of my wonderful new life.

the best is yet to be.

[Kätzchen]

Kätzchen is an term of endearment given to me by a very dear, long time friend (a butch, half way around the world, who identified as a Transgendered Butch).

My German nickname means: Kitten.

[firegal]

When I first got in the fire dept there were only 3 women out of 1000 firefighters.So when I would be at certain fire stations some would purposely not say firefighter but say fireMAN and enunciate louder the man part. They wanted me to get their message protesting woman being there.

Hence Firegal …That's kinda my protest. Ive had more than a few folks assume I wasn't a butch based on my name.

[Passionaria]

Passionaria is Spanish for Passionflower~ Pashi

[friskyfemme]

Originally Posted by Jackhammer

Well since galvanized pipe is only good for about 30 years, I decided to replace the plumbing with copper throughout the whole house, starting with the main at the street.

I borrowed a buddy's Jackhammer and removed a huge portion of the driveway to run new lines.

I fell in love with that damn Jackhammer, its all I thought about.
I wanted one, but couldn't justify the cost against how often Id be using it.

I was surfing the net and found an online forum, it asked for user name- first thing on my mind was that God Damn Jackhammer.

I still think about the time we shared together: those few days with warm feelings of happiness, excitement and *cough* ..... love.

Too funny Jackhammer! It reminds me of a commerical I saw...this guy rents a jackhammer to take out a sidewalk ... e haso much fun he ends up taking out his whole driveway...explaining to his wife 'I have it for the whole day!'

[friskyfemme]

I have a very dear friend...many years younger than I am...we use to go ou dancing...ever once in a while...I love to dance....I can go non stop for hours...He was amazed I was so 'frisky' for my age (he used to say fondly)...so he nicknamed me...he moved to CA...so we don't get to hang out...but it a fun name...and it rminds meofour good times...

[hippieflowergirl]

i'm a hippie

i love flowers

i'm a girl

[Queerasfck]

Contrary to the urban legends that proceed my name, the name EzeeTiger does not indicate promiscuity on my part. Instead

I took one part Eazy E gansta rapper
to one part easy like a Sunday morning,
to one part the tattoo on my right forearm
shaken well then finely crafted to perfection.

[Rockinonahigh]

I got my sn while trying to join anothe site,I had tryed quite a fue but nothing worked...so I typed in my horses name and lo and behold I became Rockinonahigh.When I was doing long haul livestock hauling I usely went by myself and picked up the handle of the lonewolf wich I have used on some social sites.Nither really fits anymore..actualy im more like the absent minded professor on the movie flubber.
Rockin

[Arwen]

Originally Posted by Waldo

I'm always intrigued by usernames on forums and the stories behind them. So tell us about your username and why you chose it, what the meaning behind it is, etc.

I chose "Waldo" here as a nod to my evolution.

I travel a lot and regularly get emails and texts from friends asking "Where are you?" so with a nod to the Where's Waldo books I settled on Waldo.

Your turn.

So my name is from Tolkien and is because I fell in with a bad crowd in high school.

Okay, so they weren't bad...they were just a bunch of Star Trek geeks gone down a hobbit trail. The guy I dated was called Strider. I'm dark haired and fair-skinned. Therefore I got tagged with Arwen.

So this is actually the name I go by and have in all aspects of my life except business for many years.

I can always tell when someone doesn't know me.

They call me Stephanie.

[Arwen]

P. to the S. You will always be either SquareDyke or my best Sushi date in my heart.

For those that weren't there, Waldo and I met at a Bash. I was sitting on a couch with others and Waldo waved at me. I did not have a CLUE because I am bad at face recognition.

So Waldo helpfully draws a "box" in the air and I say...loudly and in public, "SquareDyke?"

Yeah. It was a classic Arwen moment.

[Waldo]

Originally Posted by Arwen

P. to the S. You will always be either SquareDyke or my best Sushi date in my heart.

For those that weren't there, Waldo and I met at a Bash. I was sitting on a couch with others and Waldo waved at me. I did not have a CLUE because I am bad at face recognition.

So Waldo helpfully draws a "box" in the air and I say...loudly and in public, "SquareDyke?"

Yeah. It was a classic Arwen moment.

Shush. You keep telling that story about me waving and people will start thinking I'm friendly.

[Arwen]

Originally Posted by Waldo

Shush. You keep telling that story about me waving and people will start thinking I'm friendly.

There was only one finger involved in the waving.


Is that better?