Me too!

Though many in my school are playing flute. But nevertheless!

leoninechelle wrote:

FluteLocked wrote:

Me too!

Though many in my school are playing flute. But nevertheless!

 
Do you play piccolo, as well?

 
No, not yet. 
I don't play since two years,  so I'm busy enough practising that...

(Sorry for being OT)

Hello! Well I just joined these forums, but I can tell you a little about my name. First off my avatar, which I JUST put on should be pretty self explaining. I am JOHNLOCKED! XD As far as my name, Neptune Centari goes, I have been Neptune Centari for as long as I can remember. I came up with it when I was 11. I'm almost 30 now, so I've had it forever. When I first started going online, around age 11, I needed a username... I think it was for yahoo IM. I was a really big Sailormoon fan, and Sailor Neptune was my favorite. So I came up with Lady Neptune. I was Lady Neptune for about a year. Then I started playing a game that had an avatar and I wanted a name. Not just Lady Neptune. I wanted a first and last name. So I decided Neptune was a good first name and then proceded to play around with other astrological terms and settled on Centari. I spelled it wrong on purpose. I didn't like the way Centauri looked, so I dropped the U. I created a unique name and it just kinda stuck. It's never taken and it's memorable. So there you have it! I have been Neptune Centari for almost 20 years, and I plan to be Neptune Centari for the rest of my internet life.

Once more into the breech dear friends...it is sort of the same.

Aww. I love the stories behind all the usernames, pictures, and signatures. So creative and unique!

Well, NiTeLight is kind of my internet name. I use it on pretty much every forum I'm on. I originally came up with it for the first forum I joined (enfpforum, which is dedicated to Meyers-Briggs typology). I'm INTJ and the first cognative functions associated with that type are Ni and Te (in that order), hence NiTe. Because of that, I wanted to use the word "night" somewhere in my username so I could incorporate that in there. I've always loved night, because it's calm and quiet (very much like me). I always feel there's something magical and invigorating about it. My mom suggested "light" because I tend to be happier and vivacious/spirited than the majority of my peers (nightlight = light in the night, which works nicely if you take my broody, disheartened peers as metaphorically being darker like night). I settled on NiTeLight because when I think of nightlights, I think of the warm, soft light, the beauty of dim light, and the almost unintrusive presence, which matches me well (I'm sweet, quiet, introverted, tend to be the sideline- or hidden- observer in social situations, etc.). The last reason I chose it is because I find beauty and appeal in both dark things and light things (literally, e.g. enjoying a sunrise as much as a thunderstorm, and metaphorically, e.g. hurt/comfort in fan fiction).

My avatar is based off my username. I'll probably change it based on the season (e.g. a jack-o-lantern during October, or a Christmas tree during December) but for the most part, I like lanterns that give off a warm feel (like candle flame, not the harsh cold light of LEDs). I'm not 100% happy with the image I currently have, so I'll likely keep changing it until I find one I like.

My signature will also probably eventually change, especially once season 3 comes out, but for now I like it as-is. Both quotes are related to the last episode of season 2. The first one, from the Prestige, I got the idea for from a lovely, clever piece of fanart: http://y0do.deviantart.com/art/The-Prestige-280442831  It perfectly sums up my fan mindset and view of The Reichenbach Fall. The second one, from John, basically mirrors my thoughts (and it's one of the most touching scenes too). I think they go really well together...

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My user name and signature come from the song "Presto" by Rush. I've been using lyrics from that song to form user names ever since I first went onto the internet. My avatar, a little otter in the snow, has nothing to do with the otter memes going around. I once joined a message board, and every possible user name I could think of was taken, so I added "Otter" to it, making the name Winter Otter (this was back in 1999). So now I use lyrics inspired by "Presto" and sometimes otters.

I chose "Placebo" as my user name because my actual user name I used everywhere turned into my real name so I can't take it anymore. While thinking of a new one I was listening to the band Placebo and thought "Placebo sounds pretty cool". I doubted it would be available, but it was. Yay!

My avatar is Sherlock from behind. There's no reason for that.

And my signature just speaks to me. I think it is true, but that's just my opinion.

Swanpride wrote:

You mean your user name became your official name somehow????? How is that possible?

Here in the US, all one has to do is start using a new name, so that they become known by that name, and that makes it legally their name.  Alternatively, someone can go to court and get their name legally changed to anything that's not obscene or illegal in some way. Many women do that at the time of their divorces, especially if kids aren't involved. My own sister took my mother's maiden name as her new last name when she divorced late in life.

Oh wow, so many more!

@maggi13: I'd love to see Simon on Sherlock... Erm, I'd best be careful with that sentence because I'm certain that could be misconstrued 

@FluteLocked: thank you very much, I don't often create threads so it's nice to see I haven't made a totall mess of it and it is something that others actually enjoy discussing.

@Wholocked: I watched NT Frankenstein about two months ago at a cinema on Halloween. It was a wonderful experience. I had already read the stageplay (and the novel by that token) so I knew what was going to happen but there is no substitute so seeing it fully realised on stage.

@Neptune Centari: I picked my username out years ago too. I have a few 'go to' names that I swap out and change every few years.

@NiTeLight: Practically using your personality as your Username, I like that. I got tested aaaaages ago by a bloke from the navy (of all things) I turned out to be INFJ... he took me to one side and calmly said 'this is probably not a valid career choice for you.'

@Placebo: Placebo! I love them too. They were the soundtrack to my adolescence... Oh god, showing my age there.
 

Mirthxx wrote:

Mirth has been my internet name since 2007 when I joined David Hewlett's website, now dgeek, to try and find out when the next season of SGA was airing.....(My avitar is the photo that I submitted to the latest Photo Competition on dgeek that David Hewlett picked as his favourite and the winner for that month - I'm rather proud of it...

Welcome to the forum. As you can tell by my user name, I'm an old SG-1 and SGA fan myself. Jack and Daniel, and McShep forever!  DH is a cool guy, I loved his character in SGA, although my fave was Dr. Carson Beckett.  What a lovely cast of characters both those shows had!