Invisible...

Soul. What's in a name (I think Shakespeare made the original point)? Anyway, I've been thinking (big time) about the names folks choose on our forums. What made you choose your user name? Is it something you hold near and dear to yourself? Or is it merely tongue in cheek? :sunny:

InvisibleSoul is far from invisible. And she has a great soul. The same can be said for TipsyGypsy: She is often too lucid and wise for words. So What's up with these baffling usernames?

Why does Shale call himself such? Does it have something to do with the sea? And is QueerPoet meant to be odd or gay (or both)?

I guess I'm just wondering what made you choose your username. Are you trying to be real or mysterious or both?

The door is wide open. Tell me everything. Pretty please? :sunny:

QP

 

Mine Was Originally Meant To Be GLEN, But Sometimes I Stutter...



Cheers Glen.

 

That is because he got Tazered.

 

I think that's an awesome reason. And totally cute. LOL.

QP

 

LOL. Love at first bite?

QP

 

i wanted something memorable, i guess. the name and avatar are like my 'computer clothes' - how i choose to express myself

i am quite a gothic person.

 

That's cool. I've been reading lots more graphic novels than the original sorts. Sort of weird for an English major. But when you consider what one can come up with on the computer. :sunny: And Gothic? Would you care to define?

QP

 

I should have gone with Albino Cappucino

 

LOL. I totally like Vanilla Gorilla. Unless you are a coffee freak. Stay the original person you are.

QP

 

Shale is a character I wrote into one of my first erotic pieces in 1983. The piece was letters between these two high school friends, Bert & Shale and depicted all my young sexual exploits. (Yeah, I had enuf to divide between two guys )

Bert (from Robert) was the str8-laced guy who joined the Air Force in the mid '60s, while Shale Stone was the more daring one who did all the drop out things of the period and came out as bi.

When I first got onto the Web, I soon learned that everything you posted under your real name was searchable, so my Web persona became Shale where you'd have to wade thru a thousand geologic sites to find the right one.

Shale is still the daring one, hidden from most of his IRL friends and family. He has his own Web page: http://home.earthlink.net/~shalestone/

(Oh, it may be a little risque. Maybe even X rated)

 

gothic in the sense of style, i suppose. like how i dress, the image i present to the world.

however, the name itself is a little bit deeper than that. the name comes from 'song of imaginary beings' - it is a song that i relate to, in my own sordid way.

 

I chose this username because I think it's very fitting and apt for how I've felt all my life. I feel like I don't exist, that my outer self is like a prison, and so I feel invisible. Or my true self is invisible, because my physical state betrays who I really am, and so just being able to live a normal life as myself is an impossibility. So my soul is invisible.

QP, thanks again for your kind words. I always feel humbled by the way you think of me so highly, it means a lot. :love:

 

Meridian is a circle on the celestial sphere that passes through poles. that's what my nature is like---polar. in that with quite some things i have both extremes represented in me at the same time. for example i am both an introvert and an extrovert; both calm and restless; i love big cities and quiet countryside; etc. and west came from the fact that i'm a child of the western world.

 

Awwww, you're totally welcome, IS. You're the sweet and intelligent sister I wish I had. And you'll never be invisible in my heart. :love:

QP

 

See, this is what I was seeking most: A clear and honest reason for choosing your username. I like the fact that you can be both an introvert and extrovert -- I'm like that too! And a little mystery can never hurt. :sunny:

QP

 

I chose my name because 8 is my lucky/favorite number and flare because I'm a pretty passionate/creative person and idk I'm kind of like a sparkler?? hahah I guess words can not explain..and that last segment sums me up haha

 

Hey, you'll have me crying in a minute! lol

I do wish I had such a caring, thoughtful person like you as a brother. :love: You are a great person, and thank you again for all your lovely sentiments. <3

Where have you been the past few months anyway? Ive missed you a lot. *hugs*

 

Thanks, IS. I've been around, but mostly a mysterious lurker. I'm dealing w/ a lot of real life crap (including the death of a close friend), so I'm sorta at a loss for words, etc. But I still fondly remember my friends and faves here. Big time. So that's why I thought it best to leave some sort of post: Not a masterpiece, but a very fond hello. Missing you. *big hugs*

QP

 

I wish

You're a sweetheart though

 

You're very welcome. :love: I'm sorry to hear about the death of your friend, that must be hitting you very hard.

Aww, it's a very sweet and thoughtful thread, just like ther person who made it. lol

Thanks, and I miss you very much too. *hugs back* Hopefully we can have a proper chat again soon.