What's the inspiration behind your user name?

[mstaylor]

When I first got on the internet everybody said you should never use your real name. I am a longtime umpire so my user name was umpmst. Now I use my first two initials and my last name, then put my full name as a signature line.

[museav]

My user name is my company name. The logic behind that was the definition of muse as a noun (a guiding spirit or source of inspiration) and a verb (to consider thoughtfully or reflect) which seemed to fit what I saw as directly relating to the role of a consultant. The lower case "m" was to avoid confusion with Muse, as in the nine Muses of Greek mythology, as although the ties to the arts is nice, I am definitely not a goddess!

[DiscoBoxer]

My nickname was given to me in the ring when I boxed as a teenager, where I would tire out the competition by constantly moving. Someone in the club got a video tape of me in an awkward position where I knocked down a guy in the ring. Many joked about it being a "disco-like" move and the name evolved from there.

With a strong background in security, I support keeping an online "alias" as a smart thing to help keep separation from malicious intent by many people on the net looking to exploit your data. "Data minig" software is huge business not just for the government, but also for private advertising, and high-tech criminal organizations. Many people are unaware of how easy it is to consolidate information about a total random person on the net. If someone wants to really know me, I like the control of choosing that they should or shouldn't have access.

[lighthouse]

Mine's a play on my first job (writing software for boats) & my lighting design hobby.

I haven't seen n1ist posting on this thread but I know where that comes from!

73,
Larry

[zmb]

zmb are my initials. Doesn't give away my full name but is easily noticed by people that know me.

[n1ist]

Mine comes from the FCC. I guess I was next after Mark (N1ISS) got his. It's my ham radio callsign. Ether that or "no wonder I'm so tired"...
73,
/mike

[What Rigger?]

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. While he's more in to dance and drama these days, this was my son at age 7.

I am moving to Ottawa now, to search for Animal Chin!

[masterelectrician2112]

Well, at the end of my freshman year of high school, I was made what was called the department's master electrician. I honestly had no idea that it applied outside of high school! I am by no means a master electrician as most people would think. I was head of electrics at the end of freshman year and now I am head tech, so my position covers all tech in the department now. 2112 is a song by my favorite band Rush.

[seanandkate]

Back in the day, my wife Kate and I shared an email. That concept has since passed, but the name stuck.

[Morydd]

Morydd was Merlin's Grandfather.

Back in the day when I was setting up my first post-school e-mail address, I was trying to come up with a username that was unusual enough that I wouldn't have to use numbers. I had a book from the library of Welsh characters in literature, and I was flipping through and landed on Morydd. It's served me well. I still don't have to add numbers.

[Hairkid]

my hair. i'm just a kid. HairKid. It's my nickname. some teachers even call me that. i think it's pretty bad-ass

[whosaprettygirl]

I am a rather small girl but I burp like a man and I burp often. One day working with my tech director at school I burped and he said "Who's a pretty girl?" and I said "I am!" I've taken to saying it everywhere just to ease the awkward moments when people stare after I burp.

[WideEyed]

When I first got the job I have now I was the only technician in the theater. I was coming in to replace the sound tech who was going off to college, who is a certified sound engineer, so the sound equipment was all squared away. I had done work for production services in college, so I also thought I knew lights. The sound system was spotless, but whoever the lighting person had been was a complete slob, and so the catwalks were a completely knotted mess of cables, lamps (broken and new), lights, and random tools. They were using Altman 6x9's in the cats, dimmers were acting funny(some still are) the Fresnels over stage need a hammer to focus, and, well you get the point. So the more I investigated the wider and wider my eyes got as I realized that there was a whole lot that I needed to do and learn!

:shock:

[ElectroCarp]

Hey ya'll, new to control booth but not to theatre. I picked this username because I am usually doing electrics/ lighting design but I also can hold my own when it comes to carpentry and sometimes thats where the jobs are haha

[TheGuruat12]

I love the concept of time, and my room is on the north end of our house, so, according to a clock, I am, "at 12."

I started this username when I was the head tech at our middle school, and I was like "Oh, I know EVERYTHING about sound . I'll call myself a guru!"

[MarshallPope]

For some reason, I have always read your username as "The Gurati 2." I had always wondered what a "gurati" was.

[chausman]

I love the concept of time, and my room is on the north end of our house, so, according to a clock, I am, "at 12."

I started this username when I was the head tech at our middle school, and I was like "Oh, I know EVERYTHING about sound . I'll call myself a guru!"

I always read it as The Gurat and then people always add numbers to the end of their username so I thought that must be it! Just random numbers!

[Edrick]

It's my name, I know I'm original eh

[thorin81]

My dad was really into the LOTR series of books when it was time for me to be born. Since my mother would not let him choose my first name/spelling he chose the middle name. I use it because hardly anyone knows it is my name, but it is easy for me to remember.

Yes, I am named after a dwarf. There. I said it.

[vertigo]

Hours..and hours..and hours spent atop a ladder or lift hahahaha.

[rsmentele]

I always admired C.S. Lewis, and always liked how various authors use only their first initials and last name when writing... also J.R.R. Tolkien. So when I started designing I decided that is how I will sign all of my documents plots, and drafts. And I also liked the slight anonymity of it when using it as an online moniker.

R.S. Mentele

[norwintd]

pretty simple- Norwin( school district I work for) td- tech director

[OTHScott]

I missed this thread when I first signed up, as I needed some answers rather quickly. I got several replies that helped greatly. Thank you all. As to my moniker, OTHScott. Actually, my initials Oren Tyler Harrison Scott. Or as some of my friends have pointed out lately, Over The Hill Scott.

[ruinexplorer]

Or as some of my friends have pointed out lately, Over The Hill Scott.

And how you will probably be remembered here!

[Scarrgo]

While trying to come up with a name when I joined CB, and not wanting to use my old nickname (Subway) giving to me by the locals in New Haven CT, I decided to use a play on my name, thats funny to me. I dont know why, it just makes me chuckle.
As I am getting older(I am in strict denial) I wanted something that if a parent or boss asked for, it wouldnt be seen like a kid nick( No offense meant in any way too anyone!)

Sean

[ValleyTheaterKid]

Well mine is pretty self explanatory, im the sound and soon to be light guy at my theater, valley high school, and im just a kid...kinda (does 17 count as kid, i would think so..)

[facethewolf]

I felt like 'Lester' had a somewhat negative connotation because, well, what rhymes with Lester?

Les,
Over in The Light Network, one of the prominent posters is named Uncle Fester...Is that you?

[chausman]

I wonder how ETCFred picked his username? And, if he'll ever come back!

[facethewolf]

I finally decide to get my own email that's not based on my name. My name is fairly common and I hate adding numbers onto the end-not-to-mention it would be a different number for every web account. I am looking around my room for inspiration and see thisfacethwolf.JPG posted above my computer. I love wolves. Since then I use it for EVERYTHING. No numbers, and I have yet to see someone else use it.

[Kelite]

Some great nicknames and reasons why- good thread!

I joined the LightNetwork forum August 1998 as Ke(ith) lite (what we do) and as a representative of our company, wanted to keep it simple. Having had the pleasure of joining the ControlBooth a few years ago, it seemed like a good idea to use the same moniker.

(Not very creative, but I like it!)

[ruinexplorer]

Ah, Keith, there are no judgements for creativity here. We're just happy to have you here.

Now, if we could just do a contest to have our moniker become a new color. . .

[MrsFooter]

Well, Kyle was here first, and he's Footer. And I'm his wife, which makes me...

Awesome. I know.

Actually, this is the only place on the internet that I don't go by MonsteRawr. It's the name of my blog, but it originated from Kyle's nickname for me, Stephanie Monster. And because I RAWR!

[ruinexplorer]

Didn't I read somewhere that RAWR is dinosaur for "I love you"? What a kind and caring person you must be, on top of being awesome.

[MrsFooter]

Didn't I read somewhere that RAWR is dinosaur for "I love you"? What a kind and caring person you must be, on top of being awesome.

Actually, (god, Kyle's going to kill me for sharing this,) we do have sort of a pet language between the two of us that consists entirely of the word RAWR. It's kind of our way of saying "I love you". I go into more detail about it here if you're in the mood to go "Awwww..." (Or vomit in your mouth. Results may differ.)

[MrsFooter]

Didn't I read somewhere that RAWR is dinosaur for "I love you"? What a kind and caring person you must be, on top of being awesome.

Actually, (god, Kyle's going to kill me for sharing this,) we do have sort of a pet language between the two of us that consists entirely of the word RAWR. It's kind of our way of saying "I love you". I go into more detail about it here if you're in the mood to go "Awwww..." (Or vomit in your mouth. Results may differ.)

[shiben]

Actually, (god, Kyle's going to kill me for sharing this,) we do have sort of a pet language between the two of us that consists entirely of the word RAWR. It's kind of our way of saying "I love you". I go into more detail about it here if you're in the mood to go "Awwww..." (Or vomit in your mouth. Results may differ.)

I dont think it was quite cute enough for me to puke in my mouth, but I didnt go Awwwwww either until the discussion of pet names other than rawr was discussed... Interesting blog. I dont think I have enough comitment to blog about stuff that thoroughly or even remember when I started the d*** thing.

[LDsLightUpMyWorld]

Haha, mine's super corny, like bad corny!
My fiancee is a Lighting Designer...and what better way to express my love for him then by telling everyone that he lights up my world.... ...litterly since we work together....

[MrsFooter]

Haha, mine's super corny, like bad corny!
My fiancee is a Lighting Designer...and what better way to express my love for him then by telling everyone that he lights up my world.... ...litterly since we work together....

Glad to see I'm not the only one who's made poor life choices.

Welcome to the Girls' Club!

[jglodeklights]

Pretty simple here. Last name is Glodek, first name is Joe, I do lights. Also is my e-mail and website.

[gumboot]

My nickname came from the actual boot. We call em Gumboots here in New Zealand. I think they're called Wellingtons overseas. Y'know, the ones made of rubber?

I was pondering using 'Lighting Guru', after my music teahcer (whos also head of tech stuff at school) gave me the name in a thankyou card after our schools production of West Side Story. But then I realised it's far from the truth and probably sounds arrogant.