The always heady Terra Nova contemplates what our internet names say about us. More specifically, the origin behind an online handle. Bonnie Ruberg for TN writes:

Still, our internet names are unique—they represent possibly the only times in life when we get to decide for ourselves what we'll be called. And where we draw our inspiration for these names says something significant about us: how we want to be seen, understood, defined.

*Pst* This is the part where you tell a story about how you picked your name.

Whenever I read through our comments, I always wonder where our readers get their monikers from (especially the really lame ones). How do you guys choose them? And what, if anything, do they mean? Do tell. We're all ears. Brian Ashcraft

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