When I resolved to become a member here, I had a name already in mind that I could sync up with an avatar that I had used elsewhere. Well, I experienced vapor lock when taking those first routine steps and wound up entering what I was going to use as my password for the username. I got a bit agitated about my miscue, really wanting the original choice, and tried submitting a query to a moderator to see if it could be reset.
Due to the ridiculous (and ineffective) means I used to send said message, I never got a response. The thread that was the catalyst for my wanting to join quickly petered out, adding to my frustration and allowing my usual timorousness to set in. So, I soon told myself that the original motivation wasn't sufficient to bother and threw up my hands.
I still logged in every now and then. About a year and a half later I came across another thread that spontaneously sparked an interest again and I said, the hell with it, I'll use what's there, lain dormant all that time, and just dip my toe in the water. At least I think that's how I remember it.
Oh, yes.... to actually address
this thread, I have a set of old reliables, with a decent mix of all of the proper food groups, that I plug in regardless of specific use. They are all essentially names of places or people that I find particularly distinctive or interesting and I vary this small roster by a digit or two to get around the history hangup at sites that are inclined to be so persnickety.
Seriously though, it didn't take me long at all to choose a username. This is the same one I use on one or two other sites.
