homeschoolmom Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 I am interested in why people chose their particular screen name and avatar. I know some of the saints, but not all of them. So, if you could explain why you chose that name and/or avatar, I would appreciate it... and if you have a weirdo bizarro name like 0934poXeipoiud98kjdfhd, could you explain that, too? I'll start: I picked homeschoolmom because I use it a lot. It was my yahoo account name except its rtjhomeschoolmom (because there are a million "homeschoolmom" wannabes out there)... The avatar is just a stained glass window pic that I found. I really like it... it matches my sig. Since being confirmed, I feel some of the pain that the Lord wanted to spare us from. So, that verse and the image is important to me. next...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 My SN is a nickname that I got in college because I am mean.... My avatar was made by dUSt to reflect my SN and the fact that I am Catholic. My sig is something that my Mom said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 k4th0l1x0r Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 [quote name='IcePrincessKRS' date='Jun 16 2004, 02:22 PM'] My SN is a nickname that I got in college because I am mean.... My avatar was made by dUSt to reflect my SN and the fact that I am Catholic. My sig is something that my Mom said. [/quote] I have a friend who got a similar nickname in college, but it doesn't have 'Ice' in front of it. And oh boy does he hate it. :angry: dUSt definitely has l33t photoshop skillz making your avatar. My screen name is something I just came up with one night. It takes a while to explain, but it basically means elite catholic. My avatar came out of the avatar gallery. My sig is something I heard one time. I thought it was a great line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voiciblanche Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 My screen name is misspelled (on accident), as it is supposed to be spelled "voci bianche." Voci bianche means "white voices" in Italian, which I had read in a book and particularly liked. I believe PM was the first place that I used it as a screen name, but now almost all my accounts are in the same name. My avatar is St. Pio. (I prefer to call him St. Padre Pio, myself, even if it's not grammatically correct.) For one thing, I like Stigmata, which is shown in the picture, and secondly, I just like Padre Pio. My signature is a spin-off of a quote from a Saint that someone- I think Eddie- had in their signature before the move. I liked it a lot and thought about it a lot, and then came up with my spin-off, which is my signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azriel Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 My SN is a play on the meaning of my real name: Azriel is Hebrew meaning God is my Aid. My real first name is Angela. that, and I thought it sounded cool. My av is my baby girl. Raven made it for me. Sig? I don't have one. I need one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted June 16, 2004 Author Share Posted June 16, 2004 [quote name='1337 k4th0l1x0r' date='Jun 16 2004, 02:27 PM'] My avatar came out of the avatar gallery. [/quote] Actually, your avatar looks like it came from the arcade!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Ok..I got my sn from one of my friends in Youth Ministry. He called me deary and I said "deary???" so he said "Do you want me to call you Moosey instead?" And I got my avatar from the gallery and I chose it because I love the Blessed Mother so much and I loved how she was depicted in this picture (I have it as my backround too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Well, my sn is the name of my patron saint and my avatar is of a picture I took in the Vatican. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted June 16, 2004 Author Share Posted June 16, 2004 uhhhh... I've never seen the BVM depicted as a kitten before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 One of my favorite chapters in the Bible is Hebrews 11. I love reading through the listing of our fathers, and the descriptions of their faithfulness to the call of God, and I've always particularly loved Abraham. He is described as obeying God's call even though he did not know where he was going. And Abraham never received the things promised him before his death. "And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own," the writer of Hebrews says. So the word "Sojourner" speaks of this to me, that I am not quite at home here, but am looking forward to a hope fulfilled. My avatar is off some jewelry pages somewhere. I liked it. And my sig is (I think) a quote from St. Joan of Arc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrite Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 I'm a geology major, and I tend to use mineral names for screen names. My avatar is a crop of a picture of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I :wub: it. My signature is a line from a Bad Religion song called "All There Is". I really enjoy their music (ignoring swear words, etc). The whole line is "There’s an endless disposition, and it doesn’t mean a [bad word] thing—there’s space for a paper-airplane race in the eye of a hurricane." For some reason, that song helps me out when times are rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 k4th0l1x0r Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 [quote name='Pyrite' date='Jun 16 2004, 02:47 PM'] I'm a geology major, and I tend to use mineral names for screen names. [/quote] Isn't pyrite geniuses' gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrite Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Yup. I usually use Pyrite or Serpentinite for names. I don't know why I'm drawn to Pyrite so much - I just am! Although in my mineralogy class I was so enamored with chert that whenever it comes up in any geology class or lecture (which it does alot, actually), my classmates all look at me. Chert! Tee hee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 [quote name='homeschoolmom' date='Jun 16 2004, 02:40 PM'] uhhhh... I've never seen the BVM depicted as a kitten before... [/quote] OOPTH.. I forgot...I changed my avatar... I have this avatar because I love kittens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Catherine Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 My SN because St. Catherine of Alexandria is the patron saint of teachers. I am a teacher. Her feast day also happens to be on the same day my daughter ALexandra was born. Avatar is St Catherine. I chose my sig. Becasue I agree with what it says. by the way pyrite is geniuses gold. I almost majored in geology too. Instead secondary ed. Earth/Physical Scienc.e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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