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I've been thinking about a new LJ username for myself. Here are a few of my thoughts so far, let me know what you think:
casta_divaCasta Diva is the suprano aria in Vincenzo Bellini's opera, Norma. This is probably my first choice right now, but I'm not sure...
la_doyennedoyen was a Word of the Day in January. It comes from the French, meaning "exalted expert" and it's pronounced "dwah-YEN". I'm not really an expert in anything, but it's just a username, right? =)
There is an LJ user
doyenne already, she's not very active and hasn't posted a quiz since August. =S At pne's suggestion, I AYT'ed her to see if she's still using her journal (maybe she's active in the communities). It shouldn't be confusing at all if I take La Doyenne. It doesn't look like we'd be involved in the same communityspace anyway.
- quietude
"A state of quiet." I just love this word.
- applejade
I don't know how confusing this would be because
apple_jade is my Chinese journal. It would be neat to have my English and Chinese journals kinda match... but then, it's kinda dorky as well - like when a couple wear the same outfit in public. *ick*
- jade_lin
Not very imaginative, but it would do.
pne suggested 
wifegal =) which is a cute idea, but I think I'll try not to use a "Generic Human" username this time. I was up to my ears in wedding when I created this journal in February 2001 and all I could think to call myself was "the bride" =)
Yeah, names are a big deal to me. I took over a week to name a cactus - I went to the trouble of watching a movie (or trying to watch a movie) just for name research purposes. I think I'll be hosting an International Nomenclature Convention when I name my children.
I guess I could make a poll, but polls don't encourage discussion.
[Update - December 02, 1024h]
Now everyone is telling me to keep bride =) I guess it makes sense. The very first commandment in Marketing/PR is "Thou shalt not change thy name nor logo."
My Favorite Mike was the one who told me that it was time to "let go". =P
Page Summary
- soirdeparis : (no subject) [+4]
- pne : polls and discussion [+1]
- incognita : (no subject) [+1]
- aliasa : keep bride! ;p [+1]
- mayna : (no subject) [+1]
- shashin : (no subject) [+3]
- colleend : (no subject) [+0]
- angelicmaiden : *slips in late* ^^;;;; [+1]
- mintygirl : (no subject) [+0]
- ugly_boy : (no subject) [+4]
Comments
It's just that some people have said that I should let go of it because I'm not the bride anymore =P
It's just that some people have said that I should let go of it because I'm not the bride anymore =P
Tell them they can take a long walk off a short pier :D
On the other hand, if you don't feel comfortable identifying with that name any more, then that's an acceptable reason for changing the name.
Of the three you gave, I'd perhaps vote for "(la_)doyenne". (Heck, maybe
And I think you shouldn't use both
On second thoughts, make sure you really don't mind being known as "the oldest example of a category" (Merriam Webster) :D
I've been telling him (
Well, kind of -- if you have a poll in an entry, then people can still respond to the entry, so there can be discussion alongside the poll.
But if you're still inclined to change it, I like casta_diva ... it evokes a 'strong' name and image.
*chants from a distance: keep bride! keep bride! *
Good luck.. ;)
And you can't usernames can't have special characters in it, so that rules out a lot of foreign languages.
Also, I'm not sure, but after the name-change, if you choose to do so, transferring all journal entries from one account to the other is going to be a pain unless there's a tool that's already available (and unless it can be done server-side, the data transfer may hit the server hard)
Anyways, I think the name "bride" is just lovely, just like everyone else :) The name has got a story and it's very easy to remember. By no means is it an "empty name". You've spent a lot of time building an online identity around a name and unless you want to start over, sometimes it may not be worth it.
What you say is absolutely true. Thanks for your feedback =)
Thanks for the input =)
as i understand it, user names that have not been used in a while are usually not reassigned since their old comments/posts would then be attributed to the new user and that's too confusing. so, it's not done. so, even if doyenne gave you her account, i doubt you want to go back and delete all the entries she made in communities or comments to other users.
Nope. Husband Guy doesn't have a journal.