I'm the opposite of Shadow, my display name is my real name while my user name is a nick name. I usually go by hanemg other places on the net, but somehow when I registered for this site I messed up and it displayed my real name. I actually kind of like it that way though since hanemg isn't actually a real word.
That was my very first user name back in college before the existence of the internet. The college I went to took the first 4 letters of your last name and then your first and middle initials and made that your account name.
The system was actually a Prime system and if anyone is familiar with them you know it was kind of a primitive internet system on it's own. The entire campus was linked up and we could email, instant message and even had message boards. I never really thought about it before, but I think that was really my first attempt at writing. I used to post on a board that was one big round robin story that anyone and everyone could contribute to. My contribution was an intergalactic assassin named "Bob". It just struck me as ironic and humorous to name a blood thirsty, violent killer for hire with a name that sounded like someone you would invite over for a cook out.
Did I mention I was a bit of a geek in college?
*In college?!" my dear wife would ask at this point.
