What's in a Name: Cast of Characters
Since beginning this blog, I’ve made a little bit of effort to keep my true identity anonymous, as well as those of the people that I write about. Coming up with some of the pseudonyms has been pretty entertaining, and I’ve been asked where they come from. This could be considered the current cast of characters of the blog, and I may or may not revise this as more characters are introduced into my life. However, now you’ll know where all of those weird nicknames came from.
Nic Hey, it’s me! Nothing spectacular here, this was a nickname I was given in high school, which means that my own pseudonym shows absolutely nothing of my own creativity.
Bradshaw Her pseudonym came to me so easily it was almost scary. She is named after the infamous Carrie Bradshaw of Sex and the City, one of her favorite shows. The character she most resembles is Carrie, and thus the nickname was born.
Iris is so named because his eyes were always my favorite thing about him physically, particularly the shade of blue that was so unique.
Ms. O is short for Ms. Obnoxious because, quite frankly, she is, in the most positive of ways. She’s absolutely uninfluenced in her mannerisms or her choice of style, no matter what anyone else says.
Project was, for quite some time, one of my own personal projects. I wanted to fix him. That never happened.
Dread is a combination of things. First, he had dreadlocks the first time I met him. Second, he is a 6’5” 270 lb university football player: if I played football, I would see him with a great sense of dread.
Racer Boy shares my love of all things motorsports, and he’s been known to drive a car himself. He is not to be confused with my parents’ cat, Racer.
Grease Monkey likes tearing apart engines and the like and fixing them. Sometimes the fixing doesn’t go so well, but he had good intentions. More than once I’ve walked away from him with dirty, greasy handprints on my ass.
Drama Queen was a high school drama nerd. She is a drama queen. Not so clever.
The lack of my cleverness continues with Mickey. It was a nickname her father gave her when she was little and it carried on through high school and up till now.
Tall Girl is a vertically gifted female. She is the exact opposite of short little me. In fact, she is exactly a foot taller than me now that I think about it.
Nic Hey, it’s me! Nothing spectacular here, this was a nickname I was given in high school, which means that my own pseudonym shows absolutely nothing of my own creativity.
Bradshaw Her pseudonym came to me so easily it was almost scary. She is named after the infamous Carrie Bradshaw of Sex and the City, one of her favorite shows. The character she most resembles is Carrie, and thus the nickname was born.
Iris is so named because his eyes were always my favorite thing about him physically, particularly the shade of blue that was so unique.
Ms. O is short for Ms. Obnoxious because, quite frankly, she is, in the most positive of ways. She’s absolutely uninfluenced in her mannerisms or her choice of style, no matter what anyone else says.
Project was, for quite some time, one of my own personal projects. I wanted to fix him. That never happened.
Dread is a combination of things. First, he had dreadlocks the first time I met him. Second, he is a 6’5” 270 lb university football player: if I played football, I would see him with a great sense of dread.
Racer Boy shares my love of all things motorsports, and he’s been known to drive a car himself. He is not to be confused with my parents’ cat, Racer.
Grease Monkey likes tearing apart engines and the like and fixing them. Sometimes the fixing doesn’t go so well, but he had good intentions. More than once I’ve walked away from him with dirty, greasy handprints on my ass.
Drama Queen was a high school drama nerd. She is a drama queen. Not so clever.
The lack of my cleverness continues with Mickey. It was a nickname her father gave her when she was little and it carried on through high school and up till now.
Tall Girl is a vertically gifted female. She is the exact opposite of short little me. In fact, she is exactly a foot taller than me now that I think about it.
K. This is quite possibly the low point of my pseudonyms. His name begins with the letter k and I can’t think of anything better to call him.
This is the short list of those I’ve referenced since I began blogging, and I am certainly open to suggestions on those that are seriously lacking in creativity.
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