Posted by spoc on May 17, 2004, at 9:51:40
....hee hee, sorry, I *sorta* made that up. But seriously, really, KK and Dinah *have* both given me reason to believe (when asked, in the latter case; when NOT asked in the former case..) that there can be A LOT in a name. Visuals are all we have! (Well, sometimes our actual posts have something to do with it too I guess... But with a name like "Spoc," I figure I look like some irritating, buzzing insect you should just swat...)
I chose it hastily and not based on anything interesting, when I was in a hurry to get in and put someone down and accuse them... But I want and need a cute, funny or meaningful name instead. I'm thinking about changing it sometime fairly soon. So my question is:
-- If you were me and had a name like Spoc going, would you change it? Because on the other hand, losing your identity (if you still want it for some reason) can be so sceeeeery!
-- And optionally: what does "Spoc" bring to mind to you as it is? I can take it.
Here's what I think:
Aside from the irritating insect possibility, first, let me say that it actually has nothing to do with THAT Spoc*K*, or being a Trekkie (calm down; NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT! I'd probably like it if I tried it!). I mean, what, did y'all think I was short on "K"s that day or something?? (KK has one too many so she offered me one, but I don't know where it's been, so I turned it down...) Anyway, to me, "Spoc" is starting to bring to mind something like a genderless cross between a spore and a pock mark and of course, a Vulcan....
Would YOU be satisfied with looking like that??? DO I look like that?? (Now, note I didn't ASK if I ACT like that)...?? ;- )
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