OK, my curiosity is taking over....would you please tell us how you chose your screen name? Some are obvious [like Lymetoo...duh!] others are just downright interesting...so if you'd like to share, tell us about your name!
Posted by RoadRunner (Member # 380) on :
Hi lymetoo,is mine obvious too?? I like to joke around!!!! the fast one!!
------------------ "Beep Beep"
Posted by sizzled (Member # 1357) on :
I signed up in July. I think it was close to 95*F! I always try to wear protective clothing as I am outside working 6 1/2 days a week.......the sweat pours off my face.......~sizzled~ fit the bill!
Posted by shadow13 (Member # 1467) on :
I drive a Shadow, my little kitty's name was Shadow, most of the time I feel like I'm in one great big shadow .... and 13 is my lucky number.
Posted by Gaeltick on :
Well, I was born and bred in Co. Louth. 100% Irish, and bit by a tick, hence Gaeltick. Not very original but I like it.
Posted by rosesisland2000 (Member # 2001) on :
My name is Rosemary, I lived several years on an island and got my 4th pc in 2000 and decided to change my email name. Also, I feel that most of the time I am on my own island. Have recently moved to Arkansas from USVI and Florida. Sail on... Posted by Chazmyn (Member # 204) on :
Mine's a nickname I like better than my real name.
I like ALL your names! Gaeltick especially.
And, of course, I'm a big FAN of the fast one!
Love, Chaz
Posted by o2igiv1 (Member # 1111) on :
I'm a respiratory therapist! So I give o2! My old AOL screen name was Igivo2 but they screwed up my account and I had to change my name and I have kept it ever since.
Posted by Oski (Member # 1234) on :
Good question Lymetoo! My husband went to Cal Berkeley, and was the mascot for 4 years there..his name being Oski for you non-Cal fans. But the mascot's identity is this BIG secret!..guess not anymore! Oh well! meghan
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Posted by RoadRunner (Member # 380) on :
I am also a big fan of the madbutterfly (chazmyn) chaz what is your real name???? funny inside joke sorry guys ------------------ "Beep Beep"
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Posted by just don (Member # 1129) on :
I am too slow to think of anything cute. Too old to change and too sick to care so I just sign myself --just don--
Posted by alphabet nancy (Member # 885) on :
My last name is pretty long and confusing to most people. Although it's not really that hard to pronounce, it does kind of look like the alphabet when it's written out-------Athanasselis-----------so I became alphabet nancy or ABC Nancy (my nickname) Posted by Lymies3 (Member # 1598) on :
Mine's pretty easy to relate. Self, Hubby and Son all have Lyme. Soooooo...Lymies3.
------------------ Toodles, Sal
Posted by greg (Member # 1250) on :
i just used my name, because the day i signed on i was so freaked out with brain fog, i couldnt think of anything cool...greg
Posted by MADDOG (Member # 18) on :
Hi,I was named MADDOG by a person who was lator killed in an avalanch mnt. climbing.I got the climbing name because I love to pick on the other climbers dogs.One special medium sized poodle was my favorite target.I would roll it onto its back and rub its belly,it would growl like it was going to kill me but never bit me.You could hear the growling a hundred feet away.I actually love dogs,they are good friends. MADDOG
Posted by Ann-OH (Member # 2020) on :
Ann-OH means Ann from Ohio
Posted by arg82 (Member # 161) on :
Mine's not very interesting. My initials are arg and I was born in 1982. It's also the same as my e-mail address, so it makes it easier to remember. --Annie
------------------ "We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more." -Madame Swetchine
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Cool, these are so interesting!! MADDOG, that's quite a story!!
Now we need to hear from the others whose names tell a story....thanks!
Posted by cws3333 (Member # 794) on :
These are fun. Think I will have to chose a more interesting screen name.
cws
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Posted by Jandy (Member # 1771) on :
Mine is an affectionate nickname my mother used to call me. She passed away in 1991, and using it now makes me think of her and her comforting ways (which I could use right now!).
Jandy
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
cws!! You didn't follow instructions!! Mercy me!! [I'd better pray for you! ] What does the 3333 stand for?? Your finger got stuck on the 3?? Posted by @keeter (Member # 799) on :
"Keeters" is slang for the spirochettes(sp?), & it's also southern slang for Akita dogs. I correspond with a number of people from the southern United States, who also own Akitas & they use this term when they are joking around. "My 'Keeter's shor-nuff actin' the Goober."
Posted by twoangie (Member # 1636) on :
I'm pretty boring on mine. I tried to get my email address as toangie which was obviously taken so I just made it twoangie. I figured that it would also be easier to remember if anyone needed to email me since it is the same line of thought. In addition, there is the plus side of being a Gemini which means I can have mood swings without guilt! So, you never know whether I'm grumpy Angie or happy Angie. It's one of the two! Grrrrr...hahahhahaha!!! Angie
Posted by Hermsi (Member # 286) on :
In 1987 it was speculated that I contracted my Lyme-like illness from a soft bodied tick,Ornithodorus hermsi.
Ron
Posted by shazdancer (Member # 1436) on :
shaz = childhood nickname, mostly to tease my mother who named us all "un-nicknameable" names, because she hated nicks!
dancer = what I do, although I don't perform much anymore, mostly just teach dance and gymnastics. Last summer was a blur of trying to get enough rest so that I could earn a living while I battled Lyme...
...SOOO grateful to be in remission! shaz
Posted by stage4 (Member # 702) on :
everything for humans is ultimately tested on them and that's called stage 4 in animal research. It's the only truly reliable testing for human response to treatment. Non-humans are way too physically different.
I can't be left to get sicker before somebody decides to take alot of healthy beagles and TRY to make them as sick as we are (even though the tissue density and anatomy etc. different---beagles are more "convenient" to work with than we are)just to prove (AGAIN) that long term antibiotic increases the likelihood of a better prognosis with this infection.
Posted by swissmoeka (Member # 1577) on :
Hi Everyone, Mine is Swissmoeka. I have never drank a cup of coffee in my life hate the stuff. So this is the closest thing to coffee that I could find that I liked. I love starting my day with something hot and this just did it for me. Its been my way of starting my day for about 9 years now.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
OK, so where's Project Mayhem 380x ???
Posted by Reno (Member # 2019) on :
I was (FINALLY) properly dx in Reno & fell in love with the people & the city!
PLUS, there was only 1 reported case of Lyme in Nevada...it's nice to be in the woods & feel safe again!
It's Funny (& Sad) how most of our names are Lyme-related! (MADDOG, I love your story! I miss everyone from the old board; we all seem to have gone our separate ways.) ~Stac
Posted by CJ (Member # 169) on :
Well, mine has nothing to do with lyme. Only my initials but it is a nickname I was given when I was working in a factory back in 1984, after I got married. I was the only female on 2nd shift and that's just what the guys always called me...CJ....and it has stuck ever since. And when I first signed on to lymenet there was already another Carolyn so I became CJ again.
Posted by ebbyban (Member # 842) on :
My dogs names are Ebonie & Bandit So I use Ebbyban for email and all handles (easy to remember)
Posted by LymeMomFL (Member # 197) on :
Mine is an easy one too. I have a daughter with lyme and I live in Florida.
Sheila
Posted by LLLucille (Member # 1443) on :
Well I don't think I'll tell my stupid name story, I'll just tell you that my name is not Lucy. Posted by zippysmom (Member # 1174) on :
Congrats on your remission, Shaz!!! Way to go! Wow. Everyone's got such great stories. mine is simple. I adopted a poodle last summer named "Baron" which did not fit him at all. He's lightning fast & non-stop so I re-named him Zippy - thus zippysmom. At the time I thought it was important to be known as female on this board, but now I think what's the difference? (Be kind to those poodles, Maddog !!)
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
LLLucille, are you related to MMMel?? [Tillis] Posted by Simferret (Member # 2053) on :
Well Sim stands for simulation like from the games SimCity, SimEarth, etc....and ferret because I have two ferrets who make the best pets if u have the patience and understanding for these loving creatures.
Posted by Katydid (Member # 1128) on :
Cousin G, I mean Lymetoo, your posts are always such fun!
My real name is Kay but my Mom has always called me Katy or Katydid. Since I've become an avid gardener, I like it even more because it reminds me of summertime and being in my garden when the katydids are singing.
Posted by LLLucille (Member # 1443) on :
Mmmmm LLLymetoo, LLLet MMMe jjjust sssay ttthat I ammm nnnnot rrrelllated to MMMel TTTillis, bbbut I wwwouldn't mmmind hhhaving sssome rrrelllations wwwith another MMMel!
Disclaimer #1 (no, I don't stutter and I'm NOT making fun of anyone who does....)
Disclaimer #2 (and yes, I did say that just to get Tincup riled up! I'm so baaad....)
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Lucille, Yep, you're bad!! Hey, MMel makes fun of his own stuttering. He's so funny! His theatre phone # is XXX-MMEL!
Tincup won't mind loaning you Mel just ONE Friday, would she?? We could tell her she's being selfish. We all love the guilt thing!
Posted by Fourknaz (Member # 2057) on :
My name reflects my address i lived at while studying in London.
4 Knaresborough
Posted by WildCondor on :
WildCondor
Wild is for all the things I loved before Lyme, and still love today
WILDerness, WILDflowers, WILDlife, WILD men! Everything and anything wild, I love!
Condor for this adorable Andean Condor I have befriended at the local WILDlife rehabilitation center. The Andean Condor is the largest bird of prey in the world. Condors fly high up in the air currents over the mountains, soaring, hunting, living, seeing, they are beautiful creatures, and I have a feather from him on my altar of things from nature I collect, and yes , its also my email & website address. ::
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Ok you two! I guess you don't think I can see all those Mel Gibson comments..
K-N-O-C-K- I-T O-F-F!
Everyone knows Mel ONLY sees ME on Friday nights... He wouldn't have it any other way!
Tincup is the name.. not tinfoil, saran wrap, or any of those names I have been given by some of the weirdo's here..
My beautiful name, Tincup, comes from a song by my main man... Mr. Jimmy Buffett.
He sings a song and it goes..
"With a tincup for a challice Fill it up with red wine.. And I'm chewing On a honey suckle vine."
I lost my home to Lyme.. so I stay in a camper. It is no more than a bunch of recycled beer cans stuck together.. and older than me!
So.. I say I am a Princess and I live in a tincup for a palace. It makes me feel so special...
The Tincup Palace.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Saran Wrap, don't get yourself in such a wedgie!! [ ] We'll back off on our request for Mel, but just know that we are "waiting in the wings!" Mel knows!
Heeheheehhee, you're so much fun to torment!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Mommy.. They are picking on me agaaainnnnn...
I'mmm gonnnnnaaa t-telllll. You gonnaaa be in troubbbble.
Mommy.. they are HITTING me and pulling my hairrrrrrr.....
OK Lymetoo! I TOLD you not to pick on her! How many times do I have to TELL YOU? Answer me!
But I wasn't...
SHUT UP!
GO TO YOUR ROOM AND DON'T COME OUT UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD!
S T O M P I N G
UP
TO THE ROOM...
snicker snicker hehehehehehe... See there.. I told you so!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Mommy left and went to the mall smarty pants... You are gonna be in there a LONGGGGG time!
Thats what ya it for picking on meeeeee!
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Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Tincup, very creative ... as usual!! I liked the "stomping" ... oh, am I supposed to act like I'm mad at you for tattling?! OK, big tattle-tail!!! Your tail is gonna look like Rudolph's nose, if you know what I mean, jelly bean!! Posted by WildCondor on :
Oh Tin One,
You have peaked my curiousity!
What Jimmy Buffett song is that?
Thanks for the laugh
Posted by Jimm (Member # 1650) on :
Real name Jim (tricky huh). If you play Uechre On Yahoo Its " ql0j0lp " or at Pogo it is " Xql0j0lpX " Pogo made me change several times but always kept ql0j0lp in the screen name. Easy to remeber when seen. Have had several blondes ask how to pronounce ql0j0lp I just give them a .
Jimm
Posted by FaithHope (Member # 1487) on :
Hi everyone!
I decided I would add my two cents too! I picked my name for a couple of reasons... my daughters middle name is Faith... and of course we here all know that we have to keep hold of our faith through these trying times.... and hope... well that would have been (if my second child was a girl) her middle name... and we also all here need to hang on to the HOPE that we will get better... there is always hope!!!!!!! But the greatest of these is love! Do you know that bible verse, faith, hope and love!!!!!!!
Posted by Chazmyn (Member # 204) on :
These are so fun! And so funny!
LMAO @ the blondes asking for pronunciation, Jimm!
Thanks, EVERYBODY, for sharing!
And hats off to Tincup & Lymetoo. You two just CRACK me up! Stomping around, grounding each other - HAHAHAHAHAAA!!! Somebody is in need of a good spanking!
Thanks for the healthy dose of humor! Much obliged, Chaz
Posted by Smokey (Member # 1169) on :
Hi Everyone
Thanks Lymetoo!
OK here goes, When I first started dating Roy (Mel Jr., as Tincup likes to call him), my kids were 4 and 5 (and 5), they were not allowed to answer the door unless they new who was there. Roy worked for State Parks had a Smokey Bear belt buckle and they would look through the mail slot in the door and thats all they could see, they would yell, "the Rangers here".
I know Smokey is not California's State Park Mascot, but we adopted him anyway. Our whole family is very fond of him.
Cindy ><>
Oh, if you are interested, the little fish I put behind my name, indicates I'm a Christian!
Posted by KBear on :
I collect Koala bears. No, not live ones, don't anyone call PETA. Tincup---all this time I thought you were a golfer!
Posted by Smokey's cub (Member # 1720) on :
Bet you can't guess why I'm called this. When mom (Smokey) was in the hospital last Sept. people were asking about her. So, I decided in order to try and keep you all updated I would create my own screen name. Smokey's cub was just appropriate. April
Posted by KJerseyGirl (Member # 1503) on :
Being from the Jersey shore and a huge Bruce Springsteen fan , I wanted to be JerseyGirl, but I'm trying to keep my name the same for several of the boards that I post to. And to make a short story even longer, JerseyGirl was already taken , so I added my first initial.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey there bear..
Nope, not a golfer.. tried it a couple of times though..
Unfortunately...
Being a GIRL..
A COUPLE of "things" kept getting in my way!
Posted by wheels855 (Member # 1724) on :
I'm in law enforcement and many years (and many pounds) ago I had to have a nickname for radio communications to go with my assigned radio number (855). A co-worker told me "you have stormy weather legs...the kind you want to see clear up"! Well using the association of legs to wheels, somehow the nickname evolved. I was also told it was an appropriate nickname because I used to drive really fast. By the way I married the co-worker!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Good one, wheels!!! The story is a cute one!!! Is that an original "come on?"
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Posted by aries on :
i made mine aries, because one its a ram its strong.its a fire sign and its my birth sign i bought a computer to fight my disease to learn what it was i had at that moment i knew i was in the fight of my life.so as with the rest aries is the fire god god of war.i will never stop fighting lyme till the day its cured even if i have to go to heavin or hell i will fight from every part of my being to help us a!!
Posted by HaplyCarlessdave (Member # 413) on :
I'm Dave. I'm happy that I ran into you folks to help me challenge this sucky disease (without whom I'd still be duck-fodder, and probably in some hospital, with all my posessions pawned...). And I'm carless, since neither my conscience nor my coffers will permit me to have or use cars.... So, put it all together and leave out a few letters here and there, and you get, "HaplyCarLessDave, or "HappyCarFreeDave", I think it is, if I'm visiting my brother and have something to say... DaveS
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
To the top for those who haven't signed in!
Posted by dharmacleaning (Member # 2114) on :
I was married for 25 years. When we seperated, I got jobs potting up plants and being a chef - for 8$ an hour. I later applied to an Inn and learned how to make beds and shine bathrooms. That paid better, and I went out on my own after a bit, shining bathrooms and taking care of peoples houses. Since I am a Buddhist, it seemed dharma had a hand in this, thus, dharmacleaning.
Posted by SassO (Member # 468) on :
Hi You Guys! I've been off a while 'cause I moved cross country (west to east).
I chose mine 'cause my nickname, when I was a kid, was Sass, or variations on that name (e.g., Sassy, Sass-ay, Sassafrass, and, as my big brother so gently would put it, "Sassafrasswiththebigfat. . . ." -- even though I was skinny! You know how big brothers are).
On the outside I was a little angel, made good grades, etc., etc. but those who knew me best gave me this nickname. I was a bit of a smarty pants, kind of sassy, hence the name.
My last name begins with "O" so I just picked SassO 'cause the old nickname still makes me chuckle.
It's been fun reading about everyone's name!
Posted by Mark LaFevers (Member # 1738) on :
Too out of it at the time to realize this was supposed to be a pen name, not real name. The crowd I work with would say "couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel!"
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Ha Ha Ha, ya can't fool me, there ain't no Sanity Clause! Chico Marx
Posted by Mark LaFevers (Member # 1738) on :
Too out of it at the time to realize this was supposed to be a pen name, not real name. The crowd I work with would say "couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel!"
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Ha Ha Ha, ya can't fool me, there ain't no Sanity Clause! Chico Marx
Posted by WildCondor on :
I really wish I could fly like a Condor. If I could fly, I could go to a beautiful Caribean beach right now and skinny dip under the full moon. If I cant be a condor atleast I can be Wild, and run and jump into the snow naked.
Posted by Cyn (Member # 1560) on :
Well - I really loved this question by LymeToo because everyone has such great names on here. Mine is the simple unthoughtly type - my name - Cyn - short for Cyndie (not Cynthia) but everyone just calls me Cyn. Im not very good at coming up with names and the only nickname I ever had was Swintz - uh..dont ask.
Tincup - Although It has been made perfectly CLEAR that you have Friday night dibs on Mel .... I wont tell you that in my hometown circle of friends I have had dibs on Mel for years... but ok ok.. I am not the competative type you can have him.. so I will share a bit of info with a fellow mel fan.... He is looking for a house cleaner. Do you clean??? I was thinking about going to knock on his door and apply - except I hate cleaning!!! PS (I know right where he lives.. want to dress up as maids and go trick or ... treating????)HA HA
Posted by ponytail (Member # 36) on :
Ha - this was a great distraction from the work I'm not doing!!!
I picked my name because when I was in college and rodeoing - I always had my CB radio on. One day some truckers were talking about the "girl in the pickup w/ the pony tail" because I was pulling my horses in the horse trailer and I also was wearing my hair in a ponytail!!!
I started using it for my CB "handle" and it's stuck w/ me thru the years.
Plus it's much better than the nickname my best friend gave me in high school - "scary sherry"!!!
I hope to see more of these!!!
Posted by linus922 (Member # 1036) on :
Linus - after "his Highness Linus" my favorite cat's name and 922 - my birthday since Linus was already taken. Linus
Posted by BRENDA2 (Member # 864) on :
Oh my, mine is a no brainer. As I had not much of one when I signed on. Needed to remember mine! Didn't know my daughter had the all caps on and don't think I cared and there was already one Brenda here, hence the 2.
Posted by Autumn Sunset (Member # 2148) on :
I chose Autumn Sunset because it is the name of my favorite climbing rose. I am a gardener and spend most of my "down time" reading through gardening catalogs and that particular flower always brings me joy on my worst of days. It is a beautiful yellow, and the buds are peach before opening, and I wanted something to bring a little sunshine to my days here reading all these posts about this terrible disease we all share.
Posted by nancys (Member # 2074) on :
My name, It happened so fast, I didn't realize I was going to be Nancys, I would've really have liked to chosen Buffie becaue I weight lift. Or, perhaps "Painted Rabbit" that's because WildCondor helped me get intouch with the spiritial side of me, my artitistic side.
I enjoyed reading all the names.
Posted by JJ (Member # 602) on :
Mine is not overly exciting, like some others, just initials. The unique part about mine is it always reminds me of my mother. I come from a family of 9 kids. My mother named us all starting with the letter J. When she was mad at one of us, she could never get the name out (I guess it was a sorting thing in the mind that took time to process which one she was yelling at), so she would yell with just the first letters Ja Ja.......we all fit the "mold" with our name and we always knew which one she was yelling at!!!
Janell
Posted by perplexed (Member # 1913) on :
I chose perplexed because this disease is so puzzling and can be mind boggling. It changes day to day and has everyone baffled.. the medical community, the patients, the CDC, the labs and just everyone. It's a very perplexing disease.....therefore I am perplexed.
Jean
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Such great stories!!
I'm ready to go to MA and see Autumn Sunset!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
to the top for the newbies!!
Posted by AmICrazy (Member # 2145) on :
Mine was easy to pick. As I won't have a clinical diagosis for another couple of weeks yet, I'm still wondering, "Am I crazy?"
Posted by Cassie (Member # 2106) on :
You guys are tooooo!!!funny. Mine is easy it is my black labs name. I wanted Nanalyme,but I had a hard enough time figuring out how to post so I stuck with Cassie. She is a sweetheart, but I wanted to show off that I have a 9 month old grandson who is the light of my life. Bye for now
Posted by Cassie (Member # 2106) on :
You guys are sooooo!!!!! FUNNY. My black lab is named Cassie,she's a sweetheart. I wanted to be called Nanalyme,but I had a hard enough time registering under Cassie, my fault. I wanted to show off that I have a nine month old grandson,who is the light of my life and keeps me going.
Posted by Cassie (Member # 2106) on :
sorry about the double post as you can tell i am new kid on the block.(he-he)
Posted by Sodbuster (Member # 2180) on :
Hay everyone, My screen name was my CB handle way back when i was growing up in New Mexico, given to me by an old friend who went by Little Hawk. I've always been riding and roping and kicking up dust and dirt on horseback so she decided to call me Sodbuster. I still live up to my old handle......
Posted by milkmade on :
I am a dairy producer............and I make milk........hence the name MILKMADE!
Posted by Green Darkness (Member # 985) on :
My name is a book title ; book was purchased at a yard sale; has not been read yet. I felt the green stood for lyme green and the darkness is how one feels when they need to find out what's wrong. Even after they do find out they are still in the dark,if you get my drift--a lot of ducks out there--I run into them all.
Posted by Dayle Ann (Member # 1657) on :
Oh, sigh. I really wanted to come up with a cool penname, but the day I signed on, I was in total brainfog, and I just REALLY wanted to sign on. I sat here so long thinking, my computer disconnected. So I ended up just putting down my real name.
The only other things I could think of are what I am usually called from day to day: Ma, Grammy, Sis, DA. Somehow just not quite right. And there is no way I'm going to reveal any of the ten thousand nicknames I've accummulatd over the years!
Love seeing others fun names and the meanings behind them. What a fun thread!
Dayle Ann (aka DA)
Posted by oreo on :
Oreo - My daughter's bunny's name - I was looking at him when I needed a name-presto!
Posted by Reno (Member # 2019) on :
Welcome Newbies!
Posted by MaryMi (Member # 459) on :
[ 26. January 2007, 04:03 PM: Message edited by: MaryMi ]
Posted by Reno (Member # 2019) on :
I Luv Ya', Mare! Tomorrow's the B-I-G Day...My Grandpa's appt. w/Doc S. & Whittaker's test...Hopefully, no more SUPRISE! ice storms! Hugs~Reno
Posted by dysfun2 (Member # 2201) on :
I was filling out the paperwork at my ISP and the guy asked me what I wanted for a log on name. I was busy filling out the paperwork and I guess I didn't answer him fast enough, he said 'Most people use their family name'. I said "My family is dysfunctional". I've been dysfun ever since.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
OK, Sprockets....here's your place to shine!!!
Posted by baxter (Member # 2209) on :
Mine is pretty simple- my Lab's name- also my email address, so I thought I would KISS-(keep it simple stupid)- remembering is not my strong point these days
Posted by Caryn (Member # 366) on :
thought i posted to this a long time ago, but i'm not here. well i'm usually not all here, so why is this a suprise?
Caryn is just an abbreviation of my full name carolyn. called carrie for short when i was a child. i answer to every variation of my name. my mom called me lynda. major lyme brain and wasn't feeling very creative when i came up with it.
my other email address is bearkitten60. needed a yahoo account to get emails from the P.O.L.K. website. bear was short for panda bear, my hymilain (i can't spell anymore!) cat's name. kitten because we were going to get a kitten. all easy to remember stuff. but to my suprise, someone had already snagged bearkitten, so i had to add the year of my birth.
Posted by terter (Member # 2204) on :
This IS fun! IT doesn't take too much to thrill us does it!
terter is my sister's childhood nickname for me, Terry. She still calls me it with affection when I need it...or just ter.
Posted by momtoeight (Member # 2215) on :
Good topic
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Posted by Kate77 (Member # 1898) on :
Wish I was born in 77--but it is when I graduated from Duke and got married! Makes me an old lymer!
Posted by Lo (Member # 987) on :
WHAT GREAT FUN READING ABOUT EVERYONE !!! MY REAL NAME IS LAURIE.
AS LITTLE KIDS WE HAD A CLUB (MARGIE, LAURIE AND DARLENE), WE NICKNAMED EACH OTHER "MO" "LO" AND "DO". WE STILL (45 YEARS LATER) CALL EACH OTHER THOSE NAMES.
LO IS IN AUBURN, CALIF. (ME) MO IS IN SEATTLE, WASH. DO IN BUFFALO, MINN.
WE GET TOGETHER ONCE A YEAR FOR OUR CLUB MEETINGS !!
Posted by darlakeene (Member # 2233) on :
I always liked the name Darla and Keene is an old friend of mine's last name. Mine is rather different. And Russian :-)
Darla kinda goes with me, I think.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Cute story, LO!!!
Posted by Dayle Ann (Member # 1657) on :
You know, after all of this, I was talking to my neice on the phone. She is 21 now, and about 2 years she was in an auto accident that almost killed her and left her with closed head brain injuries. Though she is getting better, it is likely that she will never fully recover, and her life will be much different than it might have been. Yet, she has never lost her lively spirit. I just love talking to her.
Of course, with my own version of brain fog, I started to say something to her and got it all turned around and garbled, and I said that sometimes I felt like I had "cheese for brains". She laughed so hard at that and said she was going to steal it from me.
Ever since, I've been adding it after my name when I post (when I remember!). It just makes me smile every time when I think of the joy it brought my neice when I said that about myself! Maybe someday I'll make it my official screen name.
Dayle Ann (cheeseforbrains)
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Yeah, but do you really want us to call you CHEESE for short???! I got a chuckle out of it too....fits me to a T!! Posted by sladybug (Member # 2187) on :
Posted to this a long time ago too!!!I'm an old lymie who has come back missing everyone!When I was extrememly sick and down with Lyme the first few months I was sitting on my bathroom floor. I could hardly walk at the time and would stay there feeling so sick. I looked up and saw two ladybugs on the wall. I couldn't figure out how they got in because the window was one of those sealed windows. They made my day and for once got my mind off the herxing. The name stuck.S is for my first name- Sheryl.
Posted by URsodeer2me (Member # 2258) on :
URsodeer2me is in reference to a certain buck I hold dear in my heart.
Posted by sladybug (Member # 2187) on :
Ha-ha ! I knew there was a reason why I stopped back here. Thanks for the laugh "deer". Sladybug
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
to the top for all the newbies!
Posted by danq (Member # 2126) on :
I just want to respond to this post by saying, to everyone: danQ very much! You're such a great and supportive group! Posted by lasarsmom (Member # 2232) on :
las is my daughter's initials, ars is my son's initials, and of course, I am their mom.
Posted by Sammi (Member # 110) on :
What's in your screen name???
Mine??? Five letters are in my screen name! HAHAHAHA! I know--it is pathetic, but I could not resist!
Posted by Starphoenix (Member # 2402) on :
When I was a child, I was severely abused in a crime ring. (My father and other paternal relatives were involved.) Years later, I began a long and arduous healing journey. I think of my true self, my hearty spirit, as the Phoenix, rising from the ashes. I have had negative associations with stars due to an abusive experience. I decided to reclaim "Star," as I think stars are beautiful. I put them together for Starphoenix. To me, this is who I am, really. Steph
Posted by daphne (Member # 2340) on :
this is so cool! daphne is my best friend. she moved right when i got my diagnosis, and it has been very hard on us both, so i use her name, and each time i use it, it makes me feel like she is here dealing w/ this w/ me. i know corny.
Posted by LLLucille (Member # 1443) on :
Starphoenix, I say Good for YOU!! I am encouraged by your explanation of your name.
Now as for mine, it just occurred to me that now I have an explanation for those two extra L's at the front of my name...it's because I'm lyme literate!!
My name is not Lucy, however, I do have red hair and I've been known to be quite crazy and I like Lucille Ball, so there you have it!
Not too exciting, is it?
Posted by comunsens (Member # 2253) on :
haha great question : the writer in me says: comunsens was a group i had a few years ago of artists working on antiviolence issues. comunsens is phonetic for common sense, which does not mean, like we usually think of it as "right logic" or something like that, but communal sense - that is, things only make true sense in community when everyone's voice has been heard.(like this posting board!)it also means (because i'm french-english bilingual and live bilingually) in french: comme un sens, which is like "dans un sens ou comme un autre" - kind of like, either this way, or that way, it's all good! kind of thing....and i like signing my letters to ducks: comunsensically yours, c.
Posted by chadster (Member # 2460) on :
Well, it all started in the 1970. My mom and dad decided they would like another child. The went to breakfast one morning and talked about it some more. That night my mother had a head ache so nothing happened.(dad was mad) Well the next day, my mother again had a head ache. (dad was mad once more). Well four years had passed and my mother was feeling a little freaky so the finally got it on. (dad was glad). Well 9 months down the road, out pops me. They talked about it for a while and decided on the perfect name. A name that would cry out to the world "I am the greatest thing to ever walk this earth" That name was Chad. Well after finding this site, I knew it would be a must to create the most original name here. (you know, because I am the greatest thing to ever walk this planet) Well, after many days I finaly got it!! I was so excited I woke my wife up to present my new found name. When I told her, her eyes filled with tears from the shear beauty of it. That name my friends is *Chadster*. Please, I know. Its just the best.
Posted by denny (Member # 2339) on :
I use to use fitness, because I use to be fit. I decide to us Denny because my ex mother -in-law use to call me that and she was the mother I always wanted and I was the daughter she never had she was murdered in 1985. Don't mean to sound like a downer it is actually a positive step for me to use this nickmane. from Denise
Posted by NHhasLyme (Member # 2444) on :
New Hampshire has Lyme Disease.
Posted by beccaman (Member # 1558) on :
I have a kennel of Champion show dogs. Many years ago, when I first began breeding, I needed my own kennel name for registering with AKC and showing the dogs. I blended both my daughters names together. Rebecca (always known as Becci) and Amanda (never had nickman).....soo Beccaman for Beccaman Lhasa Apsos. Just a note here, when I first got dx with Lyme, I would read on this site and then it would be days and weeks before I could get back on and catch-up. I used to marvel at all the time you people spent here. Well my Dr put her foot down and said,...we just can't get you better unless you de-stress and stay home and rest. So here I am catching up with some of this stuff you have been playing!
------------------ marcia
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
to the top for newbies and others who missed this
Posted by barbrann5 (Member # 2435) on :
ok, this is fun;
I used to work as a business manager at a large Ford dealership. One of the salesman was a young man from Pakistan. His name is Asher.
My name is Barbara Ann, but I've never used the middle name Ann, just went by my first name, Barbara. He was tickled when he heard my name was Barbara Ann, because of the Beach Boys song.
He started calling me BarbRANN, emphasizing the second syllable and pronouncing it as one word. Before long, EVERONE at the dealership called me that. The 5 is for the 5 in my family, me, hubby, three kids.
------------------ Barbara
Posted by dogguy on :
this is fun! my name is dave and i've been a dog trainer for 20 years(as a sideline) but was always something i enjoyed more than "real" work! a friend of mine gave me the nickname dave the dogguy because he has a cousin named dave and his business parter is also named dave. every time he would tell his wife something that dave said she would naturally ask him, "which one"? so he came up with catfish dave, his cousin who he goes fishing with, partner dave, for his business partner, and dave the dogguy for me. makes for alot less confusion on his part! dave
Posted by norin (Member # 52378) on :
norin = eleaNOR bergIN
Posted by Kira (Member # 2676) on :
We were supposed to use a pen name???
Ooops! I was lucky to just find this site and that I even figured out how to log on in my lyme brained state...First time "talking" on the computer for me too!
So I just used my real name...got nothing to hide, and it's unique enough that there don't seem to be any duplication probs...
But is it too late to come up with a COOL name??? Feel like I missed the boat...BUMMER!! Kira
Posted by tomwisefoole (Member # 2580) on :
oh,what a great posting topic !! such fun to see everybodys listings,and stories. i kind of stumbled onto this name,sometimes i think i'm kinda smart, and learning alot, and then i realize how little i really know and ,so while i try to make sense out of life and pursue wisdom, i also see how easy it is to be foolish. i studied tarot a little and i kind of liked the 'foole' card ; the court jester, it suits my personality .and then, my first name, is ...ummm.....tom.
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Posted by Mercy (Member # 1857) on :
Talk about Lymebrains. I could have sworn I had posted to this one awhile ago but apparently I haven't. Anyways here goes... When I was younger I tended to look at everything through "rose colored glasses" and many of those around me called me Pollyanna. I could always find something good in someone or some situation. Well as I got older this didn't change except that people would say to me "How can you be so Merciful?" Or "Aren't you the one full of Mercy?" in a sarcastic way. I just like to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, that's my way. So rather than a long name to type out, I chose the shortest one, that being Mercy and it just seemed to fit once I had decided on it.
------------------ Love is contagious, Let's start an epidemic! Mercy
Posted by kathy klopfer (Member # 1624) on :
I'm Blonde and have lyme thats my excuse for using my real name.I did'nt realize till after I did it.I would of used (Real Lymie) because I'm English or Mary Poppins if i could change it.
Posted by GP (Member # 2318) on :
First name begins with G, last name begins with P. With my lyme brain I can remember that.
GP
Posted by Lyme n Bean (Member # 139) on :
I was the king of advanced neuro lyme. Now I'm just a regular guy, with lots of very bad memories... and loving it. Good Health JP
Posted by Houston Lyme Pie (Member # 2578) on :
What a hoot of a post this is!
Of course, mine is too obvious-
"When life hands you lymes, make key lyme pie!"
And I thought adding my location would help me find out if there are any other Texas Lymies. Whooee! There sure 'nuff are, and a more helpful bunch you couldn't find anywhere!
But y'know when I started, I thought Texas was "Not At Risk". Well, we were all a whole bunch more naive on the day we picked out our screen names, weren't we??
Posted by Troutman107 (Member # 2846) on :
I'm new to lymenet and think it is great. It is very informative and the people here are great. I love to trout fish . Their is nothing more relaxing then being on a trout stream.I am also a police officer in the town I live, and my badge # is 107. Keep up the good work.
Posted by spaceygracey on :
My name is Grace and I've had Lyme most of my life and have 6 kids...thus the Spacey part...
quote:Originally posted by Chazmyn: Mine's a nickname I like better than my real name.
I like ALL your names! Gaeltick especially.
And, of course, I'm a big FAN of the fast one!
Love, Chaz
Posted by notaheller (Member # 2684) on :
My last name is Heller. If you look it up in the dictionary it will tell you what a heller is - a hellion or hellraiser -which I am not (anymore). I am, in fact, a born again Christian. It also works in another way- Heller is my married name. However, I coined notaheller when my marriage was very shakey- humorous at the time to everyone except my husband! Posted by Green Darkness (Member # 985) on :
My name is a book title of a cheap yard sale item that I bought. It was my name in a chat room because I am a librarian and it was sitting near my computer and I looked over and a bell went off in my normal(at that time) head; now it fits because of lyme . I am in the dark and the green fits with the lyme (lime) I have. So does the dog. Cool or what?
Posted by pgm (Member # 2348) on :
I have enjoyed reading these stories. Thanks Lymetoo! I first signed up using ranpam (husband Randy, me Pam)but I had put a filter on my other e-mail and never got my password, so when I signed up again with my other e-mail address, I couldn't use ranpam because someone else had it! Duh!! So I was frustrated and just put pgm (my initals). I tried to come up with something they mean but momtoeight let me know quickly that one of them didn't sound too cool!! I was jealous about all the cute little graphics and DanQ made one for me and I chose Lyme Buddy because I feel I have a lot of new buddies due to lyme!! That's the best thing I can say about lyme! Thank you all for your support and laughs. This is a wonderful place to visit!! Let's keep it that way!!
------------------ Lyme Buddy
Posted by Scrumptious on :
My screen name is scrumptious because (Hahaha)... uh this will definately have you going O.o or maybe even >.< ...
Well, you see a group of my friends used to chew on my hair and like lick my skin all the time (odd I know). My very first boyfriend was like we need to think of a name for her other than tasty or sweet. So one time we were all eating gold fish crackers and on the box it says something about scrumptious and he stood up and screamed, "That's it, She's scrumptious!"
It just sorta stuck since then.
------------------ "May angels lead you in..."
Excessive adoration, Amber
"I crave to submit my contribution. Pondering how to start the revolution. All that seems to come to mind is to hit the word with a song of mine." - me
Well Scrumptious, That is some story (they chew on your hair and lick you). You may just take the cake (win the prize) with that story. I have a feeling you are going to give us lots of laughs around here.
------------------ Lyme Buddy
Posted by norin (Member # 52378) on :
The chewing on my hair I can definitely live without, but the licking part doesn't sound too bad...Licking is nice. Licking...sounds pretty good, actually...
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Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
to the top!
Posted by Shoregirl on :
Well I live on the Eastern shore .I love going to the ocean and walking along the beach or soaking up the sun.
I love the responses!!! Cindy
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Posted by linus922 (Member # 1036) on :
Linus for my favorite cat (his Highness Linus) and 922 for my birthday. I had to pick something I had a chance of remembering!
Posted by Tunes (Member # 2946) on :
These are great!
Tunes is my childhood nickname from my last name... Antunes.
This is fun. Have a great day everyone!
Posted by helen65 (Member # 2962) on :
Well i was having one of those days when i joined the group SSOOO helen is my name and 65 is the year i was born
Iknow boring, i could'nt think of any thing clever...
Posted by marcia68 (Member # 2989) on :
i'm one of those boring ones.... marcia is my name and 68 is the birth year..lots of great things happening in '68..woodstock, for one...
------------------ TOGETHER WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL!!.. MARCIA
Posted by bones (Member # 2871) on :
I was at work, my friend gave me the name, joan bones. It is kind of weird as we both have the same initials and the same birthday date, different years, so I dropped the first name and just use bones. love from the bones.!!!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Hey, bones....I swear to you I know someone named Joan Bone! Posted by FancyRatFan (Member # 3088) on :
Well, I wrote way too much on my first post so let me simplify it.
I love rats! They are great pets, alot like having a dog. Affection, excitment to see you and come when you call them.
Fancy rats are the domestic ones. Try one they are great and don't smell like other rodents unless of course you don't clean their cage.
D'Ann
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Posted by Stella (Member # 3119) on :
"Stella, that's my name, don't wear it out!"
I could have been more creative.....but really wanted to connect with people on here and thought using my real name would be STEP #1.
Stay Cool!
Posted by AZURE WISH (Member # 804) on :
Azure is a particular hue of blue. for me blues represented a state where my being could just breathe.....no noise and no silence that deafend.it was the elated calm side of me. i ve always felt i run red and blue. red is not a happy place.red me doesnt make the best company. anyway it was at a time when i was just wishing for the blue. by the way im an artist (well i dont really do art now stupid disease tore my life away).
Posted by artee3 on :
My email address is [email protected] = robbie for me, t = tim my husband plus 3 teenage girls....so I modified it a little and that's how I got artee3............................... : - )
Posted by Mo (Member # 2863) on :
I've never been on a message board or chat before, so I didn't think to make a user name.... been Mo since I was a baby, short for Maureen, which my folks changed my name to (from Jeanette) on account of the red peachfuzz on my head.
Mo
Posted by troutscout (Member # 3121) on :
Pretty self explainitory on mine. If it's a trout. I'll find it.
Posted by ilovetheusers (Member # 3138) on :
Well, since I plan to be a regular (at least for now), here goes.
I was posting on another BBS and needed a name. I worked helpdesk at the time and had this big poster above my desk that I made that read "I LOVE THE USERS!" Love replaced by a heart like the I love NY shirts.
As in:
Posted by Mo (Member # 2863) on :
Trout Scout...
What do you use for bait??
curiously,
Mo
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up for the newbies!
Posted by tabbytamer (Member # 3159) on :
This is great!
Mine name is obvious, I think.
I love tabby cats. Especially orange ones.
Though I'm not sure if I tame them, or if they tame me. Either way, I figure the names works
Momtoeight found me the picture I have incorporated into my signature. Thanks, M28!
------------------ Tabby
Posted by JRWagner (Member # 3229) on :
Well ya see there sidewinder...
I coudda shudda wudda...but I did not..why?
Well when I first come on Lymenet I walked into a bar room brawl, with people accusing some of hiding behind their "Hollywood" name.
Soooooooo, not wanting to EVER give that impression, being the open wonderful, handsome, rich ( Ok. perhaps NOT rich) and caring person that I am, I chose MY initials, and last name.
Of course this is my STAGE name, when I stand in for MEL!!!!!!
la da di di dum....nice day!!!! On the other hand...she wore a glove!
Peace, love and wellness JRW
Posted by lightfoot (Member # 2536) on :
Well, I wanted someting with two syllables, a modified noun, & something that was meaningful to me.
lightfoot: to honor walking lightly on the earth. to remind me to keep it light. I can get a little intense, have you noticed? to think of myself as a lightfoot gal. Too corny, huh!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up for cootiegirl! Posted by GardenGirl (Member # 3322) on :
I love flowers and flower gardening. I have several garden plots in my yard. I think I got bitten by a damn tick in my beloved flower beds.
During the past weeks of fatigue, I love to lose myself in gardening magazines...
Posted by lymebrat (Member # 3208) on :
Hi Everyone.
I grew up on an Army Base. As some of you know, us Army kids are called Army Brats. So I grew up being called Brat.
I like the name, it fits my moods these days
~LymeBrat
------------------ ~ Missy
"Lyme is an enigma. While the debate rages over proper diagnostic and treatment procedures, patients get sicker and some even die." Pat Smith, LDA
Posted by moxie (Member # 2991) on :
Ok, here goes... Originally from New England...I grew up with Moxie, one of my favorite drinks. It started as a tonic with medicinal qualities.
Hence, moxie...just wish I had a can right now. Might heal a world of hurt, ya think? They don't sell it in Florida. UGH.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Never heard of moxie....what's in it???
Posted by graneet (Member # 3112) on :
Well im a granny and i tried every way known to man to get that in some how and ended up with gran..... neet as in neet granny.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
cute, graneet! wondered how you came up with that name! Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up for the newbies! Posted by badkitti30043 (Member # 2889) on :
Hi lymefriends I have used badkitti for all my accounts for several years,here is the story behind the name.
I chose Badkitti for my kitty Snoopy.. You see he could not be nuetured (very high risk for surgery)due to medical complications when he was young..
When I tried to add a new male kitty to our home( thought he'd like the company since he was an indoor only kitty) - He loved the kitten for the 1st year then he turned into physco-kitty and fought with the other kitty.. and started spraying to lay claim to HIS home.. I had to give the new addition to friend to stop this badkitti behavior..My badkitti snoopy behaved for many years after that until he passed away last Jan. when he became very ill and had to have an emergency surgery ..He was 10 ..I loved my Kitty more than anything in the world..Still do Sandi
Posted by art123 on :
okay.........although it might appear that I must be an artist.........actually I am not. But I do enjoy doodling!!! Mine is the first intial of each of my children.....and then 123 (number for each of my children-first/second/third)
Posted by tazeroo (Member # 2798) on :
My horse's name is Taz. I call him Tazeroo as a nickname. He has kept me going when times got tough! He always lets me bury my face in his soft fur and cry when I'm down and not feeling good.
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Posted by TrueCornsilk (Member # 3036) on :
My mom was peeling corn one day. Ane I pelt it too and the silk was so nice and i remembered when iw as little i loved cornsilk and i just thought cornsilk would be a good hipie name, so i tried it, but cornsilk was taken for AIM, so truecornsilk.
------------------ Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss. -- The Count of Monte Cristo
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up for newbies!......and to save!! Posted by Discreet Keet on :
I can't it would be indiscreet.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
up for fun....
Posted by oceangarden (Member # 3778) on :
Gonna have an GARDEN by the OCEAN when I get better and have sued all those ducks that helped put me in the medical condition I am in now.
oceangarden
Just joshing. I truly love to garden and the ocean means the world to me )
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Posted by Peace (Member # 3389) on :
Havinng a life threatening situation myself, a couple of years ago I began saying Peace, or Peace my friend and signing emails Peace.
Coming to the realization that life too short for all the BS and ugliness that I could communicate to all whom I was close to - serenity, smiles, be present in one's life and the peace that all who were sick with this horrific disease (my hubby) find the inner peace,serenity and strength to press forward.
Posted by SunRa (Member # 3559) on :
When I registered, I was wearing a Sun Ra Arkestra t-shirt.
Sun Ra was an eccentric jazz musician from Saturn sent to earth to save humanity and bring harmony to the world.
"I'm a spirit master, I've been to a zone where there is no air, no light, no sound, no life, no death, nothing.
There's five billion people on this planet, all out of tune. I've got to raise their consciousness, tell them about the wonderful potential to bypass death."
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
WOW!
Good thing you had that shirt on when you registered...
Or we might be calling you underpants instead of Sun Ra.
Posted by SunRa (Member # 3559) on :
Good thing you didn't choose this Jimmy Buffet song, or we'd be calling you "Fruitcake"
"Fruitcakes in the kitchen Fruitcakes on the street Struttin' naked through the cross walk In the middle of the week
Half baked cookies in the oven Half baked people on the bus There's a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us"
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
You
a
real
funny
one
... little Sunshine!
Good thing I didn't have a mouthful of herbal tea when I read your reply.
I already know what that is like.....
It doesn't look good spit across my computer screen when I bust out laughing!
HEE HAW HEE HAW HEE HAW
Yep.. ya got me good!
Thanks for the laugh...
But watch yerself... underpants.
You never know where the fruitcakes are...
Parrot head.
Posted by 3greatkids (Member # 3838) on :
I use this name because without my kids I really don`t know how I would survive each day. They make me laugh and cry,and lift my spirits on days I just want to crawl into a hole. They are my best medicine!!
Posted by dizzysue (Member # 3855) on :
Mine's a no-brainer..yup.that's me- no brain. Hey Simferret! Want 2 more? Hubby doesn't want me to take them when we move into the new house.
wondered about GreenDarkness....
FancyRatFan--we used to have Dumbo rats!great pets! we let them run loose sometimes and the cats didn't even care!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Fruitcake.....and Underpants....I'll remember those two!!
------------------ oops! Lymetutu
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
You would droopy drawers! Posted by Danielle (Member # 1712) on :
So tincup your really a parrot head. That explains a lot I am not as boring as my user sign but Dan is for Danielle and RN is for Registered Nurse my profession. Maybe it should of been Hitbyatrucktoday
Posted by hopeful123 (Member # 3244) on :
The name means I can be hopeful it happens quickly, 1,2,3!!!
I knew I would be posting from work, so I wanted some protection in case they had the nerve to insist I actually do work for them.
If I really wanted to be anonymous I wouldn't have stated where I lived - it's a very small town. I would have said something like Dutchess County.
Anyway.. I am hopeful123
Posted by lymewarrior03 (Member # 3891) on :
Thanks for the topic, it's fun! I was sick for 8 yrs prior to diagnosis and felt so lost and helpless during that time. I was initially so excited to get a diagnosis in that I felt I had a target to attack. I envisioned the lymes and the theme music from the movie "rocky" and started attacking. Made a lime green shirt into a warrior shirt with permanent marker and a bead tally. Well, I'm at the end of the 2nd mo now, feeling not too different, and a little less warrior like. But I try to revive the feeling every so often.
Posted by SentByHim (Member # 3998) on :
I am a Youth Minister with aspirations to be a missionary hence the name. I was hoping to be a bush pilot for missionaries when my kids were in college but now that I am "afflicted" I will never get a medical certificate to fly again. At least I broke 100 hours before I got sick. So I still concider my self Sent By Him to do His work and presently work with 10-12 year olds and occasionally help with the 6-9s as I will tommorow. Lots of fun stories. I owe my lovely wife for finding this site, and tin cup she cannot play golf for the same reason!!
Posted by Annie Fannie on :
It's just a nickname and no I don't have a big fannie! Although I think I'm working on it So much for losing weight with Lyme.
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Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey Sent...
Good for you! Sounds like a grand life ahead of you.
I see you understood my golf problems....
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up for rimom!!
Posted by treepatrol (Member # 4117) on :
I used to work as a Forest Patrolman fighting wildfires. Since I protected trees among other things like people, property, animals well you get the Idea. Cya
Posted by proud pup (Member # 4152) on :
Its the name of my husbands commerical fishing boat. We use the screen name alot. Its easy to remember.
Posted by hangontilldone (Member # 1893) on :
What a cool topic...
My name came from hope...i want to hang on till done....some days I should be hang on by a thread.....ha ha
Posted by nellbell (Member # 3929) on :
When my nephews were young they could not say my name, which is Lynnelle. So, it came out as nellbell and stuck. For Mom's day a few years ago my kids got me an ankle bracelet with a bell hanging on it. Now if we are shopping and apart they just listen for the bell. LOL
Posted by irongirl (Member # 3931) on :
Here goes, I'm jumping in!!
After many years of feeling like crap...("Don't know what you could have", "you'll just have to wait and get sick again" remarks)...I found out I had lyme (after pinning my new GP to the wall)!
Good thing I had someting. My family has no risk factors and I am an extreme health - fitness nut. I "knew" something was wrong, but always sucked it up and pushed through it anyways.
I am an endurance distance triathlete "on hold". It's pretty amazing that I have completed 2 ironman distance triathlons and 5 marathons, as well as many other events while being on lyme!! and it makes sense why my performances were subpar...it is no longer as frustrating.
Thanks to this site, I've hooked up to a decent treatment program and am totally focused on kicking the LD in the butt!!!
To all the warriors out there- IMHI here i come!!
Peace and strength to all, irongirl
Posted by fish (Member # 4096) on :
Fish -- a nickname from my high school days. When I was known as Fish, I was completely in control of my body and health; not fighting LD...I chose it to inspire me to fight the good fight!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up for all the newbies!
Posted by TheCrimeOfLyme (Member # 4019) on :
Couple constanants, few vowels.. thats whats in muh screenname.
Nah, its just that the whole arena of lyme from misdiagnosis to duck diagnosis to improper treatment to miseducation to arguing to nonsense is a crime when it comes to Lyme.
Posted by bessie1230 (Member # 4237) on :
Wow , It's been fun learning where you all got your screen names!
Mine has no story- just a childhood nickname and my birthday, dec. 30.
Peace,
Bessie
Posted by Kw3Ls on :
'Kwels' is a Frisian word. It means something like 'lame, crippled'
I also use this name when I'm playing the videogame 'Quake III Arena'. You play this game online with other people. In a 3D fantasy world you attack each other with all sort of weapons. The most common term of abuse there is 'lame(r)': 'You play lame!' or 'fu, lamer!'
In Dutch language 'ik kwel' means 'I tease'. So you could say 'kwels' means 'teaser'.
I replaced the 'e' with a '3' because I think it looks kewls
Kw3Ls
[This message has been edited by Kw3Ls (edited 03 September 2003).]
Posted by DELT on :
i chose delt
because i felt delt-a-dumb
nero lyme
Posted by 40angel (Member # 4036) on :
40Angel - is for my daughter Nicole.
40 stands for Forte our last name.
Angel represents Nicole.
She is my angel!
Posted by eiramarak (Member # 4611) on :
Well, mine is pretty simple...not anything really special like some of you guys'...
Mine is just simply my name spelled backwards...Kara Marie...couldn't think of anything better. lol
Posted by krazykt1 (Member # 3739) on :
My name is Kathy,they nicknamed me katie. I spent 20+ yrs being told by the med lords that it was all in my head,among other variations.I finally yelled "uncle"
Posted by ArtnSoul (Member # 4561) on :
This was a good idea...I loved reading all the stories of everyone's screen names!
When I picked my screename, I thought of "heart and soul" - I am a christian, and I want to live my life with my heart and soul.
I'm also an artist - loved drawing ever since I was able to hold something to write with. I feel my ability to draw is a gift from God, so that's how I ended up with ArtnSoul.
Posted by wldangyl (Member # 4702) on :
Ok.. My Turn!!!
Martina McBride, Wild Angels.. theme song maybe? or thats what i feel is watching out for me
Wild Angels Lyrics Martina McBride
(Gary Harrison/Harry Stinson)
Bewteen the perfect world and the bottom line Keeping love alive in these troubled times It's a mircle in itself And we know too well what that's about Still we made it through, only God knows how We must've had a little help (Must've been)
Chorus: Wild Angels, Wild Angels Watching over you and me Wild Angels, Wild Angels Baby what could it be
Well it must've been hard, it must've been tough Keeping up with crazy fools like us 'Cause it's so easy to fall apart And we still break each other's heart sometimes Spent some nights on the jagged side Somehow we wake up in each other's arms (Must've been)
Repeat Chorus
Bridge: There are some nights I watch you while you dream I swear I hear the sound of beating wings
------------------ Dawn Livin with Lyme Way Too Long
Posted by familyoflyme (Member # 4536) on :
My MOM, MY DAD,MY BROTHER HAVE IT. MY 2 AUNTS AND THERE KIDS AND GRANDKIDS HAVE IT. ENVEN SOME X'S HAVE IT. WE ARE JUST A BIG FAMILY OF LYME.
Posted by Naomi (Member # 4846) on :
If I don't use my real name on everything I get mixed up and forget what name I have to go with what password. Between E-mail and message forums it gets really confusing!
If "Naomi" is ever taken I use Happy-Cat. I own my own cat sitting business called Happy Cat Pet Sitting!
Hugs, Naomi
Posted by Myampris20 (Member # 4859) on :
Wow, these are so fun to read!
Mine is a name of a character in a book I read, "Ampris". When I chose it several years ago, someone already had it so I added the "My" to it. Then, just recently, I changed my email address to yahoo and somehow I screwed up the sign up form so it wouldn't accept "myampris", so I added the "20" to it. So, there you have it.
Posted by dontlikeliver (Member # 4749) on :
You might have guessed it already - but, I really don't like liver.
dll
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up
Posted by flowerchild (Member # 4759) on :
what fun reading all these names! I always like trying to figure out the names-kind of like a vanity license plate! I'm "flowerchild" because I'm a barefoot, tie-dyed, daisy-in-my-hair hippie throwback who was born in the wrong time! Peace and good vibes for you all, Lisa :-) "Love is the answer...and you know that, for sure!"
Posted by frenchbraid (Member # 4225) on :
I chose my user name because it's the way my girls love to wear their hair. In a "frenchbraid". I'm not french.
frenchbraid
------------------ Stay positive. Smile. People care.
Posted by PinchotGail (Member # 5066) on :
Hi I'm fairly new and I chose my name because it's the name of a state park right next to where I live; Pinchot Park in PA. .. Lots of people know it's also near Ski Roundtop as well + my first name.
Posted by company 81 (Member # 5071) on :
My screen name is from my time in the service. I was stationed in Maryland in the 1970's and my company was 81.
Posted by Corgilla (Member # 4066) on :
Hi,
Mine is stolen from another person's idea.
A Corgi is a dog from Wales. I love the breed and own 2.
There are many corgis around that are extra small - almost miniature. My friend calls them corgillas.
The female that I own happens to be the smallest that anyone I know has ever seen so I stole the name for myself.
Jody
Posted by yankee in black (Member # 4309) on :
My name is attached to my own, personal "15 minutes of fame story"(You know, Andy Warhol once said we would all have 15 min.'s of fame in our lives)
I worked for 23 yrs in NYC in the fashion and beauty industry
Anything from an assistant all the way to Vice President in that time frame
Started out as a educator to hairdressers(haircoloring techinques) all the way to researcher in dye-loads after finishing my Ph.D
Along the way--I did hair for designers in top fashion shows
You know--the ones you see in Vogue and such?
Well, way back when--there was a certain well known supermodel who had a REALLY BAD ATTIUDE---and I totally did not care what the H*LL* she thought of me, I told her to park it baby, and get your freakin hair done for this show--I needed to get back to the states and work the next day
Well, she called me a *D*MM Yankee*, which I thought was pretty funny coming out of a Dane ( my co-workers called me D*MM Yankee for years after this!!!)
And I always wear black
So, years later--when I moved to Texas, my old co-workers in NYC---gave me the IM(instant messager) name of *Yankee in Black*
My new Texan buddies think it's funny(the name)
Posted by Red16 (Member # 5070) on :
well, mine is nothing special, probably obvious. Red because I'm a redhead and 16 because it's my lucky number.
Posted by treepatrol (Member # 4117) on :
up for newbies Posted by minoucat (Member # 5175) on :
OK, so,
I have a cat, Minou. She's very small, and very beautiful.
When she was a kitten, no bigger than the palm of my hand, she was in the front room when I was vacuuming. She refused to be intimidated and would not move out of the way. When I nudged her with the vacuum cleaner, she swatted it, sat for a minute, then decided to inspect the food bowl in the other room.
And once upon a time, when I got a new German Shepherd puppy, the Nounster snuck up on him constantly for two weeks. She'd do a surprise attack, he'd bark at her or go after her, and then he'd get in trouble with me or my husband. After 2 weeks, he learned to sit quietly and not bother her. After she had him trained, she never bothered him again, and would even groom him and snuggle him.
So you see, I just can't let myself get weak kneed and pitiful with her around.
Posted by smiles (Member # 5635) on :
I am usually an optomistic person - and I have always believed that if you put on a smile - eventually you'll believe it. The word itself also makes me smile - and gives me hope.
That said, the day I registered, I couldn't stop crying and actually it was somewhat of a sarcastic choice. Somedays, especially when feeling crummy, I can laugh at my attempt at humor. It is fun reading these responses - thanks for bringing it to the top!
Posted by peachsc (Member # 4969) on :
Peach is for my big, fat, old, orange tabby cat. If she was a person she would be a bossy, crabby old lady stomping around in her housecoat and slippers grumping at everyone.
She is 14 and my vet (who also happens to be my boss) is convinced that she is going to live to be 25. She has the bloodwork of a 3 year old cat and she manages to draw blood (usually mine) every time I have to bring her to the office. Oh dear bartonella!
The 'SC' stands for the show name of one of my horses, 'Southern Charm'. We call him 'Southie' around the barn and he is a big ol' goofball.
Posted by lymiecanuck on :
I don't know if mine is obvious, but it means Canadian with lyme. Canuck-Canadian.
Posted by Babygirl (Member # 5330) on :
My nickname came (kinda) from the movie "A Time to Kill". There is a part in the movie where he whispers "dream some good dreams babygirl" and I don't know if it was the way he said it or his accent, but it gave me goose bumps. I made the mistake of telling the lead singer of the band that I jammed with occasionally about it. Wouldn't you know it... all the guys would whisper the line in my ears to give me the chills! Much to my surprise... the first time I was to sit in with them in public (playing drums) the poster they put up announcing it said "Featuring .... BABYGIRL" well... I was a well known bartender in that area and the name just stuck. Yes... it still gives me shivers! By the way... some of you have e mailed me have e mailed to the name TAMAPLYR... which is also a drum related nickname.. TAMA are the drums I love (loved) to play. Not too many of us chick drummers so I have to get better soon to keep the tradition going!
Posted by rambleguy (Member # 5389) on :
I haven't lived in the same town for more than a few years since the age of 12, and I lived in most places for 2 years or less. I went to 2 different junior high schools and 4 different high schools in 3 different states (Mississippi, New York and California) and it seems like I haven't been able to sit still ever since. Most of those towns I did not want to leave, but had to for one reason or another (family, job, school, etc. and no, no tar and feathers were involved). The ironic part is that I would very much like to stay in one place.
I've used the name rambleguy in other forums on occasion, so if you see that name, it might be me rambling through cyberspace.
By the way, I just moved back up to Chico, CA last November. 7 months in one place and counting! I'm practically covered in moss.
Posted by SentByHim (Member # 3998) on :
Rambleguy I can truly relate to all the moves. The longest I was at one address was three years. I am attempting to keep my kids in the same school zone/church at least for some level of stability but we still seem to be moving a bunch.
Sent
Posted by jbgoth (Member # 5567) on :
jbgoth = JB are my initials and goth is short for gothic.
I love gothic, alternative, progressive music. Gotta love New Order, The Smiths and The Cure!!!!
JB
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Posted by AmandaPI (Member # 5587) on :
My name is Amanda and I was a licensed private inveatigator as a side business while working in social services and that has been my aol screen name for many years.
Posted by breathwork (Member # 567) on :
I am a certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator....this is a deep experiential experience used to augment therapy or personal growth. I was a trauma nurse for years, then became a therapist...I loved the breathwork so much that I took it as my screen name years ago...it's pretty cool stuff.. www.breathwork.com Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up for all the newbies
Posted by lookin4answers (Member # 4974) on :
Well, I think mine is totally obvious, but just to humor you lymetoo.....
This is what I was looking for when I signed on that day. I had no idea that my 2 girls and I had lyme. No idea.
Posted by Laczitag (Member # 90) on :
My name is the Name of my departed dog.... Hungarian for Loszlo...She brought the tick into my bed in 1999. She died in 2003, but I kept her name. She was a Bernese Mt. Dog; beautiful and Perfect! Laczi
Posted by SuZ-Q (Member # 5903) on :
Mine comes from the nick name my dad gave me as a small child. He still calls me some form of Suzy, Suzy-Q or Sooz, but my real name is not reflected in there at all. I don't know how he chose it. The bad thing is my mother-in-law's name is Sue, so whenever someone calls her Suzy, I always authomatically respond(gotten a lot of strange looks over the years).
Posted by AAmeri21 (Member # 5410) on :
Umm...im definetly very boring its my name and I was 21 (last year when I signed up)
Im wasn't creative at all....
------------------ You can only see the stars when its the darkest.................
The house I grew up in was on Larkspur Lane!
Posted by slcd (Member # 5708) on :
Not original at all . . . my initials . . . Sheri Lynn Chiosie Duncan (Chiosie was my maiden name).
Posted by Biting Back (Member # 6018) on :
SIck as hell, but not taking this lying down. I'd like to bite every doctor that saw me over the past 20 years. Wouldn't really do it because they'd die trying to diagnose themselves.
Posted by Green Darkness (Member # 985) on :
Was a librarian in my healthier yrs. Green Darkness is a book I never read; picked it up at a yard sale. Seems appopriate for the green lyme and the darkness that seems to surround me now that I've dealt with all these lousy symptoms for over three yrs.
Posted by BryteEyez24 (Member # 4828) on :
my name is the first name I ever had online. I was a teenager and couldnt think of a good name. I have bright blue eyes so im BryteEyez. and i am also 24..
Joyce
Posted by aklnwlf (Member # 5960) on :
aklnwlf=Alaska Lone Wolf
What a great time I had reading about everyone's name.
Mine is my email name which I use surfing the web to keep things simple.
Lived in Alaska until Lyme came into my life and hope to return.
Had the great priviledge of seeing wolves in the wild traveling toward Denali (McKinley).
Struck by their grace and beauty. Hence the name.
Posted by Softballmom (Member # 6235) on :
This is interesting. I really liked AmIcrazy! Mine sounds self explanitory but actually not. I head up the fast pitch softball program in our district. I train year round. This year I have 44 girls age raging from 7 to 15. 3 teams. I have 4 assistants that help on the days that I am unable to make it. I coach the 13 to 15 year old team and assist on the 8 to 10 and 11 & 12. I Pitch train ages 5 to 7. I do all of this on a volunteer basis. Due to my health I am unable to play so this is how I stay in softball. Don't won't to give it up. I allso love the girls. We came in second in the leauge last year. Hope to be #1 this year.
Posted by pkgrep (Member # 6260) on :
This is so much fun!
My turn,
Not very original but I am a packaging consultant - my husband is - pkgguy, so I became
Pkgrep
PS. I pretty much use the same name everywhere because I can't remember if I make changes.
Happy day, Lenora
Posted by sweet_basil_wild_thing (Member # 6206) on :
Well my favorite herb (and luncheon restaurant) is Sweet Basil.
For decades I have told folks to "be wild" (meaning get the most out of life--think outside the box--push a few limits--dance on tables when the opportunity arrives, etc.)
So now that I have lyme disease, I long for being a wild thing again and even on bad days, I strive to stay wild.....
so be wild all, celebrate life and hug, cuddle and snuggle the ones you love cc
Posted by notime2work (Member # 6092) on :
This is a great thread!
I have used this screen name for awhile. I always have so many irons in the fire that I have no time to work. (Even though I have to).
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by Biting Back: I'd like to bite every doctor that saw me over the past 20 years. Wouldn't really do it because they'd die trying to diagnose themselves.
Yep, they sure would, wouldn't they?!
Lookin4answers....thanks for humoring me!
------------------ oops! Lymetutu
Posted by krazykt1 (Member # 3739) on :
My diagnosis for years from all the "medical experts" I finally cried Uncle and decided if I'm not, I sure should be by now.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up for all the newbies! Posted by monkeyshines (Member # 6406) on :
hee. I hadn't seen this post before. These are great.
When I was thinking up a screen name, my eyes lit upon the sock monkey sitting in my office. He's wearing a sort of vintage gold 'chain mail' dickey as a poncho
And I remembered my grandmother saying when we were sassy kids "no more of your monkeyshines!"
Hadn't thought of it in years!
Posted by auntdeen (Member # 2986) on :
I daycared for one of my nieces from when she was 8 months old to age 4....she couldn't say "Doreen" when she started talking so I became "auntdeen". Needed a screen name for eBay at that time so it was a natural. I use it for almost everything online, unless I'm in the mood to explain LegoLady, the only other nickname I've ever had (from the First Lego League teams/club that I've run).
Posted by LymeinME (Member # 6849) on :
Mines pretty easy. Lyme is in me! and Lyme is in Maine. I'm surprised I came up with that my brain was pretty soupy at the time
Posted by 2bostons (Member # 6249) on :
Hi everyone
I have two boston terriers..a female named Hannah and a male named Louie..I love my dogs so I picked the name 2bostons..they were incredible when my herxes were really bad..they never left my side..slept with me all day..when I cried they got so upset ..I agree with Maddog..dogs are great
Posted by Lymied (Member # 6704) on :
Lyme, babesia and ehrlichia had me feeling pretty stuck for the last year...literally life as I had known it ended in May 2004 - so I decided to pick a name which conveyed this - word play on stymied...sty�mie also sty�my ( P ) Pronunciation Key (stm) tr.v. sty�mied, (-md) sty�mie�ing, also sty�my�ing (-m-ng) sty�mies (-mz) To thwart; stump: a problem in thermodynamics that stymied half the class.
n. An obstacle or obstruction.
------------------ -Gretchen W. "If I can stop one/Heart from breaking/I shall not live in vain/If I can ease one Life the Aching/Or cool one Pain/Or help one fainting Robin/Unto his Nest again/I Shall not live in Vain." Emily Dickinson
Posted by dontlikeliver (Member # 4749) on :
Well.........I just don't like liver.
Dontlikeliver
Posted by Somalimom (Member # 4509) on :
When I came up with my screen name, I had a wonderful Somali cat named Tromba, so I was a Somali's mom. I ended up getting a second Somali, but Tromba always had an extra-special place in my heart. He was my soul-mate kitty and the absolute best furry nurse anyone could ever hope to know.
My special kitty passed away in October 2004. Even though I'm still cat-mom to a Somali, the screen name is bittersweet now.
Here's a pic of my sweet Tromba:
[This message has been edited by Somalimom (edited 31 January 2005).]
Posted by Somalimom (Member # 4509) on :
When I came up with my screen name, I had a wonderful Somali cat named Tromba, so I was a Somali's mom. I ended up getting a second Somali, but Tromba always had an extra-special place in my heart. He was my soul-mate kitty and the absolute best furry nurse anyone could ever hope to know.
My special kitty passed away in October 2004. Even though I'm still cat-mom to a Somali, the screen name is bittersweet now.
Here's a pic of my sweet Tromba:
Posted by Hikin Mike (Member # 6508) on :
Mine should be pretty obvious as well.
...of course the hiking part was before Lyme.
------------------ -Mike
Posted by DR. Wiseass (Member # 6777) on :
My real initials are DR.
I am sometimes wise beyond my years...and sometimes I behave like an a$$...(not unlike many docs I've encountered over the years!)
------------------ DR. Wiseass - not a real doc - just a real wise ass. www.twistoflyme.blogspot.com
Posted by HEATHERKISS (Member # 6789) on :
My name is Heather. Kiss is cute and innocent. I know.... corny!
Posted by luckyLD900 (Member # 6579) on :
I was diagnosed in September (9) of 2000 (00). I think I was lucky, not to get lymes, but to be diagnosed right away. It was only about 2 or 3 days after I got really sick that the doctor at my walkin clinic said he wanted to test for lymes. I thought he was crazy at first. Then we found the rash. So be it.
Thus, luckyLD900
Posted by Kait on :
My full name is Kaitlynn so I just used Kait. My signature is young n infected, I am 20 and I am infected with Lyme.
------------------ Young N Infected
Posted by sapphire101 (Member # 6638) on :
Sapphire is my real name.(just kidding) And no, I'm not 101 years old.
Actually, I was needing a screen name a few years ago and couldn't think of anything so I looked on my hand and hubby had just bought me a diamond and sapphire ring. So that's where Sapphire came from. As for the 101, just plain Sapphire was taken and 101 was the first number that I put in that wasn't taken.
I need a life, I have just spent an hour reading this whole thread but enjoyed every minute of it.
Sapphire
Posted by Fairytale76 (Member # 6823) on :
Like any more posts are needed right! I've used Fairytale13 before and I like it. 13 is my birthday ( Was born on Fri 13th so watch out) and most days I wish I was living in a Fairytale instead of Lyme-world but hey we can't have it all! My signature is Hollywood because that's my nickname. My name is Holly and wood is a family name plus I do live in the woods far from CA!
------------------ Hollywood
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Wow, I can't believe this thread is 3 yrs old! Seems like only yesterday....
------------------ oops! Lymetutu
Posted by lymiecanuck on :
I thought I did this before but cant' find it.
Lymiecanuck means canadian with lyme disease.
Lymiecanuck
Posted by mountainmoma (Member # 6503) on :
I'm glad you clarified that last one, cause with brain fog here above santa cruz, it sounds like something sexual. Lyme can WHAT??
The way most of us feel with lyme, It's generally lyme CANT ----. Cause we cant leave the house first of all...
Anyway, my name is pretty obvious. I live at the top of a mountain, 12 miles outside of santa cruz, with three lovely children, a dog, 2 cats, 8 chickens, 2 goats, and no other adults. Oh, and my spelling is pretty much gone, so I mispelled moma (or is it momma ?)
Posted by SteveInMinnesota (Member # 6661) on :
My parents live in Arizona and travel a lot but like to send e-mails from wherever they are. They were always having trouble remembering my e-mail address so I got a new one on Yahoo and sent them a card that said "just remember your son 'Steve In Minnesota'" - They have never forgotten it since.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up
Posted by trailsgrl (Member # 7285) on :
It is mistaken for hiking trails. I was once in an awkward position of having to say my name when I didnt want to and saw a backpack that was made by TRAILS END. I told them that people just call me "trails." Now I use it for incognito times like the internet. I registered here as plain Trails in 2000, but I can't remember my password so I had to change it a bit.
Any oldies remember these names: APTOS, MAE, MA? They used to post lots back then.
PS:I do so like to hike but only in the desert where there are no ticks with LYME!
Posted by rainbow (Member # 2711) on :
I was at my sickest (before abx) and I had to send my 18 year old cat to "kitty heaven". (For you animal lovers, she was a furry soul mate)
The next day I saw THREE, HUGE, RAINBOWS in the sky. I thought it was her sign to me that she made it over the RAINBOW BRIDGE.
"RAINBOW BRIDGE"
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that
has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.There are
meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water, and sunshine, and our friends are warm and
comfortable. All the animals who have been ill and old are restored to health and
vigor, those who were hurt or maimed are made whole aand strong again, just as we
remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and
content, except for one small thing: they miss someone very special to them who had
to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one
suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent, his eager body
begins quivering. Suddenly, he begins to run from the group, his legs carrying him
faster and faster. You have been spotted, amd when you and your friend finally meet,
you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain
upon your face, your hands again caress the beloved head, and your look once more
into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long from your life but never absent from your
heart.
(i'm a sucker for the Rainbow Bridge theory)
Posted by Biting Back (Member # 6018) on :
Decided I wasn't going to take this lying down or let the LD issue fade away for others. Guess my screen name is pretty obvious.
Posted by salydega (Member # 7309) on :
my nick is not very original, but it works. No my name is not sally.
My name is Sandra Lynne De Garcia which is a long name so I took the first 2 letters from each part of my name and it actually spelled something that sounded like a name.
Ive been using it for a few years now.
It was really funny to read this thread and see how everyone comes up with their names.
Posted by perplexed (Member # 1913) on :
I chose perplexed because the whole subject matter of Lyme disease is confusing, baffling, puzzling and darn right mayhem in my mind and body.
Jean
Posted by lemonhead (Member # 6267) on :
This was fun. Would like to meet the person from Houston. There arent very many Lymies in the Corpus Christi area. Rainbow, its kinda funny but i have had a conversation about rainbow bridge 3 times in the last two days. Anyway, Lemonhead. As i first signed on, i was feeling pretty sour and kinda pithy so lemonhead fit. Now the whole family calls me lemonhead. I thought about changing to Pointless2, cause my sisters and i sing and call ourselves the Pointless Sisters. I am the middle girl. Pointless2 would work cause with lyme much of the time you are pointless. But for now Lemonhead will stick cause it is 4:40 in the morning and cant figure out how to change the username. Lemonhead
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Posted by no2lyme (Member # 6978) on :
I too am amazed I focused long enough to read this thread but enjoyed it the whole time.
Mine is pretty self explanatory, it is my email and my license plate. I just want to say NOOOOOOO!!!!
If I did the names of pets - it would be two Jack Russell's, two horses, two cats and one fish. Maybe just Noah's ark.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up for more fun! Posted by treepatrol (Member # 4117) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lymetoo: up for more fun!
Posted by sweet pea (Member # 6495) on :
My first initial is P. My S.O. calls me Sweet P.
Posted by daniella (Member # 6753) on :
My screen name is my middle name........
plain and simple sorry so normal....lol
daniella
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Hey tree! How'd you find it? I actually "found it" but it wouldn't come up so I could open it! Very strange!
Thanks! Posted by Andie333 (Member # 7370) on :
I love this idea, Lymetoo, because as someone new, I've found myself imagining people as I read their posts.
In almost every case of generic kinds of names, I have ultimately ended up thinking the member was a different sex. Too funny...
My name's obvious. It's not my "real" name but it's a nickname even my friends use.
Andie
Posted by CaliforniaLyme (Member # 7136) on :
Because I got so tired of hearing, "There's no Lyme in California!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Posted by smiles132002 (Member # 7949) on :
Um well orginally i signed on with my name Lindsay but then I figured out how to change my name so it's smiles-because I am always smiling-especially when i'm drunk-hehe-13 is the day i was born and 2002 the year i graduated high school. I use this screen name for everything
-Lindsay
Posted by dmc (Member # 5102) on :
just boring initials...not as creative as you all
Posted by Squeegee (Member # 7219) on :
Squeegee is my rose breasted cockatoo's name. She also calls me that when she wants my attention. So I'm also Squeegee (or Squeegeetoo, which I use in my email addresses).
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up....heehee...those are good ones! Posted by treepatrol (Member # 4117) on :
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
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Posted by JavaBeing (Member # 6321) on :
Great thread!
Mine to those that know me makes more sense than I care to claim. Before my lyme days, I worked in law enforcement (game officer, police officer) and my lifeblood was my ongoing coffee fix. (It didn't hurt that our county courthouse was between Starbucks, Seattle's Best and various latte vendors...You know what they do, the first one's free, THEN they gotcha! ) I was easy prey from the start.
When asked on medical exams for blood type...our nurse would joke " I know, dark roasted..." So, I 've since been labled as half human being and half coffee bean...(Been told the Betty Ford Clinic has a special program for folks like me...but as soon as someone brings in the Krispi Kremes, the group loses focus and heads to the nearest espresso stand and then it's all downhill from there....)
So, unfortunately...I've had to "curb" my habit since the lyme, but know don't know if I'm herxing or having caffeine withdrawals...
But don't worry about me...I've found new uses for those "drip" style coffee makers...just combined it with my PICC line and the world is now a better place.
Health and healing, JavaBeing
Posted by mulelover31 (Member # 6266) on :
this is sooooooooooooooo fun! Tu you are so great for making us laugh! Thanks so much!
Mine is not hard to figure either. I just love mules and have been trying to find a gaited one to buy without breaking the bank. Anyway 31 is my BD date so mulelover31. Posted by coach (Member # 7539) on :
I was a wrestling coach for 10 years. I had to give it up when my voice became slurred due to lyme. Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Java... Posted by luvs2ride (Member # 8090) on :
luvs2ride (horses)
Posted by kelmo (Member # 8797) on :
My name is Kelly. Here in Arizona, we had a long running (36 years) daily kids show with the original guys...Wallace and LADMO. The most prized possession in Arizona is to go on the show and receive your Ladmo Bag filled with sponsors stuff.
Well, it took me 30 years to finally win one. Ladmo called me Kelmo because I ended up being on the show five times that year. The show went off the air a few days after we were on. Ladmo passed away a few years after that. For anyone who grew up in Arizona, those were dark days.
Steven Spielberg grew up on the show and used to show his little films when he was a young teen. Alice Cooper is an avid fan, as is Stevie Nicks. It was more than a kids show, it was a Saturday Night Live for kids.
Anyway...I'm a big fan..hence the name Kelmo.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Cool story, kelmo and WELCOME! Congratulations on bringing up this thread. Several tried and failed, so you get the gold star to go along with your other TV show "cool stuff!" Posted by treepatrol (Member # 4117) on :
upy
Posted by Carol B (Member # 9110) on :
OKAY-so my parents were expecting their first child and she was to be born around Christmas time-hence the name Carol.
HOWEVER, there first child turned out to be a boy and he was born in January-hence the name Ron.
WHEN their second child was born and she was a she they just stuck to the name Carol even though she was born in August.
IRONICALLY, when Carol grew up and was expecting HER second child the baby was due on Christmas Day-which was actually a relief because Carol(that's me) did not want to be in the hospital on Christmas day and babies NEVER come on their due date-so I thought I was safe.
BUT as Christmas Day got closer and closer and I got more and more worried about delivering on Christmas Day I asked the midwife if the ole Casteroil (sp)remedy would work by kicking me into labor early so I could be home by Christmas.
She said give it a try-works 50% of the time. A week before Christmas I got up early on a Saturday morn and drank an entire bottle of Casteroil. By Saturday night I went to bed feeling like the world's biggest masochist because it had been the ****tiest day of my life!!!!!!
Christmas Eve I went into labor, and my darling baby girl, named Carolyn, was born on Christmas Day-just as God had planned because my father had died on Christmas day when I was just a wee lass.
Life/Death the world goes round and round .
So did that make an extraodinary story for an ordinary screen name ?-cause it's all true.
Blessed In Balto, Carol
Posted by alliebridge (Member # 9103) on :
My nickname as a small child: Allie Bridge--from my full name Allison Bridget.
Posted by tickitout (Member # 6982) on :
First you guys are so creative so mine is kind of stupid but here it goes...
dual meaning...tick it out...
first I was horrified by more tick bites and wanted them out of my body.
second...I just want a ticket out of this non ending horrific ride..please Mr. conductor stop the train and let me off. Is it the end of the line yet?
Want my life back!!
Posted by treepatrol (Member # 4117) on :
up
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
Sometimes Dilly, because on many days Lyme makes me so different as a person that I don't recognize myself.
I named that unrecognizable person Dilly way before I knew I had lyme. On some days now I feel more of myself, so it is with optism I call myself (only)
sometimesdilly
Posted by ma (Member # 10055) on :
I love this thread! It's been fun reading through all of these!
My name is REAL original,(not) LOL!
I have five children, 4 teenage sons & 1 daughter.
And yup, we're Italian too... Posted by karatelady (Member # 7854) on :
I definitely earned this belt!
Five years of karate before 6 weeks of training and a 5 hour black belt test and that was the 40 and over people.
My daughter took her first degree and it was 9 hours long - almost no resting.
Second degree was more about maturity and discipline and time put in.
In our school - there's no 1 year black belt that so many in this country give out for the sake of making money.
Doing all of this with lyme disease was a very personal challenge for me. Many days I've been in class feeling like I can't do another kick but I kept going. Of course, nobody understands lyme except our friends on this board and my sweet husband.
The reward has been extra special for me and has kept me in good shape and eating properly (who wants to work out with a stomach ache )
And ~ that's my story,
Sandy
Posted by trueblue (Member # 7348) on :
This hasn't been around in a while...
^up^
Posted by Lisianthus (Member # 6631) on :
Well I don't I ever answered this one.... (I looked)
Lisianthus is a bell shaped flower that grows in the south (not by me). I am a floral designer and it is one of my favorite flowers, so I have been using it as a screen name for many years.
Lisi
Heres a pic of what they look like
Posted by stymielymie (Member # 10044) on :
well here goes: first i was docdave130, cause im' a doc and a dave then there was harriet , cause i'm not nice sometimes and got thrown off. then lou found out and cancelled all my names with my email address. so stared another email address and don't remember than call name. then lou said no more, your banned for good no way back on lyme net.
computer genius i am i used a ghost program that hides my ip address to others, got right on. been stymielymie for 1.5 years.
but i'm still good old docdave i'm a bad boy, but i have been good since they got me in the straightjacket. i type with a pencil and my mouth.
docdave Posted by tanzi2u (Member # 9237) on :
My real name is not Tanzi but to you it is.
My daughter, who has Lyme, came up with this name years ago.
Posted by Cobweb (Member # 10053) on :
Stymie-did you just OUT yourself? Hope the moderators don't find out.
I came up with another screen name so I could talk to myself on Lymenet. Miss Cobweb(a take off on my maiden name) is the knickname my young students called me when they didn't think I could hear them.
Posted by Geneal (Member # 10375) on :
I am another die hard original.
Couldn't think past just correctly typing my name in
So Geneal it was and is.
It never entered my mind to find something cute or witty.
I am just glad I spelled it correctly or I could be General forever!!!
Hugs,
Geneal
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Lisi...That is definitely one of my favorite flowers. My mom loved them too! I love the purple/lavender ones...but pink is awesome too!! Posted by stymielymie (Member # 10044) on :
NO I THINK I'M COOL WITH THE MODERATORS. and lou knows about this. they even gave me back docdave, but didn't give me the new password.
docdave Posted by Vanilla (Member # 11155) on :
Hey Java I had a cat I named Java Bean. I wanted her to have a Southern sounding 2 part name. She was a Balinese seal point with a brown face. A very sweet cat too.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up for the newbies! Posted by peacemom (Member # 12114) on :
My daughter gave me mine along time ago beacause she said I was always seeking peace of mind, peace on earth! I still am!
Posted by Dizzyygirll (Member # 3576) on :
A few years Before I was diagnosed with lyme in 2000, I was quite a flaky girl (finally figured out why). Mondays were really bad and always called them Loopy Monday's. So I signed up for my hotmail account around that time and I wanted the name dizzygirl but it wasn't available so I added a few extra letters and presto change, Dizzyygirll. If you ever see that user name on any game or posting websites spelled that way, it is usually me. Posted by locdog (Member # 10372) on :
Everyone always calls me tone loc (name is tony) so my gamertags screennames and such have always been locdog
Not to be confused with lockdog oooh its annoying when people say it that way!!
Posted by motownlyme (Member # 11485) on :
I live in Morgantown, WV and people here shorten it to Motown all the time. I heard over and over, "There's no lyme in Motown." My screen name says there is.
Posted by kai_ilima (Member # 12475) on :
I love unusual names and grew up traveling to Hawaii a few times a year. My name is Hawaiian for sea and flower. Since I was little I've always wanted a Hawaiian name, but considering that S is not in the Hawaiian alaphabet Anea wouldn't work. My mom made Anessa up. I have recently found out that it's Arabic or Middle Eastern and would love to know what it means.
Anessa
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by locdog:
Not to be confused with lockdog oooh its annoying when people say it that way!!
How is it SUPPOSED to be pronounced????
Posted by sorebear (Member # 11972) on :
my name sorebear is because I always tell people do not touch I am sore and bear for my tribes totem
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up for more!!
Posted by Niere (Member # 14387) on :
As for my odd-looking name--here goes:
"Niere" (pronounced "nee-air-ay" with a slight roll over the "r") actually comes from Tolkien. Tolkien was a linguist and most of his writing stemmed from the fact that he wanted a world in which his languages could live.
"Niere" is my real life name, but translated into one of his Elvish tongues.
Yes, I'm a Tolkien fan. Long before the movies though! But I do adore the films.
Thanks for directing me to this thread Lymetoo! Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
You're welcome, Niere!!
We need more names on here!!
Posted by cookiegirl (Member # 15226) on :
I'm a recreational baker with a specialty in variations on the classic chocolate chip - lots of big words to say I love to bake. .
Just wish I could eat everything I create! Posted by polar blast (Member # 9142) on :
I make things cold!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up for the newbies!!
Posted by huskerfan (Member # 12269) on :
I was born and raised in Nebraska. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are the state religion (during football season anyway).
"Husker" is an abbreviation of Cornhusker. In my heart I will always be a Nebraskan - thus huskerfan.
Posted by wantabe (Member # 14703) on :
wantabe... healthy wealthy wise
wantabe well mainly! gave up on wantabe like I used to be- new and improved is what I'm shooting for now Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
This was a fun thread to read! Thx all for explaining your names!
I have several sisters. My mom used to say to us when she wanted to hustle us out of the house, "Quick like a bunny, kids, 1-2-3!" So I always feel ready to go with a name like that!
[ 18. September 2008, 03:15 AM: Message edited by: Robin123 ]
Posted by hanginginthere (Member # 11685) on :
I've really enjoyed reading everyone's name meanings too! There are lots that have caught my eye over the years and it's fun to know the background. Mine, of course, is disgustingly self-explanatory Posted by Lyra (Member # 16706) on :
Lyra is my dog's name. She was cuddling with me when I signed up, and I wasn't particularly creative that day.
Posted by Tick Tock (Member # 15948) on :
Tick Tock may seem obvious.
Aside from the reference to ticks, I am always looking for speedy solutions, a faster way to do things and am inpatient when things don't happen as fast as I would like - including the obliteration of Bb.
I had thought of naming myself "LymeZilla". That is probably self explanatory.
Posted by LittleLymie19 (Member # 15610) on :
I chose "littlelymie19" because I'm little, I'm a lymie, and I'm 19!
Okay, well, I'm not exactly "little" height-wise. I'm 5'6. Lyme has caused me to lose massive amounts of weight though, so I'm on the rather "little" side of the scale. At one point, I think my BMI dropped to about 15, but now I'm back up to 18 (woohoo! I'm on the charts!). I still look rather "little" though. Kind of giraffe-like. Perhaps my screen name should have been "lymedgiraffe19".
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Thx for more name stories. LymeZilla - that has a certain ring to it...lol. Does that belong in the category of Screen Name Almost Chosen?
Posted by Tick Tock (Member # 15948) on :
Yes, Robin123. A screen name almost chosen.
"LymeZilla - The Crazy Mother" may also be the name of my book - when I finally get around to finishing the tale of life for my family in LymeVille.
Posted by ThatColorGreen (Member # 16016) on :
I was trying to come up with something clever related to lyme
then i thought 'lime' is a color...
so.... I'm 'that' [lyme] color green
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
^^
Posted by UnexpectedIlls (Member # 15144) on :
I chose "UnexpectedIlls" because my Illness came on WAY too unexpectedly.
Posted by aiden424 (Member # 7633) on :
Aiden is the name of my horse and he was born 4-24. His registered name is Aid N Rescue. I named him. He is what helps get me through some of the bad times.
I have a really bad memory and thought it would be something I could remember.
I didn't want to use any of my kids names or birthdays.
Kathy
Posted by backintherain (Member # 14385) on :
Back in the rain reminds me of something that makes me happy (music), even when sickness won't let me enjoy all the other important parts of my life.
It's a phrase from a Bob Dylan song that I like and that my Dad sang for me when I graduated college.
And it conjures up something kind of nice for me - a sadness and longing for things past (health) but learning lessons and making it thru.
Posted by Melodymaker (Member # 16434) on :
I write Christian music. Have done a little performing, and recorded a short song, but can't play the piano and sing at the same time anymore. (forgetfulness, and panic.)
Enter computers and Sibelius. Once I get it all up and running I can record all backgrounds to cd. Time and energy are in low supply,and I have a lot to learn, but I persevere.
My husband's illness (carotid artery dissection, staph infection and Lyme Disease) as well as my own (Misdiagnosed for 25 years, and finally being treated for Lyme ) Has interrupted the work frequently, but I keep working in that direction.
I use Melodymaker for many internet sites, but my real name is Rita. =) My friends know that, and now, so do all of you!
Posted by toby67 (Member # 17143) on :
"toby" was my childhood pet - a beautiful 130 lb black german shepard......and he was covered with ticks all the time, so he stayed outside all summer.
my dad would do a complete tick check on me and my brother every night, and then i would take a bath and sneak toby inside and into bed with me!
when i'm having a lyme bad day, i blame it on toby!
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
would you believe i scrolled through all 10 pages because i couldn't remember if i had posted or not????? LOL....
randibear is a combination of my beloved chocolate lab's name who passed away. her registered kennel name was "bell's randy bear" since her mother's short name was bell. hence, the randibear....
she was the love of my life.....boy, you get attached to animals
Posted by On2Tomorrow (Member # 17858) on :
Mine is because, over the years, I have had to push and push through my day at times.
So, when I am having one of those days when nothing is going right, I send up a prayer of thanks for what I was able to do, and tell myself it's okay. On to tomorrow, then!
**Edited to add** I considered "DoxyMoxy", but not before I'd locked in this name. LOL! I should be able to change it, somehow ...
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Welcome, on2tomorrow!
I think it's next to impossible to change a screen name in case you're wondering.
Posted by jeanettefv (Member # 17730) on :
I didn't realize we couldn't change user names or maybe I would have come up with something more original.
Instead of my name and initials. Oh well Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up for all the new people!!
Posted by bcb1200 (Member # 25745) on :
My initials (BCB) followed my a number significant in my fraternity days.
Posted by MDW005 (Member # 22706) on :
hey lymetoo... Mad (cow) Disease gone West Or I can be..Marcus Welby MD. from the 1969/76 medical tv show!
Actually they are my initials followed by the 5 grandchildren I have.
Posted by desertlily (Member # 13894) on :
Mine is because Susan means "lily" and I live in the desert. I later found out that there are actually desert lilies and I think that they're beautiful. I love wildflowers and being out where you can see the wide open sky.
Right now, though, we live in the city, but at least it's on the outskirts and has a little bit of an open feel to it. Looking forward to the day when hubbie and I feel well enough to be able to travel more again.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
MDW... Marcus Welby!! Oh yeah! One of my favorite shows back then!!
Susan... What you said was "pretty"... like a desertlily!
I love flowers too!
Posted by desertlily (Member # 13894) on :
Thank you Lymetoo! That made me feel good!
Oh, and randibear I can totally understand about not remembering if you posted or not and yes, I'm also OCD enough to check through the whole list to make sure!
Anyway, I have to tell you, whenever I read your name, I can hear Austin Powers saying it in my head! Posted by METALLlC BLUE (Member # 6628) on :
It's been my username for the last 15 years. It's the color of a car I owned. Everyone knew me by the car, so they'd call me Blue, MB, or Metallic. Just stuck.
Posted by BoxerMom (Member # 25251) on :
Mom of two adorable Boxer dogs!
The enormous (think Mastiff) male has the softest fur on the planet and a smile that takes up his entire face. (Think long jowls, inverted.)
He is a sweet, mellow guy. Right now, he is kissing (more like mopping) my husband, who is lying on the couch having a major Babesia herx.
The female is trouble in a Boxer suit! She thinks she's the Queen of All Things and has her sight set on world domination.
She frequently "gets her drag on," pulling herself around the living room on her stomach, back legs extended, dragging herself by her front claws. We think it feels good on her tummy. (She gets hives when we mow the grass.) Mostly, we think she looks ridiculous.
Proud dog parent, BoxerMom
Posted by Marz (Member # 3446) on :
Mine is a particular planet that my PCPs believe I came from when I bring up anything Lyme related.
Posted by lovemychaos (Member # 21633) on :
lovemychaos...
3 boys - 2 teens and an 8 year old
The teens One drives, ones about to.. musicals, wrestling, band, choir, baseball, student council, knowledge bowl and debate... just out of the older two!
My house has become a teenaged boy flop house for the multiple friends. Evidently we have "good food and good Xbox here".
The 8 year old Born with a rare syndrome, he has 16 regular doctors.. 5 of them on the east coast. We are in MN. The past 6 years have had many nail biting, praying moments. But he's stable now! Yay.
So.. that means swimming pools, bikes, trucks, play dates, camping trips, and just getting through all the questions each day. LOVE IT!
2 dogs over 100 lbs. - One who is very perceptive. When I'm going to flare or have a bad day, he knows it first. He's standing by the bedside waiting for me in the morning.
Ironically, we hoped that this particular dog would attach to our son and be a perceptive friend for him on a bad day. He picked me.
5 cats.. (at the moment) they think I need saving, cuz they keep showing up in my yard
One lovely husband who puts up with me though he is sad that we didn't pursue this lyme issue years ago right after the bite, the bullseye and the doctor who thought I didn't need medicine cuz' I wasn't feeling ill.
We were so busy with brain surgery and etc. with our son, we just let it get away after that.
and then? School bus route, piano teacher, keeper of the insurance mess of our youngest son, website design ... and I manage a large campground in the summer.
Hence... my chaos and yes I do love it!... just don't ask me if my house is clean.
I hate this Lyme, as do all of you. I always feel like I'm letting so many people down when I have to "shut down" for self preservation.
Posted by shadesofpurple (Member # 23923) on :
what a fun thread....
well here is how i came up with mine.
To me life is never black & white.... always shades of grey, depending on ones perspective.
In MY case the world is always shades of purple, black , grey & white just don't do it for me.
To me i see in purple not grey.
So there you have it.
i always see things in shades of purple, only the intensity of the shade changes. Lol
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
] What does the 3333 stand for?? Your finger got stuck on the 3?? 
, so I added my first initial.
Mercy 
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