I was IMing with — let’s call her BlogGirl. We were talking about nothing in particular.
“Blogging… Crocs… my husband snores… Sophia… blah blah blah.”
“OK, I’m going to sleep, BlogGirl,” I said. “Or is it Vivian?” I added as I looked at the profile name on her blog.
“Actually, my real name is Beth.”
“Oh… hi, Beth. Nice to meet you.”
In the past year, I’ve emailed and IMed with bloggers around the world. I’ve discussed topics as diverse as death and dildos. But this was the single-most intimate moment with another blogger that I’ve ever had.
I had been blogging with BlogGirl for a year and I didn’t know her name.
Does anyone else want to tell me their real name? If you email me it, I promise to delete it immediately and completely forget it by tomorrow.
Oh, and my real name is Neil.
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Neil?
Keep blogging–Rust never sleeps….
My name is Mackenzie. Damn, that was liberating. Okay, not really…but, now you know. If anybody tries to tell me how they just named their kid Mackenzie or how their grandkid (who am I kidding, do grandma’s blog?) Mackenzie, I will scream. I get that at least once a week. My name is so unoriginal that it’s not even funny.
Sorry, I had to vent.
This post makes me wish I were anonymous. But really, I have the most unexciting name ever on the face of the planet. EVER.
The worst part? I am so not a Heather.
Thanks for making me feel awesome about myself Neil!
I’m actually Sandra — who knew?! Honestly, I might use a fake name if I had it to do over again but…nah. I’m really not all that 007.
I used to hate the name Heather. In fact, all through high school and a couple years after, I went by a completely different name. What is it that you think a Heather is, Heather B.? I wonder if it’s the same thing that I used to think.
You know my real name, but you haven’t IM’d with me! I feel sadness and misery over this. All the times we could have shared…
I won’t be ignored Neil.
that’s better! thank you.
My name is Jacinta Harris.
My name is Earl.
Oh, and Neil, if you use a Mac (and everyone should), you can use Adium, which spell checks as you type in IM (it’s also cross-client, so you can put all your IM IDs, accounts, and contacts together into this one program, which is nice and tidy).
You know my real name. Fitèna is not really a nickname since that’s how all my namesakes are called in Sudan. Also Fatooma (pronounced Fat – oo- ma). In Cote d’Ivoire they call me Fati, Fatou, Fatmata, Fanta. In Niger they called me Fatiti. Neil, you call call me whatever.
A friend just adviced me to rename my blog after my name and that it’s going to increase my stats. I don’t think he knows what he’s talking about.
xoxox!
Thanks to those who told me their real names. I’ve forgotten them already.
learned too late I shouldn’t have used my real name – so now I have ‘edna’ heheh lounge-sitting. Only because I acquaint with short-attention spanners like myslef who wouldn’t read the whole page anyway. At least no one knows my last name is Mi …wait a minute…
Not yet…but maybe someday…
I told you my real name once. You said it didn’t suit me. Then I’m sure you promptly forgot it.
Those moments when I IM, email, with someone from the blogworld and something slips out, or you have a ‘real’ moment. Yeah. Wow.
By accident (my own accident) a few weeks ago a fellow blogger found out my real name. Suddenly, there were no more walls.
You already know my real name(yes the name on my emails to you is my real name)…I am far too honest for my own good, typically, but so far nothing creepy has happened.
Oh, and are you on Yahoo IM?
My screen name actually suits me much better than my given name.
I think you just might be the modern day equivalent of Oscar Wilde.
I do believe you are one of the very few who know my real name. And who’ve seen actual pictures of me.
If I’m ever out that way, I wouldn’t miss meeting you for the world. Just so you know.
I recently met one of the readers of the sex blog. It was…nerve racking and wonderful fun.
What do you call a guy with no legs at your front door?
Neil
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I’ve never really hidden my name as a blogger. Initially, my blog was for my family and friends, but as I got more involved with it, I developed an identity as Geeky Tai-Tai. I’m not really geeky per se because I don’t know a thing about coding, but I know a heck of a lot more about the internets than my family and friends. Tai-tai, yes, I am technically a tai-tai. It’s really a derogatory word for rich, lazy, Caucasian women. OK, I’m not rich, but I am Caucasian and kinda lazy. :0)
My mom was quite young when she had me and named me after Paul Anka’s song, “Diana”. My middle name is Lynn, after an actress, Diana Lynn. I’m very grateful that she chose such a pretty name for me. I’ve always been happy with it, and I HATE IT when people call me DIANE! I am not Diane, I am DianUH! dorfwads!
Michael or usually just Mik, that be me.