Interesting. Thanks for the explanation. I knew the stories behind the names would be interesting. G.Cindy ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS AVAILABLE AT http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html Jake's site for useful links: http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html --- On Wed, 5/28/08, Elfqueen <elfqueen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Elfqueen <elfqueen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: names, pronounciation, > To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 9:47 PM > Well, I can at least explain "elfqueen." It's > sort of weird, actually, how I > got it. Okay, so I love love love love love Lord of the > Rings (the books > much more than the movies, but both really). They were what > turned me into a > fantasy-lover and I have Tolkien to thank for setting me on > the path to try > serious writing...because I wanted to be as good as he was. > Ha! Anyway, a > few years ago I had a group of friends who loved it every > bit as much as I > did; we were totally obsessed, to the point that we had > LOTR nicknames. One > of my best friends nicknamed me Galadriel. I never saw the > point, but she > said that it was because the expression I get on my face > when I'm writing, > singing, or playing the piano reminded her of Galadriel. My > nickname has > since become Samwise Gamgee since I now have a > "Frodo" (another best friend > who fits the part very well), but when I got my own e-mail > address at age > thirteen, I chose elfqueen to honor my friend's > nickname for me. Yeah. > Blessings, > Nicole > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grandma Cindy" > <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 1:44 AM > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: names, pronounciation, > > > >I deleted "email handles" from the subject > line but forgot to delete the > >question. I meant to delete it because I can't find > the list I've been > >keeping, but your cherryjam was on it. Also, if I can > remember them, > >girlyscream, elfqueen, captaincynic, youngbeautyqueen, > >xoxswimchik,fuzzypurplecouch,greensleeves1,captainsly,wildcat, > > >coasterfreak, solsticesinger, ldspeaker, > > > > I didn't remember but found another list; I've > been keeping a list of > > people who want books and these are some of their > "handles." Creative > > bunch, aren't they--and one does wonder what the > name says about the > > person, why he/she picked it. Thanks for explaining > yours, Judy. > > > > G.Cindy > > > > P.S. Siobhan said her name was pronounces sha > vahn--soft a and accent on > > the last syllable. I was way off. > > > > --- On Tue, 5/27/08, Judy s. > <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> From: Judy s. <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: names, > pronounciation, > >> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 8:55 PM > >> How do you pronounce Siobhan because I'm sure > as heck > >> that I have > >> no idea what it should sound like! grin. > >> > >> I do notice people's email names, and I get > asked about > >> my email > >> addy all the time. smile. I picked my email > address name > >> because I love anything made with cherries, and > because I > >> needed > >> something easy for my Dragon software to recognize > when I > >> speak > >> it. smile. > >> > >> Judy s. > >> > >> Grandma Cindy wrote: > >> > Chela, > >> > > >> > I'm curious. How do you pronounce your > name? If it > >> sounds like > >> > Sheila to E, I'm mentally mispronouncing > it, as I > >> have > >> > mentally mispronounce Siobhan all my life > when seeing > >> it in > >> > fiction. > >> > > >> > BTW, do any of you notice people's email > names? > >> > >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email > to > >> bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in > the > >> Subject line. To get a list of available > commands, put the > >> word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to > > bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > Subject line. To get a list > > of available commands, put the word 'help' by > itself in the subject line. > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to > bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.