Tell us the secret behind your pseudonym (Page 7)

Really late, but here it goes:

Dragoman: when I was studying translation years ago I read about dragoman, who was both a guide and a translator. I was a tour guide working towards becoming an interpreter, so the name sounded fine. No relation to dragons though!

Avatar: just the good old ITBS, which I'm recovering from. Seeing the avatar reminds me to not overtrain again and to follow a comprehensive stretching program, as much as I may despise it.

My profile picture was taken at an adventure race about this time last year (pre-injury).

Motivated please keep the ugly photo. Between you and Crapaydiem (which is how I always read it) with the naked dance I always get a giggle. I must be like a goldfish, I chuckle every time! Dx

Karl, where did you get the pic.  I've seen it before somewhere, but I can't remember where ...

I can't quite remember, it was some time ago...before my cosmetic dentistry procedure and makeover.

Edited by Motivated 2004-09-16 11:03 AM

I vote to change your pic Karl. No offense, but every time I see it, it freaks me out!!! Reminds me of my wife.

LOL....I am saving this quoted post for next July....purely for bribery purposes you understand! 

your wife?!?! I think you took that song

'if you wanna be happy for the rest of your life,
never make a PRETTY woman your wife,
go for my personal point of view,
get an ugly girl to marry you',

a bit too seriously!!!!

Ok this may be a really stupid question, but I finally manabed to squish a picture into the prescribed 50 what ever byte max and now how do I get the picture onto my little corner thing? I unloaded it with comtrol panal anow its just sitting there but not appearing when I reply to a thread...helpfor the computer challenged.

From "Settings," upload your picture into "Profile Image" at the bottom left, rather than "Personal Photo."

Cute cats. Which one is you?

Edited by the bear 2004-09-16 5:50 PM

Karl, another vote to get rid of that picture!  Ugh!

This user's post has been ignored.

I have caved into the peer pressure...the ugly pic is dead.

Thank you Karl. The entire community owes you its gratitude.

WAIT! It's still there! Only now it's wearing a singlet and a finisher's medal!

Bear, surgery can only take you so far....

Anyone noticed how Dana's Avatar looks like the person riding the bike (Is that you Dana?) is riding on snow?

Ian

Pretty boring, J for first name, F for middle name, 3 since my parents told me I was a the third in my family with my name.
Avatar is UConn Husky.

Nothing unique. I graduated from Texas Tech University. I started using the redraider name in college and had to add the 2002 to make it unique. Now I use it in every forum possible because it is easy to remember.

The avatar encourages me to think "mighty thoughts". I need all the help I can get when I am trying to train on little sleep and with less energy!

Yippie! Another Red Raider! Sorry, I get excited when I find a fellow Red Raider. I grew up in West Texas and went to school out there...then got my job here in East Texas. Too many Aggies running around here, lol. I jump up and down when I see a Double T on someone's car!

Gina

When I started visiting online running forums, I didn't feel like giving away too much personal information, so I opted for the most anonymous name I could think of. Sort of like those old commercials that compared products to "Brand X". Hence, "Runner X".

Plus, I suppose there's some type of reference to "Racer X" from Speed Racer.

Signed,
"X"

It is always great to find another Red Raider. Sometimes I wish I could get out of West Texas. But then you have either the Aggie or the Longhorn problem.

Oh well, at least I have mile after mile of open road to ride my bike and run!

SIGH...  I have Longhorn and Aggie problems.  Ugh.

Oh no, not again! Tom, you're going to have all the aggies and longhorns after us. It's bad enough that I am surrounded by them! Just kidding, I do live a little space in my heart for those types...unfortunately I have some aggie friends and I am even going to stay with some friends in College Station next weekend for a stage race in Anderson.

Gina