…or not so epic. It depends on your point of view, really. π
Rachel Carrera requested this story, so I’m telling it. π
Okay, so way back when I was still seventeen (before I got this blog), I wanted to join Lego.com. My brother was on there, and posting his awesome creations (he has a much better mind for construction than I do–I can envision how a garment goes together in my head, but I’m not nearly so good at figuring out the inner mechanism of a Lego construct. I’m serious. He should be an engineer.) Anyway, I wanted to join in the fun.
Back then, I had this character called “Erin Kenobi.” She lived before the Republic came into being, and was one of the founding members of the Jedi Order. Her story was a bit complex (and it’s only half-finished), but she was one of my favorite original characters. Anyway, when I signed on, I decided to use Erin’s name for my username. It automatically added the numbers “2893” to the end of my name, giving me the username I now use.
Fast forward a year, and activity was falling off among the denizens of Lego.com. Some friends of mine started a site called “The Lego Star Wars Creations Wiki”, which was basically articles on us. I joined up on Wikia under the same username, and that was where I first discovered the fact that there is such a thing as a chat room (which is such fun. π ) Later, I would join Nanowrimo, and finally I would begin this blog.
I originally joined up under the same username so I’d be recognizable from site to site, but then I started to do it because it was my internet identity. (My only usernames that AREN’T ErinKenobi2893 are my personal email and Fanfiction, where I share an account (AnotherBook) with Irisbloom5.)
I haven’t decided yet if I will join other sites under the same name. I probably will. (Though I’ve been thinking about BarefootPadawan for a YouTube account. Or TheLastDragonlord. Tell me which you prefer in the comments!)
Anyway, if you see an ErinKenobi2893 around the web, chances are it’s me. π If you see me around, please, send me a message! I’d love to hear from you. π
(Oh, and by the way: to those who’d like to link up on social media, I don’t have it. Not Twitter, not Tumblr, not Facebook, not Google+. So if you see another ErinKenobi2893 on there, it’s a copycat. π Just so you know. π )
TRIVIA: In my novel Angels’ Reflections, the action takes place in the year 2893, their calendar, as a nod to my username. π
Cool story. π And I like BarefootPadawan better than TheLastDragonlord.
π Okay, I’ll note your vote. ;-P
Nice! I like that story. It’s always interesting to see where one’s names come from. I like BarefootPadawan.
So far, that’s the favorite. π
Great! I like winning, you know.
Who doesn’t?
Obi.
Running around barefoot? That’s adorable… :-3
Grow up…
*sigh* I’m pretty sure Obi-Wan enjoys a well-earned victory, too…
Oh, it is not! Maybe for Maul it would be.
BarefootPadawan? Huh? What does Maul have to do with that? (Unless they went on vacation and Obi-Wan kicked sand in his face, but that’s another matter entirely.) I merely meant that thus far the entire consensus on what my YouTube username should be has been BarefootPadawan. π
I think you have something against Maul. I like the name.
Hmph, of course I have something against Maul! He’s a nasty piece of work.
You only say that because he beat up Obi. Something tells me we’ve had this conversation before.
We probably have, but I wouldn’t like Maul anyway. His taste is horrific.
*whispers* I really like Lego and I am in my 30s – that’s not too tragic, is it?
*whispers back* Nope! Legos are awesome ^_^ Um… my Google isn’t working. And I need to know when Lego was invented… or patented… or first sold. I think all three would be a good bet.
Thank you for the honorable mention and more importantly, thank you for the story! That’s so cool! I vote for BarefootPadawan. I don’t know why, but I like names with Barefoot in them. π I think using the year 2893 is so cool! You know I live about 15 miles from Legoland in Florida. Have you ever been?
π Thanks! And thus far, BarefootPadawan is the favorite. π And no, I haven’t. I would like to go eventually, though. π
I haven’t been either. It’s much smaller, though about as expensive as Disney!
Wow…
I don’t use social media either…My Mom’s paranoid of internet stalkers or something. π
I’m paranoid of them too. π