What does your username mean?

piezoeyjune

its the names of my 3 beagles. Pie Zoey and June.

bluevwgurl

bluevwgurl

i drive a blue jetta. and gurl because it looks so much cooler than girl! lol @ me!

pumpkinmoccasin

Many moons ago when I was a kid in high school, my literature class took on Edgar Allan Poe. I immediately fell in love with the author/poet. When we studied The Raven, I was completely enamoured...It is, by far, my most favorite piece of literature.
Hence the name...PoeRaven
While I can quote this nearly word for word I wanted to save time, so I cheated and copied/pasted.
Enjoy...

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
"'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more."

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow; - vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore -
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore -
Nameless here for evermore.

And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating,
"'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door -
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; -
This it is, and nothing more."

Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
"Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you"- here I opened wide the door; -
Darkness there, and nothing more.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before;
But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore?"
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!" -
Merely this, and nothing more.

Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,
Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.
"Surely," said I, "surely that is something at my window lattice:
Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore -
Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore; -
'Tis the wind and nothing more."

Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore;
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door -
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door -
Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore.
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven,
Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the Nightly shore -
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly,
Though its answer little meaning- little relevancy bore;
For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being
Ever yet was blest with seeing bird above his chamber door -
Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door,
With such name as "Nevermore."

But the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only
That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.
Nothing further then he uttered- not a feather then he fluttered -
Till I scarcely more than muttered, "other friends have flown before -
On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before."
Then the bird said, "Nevermore."

Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
"Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is its only stock and store,
Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster
Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore -
Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy burden bore
Of 'Never - nevermore'."

But the Raven still beguiling all my fancy into smiling,
Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door;
Then upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore -
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore
Meant in croaking "Nevermore."

This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core;
This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining
On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamplight gloated o'er,
But whose velvet violet lining with the lamplight gloating o'er,
She shall press, ah, nevermore!

Then methought the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by Seraphim whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor.
"Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee - by these angels he hath sent thee
Respite - respite and nepenthe, from thy memories of Lenore:
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! -
Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted -
On this home by horror haunted- tell me truly, I implore -
Is there - is there balm in Gilead? - tell me - tell me, I implore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil - prophet still, if bird or devil!
By that Heaven that bends above us - by that God we both adore -
Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn,
It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore -
Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore."
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

"Be that word our sign in parting, bird or fiend," I shrieked, upstarting -
"Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore!
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken!- quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,
And the lamplight o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted - nevermore!

I can't lie, I had this entire poem memorized by the time I was 13 and recited it a few times for extra credit in English classes :P I only remember the first two stanzas by heart these days but I've always been a big fan of Poe, especially his prose

skyls

First name is sky .,.. the LS I just added because I couldn't think of anything else.

FitBarbie2986

Sandy2986...My name,and my birthday..2-9-86...easy,lol

_c_squared

I think a better question would be...what do you THINK my username means? I am interested to hear your thoughts on mine!

lucyhoneychurch

Lucy Honeychurch is the title character in the Merchant Ivory Film "A Room With A View."

arh0117

ARH- my initials- Amanda Renee H.- and my birthdate 1-17, I use this on several things. My other username is lotusblossom85 bc I like the flower and was born in 85, but I started using the current one bc it sounds a little more mature.

dont_give_up

My username helps me to keep going with the lifestyle changes I am making.

iamahealthychick

Since I believe in putting out there what I want to accomplish, it's how I came up with my name.

CelebrateLife

'Celebrate Life' - As it says ....Always live life to the fullest...
Live your best life ..... Life is a gift so Celebrate it!!!

sallycinnamon1

an ex boyfriend used to call me sally cinnamon and i liked it, i've used it for forums ever since!

jbiancad

My first name initial my middle name and then my last name initial. Lame I know but when I created the account I didn't think I was gonna actually publicly use it

summertime_girl

Summer is my favorite time of year, and Summertime Girls is an 80s hair band song, my favorite genre.

Whatnow50

I used mine as a login elsewhere a couple yrs back so stuck with it- empty nester turning 50... and wondering What now????!!!!

RubyHearts

My first name is Ruby

grmpy1

I got my name years ago during a previous marriage, everyone called me Grumpy. I wanted that for my license plate but could only get grmpy1...hence the name. I used that name on my license plate, AOL and lots of other places over the years. I am happy to say, I am no longer grumpy but the name is a reminder of a place I don't want to go back to.

voluptas63

Voluptas = Goddess of Sensuality:)

63 = Boy I was in LOVE with in HS... his football number. No longer in love with him 10 years later, but it's stuck with me.

skittybang

It's named after that part of the body which is an inch below and 2 1/2 inches to the left of your belly button. give or take a centimeter

lissarv68

Combination of my first, middle, and last names with my birth year thrown into the soup.

Melissa Renee V.

By the way, I wish I was as creative as some of you guys! My user name looks so boring in comparison lol.