Another thing we talked about was anonymity.

For some very good reasons (namely being a opinionated, single, girl) Sugarmama uses a pseudonym to keep down the number of potential stalkers. I haven't gone that route particularly, but have done everything I can to keep Possumblog sort of a hidden-in-plain-view sort of thing. It's not a topic I ever bring up, although if anyone I know does find it, I wouldn't be ashamed (much) to say it is indeed my hobby.

HOWEVER, I have thought before what sort of name I would have if I were ever to decide to blog in pseudonymity.

Dudley Hall.

I always thought it would be fun to write a newspaper column on architectural criticism. However, being in the field, it would be hard to do truthfully without upsetting a lot of potential employers, so I always thought I would write it under the name Dudley Hall. Why? Because it's the name of the architecture building at Auburn.

Pat Dry.

I don't know why, but whenever I see recipes for stuff and it says to wash something and then "pat dry," it just makes me laugh. Again, I have no idea why.

Jean-Paul Sartre.

A while back I thought up a cool-sounding French name, but then I found out some other guy had it, so I couldn't use it. Similar thing happened with "Lambeau Field."

N. Deed.

Well, Glenn Reynolds ruined that one for me.

Anyway, I think you can see why I just stick with what I have.
posted by Terry at 2:40:00 PM