Thought it would be fun to read how people have come up with their gaming name!
Here's mine. For starters, Dixie is not my real name. I watched a program a long time ago about a woman down south who lost everything from a tornado that ripped through her town. Her name was Dixie and when I started gaming, I used her name as a sort of tribute to her.
Fortunately, her family survived the tornado but everything else was lost. Insurance money could not bring back the photos, the memories, or the things she worked so hard to get. But she wasn't going to let that stop her. She was determined to re-build everything that money couldn't replace -- no matter how hard she had to work for it.
I found her to be very inspiring; and have pretty much lived my life by adopting her attitude. It's not easy, but I am much happier person doing my best to focus on what I can do to help myself or others during rough times. Bad things happen. I grieve. I learn. And then I do everything possible to make amends and/or find peace with what happened.
What is everyone else's story? *popcorn*
Ninja edit: previous thread on the same topic for nostalgia (and catching liars).
