I have had many nicknames in my life and not all of them have been kind but that's probably true of most people. Those who know me well have their own unique nicknames or pet names for me and I'm very happy with that. To know me is to love me, my friends say and I tend to believe they mean that. In the many unpublished fantasy books I have written, I've had to come up with a large quantity of original character names. Most of them just popped into my head and some I made up by combining words in different languages. In one of my more recent books I created a character named Sriset and I thought at the time that I made the name up. Turns out the name exists in other cultures but I did not realize this until I started playing World of Warcraft. Yes, I said Warcraft. My older brother talked me into playing the online game and for many months I was hooked. I chose the name Sriset for my first character (she was a hunter) because I wanted a name that didn't exist on any realm in Warcraft yet. I just checked the Armory and I'm still the only Sriset which makes me rather proud. Mind you I haven't played in quite some time and don't intend to again anytime soon. I simply don't have the time. I knew nothing about online gaming when I started playing Warcraft and I only know slightly more after numerous months of playing. I was at one time a Guild Leader and my guild members started shortening my name to Sri. I became notorious for becoming lost in dungeons and on quests so I was also known as "Perpetually Lost Sri." I wore that name with a unique feeling of honor because it was true and because no matter how lost I became, my online friends were always nice enough to come find me. It is a truly interesting and nice feeling to know that a bunch of people who had never actually met me in person liked me enough through in game chatting to stick with me and call me friend. My fondness for the name Sriset will never fade and it is another extension of my persona. I feel it suits me on Twitter because as I used to do on Warcraft, I am daily questing to make new contacts and friends and learn about new places...though this time it is through descriptions limited to 140 characters. In real life I am quite often still "Lost Sri" but I have learned to find my way. I have also discovered that even a journey along the "wrong" path can turn out more right than ever imagined.
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