I got a Gmail account today. Everybody else has one, so why shouldn’t I? Of course, picking a name that hasn’t already been taken was a challenge. The “ringmaster” account was taken, and I really don’t care to use my real name as an email address. I spent some time putting in some names that I’ve used for email in the past, along with some new ones.

• "Reorx"- My XBox gamertag, but too short.
• "Charon"-From my BBS days, but taken.
• "s247lo"-From my BBS days, but impossible for anyone else to remember.
• "Kushiel"-Not taken, but the mythology is too small.
• "dissonance"-Not taken, but hard to hear the spelling when spoken.

In the end, I chose something clever for my epithet. I’m sure that with a little thought you can guess what it is, since it’s probably the most clever word in this post that I could have used.

This Gmail address won’t replace the normal email accounts. I’m not exactly sure why I wanted one. Maybe for info highway cred? You have to admit, the email address is cool.