It’s funny, this virtual world we live in. All of our friends live in shiny little boxes, and, more often than not, the only picture that we have of them is in our heads.
Some, like me, have been fortunate enough to meet these friends from the blogdom.
What I find fascinating is how we attach the on-line nickname to the actual person. I’m a prime example of this. I’ve had the good fortune to attend a few blogmeets, and I always introduce myself using my first name followed by “from Moogie’s World.” I have yet to have a fellow blogger actually address me in person by my real name.
It’s funny because my nickname does not come from Star Trek, as many of you think. When I went back to work after my eldest daughter was born, there was a three-year old girl at her daycare that could not pronounce her name. It always came out like Moogie (with a soft ‘G’). And it stuck. We still call her that or Moogs quite regularly.
When I was searching for a nickname for my on-line persona, I chose that one. And like my daughter, it has stuck. It doesn’t bother me in the slightest. Actually, quite the opposite. I must have chose a good nickname if people easily remember me that way.
Hi! My name is Moogie. It’s so very nice to meet you.
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*Says in unison with audience* HELLO MOOGIE! ;-)
Posted by: Heather at January 26, 2006 08:56 AM
Thanks for sharing, Moogie! So glad we're blogfriends! :)
Posted by: Sweetie at January 26, 2006 09:49 AM
I started using "Texas T-bone" in other people's comments before I launched a blog. Had to keep it, of course. I've lived in Texas for most of my life and my first name starts with T. My other option was to name myself from my native state of Virginia, but "Virginia Ham" sounds girly.
I've only met a couple of bloggers in person, but we called each other by our real first names.
Posted by: Texas T-bone at January 26, 2006 11:11 AM
Still keeping my name under wraps - don't want to embarrass the kids with my bad spelling and other stuff ;)
Posted by: Cursingmama at January 26, 2006 11:15 AM
I'm impressed that you actually knew Moogie was on DS9. ;)
Posted by: FTS at January 26, 2006 11:26 AM
Hey Moogie is cool okay :D *it's alright you can paypal me the cash later* I'd had forgotten about Quark's Mom being called Moogie :P and I watched it when it was on, it's still on just I don't got Satelite and no cable provider near me *sometimes it sucks to be me* I ain't paying an small fortune a money for a few things I may watch.
Posted by: Gopher at January 26, 2006 01:37 PM
Hey Moogie. I have also met bloggers in real life, we have addressed them both ways too! I am always..Debby from Ponderings of a Princess...
Posted by: debby at January 26, 2006 02:55 PM
I got my blog name because that's what my grandkids call me. Tutu is a hawaiian term for grandma.
Posted by: Ma at January 26, 2006 07:29 PM
yeah, I call you Moogs easier than I do your real name. Mostly though it's because I figured you didn't want your real name mentioned or you would have already done so. It's a cute nick name though...easily remembered and fun to say!
Hi Moogie!
Posted by: Suzanne at January 27, 2006 01:18 PM