What's in a name?
Dec 27, 2015 9:42:05 GMT -5
Post by Huronna on Dec 27, 2015 9:42:05 GMT -5
This is one of my favorite tags, made by Animator many years ago. People were always misspelling my name, usually forgetting that extra "N"
Ok My real name is Heidi, but I have not used that name on line since the first day I used a computer back in 1985. For those that don't know, I also manage a forum called FERRET. I have been owned by ferrets since 1984 and it was because of them that I got involved in the Internet, websites and then graphics. Huron means male ferret, in Spanish. huronna hurona (see my keyboard still wants to spell it wrong)..female ferret. Remember I live in Puerto Rico from 1983-2000 so I was speaking Spanish at the time. Well as you know my keyboard always plays tricks on my spelling and the first time I used hurona...I used two "N's" Huronna And that has been me since then and forever. My e-mail addies, my graphics, heck people call me and use Huronna...of course I don't always recognize it because they have a tendency to pronounce it like "your honor" HA HA and actually the "H" is Silent.
Ok so now you know my story...you want to tell us yours?
CO-MANAGERS
CO-MANAGERS
Anita
My real name is, of course, Anita, but when we were MSN groups my nick name was Stormynight-n-46.
Then when we changed to Proboards I shortened it so it wouldn't be so long.
Then when we changed to Proboards I shortened it so it wouldn't be so long.
I was born on a very stormy, snowy night in 1946.
Dad didn't think he would ever get mom to the hospital in time for my birth, but with the help of the police,
they made it just in time....... thus my nick of Stormynight.
they made it just in time....... thus my nick of Stormynight.
Of course as you all know, I prefer to be called by my real name. :-)
Forgot to say, that I have never had any other nick names except the one of long ago, and the shortened version.
And I have been online for about 16 years now.
And I have been online for about 16 years now.
goofygrmom Betsy (RIP my dearest friend)
Well I've been using goofygrmom for a few years now. I got the name when our oldest grand (stephanie) was very little.
Her p-pop would say 'go find your goofy grandmother'.
I also collect Goofys. Love the guy.
I shortened the nick to goofygrmom and added the 3 (because I have 3 granddaughters).
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
And if you don't already know... my real name is Betsy.
BTW... we call Walt Grumpy p-pop because he's very grumpy.
I even have a couple Grumpys in my collection.
Her p-pop would say 'go find your goofy grandmother'.
I also collect Goofys. Love the guy.
I shortened the nick to goofygrmom and added the 3 (because I have 3 granddaughters).
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
And if you don't already know... my real name is Betsy.
BTW... we call Walt Grumpy p-pop because he's very grumpy.
I even have a couple Grumpys in my collection.
RETIRED MANAGERS
GramaAnNachos
Boy is mine simple (like me LOL)... I was GrandmaBeverley, GramaBeverley, The_Real_Grandma, GramaBev, and now GramaAnNachos... (I've had other names but can't remember them)... I think I was born to be a grama ... Mr. Animator called me GB cuz there was another gal called GrannyBev and the GB has stuck... I prefer it much better than my real name to the point if someone calls me Beverley I don't know who they are talking to LOL but I also answer to Grama... As you can tell peoples pick names that describe them and I think mine describes me to a tee... I added the Nachos cuz she is my constant companion, a friend refered to her as my appendage LOL... So call me GB or Grama ;D and my sigs are always GramaAnNachos or GB&Nachos ;D
Susy
OK, my real name is Suzanne but when I was pregnant with my daughter, back in the early 70's,
my best friend's daughter couldn't say Suzie so she called me Susy (pronounced SooSee),
so it's been my nickname for over 30 years.
So, actually, I am Susy. LMBO
I'm a retired grandmother of 3 (daughter is a SAHM and son-in-law is a pilot for FedX) and I'm 63 years old.
My hubby of 38 yrs, John, is retiring at 66 in December, 90+ days,
and we can finally spend some time together cause he has worked evening shift,
Tuesday thru Saturday, and every other Sunday, for 35 years.
Everything we do together is in the morning.
I've been cooking dinner at midnight for that many years and it's getting really old.
Anyways, I've been doing graphics for 10 years, PSP-ing for 8.
i HAVE psp7, 8, AND 9.
Inever purchased any after that because to me they are all the same, just newer and better ways to do things. LOL
Before I got PSP I made graphics on what they call an iPaq, made by Compaq
and my daughter bought it for me from RadioShack.
At the time, there were all kinds of sites to make things at and I belonged to GeoCities for storage
and then I belonged to TheZone(it's not the one you're thinking of, it's for storage and making webpages) for 9 years.
It didn't have a hardrive. I saved everything in my mail and had to type every url out. Long story....
Won't go into detail but it was interesting. LOL
So, that's my story
Susy
OK, my real name is Suzanne but when I was pregnant with my daughter, back in the early 70's,
my best friend's daughter couldn't say Suzie so she called me Susy (pronounced SooSee),
so it's been my nickname for over 30 years.
So, actually, I am Susy. LMBO
I'm a retired grandmother of 3 (daughter is a SAHM and son-in-law is a pilot for FedX) and I'm 63 years old.
My hubby of 38 yrs, John, is retiring at 66 in December, 90+ days,
and we can finally spend some time together cause he has worked evening shift,
Tuesday thru Saturday, and every other Sunday, for 35 years.
Everything we do together is in the morning.
I've been cooking dinner at midnight for that many years and it's getting really old.
Anyways, I've been doing graphics for 10 years, PSP-ing for 8.
i HAVE psp7, 8, AND 9.
Inever purchased any after that because to me they are all the same, just newer and better ways to do things. LOL
Before I got PSP I made graphics on what they call an iPaq, made by Compaq
and my daughter bought it for me from RadioShack.
At the time, there were all kinds of sites to make things at and I belonged to GeoCities for storage
and then I belonged to TheZone(it's not the one you're thinking of, it's for storage and making webpages) for 9 years.
It didn't have a hardrive. I saved everything in my mail and had to type every url out. Long story....
Won't go into detail but it was interesting. LOL
So, that's my story
Suzie
Way back when....2003 I think it was I needed some help with my ferrets and I found Huronna's Ferret group and I joined. I saw all of these lovely images and with animation in them no less. I posted a question that asked where they came from and the answer was that Huronna and Neophyte had made them. In asking how Huronna told me that they used a program called Paint Shop Pro...and Animation Shop... Ok so I remembered having that on my computer. Had only opened it once or twice and closed it. It was really confuzing. So I asked Huronna where I could learn how to do it....She lead me to Animation Lessons. And I joined... For the life of me I cannot remember the name I had back then... Anyway..... After several attempts at doing a lesson or two I was really feeling stupid. I couldn't even figure out what a layer was.... So Huronna pointed me to a group called Academy of PSP, I think it was. There I learned quite a bit and then it still took me forever to get up the nerve to post anything animated at AL. The first time I did Mr. Animator stepped in and took me by the hand to make some corrections to my animation. In the mean time someone had hacked my MSN account and had used my nick at that time to delete some rather important things at another group I belonged to.... MSN disabled my nic and I had to choose another one.....They had told me my old one could not be used any more due to the hack. So in asking around at AL, I think it was Neo that suggested Suzie Sparkle because in my learning process I was enchanted with glitter and sparkle. Up to that point that is basically what I knew. So there was the new name Suziesparkles.... Changed user name to just Suzie and there you have it. I have learned by leaps and bounds over the years with the help of my friends at AL. And then there is boss lady. She has become my pillar over the years and really helped me over some tough spots with her patience and our love of our ferrets. And there you have it. Too early in the morning to think of anything else.
Neophyte
I think it was March of 2004 when I joined AL. I hadn't even heard of psp.
I had seen an animated siggie by a guy named Rambo and he sent me to AL. I had no clue what name to choose for a nick, so I checked the thesaurus for words meaning beginner. Neophyte, it was......and is..... sometimes shortened to Neo.
I had seen an animated siggie by a guy named Rambo and he sent me to AL. I had no clue what name to choose for a nick, so I checked the thesaurus for words meaning beginner. Neophyte, it was......and is..... sometimes shortened to Neo.
You know, it just dawned on me that I had belonged to a skunkie site and ferret sites before AL,
so I must have had a different nick, but I have no clue what it was.
so I must have had a different nick, but I have no clue what it was.
My real name is Bonnie......named after Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone with the Wind....lol
MEMBERS
adelema
Okidoki I'll be first. In the years on the internet I have gone by numerous names, but in the PSP community I have only ever had one name and that's adelema. My real name is Adele and I can be a real handful so I wanted the dilemma part in my name.... hence adelema, if you sound it out your saying a dilemma. Many people think its just my name and ma cause I'm a mum, but that's not the case, well it wasn't what I was thinking when I came up with the nick.MEMBERS
adelema
alexgoobermoose
I got my name when I first signed up for msn. I had NO idea what I was doing and typed in one of my horse's nicknames - which was taken. I kept adding names until I ended up with AlexGooberMoose - no one had that crazy combination! It is actually 3 nicknames for my big horse, generally called Alex or Moose. My real name is Alice.
The horse on my tag is my old boy (Ted E Bear) who is now 26 and still doing just fine - he won two classes with me in a show in May.
angel
I started with AL in the old MSN days...so about 10 years ago. First I opened my own MSN community doing only PSP. Then I went in search of how to do animation and came across AL. I've never belonged to any other animation lessons forum because AL was and is the best.My name at that time was wereingodshands. Because it was such a long name and hard to fit on tags, GB quickly changed it and started calling me WIGH (We're in God's Hands). Which I always use as my copyright.
When we moved over from MSN, I changed my name numerous times with different PSP forums I owned. So, you may know me as the following: wereingodshands, wigh, Kathy, Chick, and now Angel. There could have been a few other names in there, but I've stuck with Angel for a lot of years now...but, continue to use ©wigh as my copyright.
I've been a member of AL on and off for over 10 years. I don't post much, but I do lurk. I realized years ago that I don't have the patience for animation, but I love seeing what others do.
angel
I started with AL in the old MSN days...so about 10 years ago. First I opened my own MSN community doing only PSP. Then I went in search of how to do animation and came across AL. I've never belonged to any other animation lessons forum because AL was and is the best.My name at that time was wereingodshands. Because it was such a long name and hard to fit on tags, GB quickly changed it and started calling me WIGH (We're in God's Hands). Which I always use as my copyright.
When we moved over from MSN, I changed my name numerous times with different PSP forums I owned. So, you may know me as the following: wereingodshands, wigh, Kathy, Chick, and now Angel. There could have been a few other names in there, but I've stuck with Angel for a lot of years now...but, continue to use ©wigh as my copyright.
I've been a member of AL on and off for over 10 years. I don't post much, but I do lurk. I realized years ago that I don't have the patience for animation, but I love seeing what others do.
arbee
My site name arbee comes from my initials RB which I suppose you all sussed. I am not very good at expressing myself in words which is why I don't post much. I find the best way to exprees myself is through animations.
I think all members at this site are excellent and come up with some wonderful images.
I was once a driving instructor and then about 13 years ago became a civil servant from which I took retirement about 3 years ago.
I play guitar in a band called "The Wot Band". we play in local clubs and pubs and the music is mostly oldies from the 60s and 70s such as Rock and roll, Beatles and Rolling Stones. We also do some blues stuff which I love.
There is an example of me playing here . Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the play button.
Theres loads more that I could say but thats enough I think
BarbV
I started with AL by in the old MSN days under the name carangel. I then quit psping for a while...RL got in the way. Anyway, found AL again a few years ago, still under the name carangel but last year I decided it was time to chang it to my real name Barb (short of course for Barbara). Other than being out off and on for health issues, this is MY home. I recently got brave and let a few people know that I am a rapid cycling bipolar. I struggle every day with this issue. I am quiet on purpose cause I can get depressed very easily and take things, even compliments the wrong way. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings due to my illness. I also sometimes have anger issues, another symptom with my illness. If you don't see me around for a week or so, I am dealing with some form of the symptoms. I live for the good days and the really great ones. This illness has such a stigma with it that it is hard to tell anyone about. So I guess in a way, I have come out of my closet. I love all of you and wouldn't leave unless Bosslady were to kick me out.
cafegirl
My nick in MSN groups was Skinnybones, given me by the youngest of two grandboys.
Post MSN it's my real name, Lynne (aka cafegirl).
Retired from teaching in 2000 and got hooked on sigtags, especially animated. Since chronic back problems require little time spent sitting at a computer, I am mainly a lurker, snagger and poster. This group is the most collectively talented I've ever found on the net.
cara54
HI Im Carolina and fairly new. I was given the name Carolina at birth as it is an old tradition on my Dads side that females were given the Anna Carolina, then the next one Carolina Anna. It got too confusing-so my name was changed to Carolyn by my parents. Although that side of the family continued to call me Carolina. My girlfriends called me Carol, My husband called me Cara or Carol Ann but my mother/father/siblings called me Carolyn.
Confusing-but I always had a general idea who was telephoning me by how they asked for me lol.
Confusing-but I always had a general idea who was telephoning me by how they asked for me lol.
I am a widow. I have 3 dogs (one sharpai/terrier mix and 2 poms) whom I just love dearly and are such a part of my life.
I came across this site by accident about a year ago and then again this year. I browsed and saw all the lovely creations and was just mesmerized. I decided to join and then realized you need to do animations. So I was gonna un-join and lovely Huronna talked me into staying. It is now the highlight of my day to come and look at all the beautiful and amazing creations. To me, it is like artwork and each picture here comes alive. I could just stare and stare at them. I am one of the biggest fans here and am on the sidelines cheering for you all. As I am getting to know you all, I have seen and realized what a beautiful family it is here and am so honored to be a part of it. I sincerely thank you for allowing me to join,be a part of the family and thank you for all you do. Hugs! Carolina/Carolyn/Carol/Carol Anne/Cara
carol (RIP our dear friend)
Such interesting stories! I don't have one to add...have been JustCarol for years now on the web, spent some time as Caroltoo & other variations. Oh, when I first joined a garden&art group on msn years ago, I chose 'Willow' as my nick. (fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer at the time) but the name was sooo not me so I changed it again.
colormebabs Barb Kermis
My story is rather boring and I think I told it before but will again. Don't fall asleep! My official name is Barbara Ann. When I was around 3 my mom wanted to nickname me Babs. I refused! So Barb stuck. I started my website in 2003 before my mom passed on so I called it "Barbs Playground". When she passed on in 2005, I started to use the name "Babs" in her honor and use Babs among close friends such as yourselves.
de
My old MSN nic was part of my real last name & my birthday ... Bella_92.
De is a nicname as well..,,my real name is Deirdre.
I rarely use it, although some family & friends use it and it doesn't bother me at all.
I rarely use it, although some family & friends use it and it doesn't bother me at all.
delia62
Hi, I am not sure how long I have been a member here,
but I absolutely love it & have learned so much especially from Huronna & Anita.
but I absolutely love it & have learned so much especially from Huronna & Anita.
I was in another group with Dragonfly & she posted this amazing signature tag which I had never seen the like before
& I asked her where she got it from & the rest is history.
& I asked her where she got it from & the rest is history.
I live in Queensland Australia but have been staying near my Sister in N.S.Wales as she has recently lost her Husband .
I have 2 Sons & 5 Granddaughters & one grandson .
I have a lot of health problems also, I have had a few minor strokes plus 3 back surgeries
& 2 neck fusions plus I have another bulging disc which means more surgery .
& 2 neck fusions plus I have another bulging disc which means more surgery .
I am reluctant to have it though, after as my first one, I had a clot in my throat that was closing off my airways & had to be air lifted back to Hospital. They took me into surgery & drained it, but the same day it happened again & when they opened me up again & i was so swollen, the Doctors didn't know what was causing it so they put me on life support while they rang everywhere including the States.to find out what was wrong , in the end they decided to do a tracheotomy so when I woke up & could not talk ( was one of the scariest times of my life)
Apparently the glue they used to keep the cage around my fused discs in place (or at least that is how they explained it to me) I had a reaction to it. So when I had to have another operation 6 months later they kept me in longer & on the third day after the same thing happened again but they were prepared for it & put me on steroids, but this time I have been left with a weakened arm for nerve damage The Doctors told me I would go into the medical books as they have never come across it before.
My goodness I have written a book here.
dean55mi
My real name is Rumpelstiltskin, OK it is not. My name is Dean I live in Michigan, thus the MI, and was born in 1855. Not terribly exciting, Eh ! When I joined the group over at MSN I had a different nick name but no one remembers that one
SO I IS SAFE ;D
Dest
Well now...I've been using & working on computers since the DinOSaurs and I used to speak '011010110', but never mind cause they no longer use punch cards. I was doing desk-top publishing before we knew we were on the graphic arts forefront. Hey, we had no idea we were setting standards...lol...we were just loving our jobs. I was going from business to business, getting small & large businesses into the 'computer age'. I would teach the basic computer skills, transfer documents from 'hard copy' to computers & generally bring the business world into the new computer age.
My first personal computer was a 'Tandy' and it wasn't much more than a glorified typewriter. Because of financial concerns, I didn't really get a personal internet-ready computer until I was living in KC,MO, about 13 or 14 years ago. My first personal e-mail asked for a sign-in and I was greatly concerned about privacy issues even back then. I also was determined that if I was going to be on this up-and-coming www, I wanted to make a statement about my values. My first email addie was Destined4Heavn@*.*. I used that addie for years and when I started spending time in chat rooms it eventually evolved to 'Dest'. See, y'all probably thought my name was Destiny or some such, right?! LOL...
The Celtic Lady part came around when I started selling my jewelry, crafts & art. I am a grand mix of Irish-Scots-Brit and my hubby was Welsh-Irish. I love to decorate with english ivy & shamrocks. I am 5'1' with red hair and love the color green. My son has often called me a leprechaun. So being of the female bent, sure and it seemed the right & proper thing to be calling meself...teeheehee. As you may know, I am a wee bit on the silly side & love to kick my heels up, if only in my dreams. ;D
So, as to what my dear mother called me from birth...the given name is Virginia, after my mother's baby sister who died before the age of three and you will ne'er drag from me the middle name they insist I have on my drivers license...grrrrrrrr.
Dottiemaye
My real name is Florence Evalina . I was born two months premature and my Grandpa called me his little dot. Then he started to call me Dottie and when I got a bit older he gave me the nickname of Dottiemaye . Maye is my Moms Middle Name so it stuck with me . I never seen a Dottiemaye on the net when I chose my nickname so that is what I use on the net and in person. The only folks that call me Florence is like a Dr or Nurse and I even told them to call me Dottie or Dottiemaye. It would be the one I would respond to the best if I were put under anestetic .
Dragonfly
I'd seen many of Carol's awesome tags and admired them. Some were done
by others and I just had to check that site out. I wanted in lol. I don't psp yet,
but manage a slow and meticulous work-around. I'm waiting for my online BFF
to send me a copy of psp8 and some graphics. I'm eagerly awaiting its arrival.
I'm so glad I found this place. I thought it was strictly for psp folks, but am
thrilled that it's for anyone. The folks here are great! Their creations are not to
be reckoned with, they're all stunning, funny and inspirational to us all. Hugs
Oh, and I'm an old former msn groupie too. I picked Dragonfly as a second nick
because I've been hacked a few times. Now, I'm prepared lol. As for why the
Dragonfly name? Anyone who knows me, knows why. I live for dragons.
duane
When I joined the MSN groups I didn't realize that you could use a name other than your real name, so I used my real name Duane and have used it ever since. Boring, right!
I'm from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and have lived here all of my life except a couple years in the U.S. Marine Corps, school and work in San Diego, California, work in Washigton, D.C. for the government, two years teaching at Clemson, South Carolina....all with the same name, Duane, no aliases, lol.
Who else but....
Duane
Ejay
I am a Scot on the wrong side of 75 and have lived longer in Australia [West of Melbourne] than the UK. Mind you I would go back to Scotland in a heartbeat if certain things could happen there or be the same as here .I have been married 54 years and hope to make my Diamond Anniversary. I have two sons, a daughter, four grand children and no pets.
Now, how I got into PSP and Animation Lessons
I was on EBay when Lainey was, and remember the groups Lainey mentioned. EBay was where I first came across ‘siggies’ and I was blown away by all these beautiful images; particularly the animated ones [not the sparkly stuff – the actual moving parts].I would lurk in the Round Table - there was also a thread about Canada collecting 1000 [?] signatures because someone else had done it and I followed that because of the sigs I could snaffle – this was before copyright compliance when no one knew any different. I desperately wanted to know how to make them and as luck would have it someone posted the URL of a PSP lessons site, so I followed that. I should mention I didn’t have PSP, at the time, but I did have PSCS3 that was given to me and which I had played a round with.. However someone provided a link to a copy of PSP9 and AS so I downloaded that. WELL!! I didn’t know it was wrong!!!…, I was given the link so I thought it was OK – and I still use those copies today.
One day I came across Animation Lessons when Googling and had a look round, and I registered - but could hardly find time to log in and kept making excuses to Huronna so she wouldn’t delete me, until one day I decided to just start taking part and here I am, committed as I can be. Somewhere along the line I also became copyright compliant and Huronna gave me the URL of other like minded sites and I registered there, althoughf I don’t play a large part in them.
Like Lady Jane I have several different aliases,depending on the subject of the site, so I don't forget which to use, but they are all derived from my own name
energie
Mine is an MSN thingy too.
All the names I tried were taken, so took one of the given examples.
It fitted well, because I had a lot of energy.
Since then I sign anywhere with that name so everyone knows it's me.
Never met another Energie, so it's really an unique name.
A friend didn't like to call me so and named me En.
My name is Désiréé.
But on the net I am Energie or En.
ezspirit1945
My screen name EZSpirit1945 came from my husband before that I had used Granny602 for years and he didn’t like it so in 2003 I changed it to EZSpirit 1945 the 1945 is the year I was born. My given name is Jimmie Pauline but I have been called Polly all my life by all my family and friends only my Doctors and such call me Jimmie I Got my first PC in 1989 and only came online in 2001. I started trying to do PSP in 2002 and I am not sure when I joined Animation Lessons but have really enjoyed this group and all the people.
Flagryl
I've used Flagryl since my days in MSN groups. My real name is Betty but the nick with multiple numbers after it did nothing for me. We had bought property in Flagstaff and were still living in Ohio. I figured Flagirl might work. No, it was taken. I have a friend out east and she called me "gryl" instead of "girl" so Flagryl was born. Before that, my nick was The Original Betty in the early internet, well not called that then. I believe it was DOS based system. In the early 90s my husband was in Czechoslovokia for 3 months and we communicated via email, but it was an online system. I'd type a few words and he's type a few words and the channel would open up and we could communiate back and forth a few lines at a time.
Since 2001, I've been known as Flagryl online in all groups
graphics4fun
Hello. My name is Sherry....or grandma...or Momma....or as my mother calls me, Cherry-Lynn (yep..like the fruit).
grassyy
What's up Tigerlilies?
I am Grassy!
I joined on the old MSN board when I first learned how to PSP. I think it was in 2008 or something. Then I PSPed hot and heavy like a nut until The Dark Times hit in 2009 and I left for a while. Then the Dark Times went away, but I was on a 1.5 Mbps internet connection and it took forever to do anything. Now I am on a faster connection and got a nice new computer which I can't figure out just now, but I am here. I have regrettably forgotten most of my PSP, so I will be taking tuts and re-learning. I am soooooooo happy to be back.
Oh, and I am sort of hoochie, but I swear I will be good OK?
Bright colors are how you can tell it's a Grassy tag - oh and lots of glitter. And piiiiiiiiiink!
guineasgalore-Sally Gilroy
My nick is Guineas Galore because I adore guinea pigs...we only have two right now but there is just something about those little furbees that makes me smile and if I'm in a bad mood or tense about something...I put them up and before I know it I'm smiling
Real name is Sally and I go by Sally or Sal.
Holly1928
I have been Holly for 60 years but my legal name is Harlene. When I moved here to Illinois, for the first time, all of my medical contacts use my legal name and it drives me crazy. Not that I'm not proud of it but it's just not "me" any more.
The name Harlene Phelps were given to me because I was born on my grandfather's birthday and his name was Harlan Phelps. He would have been 90 years old had he lived. (Died in his early 60s). The problem with the name was that it was always pronounced and spelled wrong and I got sick of explaining. A friend of my husband's suggested Holly and we were moving to a new state so I just introduced myself that way. After that only my mother and grandmother called me Harlene.
That's the end of the story.
Inge (RIP dear friend)
I am a member for about 1 year and love it here, Barb many of us here have health issues, including myself, I feel it is good to talk about it, good or bad, I am happy you were able to let us know, it must make you feel better also...I got involved many years ago in PSP, was really just requesting tags in the beginning, at that time I used PSP so I would forget about my problems (Cancer)...I too get depressed and am still on medication...at one time I decided I wanted to learn how to make tags and bought PSP 9, which I use mostly, I also have 12, but don't like it much...when I joined here I thought I could learn more about animation, but I have to say, sadly, I have a difficult time following instructions, so I stick with simple things...this group has helped me many times when I felt bad...everyone here is like family and that is what I need...thank you all..hugs, Inge
Joanne
Well, it is my real name. I've being working with tags since I was 16, but then life started to be pushy and I left it alone for a very long time. Around the time I joined here (November 2013) I was making sets again and my mom (Marcinha) told me about the AL. I already knew a lot about it, she used to tell me about everyone and The NOT so innocent one LOL, it was very fun so I thought it would be nice to join. So here I am, not so active, but still very much in love with the group as always.
joylinky
My mom use to call me Joylinky all my life, so I use that, then I had a grandson and he's name is ian, which I forget or can't pronounce, so I call him Icon, so I use that for some groups and for my PB, I use Joysicon. so that's all there is, my real name is Joy I bet you couldn't guess!
kali
i've been kali online ever since i first got online about 10 years ago, and i've never used my real name. only a very few of my closest online friends know or use my real name
when i first got online, i was told i needed a "screen name". my father had recently died and i'd inherited his black lab (whom i had named), kali. she was always right near her "momma", so as i thought about a screen name, i looked down and... i'm kali.
to me it's a simple pronunciation (like callie), but i've been called "kay-lee", "kah-lee", "karh-lee" (don't ask me how the brits come up with that pronunciation!), and, since back on msn i'd put special symbols in my nick ) ¤kali¤, "okalio".
kitt
kitt
Well I'm Kitt, real name Sandy.(Sandra) but dont use that one lol. Only when i am in trouble.lol. Well I started out in msn groups as Kittenwishous. because i use to call my sister visousvickie and she said i was hopeful and she said i called her a cat she called me that lol, so on msn groups for pogo groups that was who i was. there was choas that non of use wanted to be claimed from so we all changed our names. So psp groups started on msn (on yahoo psp and incredimail) i became Sunnyskys which has been always my email addy, and for years I used that name. I would meet people from online who still called me Kitt if they had known me from both groups, which my hubby thought was a hoot, some would call me sunny, any way when starting new with groups (this one was first) I used Kitt because it was dear to my heart in rememberance of poeple I missed some may recall sunnyskys from msn psp groups we were a huge group but i dont remember ya if you were lol!
So here I am as Kitt.
So here I am as Kitt.
LadyJane (LJ)
I've been a member on and off since 2003, joining right around the hacking of the original AL. Yikes that was scary
Anyway, I started out with Unicorn664 on MSN, Angel1Unicorn, then I found MSN Groups.
I used many names and oddly enough I remember most of them.
Angel OF Love
Queen Of Hearts
American Sweetheart
StormyGoddess
RomanticLady
LoveSidney
Queenie
QueenB
IceAngelWolf
IceAngelRose
Angel Of RomanticLove
I've been a member of AL under most of those names and even 2 names at once.
I did get booted out quite a lot since I was here under many names.
I did get booted out quite a lot since I was here under many names.
I couldn't decide on one nickname until a friend of mine (Stacie Ball) got a job working with "SecondLife" a virtual environment.
So I started using LadyJane Bailey. You had to choose from a list of approved names.
Then I started being called LJ except from the person who got me in who called me Queenie from MSN days.
So I started using LadyJane Bailey. You had to choose from a list of approved names.
Then I started being called LJ except from the person who got me in who called me Queenie from MSN days.
In 2009 I entered ITT for Game Design and finally participated here at AL for a time. When I got booted again for not participating, I rejoined in 2010 and in 2012 changed my nick to LadyJane and haven't been booted since. hehehe
So that's my story. Oh and I did have one more nick which was given to me when it was discovered I had 100 email addresses... Sybil hahah. I only have 5 emails left from those days.
Lainey
Does anyone have any scissors please? I was lassoed around the neck by a wet noodle and dragged in here LOL!
My name is Elaine but started out as ring-a-roses on ebay UK, first on the Q&A board back in 1999 then later on the Round table there. One of the Angels (yes I was one way back then) started calling me Lainey
and it kinda stuck so that is who you now know me as.
and it kinda stuck so that is who you now know me as.
I started the Angels Design group on the Round Table (UK) back in 2001-2002,
there has been a group since then, later in ebay groups, then MSN, then FreeForums and finally Proboards.
there has been a group since then, later in ebay groups, then MSN, then FreeForums and finally Proboards.
Angels Design have tagged on ebays in Canada, USA and Australia as well as UK.
Many are not even aware that there were PSP groups on the community boards there.
A friend on the Q&A board got me into PSP but too me a while to get to grips, e
ven asked her for the font she used un a tag that was like toothpaste made it, as it was rounded.
Duh! didn't know it was the innel bevel applied that made it lol
ven asked her for the font she used un a tag that was like toothpaste made it, as it was rounded.
Duh! didn't know it was the innel bevel applied that made it lol
To this day I have an inner bevel preset I named toothpaste to give that effect.
I met Huronna on DLT when I did some tubing and sent some tubes through, we got chatting and
some months later she joined Ad and later I joined AL.
some months later she joined Ad and later I joined AL.
John (hubby) and I met up with Huronna and Fernando (in joke) when we were in Florida 2 years ago,
it was as though we'd known each other for years.
Mind Huronna could have arranged better weather as it was torrential rain when we met
and continued for the rest of the day, but didn't spoil the wonderful time we had.
it was as though we'd known each other for years.
Mind Huronna could have arranged better weather as it was torrential rain when we met
and continued for the rest of the day, but didn't spoil the wonderful time we had.
I have been married almost 47 years to John and have one son Noel aged 46 who finally took the plunge and got married 2 years ago. No grandies as both Noel and Kath work, Kath on the Railways doing health and safety as well as driving trains, and Noel works at a Bank telephone call center on the fraud team. Both feel it is too late in life to start a family.
They are off to Turkey tomorrow.
They are off to Turkey tomorrow.
My health isn't good and really played up this year,
nothing I have is really bad but lots of things which when all flaring up together can make life miserable.
nothing I have is really bad but lots of things which when all flaring up together can make life miserable.
It started with asthmas and ankylosing spondylitis in my late 30s followed by IBS,
then GERD then recurring Achilles tendonitis, about 18 mths ago sacroiliitis kicked in not to miss the party
then GERD then recurring Achilles tendonitis, about 18 mths ago sacroiliitis kicked in not to miss the party
The lastest is an auto immune disease but as of yet they don't know which one, the rheumatologist says it is not RA as the symptoms are not right even though I can't bend my fingers in the morning when it plays up and they also ache badly.
It's Ok if they play nicely and flare up one at a time but this year I think they had a reunion LOL
But hey ho I am on the green side of the grass so can't be bad.
I can tube when my hands are Ok but hate doing whispy hair.
I tend not to take life too seriously.
Marcinha
My name is Marcia - as you know - and when I first started I only used my name on tags but then I found so many Marcia's in my Yahoo groups (even one who used the nick Marcie because she said it was difficult to be called Marcia - go figured) so I changed to Marcia Salgado - and yes... I was a tagger nightmare with that big name to be put on a tag.
In my real life I started to teach old girls (we called it the better age here) how to use the computer and the internet and because I was much younger then they are (I WAS young then LOL) the girls started to called me Marcinha (is like to say Johnny to a man called John) and I get used to it. Started to send mails signing Marcinha and to use on tags was very quick - I know is hard for some of you remember how my nick is spelled, I have some Marchina tags saved until today LOL
maren
I'm Maren - that's my name, it's easy for me to remember who I am. I never had a nickname growing up, nor chose one for my first groups, which were listserve days and rubberstamping, then collage, making books and altered arts, then yahoo groups and PSP. I learned PSP at first to use for backgrounds or changing colors/resizing for collaging. I found tagging groups about the time my spare money ran out - online sharing instead of increasing postage costs looked good.
I knew about this group some time ago from Dragon's Lair yahoo group. But forums are so different from yahoo groups, which I still deal with best. In winter, I found Angels Design from Huronna's post in the almost dead DL group, and joined mostly to be in a Copyright compliant group that has awesome tubes - I knew that because I already had tons of Huronna's tubes. In Angels, I saw the fantastic animation and constant reference to this group. So I joined here, too. Sometimes I have the patience to play with AS, sometimes not. I play in PSP often. I am so impressed with the skills and imagination in this group. Tags are easy for me, forum sets are still pretty new to me for creating, but I have had some fun learning this.
I'm retired, living in rural Western Washington state with my SO for the last 11 years.
marilyn (RIP dear friend)
When I first got on line I went by the name Flower Girl.
I think by the time I joined AL I was using my real name, Marilyn. Nothing interesting or exciting here
marilyn (RIP dear friend)
When I first got on line I went by the name Flower Girl.
I think by the time I joined AL I was using my real name, Marilyn. Nothing interesting or exciting here
mimi
When I first started internetting, I was very leery of letting people know any personal info. (Didn't reallize that everything is already out there) My grands call me "Mimi" and others also now so that is the name I used in my internet groups. Some of my groups have another Mimi so there I am etxmimi because I live in east Texas.
The name given to me by my parents is Rita Kay. In the South, having double names is common so everyone called me Rita Kay. After graduating high school, I dropped the Kay and only went by Rita. A few years ago, my parents moved in with us and again I am "Rita Kay" to family and to anyone my mother speaks to. lol I have even started using Rita Kay to identify myself on the phone. Arrrrrrg. I always know that someone calling me Rita Kay is someone from my childhood or family.
Now, after using Mimi for so many years in so many groups, I prefer it.
So, I can keep everyone compartmentalized. Internet groups call me Mimi.
Email groups call me Rita. Family calls me Rita Kay. Hubby calls me "somebody" as in will "somebody" do this.
Email groups call me Rita. Family calls me Rita Kay. Hubby calls me "somebody" as in will "somebody" do this.
Sooo, now do you know who I am?? I am not sure I do.
Mimi
mooneyedmarie
I started out as mnannyw given to me by 2 of my grandchildren when i didn't have a clue about the internet, that was 19 yrs ago. At PSPImaginarium my avatar was one of my photos that i had played with and i had a huge nose and bug eyes. One of the members called me mooneyedmarie because of it and i liked a lot more than mnannyw, so i changed it.
nancyD
My story is pretty boring. I go by Nancyd and my name is Nancy. The d is the first letter of my last name. I've gone with my name since I joined MSN except there was a number on the end, just because Nancyd was taken. When I came here I shortened it. Sometimes I use mijostorm on the internet which is the names of both my cats put together. I wish I had a more interesting story, but there it is.
Nickel
My story is short and probably boring ...
My real name is Helga, but i don't like it, cause in the 70's there were sexually films ('Aufklärungsfilme' sorry, i couldn't translate this) in Germany named Helga. Boahh! As you can imagine, my schooldays were horrible!
So everyone (family and friends) calls me Hella.
When i started internetting, i first used Katze as nickname ... but this nick was always given away. So i had to find another one...
I changed to Nickel (in the meaning of coins) as i am a real penny pincher *lol*
omieka-Diane
My real name is Diane and I live in Portland, Oregon. I grew up in Niagara Falls, NY.
When I got my computer in 2003 and joined an MSN group I used the name DianeOr.
I had problems with MSN and when I tried to use it the 2nd time I registered,
I was told that name was being used so I had to come up with something else.
I had problems with MSN and when I tried to use it the 2nd time I registered,
I was told that name was being used so I had to come up with something else.
When Kalyn(our 10 year old granddaughter) was learning to talk she started calling me Omie.
I have no idea where she came up with that, but thought she knew I wasn't mommy so had to call me something.
I have no idea where she came up with that, but thought she knew I wasn't mommy so had to call me something.
Her dad and my husband starting calling me that too whenever she was around.
When I tried to register that name I was told there was already an Omie
so I added the first two letters of her first name and that worked.
so I added the first two letters of her first name and that worked.
She told me last week that she was going to make sure Holly calls me Omie too.
Kalyn often calls me grandma now, but Omie slips in every now and then.
Kalyn often calls me grandma now, but Omie slips in every now and then.
Ottie
Hi ' i love this thread ! Nice and very interesting to read all your nicks and real names '' lol 'Mine is pretty boring i had a dog who was incredibly loyal to me (''of course a dog ') 'right !lol He was 10 when i first had to have a nick so i used his name Ottis then i had trouble with it so it carried over into Ottie ' i did use Shortie for a bit as i am 4' 8 inches tall but i keep my dog close with his name ' now that he is in gone. but this will confuse you my real name is Yvette but they made a mistake on my bcertificate and named me Mary yvette pauline '' sigh but every one calls me Polly lol lol weird '' but my mom , dad and sis always called me Pauline and i never really liked it so i'd tell every one my name was Polly so i go by Polly And if you think its confusing this will be more confusing ''my Mom told me my name was Pauline Lucille Mary and where is Yvette ?? lol well My dad registered me and he named me Yvette Mary Pauline my bcertificate says Mary Yvette Pauline sooooooooooo Polly is good. this is what happens when parents try to confuse the kids lol lol cheers hugz Ottie _Polly & on my tags either or is Fab.
pippilongstocking
I think you all know my real name is Mandy (actually it's Amanda but no~one ever calls me that, lol!). My nick comes from my family who all called me Pippi Longstocking when I was little (red hair.. sticky out plaits.. socks always round my ankles) and it stuck. Close family members still call me Pippi (sometimes Drippy Pippi ) or 'Em'
ReeRee
Okay here goes. My real name is Marie, but my family and close friends have called me Ree since birth. My older sister gave me the nickname because she was three and Ree was what came out when she tried to say my name. So, it is easy for children to say and I have noticed throughout the years of my life that a lot of kids will say Ree when attempting to say my name. When my oldest daughter was pregnant with my first grandson she asked me what I wanted the baby to call me. I was just forty years old and felt I was too young to be a grandma, granny, nana, mawmaw or any of those other "old" sounding names. After a bit of contemplation, I came up with ReeRee. My daughter loved it and so did I. I now have three awesome grandsons and I am one proud ReeRee. My oldest grand, Trevor, was just a year old when I started college and purchased my first computer. I quickly found MSN groups and when choosing a nickname, it was a no brainer. I was ReeRee in my heart of hearts, so I chose that name as my nick. Within months of being in groups, I created my own group called ReeRee's Lounge. It quickly grew to include a co-manager, two assistant managers and a membership of around 200 ladies (no men allowed). Of course, everyone who started out in MSN groups knows how the siggie was born. Everyone was posting them, using them, and loving them. I asked around to find out how to create them and was introduced to PSP. I purchased the boxed version of JASC's Anniversary Edition version 7 and haven't looked back. It didn't take long before I started seeing siggies that moved! I was enthralled, and had to know how to do this amazing animation. More inquires led me to Animation Lessons. At the time, Animator was the Manager and Huronna and Ailsa were assistant managers. I had found my home away from home. In the end, the Lounge was closed when real life got too busy for me to handle, but I remained a member of AL forever. I've seen AL through the unfair shuttering by MSN and Huronna and Ailsa's all nighter to recreate what had been lost (how scary THAT was!), several managers and the move from MSN groups to Proboards. Although I am a bit of a prodigal child, I always come back home
res0a47
Will my real name is Sheila I some time go by ferretmomof4 but now I have no more ferrets. I belong to the ferret broad. Huronna told me about this page. I found the MSN ferret broad back 2002. With all her little ferret tags. I don't do admations I have don't have the pro gram and I would have to have someone show me how to do it. I really don't have the money to buy the program. I love all the stuff everyone does on here
Okay here goes. My real name is Marie, but my family and close friends have called me Ree since birth. My older sister gave me the nickname because she was three and Ree was what came out when she tried to say my name. So, it is easy for children to say and I have noticed throughout the years of my life that a lot of kids will say Ree when attempting to say my name. When my oldest daughter was pregnant with my first grandson she asked me what I wanted the baby to call me. I was just forty years old and felt I was too young to be a grandma, granny, nana, mawmaw or any of those other "old" sounding names. After a bit of contemplation, I came up with ReeRee. My daughter loved it and so did I. I now have three awesome grandsons and I am one proud ReeRee. My oldest grand, Trevor, was just a year old when I started college and purchased my first computer. I quickly found MSN groups and when choosing a nickname, it was a no brainer. I was ReeRee in my heart of hearts, so I chose that name as my nick. Within months of being in groups, I created my own group called ReeRee's Lounge. It quickly grew to include a co-manager, two assistant managers and a membership of around 200 ladies (no men allowed). Of course, everyone who started out in MSN groups knows how the siggie was born. Everyone was posting them, using them, and loving them. I asked around to find out how to create them and was introduced to PSP. I purchased the boxed version of JASC's Anniversary Edition version 7 and haven't looked back. It didn't take long before I started seeing siggies that moved! I was enthralled, and had to know how to do this amazing animation. More inquires led me to Animation Lessons. At the time, Animator was the Manager and Huronna and Ailsa were assistant managers. I had found my home away from home. In the end, the Lounge was closed when real life got too busy for me to handle, but I remained a member of AL forever. I've seen AL through the unfair shuttering by MSN and Huronna and Ailsa's all nighter to recreate what had been lost (how scary THAT was!), several managers and the move from MSN groups to Proboards. Although I am a bit of a prodigal child, I always come back home
res0a47
Will my real name is Sheila I some time go by ferretmomof4 but now I have no more ferrets. I belong to the ferret broad. Huronna told me about this page. I found the MSN ferret broad back 2002. With all her little ferret tags. I don't do admations I have don't have the pro gram and I would have to have someone show me how to do it. I really don't have the money to buy the program. I love all the stuff everyone does on here
Rita
My Name is Rita Faye, actually my mother named all her daughters to ryme. my counterpart is donna kaye,
my signin
my signin
name RitaNeon is just a signin so yes my name is real *LOL*
ronirogers
Okay, here goes.. I have been here for awhile, I can't remember if I filled out
the other thread or not.. (Now you can see that Dean is the innocent one...LOL)
My name is Roni and I am the crazy lady... I love this group and I found
it through Carolina... I am so grateful to here for sending me here..
I live in Port Angeles, WA with my son.. I have one kitty named Bob,
she is a girl but that is a long story...
I have a son and a daughter and 4 beautiful healthy Grand kids...
I am a full member now but learn things all the time..
I say, welcome to the best tag makers I know... Have fun and just be yourself
ruthart
my middle name is Ruth (as was my mom's, so I use it in her honor) and only for the internet and sometimes my physical art. One time, a friend I had met on GardenWeb from Tennessee called me on the phone, but when she said Ruth it sounded like 'Rathe' (long a sound).....she had quite an accent and I didn't realize who she was calling for a couple of minutes. When I finally got it, she accused me of not even knowing my name.....lol
sabban
Everyone knows me as sue although I sign in as sabban. Saban is my husbands name with one b but we all call him shabby .
I use sabban as a sign in name for its the first thing I could think of when signing up on a turkish forum for english girls married to turkish men which gave me a lot of info regards to visas etc before my husband ever came to the UK and its always stuck .
My real name is susan but everyone calls me sue
I use sabban as a sign in name for its the first thing I could think of when signing up on a turkish forum for english girls married to turkish men which gave me a lot of info regards to visas etc before my husband ever came to the UK and its always stuck .
My real name is susan but everyone calls me sue
suehonstain
I've been using versions of PSP since 25-ot years from version 3 or 4. I had seen something on the internet about it and my curiosity was peeked so I downloaded it and have been using it ever since. I'm now up to Version X5 and I love it. I tried using PhotoImpact but by that time I was so addicted to PSP I deleted PI3 from my computer and never looked back. I also dabble in MyPaint -- now that is a challenge!
I have always used the username of shonstain since my beginning to access the internet and especially forums -- I have used variations such as Sue, sueh, SueHonstain or sue.honstain but usually just shonstain!
I learned about Animation Lessons by searching the internet for FREE Animation Lessons and this is the first one that came up. I joined I think a year or so ago or maybe 2 years ago.
Swanee
Okay.....I'll have at it......In a country far far away.....Swanee was born-ned....Well...not quite?
My first name is Carol....I worked in an insurance company...and whenever there was a phone call...
they'd say....Carol...line two....etc. I got to hate my first name...then I worked part time at a grocery
store....and the stocking guys started calling me Swanee...as I quivered when I heard Carol...
So Swanee stuck....and it's been my user name ever since....
I honestly do not know how I found out about you guys....now that is a mystery!!! But so glad I landed here, tho !!
Okay.....I'll have at it......In a country far far away.....Swanee was born-ned....Well...not quite?
My first name is Carol....I worked in an insurance company...and whenever there was a phone call...
they'd say....Carol...line two....etc. I got to hate my first name...then I worked part time at a grocery
store....and the stocking guys started calling me Swanee...as I quivered when I heard Carol...
So Swanee stuck....and it's been my user name ever since....
I honestly do not know how I found out about you guys....now that is a mystery!!! But so glad I landed here, tho !!
sxybratazz
My Forum name is Sxybratazz meaning sexy- brat- a--
My real name is Deja pronounced day-ja
I googled to find easy lessons to learn to psp and animation that is how i came to be here.
I then read the rules and how this group came about
I noticed a few names from a group I belong to.. the zone.
I STILL CANNOT PSP but just stayed here in case I learn
MY NEXT STEP IS TO ANIMATE
silk
My real name is Susannah as most of you know I think. I first used Benju ( Ben/Julien ..my sons ).
I changed it to Anya the name of my Afghan Hound because everyone the thought benju was a' bloke'.
I changed it to Anya the name of my Afghan Hound because everyone the thought benju was a' bloke'.
Then I changed it to silk many years ago after my Silky terrier and also because i love to wear silk.
Tess
I took the name Countesss and used that for a long time until some one started calling me Tess.
She said it took too long to type in Countesss.
Also there were times when some one would drop the "O" in the name and that was not very nice.
The reason for Countesss was my father would have been a Swedish count if he had wanted the title.
He said it did not belong in the States as it had no meaning here.
At least that is the story he always told us.
She said it took too long to type in Countesss.
Also there were times when some one would drop the "O" in the name and that was not very nice.
The reason for Countesss was my father would have been a Swedish count if he had wanted the title.
He said it did not belong in the States as it had no meaning here.
At least that is the story he always told us.
My real name is Caroline
Tesscat
well my real name is Teresa.Use to have 3 cats,now sadly passed.So i became Tesscat.In some groups i was Tess.
I am married to Anthony the love of my life.
We now live in Minehead somerset,right near the beach.Its gorgeous here we just love it.Been here 2 years now.
I had my own group for a while Pirate Pals only 10 of us.But as members passed we decided to close the group.
I was then an admin At Lori`s group Ravens animations quite a few msn groups
insatiable Dreams which was Cats group and i helped her run it in the end until it closed
I have not really done psp since that group closed,but with lockdown and because i am on the at risk register
and could not even go out for a walk.i decided to get the PC up and running again and found you.
I am still a bit unsure of things here.But i will persevere.
Thanks for having me.
Tess xxx
Tesscat
well my real name is Teresa.Use to have 3 cats,now sadly passed.So i became Tesscat.In some groups i was Tess.
I am married to Anthony the love of my life.
We now live in Minehead somerset,right near the beach.Its gorgeous here we just love it.Been here 2 years now.
I had my own group for a while Pirate Pals only 10 of us.But as members passed we decided to close the group.
I was then an admin At Lori`s group Ravens animations quite a few msn groups
insatiable Dreams which was Cats group and i helped her run it in the end until it closed
I have not really done psp since that group closed,but with lockdown and because i am on the at risk register
and could not even go out for a walk.i decided to get the PC up and running again and found you.
I am still a bit unsure of things here.But i will persevere.
Thanks for having me.
Tess xxx
whispy
Hello, I have been around for some time, sometimes here and some times not here. I really do not remember how I came to join here many moons back. I was playing around with PSP for my MSN group and decided to learn more about the program and some way found my way here. I used to rive a semi coast to coast and got to see a lot of country but we settled here in the Ozarks. Could have went anywhere but picked here near Branson but not in Branson. I now own a business with my hubby which keeps me working 6 days a week and you guessed it the 7th day of the week is the hardest. Catch up on all the stuff at the ranch that needs done. I do have a health issue but I deal with it by just keeping going. My back is going away and someday the old doc says it will not be there. Until then I am determined not to let it get to me. My nick name is Whispy and has been for years. I used to talk in nothing louder than a whisper, of course now working with the public every day that has changed. Even though I do not have a lot of time to play with PSP I love the WWO's and enjoy reading everyone's posts. I guess I am a permanent fixture here since the boss lady has not kicked me out yet. My other hobbies are my pets (3 dachshunds, a dorkey (a small dog that is 1/2 dachshund and 1/2 Yorkie) and two 2 year old horses), as well as cooking, sewing, painting, scuba diving, Water skiing, and reading.