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sirius20_81Ok, only because I've gotten this question quite a few times am I going to write this. YES, I am a Harry Potter geek. I've seen the movies, read the books multiple times (even quidditch through the ages, magical creatures and where to find them, and the tales of beedle the bard), have the Hogwarts banner prominently displayed above my tv, carry a Gryffindor crest purse, have a HP themed tattoo on my neck, etc... NO MY SCREEN NAME DID NOT COME FROM HARRY POTTER. Nor did it come from a satellite radio company. I've had this screen name for the last 10 years. It comes from astronomy. Sirius, you know, the Dog Star? The brightest star in the night-time sky. Found just below Orion in the southern sky in fall/winter. Means brilliant (or sparkling) one in latin. I had a big star obsession back then, still kind of do.
And while we're on the subject of names, YES I am a huge Buffy fan (I would say geek, but then I'd get out-geeked by Dayna), YES, my son's name is Xander, NO I did not name him after Xander Harris. He's actually named after my best friend (some of you know him as hot topic roommate) Matt. His middle name is Alexander, which is boring, so we chopped it.
So there you go. While I have two potentially uber-geeky names in my life, they are not actually uber-geeky. Now if I ever have a daughter she is SCREWED because we are, in fact, going to name her after Milla Jovovich's character in Fifth Element. I like the name Leelu, and it works with the chosen middle and last names: Shea Renollet (it's french, pronounced like Chevrolet)
And while we're on the subject of names, YES I am a huge Buffy fan (I would say geek, but then I'd get out-geeked by Dayna), YES, my son's name is Xander, NO I did not name him after Xander Harris. He's actually named after my best friend (some of you know him as hot topic roommate) Matt. His middle name is Alexander, which is boring, so we chopped it.
So there you go. While I have two potentially uber-geeky names in my life, they are not actually uber-geeky. Now if I ever have a daughter she is SCREWED because we are, in fact, going to name her after Milla Jovovich's character in Fifth Element. I like the name Leelu, and it works with the chosen middle and last names: Shea Renollet (it's french, pronounced like Chevrolet)
