What's in a username?

I have been "officially" tagged for the first time. It was Tiffany at Stuck in the Sticks. As I was retrieving the link from her place, I realized that I don't know her name- she is "stuck in the sticks" to me... sorry- Tiffany, I know it now! That got me thinking... there's another little odd aspect of this blogosphere- names.

You have the name of your blog, the name you use when you comment (username, huh?), and then you may have a different actual name.

Here, I think I've made all of these good friends. I look forward to their comments about my personal life. I go visit them daily to read about their ins and outs. When it comes down to it, though, some of them I know only by their alias.

I was talking to my mom the other day about the evil Japanese Beetles, and mentioned that "a friend" online and I were talking about how she deals with them. "She", as I kept referring to her, is Bad Momma, that's all I know. How weird would my mom thought I was if I said "Bad Momma and I were talking and..."

In terms of 'real life' friends... Can you imagine the phone calls? Hello, can I speak to 'The Mom' or 'Mrs.4444'?

Just a little observation...

By the way, I am Tena, call me Tena. It's my 'real-life' name, short for Athena- my username is Tenakim- my middle name is Kim- no hidden meaning there- just that this Tena got to it first. Which is totally another thing that freaks me out. Another 'TENA' and she comments here! All of my life I have never run into another 'TENA'- small world, huh?

Enough of my ramble... on with the memme, or is it meme?


What is your favorite quotable line from a Movie? Damn, this is a hard one- I love all the quick witted, inappropriate lines from Knocked Up and 40 Year Old Virgin and the Judd Apatow like... here are just a few that I love (of the cleaner ones)
"Marriage is like a tense, unfunny version of Everybody Loves Raymond, only it doesn't last 22 minutes. It lasts forever."

[explaining the conception to their newborn baby] …and then your Mommy said, "Just do it already!" which was very confusing to Daddy, so I took the most literal translation'

[her producers were gently explaining how she should get back into shape after the pregnancy] "Oh, no, we're not asking you to lose weight. That would be illegal. We just want you to be healthy, by eating less. So go home, weigh yourself on a scale, write than down. Then subtract 20 from that number. And weigh that. Yeah."

On the flip side, One True Thing, gets me every time...[explaining to her career oriented daughter how she has remained 'content' with her mediocre, stay at home mom life]...

"It's so much easier to choose to love the things that you have, instead of always yearning for what you're missing, or what it is that you're imagining you're missing"

Who is the most famous person you have spoken to? Lenny Kravitz when I used to work in radio.

How many bags/boxes of Potato Chips are consumed at your place in a month? One, maybe, that would be by the husband and kids- I'm not a chip eater.

Who is your all time favorite Cartoon Character? Pebbles Flintstone, nuff said.

What foreign food Dish do you prepare from scratch and Serve? We do everything Italian from scratch.

What is your favorite section of the Supermarket? Coffee aisle, with the fresh bean grinder, it smells really yummy!

What was your high school teams mascot and what were the school's colors? Falcons- Blue and Gold

Anyone else who wants it- it's there for the taking- I don't want to piss off anyone to feel obligated to do it. I hear that's how some may feel about being tagged. I love it! Tag away!