If you had to change your gamertag for any reason, what would you choose?
I have to admit, I didn't really think about it much at all when I created my Xbox Live gamertag back in the day. I've always used the name Maharet. It's difficult for me to remember stupid little things like user id's, passwords and telephone numbers.
Still, in the last few months I've been giving it a lot of thought and I might be ready to change my online identity as a whole. OOOhhh....ominous sounding no? Yes well, leave it to me to make something as simple as changing ones name so fucking enormously complicated.
Truth of the matter is that I'm a little sentimental about the name. Even though Rigid couldn't remember my name when he tried to add my gamertag he said it made an impact on him. He told me it stood out from other gamertags online back then. I liked his name as well. I didn't know what the hell it meant and even when he tried to explain it to me I still didn't understand, but I think it went well with his personality. He truly is rather rigid you know...and I'm talking about his personality nothing more.
Today I'm still Maharet on Live, but here and there you'll see my name pop up as Maharet Raider. I'd never change my gamertag to Maharet Raider, but I've been thinking about Leeloo.
If I do change my gamertag I'll want to do it with Rigid...I think this is a jump we'll have to take together. I think that would make the transition a whole lot easier for the two of us. We could say goodbye to Rigid and Maharet and hello to...something.
Maybe we'll take a poll one day but for now, what do you guys think of these:
I think this one's a bit pussified, but cute:
Arthur & Guinevere:The legendary King Arthur and his queen are at the center of a huge corpus of medieval and post-medieval literature.
I don't think Rigid would appreciate Lancelot. He was thinking more along the lines of Monkeyball Ferret or...something like that:
Lancelot & Guinevere...that's better because her heart belonged to Lancelot.
I think he wanted to name Grendell Clovis so that would work. That and my friends could nickname me Clitilda AHAHAHAHA! *snort *:
Clovis & Clotilda: Clovis defeated the last Roman ruler in Gaul and conquered various Germanic peoples in what is today France. Clotilda ultimately convinced Clovis to convert to Catholicism though he remained sympathetic to Arian Christianity.
Cause me and the Hooha are bad ass...No wait. The Spanish Inquisition, shit, was that a failure? I sucked in history.:
Ferdinand & Isabella: The "Catholic Monarchs" of Spain united Castile and Aragon when they married. Together, they overcame civil war, completed the reconquista by defeating the last Moorish holdout of Granada, and sponsored the voyages of Columbus. They also expelled the Jews and began the Spanish Inquisition.
Does this one remind you of anybody? Does it?:
Etienne de Castel & Christine de Pizan: The time Christine had with her husband was a mere ten years. His death left her in financial straits, and she turned to writing to support herself. Her works included love ballads dedicated to the late Etienne.
Hysterical:
Gareth & Lynette: In the Arthurian tale of Gareth & Lynette, first told by Malory, Gareth proves himself to be chivalrous, even though Lynette heaps scorn upon him.
This one's good because I expect no less from Rigid, though I don't like the idea of being called Philippa:
Geoffrey & Philippa Chaucer: He is considered the quintessential medieval English poet. She was his devoted wife for more than twenty years. While they were wed Geoffrey Chaucer led a busy, successful life in service to the king. After her death, he endured a solitary existence and wrote his most notable works, including Troilus and Criseyde and The Canterbury Tales.
Holy shit...if this isn't perfect I don't know what is. It's like my life has already been lived:
"Henry Plantaganet & Eleanor of Aquitaine: At the age of 30, the bold, beautiful Eleanor of Aquitaine was divorced from her husband, the meek and mild King Louis VII of France, and married the brash young 18-year-old Henry Plantaganet, future king of England. The two would have a tempestuous marriage,...."
Rigid would never go for this, but I do like Nimue. I've thought of it before:
Merlin & Nimue: Arthur's most trusted advisor may have been a wizard, but Merlin was also a man, susceptible to the charms of women. Nimue (a.k.a.Vivien, Nineve or Niniane) was so charming she was able to ensorcel Merlin and trap him in a cave, where he was unable to help Arthur in his time of darkest trouble.
Aw, now this is romantic:
Robert Guiscard & Sichelgaita: Sichelgaita (or Sikelgaita) was a Lombard princess who married Guiscard, a Norman warlord, and proceeded to accompany him on many campaigns. Anna Comnena wrote of Sichelgaita: "When dressed in full armor, the woman was a fearsome sight." When Robert died during the siege of Cephalonia, Sichelgaita was right by his side.
This is great because I always imagine Rigid is someone else when were... Just kidding!:
Uther & Igraine: Arthur's father Uther was king, and he coveted the wife of the Duke of Cornwall, Igraine. So Merlin cast a spell on Uther to make him look like Cornwall, and while the real duke was out fighting, he slipped in to have his way with the virtuous lady. The result? Cornwall died in battle, and Arthur was born nine months later.
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