So I’m Seriously Thinking of Changing My Pen Name (Again)

What do you guys think of the pen name “Ari Collins”?  It has my (secret) first name in it, a name that was given me, not coincidentally, because of my grandmother’s maiden name, Collins.  It keeps (though reverses) the Irish/Jewish mix to my birth name (something that the Anglo “Carl Jeffries” is entirely missing).  And because Irish/Jewish is a rare combination, sites like aricollins.com and [myoriginalname].com are still available.  By Google, I got 34 results for “ari collins”, 57 for my original name, and over 2,000 for “carl jeffries” (putting each in quotes).  I think having a rare name is better, so long as it’s not rare because it’s patently absurd.  (The first example of which that popped into my head was Ezekial Hezbollah.  Unsurprisingly, Google returned 0 hits on that one.)

So, whaddaya think? Ari Collins?

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I know this would be the third name to grace 55aday, but it wouldn’t really be that hard to change at this point, and while I’m fond of Carl Jeffries, the guy is just way too anglo.  I mean, I came up with it mostly because it’s what people actually hear my name as for some reason sometimes.  I don’t wanna get stuck with it.  And once I come up with a new name, I’ll stick with it.  Promise.

Weep for Humanity

The Mutants have arrived.

55: Blue in Tooth and Claw

A guy offers me a ride but no way man, in this blizzard I’m faster than his goosestepping pussyfooting Ford POS. Cars crawl on their bellies down icy rivers as I romp and stomp and laugh right past them.

Storm’s gone tomorrow, but today the wooly mammoths witness their future: Cro-Magnon Man walks among them.

New Link: Qwertyuiopolis

http://qwertyuiopolis.blogspot.com

Short stories I wish I’d written on a site I wish I’d titled.  All brought to you by Mike Anuszkiewicz, which I think I actually spelled correctly on the first try.

Nope.  Damn i before e.

Braindump: Last Weekend’s Snow

Y’all should head over to the 55aday BB.  This is something I wrote for it fairly quickly:

Cars goosestep and pussyfoot through the blizzard but I stomp and romp right past their slow asses, wearing boots and coat and gloves and ski mask. I’m hunting wooly mammoths or maybe I’m a fucking mountain goat. BAAAAAAAHHHHHH or whatever sound they make.

But I lose my status as a mammoth-hunting goat when this black dog just bounds right past me. I don’t realize it’s a husky until a white and grey dog with the same shape nearly hits me on its way after its… brother? Sister? They look like siblings. I thought I saw dog tags but I definitely see no owner. I worry about protecting these lost dogs for a second, but then they’re gone into the mist of snow. Besides, no car can touch dogs, not these dogs, they belong.

New in 55aday Forum: Story of the, err, Month

Please go here and vote on your favorite 55 from February 12th through… right now.

I Am A Manic-Depressive Blogger

But here’s a goofy story that Jenny came up with (off the top of her sleep apnead head) and IMed to a friend of hers:
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55 A Day Forum!

Right now the discussion consists of Rob Gryfft making fun of me, but join in, internet! 

“Carl Jeffries”

Do you like the name Carl Jeffries?  I’m thinking of changing it, possibly to Colin Somethingorother, with the somethingorother being Jewish-sounding to reflect my original Jewish surname.  Or perhaps something Jewish-Irish instead of Irish-Jewish, like Ari O’Hardy or some such.

Am I being too much of a namechameleon?  Is Carl a good name?  I’m fond of it, but I’m not sure if that’s just due to familiarity at this point.  It’s a bit anglo and common-sounding to me, in retrospect.

Also, does this blog actually deserve as awesome (and kind of inaccurate) a title as The Causality Post?  Something should be called that, goddamnit, but I’m not sure if this blog is good enough or postmodern enough to qualify.

Jenny has sleep apnea.

She’s gonna have to wear a breathing mask to bed.

This is the greatest thing to ever happen to laughter.