And what about the choice of our user name ?

[montferrat]

Oh my goodness Katherine, that had me rolling!

Or should I say latjoreme?

My screen name is/was a region in Italy, except in Italian it's Montferrato.  (Iron Mountain)
One of my interests is European History and another is Royal and Noble geneology. I was particularly fascinated with the noble house of Montferrat, several of whom  joined in the Crusades and ended up as Rulers in the Levant. One married the heiress of the crusader Kingdom Of Jerusalem and became King Of Jerusalem. I once lived in Italy for 9 months and have been back to visit, going again in July.

Er...so, that's where that came from anyways...

[Flashframe777]

A flashframe is a single white frame that crops up in otherwise perfect edits on film.  At 60 frames per second they're pretty difficult to spot, but embarrassing to find if the job is finished.  After some experience one can get really good at spotting any mistake in a sequence.  That would be me.

and 777 is a lucky number.

[isabelle]

Ray.

Yes darling, but would you care to tell us whether the real one is Raymond? And would your parents care to explain why they chose this name??

[Nicole]

Paul I'm so glad you posted here - I've always been curious about your name.  Little did I know it came with a history lesson!  Lol...

[montferrat]

LOL! 

Yeah.... um sorry 'bout that Nicole!

 

[EnnisDelMar]

I really love that picture of you Paul

[Nicole]

Lol, don't apologize Paul - it's so interesting learing about everyone here.  And I must say, in your current avatar, you're looking even more Jack Johnson-y than usual, lol. 

[montferrat]

LOLOL!!   Brandon!

i was wondering if anyone would notice Nicole!

[henrypie]

Chanterais,
I'm happily toweling off after the gush.  Thanks.  You're a splendid writer yourself, if you want to talk about "brands I trust."

If I'm not mistaken your name means "would sing" (Elle help me on this)... or "will sing" -- first person singular.  Crap, I can't remember when it's conditional or not.... but it's definitely future.

It makes me think of Sarah on the birth of Isaac -- she laughed.  I can also imagine her singing -- breaking forth in noise that transcends speech.  In any case, I've been enjoying the joyful, hopeful associations I make with your name.

In latjoreme speak, my name is dstsj.  Boring!
Ennis is rmodd and Jack is ksvl and Brokeback Mountain is ntplrnsvl ,pimysom.

[serious crayons]

LOL, Sarah! If for some reason we ever have to go undercover, that's how we can all communicate.