mrdreamjeans | Getting a Handle on a LJ Handle ... (Reply)

The home page for Live Journal is advertising that they've conducted a purge of names that are no longer being used as LJ handles. The discarded monikers are now up for grabs. I considered looking through the names for a moment, then realized that the name I've created for myself here is perfect, unique and is an accurate reflection of me. It's now part of my identity. I like it! How could I consider changing my screen name, unless I become a completely different person? It isn't going to happen ...

Coincidentally,

gayhawk reached out to me recently via email and we've begun corresponding. In today's note, he asked me how I got my LJ handle and its meaning ... Here is my answer:

mrdreamjeans is a play off of characters from a favorite childhood television show and then my belief in the power of dreaming and dreams. My original AOL screen name is an alternate spelling of The Dancing Bear from Captain Kangaroo. Dancing Bear was my nickname in college. MrDreamJeans is a riff on Mr. Green Jeans from the same show.

I was creating this journal with

gotmoof's help in August 2003. He turned to me and said, "So what do ya want to call yourself? Call the journal?" I thought back to my AOL name created in 1994. The names just flowed out of me ... MrDreamJeans and DreamsinaDrawer. It felt right then and it feels right now. Thanks for asking, Randy!

I'm curious LJ friends ... How did you select your Live Journal name and does it have a special meaning?