Preposterous Journal Renaming Onslaught
Since LJ wouldn't let me rename my journal to an intermediate name like The Journal Formerly Known As Aikon, I just went straight at it and renamed my journal to aquamarcia. So there you are. :)
I've been wanting to rename my journal for some time but have run into the classic obstacle of others already having taken usernames I would've liked to use. In particular, username campers have thwarted me on several occasions. I would like to have changed my journal's name to 'aramaki', but the name is already taken by someone who hasn't posted to their journal for 150+ weeks. LJ has a policy of never deleting abandoned journals, so I can't just convince support to get me that name, or some of the others I considered.
After about an hour of contemplation based on two simple criteria, I finally came up with something both cool and available. (The two criteria are: 1) the username must start with 'a', 2) the username must reflect an interest of mine. You'd think both those points would be easy to fulfill upon at the same time. Alas, you'd be thinking wrong.) My interest in Ancient Rome has been increasing over the last couple of years and while considering usernames referencing Ancient Rome it occurred to me to check into aqueducts. Of course, the username 'aqueduct' is taken, but the names of aqueducts don't seem to be. I looked at Wikipedia entries for some of the aqueducts and according to the site, the Aqua Marcia is providing Rome with water right now. Another page seems to support the Wikipedia reference, indicating the Aqua Marcia was restored in 1870. (Unfortunately, the 'more' link on that page doesn't go anywhere useful.) I also found a nifty reference which contains mentions of the opinions of Pliny and Vitruvius on the excellent quality of the water provided by the Aqua Marcia.
All that adds up to a pretty damn good new username. :)
I've been wanting to rename my journal for some time but have run into the classic obstacle of others already having taken usernames I would've liked to use. In particular, username campers have thwarted me on several occasions. I would like to have changed my journal's name to 'aramaki', but the name is already taken by someone who hasn't posted to their journal for 150+ weeks. LJ has a policy of never deleting abandoned journals, so I can't just convince support to get me that name, or some of the others I considered.
After about an hour of contemplation based on two simple criteria, I finally came up with something both cool and available. (The two criteria are: 1) the username must start with 'a', 2) the username must reflect an interest of mine. You'd think both those points would be easy to fulfill upon at the same time. Alas, you'd be thinking wrong.) My interest in Ancient Rome has been increasing over the last couple of years and while considering usernames referencing Ancient Rome it occurred to me to check into aqueducts. Of course, the username 'aqueduct' is taken, but the names of aqueducts don't seem to be. I looked at Wikipedia entries for some of the aqueducts and according to the site, the Aqua Marcia is providing Rome with water right now. Another page seems to support the Wikipedia reference, indicating the Aqua Marcia was restored in 1870. (Unfortunately, the 'more' link on that page doesn't go anywhere useful.) I also found a nifty reference which contains mentions of the opinions of Pliny and Vitruvius on the excellent quality of the water provided by the Aqua Marcia.
All that adds up to a pretty damn good new username. :)