Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
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Story behind username?
I've been curious about usernames here. Some are obvious and I can figure them out. However most are perplexing and I don't have a clue. If you can explain your name with out giving up your identity, location and privacy please join in.
I'll start: Moody Blue is an Elvis Presley song that I kinda describes me. My mood changes frequently but not to the point of psychological issues. I usually choose my music, books, entertainment by my mood. If I'm sad I listen to Led Zeppelin or something like that. I enjoy sad songs when I'm happy. I listen to just about every genre except rap.
There's also a music group The Moody Blues and many here have mentioned this. I do like their music but it's not the reason for my username.
Moody Blue lyrics
Moody Blue song
House I had inherited from my deceased dad was hit by a tornado a month later, about the time I was signing up. All I have left on the property are twisted and fallen trees. 4 acres of 100+ year old oaks, hickory, persimmon, mulberry and others, now laying on the ground like a huge pick-up-sticks game. Quoted in the $10,000 range to clear it out, so guess it will stay that way. Spent the last few years building a new house, but the wooded area will not recover in my lifetime.
That's a great username but I really hate that happened. Sounds like it was a beautiful property at one time. I'm glad you were able to build a house on family property. I'm on family property, it's not much acreage but it's home. Enough for us to maintain! I don't want many trees in my yard because of the up keep but a yard is prettier with beautiful trees. We have about twenty acres behind my house. My daughter and husband hunt bust mostly it's for the wildlife and untouched. It can get swampy so you can't build on it.
Mine is Irish for “the black heart”. My mother once told me I had a black heart so I’ve taken it and run with it. BTW, we reconciled decades ago, long before she died. I guess I turned myself around to her satisfaction.
Love the name and the Irish background. I learned something new. It's good you could reconcile before she died. Relationships can be very hard especially with some people. I never had a great relationship with my mom. If she knew that word I'm sure she would have used it. About ten years ago I told her I wasn't engaging in fighting with her. After that we seemed to have a better relationship. It will never be a friendship. She's in a nursing home and kinda checked out from engaging with people years ago unless she doesn't like something you did and then she talks your head off. I'm thankful for things she did in my life and love her just not like my relationship with my grandma. I made peace with it long ago.
Mine's just a movie reference.
I looked it up I don't think I've seen that movie. I like it!
I enjoy vigilante films.
My favorite is historical with war, sword fighting, Vikings, etc. One night my husband was in the room while I was watching something, I think Walking Dead, I said I probably watch more violence than you. I got the side eye. He watches murder reenactment docs.
Thanks for the great explanation.
Back when I was in the height of my depression, when things started to go wrong, on any given day - I would run around the house, saying…
This Is How It Starts! Rrreeeeee
Over and over and over again. Because I knew the wave of ridiculousness was going to overcoming my life. I’ve had a very bizarre world that I’ve lived in for many years, even my own psychologist says that I have had some of the weirdest life battles.
I thought it was fitting for a forum like this.
Because isn’t it the truth?
Q & GAW
THIS Is How It Starts!
Ps - happy to say that I’m not living that life anymore. God has really done some miracles with my depression, and with my walk with him. Praise be to God.
I'm sorry you went through that but love your username.