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reileenA new journal, a new journey, a new name...
I've actually had this particular handle for a while, but I definitely never used it as much as my other-name-that's-not-my-real-name. I used to cycle it around on MSN sometimes along with a couple of other nomers just for kicks, and the times that I did happen to use it were completely random. For the record, the name is from the main villainess of Richard Morgan's cyberpunk novel Altered Carbon, which I borrowed from my local library quite a few years back. Reileen Kawahara is, if I recall correctly, a successful business mogul who is also a "Meth" (short for the Biblical name "Methuselah"), a person who's managed to live a couple of centuries thanks to new technology that allows the rich to digitize their minds into a computer to be re-downloaded into different "sleeves," or bodies, as needed. Except for the fact that she was apparently of Japanese heritage, there wasn't anything particularly memorable about her character - she was just there to be a snarky (pseudo-Japanese) bitch. So it's not like I chose the name as an homage to her. In truth, there's no real significance to me choosing this name other than the fact that I liked it and I wanted to give myself a new "persona" for my foray into original works. If you wanted to, though, I bet you could make some sort of argument for my choice of her name as an ultimate foreshadowing of my life: successful dragon woman lives a good long life until she dies because of a stupid miscalculation. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about that possibility. On the one hand, long life and success. On the other hand, Darwin award. Hmmmm.
So what's going to be here? Well, possibilities include:
Okay, so maybe that's a little general. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. After all, the fact that the list covers a wide range of bases means that you'll (ideally) have something different to chew on every time you drop by here, right? Variety is the spice of life and all that.*
-Reileen
calling me as you fade to black
*Then again, too many spices spoil the soup. I just can't win.
I've actually had this particular handle for a while, but I definitely never used it as much as my other-name-that's-not-my-real-name. I used to cycle it around on MSN sometimes along with a couple of other nomers just for kicks, and the times that I did happen to use it were completely random. For the record, the name is from the main villainess of Richard Morgan's cyberpunk novel Altered Carbon, which I borrowed from my local library quite a few years back. Reileen Kawahara is, if I recall correctly, a successful business mogul who is also a "Meth" (short for the Biblical name "Methuselah"), a person who's managed to live a couple of centuries thanks to new technology that allows the rich to digitize their minds into a computer to be re-downloaded into different "sleeves," or bodies, as needed. Except for the fact that she was apparently of Japanese heritage, there wasn't anything particularly memorable about her character - she was just there to be a snarky (pseudo-Japanese) bitch. So it's not like I chose the name as an homage to her. In truth, there's no real significance to me choosing this name other than the fact that I liked it and I wanted to give myself a new "persona" for my foray into original works. If you wanted to, though, I bet you could make some sort of argument for my choice of her name as an ultimate foreshadowing of my life: successful dragon woman lives a good long life until she dies because of a stupid miscalculation. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about that possibility. On the one hand, long life and success. On the other hand, Darwin award. Hmmmm.
So what's going to be here? Well, possibilities include:
- things regarding my art, writing, or music
- random observations
- generic bitching
- musings on what I've read or watched
- bitching about the state of the world
- thoughts on life, the universe, and everything
Okay, so maybe that's a little general. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. After all, the fact that the list covers a wide range of bases means that you'll (ideally) have something different to chew on every time you drop by here, right? Variety is the spice of life and all that.*
-Reileen
calling me as you fade to black
*Then again, too many spices spoil the soup. I just can't win.
