2018-MOC#17-Journaling_Username_web

Credits: Etc by Danyale - Perfect Geeky, 13 Rue Noir, Geeky Key. e-mail symbol from the internet.

Journaling: Once upon a time there was a girl out of college who need to support herself. She found a job at a local hospital. And over the years, while she advanced through the ranks within the organization, acquiring more and more staff, she was not happy. Then in the late 1980’s, a position at that same hospital opened up for her, her dream job as a systems analyst. She was elated! Fast forward five years. The hospital decided to offer an e-mail service to a chosen few, and she was one of those few. Her employer scouted around and found a local provider who would take them on. The girl was asked create her mailbox name. But it was early in the days of e-mail and internet, and that name was limited to six characters. With this being her work account, and with her being sensible, it was suggested that she go with her name, or the portion of her name that would fit. And so mcurtt was born, the initial of her first name and the first five characters of her last name. As the years passed, her employer created their own domain, and the girl’s six character moniker was grandfathered in for the new e-mail account. Later, when she acquired her various personal e-mail accounts, out of habit, and perhaps lack of creativity, she stuck with mcurtt. Fast forward to 2006, she discovered digital scrapbooking. She began downloading freebies and purchasing product. User name? What is that? Without giving it much thought, she signed up as mcurtt. It was what she was familiar with, plain and simple, a user name that was part her, part anonymous, easy for her to remember. A bit boring perhaps, but it is what it is. That is her story, and she is sticking to it.