I got a link from Mygdala’s blog requesting more explanations about the signification of my choice of name. Here in SL were blessed with that, were all born adults so we can choose how stupid our names sounds. Well here’s my comment reply to her on her article entitled What’s in your name. I thought it would probably be interesting to push it in here, since I hate writing lenghty comments.

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Aha dear Myg,

Okay so just for you this is the “God, but why?” of my nick. First, everyone knows I’m a programmer. Hence the “Code”. But why bastard? Maby because it sounds better to my ears than “bitch”. To be real, im a big huge fan of the BOFH. OMGWTF?

Read more here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/odds/bofh/
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOFH

But so indelicate! Why such rudeness? Well first, fuck off. Yes this name has been chosen to fend off superficial, inane, insipid minds. Don’t like the name? Don’t talk to me. Also it is quite asexual, I thought I would get less harassment and dick heads if I chose a name that was something other than Lollipop Sucka (okay okay I’m pushing it). And maby some people would hold me in respect, taking me for something else than a hooker or just a fine piece of ass (which I am, really).

It was my mischievous hacker nick before I went into SL. So I searched for last names. I love red, it has always been my favorite color, even since I am a kid. And “grave” sounds so edgy and tough. Sounds like a blood covered tombstone. OK I will take it. So it is quite naturally that Code Red went in mind.

CodeBastard Redgrave. Wow, sounds awesome. And I was born. The looks and booty followed.

Of course, it’s a damn long name. I like long names. It reflects sophistication and complexity. But the downside is that, of course, it’s damn long to write. So people started to nick my nick.

Mairead Fitzgerald called me Red. Then people around shortened my first name to Code. Then some feminized it to Codie, so it soundz kyooter XD *gigglez and smilez*. But I like those shorter nicks too, and the longer ones too like Redhawtness (dear Melodious Source). Also got CodeB, CodeRed, skank, among others.

How to say it properly now, without me pistol whippin you. Let’s try some phonetic breakout à la Myg. CodeBastard is said in one trait like the two separate words. “co-d-bah’stard”. Redgrave sounds probably like “raed’grayv”. Or something like that. Codie is usually pronounced “Coh’dee”.

It always amaze me how people came to actually identify me in an environment as large as SL with Code, Codie or Red. Some people told me they now cannot dissociate myself when simply hearing the “red” word. Which is quite flattering.

Anyways, hopes it sounds like music to your ears Myg!

Love,

Codie,Code,Red,Code Red,the Redhawtness,the Red Queen AKA CodeBastard Redgrave