Because you should know.

Tell me you remember this, sigh.

If you are around the same age as I (twenty + seven=well, you get the picture), you know exactly what the image above represents (it was better than Facebook).  At the risk of sounding like one of those people that are always referring to how good the old days were, actually who cares, those were the good old days.  Perhaps, it rests solely on the fact that during that time my biggest worry was what I was going to wear to school (okay, actually, it was just getting straight A's and being absolutely perfect).  What can I say, I had issues even at the age of 13 (issues that clearly have not gone away).  Woe is me!  Before this post goes on a completely irrelevant tangent, let me get to the point.  If you are going to keep coming back here, well, there are things you should know.  For one, I kept the same screen name from middle school all throughout high school, maybe even a little after that (yikes, I know).  The first screen name I created went a little something like this, Brazilianangel1415 (such innocence).  However, it was simply not sassy enough (no it was not).  And, if you know anything about me (which you will learn as time goes by) I have what some would say is an overabundance of sass (guilty as charged, sue me).  So, five hours later Brazilianangel1415 was discarded and Brazilianhotgurl was created.  I was really going for Brazilianhotgirl, however, it appeared as though someone had beat me to it (whoever you are, you bish).  At the time it did not occur to me how snobby this creation was (honestly, it was all in good fun).  I cringe.  Truly, I am cringing right now.  Yet, I kept it (what was a girl to do, I had to see it through).  Through ups and downs Brazilianhotgurl remained true.  In an era where exchanging your screen name was like exchanging your phone number one could understand how important the uniqueness of this screen name was.  And, my name at my school was pretty darn unique, I must admit.  I laugh about it now.  I mean, really?  What was my mother thinking?  You can see what kind of power I held in my familia (kidding, my mom just rolled her eyes when I told her).  And as ridiculous as my screen name was, only one person has ever called me out on it.  One person.  He didn't even know me.  He had gotten my screen name off of a common friends buddy list and decided to approach me (okay, that sounds totally weird now).  The first thing he wrote to me was, "Your screen name, kind of conceited, no?".  True story.  I considered changing it, but, after all those years Brazilianhotgurl was synonymous with Renata (I simply could not part with it, embarrassing or not).  I believe that screen name is still out there in the cyber web world (it is, I know for a fact).  Brazilianhotgurl, thanks for all the good times, I owe ya one!  Now, I am sure (absolutely sure) that if you are my age you were once the owner of an embarrassing screen name as well.  If you only knew the screen names my husband had (yes, he had more than one).  You would laugh-out-loud (seriously).  So, won't you tell me your screen name, please?

xoxo