Over the years many people have asked me about my nickname, tranqy. The story is rather boring, but at least now I'll have an answer.

The story starts not too long after I got my first IBM pc. I had an amiga before that, but thats another story. I remember that packard bell 486sx33 very well. I was in high school, so I had alot of time on my hands, and a friend of mine (Mike with no blog) introduced me to the BBS world. So, I got hooked pretty quick, and started my online experiance as Turok. For those that don't know, before the video game, Turok was a comic book charachter. That being said, even amongst the BBS folk I got some ridicule for the nick.

Being the self concious person that I am, I went on the hunt for a new nick, and didn't take the task lightly. I mean, this is the identity I might just well have for years. I remember even getting the dictionary invovled for a bit. Finally, it came to me. The nick was cool, and I thought it was a good representation for me. I was happy. Tranquility.

Nice huh? It rolls off the tounge.

I ran with Tranquility for quite a while, but sooner or later my fingers got tired. After a few minutes of contemplation tranqy it became, and has been for.. pause for some math.. 11 years now. Some of my old friends still use it as a nick in person too.

Moral of the story, well, there isn't one.