Post #158862 by Thomas on Sat, May 14, 2005 9:23 AM

Right after establishing my username I entered a downward spiral of obsessive self-doubt over it. Well, that's an overstatement, but it is so unsubtle and goofy I hasten to say that I do use it in a spirit of some irony. Really! Really, I swear! ... Anyway, it came about as I reserved the domain name "tropicalguy.com" one night when I got home about six sheets to the wind. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but I haven't done anything with it. I thought it would be fun to say, "Hi, I'm Tom, the tropical guy." Now I'm not so sure... Anyway, I'm sticking with it for now. I had thought of tikihipi (and someday naming a hangout, real or virtual, the "hipi hut") but if I'm not mistaken "hipi" also means "sheep," which doesn't seem to add much value.