Rats, cats, magpies
Trying to define yourself online is a minefield. Even just picking a name feels impossible. Trying to find something that resonates with you is difficult, trying to find something that resonates but isn’t cringy is very difficult, and anything that fits that brief is guaranteed to be taken already. It’s a very annoying horrible venn diagram.
I almost always come back to animals that I identify with. Cats, rats, and birds all appealed to me. Yet all attempts to fit these animals into a name failed miserably (see afformentioned horrible venn diagram).
That being said, I feel good with what I’ve settled on. The second line from the magpie nursery rhyme “One for sorrow, Two for joy”. Magpies are definitely in my top 3 birds of all time, and their tendency to pick up shiny things is an accurate parallel to how I pick up new hobbies.
I like the idea of a two headed magpie, one head is more reserved, sensible, maybe a bit gloomy. The other head is more eclectic, hopeful, maybe lacking common sense. One head finishes WIPS, the other starts new ones. I’ll try an make a wee logo of them, it’ll be cute.
Yes, inside me are two wolves. Except they’re one magpie. The cringe levels are acceptable thank you.