I guess one of the problems with growing up is that you have to sometimes have to discard stuff that you had when you were younger out of the sake of avoiding embarassment. Especialy e-mails with usernames that sounded cool to you, like, a decade ago.

My e-mail username (shadow_bind) was inspired by a Pokemon TCG attack from waaaay back. Now, whenever I write it down in forms, or god forbid, say it out, people will give that raised eyebrow look. Those who are more in touch with pop culture would probably say, "So you're into ninjas huh?" (though it has nothing to do with ninjas...) Most just maintain that awkward silence. I've tried using it as a conversation piece, by joking that everyone goes through that phase with their e-mail names, but it doesn't do wonders for my image.

I still like the username though, regardless of how lame it sounds to me now. Besides, it's a hassle switching e-mail addresses. Tell me I'm not alone in this...