There is a much larger post in the works, which in all honesty has been in the works since June, explaining a lot of what has been going on in my life for the past several months. I need to be taking steps towards giving myself more meaning in life. Beyond Riley. I need more reason in life. One of the things that I’ve gotten to help give me more things to do and discover was the Hero’s Journal side quest deck. I drew my first card today. Which was to research my name’s meaning.
My grandmother Laller told me growing up that my given name meant great. She’d had this little card she kept in a bible for many years, then whatever book I was reading when I lived with her, that said this, plus a small prayer. I have no idea what’s happened to that card – I don’t think I’ve seen it in about 10 years. But nuzzling into her side as a kid while we read that prayer is one of my strongest memories with her.
I know my mom has told me that my name was meant to be an honorific junction of my grandmother’s names – Margarita and Carol Anne. She didn’t want to follow tradition and give me an overly long name, since it was a nightmare learning how to write when the whole learning how to write thing happened. So to show any amount of respect, I became Megan.
According to the internet, my name is a Welsh name and a version of the name Margaret. It means Pearl, a classic jewel that lends itself to an air of opulence, grace, and elegance. Supposedly. I remain one of the clumsiest people that I know. So an air of grace and elegance is not exactly a thing that surrounds me.
But there you go.
In case anyone is curious, my main handle, shpunkey, came about from a friend who passed away when I was 19. He used to joke about me being a “spunky monkey” in terms of attitude and behavior, and it had always made me laugh. The first time I used it was after his funeral, when I needed to come up with a name for something, and just missed him terribly. It’s clearly just remained my go-to ever since.
Shpunkey 