[Artemisia] What's in a name.

[Stephanae Baker]

Thank you, Therasia, for clearing all that up.

Rosamonde, of course! *slaps forehead* "Her eyes, in certain light,  
were violet, and all her teeth were even. That's a rare, fair feature— 
even teeth. She smiled to excess, but she chewed with real  
distinction." From The Lion in Winter by James Goldman (I'm sorry  
that all my references are literary rather than historical, but I am  
what I am.)

Original Nightshade? Sounds like a cousin of mine. ;) Perhaps I could  
steal her documentation to get my name registered?

I will be certain to address you in your preferred fashion in the  
future! I really like the M word, personally, but that's just my  
inner dominatrix speaking.

Belladonna



On Aug 11, 2007, at 5:22 PM, Cat Clark wrote:

>
>> I'm afraid, Mistress Therasia. I'm obviously ignorant about a
>> lot of period name things: Ella de Verne vs. Eilis O'Bourne?
>> Rosamonde of the Garden--that one's floating around in my brain as a
>> reference I should catch but can't quite put my finger on?
>
> Ella de Verne OP was kingdom seneschal of the West at the same time
> that Eilis O'Bourne OP was Green Cloak Herald.  Across the list field,
> when paging one or the other, you really could not tell the two
> names apart and it was common for both to respond at the same time...
> I have first-hand knowledge that one king would look for reasons to
> have Ella paged at events just because he loved jerking Eilis's
> chain...
>
> Fair Rosamonde was allegedly poisoned by Eleanor of Aquitaine in the
> very garden that King Henry the II hid her in to protect her from his
> vengeful wife...
>
> My favorite case of gaming the submission system is the name of my
> friend, Original Nightshade...  It's a hoot because it is a very legal
> and acceptable name under the current rules...
>
> ttfn
> Therasia
>
> (This is what I get for never getting that coronet finished for  
> myself...
> seriously, Belladonna, it's just Therasia, not Mistress Therasia. I'm
> a person, not a title <and I hate the "M" word>.  In cases where  
> titles
> and honorifics are appropriate, like in court or addressing royalty  
> and
> other dignitaries in a formal or semi-formal setting, like high table,
> "your excellency" or "Baronin Therasia" are perferable, but in  
> everyday
> common usage among friends, like on the Aerie, it's Therasia, just
> Therasia... My peerages are not me.  It's a strongly held personal
> opinion, that's all.  You will never offend me by calling me by my
> unadorned name. :)
>
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