Today’s Daily Prompt asks:
Explain why you chose your blog’s title and what it means to you.
When I first started my blog – many years ago – I called it “Alley Katt’s Blog”. This was because I used the pseudonym Alley Katt because of my name and shortening it, but rather than having Alley Cat, I chose the alternative version. When I was playing a game online, using the same pseudonym, someone asked me if I was male or female which disgruntled me.
After that, I changed it to Mondrak. This was a name I used in a role-playing game “Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play“. I used this name for years, and then three years ago this month, I had to change blog places again, so this time I chase a mixture of the two plus a play on words. You have the Katt from Alley Katt, you have the Mon from Mondrak, and put together in the form of Catamaran – Kattermonran.
I was also hiding who I was so there were no photos of me anywhere. In September last year though, I changed that. I put an old photo of me on, and I dropped the pseudonym to show who I really am and used my real name.
That’s how I chose my blog name and what it means to me.
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I felt like that at first and then I thought? what the hell..I am who I am!
Happy Valentines Day, Alastair! Hugs Paula xx
Thank you Paula. Hope you have someone special to spoil you today
I was blogging for a couple of years. I always give the blogs a name like this one Silently Heard using the oxymoron approach. My previous blog was a journey through my life with lupus and was Me verse lupus. I never was able to hide who I was. I guess I’m vain like that. I always admired people like you who likes to stay mysterious.
One of the reasons I managed to stay hidden was depression. I didn’t want people to know who I was, and I wanted to stop people from seeing what I looked like as well.
I understand that. But we have to learn to love ourselves, in all our stages.
The story behind your blog name reflects like changes in life – You go through stages & evolve & so did your blog!
And – you being you on your blog – seems to be the best fit!
Thank you Rosy. It has been a metamorphosis
Quite a story! Very fascinating to read the history…I, for one, am very glad you came out of hiding!
Thank you Christina. I’m glad I did as well. It was like a breath of Fresh air. I did want to go and hide again once but a very good friend convinced me otherwise and I’ve not wanted to since then
Thank you
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Hey Alastair–can I ask you something? What are the time parameters for the Daily Prompt–I would like to try it sometime, but whenever I go there, the comments are already closed. If I could just see what the prompt is in a timely fashion–or even before it closes–that would be great. (sorry to muck up your space here with this Q–which you can delete, of course–but I have been trying to figure this out forever!!)
Comments are permanently shut off. They just give one line as a prompt and it’s up to you to interpret as you want. They close comments to stop it being filled up. I believe when they first started doing the prompts, they said something about trolls causing trouble on there.
so you just wake up whenever–seeing as how there are so many time zones–and write it, tagging it DP–and then hope they see/like it? (and thank you, A, for 411)
As soon as I see the email, I decide whether to do it or not. As long as you link back to the page, and tag “Postaday” and “Daily Prompt” they will see it and your traffic will surge
You’re welcome 
Ahh! The origin of the Mondrak moniker is revealed at last.
Interesting story. It’s hard (I think) and brave, to be who you really are out here on the Wild Web…when I initially started networking I was: Karen Kidzu…kids you…get it?
I like that name
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It does take courage to post your real name on your writing and send it out to the world, but I find most readers like following ‘real people’ with real names. Thanks for sharing your interesting story.
You’re welcome Lori. It took years to use my real name and to use a photo of myself.
I had always wondered!
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Great story Alastair!
Thanks Roxi
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So thats what Kattermonran means! Now i get it!!
Super Cool! 
I was always wondering why did Kattermon run???
lol, Wow! Congrats! 3 years,,,thats awesome!!! 
For the first two years there was no movement on it – apart from one day
lol, it was the same with me and my twitter, i created it and for one year it was just there! then one day something happened, and now im a full ON twittaholic!
LOL. I’ve nearly reached 100 followers on Twitter. I was coming and going with it, but now it’s on all the time
mine tooo!! though, i have a super long way to reach 100, its 56 for me! Don’t u just hate it when weird random people follow u and then unfollow u after a few days! -_-
Yep. A fair few of those are spammers though
yeahhhh!
Are we to believe you? lol
Up to you
I believe!
I believe!!