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On Crispin Boyer's  E-dentity Crisis: The Birth--and Buying?--of the Names We Play
"at article, it's interesting to kind of dissect and see where gamer names originate. Mine, kid Chinaski, is derived from a character in a series of Charles Bukowski novels. In the novels Chinaski is Bukowski's alter-ego and he plays out scenarios from Bukowski's actual life. Chinaski lived the early adult life as a drifter working odd jobs to survive and spending most of his time dedicated to the writing process. The amazing thing about Chinaski, and what I take with me when I use his name, is that he lived such a defeated and poor life but was still able to demonstrate and display the beauties in life. While most of his work takes you and bluntly shows you the desperation and mess that comes with living in the gutter you never get the sense that he's complaining which is admir"
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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