Safire has been my screen name since...oh about the early 90's I guess! What's that 15 years ago??? From the day of yore when I would chat on IRC (internet relay chat). Anyone remember that?
I was only a teenager at the time and I wanted a name that was pretty and I had a bit of a fascination with jewellery. LOL. I wanted to name myself after a gemstone of some kind, but Diamond seemed a little tacky to me so I picked Sapphire, but changed the spelling. My avatar on other chat boards is usually just a blue sapphire twinkling.
Seems other miscreants in the internet world have copied my name so whenever Safire is already taken, I'm Safire1310 - the last 4 digits of my phone number.