Instances of “Mortaine” that are Not Me:
Robert Mortaine, Earl of Mortain and Cornwall, Half brother to William the Conqueror (which half?) A related link
Castles of France
A Guide to Marston Mortaine in Great Britain
How Jean-Pierre Met the Scarlet Pimpernel (popup and plugin warning)
The Camelot Herald- Guild Listing for Sleeping Dragons (no, I am not pleased that someone has appropriated My name for their 50th level somethingorother).
DTYC Reservation List (SCA-related)
NerdTreeHouse (there’s an avatar icon– it’s not mine).
Re- P-47s vs. Panzers
BrittanyFerriesUKcs - Wine List (a wine locale) (removed cause it doesn’t actually have the word in it anymore.
By far, Marston Mortaine is the most popular result, with Robert Mortain(e) a close second. These are both historical– I do not take offense.
I wonder if I should trademark “mortaine” so I can abuse anyone attempting to use it in an unautorized manner….. Or abuse them for the fun of it, even.
Yes, I have been having some fun with new usericons lately. Every so often, I feel compelled to switch things around a bit.
I’m posting with my latest userpic. It’s from Pearls Before Swine and really emphasizes how I feel sometimes about stuff….. 
Last night, just after I got home, John and I went driving around, looking at neighborhoods. It’s clear that our “wish lists” are going to require some negotiation. My wish list has on it a desire not to live further than yelling distance to the neighbors, while his says no closer than yelling distance. Also, I want to live within 2 miles of a flat walk to a store or market. If I feel like I can walk somewhere, I will. If I feel like I can’t walk because there’s a steep hill (as there are steep hills everywhere around here), then I’ll drive. And let’s face it: driving half a mile to the store isn’t helping my hips or thighs or heart any.
I played DDR last night. Oh, my god, that’s fun! I was actually giggling between sets. I started with Lesson 1 (cause I’ve never played before), and then did a 15 minute “Workout Mode” set, which was also fun. Of course, we’re talking about doing something I am completely unsuited to by nature– hand-eye coordination is bad enough, but foot-eye coordination? It’s an utter joke. Still, I’m not hoping to get “good,” I’m just hoping to bounce around and move and stuff for a regular amount of time every day.
Tonight, I’m hoping to finish Lesson 1 (I’m on the 8th task in the lesson), and do Lesson 2. Then maybe another 10-15 minute workout mode, or even game mode (gasp!)
Got email from my friend whose son died last week; he’d read my journal and how emotional I was over the news. It was nice to hear from him– they’re inviting donations to the Blind Babies Foundation, an organization that helped out a lot after JJ was born, and he told me not to be afraid to call. I still think…. that is, I want to write a letter. It’s nicer– people don’t write letters anymore, and….. well, anyway. I can’t explain why it’s effected me so much; certainly, it’s not a bad thing to feel, even to feel sorrow.