The Name

Every domain name has a story, right? E-R is no different...

So, as I mentioned previously (if you read the "domain" part of this site; if not, for shame!) I've had the name endless-run in mind for a very long time. Ever since I read they lyrics to Origa's "Inner Universe", the opening song from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, which I've loved since the first time I heard it. The lyrics are as follows (translated, of course):

...endless run...
while I'm alive, I can try not to fall while flying
not to forget how to dream... how to love
...endless run...


The phrase just seemes so mystical to me - it's like the summation of my official "saddest concept", one which I've noticed seems to drive the majority of my big fandoms ^^;, and which I've probably mentioned before somewhere on this site: the concept of someone weary of life being denied the rest that they deserve - an endless run.

Of course, like anyone going in to a long-term commitment, I got cold feet at the last minute. I posted a poll on the TAFL boards, asking for help on choosing a domain name from a list of alternatives I'd come up with, that come from another favorite song of mine, The Garden of Everything. I actually didn't expect anyone to like endless-run, but it actually received the most votes. Fate, I guess :D So, with that reaffirmation in mind, I went ahead and purchased the domain name on January 27, 2006.

And that be the story of endless-run

If you are, for some reason, interested in reading me rant about the characters I love who have to endure an "endless run", you can go here

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