The mythological character from whom I took my nom de net. Long story short, sometime back in college I wanted a Hotmail address that didn't involve my real name or a bunch of numbers, so I flipped through a mythology book until I found a female name that wasn't taken. Someone was looking out for me, or you'd be talking to Boadicea Jones right now.

(Why Jones? they always ask. Because, quite simply, everything sounds badass with Jones on the end. Try it--try Smith, Brown, Williams, whatever you want. Jones is always better. The fact that it's somewhat reminiscent of Cleopatra Jones doesn't hurt, either.)