Okay, so I was messing around with this name, “c.j. perry,” today. It all started because I was working on a project, it needs some dummy data.
First, I just typed “c.j. perry” into Google, you know, just to see what would pop up. I got a mix of stuff – some author, a football player, and a few other random things. It was super messy and not that I wanted.
Then I went to a few of those fake name generator websites. I typed in, selected what I wanted. I tried to be specific, choosing the “American” option, adding “c.j.” as initials, all that stuff. But even then, the results were pretty generic. Not bad, but not exactly what I was going for either.
My Brainstorm Session
After that, I decided to just brainstorm on my own. This is my usual process.
- I started listing out different kinds of jobs this “c.j. perry” could have. Maybe a writer? Or a teacher? Perhaps even a retired astronaut, just for kicks.
- Then I thought about where this person might live. Big city? Small town? By the beach?
- I even jotted down some possible hobbies. Maybe c.j. perry is a huge birdwatcher, or loves to bake, or is secretly training for a marathon.
I played around with the name itself. Does “c.j.” stand for something cool, like “Cosmic Jester”? Or something totally ordinary, like “Charles Junior”? Maybe it’s a secret code!
Finally, I tried putting all these pieces together. Like, okay, c.j. perry is a middle-aged librarian who lives in a small coastal town and collects vintage postcards. Or, c.j. perry is a young, up-and-coming chef who’s obsessed with spicy food and dreams of opening a restaurant in New Orleans.
It’s worked!
It’s way more fun – and way more useful – to come up with this stuff myself. I’m getting good data to fill in the blanks now.
