I consider this site to be my getaway from everyone who knows me personally, so I don't use the same screenname I use for, say, AIM or other things where people who know me personally can get ahold of me. I do this so no one can do a google search for my AIM name and find out whether or not I had sex the other night.
Anyways, my all-time favorite song is "Under the Bridge" from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Whenever I think of that song, the first verse pops up in my head:
"Sometimes I feel
Like I don’t have a partner
Sometimes I feel
Like my only friend
Is the city I live in
The City of Angels
Lonely as I am
Together we cry"
The reason why this stands out to me is because whenever I'm extremely depressed, or even angry, I'll take a walk outside for a few hours. While I'm walking, I'm usually feeling extremely lonely, just thinking to myself about failed love, my living conditions, and about my regrets. I often think, "Hey, at least I still live in L.A. At least I can walk these streets as long as I want; these streets never fall out of love with me; they never make me feel like I'm an outcast in my own home; and they never constantly remind me of my own past. I can feel comfortable being alone with my only friend: L.A.
So, given that "Los Angeles" means "The Angels," and that most people translate it into "City of Angels," I chose "CityOfAngels" to be my screenname, because it is my only safe refuge away from my own anger and sadness.