Lots of Jars and Dragons

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I was going to do this last week, but got sidetracked.

Sorry this decision process is taking such a long time. I just like to put my thoughts 'to paper', rather than figure it all out in my head.

I think it's obvious that I've chosen Jar'd Dragon to be the new name. It just sits well.
Now the only issue is how I will spell the actual name.
Last week I mentioned that URLs, Tumblr URLs and Deviantart don't accept the apostrophe, and even if I tried using the 'internet friendly' "hatches" (which is what you see right now being used in this journal), it would cause headaches.
However, with my own website and Tumblr, the actual 'page name', which is not the URL but the heading of the homepage, CAN include an apostrophe. It just means the actual web address has to be written differently, but typing in one or the other will still achieve google search results (which is kinda important if someone heard of me but doesn't have my actual web address). Deviantart won't allow that at all, so my account name and URL will be identical.

I like to be consistent, though, so should I actually keep the apostrophe in the 'page names'?

Here are some examples of what the URL (and DeviantArt in brackets) could be written as:

- jar-ddragon (Jar-dDragon)
- jar-d-dragon (Jar-d-Dragon)
- jardragon (JarDragon)
- jar-o-dragon (Jar-o-Dragon)
- jar-eddragon (Jar-edDragon)

Then there's the second thought: should I have the "Jar'd Dragon", where two Ds happen in the middle, causing a speech 'hiccup' (which sounds interesting but could be a bit of a tongue-twist). Or, should I do the "Jar o' dragon" variant, which flows a little better (but the O sounds really stressed and exaggerated. Reminds me of company names like "Beds'R'Us").

And just as a reminder, my casual Tumblr account (the one I have currently) has been reverted to Val-Dragon. I will create a new, art-only account which will have the new name.
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labouka's avatar
Jar o' Dragon all the way, mate. Goes well during halloween too. XD