It's a good idea to get a bit nicknamey when choosing a name for your personal email account, especially if you have a name that people will puzzle over when shortened.
For instance- if my name was Donald O. Treply I would name my account TrippinTreply6969 or 69Don69 or DonnyDonDon6969, because DONOTREPLY ain't gettin' no responses, man!
This comic from Pear-Shaped Comics applies to exactly five people named Donald O. Trepley, and if they're all reading this they should all change their email address at once so they don't get lonesome.
-Via Geeks Are Sexy