This screen name actually predates MLP. It's just that I haven't used it for most of my time in the MLP fanbase.
Originally, I made this screen name for a Metroid online community. If there was something that you often find in the Metroid games that really drew me in, it were the ruins of advanced and/or enlightened civilizations. It evoked the sense of wonder and mystery I felt as I took my time treading such environments, particularly in the Metroid Prime Trilogy. These ruins are all remnants of what were thriving societies that were tragically destroyed, whether by the arrogance of its former inhabitants or by a cosmic force they were not prepared to deal with.
At the time, I had a pretty morbid fascination with desolation... and I still do. I remember back in the MLP episode The Cutie Re-Mark Part 2 -- this part, specifically:
I get an odd sense of peace in these environments. I'm not entirely sure why. It is a morbid peace but still peace. Very often when I look inward, my imagination brings me back to deserts -- often the rocky ones and the sun beats down with a vengeance.
Oh and the profile pic? This is what it was originally:
As you can see, my current profile pic is basically a remaster. My girlfriend drew that by the way because she's awesome X3
As for what it is, well, that's quite a complicated story but what I personally see in this picture is Ridley's corpse.
Lately it has taken something of a new meaning. I myself feel destroyed. This is what I've come back to. I used to think I went in a different direction since MLP came along but I found myself back to where I started.