My name isn't all that special...it actually has multiple meanings. First, "Midnight" symbolizes my gothic apparel, my infrequent sleeping habits (bordering on insomnia), my interest in the occult (purely academic), my fascination with the star Algol (obviously seen best--or not at all--at night), and the indescribable feeling I get whenever darkness falls and the heavens are revealed. "Circus" signifies my love for all things dealing with that culture, my fascination and empathy with "freaks" (too bad they're no longer allowed to preform in such spectacles...I think I should have fit in quite nicely with their kind), my love of chaos, my IRL penchant for showmanship and illusions, and, back when I created this handle, my physical appearance...I looked somewhat like a ringmaster and not unlike a shorter, meatier Snidely Whiplash. The whole SN is also the title of a book put out by White-Wolf publishing.
BTW, props for the Charlie Chan reference. Fu Manchu also wins you an internet.