Did someone register yourname@gmail before you did? Don’t fret too much. If you don’t mind typing a few extra characters, you can get bettername@seventh-rain. And almost as good as Gmail because it is Gmail sans the ever-increasing storage (2 GB cap). You can use it as an alternate mailbox or a forwarder. While supplies last.
Send an email to myname@disconcerting.info where my name is Seyora.