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Mar. 25th, 2004 02:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
offbalanceI just met someone at work (via email) who is named Arwen. She said that if her parents ever had a son, they would have named him Bilbo. And this is before the movies ever came out. 0.o
Not that I had any plans to name my offspring after any of my fandoms, but at least pick ones that the kid can live with! Granted, I never read The Hobbit, but what's wrong with Sam or Tom? Or at least something that can be shortened into something semi-normal. Sheesh.
Although shortening does have its own problems:
"Okay, what's Ron short for? Ronald?"
"Elrond"
"What?"
"Elrond."
"What the hell kind of name is that?"
"Elvish."
"Shoot, boy - I didn't know that you were named after Elvis!"
*facepalm*
I just have issues with this. I know someone who named their daughter Fallon, after the character on Falcon Crest. I don't approve.
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quasisonic, our mum, and I are all going to see a George Gershwin musical at Laura's swingin' Y. Before that, we're having dinner at Shima. (yahoooo. finally I can get some Asian food and stop twitching!)
I just came back from a most satisfying lunch break. It began with a stop at the library. I haven't taken books out of the library in quite some time, but I indulged myself today. I got Shampoo Planet by Douglas Coupland (sotraces can stop hyperventilating ;D), Le Mariage by Diane Johnson (the sequel to Le Divorce, and I liked the book better than the movie), and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers (I didn't want to read this for a long time because I was sulking about how Eggers figured out the Best Title Ever before I did.)
I also remembered to grab one of those "Take out, give back" envelopes. The New York Public Library has been the victim of massive budget cuts, so they're asking for donations. They're encouraging small ones, saying that $17 can buy one book, and if you can only give that amount, then great. I'd like to give a bit more than that, but I have to consult Ye Olde Budget first. I really respect the no donation too small opinion, too. I hate it when I get something in the mail from a charity, and it seems like a good charity, and I think that maybe I'd like to send something, and then the smallest donation they're asking for is a really high amount. As in: "If I had that much to throw around, I wouldn't be living at home right now." *sigh*
Further on the subject of throwing money around - since the Gap loves me oh so very much, they sent me a birthday card with a $15 off coupon inside. So I went, and got some really great things - all on sale! Except for one really really cute pair of pants, and a lovely blue cardigan ($20!) everything was TEN DOLLARS. Squee!!! I'm not 100% sure on the pants, but I liked how they fit and will put them before the committee (mom & sister) later to see if I should keep them or return them.
I ♥ the Gap on 54th street. I really do. It puts all other Gaps to shame. :)
Not that I had any plans to name my offspring after any of my fandoms, but at least pick ones that the kid can live with! Granted, I never read The Hobbit, but what's wrong with Sam or Tom? Or at least something that can be shortened into something semi-normal. Sheesh.
Although shortening does have its own problems:
"Okay, what's Ron short for? Ronald?"
"Elrond"
"What?"
"Elrond."
"What the hell kind of name is that?"
"Elvish."
"Shoot, boy - I didn't know that you were named after Elvis!"
*facepalm*
I just have issues with this. I know someone who named their daughter Fallon, after the character on Falcon Crest. I don't approve.
Tonight
quasisonic, our mum, and I are all going to see a George Gershwin musical at Laura's swingin' Y. Before that, we're having dinner at Shima. (yahoooo. finally I can get some Asian food and stop twitching!) I just came back from a most satisfying lunch break. It began with a stop at the library. I haven't taken books out of the library in quite some time, but I indulged myself today. I got Shampoo Planet by Douglas Coupland (so
traces can stop hyperventilating ;D), Le Mariage by Diane Johnson (the sequel to Le Divorce, and I liked the book better than the movie), and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers (I didn't want to read this for a long time because I was sulking about how Eggers figured out the Best Title Ever before I did.) I also remembered to grab one of those "Take out, give back" envelopes. The New York Public Library has been the victim of massive budget cuts, so they're asking for donations. They're encouraging small ones, saying that $17 can buy one book, and if you can only give that amount, then great. I'd like to give a bit more than that, but I have to consult Ye Olde Budget first. I really respect the no donation too small opinion, too. I hate it when I get something in the mail from a charity, and it seems like a good charity, and I think that maybe I'd like to send something, and then the smallest donation they're asking for is a really high amount. As in: "If I had that much to throw around, I wouldn't be living at home right now." *sigh*
Further on the subject of throwing money around - since the Gap loves me oh so very much, they sent me a birthday card with a $15 off coupon inside. So I went, and got some really great things - all on sale! Except for one really really cute pair of pants, and a lovely blue cardigan ($20!) everything was TEN DOLLARS. Squee!!! I'm not 100% sure on the pants, but I liked how they fit and will put them before the committee (mom & sister) later to see if I should keep them or return them.
I ♥ the Gap on 54th street. I really do. It puts all other Gaps to shame. :)
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Date: 2004-03-25 11:22 am (UTC)And I think Jonothan is a nice name, actually.
I have no problem with fandom names, as long as the child is considered when the name is chosen. I have the same problem with people who name their children Precious or Princess or Rainbow or Moonflower or whatever. Someday, that little baby is going to be an adult.
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Date: 2004-03-25 01:47 pm (UTC)Perhaps I could sneak in Lockheed as Jonothan's middle name, though. :)
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Date: 2004-03-25 11:28 am (UTC)I wasn't sure how to react to that. I named my cat Eowyn. I would never name a child Eowyn. Cats don't give each other shit about what their parents named them. I got shit from kids about being named Lauryn, fer chrissakes! (When I was a kid, it was still a fairly uncommon name. And then, five years later, apparently everyone decided they liked the name. My sister had six friends named Lauren when she was in elementary school.)
No, if I ever have a kid, I'll give it a nice, sensible name. Like Jubilation Lee. . .
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Date: 2004-03-25 11:38 am (UTC)....
no. just. no! I'm all for interesting and unique names, but geeez.
I used to HATE my name, because I was the only one who had it, and I would have DIED if I could be one of the girls who had an initial after her name (the way all the Jessicas and Kristins and Laurens did). I was a strange kid, what can I say. Now, I really like my name, but it was fairly unusual. For a long time, most of the Sharons I met were in their 30s and 40s.
Hell, I thought about naming my daughter after one of my favorite literary characters, but I didn't think anyone would get a complex from being named Jane. Still, that's not tops on the list anyhow - Caroline is. I just like the way it sounds.
Jubilation Lee? What's that from?
And the reason that cats don't mind is that we silly humans are unable to pronounce their true names in our limited language. Remember that story in Dream Country?
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Date: 2004-03-25 11:45 am (UTC)*hangs head* And I had forgotten about that story in Dream Country. What kind of Neil fan am I? Well, I have to re-read the entire Sandman series in May for a project I'm working on anyway, but it's obvious I need a refresher!
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Date: 2004-03-25 11:51 am (UTC)*hides*
But ee! A Sandman related project? Due tell!
I just finished reading the whole entire thing, so it's fresh. But I still want to sit some weekend and read the entire thing from Preludes & Nocturnes to The Wake.
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Date: 2004-03-25 11:57 am (UTC)That's pretty much what I need to do, for my project, which is this:
http://www.themodernword.com/scriptorium/gaiman.html
It's supposed to say that I'm working on this page, but it doesn't yet. I should probably check on that.
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Date: 2004-03-25 12:17 pm (UTC)I'm still not clear what you're writing - is it a thesis? An essay on Neil?
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Date: 2004-03-25 02:16 pm (UTC)http://www.themodernword.com/scriptorium/carter.html
And Rogue is my favorite! I want to see your pics!
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Date: 2004-03-26 05:59 am (UTC)And hopefully I'll have some time (and be able to find them) this weekend.
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Date: 2004-03-25 12:21 pm (UTC)Actually, I need to speak to you about advice on buying another KIND of pants sometime soon.
;D
But that will be over the phone.
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Date: 2004-03-25 12:11 pm (UTC)confession? if alex were a girl, the poor dear would be named "tawnni." i know, i know, i just really like the sound of it, and the look of it (written in cursive), w/o the connotations.
"dad, why does it say 'tawnni' on my birth certificate?"
"shut up, your name is mary!"
lol...
i don't plan on having any more kids (dude, the boy is almost 13, i'm 35, still young enough to go have a life once he's in college, i'm *done*!) but were i to have a daughter, i'd call her "anastasia."
sortakindaslightly after "yes, anastasia."
"tace" for short. which is, kindasortaslightly after me.
(the world collectively cheers that i plan on not having any more children...)
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Date: 2004-03-25 12:30 pm (UTC)Anastasia is a lovely name! Plus, the imaginary kid might like it because there's a MOVIE with her NAME with PRETTY DRESSES and a PRINCESS (my viewing requirements, ages 2-9, except for the name part).
And as someone who didn't have a song with her name in it ("My Sharona" does not count. It burns my soul), I love that you picked a name with a great song in it. :)
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Date: 2004-03-25 12:33 pm (UTC)Don't jump (unless you're on the first floor...)
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Date: 2004-03-26 05:59 am (UTC)See, I LOVE Douglas Coupland, so I have read so much of his stuff, it's just sick. :)
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Date: 2004-03-26 06:32 am (UTC)ahh.
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Date: 2004-03-25 02:01 pm (UTC)people are whacky.
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Date: 2004-03-26 05:50 am (UTC)yeah. VERY whacky. As in they need a whack.
My sister said the best way to pick a kid's name is to pretend you're in the second grade, and think of every possible rude, embarrassing thing the name rhymes with, and pick the one with the most tolerable ones.
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Date: 2004-03-26 06:30 am (UTC)Also: mwahahahahahahahahaha....