She's Fresh!

[offbalance]

I 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.

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. :)

Comments

[servermonkey.livejournal.com]

Uh oh, I'm feeling a bit of guilt for sneaking Logan as Abby's middle name, and suggesting Jonothan (after another X-man) for our soon to be born son.

[peppermintgloom.livejournal.com]

I'm doing student conferences today, and one student, after seeing Eowyn plastered all over the walls, excitedly told me, "My cousin just had a baby and named her Eowyn!"

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. . .

[quantumchick.livejournal.com]

Take pictures and send them... I will gladly serve on the committee from afar. ;-)

[traces.livejournal.com]

yay!! shampoo planet!!

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...)

[feminist-poet.livejournal.com]

I swear to god, I am about to leap from the balcony because the lady I work with is driving me NUTS! But YAY SHAMPOO PLANET!!!!!

[violin-road.livejournal.com]

my nonwest civ teacher has a daughter named trinity, and if he has another daughter, he wants to name her eowyn [a son, if you're curious, would be tristan].

people are whacky.

[aliasa.livejournal.com]

lol. kind of cruel but back in my university days, i met a boy named walden, who introduced me to his older brother named dalton. so my sister and i often joke and ask, where's barnes?