Deena, if you are around, I have been trying to call you but I keep getting what I think is a fax machine.
Mal: You tell me right now, little Kaylee, you really think you can do this? Kaylee: Sure. Yeah. I think so. 'Sides, if I mess up, not like you'll be able to yell at me.
'Bushwhacked'
Spike's Bitches 22: You've got Angel breath
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
sj - Mar 22, 2005 7:26:10 am PST #8507 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
DavidS - Mar 22, 2005 7:28:00 am PST #8508 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Such sad news, -t. It's hard when you have that much hope invested. Wishing every healing for you and your husband.
Susan W. - Mar 22, 2005 7:29:02 am PST #8509 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I would name a kid Fredrick and call him "Frodo".
I would.
We had the "what if the ultrasounds were wrong" discussion a few weeks before Annabel was born and had so much trouble agreeing on anything that a surprise son would've been in grave danger of having "Theoden" on his birth certificate.
We would've called him Theo.
Susan W. - Mar 22, 2005 7:30:11 am PST #8510 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
And, come to think of it, you could get Ellie from Annabel/Isabel/Isabella/etc. Or even Helen.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 22, 2005 7:31:29 am PST #8511 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Speedy -ma vibes for -t of whatever sort is needed. Words are so inadequate, sometimes.
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2005 7:32:06 am PST #8512 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My father's named Herschel Galileo. He's nicknamed Moore. I have an aunt Denese Olivine, called Ann. Don't limit yourself to extrapolating from the given name. You can name your kid whatever you want, and call them whatever you want.
Annoyingly, other people have similar "calling" latitude, including the kid.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 22, 2005 7:33:30 am PST #8513 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Also, good luck in the job hunt, Kristin!
Connie Neil - Mar 22, 2005 7:44:26 am PST #8514 of 10001
brillig
I've seen many a listing of children named Arwen and Eowyn, though not so many Theodens or Eomers. I think I saw an Aragorn as a middle name, and more than one set of twins named Luke and Leia.
Cashmere - Mar 22, 2005 7:54:10 am PST #8515 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Owen took a staggering, unsupported step this morning. He's still very much in favor of crawling.
Cindy, thanks for the reminder! I called Deena. Who has a rich, lovely phone voice. I can't see how anyone could say "no" to her on the phone.
I've got to return one of my dining chairs this evening because it's got a huge flaw (that someone tried, badly, to cover with wood putty). Feh.
Ima go take a nap.
Lyra Jane - Mar 22, 2005 7:56:02 am PST #8516 of 10001
Up with the sun
[A post divided with lines of tildes because I don't want to serial, but these sentiments don't belong in one post to me.]
-t, I'm so sorry. That must be awful for you.
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Susan, I'm so sorry about your dad. I hope you get your five more years.
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Deena, I'm sorry for the news on Aidan. But I chime in on what so many people have said -- great strides have been made in understanding and treating autism, and I know Aidan will get great care.
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Stephanie, my old boss had a similar dilemma with Ellie, and he went with Elianna. (I'm not completely sure how they spelled it, but it was pronounced Ellie-aw-nuh, not Elllie Anna.) I do think a formal name is usually better for birth-certificate purposes.