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[samschoiceus]

Bad

Celebrities have got some nerve. Just because they're ogled by readers of People magazine and viewers of E! Entertainment Television, they think they've got some special license to ruin the lives of children. Namely the lives of their own children

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[magnolian]

I'm going to take a cue from Coco... and henceforth the galpal will be known as Nutmeg Apollonia!

[samschoiceus]

I thought you'd go for Apollonia, you Prince fanatic, you. But I could not have forseen Nutmeg. Way to keep me on my toes.

Dibs, por favor

[spudinski]

Well, I think I'll call Portcullis, though I'm not sure what I'll do with it. How's about Portcullis Chalcedony? And while we're at it, why do people name children after generic hunks of earth? Rock Hudson, Stone Phillips, Clay Aiken...what did their parents have against them? I suppose it could have be worse for the mineral-named and Apple Blythe alike- Percy Byshe Shelley.

Re: Dibs, por favor

[samschoiceus]

You know, girls get all the good inorganic names. Ruby, Pearl, and now Chalcedony. I'm going to think of an appropriately manly mineral-esque name that is more flattering than the ones currently in vogue...I've got it - Dolomite!

[mod_mikey]

Apollonia Cummings sounds good to me.

[samschoiceus]

You could start a metal band called AC Power. That'd be sweet.

[foreignfriend]

Just call me Cottonball Malone...I knew there had to be somebody else out there who was thinking those names were terrible and not unique and beautiful.

[samschoiceus]

Not only do I have a distaste for the non-name names, I also get peeved when I see "unique" variations on common names. Don't get me wrong, a few are fine, but the whole trend has gotten out of hand. Ashley spelled 'Ashlee' only makes its unfortunate name-bearer look like a phonetically inclined ignoramus.

come now

[spudinski]

But then Ashleigh, Ashli, and Ashlie are sure-fire indicators of a truly unique individual. A girl in my YA lit class gave a book report on one of those nauseating-looking teen paperbacks called Driver's Ed. In aforementioned book, the aging driver's ed instructor mumbles to himself about how radical non-conformist names are doled out to kids that are starting to look more and more alike. Frankly all of those little badly bleached blonds looks alike to me too, be they Janes, Britneys, McKennas, Rainbow Dews;-), or Apples. PS- Surnames used as given names are not my favorite either. If there are little girls branded McKenzie running around, why not McCormick?

Re: come now

[samschoiceus]

There are no girls named McCormick because we McCormicks don't allow it. It's Amendment XVII of the constitution of the United Federation of McCormicks. Those parents petitioned and we responded - NO!

[ordinaryshoes]

Drat. Someone already nabbed Portcullis. Hmmm I think I'll go with Tzatziki Galaxy.

Well A.J., I tried to call you recently to get you in on some mad movie action, but you were nowhere to be found. I considered doing the same last night when I popped "Amadeus" into the old DVD player, but it was late so I refrained.

We need to cash that rain-check soon-- perhaps you, me, and a Mr. Harper (of the elder persuasion) can get together this weekend and celebrate summerdom. Ring me if you want to get something in the works!

Ruh-ruh-ruh-rock me, Amadeus

[samschoiceus]

I'm sure Harper-of-the-elder-persuasion would like the company. I went and hung about his pad this evening - he said he was off to Gadsden on the morrow. Perhaps we could shoot for Saturday, eh?

Re: Ruh-ruh-ruh-rock me, Amadeus

[ordinaryshoes]

saturday has come and gone i'm afraid-- i took a last-minute trip up to the nashville area to visit my nicole. it was much needed, but unfortunately it ruled out our saturday option.
i ran into josh at walmart today and let him know about a lampwick show coming up on tuesday night (southern adventures, 7ish or 8ish) and he seemed interested. you're most welcome to get in on that if you so desire. shall i put you on the tuesday to-call list?