Naming Children

Oh, you better enjoy this post, because I had to re-write the entire thing. Urgh.

This post's source material: http://news.aol.com/story/_a/judge-rejects-obscene-name-change/20080628104609990001



Scroll down to the little photo thing, and keep clicking 'next' until it gets to the '4 out of 7', about French naming.

Now, I know that this list is prolly a ba-jillion names long, from 'Aaron' to 'Zane', no doubt. But, the idea of parents having to choose their OWN CHILDREN'S names from a government (a democracy, with a 'pro-Western' prez) made list just urks me, you know? But, hey. Whatever.

It's not very often that you see a 15-year-old girl talking about democracy, but I'm just great. ;)

To lighten the mood: I was playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl with Kit yesterday, and there's this item that you can throw at people that attaches to them and emmitts a thick, annoying smoke all around them for a period of time. Well, she threw one at me, and said, "I'm sorry, this is a non-smoking area, I'm gonna have to ask you to leave." And then killed me. Sigh. So kind, so kind.

We also have a new secret handshake. I guess it won't be so secret anymore, but hey. Who cares? Let me first explain how it came it about. You won't get it if you don't watch Gossip Girl.

I was explain my thoughts on loyalty to Kit, and she remarked how I was like Blair, and in an eerie Blair-like voice imitated, "Loyalty is everything to me. I hate secrets." I laughed my head off.

So, now our handshake is this: We bump fists, I say (in eerie mock-Blair voice) 'Loyalty is everything', and she's like, 'I hate secrets', then I customarily die laughing everytime. It's very funny. Maybe it's a 'had-to-be-there' thing. Oh well. Anyway...

Much love.