Better late than never

A couple months ago I saw this meme all over the place, and I always did it in my head but that was it. Now I'm sitting at work with three periodicals to keep me busy for the next seven hours. So I think I'll do this now. These are all pretty much the worst names ever:

1. Rock Star Name (first pet, current car): Jingles Corolla (or Jingles Co'olla)

2. Gangsta Name (favorite ice cream flavor, favorite type of shoe): Blue Ribbon Chocolate Cake Cute

3. Native American Name (favorite color, favorite animal): Pink Cat

4. Soap Opera Name (middle name, city where you were born): Ann Lake Arrowhead

5. Star Wars Name (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 of your first name): Chrju

6. Superhero Name (2nd favorite color, favorite drink): Red Water

7. NASCAR Name (the first names of your grandfathers): Jay Doug

8. Stripper Name (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy): Aqva Pour Homme 3 Musketeers (oy!)

10. TV Weather Anchor Name (your 5th grade teacher's last name, a major city that starts with the same letter): Fredericks Fresno

11. Spy Name (your favorite season/holiday, flower): Spring Morning Glory? Halloween Snapdragon?

12. Cartoon Name (favorite fruit, article of clothing you're wearing right now): Peach Hoodie

13. Hippie Name (what you ate for breakfast, favorite tree): English Muffin Weeping Willow

Seriously, those are the worst names ever! Red Water???

The Origin of Things

Yep, I'm still "packing." Actually, I've been slightly productive in that my lost buttons are resewn and my laundry is kind of almost done. I even got my suitcase out.

Anyway, so there are two names related to me that I felt like explaining. First, you've probably noticed that I post as "Control." That may make you think I'm a control freak, and that is sometimes true, but that's not where the name comes from. It actually comes from a sketch on the show "A Bit of Fry and Laurie." See here:



It's not really funny to watch, exactly, but it's still...funny. What can be more entertaining than the actual clip is trying to have a conversation talking like Tony and Control. So for whatever reason, after watching this show, Ferskner started calling me "Control" and it spread from there. I think it's fun.

Second story: I have this pink laptop named Vera. (I considered Dolores for a moment but there was that nasty Umbridge connection.) So she was pretty much always Vera, as soon as I picked the color. But I have to give credit for the name from a man named Jayne Cobb.



And there you have it. Wasn't that thrilling? Okay, back to packing and productivity.