baby names

B and I, in a typical girly fashion yes, you are girly, B have always talked about what we plan to name our respective child(ren) if/when we have them. We discovered a disturbing? well, no, I don't think so... trend among my names that the girls tend to have really simple names, either with the long-'e' sound in the last syllable or ending in an 'a' (well I think they're cute and sweet, :] ) whereas the boys tend to have rather ancient classic, refined, and tend towards presumptuousness? pomposity? haha old English-types with prominent 'L' sounds names

Here's my current list, in no particular order alphabetical order. Of preference, I mean:

• Girls:
• Abby (short for Abigail)
• Aeris/Ariel
  
• Ali (short for Allison)
  
• Alice
• Allegra
  
• Annie (for Anne or Annabel? Annalise?)
• Ava
  
• Beth (shortened from either Elizabeth or Bethany)
• Carys/Keris (is that even short for anything?)
  
• Celia
• Daisy
• Dani (although I don't know if I want the 'official' name on the birth certificate to be 'Danielle', though...)
• Delia (short for Cordelia or Delilah)
• Elise/Eliza/Elena
• Emily
• Gillian/Jill
  
• Hallie/Haley (what would that be shortened from?)
• Layla/Lola
  
• Lily (short for Lillian? dunno, don't really care either way...)
• Maddy (short for Madeleine; such a cute little-girl name, :] )
• Maggie (shortened from what? Magnolia? Magdelena? haha)
  
• Mimi (shortened from some 'M' name, I suppose; haven't really thought about it...)
• Noelle
  
• Jane
• Susie/Suzie (although I'm not terribly fond of 'Susan'-esque 'official' names... )
  

• Boys (haha, I have a feeling my son's going to either love or hate his name for being so different):
• Alister/Alistair (shortened to Ali)
• Calvin
• Caspian (Scout's honor, has nothing to do with the fact that I think the character from the movie adaptation is hot; the movie just got me to thinking that it actually isn't half bad a name; after all, neither 'Peter', 'Edmund', 'William', 'Ben', nor heaven forbid Skander made the cut)
• Colin (shortened from Cornelius; yeah, I know it doesn't exactly shorten correctly, but I'd hate for him to be teased with a nickname like 'Corny', and I'm not terribly fond of 'Neil')
• Eriol
• Ethan/Evan
• Jules (short from Julian? or fine on its own)
  
• Liam
• Lucas/Luca
• Max (for Maximilian? hmm... I dunno)
• Milo
  
• Nigel
• Noel
  
• Orion
• Phinneus/Phinnaeus
  
• Rowan/Ronan
• Thaddeus
• Vaughn
  
• Virgil (although I worry that middle-school/hihg-school tauntings of 'virgin' might be undue, negative peer pressure; actually don't care either way about the original Virgil, just like the name, haha)
  

• Cats:
• Soba (for a gray or seal-point)
• Spot (for a calico somehow, a cat with a dog's name amuses me)

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Actually, this list came out to be longer than I had originally thought, haha. At least I've somewhat narrowed it down from tons of other baby names? And I haven't really given much thought to the names' meanings yet either (I guess I should, huh, or run the risk of the kid getting some weird meaning like mine, C = 'lame'...WHAT?)

slice of life: Saturday, May 17, 2008

J called to let me know he'd be coming over to hang out with me today since we'd missed our appointment to hang out from April (!!!)

...ehehe -___-;;;

Spent about 10 minutes on the phone trying to figure out what to do; he wanted someplace with air conditioning; threw around ideas, but nothing quite sounded good considering it might turn out to be a blisteringly hot day; decided we'd figure it out when he got here, hung up.

Some ideas: mall, library (hahaha, because goodness, as if though I haven't spent enough time there over the past week studying for finals), the beach, campus (shot down for fear of it being too hot), movies (except we didn't know any that were out, haha).

While waiting for J to arrive, decided on SF museums; trying to decide between SF MOMA, the newly re-opened de Young, or the Legion of Honor. However, summer hours haven't begun yet, so they would only be open until about 5p. By the time he arrived, was already 1:30-2-ish.

Drove down Shattuck, decided to get lunch, suggested Cheeseboard, parked at Safeway. Ended up crossing the street to the Gourmet Ghetto, ate Mexican at Picoso (they sold out of ceviche, TT___TT, so had to get tortas instead. Not bad.) Finished around 2:45-3p.

Started driving over to freeway, but as we crossed the overpass, noticed the heavy traffic going into the City. Split second judgment call that we wouldn't be able to make it to the museum in time for any significant viewing time with all that traffic, so J continued straight and we ended up going to the B Marina, to which, in all my four years here, I have actually never been. (oh shame...haha)

Walked up and down the windy pier, a blustery day blowing fog in from the City, passing clusters and clusters of families and friends fishing. Returned to car around 3:40p.

Decided to go to Elephant Pharmacy to rent a movie, but couldn't find one of interest. Headed down Shattuck again to see if there were any good movies showing at any one of the three theatres. Didn't seem like it. Called B and figured out how to get to the B Rose Garden. Sat for a good couple hours soaking in the gorgeous weather and brilliant sunshine and the explosion of rose blooms. Intended originally to stay for sunset, but there was a good two or three hours till the sun would set due to Daylight Savings and didn't really want to wait that long, so headed back down.

Parked near apartment and caught a movie. Prince Caspian. Quite good.

Came out around 8-ish. Had dinner at the boatnoodlehouse (something like that? forget what it's called), Thai food. Place was completely empty when we entered, but the interior decorating was cute. Ordered a spicy noodle dish, quite good, although J didn't like his order that much.

Walked back to the apartment. End of day.

my schedule for the past two/three weeks

Beginning Tuesday, April 15

Tuesday: PS 191 class presentation
Wednesday: LSAT class
Thursday: EAP 5-page paper
Saturday: LSAT class; rock concert with Brian and Manny
Sunday: PS 128 reading response
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Monday: LSAT class
Tuesday: Mum's birthday; PS 126 15-page research paper
Wednesday: LSAT class (but didn't attend because fell ill)
Thursday: PS 128 7-page research paper
Friday: end of the semester lunch with EAP people; LSAT hw
Saturday: LSAT class in the afternoon; buying eggs and groceries afterwards; baking cornbread to take to Prof Collier's potluck; Prof Collier's potluck
Sunday: LSAT practice exam
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Monday: LSAT class
Tuesday: got EAP classes approved, DECLARED MAJOR, FINALLY; turned in petition for double major to L/S
Wednesday: lunch with Cindy; LSAT class
Thursday: office hours w/ Seung-Youn; picked up commencement tickets
Saturday: PS 128 400-500 word extra credit

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To Do:
--work out (SIDE NOTE: running w/ Vivian at 9a; also, upon his return to NorCal, Storm is letting me borrow his bike until I return to SoCal! :] )
--find job
--catch up on PS 126 reading
--catch up on BIO 11 slides
--PS 191 paper draft and final copy
--LSAT hw
--PS 128 review session
--PS 126 review session
--Bio 11 exam
--PS 126 exam
--PS 128 take-home final
--Commencement

PIE! PIE! PIE!!!!!!

After having moved most of their stuff to their new place, M and K are making PIEEEEEEEEEEEE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

M is making pumpkin pie, and K is making his famous apple-ginger pie (FROM SCRATCH!!!), and I GET TO EAT THEM the pies, not M and K!!!!!

=^_________^=

I love having friends who can and are willing to cook for me, :]

It's such a nice feeling, to be sitting in the living room, on their comfy couch with B, not needing to say anything in the sunshine and comfortable silence, and know that someone is making pie for you.

teehee.