This weekend, I know I have to work a bit. But that’s okay. It’s just a quick meeting with a client who is not a jackass and then the rest of the weekend is mine. So Friday night, I’m going to stay in, make some hamburgers. I’ve had this odd craving for burgers the last couple of days.
Bob and I have plans to go adrinkin’ with Boston on Saturday night. The dilemma I face is this: sometimes I just don’t feel like drinking. Last Friday, I felt like drinking but I didn’t get to. The next night, I felt like I had obligated myself to drink although I was no longer in the mood. Maybe, this Saturday, I’ll be in the mood.
Hey baby, it’s a quarter to eight,
I feel I’m in the mood.
I’m sorry, I promise that’s the last time I quote Rush lyrics.
On Sunday, I would like to clean my bedroom a bit. A couple days ago I dropped a glove and kicked it underneath my bed. When I bent down to pick it up, I swear, there was some resistance to me picking up this glove. Not much resistance, but just enough to make me think I’m not living alone in that room. And it couldn’t have been the cat, he was outside.
As for today, it’s leap day. Honestly, I didn’t realize this day had a name until the last time February 29th rolled around. I’m a bit pissed that this extra day comes in February. February is the hardest month to spell. Why couldn’t we just have an extra day in May. May is much easier to spell. May is a word I actually use. “May I? Yes you may.” See how easy that is. May is also a person’s name. Only a weirdo would name their child February.
Other weird words I hope I never see being used as names:
- Fork
- Evasion
- Drying
- Recycle
- Vince
- W00t
- Orange
- Changepurse
I have never seen this words used as names. If you’re reading this and don’t want me to call you a weirdo, don’t name your children any of these words.
17 responses so far ↓
Jillian // February 29, 2008 at 12:03 pm
I hope you get your drink on! I know I’m gonna try.
Also… Maybe I missed something: what’s wrong with “Vince” as a name? As long as he’s not a nozzle, it’s a perfectly fine name.
Maxie // February 29, 2008 at 12:05 pm
You’re such a dork for putting Vince in there. lol
angelcjr // February 29, 2008 at 12:11 pm
I bet you those are names of some Hollywood child.
Bob at York // February 29, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Vince isn’t such a bad name although I like to make it more Italian because I have a great-uncle Vince. “Zi Vincenz” or something like that.
Hey man, if you don’t feel like drinking saturday night you could always drive me so that I can. But we might have to pick up this girl on the way. I promised her a ride. I think the Wonder Twins will be coming too. Should be a fun night!
Meanwhile, I hate that you are having burgers tonight. I can’t BBQ burgers at my place.
whatigotsofar // February 29, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Jillian - I don’t know what a ‘nozzle’ is. But if its a derogatory term, this one Vince I know, huge asshole. Kind of a racist too.
Maxie - why does that make me a dork?
Angel - Orange was inspired by the Hollywood baby Apple.
Bob - Vincenzo is different. It’s ethnic, it’s old world. But Vince, Vince is sloppy, Vince is bad. Boo Vince, boo!
Sparkling Red // February 29, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Oh, good, I’m OK then. If I have a child, I was planning to name it Rumplestiltskin for a boy, and Sweatsock for a girl.
Enjoy your burgers!
Miss Ash // February 29, 2008 at 2:50 pm
I never have that problem, i’m always in the mood to get my drink on!!! Just drive if you’re not up to it.
As for the names…..i’ll keep my mouth shut
Miss Ash // February 29, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Ugh I made a comment and it just disappeared.
Anyway I said that I’m always in the mood to get my drink on!! I suggested you drive if you are not, and I said i’d keep my mouth shut about the names.
Heff // February 29, 2008 at 2:52 pm
I personally think “Fork Hugh Jass” would be a great name for someone.
whatigotsofar // February 29, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Spark - Is it just me or does Rumplestiltskin sound like a medieval name for a venereal disease?
Heff - it took six commenters for somebody to make that joke. It’s a sad day for dirty minded people.
JLee // February 29, 2008 at 4:36 pm
I am a bit concerned about the glove thing and I totally get what you mean about being in the mood to drink. Sometimes you’re just not feelin’ it. (unless you’re an alcholic)
I have to laugh at how random your posts are sometimes. haha
whatigotsofar // February 29, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Miss Ash - So, I take it I should be calling you Changepurse from now on. Is that your real name. Hmmm… I probably will end up driving on Saturday.
JLee - Alcoholic, me? No. My only vice is gluehuffing.
Maxie // February 29, 2008 at 7:42 pm
um cause that’s your name. duh. i mean vince is your name, not dork.
Andrea // February 29, 2008 at 9:56 pm
February is also terribly mispronounced; most people miss the first R. At work, our voicemail tells us our messages by the date it was left, and hearing a female robot voice say “Feb-bru-ary” is odd.
JLee // February 29, 2008 at 10:00 pm
I must be an alcoholic because I can’t spell it…
Random Chick // March 1, 2008 at 12:36 am
I’m drinking right now! A fine glass of Pinot Noir…ahhh. But I digress. I agree wholeheartedly with you on the February thing…took me forever to spell it right. And another thing, why do we have to have an extra day every so often? I went to Wikipedia to look up “Leap Year” and got a headache from the explanation. Something that complicated should just stop. Right now.
Here are some actual baby names from people I know:
Campbell - a girl
Warwick - a boy
Yaffa - a girl
Flick - a girl
Fergal - a boy
Now, those are some f$%ed up names if you ask me. The first one is a baby of the sister of one of my friends. The second one is my husband’s co-worker’s baby. The two after that are actually twins from my sister-in-law’s brother. And the last one is an old high school friend’s son (she’s Lebanese). In case you were wondering, I’m not close to any of these people and think they were all on LSD when they named their kids….
whatigotsofar // March 1, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Maxie - now why did you have to go and say that? Take away all my fun why don’t you.
Andrea - maybe it should be changed to something simple, like Febby.
JLee - just because you’re an alcoholic doesn’t mean you can’t live a fullfilling life, it just means your liver can’t.
Random - Whatever happened to being named after a grandparent? It worked well in my family.
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