Well, it was expected. Water retention (TOTM) and Olive Garden make for a weigh-in nightmare, so really this wasn't bad at all. The weather is improving quite a bit (stuck in an ice storm last week), so hopefully working out will get easier and more interesting with the addition of outdoor activities.
Got to thinking about children's names again today. I did some searching a while back about popular children's names and the dilemma parents face when naming the kiddos. Do you go classic and sometimes boring? Or do you go modern and occasionally weird?
There's a lot of pressure for parents. This is the name the child will be known by for at least 18 years (at which point he or she could legally change the name if it's really bad), so you'd hate for the poor kid to be the laughing stock of the playground because his/her name rhymes with something unpleasant.
Here in the South many of the girls have family names, either really old-fashioned first names or family last names (often on the mother's side) as middle names.
As a parent, you want a good, positive, strong-sounding name with no negative connotations. (I'm pretty sure most families with the last name Manson will never again name their kid Charles.) The name should be interesting, but not freakish. And, at least for me, the desire is there to not come across as a total granola-munching hippie.
I've noticed that celebrities don't seem to have the same name worries as the rest of us do, since they seem so eager to give their kids WEIRD names. Here are just a few of the stranger ones:
-Arthur Ashe, the famous tennis player, has a daughter named Camera. At least it's not Racket.
-Erykah Badu, who is a victim of her own naming misfortune, has a son named Seven Sirius and a daughter named Puma. Just because you have a bad name doesn't mean your kids have to suffer as well.
-Nicholas Cage named his son Kal-el. For those who are culturally challenged, that's Superman's given name. No pressure there. Should've named the kid Clark instead.
-Cher's son's name is Elijah Blue, and her daughter's name is Chastity. How's that working out for her?
-Bob Geldof has three daughters: Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom, and Little Pixie. I know the man did a lot of drugs, but DAMN.
-Michael Hutchence, from INXS, named his daughter Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily. I could make a very tasteless joke here, but I will refrain. Instead, I'll point out that the mother is also the mother of Bob Geldof's poor girls. Could it be the mother's fault?
-Penn Jillette, the magician, has a daughter named Moxie CrimeFighter. How do you explain that to your kindergarten teacher?
-Simon LeBon from Duran Duran named all his girls after items in nature: Amber Rose Tamara, Saffron Sahara, and Tallulah Pine.
-Actor Rob Morrow named his daughter Tu. Get it? Tu Morrow? That's just mean.
-Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter's name is Apple and her son's name is Moses. These kids will have complexes later.
-Remember "Puck" from an early season of The Real World on MTV? His sons are Bogart Che Peyote and Rocco Kokopelli. I think a clue might be in the first boy's name.
-Actor Ving Rhames has a daughter named Reignbeau and a son named Freedom. What, no time to come up with a clever spelling for the boy?
-Robert Rodriguez, a movie director, decided to keep the monogramming cheap around his house by giving everyone the same initials: Rocket, Racer, Rebel, Rogue, and Rhiannon.
-Shannyn Sossamon, whose parents obviously had trouble spelling, named her son Audio Science. Apparently Shannyn has more problems than just spelling, as one could probably tell from her outfits and hairstyles in A Knight's Tale.
-Sylvester Stallone has been punched a few too many times in the head: Sage Moonblood, Sophia Rose, Sistine Rose, Scarlet Rose, and Seargeoh. I think that last one is pronounced "Sergio", but does it really matter?
-I can't quite decide if I like Bruce and Demi's girls or not: Rumer Glenn, Scout Larue, and Tallulah Belle. I secretly love the name Scout, since To Kill A Mockingbird is my favorite book, but I just don't know if I'd saddle a child with it.
-Of course, winner of the weird name parade still has to be Frank Zappa. His children are, bless their hearts, Dweezil, Ahmet, Moon Unit, and Diva Muffin. Wow.
I would mention Brad and Angelina's kids, but I've lost track of how many there are, and I'd hate to make this a long post...
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