Time drags when you're ready to go...
I have done my work this morning, although I may make it better later, if I can figure out how to make it do what I want it to do. Other things work-related might be: fixing known possible bug (likely bug, I guess), and updating literature, that is, readme files, because I am a good person. I have also decided where to move my site, hopefully permanently, unless I someday own my own server. But as I know nothing about servers I'm not really inclined to picture myself owning one. Design yes, development yes, but let it be served somewhere else. Then it is not my fault if the server goes down. This is me projecting myself a few years into the future, toying with the idea of working from home, building websites independently. Suppose I could take the time to learn how to run and maintain a server myself, if I wanted to, but working at home implies having a reason to need to stay at home, possibly two or three little reasons if you catch my drift here, and thus I assure you that time to myself will not be wasted in trying to learn things that don't interest me (because I'm sure I will have plenty of better things to do with the time). Besides... I don't want it to be my fault if the server goes down. So, to wrap up that tangent, I've decided where to move my website. Perhaps I'll redesign it once it gets there.
Moving on.
Reading Babynames on a regular basis, you notice that every few weeks or so someone will make the following thread: "If you had a baby today, what would you name it?" Some people will have a different answer every single time, and some people consistently have the same names listed, maybe with a middle name switch here or there. Generally you can categorize people based on this: the ones who change favorites week to week are not seriously considering having children any time soon, they just like names in general; whereas the other group is really considering having kids, maybe not right now, but someday. Often the second group are either dating or married, while the first group are single.
If I had a baby today, I would name it John or Clara (obviously dependent on gender :P). John is Joe's choice for first son, after his father; he gets first boy, I get first girl, right? :) I'm just glad his dad's name isn't something I really can't stand. Like Albert. Or anything that ends in -bert. Clara is just a name I've liked for years. It's simple, pretty, classic, uncommon, but not unheard of. I don't know what I'd do for a middle name for either of them. Strictly following tradition would give us John Archie for a son (Archie being my father's name; Joe is named after his two grandfathers). This is a consideration but I waver on it, because if Archie wasn't my father's name it would be nowhere near any of my lists (no offense Dad). Other ideas I've thrown around (on the rare occasion I get Joe talking about this ;) ) are John Caleb and John Isaac. Joe liked John Isaac because his initials would be "JIG". *grin* (FYI, if/when I marry Joe, my initials will be "LEG", which is about as funny as they can get.) For Clara I have no idea. It used to be Clara Qat because Q is my favorite letter of the alphabet. But Qat is not really a name, so it's scratched. And there really aren't any good Q-names. So I don't know. I like the idea of using a family name as a middle name. That's about as much as I've come up with though. So it's a good thing I'm not having a baby anytime soon. :)
I still think Asher and Isaac are the best names for twin boys. The names mean "happiness" and "laughter". But there's no way I'd get to use them, since Asher is the cat's name and "Isaac G" doesn't sound quite right. So I hope I never have twin boys. If I do it would be a cruel irony.
I used to adore the name Agatha. Actually it still is one of my favorites. It means "good". (Name meanings are extremely important to me.) I'm sure this is another one that would be vetoed if I suggested it. ;) I already scratched it from my short list because "Agatha G" has too many G's. But I still like it. I'd give her a middle name in honor of my sister: Agatha Kristie. *innocent grin*
My great-grandmother's name was Mabel Iantha. I have never heard of Iantha anywhere else. I think it is one of the coolest names in my family tree. I'm actually somewhat surprised that none of her descendents has used it so far. Her husband, my great-grandfather Edward Franklin, has a ton of namesakes running around.
Well the purpose of this blog was to waste time before lunch, and I think it has been successful. So I am off to find my cute, who is meeting me for lunch today. :) And then I may do some work. And then I have an interview. And then I'm going out.
Long day again. I am tired. :)