That's not my name

A name is pretty important, considering it (typically) is what you are called for the rest of your life. Unless, of course, you change it. I've compiled a list of the worst celebrity baby names I have ever heard. I forsee many name changes in these kids' futures.

[No particular order, they are all so bad]

1. Pilot Inspektor - Son of Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf. I can sort of back Pilot, surprisingly, but Inspektor? And why that choice for spelling? Upon further inspektion, BAD CHOICE.

2. Apple - Daughter of Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow. This name always makes it onto worst lists. I just don't understand the appeal of naming your child after a fruit. Siblings to one day include: Strawberry, Pineapple, and Watermelon.

3. Speck Wildhorse - Son of John Mellencamp and Elaine Irwin. Speck is weird, but Wildhorse? Wildhorse isn't a name, it's a horse that lives in the wild.

4. Tu - Daughter of Rob Morrow and Debbon Ayre. In case you didn't understand, her name is Tu Morrow (tomorrow). Enough said.

5. Audio Science - Spawn of Shannyn Sossamon and Dallas Clayton. I can't even remember if this kid is a boy or girl. Audio Science sounds like a department at school, like the Audio Visual department.

6. Moon Unit - Spawn of Frank Zappa. Siblings (for real) include Ahmet Emuukha Rodan, Dweezil, and Diva. WTF.

7. Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily - Daughter of Paula Yates and Bob Geldof. Siblings include: Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom, and Pixie. I think Paula and Bob mistook a "Dog Name" website for a "Baby Name" website.

8. Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q - Son of Bono. Elijah and Bob are totally legit, but then Bono had to add Patricius Guggi Q. Just say that out loud to yourself.

9. Jermajesty - Son of Jermaine Jackson. Say it out loud if you don't understand.

10. Coco - Daughter of Courtney Cox and David Arquette. Courtney wanted to name her daughter after herself, but then decided on using an old nickname from when she was a child. Coco sounds like a name you'd give a monkey.

11. Kyd - Son of David Duchovny and Tea Leoni. Great name until Kyd grows up and isn't a kid anymore.

12. Sage Moonblood - Spawn of Sylvester Stallone. Sage could be a name, really. But Moonblood, really? Was Stallone tripping on LSD when he named this kid?

13. Blue Angel - Daughter of The Edge and Aislinn O'Sullivan. Why Blue? Why not Purple or Red or Pink or Puce? Puce Angel, has a certain ring to it.

14. God'Iss Love Stone - Daughter of Lil' Mo. She may think "God is love", but she probably could have bought a t-shirt that says that or something, instead of ruining her daughter's life.

15. Hopper - Son of Sean Penn and Robin Wright. Pretty sure my friend had a pet bunny named Hopper.

16. Moxie CrimeFighter - Daughter of Penn Jillette. I guess it could be an empowering name. Moxie just makes me think of the soap company, and CrimeFighter is, well, ridiculous. Why not name the kid Dove FireFighter? Penn, feel free to use that name on the next baby.

17. Poppy Honey - Daughter of Jamie and Jules Oliver. Siblings include: Daisy Boo. I don't really know what to say about this, but c'mon!

18. Satchel - Spawn of Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee. They named their kid after a kind of bag. Could have gone with Purse or Kit Bag (the latter provides a middle name as well, how handy).

19. Seven Sirius - Son of Andre Benjamin and Erykah Badu. George Constanza thought Seven was a good name, so take from that what you will. And Sirius makes me think of HP, satellite radio, or a constellation... you can also take from that what you will.

20. Bogart Che Peyote - Son of Reality star David "Puck" Rainey. Naming your kid after revolutionaries and drugs is an awesome idea. Ecstasy is a pretty girl name.

21. Free - Spawn of Barbara Hershey and David Carradine. I hope this child's middle name is Bird. If so, I take it back that this is a bad baby name.

22. Ickitt - Son of M.I.A. It sounds like something M.I.A. exclaimed when seeing her child for the first time and they mistook it for a name.

23. Bronx Mowgli - Spawn of Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz. Bronx is okay. Mowgli, on the other hand, is a character from Jungle Book. Unless Ashlee plans to release her child into the wild (which might be a better environment than home), I probably would have come up with some a little more generic (you'd think she'd be used to generic, what with her music and all - too mean?)

24. Jagger Joseph Blue Goldberg - Daughter of Soleil Moon-Frye and Joseph Goldberg. I'd just like to reiterate that this child is a GIRL. Jagger would be a sweet name for a boy though, in my opinion. But with mom's name, this kid should consider herself lucky, really.

'Til Sith do us part

I'll preface by saying that every little girl, tom-boy or not, has at one point in her life thought/dreamed about her future wedding. I can honestly say none of my ponderings ever lead me in the direction of what is to follow.

I stumbled across an article (well, more-so blog entry if we want to be specific) with photos from themed weddings. Now, marriage has become a bit of a joke, I suppose, with the divorce rate sitting around 50%... But call me a hopeless romantic, I would still like to believe that there is some seriousness to a union of two people under the Law and God's eyes (if you believe in the latter).

You can check out what I am referring to here.

The most baffling would have to be the digital camera and memory card picture... you'll see.
edit: Is there supposed to be some sort of metaphor to the memory card and camera... like how he will "stick it in her"? I don't even know if he's the groom, it could be the camera case... which leads to a weirder metaphor... but maybe he likes it that way.

It's easy being green

With the environment and sustainability as a big political issue now, being environmentally friendly has become a big deal. It's all about "going green". Here's how one deisgn company is taking it to the next level: read here.

That's nothing

The reason why I will be disappointed when I have children of my own?
They won't be as good as these kids:
Kieron Williamson, the artist
Cute little soccer player boy
Korean baby singer
Hoo Ulf Wong, rubix cube master

Hold up hold up, wait a minute wait a minute

It's Friday, and what better way to start off the weekend than with extremely stupid quotes. You've been warned.

"Did people build this, or did Indians?"
-Tourist question at Mesa Verde National Park

"Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious."
-Alan Minter, Boxer

"Better make it six, I can't eat eight."
-Dan Osinski, Baseball pitcher, when a waitress asked if he wanted his pizza cut into six or eight slices

"It's nice, it gives you a feeling of security so that if something breaks we know we can always call a guy over and he'll bring a drill or something."
-Brooke Shields on why it was good to live in a co-ed dormitory when she was in college

"I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were ever supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever."
-Miss Alabama, in the 1994 Miss Universe contest, when asked if she would want to live forever.

Because He said so

“I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.”

-Richard Dawkins

I didn't get a glass

"The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised."

- George F. Will

Do work, son

Not all the quotes have to be inspirational. This one is hilarious:

"You men have no idea what we're dealing with down there. Teeth placement, and jaw stress, and suction, and gag reflex, and all the while bobbing up and down, moaning and trying to breathe through our noses. Easy? Honey, they don't call it a job for nothin'."

Samantha, Sex in the City

Leeches, really?

Maybe I am wrong, but Nancy Reagan really comes off as a moron.

1. "I believe that people would be alive today if there were a death penalty."

2. "I don't think most people associate me with leeches or how to get them off. But I know how to get them off. I'm an expert at it."

Don't be bitter, be better

"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you."

-Jim Rohn

Jim Rohn is a really cool guy - you can read up on him here. Like Lincoln, Rohn's a bit of a staple in the quote department for me.

What it's like to burn

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

-Buddha

I did not inhale

"Success is not the measure of a man but a triumph over those who choose to hold him back."

-Bill Clinton

Best I ever had

"We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in, some of us just go one god further."

- Richard Dawkins

Kiss me through the phone

"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly."

-Winston Churchill

Wiser words have never been spoken... Not even all the quotes Churchill has on initiative and courage.

Let your light shine in

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kramerica

"People who read the tabloids deserve to be lied to."

-Jerry Seinfeld

Raise you up

"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. "

-Henry Ford

All the world's a stage

“If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character... Would you slow down? Or speed up?”

-Chuck Palahniuk

Blame it on the alcohol

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."

-Ernest Hemingway

'Til death do us part

Lady Nancy Astor: "Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea."
Churchill: "Nancy, if I were your husband, I'd drink it."

You've got to set yourself on fire

“I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down.”

-Abraham Lincoln


I told you Lincoln would be a regular.

IOU

“Don't go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing, it was here first.”

-Mark Twain

Don't look back in anger

"Americans are crazy. They have this fascination with throwing their shoes on stage. I've been to a lot of shows in me life, some good and some bad. But I was never moved to take off me shoes and throw it at the lead singer."

-Noel Gallagher (Oasis)

You've got a friend in me

Arnold H. Glasgow quotes, some favorites:

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”

“Live so that your friends can defend you but never have to.”

“The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.”

“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.”

Closer to my dreams

"Don't wish it was easier, wish you were better."

-Jim Rohn

Four score and seven years ago

"Whenever I hear any one arguing for slavery I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."

-Abraham Lincoln

I finally get a moment to myself

"For everything you have missed, you have gained something else. And for everything you gain, you lose something else."

-Ralph Emerson


Quotes like this always get me, because I always wonder if I made the right decision and what I would have now if I'd made a different decision.


Kierkegaard said it best, "I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both."

Introduction

It's no secret, judging by the amount of livejournal/blog/etc accounts I have, that I enjoy posting thoughts, ideas, concerns, anxieties, and anything else online. My plan for this blog is to accumulate quotes and passages that I find interesting/uplifting/funny/amusing. If it happens that people stumble upon this and enjoy it, all the better.

First quote:

"We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it."
-Abraham Lincoln

Expect more Lincoln quotes in the future, he had some great stuff to say.